Billie Eilish – you should see me in a crown (Tab)
I’ve already covered a lot from this album. But Billie Eilish seems to be dominating this year and When We All Fall Asleep is one of my favourite records of the year so far (along with Julia Jacklin, Lizzo and Fontaines DC). So having a stab at this Sherlock inspired song was inevitable.
For my version, I with a capo on the 4th fret. Making it the same key as the original. But there’s nothing stopping you playing it without a capo if you’re not playing along with the recording.
There are a couple of sections in this song that are full of swoops, whoops, beeps and boops that don’t transfer particularly well to uke. Which makes for the perfect opportunity to come up with your own parts.
The first of these comes in the intro. For that I took the notes in the melody and fingerpicked them campanella style to create a shimmering effect.
The second part is the solo. There I let the g and E strings ring out to produce the Em backing while playing octaves on the C and A strings using the E minor scale.
I highly recommend you play around and try to find something you like for your own version.
