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Chelsea Tab by Phoebe Bridgers

Chelsea tab by Phoebe Bridgers

Guitar Tab

  • Difficulty: Beginner 👶
Intro:
 Tremolo with a wall of reverb and a tail of delay

  For a chemical imbalance you sure know how to ride a train
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|-13N------------|
A|-18N------------|
E|----------------|

  Your revolution is a deathbed and the music is your maid
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|-13N------------|
A|-18N------------|
E|----------------|

  When someone comes a-knockin' with a needle on a tray
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-16N-------------------------------------------13N--|
A|-18N-------------------------------------------14N--|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

  Only your lonesome lies beside you For you told me not to stay
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-16N-------------------------------------------13N--|
A|-18N-------------------------------------------14N--|
E|----------------------------------------------------|


Little bridge: Crunchy dry sound

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------4----------4----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------4--------4---2-2-1----------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-6-4-2------2----2---2----------4-2------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Verse 1: Crunchy dry sound
  You are somebody's baby some mother held you near
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4------------------------4-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------4-----------------------------4-------2-2-1---------------|
A|-2--------------2---------2-------------------2--------------4-2-----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  No, it's not important  they're just pretty words, my dear
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4--------------------------------4---------------------------------------|
D|-----------------4------------------------------------4-----2-2-1----------|
A|-2--------------2-----------------2------------------2------------4-2------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  There is no distraction   that can make me disappear
e|-----------------------------------------------------2----------2---|
B|-----------------------------------------------------0-----5----5---|
G|--4----------------------------------4--3------------4-----4----4---|
D|-----------------4--------------------------------------------------|
A|-2--------------2------------------2--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

  Noo     there's nothin' that won't remind you I will always be right here
   x3
e|-2--------------------2---------4---------2----------------------2---------|
B|-5--------------------0---------0---------0----------------------0---------|
G|-4--------------------4---------4---------4----------------------4---------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  x6        x6
e|-2---------7--------------|
B|-0---------4--------------|
G|-4---------4--------------|
D|-4------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|


Little bridge: Cruch +little reverb-delay
x2
e|-14-14-14-------12-12---12-12-11-9-7----------|
B|----------12----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|


Chorus 1:   Cruch +little reverb-delay
  And you spit the blood back Spit the blood back, baby I'm amazed that you're alright
e|---------4---------------------------------------------------4-------------2---------2-----0--|
B|---------5---------------------------------------------------0-------------5---------0-----4--|
G|---------4---------------------------------------------------4-------------4---------4-----4--|
D|---------2------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------2------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------2------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  Oh, so long, prison boy I won't be home with you tonight
e|-----2------------0--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----5------------4--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----4------------4--------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Solo 1: Delay

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-/11-11-11-8------/11-11-11-8---------/6-6-8----/6-6-8---------------------|
D|-------------9----------------9-------------6--------6---------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Verse 2: Crunchy dry sound
  We're both very sick our muscles all worn down
e|---2--4-2------2-----------0-----------2-----------------|
B|--4--4----4---4----------2-------------0-----------------|
G|--4------4----4----------4-------------4-----------------|
D|-------------------------4-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

  It's as if we are one-hundred Know I won't still be around
e|--2------------------2------------2-----------------0-------2---|
B|--------------------0-------------5-----------------2--------4--|
G|--4------------------------------4------------------4-----------|
D|--4-------------------------------------------------4-----------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

  Because I've fallen, yes, I've fallen Right into the love I've found
e|-------------2---------------2---------------2---------2---------------4-4--2----|
B|-------------5------------4------------------2---------4---------------0-0--0----|
G|-------------4------------4------------------4---------4-------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------4---------2-------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------2---------2-------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------2---------2-------------------------|

  Long before I reach one-hundred I'll have fallen to the ground
e|--2---------------2-----2--------------------2----2-----2---------|
B|--4--------------4-----4---------------------4----4-----4---------|
G|--4---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--2---------------------------------------------------------------|

 x6        x6
e|-2---------7--------------|
B|-0---------4--------------|
G|-4---------4--------------|
D|-4------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|


Chorus 2: Cunchy sound with reverb
 And you spit the blood back Spit the blood back, baby I'm amazed that you're alright
e|---------4---------------------------------------------------4-------------2---------2-----0--|
B|---------5---------------------------------------------------0-------------5---------0-----4--|
G|---------4---------------------------------------------------4-------------4---------4-----4--|
D|---------2------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------2------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------2------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Oh, so long, prison boy I won't be home with you tonight
e|-----2------------0--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----5------------4--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----4------------4--------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Solo 2: Delay
          x2                             x2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-11-11-11-11-8-----------8-11-------13-13-13-13-11-------------------------|
D|---------------11-9-9-11-------------------------13-11-11---11-13----------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------14---------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

          x2                             x2                         Last time
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-11-11-11-11-8-----------8-11-------13-13-13-13-11-------------------------|
D|---------------11-9-9-11-------------------------13-11-11---11-13----------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------14----------11---|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Bridge:  Tremolo wih reverb and delay
  And we could call the service bell
e|----------------------------------------------------------12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11|
B|-----------------------------------11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-----------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                 if we            stay at the      Chelsea            Hotel
e|--------------------------------------11-11-11-11--------------------------12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11|
B|--11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14---------------11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-----------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   And I'll stay       out of          my own           hell
e|--------------------------------------11-11-11-11--------------------------12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11---------|
B|--11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14---------------11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12--------------------------2-----|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4-----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4-----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2-----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2-----|

Oh, so long, prison boy
I won't be home, I won't be home      No guitar in this part
I won't be home with you tonight
(Tonight)


Outro-Solo: Delay
 A)
   x6                then
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------3-3-3-4--------------------------|
D|-4-4-(4)-2-1-1-----------------1-1-2-2-4-4---------------------------------|
A|---------------4-2----------4-4--------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  B) X2
   first x2                      then this slow            then this fast x2    can be played also like this
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|  |-------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|  |---7-5-7-4-7---7---|
G|-11-11-11-9-9-11--8-8----------11-9-11-8-11--11-----------11-9-11-8-11--11-|  |-------------6---4-|
D|----------------------11-9-----------------11--9----------------------11--9|  |-------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|  |-------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|  |-------------------|

  C) x2

e|-14-14-14-------12-12---12-12-11-9-7----------|
B|----------12----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|



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| h   Hammer-on
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| N   Tremolo

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