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Between The Bars - Elliott Smith
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Tabbed by: F# 11th w3
Tuning: D-Tuning (D-G-C-F-A-D)
As recorded on the album "Either/Or"
Chord shapes used:
(names relative to tuning)
Am7 Fadd9 C Em7 E F
|--3--| |--3--| |--0--| |--0--| |--0--| |--1--|
|--1--| |--1--| |--1--| |--3--| |--0--| |--1--|
|--2--| |--2--| |--0--| |--0--| |--1--| |--2--|
|--2--| |--x--| |--2--| |--0--| |--2--| |--3--|
|--0--| |--3--| |--3--| |--2--| |--2--| |--3--|
|--x--| |--1--| |--x--| |--x--| |--0--| |--1--|
G6 Fm7 D9/F# Fm Am
|--0--| |--1--| |--0--| |--1--| |--0--|
|--0--| |--1--| |--1--| |--1--| |--1--|
|--0--| |--1--| |--2--| |--1--| |--2--|
|--0--| |--1--| |--0--| |--3--| |--2--|
|--x--| |--x--| |--x--| |--3--| |--0--|
|--3--| |--4--| |--2--| |--1--| |--x--|
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The stroking patterns are played in a 3/4 measure. Don't take it too literally,
as long as you keep the right rhythm it sounds great.
Intro:
Am7
d|------3-x-3----------3--| Play 4 times
A|------1-x-1--------1-1--|
F|------2-x-2--------2-2--|
C|----2-----------2--2----|
G|-0-----------0----------|
D|------------------------|
Verse 1:
Am7 Fadd9 C
d|------3---3-------3----|------3-----------3-----|------0---0-------0---0-|
A|------1-1-1-------1-1--|----1-1---1-----1-1-1-0-|------1---1-------1---1-|
F|------2-2-2-------2-2--|----2-2---2-----2-2-2-0-|------0---0-------0-0-0-|
C|----2---2-------2---2--|------------------------|----2---2-------2---2---|
G|-0-----------0---------|--------3---------------|-3-----------3----------|
D|-----------------------|-1-----------1----------|------------------------|
Em7 Am7 Fadd9
d|------0---0-------0----|------3---3-------3----|------3-----------3-----|
A|------3-3-3-------3-3--|------1-1-1-------1-1--|----1-1---1-----1-1-1-0-|
F|------0-0-0-------0-0--|------2-2-2-------2-2--|----2-2---2-----2-2-2-0-|
C|----0---0-------0---0--|----2---2-------2---2--|------------------------|
G|-2-----------2---------|-0-----------0---------|--------3---------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-1-----------1----------|
C E F
d|------0---0-------0---0-|------1---1-------1-----|
A|------1---1-----0-0-0-0-|----1-1---1-----1-1---0-|
F|------0---0-----1-1-1-1-|----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-0-|
C|----2---2-------2-------|----3---3-------3---3---|
G|-3----------------------|------------------------|
D|-------------0----------|-1-----------1----------|
Verse 2:
Am7 Fadd9 C
d|------3---3-------3-----|------3-----------3-----|------0---0-------0---0-|
A|------1-1-1-------1-1-0-|----1-1---1-----1-1-1-0-|------1---1-------1---1-|
F|------2-2-2-------2-2-0-|----2-2---2-----2-2-2-0-|------0---0-------0-0-0-|
C|----2---2-------2---2---|------------------------|----2---2-------2---2---|
G|-0-----------0----------|--------3---------------|-3-----------3----------|
D|------------------------|-1-----------1----------|------------------------|
Em7 Am7 Fadd9
d|------0---0-------0---0-|------3---3-------3---3-|------3-----------3-----|
A|------3-3-3-------3-3-3-|------1-1-1-------1-1-1-|----1-1---1-----1-1-1-0-|
F|------0-0-0-------0-0-0-|------2-2-2-------2-2-2-|----2-2---2-----2-2-2-0-|
C|----0---0-------0---0---|----2---2-------2---2---|------------------------|
G|-2-----------2----------|-0-----------0----------|--------3---------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|-1-----------1----------|
C E F
d|------0---0-------0---0-|------1---1--------1--|
A|------1---1-----0-0-0-0-|----1-1---1--------1--|
F|------0---0-----1-1-1-1-|----2-2-2-2-----2--2--|
C|----2---2-------2-------|----3---3-------3-----|
G|-3----------------------|----------------------|
D|-------------0----------|-1-----------1--------|
1st Chorus:
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/e/elliott-smith/205219.html ]
F G6 Am Fm7 G6
d|------1---1-------0---0-|------0---0---0---0---0-|----1---1-------0----|
A|----1-1-1-1-----0-0-0-0-|----1-1---1---1---1---1-|----1-1-1-----0-0-0--|
F|----2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-0-|----2-------------------|----1-1-1-----0-0-0--|
C|----3---3-------0---0---|----2-----------0---2---|------1-------0---0--|
G|------------------------|-0------2---3-----------|---------------------|
D|-1-----------3----------|------------------------|-4---------3---------|
D9/F# F G6 Am
d|-----0---0------0-----|------1---1-------0---0-|------0---0---0---0---0-|
A|---1-1-1-1----1-1-1-0-|----1-1-1-1-----0-0-0-0-|----1-1---1---1---1---1-|
F|---2-2-2-2----2-2-2-0-|----2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-0-|----2-------------------|
C|---0---0------0---0---|----3---3-------0---0---|----2-----------0---2---|
G|----------------------|------------------------|-0------2---3-----------|
D|-2----------2---------|-1-----------3----------|------------------------|
______________________*)
F Fm
d|---------1-------1---1-|------1---1------1----|
A|-------1-1-----1-1-1-1-|----1-1-1-1----1-1-1--|
F|-------2-2-----2-2-2-2-|----1-1-1-1----1-1-1--|
C|----3--3-------3---3---|--------3----------3--|
G|-----------------------|----------------------|
D|-1----------1----------|-1-----------1--------|
*) In 2nd chorus replace with:
Fm
d|----------|
A|-1--------|
F|-1--------|
C|-3--------|
G|-3--------|
D|-1--------|
Verse 3:
Am7 Fadd9 C
d|------3---3-------3-----|------3-----------3-----|------0---0-------0---0-|
A|------1-1-1-------1-1-0-|----1-1---1-----1-1-1-0-|------1---1-------1---1-|
F|------2-2-2-------2-2-0-|----2-2---2-----2-2-2-0-|------0---0-------0-0-0-|
C|----2---2-------2---2---|------------------------|----2---2-------2---2---|
G|-0-----------0----------|--------3---------------|-3-----------3----------|
D|------------------------|-1-----------1----------|------------------------|
Em7 Am7 Fadd9
d|------0---0-------0---0-|------3---3-------3---3-|------3-----------3-----|
A|------3-3-3-------3-3-3-|------1-1-1-------1-1-1-|----1-1---1-----1-1-1-0-|
F|------0-0-0-------0-0-0-|------2-2-2-------2-2-2-|----2-2---2-----2-2-2-0-|
C|----0---0-------0---0---|----2---2-------2---2---|------------------------|
G|-2-----------2----------|-0-----------0----------|--------3---------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|-1-----------1----------|
C E F
d|------0---0-------0---0-|------1---1-------1-----|
A|------1---1-----0-0-0-0-|----1-1---1-----1-1---0-|
F|------0---0-----1-1-1-1-|----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-0-|
C|----2---2-------2-------|----3---3-------3---3---|
G|-3----------------------|------------------------|
D|-------------0----------|-1-----------1----------|
Verse 4:
Am7 Fadd9 C
d|------3---3-------3-----|------3-----------3-----|------0---0-------0---0-|
A|------1-1-1-------1-1-0-|----1-1---1-----1-1-1-0-|------1---1-------1---1-|
F|------2-2-2-------2-2-0-|----2-2---2-----2-2-2-0-|------0---0-------0-0-0-|
C|----2---2-------2---2---|------------------------|----2---2-------2---2---|
G|-0-----------0----------|--------3---------------|-3-----------3----------|
D|------------------------|-1-----------1----------|------------------------|
Em7 Am7 Fadd9
d|------0---0-------0---0-|------3---3-------3---3-|------3-----------3-----|
A|------3-3-3-------3-3-3-|------1-1-1-------1-1-1-|----1-1---1-----1-1-1-0-|
F|------0-0-0-------0-0-0-|------2-2-2-------2-2-2-|----2-2---2-----2-2-2-0-|
C|----0---0-------0---0---|----2---2-------2---2---|------------------------|
G|-2-----------2----------|-0-----------0----------|--------3---------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|-1-----------1----------|
C E F
d|------0---0-------0---0-|------1---1--------1--|
A|------1---1-----0-0-0-0-|----1-1---1--------1--|
F|------0---0-----1-1-1-1-|----2-2-2-2-----2--2--|
C|----2---2-------2-------|----3---3-------3-----|
G|-3----------------------|----------------------|
D|-------------0----------|-1-----------1--------|
2nd Chorus:
As described above!
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Have fun with it!
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