Elliott Smith - Alameda
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This is not my tab, but it took me ages to find it anywhere on the net so im
putting it up here for others to use, as the only other Alameda tab on her is
guitarpro, so those without a subscription to guitarpro cant use it.
i think this tab is right, sounds good, Elliott Smith is a LEGEND.
Alameda
Elliott Smith
Tune guitar down a tone
Chords used :
Cmaj7* : x32400 C/G* : 3xxx10 Cm : x35543
B7 : x2420x C/B : x2xx10 F : 133211
Am : x02210 Cmaj7 : x32000 Bb : x1333x
Asus2 : x02200 Dm : xx0231 G : 3200xx
Fmaj7/C : x33210 E : 022100 A11 : 5400xx
C : x32010 E7 : 020130 G/B : x200xx
Cadd9 : x32030 C/G : 332010 C* : x3555x
Cadd11 : x32011 Eb : x6888x Eb/Bb : 66504x
Badd11(b13) : x24040 Eb/G : x 10 8 8 8 x
Asus4 : x02230 Gm : 355333
Intro (album version)
Cmaj7* B7
^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ ^ ^ ^
--------------------------------------------------------|
----0---------0-----0--------0-----0-------0-------0----|
---------4------4-------4------2-------2--------2-----2-|
----2------2------2-------2------4-------4------4-----4-|
-3-----3------3-------3------2-------2-------2-----2----|
--------------------------------------------------------|
Am^ ^ ^ vAsus2 ^ v Amv ^Asus2 v v Am^ v Fmaj7/C^ ^ ^ v ^ v ^ ^ ^ v
----0--------0-0----0-0----0------0------0-0----0------|
----1------1-1-0--1-1-0--1-1-1----1----1-1-1-------3-1-|
----2------2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2----2-2-2-----------|
----2------2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-3-3--3--3-3-3-3-3---------|
-0-----0-----0------0------0---3-----3---3---3--3------|
-------------------------------------------------------|
C Cadd9 Cadd11 C Badd11(b13)
^ v ^ ^ ^ v ^ v ^ ^ v ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ v ^ v ^ ^ v v ^ v
--------0--------1------0-----------0------------------------|
--------1----3---1------1------4----4----4---4------4--4-4-0-|
---0----0--------0----0-0-----------0----0---0------0--0-0-0-|
--------2-------------2-------------4----4---4------4--4-4-0-|
-3---3-----3---3---3--3---3--2---2-----2---2---2--2------2---|
-------------------------------------------------------------|
Am Asus2 Am Asus4 Fmaj7/C C/G* C/B
^ ^ ^ v ^ v v ^ v v ^ v ^ ^ ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v
----0--------0-0----0-0-----------0------0-0---0---0---0---0-|
----1------1-1-0--1-1-1--3---1----1----1-1-1---1---1---1---1-|
----2------2-2-2--2-2-2--2---2----2----2-2-2---2---2---------|
----2------2-2-2--2-2-2--2---3-3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|
-0-----0-----0------0------0---3-----3---3---3---3-------2---|
-----------------------------------------------------3-------|
Intro (tabbed from the bumbershoot seattle, wa 09-02-2000 show, the acoustic
guitar is in standart tuning)
Cmaj7* B7
^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ ^ ^ ^
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----0------0-----0------0--0-----0-------0-------0----|
----4--4-4-4-----4--4-4-4----2-------2--------2-------|
-------2-2----------2-2--------4-------4------------4-|
-3------------3------------2-------2-------2-----2----|
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Am^ ^ ^ Asus2^ v ^ Amv ^Asus2 v ^ vAm ^ v ^ Fmaj7/C^ ^ ^ ^ ^ v ^ v
----0-----------------------0----0-----0-----0-------|
----1-----1-0---1---0---1--------1-----1---------3-1-|
----2--2--2----------------------2-----2-------------|
----2--2--2----------------------3-----3-------------|
-0-----0------0---0-------0---3-----3-----3----3-----|
----------------------0------------------------------|
C Cadd9 Cadd11 C Badd11(b13)
^ v ^ ^ ^ v ^ v ^ ^ v ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ v ^ ^ ^ ^ v ^
--------0--------1------0---------------------------------|
--------1----3---1------1------4----4----4-4-----4----4-0-|
---0----0--------0----0-0-----------0----0-0-----0----0-0-|
--------2-------------2-------------4--4-4-4-----4--4-4-0-|
-3---3-----3---3---3--3---3--2---2-----2------2-----2-----|
----------------------------------------------------------|
Am Asus2 Am Asus4 Fmaj7/C C/G* C/B
^ ^ ^ ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ ^ ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ ^ v ^ v
----0---------------0------------0----0---0---0-0----0---0-|
----1-----1-0---1---1---3---1----1----1---1---1-1----1---1-|
----2--2--2-2---2-------2---2----2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------|
----2--2--2----------------------3--3---3---3--------------|
-0-----0------0---0---0---0---3-----3---3---3----------2---|
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C you walk down alameda B7shuffling your deck
of trick ca Am- rds Asus2over Am Asus2 everAmyo Fmaj7/C- ne
C Cadd9 Cadd11 C Badd11(b13)
like some pre - cious on - ly so - n
Am Asus2 Am Asus4 Fmaj7/C C/G* C/B
face down, bow to the champio - n
C yoCmaj7u walk dCowCmaj7n alameCda B7looking at the
cracks in the sidewa Am- lk Asus2thinkiAmng Asus2about Amyour fri Fmaj7/C- ends
C Cadd9 Cadd11 C Badd11(b13)
how you mai - ntain all them i - n
Am a conAsus2stant Amstate ofAsus4 suspe Fmaj7/C- nse
Dm E (or E7) Am C/G
for your own pro - tection o - ver their affection
Ebno Eb/G- body broke your hGmeart
you brCmoke yourF own because you can'tBb finish what you stCart
C waCmaj7lk down CalCmaj7ameda C B7brushing off the nightmare you wish
Am Asus2could Amplague me whenAsus2 i'm aAmwa Fmaj7/C- ke
C Cadd9 Cadd11 C Badd11(b13)
and now you see your first mi - stake
Am was thinking Asus2that Amyou could Asus4re - la Fmaj7/C- te
C G F G (slide to) A11 Am
for o - ne or two minutes she liked y - o - u
but Ct - h - e Gfix Fis G/Bin
C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C B7 Am Asus2 Am Asus2 Am Fmaj7/C
C Cadd9 Cadd11 C Badd11(b13)
Am Asus2 Am Asus4 Fmaj7/C
Dm E (or E7)
you're all pre - ten - sion
Am i never C/Gpay attention
Ebno Eb/G- body broke your hGmeart
Cm F Bb C*
you broke your own because you can't finish what you start
Ebno Eb/G- body broke your hGmeart
Cm F Bb C*
you broke your own because you can't finish what you start
Ebno Eb/G- body broke your hGmeart
Cm F Bb C*
you broke your own because you can't finish what you start
Ebno Eb/G- body broke your hGmeart
Cm F Bb C*
if you're a - lone it must be you that wants to be apart
Eb Eb/G Gm Cm F Bb C* (or C/G) Eb (or Eb/Bb)
^ : downstroke
v : upstroke