Elliott Smith – A Fond Farewell (Guitar Tab)

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Elliot Smith - A Fond Farewell PLEASE comment or email me if you think something is wrong. NOTES: 1. I wrote another tab for this about a year ago with only chords. I added the intro and corrected other small mistakes on this one. 2. I would love if someone figured out the hammer-on's and pull-offs that i missed. 3. At times, there are two different guitar parts, but they play together during the verse and chorus. tabbed by: [email protected] credit to: [email protected] for fitting the words with the chords All Chords - gave both open and barre chords. elliott uses barre chords but open are much easier to learn.

                Am       C         G        Em       Bm       Cm
D#|----0--5-----0--8------3--3-----0--7----10--7-----3--3----|
A#|----1--5-----1--8------3--3-----0--8----12--7-----1--4----|
F#|----2--5-----0--9------0--4-----0--9----11--7-----0--5----|
C#|----2--7-----2--10-----0--5-----2--9----9---9-----1--5----|
G#|----0--7-----3--10-----2--5-----2--7----x---9-----3--3----|
D#|----0--5-----X--8------3--3-----0--x----x---7-----x--X----|

Whole Song Notes for the intro:

Guitar 1
D#|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------7--5--7--9--5--------5--7--9--5--5--5--5/7--------------|
G#|----0h7----------------7----------------------------0--7--------|
D#|--------------------------8-------------------------------------|

D#|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------7--5--7--9--5--------5--7--9--5--5--5--5/7--7/9---------|
G#|----0h7----------------7--------------------------------0h7--7--|
D#|--------------------------8-------------------------------------|

D#|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------7--7--7/9----------------|
C#|--------7--5--7--9--5--------5--7--7/9--------------------------|
G#|----0h7----------------7----------------------------------------|
D#|--------------------------8-------------------------------------|

D#|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------9--9p7--------------------------------------|
C#|--------7--5--7--9---------9--9p7--7p5--------------------------|
G#|----0h7---------------------------------------------------------|
D#|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 Am C G Em (x3) Am C [Verse 1] G C G The litebrite's now black and white Am Em Cause you took apart a picture that wasn't right Bm C Pitch burning on a shining sheet Am C The only maker that you'd want to meet Em C G The dying man in a living room Am Em Whose shadow paces the floor Bm C He'll take you out any open door [Chorus] Am C This is not my life G It's just a fond farewell to a friend Am C It's not what I'm like G Em It's just a fond farewell to a friend Am C Who couldn't get things right G Em A fond farewell to a friend [Refrain]

   Guitar 1
D#|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------9--9p7--------------------------------------|
C#|--------7--5--7--9---------9--9p7--7p5--------------------------|
G#|----0h7---------------------------------------------------------|
D#|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 Am C [Verse 2] G C G He said really I just wanna dance Am Em Good and evil matched perfect it's a great romance Bm C I can deal with some psychic pain Am C If it'll slow down my higher brain Em C G Veins full of disappearing ink Am Em Vomiting in the kitchen sink Bm C Disconnecting from the missing link [Chorus] Am C This is not my life G It's just a fond farewell to a friend Am C It's not what I'm like G Em It's just a fond farewell to a friend Am C Who couldn't get things right G Em A fond farewell to a friend [Refrain]

   Guitar 1
D#|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------9--9p7--------------------------------------|
C#|--------7--5--7--9---------9--9p7--7p5--------------------------|
G#|----0h7---------------------------------------------------------|
D#|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 Am C [Verse 3] G C G I see you're leaving me Am Em And taking up with the enemy Bm C The cold comfort of the in between Am C A little less than a human being Em C G A little less than a happy high Am Em A little less than a suicide Bm C The only things that you really tried [Chorus] Am C This is not my life G It's just a fond farewell to a friend Am C It's not what I'm like G Em It's just a fond farewell to a friend Am C Who couldn't get things right G Em A fond farewell to a friend Am C This is not my life G Em It's just a fond farewell to a friend [Coda] Guitar 1 Intro, but with a couple other notes mixed in Guitar 2 Am C Cm G Em (x3) Am C Cm Cm G (strum G really slow) ************************************ | x Dead note | / Slide up | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off ************************************