Elliott Smith – Go By (Guitar Tab)
D Tuning (D-G-C-F-A-D)
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Tabbed by: ciaran rooney
For simplicity the chords are treated as if it was in standard (EADGBe)
The intro is based around E major, you play the top string parts with your baby finger
d|---2--2--0-----2--3--0---| A|---0-----------0---------| F|---1-----------1---------| C|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-0----------0------------|
Here are the chords.
Note the D/F# is a transition from G down to Em (and C, sometimes).
It's like this:
d|------------------| A|--3---------------| F|--2---------------| C|--0---------------| G|------------------| D|--2---------------|
Likewise when moving back and forth from A to C in the pre-chorus you
transition via a B bass note.
E G
.. Go on parade and fade
D/F# C
Hit the ceiling slow
G D/F# Em
Spending all your time with some girl
D C
You'll never get to know
G D/F# C
Wound up tight
G Em
Dressed all in white
D A
Some torn main sail
C
Blowing out to drift
A C D
... Leave you even if
G Em
You live up in your head
D/F# C
Scared of every little noise
G D/F# Em
Someone's always breaking in accidentally
D C
Using nothing but their voice
G D/F# C
Shrill and small
G Em
Echo down the hall
D A
Repeating pet names
C
Seeing it in your eyes
A C
... You're only passing by
Chorus:
You're going up half-steps from the C all the way to Em.
The C#m7b5 has this shape:
d|------------------| A|--5---------------| F|--4---------------| C|--5---------------| G|--4---------------| D|------------------|
Then your D will be a bar chord with 5th fret fifth string as bass note,
then the D#m7b5 is just the C#m7b5 shape above moved up two frets (6th fret bass note)
so your Em will have the 7th fret as your bass note.
C#m7b5 D D#m7b5 Em
. . . . . . . . Go by
C#m7b5 D5 (slide to) E5 C B
... Go by
E G
Someone's in the way
D/F# C
Pretty words and inside slurs
G
All the things they have to say
D/F# Em C
To perform the work that they've rehearsed
G D/F# C
It's a waste of time
G Em
I put it behind me
D A
Once and for all
C
And let the hype decline
A C
.. If the problem wasn't mine
Repeat chorus, finish on C
Here's some of the lead guitar parts which play over the verse.
.. Spending all your time .... Wound up tight .. Dressed all in white d|-10--8---7--8---7---------------10----8-----7------10----7--8---7--------| A|-12--10--8--10--8---------------12----10----8------12----8--10--8--------| F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| .. Some torn main .... d|------10-------------------------5-----5----5----------------------------| A|---8-----10-8-10-8--8--5-------5---5-5---55------------------------------| F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
You'll need to listen to the song to figure out how these lead parts fit in with
the chords as they're quite tricky.
Corrections welcome!