Am7 (high octave type)
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Fm/G# ???
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t= thumb (if you cant do it that way, drop the 7 and do it another way)
Here's the meat:
Verse 1
Am7 Drink up baby
F stay up all night
C the things you could do, you won' C/B t but you might
the Am7 potential you'll be
but yo F u'll never see
the p C romises you' E ll onl F y make
Am7 drink up with me now
and fo F rget all about
the p C ressure of days, C/B do what I say
Am7 and I'll make you ok
and F drive them away
the i C mage is stuc E k in your F head
Chorus:
Here's the bass climb during the Am chord- I'm making this REALLY
specific so it should be easy to get... this is the way I do it so your
guitar fretboard size and hands may cause you to have to alter it a
little... but I hope it helps.
b= the bass string you should pluck
step 1
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**As I've said many times before, if you don't have big hands that
enable you to hold down the second fret with your thumb you may have to
drop the 7 on the Am so that you can hold the second fret down with a
finger. OR you could just NOT do the bass climb... but that would make
the song sound really lame...and it's not...so please don't do it.**
However, if you're REALLY slick, then try sliding your third finger from
the second fret to the third very quickly and then get it in position
for the F chord. It flows nice and I think that's what Elliot Smith
actually does.
You start the chorus plucking obvious bass strings loudly and then start
playing the bass climb I transcribed above by the first Am chord. After
you finish that then you have to play those chords with the weird
finger/thumb stretches and after that (on the third Am) you play the
bass climb again. I guarantee that this WILL take some practice.
F peop G le y Am ou've been before
that you don Fm/G# 't wan G t aroun Am7/F# d anymore
that p F ush and s G hove and won't Am bend to your will
F I'll keep them s Fm till
Am7 drink up baby
l F ook at the stars
I'll C kiss you again C/B between the bars
where I'm see Am7 ing you there
with your han F ds in the air
wa C iting to fin E ally be cau F ght
drink Am7 up one more time
and F I'll make you mine
k C eep you apart, deep C/B in my heart
separ Am7 ate from the rest
where I li F ke you the best
and C keep the E things you fo F rgot
Now just repeat the chorus. End on the Fm chord and just fade with it.
*the ONLY way to learn this song well is to play along with it when
you're first learning*
Anyways, I hoped this tab helped you... I like this song and and enjoy
playing it because it is something you can do on your own. If you have
any GOOD corrections to this song, a rookie Juan Gonzalez card,
sarcastic comments, blatant insults, crappy forwarded jokes, or just
need somebody to talk to, e-mail me at: hurler77@hotmail.com or you can
check out my band's site (Goldfish in the Toilet) and e-mail my friend
about the song if you don't like my attitude. It's at
www.geocities.com/~gbanet OLGA kicks...
Elliott Smith
