I have received many requests for tabs since I published my cover of Sempurna on YouTube. Well, here they are, accompanied by some instructions, midi files and a video. The song Sempurna is by Andra and the Backbone. These tabs are my interpretation of the song, using my own playing technique.
Request
Can you post a video of yourself playing Sempurna on youtube, so I can see the result?
Please add it as a video response to my instruction video.
Get started
I have prepared some material for you. Before you start playing you should take a look at it, otherwise you might miss some important information (for example the tuning of the guitar)
16 tabs
Together the 16 tabs (below) cover the entire song. I added some lyrics so you know what part of the song a tab is about. The character Q means quarter (1/4) note. The E stands for 1/8 note.
2 midi files
By playing the midi files you can hear what the tabs should sound like. The midi files play the notes as shown in the tabs below, from tab 1 to 16, without any breaks. There is a slow version and a fast version. They are computer-generated from the tabs, so they sound a bit staccato.
Guitar tuning
The tuning of the guitar is D G D G B E. I tuned the 2 lowest sounding strings 1 tone (2 steps) down. This way it is easier to play the bass pattern, and the open lowest string (now sounding as D) gives more body to the sound.
Instruction video
In this video you can see how I hold my hands, and you can watch my fingerpicking style.
I will go through the tabs one by one, playing both fast and slow. One part of the video shows close-ups of my right hand, and another part shows close-ups of my left hand.
Tabs
Tab 1
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-3--------3----|-2--------2----|-0--------0----|-2--------2-----|
|------2--------|------2--------|------2--------|------2---------|
|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|----0-------0---|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-0------0------|-0------0------|-0------0------|-0------0-------|
(intro, play 2x)
Tab 2
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-3--------3----|-2--------2----|-0--------0----|-2--------2-----|
|------2--------|------2--------|------2--------|------2---------|
|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|----0-------0---|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-0------0------|-0------0------|-0------0------|-0------0-------|
Kau begitu sempurna
Tab 3
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-3--------3----|-2--------2----|-0--------0----|-2--------2----|
|------2--------|------2--------|------2--------|------2--------|
|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|
|-4------4------|-4------4------|-4------4------|-4------4------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Di mataku kau begitu indah
Tab 4
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q
|-2--------2----|-0--------0----|-2--------2----|-0--------0----|
|------3--------|------3--------|------3--------|------3--------|
|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|----2-------2--|----2-------2--|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-0------0------|-0------0------|-2------2------|-2------2------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Kau membuat diriku, akan selalu memujamu
Tab 5
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-3--------3----|-2--------2----|-0--------0----|-2--------2-----|
|------2--------|------2--------|------2--------|------2---------|
|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|----0-------0---|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-0------0------|-0------0------|-0------0------|-0------0-------|
(no vocal)
Tab 6
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-3--------3----|-3--------3----|-3--------3----|-3--------3----|
|------2--------|------2--------|------2--------|------2--------|
|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|----2-------2--|----0-------0--|
|-0------0------|---------------|-2------2------|---------------|
|---------------|-4------4------|---------------|-0------0------|
Janganlah kau tinggalkan diriku
Tab 7
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-3--------3----|-3--------3----|-3--------3----|-3--------3----|
|------2--------|------2--------|------2--------|------2--------|
|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|
|-0------0------|-4------4------|-4------4------|-4------4------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Takkan mampu menghadapi semua
Tab 8
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q W
|---------------|---------------|---------------|------|
|-3--------3----|-3--------3----|-3--------3----|-3----|
|------2--------|------2--------|------2--------|-2----|
|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|----2-------2--|-2----|
|-0------0------|-0------0------|-2------2------|-2----|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|------|
Hanya bersamamu ku akan bisa
Tab 9
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q
|----------------|--------------|-2------------|-2--------------|
|-3---------3----|-3--------3---|------3-------|------3---------|
|------2---------|------2-------|------------2-|------------2---|
|----0--------0--|----0-------0-|----0-----0---|----0-----0-----|
|----------------|--------------|-0------0-----|-0------0-------|
|-0-------0------|-4------4-----|--------------|----------------|
Kau adalah darahku
Tab 10
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q
|---------------|---------------|-2-------------|-2-------------|
|-3--------3----|-3--------3----|------3--------|------3--------|
|------2--------|------2--------|------------2--|------------2--|
|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|----0-----0----|----0-----0----|
|---------------|---------------|-0------0------|-0------0------|
|-0------0------|-4------4------|---------------|---------------|
Kau adalah jantungku
Tab 11
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-3--------3----|-3--------3----|-3--------3----|-3--------3----|
|------2--------|------2--------|------2--------|------2--------|
|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|
|-4------4------|---------------|-0------0------|-0------0------|
|---------------|-4------4------|---------------|---------------|
Kau adalah hidupku, lengkapi diriku
Tab 12
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q +W
|---------------|---------------|----------------|---------2-0----|--------|
|-3--------3----|-3--------3----|-3----------3---|-----0-3-----3--|-(3)----|
|------2--------|------2--------|------2---------|---0------------|--------|
|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|----0-----0---0-|-2--------------|--------|
|-4------4------|---------------|-0------0-------|----------------|--------|
|---------------|-4------4------|----------------|----------------|--------|
O sayangku kau begitu
Tab 13
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-3--------3----|-2--------2----|-0--------0----|-2--------2-----|
|------2--------|------2--------|------2--------|------2---------|
|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|----0-------0---|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-0------0------|-0------0------|-0------0------|-0------0-------|
Sempurna
Tab 14
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-3--------3----|-2--------2----|-0--------0----|-2--------2----|
|------2--------|------2--------|------2--------|------2--------|
|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|
|-4------4------|-4------4------|-4------4------|-4------4------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Sempurna
BELOW ARE THE TABS FOR THE END OF THE SONG
Tab 15
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-3--------3----|-2--------2----|-3--------3----|-2--------2----|
|------2--------|------2--------|------2--------|------2--------|
|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-0------0------|-0------0------|-0------0------|-0------0------|
Sempurna
Tab 16
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q W
|-2-------------|-0-------------|-2-------------|-0-------------|-2----|
|-3--------3----|-2--------2----|-3--------3----|-2--------2----|-3----|
|-2----2--------|-2----2--------|-2----2--------|-2----2--------|-2----|
|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|----0-------0--|------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|------|
|-0------0------|-0------0------|-0------0------|-0------0------|-0----|
Sempurna
Comments 87
OOOOOOOOOOOOO Now i can do th Sempurna song easily haha thanx
😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😛 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀
hahahahahaha hihihihihihihihihiihihihi
nice one! i will be famous if i learn that tabs
Keren…
Maennya di D=1 ya? bukan nya di E (kuping aku kali yg salah, sorry Oom..)tolong sarannya Oom, gmana bsa denger dan pelajari Fingerpicking dan alternate tunning sprti ini? 😀
Author
@Kemas Rikudo I added the download link just above the youtube video. Enjoy!!
Can I download the video to practice at home?
I really want to learn it.
absolutely brilliant!
Author
@Mimlin: thanks 😀
@arkilli: 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀
mantafff om peter………..biar juag andra and the backbone artis terkenal, tapi suara om lebih indahhhhhhhhhh kedengarannya
betul ga penonton……yg bilang tidak, kaga ngerti seni…jadi ga usah plajari gitarnya…hehehehe 😀 😀
Very very nice. I’m your fan now!
😯
Author
@sorry21 I don’t have the chords, but you can learn from the tabs.
can you give the chords for this? 😀
i have received your email..thank you very much peter..i’m very appreciate it…thanks again…thank you very very much 😀
can u email me this video to redeye.skeleton@gmail.com i really like this song and i wanna practice to play this song…please~ 😀
can i get your Instruction video sempurna song? please send Instruction video “sempurna” to my email at lim_hansen1984@yahoo.com.
i love this song, and i want to learn how to play guitar like you at home.