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Waltz 2 - Elliott Smith
Found on:
XO(2019-08-06)
Het Allerbeste Uit Radio 1 Classics 1000 2017(2017-03-13)
AOX: The Regeneration Mixtapes Box Set(2014)
An Introduction to… Elliott Smith(2010-11-01)
25 Years Pukkelpop(2010)
Het beste van 2 meter sessies 1987 - 2009(2009-02-06)
100% Bittersweet Melodies(2008-12-05)
Triple J: Hottest Box(2003-04-14)
Indie 2000, Volume 5(2000-04-02)
Une rentrée 98(1998-09-09)
Waltz #2 (XO)(1998-09)
CMJ New Music Monthly, Volume 61: September 1998(1998-09)
Humo: Alle 98 Goed(1998)
A Brief History(1998)
The Blue Album, Volume 2(1998)
Dreamworks Enhanced CD Sampler(1998)
1998-12-04: University of London Union, London, UK
1998-06-02: Studion, Stockholm, Sweden
1998-10-11: 400 Club, Minneapolis, MN, USA
2000-11-04: Granada, Lawrence, KS, USA
2003-01-12: Spaceland, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2003-05-03: The Steamboat, Austin, TX, USA
1998-09-10: Tower Records, Seattle, WA, USA
1998-09-16: Showbox, Seattle, WA, USA
1998-05-18: Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco, CA, USA
1999-03-29: Trocadero, Philadelphia, PA, USA
2000-11-10: Roseland Theatre, Portland, OR, USA
1998-08-12: Maxwell's, Hoboken, NJ, USA
2000-10-05: The Forum, London, UK
2003-09-19: Redfest, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
2000-02-28: The Breakroom, Seattle, WA, USA
2000-10-21: The Tabernacle, Atlanta, GA, USA
1998-05-29: L'Européen, Paris, France
1998-01-04: Green Street Grille, Cambridge, MA, USA
1997-11-11: Crocodile Cafe, Seattle, WA, USA
2001-12-20: Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR, USA
2000-09-29: La Cigale, Paris, France
2000-11-02: Southgate House, Newport, KY, USA
1998-04-17: Black Cat, Washington, DC, USA
1998-05-19: The Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA, USA
1999-02-23: Showbox, Seattle, WA, USA
1999-04-05: Ludlow's, Columbus, OH, USA
1999-01-19: London, UK
2003-06-05: Maxwell's, Hoboken, NJ, USA
2000-02-17: The Roxy, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Bort Compilation #1: Bort Picks Something Other Than His Nose!
2000-11-03: The Vic Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA
1999-04-13: DV8, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
1999-01-12: Shinsaibashi Club Quattro, Osaka, Japan
2000-09-28: L'Olympic, Nantes, France
1999-02-22: End Sessions, KNDD Radio, Seattle, WA, USA
Waltz #2 (XO)
Elliott Smith
Tune down one step
Chords used:
Am: x02210
C: x32010
F: xx3211
D7/F#: 2x0212
G: 320003
Bm: x24432
Dm: xx0231
F9: 1x3213
G/B x20003
E7: 020100
Bsus: x24400
Intro:
Am (4 bars)
Play this two times:
Am C F C F C G C
---------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------|
--2--4-5-0-0--------------0-2----------------------|
--------------3-3-2--2-3------2-2-0--2-0-----------|
-----------------------------------------3--3-2----|
---------------------------------------------------|
When you get to the last C the second time through, this is played:
-----0-------0---------|
-----1-------1---------|
-----0-------2---------|
-----2-------2---------|
-0-2-3-------0---------|
---------0-3-----------|
Verse 1:
Am C
First the mic then a half cigarette
F D7/F# G
Singing cathy's clown
Dm Am
That's the man she's married to now
Bsus E7
That's the girl that he takes around town
Am C
She appears composed so she is i suppose
F D7/F# G
Who can really tell
Dm Am
She shows no emotion at all
Bsus E7
Stares into space like a dead china doll
Chorus:
Am C F C F C G Am
I'm never gonna know you now, but i'm gonna love you anyhow
Repeat intro (as it's played the second time through)
Verse 2:
Am C
Now she's done and they're calling someone
F D7/F# G
Such a familiar name
Dm Am
I'm so glad that my memory's remote
Bsus E7
Cos i'm doing just fine hour to hour note to note
Am C
Here it is the revenge to the tune
F D7/F# G
You're no good
Dm Am
You're no good, you're no good, you're no good
Bsus E7
Can't you tell that it's well understood
Repeat chorus
Dm F9 C G/B Am
I'm here today and expected to stay on and on and on
Dm
I'm tired
F
I'm tired
Verse 3:
Am C
Looking out on the substitute scene
F D7/F# G
Still going strong
Dm Am
XO mom
Bsus E7
It's okay its alright nothing's wrong
Am C
Tell mr. Man with impossible plans
F D7/F# G
To just leave me alone
Dm Am
In the place where i make no mistakes
Bsus E7
In the place where i have what it takes
Repeat chorus 3 times and play chorus chords once, ending on C
Transcribed by chadwick and scott
Waltz #2 (XO)
Elliott Smith
First of all let it be said that this tab is probably more
representative
of some of Elliott's live versions than the album version...said!
Also a big thanks to Scott and Chadwick for getting me started.
Alternate tuning: tune b-string to c and down half a step
Intro:
Am (x02200) (4 bars)
Play this two times:
----0-0-----0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-----0-0--------0-0------|
----0-0-----0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-----0-0--------0-0------|
--2----4S5-0-------------------------0--------------0-0------|
------------------3------2------3------2-----0-2-0-----------|
---------------------------------------------------3----2----|
-------------------------------------------------------------|
then
---0-0-0---0-0-----0-0-0-0-0----|
---0-0-0---0-0-----0-0-0-0-0----|
---0-0-0---0-0-----0-0-0-0-0----|
--------------------------------|
-3-------------2-3--------------|
---------3----------------------|
Verse 1: I play the Am and C chords by plucking Am with root a then e,
and
C with root C then G...kinda country style!
Am (002200) C (332000)
First the mic then a half cigarette
F (133201) D7/F# (2x0202) G (3x0023) Fret the root w/thumb on
these 3
Singing cathy's clown
Dm (xx0221) Am
That's the man she's married to now
B? (x2x200) E7 (022120)
That's the girl that he takes around town
Am C
She appears composed so she is i suppose
F D7/F# G
Who can really tell
Dm Am
She shows no emotion at all
B? E7
Stares into space like a dead china doll
Chorus: Either play the intro twice or the chords once and then the
intro
once...i actually favour playing the intro twice! If you care! :)
Am C F C F C G Am
I'm never gonna know you now, but i'm gonna love you anyhow
Verse 2:
Am C
Now she's done and they're calling someone
F D7/F# G
Such a familiar name
Dm Am
I'm so glad that my memory's remote
B? E7
Cos i'm doing just fine hour to hour note to note
Am C
Here it is the revenge to the tune
F D7/F# G
You're no good
Dm Am
You're no good, you're no good, you're no good
Bsus E7
Can't you tell that it's well understood
Repeat chorus
Dm F C G/B Am
I'm here today and expected to stay on and on and on
Dm
I'm tired
F
I'm tired
Verse 3:
Am C
Looking out on the substitute scene
F D7/F# G
Still going strong
Dm Am
XO mom
B? E7
It's okay its alright nothing's wrong
Am C
Tell mr. Man with impossible plans
F D7/F# G
To just leave me alone
Dm Am
In the place where i make no mistakes
B? E7
In the place where i have what it takes
Repeat chorus 3 times and play chorus chords once, ending on C
Have fun with it!
Waltz #2 (XO)
Elliott Smith
Tune down one tone (chords shown as played)
Unusual chords used:
C/G 332010
D/F# 200232
E7/B (no 3rd)* x22430
Fmaj9 133010
F6 1x3231
G/B x20003
Intro:
|| Am | Am | Am | Am ||
||: Am | C | F | C | F | C | G |
| C | C/G | C | C :||
Verse:
||: Am | Am | C | C/G | F | D7/F# | G | G |
| Dm | Dm | Am | Am | E7/B* | E7/B* | E7 |E7 :||
Chorus:
||: Am | C | F | C | F | C | G |
| C | C/G | C | C :||
Middle 8:
||Dm | Dm | Fmaj9 | F6 | C | G/B | Am | Am |
| Dm | Dm | Fmaj7 | Fmaj7 | rest | Fmaj7 ||
Tuning Map
- Fret
- S6
- S5
- S4
- S3
- S2
- S1
- -13
- D#
- G#
- C#
- F#
- A#
- D#
- -12
- E
- A
- D
- G
- B
- E
- -11
- F
- A#
- D#
- G#
- C
- F
- -10
- F#
- B
- E
- A
- C#
- F#
- -9
- G
- C
- F
- A#
- D
- G
- -8
- G#
- C#
- F#
- B
- D#
- G#
- -7
- A
- D
- G
- C
- E
- A
- -6
- A#
- D#
- G#
- C#
- F
- A#
- -5
- B
- E
- A
- D
- F#
- B
- -4
- C
- F
- A#
- D#
- G
- C
- -3
- C#
- F#
- B
- E
- G#
- C#
- -2
- D
- G
- C
- F
- A
- D
- -1
- D#
- G#
- C#
- F#
- A#
- D#
- 0
- E
- A
- D
- G
- B
- E
- 1
- F
- A#
- D#
- G#
- C
- F
- 2
- F#
- B
- E
- A
- C#
- F#
- 3
- G
- C
- F
- A#
- D
- G
- 4
- G#
- C#
- F#
- B
- D#
- G#
- 5
- A
- D
- G
- C
- E
- A
- 6
- A#
- D#
- G#
- C#
- F
- A#
- 7
- B
- E
- A
- D
- F#
- B
- -2
- -2
- -2
- -2
- -2
- -2
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