G U I T A R

E D I T I O N
 THE ESSENTIAL

Elliott
Smith ALAMEDA 2

ANGEL IN THE SNOW 8

ANGELES 13

BALLAD OF BIG NOTHING 18

BETWEEN THE BARS 21

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 ANGEL IN THE SNOW
Words & Music by Steven Smith

A7 A^sus^ Cadd9 Em^ A^* A'sus^* C C/G D Em G

Q O xo 0

■■■■■■
■■■ K ZI]
■K l l l l
■■■■■■
■■■ i l Il
■K s a a l

To match recording, tune all strings down one tone.

J. = 73
Gtrs. 1+2
A'^sus^
(acous.)

A7 A7sus4

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 0 0—0—0—0 0—0—0—0 0 0 — 0 — 0
2 2—2—2—2 3—3—3—3 2 2 — 0 — 0
0 0—0—0—0 0—0—0—0 0 0 — 0 — 0
2 2—2—2—2 2—2—2—2 2 2 — 2 — 2

Gtr. I w/Fig. 1

-10—X-X-8—7-7-7-7-7-1-8—7-7-7—7—7-
12—X-X-10—8—8-8-8-8^-8 8-8—10—8- 10-10-10-10-10-10-X-X-X-|-3-5-5-5-3—5—3—S-.
-9—9-9 X-X-X

- 1 0 — X - X - 8 — 7 — 7 - 7 - 7 - 7 - S — 7 - 7 - 7 — 7 — 7 -7-X-X-i 9—9 X-X-r-3 3-3-3—3—3—3.

- 1 2 — X - X - 1 0 — 8 - 8 - 8 - 8 - 8 - -8 8-8—10—8- -8-X-X--10-10-10-10-10-10—X-X 3-5-5-5-3—5—3—5^
9—9-9 9

11
 D.S. al Coda
A'^sus'^* A7*

- ^ 1 0 - X - X - 8 — 7 — 7 - 7 - 7 - 7 - -8—7-7-7—7—7 7-X-X- 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 ^ 9 - 9 - 9 - 9 - - 9 - 9 - 9 - 9 - 9 ^ ^ 0 - 0 - 0
- ^ 1 2 — X - X - 1 0 — 8 - 8 - 8 - 8 - 8 - -8 8-8—10—8 8-X-X -5—5-5-5-5^10-1010 10- -10-10 10 10 ION—2—2-0-
n ft ft.

n r .

0—0 0 —— 0 — 0 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 0 —- 0 — 0 — 0
2—2 2 —— 2 — 2 3 — 3 — 3 — 3 2 —- 2 — 0 — 0
0—0 0 —— 0 — 0 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 0 —- 0 — 0 — 0
2—2 2 —— 2 — 2 2 — 2 — 2 — 2 2 —- 2 — 2 — 2

0-0 0
0—0 0
0—0 0
2—2 2

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 I ANGELES
Words & Music by Elliott Smith

Gtr. capo 5th fret

Am-^ D Emf'VD C5 C5/B B G
(Em^) (A) (Bml'VA) (G5) (G5/F^)
x o <5 XOO XX
(D)
)< x O
L X X

£ ij TT T
i
L J ii ry J

G/B C C5/D Em C * A m B/C^

(D/Fit) (G) (G5/A) (Bm)
m (Em) (A^) (FVG^f)
9,,?99

J = 118
Gtr. 1 Am^ D
(acous.) (Em^)t (A)

f t .. /. fingcrpicked
i
W let ring...

E B B B EBI

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 El
(Bi

And what's a game.

Did you add
And be for - ev -

3 3—3—3—3 3 — 3 — 3 — 3 3 3—3—3—3
0 0—0—0—0 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 0 0—0—0—0
4 4—4—4—4 4 — 4 — 4 — 4 0 0—0—0—0

h-
1 ^
0 0
^
0
A
0 0 2 2 2 0 0
R R ' A 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0
A i S U
**
- u
0%
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0
D ? t
O
A
A
o

r
2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 0

So glad t o meet you. ge - les.

And sign up with e v il. ge - les.
- na
No - one's gon fool a with us.
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 BALLAD OF BIG NOTHING
Words & Music by Elliott Smith

J = no
Glr. 1 (acous.)(coniposite part)

mm 'mm m — m m m mm- ^

■w - m - w : w a ; i » - - ^ _ T ' T " T " " W - W - W - W - " T "

■w V -r -r -r LJ ' ' I ' "r ■» " "i*"

-4 4—4 12^=='-^4- -4 4 4—4—4-2- - 4 — 4

-0 0—0—0 0—2 2—2 2-2-2-2- - 0 — 0 — 0 - 0 - 2 -
0 - 0

u r n -
■
i r - U i

' — 2 4 5
1 [i^^S 0 C
m 1 — 3 5
W£ > 2 2 2
i 0 0
B 2 (2)

1. Throw-ing can - dy out to the crowd,- drag - ging down the

2. All spit and spite, you're up all night and down eve - ry

G^sus^ G^sus'^

The help - less lit - tie thing with the dirt - y mouth,- who's
A tired man with on - ly hours go, just
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ways got some - thing to s a y. _

ing to be tak - en a - w a y.

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 BETWEEN THE BARS
Words & Music by Elliott Smith

Am^ paddy c G^/B E F G'3 Am G^

To match recording, tune all strings down one tone.

J = 138(J^ = /J)

3 — X — 3 - 3 — X — 3 X — 3 — 3 -
-1—X—1- 1 — X — 1 X — 1 — 1

things you .could do, _ you won't — but you might. The po - ten - tial you'll be, that you'll
you _ a - gain be-tween the bars _ where I'm see-ing you _ there with your hands

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 CAN'T MAKE A SOUND
Words & Music by Elliott Smith

C CUim Ani7 D Em ByF^ C* A

o O xo 9 X O o oc

J = 54

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Am'^ D Am"' B'/F#
r i .

£ rf tff
 G t r. 2 t a c e t
Gtr. 3 w/Fig.
c

nmg the world,_ like a toy top, 'til there's a

Chorus

ghost in ev Can t make a can t make a sound,_ can't make a sound.

B
 yzz-zyyy / // / c-om.sim.

should - you _ want a - ny oth - er.

- 1 2 - 1 2 - 1 2 - 1 2 - 1 2 - 11 — 9 — 7 7 — 7 — 7 — 7 — 7 — 7 — T H — 9 — 9 9 — 9 — 9 — 9 — 9 — 9 -

Plav 4 limes

(C) {B7F<t)
C t r. l ^
Keyboards arr. for Gtr.

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 COMING UP ROSES
Words & Music by Elliott Smith
G B'' F6 Em C C/G

F'^sus^ bI>5 e'' E^/B^ Gm D/A Fadd9

To match recording, tune all strings down one tone

J = 94
Gtr. 1 G N.C.
(acous.) I I

f '
! ■
■ r».i

2 —— 2 —— 2 2 —— 2 —— 2 —1 —— 1 —— 1 — — 1 -— 1 —— 1 —— 1 —— X 3
D
- D 3 — 3 — 3 3 O o

3 3 —— 3 —— 3 — 0 — —1 —— 1 —

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 Bb5

Verse ^

f e n

and I don't need your per - mis

un - der this bare light— bulb.

Pre chorus
at % Gtrs. 2+3 tacet

moon IS

things that

i t - ' 11 kill you in limp Yo u r white bro - ther, a

cold,
they'll. kill you in time. Yo u r white
cold, bro - ther a

SEA'S:
- dm' in your blood,_ like spun glass in your sore-
in your blood,_ spin - ning in the night.

y y 7 7 y y y y

While the moon di - vi sion you re

 C O N D O R AV E .
Words & Music by Elliott Smith

E D6(tt5)/F<t G Cmaf C G/D Em'' Cmaj''*

Asus^ Bm Am G/B G^ Am^ Dadd9 c/B

To match recording, tune guitars slightly flat

Intro
. 3 ■

J = 88 (J3 = J" >)

Gtr. i (acous.)

N.C. E D6(#5y^ G

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Olr. I w/rig. 1 (x2)
Gtr. 2 w/Fig. 2 (x2)

She took Con - dor A

past e, _ and she
She took Con - dor A
past e, _ the fair
Con - dor A
past e, —

ced the car a slipped past _ in - to rhyth - mie qui - e

ground's lit, drunk man sits by the gate _ she's driv -ing throi
ps were run -ning a - round the scene look - ing for — some kind of clue.

Am G/B C

Lights bum - ing, dry — and hoarse,

Got his hat tipped, hot - tie be - tween his teeth,
They nev - er get up when a moth _ gets crushed.

D6(^5)/F?

I threw the screen door like a has tard back and forth,
Looks like he's bur ied in the sand at the t
less a light _ bulb real - ly loved _ him ve - ry much.

ov - er each oth - er 1 fell on - to i

think a - bout _ you driv - ing off _ to leave _ bare - ly
ing down, blow -ing smoke from my ei - gar
 Cmaj'* Asus'* Bm Am G/B C

knees. The sound of the car driv - ing off made me feel dis - eased.
to take a lit - tie nap while the road _ is straight.
lit - tie whis - per smoke signs that you'll nev -er get.

E Am Am"' Asus"*

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 E A S Y WAY O U T
Words & Music by Elliott Smith

Gtr. 1 D5 D D/G^f D/A Eadd9 e/D G^ Bsus2(4) Bm" F^yC^

xoo QX o xxo O xoo X X
6=D 3=F

5=G 2=A
4=C 1=C Flf7 A % E7 Gm
^■■Eix^^n ^ Va i K i i
Ikx ■
■ ■ "■ ■ "■ ■4■
^■k x i b b
^■B B B B B

To match recording tune all strings down a semitone

Fig. I
G t r. 2 t a c e t a t
4 4- -4 4- -4 4

0 2 2-

Gtr. I w/Flg. I
D D/G^ d/a d/b E/D G5

'Cause with-out an en - e - my_ your an - ger gets con - fused.

A!-though, you've al - read - y dis - ap - peared with-in_ your - self.
A ere - a - tive think - er who im - a - gined you were more._

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Pre-Chorus
-iyCoda

D5 D D/C^

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EVERYTHING REMINDS ME OF HER
Words & Music by Elliott Smith

Fmaj"^ C Dm Am G/B A'' F D

KOO xo o

To match recording tune all strings down one lone

J = 83 Gtr. 2 (dec.)

w/dean lone + tremolo

- 1 0 ^ - ^ 11 / 1 2 1 2 - 1 2 \ 11 ^ 1 0 - 9 -

-47^5-5 5^4-

- 1 — 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - -1—1-1-3 (3M 1 -1—1-1 1 1

- 0 — 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - -0—0-0 2 7-v—0 2- -2—2-2 0 0
-2 -2—2-2 0-2 3- -3—3-3-3—3 2 0
3- 3
- 0 - 0 - 1 — 2 - 3 -

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 I N D E P E N D E N C E D AY
Words & Music by Elliott Smith

Gtr.l Cm^ BVC C A^' C/G F Gsus^ D m VA Fm^^yC

f»»*4>Sfr temsfr f44lf>7fr
iififf'"
^ = ^ '^^1 Dsus^ E5 G5 G'C') F5 A''^ G^ GW Cmaf/B At'/B^ B''

J = 86(J1 =}>)
Intro

Glr. 1 (acous.)

Cm^

1 0 - 1 0 —— 1 0 - 1 0 — X
1 2 - 1 2 — 1 2 - 1 2 -— X
1 0 - 1 0 —— 1 0 - 1 0 -— X S3
1 0 - 1 0 —— 1 0 - 1 0 -- X
X
v

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Words & Music by Steven Smith
All Gtrs. Capo 5th fret

A m Cmaj"' F/C G F
(Em) (Gmaj^) (C/G) (D) (C)
x x o X o o
I W W r r m 1111 11 111 111
I k i i h h H H b k i b b HH b b c i k I■ b k b b b
! ■■■■■■ K i b b b b HH B B B K I H■ k i b b b
! ■■■■■■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■■ b b b b b I■ b b b b b

let ring...
fingerstyle

B X — 0 — X

tSymbols in parentheses represent names with respect to capoed guitar.

Symbols above represent actual sounding chords. Tab 0 = Capo 5th fret.

Verse

Am Cmaj'
(Em) (Gmap)

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but I could - n't a - bide. would -n't miss it
1 pushed her a - way, she said
and 1 don't real -ly care. who fol-lows

F C/E
(C) (G/B)

B B B B

to fi n d some beau - ti - fui place _ to get

and fi n d _ some beau - ti - ful place, to get

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31

I d
i n

U
3.
A m Am/C 0 F C/E Dm
(Em) (Em/G) (D) 1(C) (G/B) (Am) rail.

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 MISS MISERY
Words & Music by Elliott Smith

Dm Cadd'^ B'' F B^'majVP Gm Am ( B''/D

XO 0 X P C3 XO C > XX o o

m
130 X X X

m n X
1
T X
1

F/C G a'' Cm D^'maj' D G'' A/C^ G/B F/A C/G

^4fr |^3fr ^^40 |^2rr ^ g

Verse

J=126 r}=l}
D m Cadd9 bI'

1. I'll fake it through, t h e d a y. with some help

2 . Yo u had plans for both of us_ that in - volved.

Gtr. I (acous.)

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) ) ) ; ; ;

I know you'd ra-lher see me gone.

t h e w a y.

A/C<^

in your life. a - ny - w a y.

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 N E E D L E I N T H E H AY
Words & Music by Elliott Smith
FSUs2 C E5(7) A5 A5(7) F/C
XX oxx X O O O OXXX XO XX XOOXX X A xxxxx

Am Fmaf/C F E Fmaj^sus^ E^

J = 11 5 F s u s 2
Gtr. I (acous.)

0 0
2 2
0 0

Yo u r hand on his arm, hay-stack charm a - round.your neck.,

(2.) wear - ing your clothes. head down to toes, a re- ac-tion to you. _ You say you

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 Bridge
A5 Fsus^ A5 Fsus^ E5 A5 Fsus^
Gir. 1

i a t
 walk, walk, pius ine one m my
then I don't wan - na

Down, down - stairs to the man he s gon - na make it all o

tak - ing the eure. so 1 ean be qui

2 2-2-
0 0-0-
 A FOND FAREWELL
Words & Music by Elliott Smith

Gtr. 1 chords - capo 2nd fret

Dl^m A# B* Bm Bm(addii)/F#
(cM (gS) (A*) (¥^ (Am) (Am(addii)/E)

Intro ^
G^m B
Gtr. 1 (acous.) (A)
J ; ^
Gtr. 2 (dec.)

♦ Recording features a guitar with a B-Bender fitted.

tSymbols in parentheses represent names with respect to capoed guitar.
Symbols above represent actual sounding chords. Tab 0 = Capo 2nd fret. All asterisked notes are originally bent up from 1 tone below.

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 'cause you took a -part a pic - ture that was
Good and e - vil matched per -feet it's a
and tak-lng up with the

-n't right. Pitch bum -ing on a shin -ing sheet,

great ro - mance. I can deal with some psy -chic pain.
e - n e - m y, The cold com -fort of the in be - tween.

/ /

the on - ly mak -er that you wan -na meet, A dy - ing man in a liv - ing room
if it -'II slow down my high -er brain. Veins full of dis-ap - pear - ing ink,
A lit-tie less than a hu-man being. A lit - tie less than a hap - py high,
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 PRETTY MARY K
Words & Music by Elliott Smith

Gm/D Cm Em Fsus2 Cadd"

k3tr I I l«li?lT I I ♦ I I »3fr I 1 ♦ I I ♦jfr

Cmaj7 CmajVB G' B'' F E B? O'

OOP X QOO POO P QP p P'

B^m Dm C C G BnP Asus^ G^ B''^*

J. = 47 *Gm/D

Gtr. 1

1. A1 - most for-got.

Gtr. 1 (acous.)

■ IHII
I I H -

let ring... G t r. I t a c e t
w/clean
w /rlf»an tone
r ^ w/rotating speaker
y let ring...
- 0 — 0 — 0 - -0 Or-N Or-='^—n 10 10 10 10—
- 2 — 3 — 5 - -7 8^^10—12^14 10-10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 - 11 11 11 11
- 0 — 0 — 0 - -0 07^=^ 11 11 12 12
- 2 — 4 — 5 - -7 9 7 ^ 11 - 1 2 - ^ 1 4
-0—0—0—0-0 0-0-

"chords implied by harmony

5 5—/-""v— 5 5—7^^— 3 3
8—8 —8—8 8—8 8^7 7—7 7—7 7—7 7N^5 5—5 5—5 5—5 5-5-
-6 6 6— 6 4 4

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Chorus

Fsus2 C^ddii Gm^ To Coda ^

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 P R E T T Y ( U G LY B E F O R E )
Words & Music by Elliott Smith

Gmaj"' Gmaj^sus'* Gmaj^ G E C D^sus^

G'' Dsus4 D Dsus^

J=76 (J^=> J^)

Keyboards arr. for Gtr.
(G)

Gmaj^sus'* Gmaj^

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 ¥ ♦ ♦

M
11
com. in slashes

2 2 2—2—2 2- M
11 1 1 -2 2—2—r
-T
-S
1
0 0
1 0-0-0
2-2-2
0-
2- MOM
MO
MO
MOO
M
CO
M
MMM
C C
O
M
O
MC
CCOOMC
O
M
_1
-0
1_0
0—0
Mo
ocoM
M ocoM
oc oocoocoM
ocoM
o
coM
M ocM
^ 0 0 0-0 0- -0 0—0—
_2 2-
1 * * o 1

1 1- - 1 — 1 — 1 — 1
2 2- - 2 — 2 — 2 — 2
2 2- - 2 — 2 — 2 — 2
0 0 - 0 - 0 — 0 - 0

2. Some it's all I feel

3. Sun keep - ing me for days.
 ROMAN CANDLE
Words & Music by Elliott Smith
Bm(add4) Bm C^" AW Em^
AU Gtrs.
6 = D 3=G

5 = A 2 = B
D5 Dm(niaj7) G D^* Cmaj^
4 = D 1=D

J = 119
Gtr. I (acous.)
Bm(add4)

-0—0—0- -0 0 0 0 01 - 1 0 0—0—0—0 0 0 0 0 0
- 5 — 5 — 5 - -5 5 5 5 5» 5 5—5—5—5 5 5 5 5 5
-4—4—4- -4 4 4 4 4\ 4 4_4_4_4 4 4 4 4 4
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
2 2
0 — 0 — 0
3 — 3 — 3
0 - 0 - 0

0 0—0—0
3 3—3—3
0 0-0-0

8 9
9 2
9 3
- 0 — 0 — 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 -0 0-0- -0-0—0-
- 3 - 3 - 3 - - 3 — 3 - 3 - - 3 — 3 — 3 - -3 3-3- - 3 — 3 — 3 -
-2—2—2- -2—2-2- 2 - 2 — 2 -2 2-2- -2-2—2-

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 S AY Y E S
Words & Music by Elliott Smith

G G/Pf Em <o
D X
C oo
G/B A' C/G
O O " O o

G/El' <X
G/E oo XX
G/F
oo
G/D
XXOOO
Am^ F

Tune all guitars down I lone. Original key (including vocals);

J = 77 G G/F^
r \

1. I'm in love with the world . through the eyes of a girl

2. It's a! -ways been wait and see, a hap - py day _ and then you pay,
Gtr. I (acous.)

7 7-7- - 5 — 5 - 5 - - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 -
8 8-8 - 5 — 5 - 5 - - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 -
7 7-7 - 6 — 6 - 6 - 6 - 6 - 6 - 6 -

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S O M E B O D Y T H AT I U S E D T O K N O W
Words & Music by Elliott Smith
All Gtrs. Capo 1st fret

DI'/AI' G^majVDl' Fm A l ' 7 / G b G ^ / D ^ A d i m ^ F ? G l ' m a fi t u a ' ' ^ Ebm^l'S ph^/C

(C/G) (FmajVO (Em) (G7/F) (G^) (F/C) (G#dim7) (E^) (Fmaf#") (G^) (Dm^bs) (E7l>9/B)

J = 110

D^/A^ G'^majVD''
^(C/G) (FmajVC)
Gtr. I (acous.)

GI'/D'' G^m/D^
(F/C) (Fm/C)

let ring.,.

- 1 — 1 — 1 — 1 -1 1 1 1 0-
1 — 1 — 1 — 1 1 1 1—1 0
1 — 1 — 1 — 1 1 1 1 1 0-
0

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 dI'/AI' Gl'majVD''
Ve r s e ( C / G ) (FmajVO

1. 1 had ten - der feel - ings that you made

2. Yo u don't need my help a - ny
3. I watched you deal in a dy - ing
4. I know you don't think you did me

(G'/F)

but it's your_ heart,^ not mine, that's scarred.

it's all now to you, there ain't no be - fore
and throw a liv - ing past a - way—
and 1 can't stay this mad for long,

G^'/d'' Adini^
(F/C) (GSdim') (£') (Fmajitt"))
 Adim'

F''
(E^) (Fmaj(^">)

gWD''
(Fm/C)

-3 3—3 3-3^5

eW^5 F7b9/c G^/D^ G^m/D^

(Dm7^5) (E^l'VB) (F/C) (Fm/C)
 SON OF SAM
Words & Music by Elliott Smith

Am G^aug Am^ Ol^m^ C DVF<^

A D VA D9 F Fmaj'VC C/G B^cn/pit E-^

_op X o X o
h2fr I H I * I Ifr

D7* F^* F7 A7 G E/G^ Asus4

Am* G^aug Am'-* A¥) G^^m'^^s G% D%/F» D%/F

XO OO XO OO X oo <0 OO XO OO O O OO

fmgerpicked
Itf w/clean tone
palm mute all down-stemmed notes

'chords implied by harmony

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A m *
G^^aug*
 TOMORROW TOMORROW
Words & Music by Elliott Smith

Bmadd4 A A* C C* E
XO O XO ^ X O X

G/D Gadd4/D C»di

GVD A/Cff

Gtr. I (Nashville tuned acous. arr. for standard tuning)

' M Mmr M.
-r M Ammw m tmw m jmn m .

let ring...
ffy finger-picked
0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 5-5 5-5 2-2 OOt 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 5-5 5-5 5-5 2-2

B
Gtrs. 1+2 are tuned to "Nashville" tuning, the lowest four strings are replaced with the octave strings from a
12-string set, so sound an octave higher than normal.To match recording tune all strings down a tone

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 s t r a i g h t t o o v - e r. .
the re - fl e e t - ed ry- thing.

■■ < r M mmx m .ar m .ar m m .

-1-1 1-1 1-1

No-one wants _ to see. you in - side of me,

Tried to go_ to where it led,
■ 3-1 I—3"! r~3~) 31 r—31

s t r a i g h t t o o v - e r.
but it did - n't y - thing—

11 3
 Gadd4/D G/D Cdim' To Coda ^

self an oth - er
know it's
2°Gtrs. 1+2+3 vv/Fig. I

1
k . 0 ^
 E c *

m I

-12 12-
D ILJLJ.I .Bl
■S S S B B

X X X x\
leeeiEeewwip^EFi
ir X X MX J

tr X X jmx X X

8-8- 8 8-8 -12—12 12—

9-9- 9 9-9
7-7-7 7-7

IS M' M' Mmmw. . v. H r .r .r.

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 WA LT Z # 2 ( X O )
Words & Music by Elliott Smith

To match recording, tune all strings down one tone

Gtr. 1 (acous.)
A m

cont. in slashes

0 —— 0 -— 0 — 0 o 0 — 0 1 - 0 —— 0 — 0 0 —— 0
1 —— 1 - 1 — 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 —— 2
0 —— 0 - 0 — 0 — 0 0 —— 0 —- - 0 —— 0 — 0 0 —— 0

Gtr. 1 J J~~} J~~) ) J~~? J~~) a

Gtr. 2 (dec.)

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Verse c

1. First the mic, then a half. ci - gar - ette,_

2. Now she's done, and they're call ing some - one,_
3. Look -ing out. on the sub stit - ute - scene.

ing "Ca thy's Clown.'

a fam - il iar name,_
ing strong,.

she's mar - ried to

that my mem - or - y's

Mom,

11 9
(C/G) (F)
G t r. 1 t a c e t

121
 WOULDN'T MAMA BE PROUD?
Words & Music by Elliott Smith

Am^ D7A F/C FsusVC C Dsus^

<000 xo o 00 X 00 O X o

F Am D7 G C/E G/B

To match recording tune all strings down one tone

J =120
Am^ Fsus2/C

The ques - tion is, would-n't Ma-ma be_ proud?

If 1 send you post from the side of the. road.
Gtr. 3 (acous. 12 str.)

2° Gtr. 2 vv/Fig. 2

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 And the pret-ty post. that you're tak - ing as a, as an N C.
If 1 crawl to keep. it to- gcth - cr like you say you know 1 can

of the Great Pre - ten I should sure. think_ so.,

To trans - mit the mo from me_ to vou
Gtr. 2 (dec. 12 s(r.)

Fig. 2
•/ w/clean tone + tremolo

5—5—5—5—5—5—5—5—1—5—5 5—5—5—5 5-5-

Would - n't Ma - ma be proud?.

U
W£
■7 1
Mi

/ / / / /

2. "Can I take your or - der?". Asked the hea-ven- ly host.

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 Tick -et to the jet stream, _ blow -ing coast_

The long_ stemmed glass - es, a mov - ie and a plea - sant dream in mid - air.

' Yo u g o t - t a t e l l m e q u i c k - l y, . 'cause we're al - most there.

Would - n't Ma - ma be— proud?.

Bridge
G t r. 2 t a c e t

2 6
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 G U I TA R TA B L AT U R E E X P L A I N E D
Guitar music can be notated in three different ways: on a musical stave, in tablature, and in rhythm slashes.

RHYTHM SLASHES: are written above the stave.

Strum chords in the rhythm indicated. Round n
noteheads indicate single notes.

THE MUSICAL STAVE: shows pitches and

rhythms and is divided by lines into bars. Pitches
are named after the first seven letters of the alphabet.
Strings:
E
B
TABLATURE: graphically represents the guitar G
fingerboard. Each horizontal line represents a D
string, and each number represents a fret. A
E
4th string, 2nd fret 1st & 2nd strings Open D chord
open, played together

Definitions for special guitar notation

SEMI-TONE BEND: Strike the note WHOLE-TONE BEND: Strike the note GRACE NOTE BEND: Strike the note QUARTER-TONE BEND: Strike the
and bend up a semi-tone {'A step). and bend up a whole-tone (full step). and bend as indicated. Play the first note and bend up a % step
note as quickly as possible.

BEND & RELEASE: Strike the note COMPOUND BEND & RELEASE: PRE-BEND: Bend the note as PRE^BEND & RELEASE: Bend the
and bend up as indicated, then Strike the note and bend up and down indicated, then strike it. note as indicated. Strike it and release
release back to the original note. in the rhythm indicated. the note back to the original pitch.

H A M M E R - O N : S t r i k e t h e fi r s t n o t e
with one finger, then sound the second
note (on the same string) with another
finger by fretting it without picking.
PULL-OFF: Place both fingers on the
note to be sounded, strike the first
note and without picking, pull the
finger off to sound the second note.
LEGATO SLIDE (GLISS): Strike the
first note and then slide the same fret-
hand finger up or down to the second
note. The second note is not struck.
MUFFLED STRINGS: A percussive
sound is produced by laying the first
hand across the string(s) without
depressing, and striking them with
the pick hand.

N AT U R A L H A R M O N I C : S t r i k e t h e n o t e PICK SCRAPE: The edge of the pick is PALM MUTING: The note is partially SHIFT SLIDE (GLISS & RESTRIKE)
while the fret-hand lightly touches the rubbed down (or up) the string, muted by the pick hand lightly touching Same as legato slide, except the
string directly over the fret indicated. producing a scratchy sound. the string(s) just before the bridge. second note is struck.

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 THE ESSENTIAL ELLIOTT SMITH:
AN EXCLUSIVE COLLECTION OF SONGS BY
THE MASTER SONGWRITER AND GUITARIST.

THIS BOOK PRESENTS 24 CLASSIC

SONGS FROM ALL FIVE OF HIS ALBUMS,
PLUS SONGS FROM THE TWO POSTHUMOUS

® ''^B RELEASES FROM A BASEMENT ON

THE HILL AND NEW MOON AND
THE OSCAR-NOMINATED 'MISS MISERY'.

ARRANGED FOR GUITAR TAB AND

STANDARD NOTATION, WITH CHORD
SYMBOLS, GUITAR CHORD BOXES
A N D C O M P L E T E LY R I C S .

ALAMEDA %

ANGEL IN THE SNOW

ANGELES

BALLAD OF BIG NOTHING

BETWEEN THE BARS
CANT MAKE A SOUND
COMING UP ROSES
C O N D O R AV E .

E A S Y WAY O U T

E V E RY T H I N G R E M I N D S M E O F H E R
A F O N D FA R E W E L L

N
D
E
IP
E
N
DE
N
CED
Y
A
LET'S GET LOST

MISS MISERY

N E E D L E I N T H E H AY

PRETTY MARY K

PRETTY (UGLY BEFORE)

ROMAN CANDLE

S AY Y E S

SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW

SON OF SAM

^' V TOMORROW TOMORROW

/i \ \ WA LT Z # 2 ( X O )
WOULDN'T MAMA BE PROUD?

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