Between the Bars Elliott Smith

 
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Between The Bars - Elliott Smith

 
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Tabbed by: F# 11th w3

 
 Tuning: D-Tuning (D-G-C-F-A-D)

As recorded on the album "Either/Or"

Chord shapes used:

(names relative to tuning)

[Am7] [Fadd9] [C] [Em7] [E] [F]

 
 |--3--| |--3--| |--0--| |--0--| |--0--| |--1--|
 |--1--| |--1--| |--1--| |--3--| |--0--| |--1--|
 |--2--| |--2--| |--0--| |--0--| |--1--| |--2--|
 |--2--| |--x--| |--2--| |--0--| |--2--| |--3--|
 |--0--| |--3--| |--3--| |--2--| |--2--| |--3--|
 |--x--| |--1--| |--x--| |--x--| |--0--| |--1--|

[G6] [Fm7] [D9/F#] [Fm] [Am]

 
 |--0--| |--1--| |--0--| |--1--| |--0--|
 |--0--| |--1--| |--1--| |--1--| |--1--|
 |--0--| |--1--| |--2--| |--1--| |--2--|
 |--0--| |--1--| |--0--| |--3--| |--2--|
 |--x--| |--x--| |--x--| |--3--| |--0--|
 |--3--| |--4--| |--2--| |--1--| |--x--|
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The stroking patterns are played in a 3/4 measure. Don't take it too literally,

as long as you keep the right rhythm it sounds great.

Intro:

[Am7]

 
 d|------3-x-3----------3--| Play 4 times
 A|------1-x-1--------1-1--|
 F|------2-x-2--------2-2--|
 C|----2-----------2--2----|
 G|-0-----------0----------|
 D|------------------------|

Verse 1:

[Am7] [Fadd9] [C]

 
 d|------3---3-------3----|------3-----------3-----|------0---0-------0---0-|
 A|------1-1-1-------1-1--|----1-1---1-----1-1-1-0-|------1---1-------1---1-|
 F|------2-2-2-------2-2--|----2-2---2-----2-2-2-0-|------0---0-------0-0-0-|
 C|----2---2-------2---2--|------------------------|----2---2-------2---2---|
 G|-0-----------0---------|--------3---------------|-3-----------3----------|
 D|-----------------------|-1-----------1----------|------------------------|

[Em7] [Am7] [Fadd9]

 
 d|------0---0-------0----|------3---3-------3----|------3-----------3-----|
 A|------3-3-3-------3-3--|------1-1-1-------1-1--|----1-1---1-----1-1-1-0-|
 F|------0-0-0-------0-0--|------2-2-2-------2-2--|----2-2---2-----2-2-2-0-|
 C|----0---0-------0---0--|----2---2-------2---2--|------------------------|
 G|-2-----------2---------|-0-----------0---------|--------3---------------|
 D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-1-----------1----------|

[C] [E] [F]

 
 d|------0---0-------0---0-|------1---1-------1-----|
 A|------1---1-----0-0-0-0-|----1-1---1-----1-1---0-|
 F|------0---0-----1-1-1-1-|----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-0-|
 C|----2---2-------2-------|----3---3-------3---3---|
 G|-3----------------------|------------------------|
 D|-------------0----------|-1-----------1----------|

Verse 2:

[Am7] [Fadd9] [C]

 
 d|------3---3-------3-----|------3-----------3-----|------0---0-------0---0-|
 A|------1-1-1-------1-1-0-|----1-1---1-----1-1-1-0-|------1---1-------1---1-|
 F|------2-2-2-------2-2-0-|----2-2---2-----2-2-2-0-|------0---0-------0-0-0-|
 C|----2---2-------2---2---|------------------------|----2---2-------2---2---|
 G|-0-----------0----------|--------3---------------|-3-----------3----------|
 D|------------------------|-1-----------1----------|------------------------|

[Em7] [Am7] [Fadd9]

 
 d|------0---0-------0---0-|------3---3-------3---3-|------3-----------3-----|
 A|------3-3-3-------3-3-3-|------1-1-1-------1-1-1-|----1-1---1-----1-1-1-0-|
 F|------0-0-0-------0-0-0-|------2-2-2-------2-2-2-|----2-2---2-----2-2-2-0-|
 C|----0---0-------0---0---|----2---2-------2---2---|------------------------|
 G|-2-----------2----------|-0-----------0----------|--------3---------------|
 D|------------------------|------------------------|-1-----------1----------|

[C] [E] [F]

 
 d|------0---0-------0---0-|------1---1--------1--|
 A|------1---1-----0-0-0-0-|----1-1---1--------1--|
 F|------0---0-----1-1-1-1-|----2-2-2-2-----2--2--|
 C|----2---2-------2-------|----3---3-------3-----|
 G|-3----------------------|----------------------|
 D|-------------0----------|-1-----------1--------|

1st Chorus:

[F] [G6] [Am] [Fm7] [G6]

 
 d|------1---1-------0---0-|------0---0---0---0---0-|----1---1-------0----|
 A|----1-1-1-1-----0-0-0-0-|----1-1---1---1---1---1-|----1-1-1-----0-0-0--|
 F|----2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-0-|----2-------------------|----1-1-1-----0-0-0--|
 C|----3---3-------0---0---|----2-----------0---2---|------1-------0---0--|
 G|------------------------|-0------2---3-----------|---------------------|
 D|-1-----------3----------|------------------------|-4---------3---------|

[D9/F#] [F] [G6] [Am]

 
 d|-----0---0------0-----|------1---1-------0---0-|------0---0---0---0---0-|
 A|---1-1-1-1----1-1-1-0-|----1-1-1-1-----0-0-0-0-|----1-1---1---1---1---1-|
 F|---2-2-2-2----2-2-2-0-|----2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-0-|----2-------------------|
 C|---0---0------0---0---|----3---3-------0---0---|----2-----------0---2---|
 G|----------------------|------------------------|-0------2---3-----------|
 D|-2----------2---------|-1-----------3----------|------------------------|

______________________*)

[F] [Fm]

 
 d|---------1-------1---1-|------1---1------1----|
 A|-------1-1-----1-1-1-1-|----1-1-1-1----1-1-1--|
 F|-------2-2-----2-2-2-2-|----1-1-1-1----1-1-1--|
 C|----3--3-------3---3---|--------3----------3--|
 G|-----------------------|----------------------|
 D|-1----------1----------|-1-----------1--------|

*) In 2nd chorus replace with:

[Fm]

 
 d|----------|
 A|-1--------|
 F|-1--------|
 C|-3--------|
 G|-3--------|
 D|-1--------|

Verse 3:

[Am7] [Fadd9] [C]

 
 d|------3---3-------3-----|------3-----------3-----|------0---0-------0---0-|
 A|------1-1-1-------1-1-0-|----1-1---1-----1-1-1-0-|------1---1-------1---1-|
 F|------2-2-2-------2-2-0-|----2-2---2-----2-2-2-0-|------0---0-------0-0-0-|
 C|----2---2-------2---2---|------------------------|----2---2-------2---2---|
 G|-0-----------0----------|--------3---------------|-3-----------3----------|
 D|------------------------|-1-----------1----------|------------------------|

[Em7] [Am7] [Fadd9]

 
 d|------0---0-------0---0-|------3---3-------3---3-|------3-----------3-----|
 A|------3-3-3-------3-3-3-|------1-1-1-------1-1-1-|----1-1---1-----1-1-1-0-|
 F|------0-0-0-------0-0-0-|------2-2-2-------2-2-2-|----2-2---2-----2-2-2-0-|
 C|----0---0-------0---0---|----2---2-------2---2---|------------------------|
 G|-2-----------2----------|-0-----------0----------|--------3---------------|
 D|------------------------|------------------------|-1-----------1----------|

[C] [E] [F]

 
 d|------0---0-------0---0-|------1---1-------1-----|
 A|------1---1-----0-0-0-0-|----1-1---1-----1-1---0-|
 F|------0---0-----1-1-1-1-|----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-0-|
 C|----2---2-------2-------|----3---3-------3---3---|
 G|-3----------------------|------------------------|
 D|-------------0----------|-1-----------1----------|

Verse 4:

[Am7] [Fadd9] [C]

 
 d|------3---3-------3-----|------3-----------3-----|------0---0-------0---0-|
 A|------1-1-1-------1-1-0-|----1-1---1-----1-1-1-0-|------1---1-------1---1-|
 F|------2-2-2-------2-2-0-|----2-2---2-----2-2-2-0-|------0---0-------0-0-0-|
 C|----2---2-------2---2---|------------------------|----2---2-------2---2---|
 G|-0-----------0----------|--------3---------------|-3-----------3----------|
 D|------------------------|-1-----------1----------|------------------------|

[Em7] [Am7] [Fadd9]

 
 d|------0---0-------0---0-|------3---3-------3---3-|------3-----------3-----|
 A|------3-3-3-------3-3-3-|------1-1-1-------1-1-1-|----1-1---1-----1-1-1-0-|
 F|------0-0-0-------0-0-0-|------2-2-2-------2-2-2-|----2-2---2-----2-2-2-0-|
 C|----0---0-------0---0---|----2---2-------2---2---|------------------------|
 G|-2-----------2----------|-0-----------0----------|--------3---------------|
 D|------------------------|------------------------|-1-----------1----------|

[C] [E] [F]

 
 d|------0---0-------0---0-|------1---1--------1--|
 A|------1---1-----0-0-0-0-|----1-1---1--------1--|
 F|------0---0-----1-1-1-1-|----2-2-2-2-----2--2--|
 C|----2---2-------2-------|----3---3-------3-----|
 G|-3----------------------|----------------------|
 D|-------------0----------|-1-----------1--------|

2nd Chorus:

As described above!

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Have fun with it!

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{t:Between the Bars}
 {st:Elliott Smith}
 
 
 {sot}
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 {eot}
 Between The Bars - Elliott Smith
 
 {sot}
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 {eot}
 Tabbed by: F# 11th w3
 
 
 {sot}
 Tuning: D-Tuning (D-G-C-F-A-D)
 {eot}
 As recorded on the album "Either/Or"
 
 Chord shapes used:
 (names relative to tuning)
 
 [Am7] [Fadd9] [C] [Em7] [E] [F] 
 {sot}
 |--3--| |--3--| |--0--| |--0--| |--0--| |--1--|
 |--1--| |--1--| |--1--| |--3--| |--0--| |--1--|
 |--2--| |--2--| |--0--| |--0--| |--1--| |--2--|
 |--2--| |--x--| |--2--| |--0--| |--2--| |--3--|
 |--0--| |--3--| |--3--| |--2--| |--2--| |--3--|
 |--x--| |--1--| |--x--| |--x--| |--0--| |--1--| 
 {eot}
 
 [G6] [Fm7] [D9/F#] [Fm] [Am] 
 {sot}
 |--0--| |--1--| |--0--| |--1--| |--0--|
 |--0--| |--1--| |--1--| |--1--| |--1--|
 |--0--| |--1--| |--2--| |--1--| |--2--|
 |--0--| |--1--| |--0--| |--3--| |--2--|
 |--x--| |--x--| |--x--| |--3--| |--0--|
 |--3--| |--4--| |--2--| |--1--| |--x--|
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 {eot}
 The stroking patterns are played in a 3/4 measure. Don't take it too literally,
 as long as you keep the right rhythm it sounds great.
 
 Intro:
 
 [Am7] 
 {sot}
 d|------3-x-3----------3--| Play 4 times
 A|------1-x-1--------1-1--|
 F|------2-x-2--------2-2--|
 C|----2-----------2--2----|
 G|-0-----------0----------|
 D|------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 Verse 1:
 
 [Am7] [Fadd9] [C] 
 {sot}
 d|------3---3-------3----|------3-----------3-----|------0---0-------0---0-|
 A|------1-1-1-------1-1--|----1-1---1-----1-1-1-0-|------1---1-------1---1-|
 F|------2-2-2-------2-2--|----2-2---2-----2-2-2-0-|------0---0-------0-0-0-|
 C|----2---2-------2---2--|------------------------|----2---2-------2---2---|
 G|-0-----------0---------|--------3---------------|-3-----------3----------|
 D|-----------------------|-1-----------1----------|------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 [Em7] [Am7] [Fadd9] 
 {sot}
 d|------0---0-------0----|------3---3-------3----|------3-----------3-----|
 A|------3-3-3-------3-3--|------1-1-1-------1-1--|----1-1---1-----1-1-1-0-|
 F|------0-0-0-------0-0--|------2-2-2-------2-2--|----2-2---2-----2-2-2-0-|
 C|----0---0-------0---0--|----2---2-------2---2--|------------------------|
 G|-2-----------2---------|-0-----------0---------|--------3---------------|
 D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-1-----------1----------|
 {eot}
 
 [C] [E] [F] 
 {sot}
 d|------0---0-------0---0-|------1---1-------1-----|
 A|------1---1-----0-0-0-0-|----1-1---1-----1-1---0-|
 F|------0---0-----1-1-1-1-|----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-0-|
 C|----2---2-------2-------|----3---3-------3---3---|
 G|-3----------------------|------------------------|
 D|-------------0----------|-1-----------1----------|
 {eot}
 
 Verse 2:
 
 [Am7] [Fadd9] [C] 
 {sot}
 d|------3---3-------3-----|------3-----------3-----|------0---0-------0---0-|
 A|------1-1-1-------1-1-0-|----1-1---1-----1-1-1-0-|------1---1-------1---1-|
 F|------2-2-2-------2-2-0-|----2-2---2-----2-2-2-0-|------0---0-------0-0-0-|
 C|----2---2-------2---2---|------------------------|----2---2-------2---2---|
 G|-0-----------0----------|--------3---------------|-3-----------3----------|
 D|------------------------|-1-----------1----------|------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 [Em7] [Am7] [Fadd9] 
 {sot}
 d|------0---0-------0---0-|------3---3-------3---3-|------3-----------3-----|
 A|------3-3-3-------3-3-3-|------1-1-1-------1-1-1-|----1-1---1-----1-1-1-0-|
 F|------0-0-0-------0-0-0-|------2-2-2-------2-2-2-|----2-2---2-----2-2-2-0-|
 C|----0---0-------0---0---|----2---2-------2---2---|------------------------|
 G|-2-----------2----------|-0-----------0----------|--------3---------------|
 D|------------------------|------------------------|-1-----------1----------|
 {eot}
 
 [C] [E] [F] 
 {sot}
 d|------0---0-------0---0-|------1---1--------1--|
 A|------1---1-----0-0-0-0-|----1-1---1--------1--|
 F|------0---0-----1-1-1-1-|----2-2-2-2-----2--2--|
 C|----2---2-------2-------|----3---3-------3-----|
 G|-3----------------------|----------------------|
 D|-------------0----------|-1-----------1--------|
 {eot}
 
 1st Chorus:
 
 [F] [G6] [Am] [Fm7] [G6] 
 {sot}
 d|------1---1-------0---0-|------0---0---0---0---0-|----1---1-------0----|
 A|----1-1-1-1-----0-0-0-0-|----1-1---1---1---1---1-|----1-1-1-----0-0-0--|
 F|----2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-0-|----2-------------------|----1-1-1-----0-0-0--|
 C|----3---3-------0---0---|----2-----------0---2---|------1-------0---0--|
 G|------------------------|-0------2---3-----------|---------------------|
 D|-1-----------3----------|------------------------|-4---------3---------|
 {eot}
 
 [D9/F#] [F] [G6] [Am] 
 {sot}
 d|-----0---0------0-----|------1---1-------0---0-|------0---0---0---0---0-|
 A|---1-1-1-1----1-1-1-0-|----1-1-1-1-----0-0-0-0-|----1-1---1---1---1---1-|
 F|---2-2-2-2----2-2-2-0-|----2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-0-|----2-------------------|
 C|---0---0------0---0---|----3---3-------0---0---|----2-----------0---2---|
 G|----------------------|------------------------|-0------2---3-----------|
 D|-2----------2---------|-1-----------3----------|------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 ______________________*)
 [F] [Fm] 
 {sot}
 d|---------1-------1---1-|------1---1------1----|
 A|-------1-1-----1-1-1-1-|----1-1-1-1----1-1-1--|
 F|-------2-2-----2-2-2-2-|----1-1-1-1----1-1-1--|
 C|----3--3-------3---3---|--------3----------3--|
 G|-----------------------|----------------------|
 D|-1----------1----------|-1-----------1--------|
 {eot}
 
 *) In 2nd chorus replace with:
 
 [Fm] 
 {sot}
 d|----------|
 A|-1--------|
 F|-1--------|
 C|-3--------|
 G|-3--------|
 D|-1--------|
 {eot}
 
 Verse 3:
 
 [Am7] [Fadd9] [C] 
 {sot}
 d|------3---3-------3-----|------3-----------3-----|------0---0-------0---0-|
 A|------1-1-1-------1-1-0-|----1-1---1-----1-1-1-0-|------1---1-------1---1-|
 F|------2-2-2-------2-2-0-|----2-2---2-----2-2-2-0-|------0---0-------0-0-0-|
 C|----2---2-------2---2---|------------------------|----2---2-------2---2---|
 G|-0-----------0----------|--------3---------------|-3-----------3----------|
 D|------------------------|-1-----------1----------|------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 [Em7] [Am7] [Fadd9] 
 {sot}
 d|------0---0-------0---0-|------3---3-------3---3-|------3-----------3-----|
 A|------3-3-3-------3-3-3-|------1-1-1-------1-1-1-|----1-1---1-----1-1-1-0-|
 F|------0-0-0-------0-0-0-|------2-2-2-------2-2-2-|----2-2---2-----2-2-2-0-|
 C|----0---0-------0---0---|----2---2-------2---2---|------------------------|
 G|-2-----------2----------|-0-----------0----------|--------3---------------|
 D|------------------------|------------------------|-1-----------1----------|
 {eot}
 
 [C] [E] [F] 
 {sot}
 d|------0---0-------0---0-|------1---1-------1-----|
 A|------1---1-----0-0-0-0-|----1-1---1-----1-1---0-|
 F|------0---0-----1-1-1-1-|----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-0-|
 C|----2---2-------2-------|----3---3-------3---3---|
 G|-3----------------------|------------------------|
 D|-------------0----------|-1-----------1----------|
 {eot}
 
 Verse 4:
 
 [Am7] [Fadd9] [C] 
 {sot}
 d|------3---3-------3-----|------3-----------3-----|------0---0-------0---0-|
 A|------1-1-1-------1-1-0-|----1-1---1-----1-1-1-0-|------1---1-------1---1-|
 F|------2-2-2-------2-2-0-|----2-2---2-----2-2-2-0-|------0---0-------0-0-0-|
 C|----2---2-------2---2---|------------------------|----2---2-------2---2---|
 G|-0-----------0----------|--------3---------------|-3-----------3----------|
 D|------------------------|-1-----------1----------|------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 [Em7] [Am7] [Fadd9] 
 {sot}
 d|------0---0-------0---0-|------3---3-------3---3-|------3-----------3-----|
 A|------3-3-3-------3-3-3-|------1-1-1-------1-1-1-|----1-1---1-----1-1-1-0-|
 F|------0-0-0-------0-0-0-|------2-2-2-------2-2-2-|----2-2---2-----2-2-2-0-|
 C|----0---0-------0---0---|----2---2-------2---2---|------------------------|
 G|-2-----------2----------|-0-----------0----------|--------3---------------|
 D|------------------------|------------------------|-1-----------1----------|
 {eot}
 
 [C] [E] [F] 
 {sot}
 d|------0---0-------0---0-|------1---1--------1--|
 A|------1---1-----0-0-0-0-|----1-1---1--------1--|
 F|------0---0-----1-1-1-1-|----2-2-2-2-----2--2--|
 C|----2---2-------2-------|----3---3-------3-----|
 G|-3----------------------|----------------------|
 D|-------------0----------|-1-----------1--------|
 {eot}
 
 2nd Chorus:
 
 As described above!
 
 ===============================================================================
 Have fun with it!
 ===============================================================================

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