Alameda - Either/Or - Elliott Smith
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The main chords that are arranged differently to normal -
They are like this so you can get all the melody notes:
Cmaj7 B7 Am add9 Fmaj7 B7sus4 Am/g G/b
e|---------------------------0-------0--------0------------|
B|--1-------0-------1--------1-------4--------1------3-----|
G|--4-------2-------4--------2-------2--------2------0-----|
D|--2-------4-------2--------3-------4--------2------0-----|
A|--3-------2-------0----------------2---------------2-----|
E|--------------------------(1)---------------3------------|
thumbed
This is a guitar transcription that includes the melody. As a lot of Elliott
Smith’s songs feature lots
of separate guitars and vocals, I tried to make this version contain as much as possible on one
guitar.
The picking pattern is easier to figure out if you separate it into the bass
notes, which start 3 2 3 2
on the A and D strings, and the melody which is all the other notes.
Verse:
Cmaj7 B7
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------1-----------1-----1---------0-----0-------0---------0-----|
G|------------4-------4-------4-------2-------2---------2------2--|
D|------2-------2-------2-------2-------4-------4-------4------4--|
A|--3-------3-------3-------3-------2-------2-------2-------2-----|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/e/elliott_smith/alameda_crd_ver_2.html ]
Am add9 Fmaj7
e|-------------------------------0---------------------0-----------|
B|-----1-------------1-------1-----------------------------3-1-----|
G|---------------4-------4---------------------------------------0-|
D|-----2-------2-------2-------2-------3-------3-------3-------3---|
A|-0-------0-------0-------0---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------1-------1-------1-------1-------|
Cmaj7 B7sus4
e|---------------1-------0---------------------0-----------------|
B|-----1-----3-------------------4---------------4---------------|
G|-------------------------------------0---------------0---------|
D|-----2-------2-------2-------2-------4-------4-------4-------4-|
A|-3-------3-------3-------3-------2-------2-------2-------2-----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Am add9 Fmaj7
e|-----------------------0----------------------------------------|
B|-----1-------------1-------3---1--------------------------------|
G|---------------4------------------------------------------------|
D|-----2-------2-------2-------2-------3-------3-------3-------3--|
A|-0-------0-------0-------0--------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------1-------1-------1-------1------|
Chorus:
Dm E Am Am/g
For your own protection over their affection
Eb Gm
No----body broke your heart
Cm F
You broke your own ‘cos you can’t
Bb (back to verse)
Finish what you start...
(Walk down Alameda...)
Bridge bit:
C G Fmaj7
For one or two
Fmaj7 G Am
Minutes she liked y--ou
C G Fmaj7 G/b Cmaj7
But the fix is in
(solo section over verse)
