Eddie Cochran - Somethin else

SOMETHIN' ELSE As recorded by Eddie Cochran (From the 1959 Album C'MON EVERYBODY) Words and Music by Sharon Sheeley & Bobby Cochran Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Eddie Cochran - Electric Guitar 1' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Eddie Cochran - Electric Guitar 2' Intro & Interlude Q=164 D5 4/4 Gtr I (Clean El. Gtr.) H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------||----------------------|-------------------| |--------------||o---------------------|-------------------| |--------------||----------------------|-------------------| |--------------||----7-7-9-7---7-7-9-7-|---7-7-9-7---------| |------------4-||o---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-|---5-5-5-5-------4-| |--------5-7---||----------------------|-------------5-7---| | | Gtr II (Clean El. Gtr.) | PM------------------------------------------------| | H E E E E a E E E E a E E E E a E E E E E E E E |--------------||----------------------|-------------------| |--------------||o---------------------|-------------------| |--------------||----------------------|-------------------| |--------------||--6s7-7-7-7-6s7-7-7-7-|-6s7-7-7-7---------| |------------4-||o-4s5-5-5-5-4s5-5-5-5-|-4s5-5-5-5-------4-| |--------5-7---||----------------------|-------------5-7---| | | PM----------------| PM----------| PM--| | a E E E E a E E E E E E E E E E E E Q q q Q Q q E E E E |---------------------|-----------------|-------------|----------------|| |---------------------|-----------------|----7--7-----|----7--7--------|| |---------------------|-----------------|----7--7-----|----7--7--------|| |-6s7-7-7-7-6s7-7-7-7-|-----------------|----7--7-----|----7--7--------|| |-4s5-5-5-5-4s5-5-5-5-|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|----5--5-----|----5--5-----4--|| |---------------------|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------|---------5-7----|| 1st - 4th Verses A5 G5 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-|-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5--| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| 1.,2.,3. Outro 4. | | Gtr II | PM------------------------------------------------| | E E Q E E E E a E E E E a E E E E a E E E E E E E E 6x |----------------||----------------------|---------------------|| |-7--------------||o---------------------|--------------------o|| |-7--------------||----------------------|---------------------|| |-7--------------||--6s7-7-7-7-6s7-7-7-7-|-6s7-7-7-7-----------|| |-5------------4-||o-4s5-5-5-5-4s5-5-5-5-|-4s5-5-5-5-------4--o|| |----------5-7---||----------------------|-------------5-7-----|| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths A look a-there, here she comes There comes that girl again Wanted to date her since I don't know when But she don't notice me when I pass She goes with all the guys from outa my class But that can't stop me from a-thinkin' to myself She's sure fine-lookin' man, she's something else Hey, look a-there, across the street There's a car made just for me To own that car would be a luxury But my dollar can't afford the gas A brand new convertible is outa my class But that can't stop me from a-thinkin' to myself That car's fine-lookin' man, it's something else Hey, look a-here, just wait and see Worked hard and saved my dough I'll buy that car that I been wanting so Get me that girl and we'll go ridin' around We'll look real sharp with the flight top down I keep right on a-dreamin' and a-thinkin' to myself When it all comes true man, wow, that's something else Look a-there, what's all this Never thought I'd do this before But here I am a-knockin' on her door My car's out front and it's all mine Just a forty-one Ford, not a fifty-nine I got that girl an' I'm a-thinkin' to myself She's sure fine-lookin' man, wow, she's something else