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someone new
Soul-style staccato chords are at the heart of
Hozier’s huge 2015 electric fingerstyle hit

I
rish singer and guitarist Andrew
Hozier-Byrne, better known as
Hozier, released this single in 2015
from his eponymous debut album.
Although it’s based around some simple
chord shapes, fingerstyle technique is
used to give more control over the
soul-style staccato chords and provide a
warmer sound. Generally the thumb is
used for the bass notes with index,
middle and ring taking the higher
strings. Occasionally the thumb (fleshy
part) can brush/strum downwards
through the chords, or the first finger
can pull back in an upward motion for
the opposite effect. As the verse
develops, thumb and finger notes
separate into broken chords.
On some live versions Hozier uses
a pick, so if you’re not used to the
fingerstyle this can be a useful option.
It’s a great technique to develop on the
electric however, as it can create
fantastic dynamic range and make rests
in between chords easier to manage.
Someone new
Words and Music by Andrew Hozier-Byrne
Copyright © 2014 Sony/ATV Music Publishing Allegro (UK), EMI Blackwood Music Inc.
and The Evolving Music Company Limited
All Rights Administered by Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, 424 Church Street,
Suite 1200, Nashville, TN 37219
International Copyright Secured All Rights Reserved
Reprinted by Permission of Hal Leonard LLC

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hozier someone new Intro TRACK 45

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Watch out for the ‘syncopated’ rhythms here – that means certain chords fall in between the main pulse of the music. For example, the opening G chord lands plum on beat
1, but the Bm chord that follows is between beats 3 and 4 rather than on a beat. C also falls in an ‘offbeat’ position. Listen carefully to the audio to pick up the groove.

chords
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1 1 1 1
5
Chords such as the G, C, D and E shapes shown here are more 1 1 1 1
commonly played using a first finger barre across five or six strings. 1 3 4 2
Hozier simplifies things by playing only the root notes – a useful trick
2 3 4 3 4
that’ll help stop your fingers fatiguing halfway through the song.
Some of the shapes are quite similar – so try to keep finger 3 4
movements small and efficient wherever you can. G Am Bm B7

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 backing TRack (TRack 45)
This song comes with a backing track (minus guitar) on
your CD. Simply insert the disc in your player, press play
and jam along, guitaraoke style!
hozier / someone new

song sheet
So m eo ne Ne w
intro Verse 2
G / Bm C / / D / G / Bm C / / D / x2 G Bm C D5
There’s an art to life’s distractions Every day with someone new, I’ve

Verse 1 Em D Am
Fallen in love just a little oh a little bit
G Somehow escape the burning weight
Bm C D5
Go and take this the wrong way, you knew Bm C Every day with someone new, I’ve
Em D the art of scraping through
Bm C
Who I was with every step that I ran to you Em
G Bm C D5 Fallen in love just a little oh a little bit
G Some like to imagine
Bm C D5
Only blue or black days Em D G Every day with someone new, I’ve
Em The dark caress of someone else, I guess
D G
Electing strange perfections in any C7
C Fallen in love just a little oh a little bit
C any thrill will do
stranger I choose
Every day with someone new, I’ve
Bridge Bm
Bridge C7 Bm
D
Fallen in love just a little oh a little bit every day
C7 Would things be easier
Bm
Would things be easier

Em7
Em7 Dm7
If there was a right way, honey there is no chorus 3
Dm7
If there was a right way, honey there is no G Bm C D
C7 Talk with every stranger, the stranger the better
C7 right way, and so I 75
right way, and so I G Bm C D
Talk with every stranger, the stranger the better
Repeat Chorus
G Bm C
chorus D
Talk with every stranger, the stranger the better
G Bm C Middle G Bm C D
Fall in love just a little oh a little bit Am Talk with every stranger, the stranger the better
Em
I wake at the first cringe of morning
D G
Every day with someone new I C B7 Em Repeat Chorus
And my heart’s already sinned
Bm C
Fall in love just a little oh a little bit C B7
How pure how sweet the love
D G
Every day with someone new I Em
Aretha yeah you would pray for him
Bm C
Fall in love just a little oh a little bit
‘C ause God knows
D G
Every day with someone new I Am
I’ve fallen just a little oh a little bit
Bm C
Fall in love just a little oh a little bit
Every day with someone new, I’ve
D
Every day with someone new Em
Fallen in love just a little oh a little bit

x x x x x x x o x x o o o o x x

1 1 1 1 1 1
5 5 7
1 2 2 3 3

1 1 1 1 2 3 4 2 3 3

2 3 4 3 4

C C7 D D5 Dm7 Em Em7

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