I Love You Too Much

The Book of Life (2014) is a visually stunning tribute to Mexican culture and the traditions of Día de los Muertos. Produced by Guillermo del Toro, the film uses a striking “wooden doll” animation style, giving the characters the charm of handcrafted folk-art puppets.

The soundtrack is anchored by my favorite composer, Gustavo Santaolalla, and features a brilliant blend of original pieces and Latin-inspired covers of pop hits like Radiohead’s “Creep” and Mumford & Sons’ “I Will Wait.” However, the heart of the film is the original theme, “I Love You Too Much.”

I’ve wanted to tackle a true fingerstyle version of this song for years—one where the vocal melody is “ghosted” directly into the chord progression. While the original key requires a capo on the 5th fret (a position Santaolalla frequently uses to mimic the bright, sharp tone of a ronroco), I found that placement a bit too cramped for the song’s intricacies. I eventually moved the capo down to the 3rd fret, giving the arrangement more room to breathe while maintaining its signature character.

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How to play I Love You Too Much | fingerstyle guitar

The guitar tab for this piece is beautifully written across 3 pages. I recommend this piece for intermediate guitar players and up. Enjoy! The guitar tab is available below:

My song structure looks like this, in accordance with the guitar tab:

Intro 3x

Verse 2x, To Bridge, Bridge

Verse 1x, To Outro, Outro

End 3x

[guitar tab] **I Love You Too Much | fingerstyle guitar

This piece is [played in standard tuning with a capo on the 3rd fret. Use a capo on the 5th fret for the actual key of the song.