Angeles - Elliott Smith
tuned two steps down with capo 7
but can be played with standard tuning capo 5
main chord sequence :
--2----------0-----------X-----------X-----------3---|
--3----------2-----------3-----------4-----------3---|
--X----------2-----------0-----------2-----------0---|
--4----------2-----------4-----------2-----------0---|
--2----------0-----------2-----------0-----------2---|
--0----------X-----------X-----------X-----------3---|
Em9 A BmADD5# Asus4 G
play these chords in fine picking arpeggios X2...
--2--------0-----------3-----------2-----------0----------X-|
--2--------2-----------0-----------3-----------0----------X-|
--3--------2-----------0-----------2-----------1----------2-|
--4--------2-----------0-----------0-----------2----------0-|
--4--------0-----------2-----------X-----------2----------0-|
--0--------X-----------3-----------X-----------0----------2-|
F# A G D(1) E D(2)
G A G
Play full chords - sweep it so it sounds a bit like finger picking
------------------X------X------3------0------3-------|
------------------3------4------0------2------0-------|
------------------4------2------0------2------0-------|
---4--2--0--------4------2------0------2------0-------|
------------------2------0------2------0------2-------|
------------------X------X------3------X------3----2--|
...riff Bm Asus4 G A G
then Em
Em A Bmadd5# Asus4 G
someone's always coming around here trailing some new kill
Em9 A BmAdd5# Asus4 G
says i seen your picture on a hundred dollar bill
F# A G D(1) E D(2) G
and what's a game of chance to you, to him is one of
A G
real skill
riff Bm
so glad to meet you
Asus4 G A G
ange-les
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/e/elliott_smith/angeles_crd_ver_2.html ]
Em A Bmadd5# Asus4 G
picking up the ticket shows there's money to be made
Em9 A BmAdd5# Asus4 G
go on and lose the gamble that's the history of the trade
F# A G D(1) E D(2) G A G
you add up all the cards left to play to ze - ro
riff Bm
and sign up with evil
Asus4 G A G
ange-les
-BREAK : only the first 4 chords change :
--2----------X-----------0-----------X-------|
--2----------2-----------2-----------6-------|
--3----------3-----------2-----------6-------|
--4----------0-----------2-----------6-------|
--4----------X-----------0-----------4-------|
--0----------4-----------X-----------X-------|
F# F#7/G#* A C#
don't start me try- ing
--2--------0-----------3-----------2-----------0-------X-|
--2--------2-----------0-----------3-----------0-------X-|
--3--------2-----------0-----------2-----------1-------2-|
--4--------2-----------0-----------0-----------2-------0-|
--4--------0-----------2-----------X-----------2-------0-|
--0--------X-----------3-----------X-----------0-------2-|
F# A G D(1) E D(2) G
now... ah-ah ah-ah ah-ah ah
A G
cos'i'm
------------------X------X------3------0------3--------|
------------------3------4------0------2------0--------|
------------------4------2------0------2------0--------|
-4-2-0------------4------2------0------2------0--------|
-------2-2-4-5-5--2------0------2------0------2--------|
------------------X------X------3------X------3----2-1-|
Bm Asus4 G A G
all over it ange les
then Em
Em A Bmadd5# Asus4 G
i could make you satisfied in every thing you do
Em9 A BmAdd5# Asus4 G
all your 'secret wishes' could right now be coming true
F# A G D(1) E D(2) G A G
and be forever with my poison arms around you
riff Bm Asus4 G
no-one's gonna fool around with us
riff Bm Asus4 G
no-one's gonna fool around with us
riff Bm
so glad to meet you
Asus4 G (G A) X 3
ange-les
