Elliott Smith – Better Be Quiet Now (Guitar Live Tab)
D Tuning (D-G-C-F-A-D)
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I learned this from watching him play it live.
Tabbed by: Matthew Davis
The only thing I left out is during the instrumental verse,
he does the "I've got a long way to go..." part a lil' different.
[Intro]
(is just first chord of verse for a bit)
[Verse] (Chord names slightly simplified)
E E/C# E/C E/B E/Bb
D|----4------4------4------4------4----|
A|----5------5------5------5------5----|
F|----4------3------2------4------3----|
C|----2------x------x------x------x----|
G|-----------4------3------2------1----|
D|-------------------------------------|
"I've got ah" "long way to go" "getting further away" lil' more E
D|-----------------4----2----0-----------------------0-------------------0---|
A|---5--4--2-------5----2----2--------5--4-----------0-------------------0---|
F|-----------------2----2----2--------4--4-----------1---2-2-2-1-----1---1---|
C|-----------------2----2----2--------------4--------2-----------4/6\2---2---|
G|-----------------0----0----0--------2--------------2---------------2---2---|
D|---------------------------------------------------0---------------0---0---|
[Verse]
E E/C# E/C E/B E/Bb
D|----4------4------4------4------4----|
A|----5------5------5------5------5----|
F|----4------3------2------4------3----|
C|----2------x------x------x------x----|
G|-----------4------3------2------1----|
D|-------------------------------------|
"I've got ah" "long way to go" "getting further away" lil' more E
D|-----------------4----2----0-----------------------0-------------------0---|
A|---5--4--2-------5----2----2--------5--4-----------0-------------------0---|
F|-----------------2----2----2--------4--4-----------1---2-2-2-1-----1---1---|
C|-----------------2----2----2--------------4--------2-----------4/6\2---2---|
G|-----------------0----0----0--------2--------------2---------------2---2---|
D|---------------------------------------------------0---------------0---0---|
[Chorus]
G* A* C/G* D/F#* G* F7* E* F#m7 C/G* D7* x2 Second D7/transition into verse
D|--------3----0----0----------3---1----0--------0----2-----2---|--2--1--------|
A|--------0----2----1-----3----0---1----0--------1----1-----1---|--1--0--------|
F|--------0----2----0-----2----0---2----1---2----0----2-----2---|--2--2--------|
C|--------0----2----2-----0----0---1----2---2----2----0-----0---|--0--1/2------|
G|--------2----0----3-----0----2---3----2---x----3--------------|--------------|
D|-2---3--3---------3-----2----3---1----0---2----3-------2------|--------------|
[Verse]
E E/C# E/C E/B E/Bb
D|----4------4------4------4------4----|
A|----5------5------5------5------5----|
F|----4------3------2------4------3----|
C|----2------x------x------x------x----|
G|-----------4------3------2------1----|
D|-------------------------------------|
"I've got ah" "long way to go" "getting further away" lil' more E
D|-----------------4----2----0-----------------------0-------------------0---|
A|---5--4--2-------5----2----2--------5--4-----------0-------------------0---|
F|-----------------2----2----2--------4--4-----------1---2-2-2-1-----1---1---|
C|-----------------2----2----2--------------4--------2-----------4/6\2---2---|
G|-----------------0----0----0--------2--------------2---------------2---2---|
D|---------------------------------------------------0---------------0---0---|
[Riff 1]
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
F|-1p0------------------|
C|-----2p1--------------|
G|---------2-0----------|
D|-------------4-0------|
[Verse] (Play more with passion)
E E/C# E/C E/B E/Bb
D|----4------4------4------4------4----|
A|----5------5------5------5------5----|
F|----4------3------2------4------3----|
C|----2------x------x------x------x----|
G|-----------4------3------2------1----|
D|-------------------------------------|
"I've got ah" "long way to go" "getting further away" lil' more E
D|-----------------4----2----0-----------------------0-------------------0---|
A|---5--4--2-------5----2----2--------5--4-----------0-------------------0---|
F|-----------------2----2----2--------4--4-----------1---2-2-2-1-----1---1---|
C|-----------------2----2----2--------------4--------2-----------4/6\2---2---|
G|-----------------0----0----0--------2--------------2---------------2---2---|
D|---------------------------------------------------0---------------0---0---|
[Chorus]
G* A* C/G* D/F#* G* F7* E* F#m7 C/G* D7* x2 Second D7/transition into verse
D|--------3----0----0----------3---1----0--------0----2-----2---|--2--1--------|
A|--------0----2----1-----3----0---1----0--------1----1-----1---|--1--0--------|
F|--------0----2----0-----2----0---2----1---2----0----2-----2---|--2--2--------|
C|--------0----2----2-----0----0---1----2---2----2----0-----0---|--0--1/2------|
G|--------2----0----3-----0----2---3----2---x----3--------------|--------------|
D|-2---3--3---------3-----2----3---1----0---2----3-------2------|--------------|
[Verse]
E E/C# E/C E/B E/Bb
D|----4------4------4------4------4----|
A|----5------5------5------5------5----|
F|----4------3------2------4------3----|
C|----2------x------x------x------x----|
G|-----------4------3------2------1----|
D|-------------------------------------|
[Outro]
"I've got ah" "long way to go" "getting further away" C#m* F#*
D|-----------------4----2----0-----------------------------4--------2------|
A|---5--4--2-------5----2----2--------5--4-----------------5--------2------|
F|-----------------2----2----2--------4--4-----------------6--------3------|
C|-----------------2----2----2--------------4--------------6--------4------|
G|-----------------0----0----0--------2--------------------4--------4------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------2------|
"I've got ah"
FIN!
D|--4--2--2--0--0-----------------0---|
A|--5--2--3--2--0-----------------0---|
F|--2--2--2--2--1--2-2-2-1------1-1---|
C|--2--2--0--2--2----------4/6--2-2---|
G|--0--0-----0--2---------------2-2---|
D|--------------0---------------0-0---|******************************
| x Dead note
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
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