Between The Bars Tab

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Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	D G C F A D
Capo:	no capo
Author F# 11th w3 [a] 198.
2 contributors total, last edit on Oct 3, 2020
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Between The Bars - Elliott Smith
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)
 
[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/B                   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/B                    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           G7(add13)    Am                       G#6       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-------3---3---|----2-----------0---2---|------1-------0---0--|
G|----------------2---2---|-0------2---3-----------|----3----------------|
D|-1-----------3----------|------------------------|-4---------3---------|
 
   D9/F#                  F           G7(add13)    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-------3---3---|----2-----------0---2---|
G|----------------------|----------------2---2---|-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--------|
 
[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/B                    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/B                    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]
   F           G7(add13)    Am                       G#6       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-------3---3---|----2-----------0---2---|------1-------0---0--|
G|----------------2---2---|-0------2---3-----------|----3----------------|
D|-1-----------3----------|------------------------|-4---------3---------|
 
   D9/F#                  F           G7(add13)    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-------3---3---|----2-----------0---2---|
G|----------------------|----------------2---2---|-0------2---3-----------|
D|-2----------2---------|-1-----------3----------|------------------------|
 
   F                       Fm
d|---------1-------1---1-|----------|
A|-------1-1-----1-1-1-1-|-1--------|
F|-------2-2-----2-2-2-2-|-1--------|
C|----3--3-------3---3---|-3--------|
G|-----------------------|-3--------|
D|-1----------1----------|-1--------|
 
 
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| x  Dead note
 
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Great tab. Only change I'd make is that I play the Em7 like this instead: (020230).
Everything is great, man! Only I'd like to make the note that, as I have noticed, Elliott plays 3123X1 instead of 312X31. When I got it the first time, I made that mistake too, because in the footage of him playing it really looks like his finger is in the second string. I would get it right some time latter just because you can tell that he uses the third string as the bass of the chord. Great job in the tab. Cheers, man.
good stuff