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Alameda Tab by Elliott Smith

Alameda tab by Elliott Smith

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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         Asus2 Am Asus2 Am  Fmaj7/C
 ^  ^  ^   v ^ v  v ^ v  v ^ v ^  ^  ^ 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 ^  ^  ^  ^
------------------------------------------------------|
----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----|
------------------------------------------------------|

 Am       Asus2 Am Asus2 Am      Fmaj7/C
 ^  ^  ^  ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^ 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---|
---------------------------------------------------3-------|

C                       B7
  you walk down alameda shuffling your deck
            Am      Asus2 Am Asus2 Am Fmaj7/C
of trick ca - rds   over       everyo - 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   Cmaj7   C Cmaj7  C  B7
  you walk down alameda looking at the
                     Am    Asus2 Am Asus2 Am       Fmaj7/C
cracks in the sidewa - lk  thinking about your fri - ends
        C     Cadd9 Cadd11 C     Badd11(b13)
how you mai - ntain all    them i - n


Am     Asus2 Am      Asus4  Fmaj7/C
  a constant state of suspe - nse

         Dm        E (or E7) Am       C/G
for your own pro - tection    o - ver their affection
Eb Eb/G               Gm
no - body broke your heart
      Cm      F                     Bb                 C
you broke your own because you can't finish what you start

C   Cmaj7   C Cmaj7  C  B7
  walk down alameda     brushing off the nightmare you wish
Am Asus2 Am            Asus2 Am Fmaj7/C
   could plague me when i'm awa - ke
            C   Cadd9 Cadd11 C  Badd11(b13)
and now you see your  first  mi - stake
Am             Asus2 Am        Asus4   Fmaj7/C
  was thinking that  you could re - la - te

    C      G  F                    G (slide to) A11 Am
for o - ne or two minutes she liked y - o - u
    C         G   F  G/B
but t - h - e fix is in

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        C/G
  i never pay attention
Eb Eb/G               Gm
no - body broke your heart
      Cm      F                     Bb                 C*
you broke your own because you can't finish what you start
Eb Eb/G               Gm
no - body broke your heart

      Cm      F                     Bb                 C*
you broke your own because you can't finish what you start
Eb Eb/G               Gm
no - body broke your heart
      Cm      F                     Bb                 C*
you broke your own because you can't finish what you start
Eb Eb/G               Gm
no - body broke your heart
     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

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