Elliott Smith – How To Take A Fall (Guitar)
Open C (C-G-C-G-C-E)
Key
-
Versions
(2)
Guitar Tab
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
*this is slightly different to the tuning shown in metadata above the tab.
(same tuning as speed trials, ballad of big nothing, independence day)
- all very simple barred chords in an open tuning, but you can also play the melodies during those chords
- intro/outro tabs here show the chord changes and the melody
- the strumming pattern shouldn't be too hard to figure out
chords C 000000 Ab 888888 Bb 10-10-10-x-x-x
F 555555
G 777777
Eb 333333
D 22222x
E 444xxx
[Intro]
C|-------------------------| G|-x-----x-----x-----x-----| E|-x-----x-----x-----x-----| C|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| C|-------------------------| Ab C|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| G|-x-----8--8--8--8-----10-|----10-10----10-10-10----|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--10-|----10-10-8--12-12-12~---| E|-x-----11-11-11-8-----8--|----8--8-----8--8--8--/--|-11-11-11-11-11-8--8--8--|----8--8--8--8--8--8-----| C|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| C|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| C Bb Ab F C|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|-------8--------------5--|----7--------------------| G|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|-------8--------------5--|----------8-----7--------| E|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|-------10-11-10-8-----5--|-------------------------| C|-0-----------------------|-------------10-10-x--7--|/8-----8--------------5--|----------------------7--| G|-0-----------------------|-------------10-10-x--7--|/8-----8--------------5--|----------------------7--| C|-0-----------------------|-------------10-10-x--7--|/8-----8--------------5--|----------------------7--| Ab C Bb C|-------8-----------------|-------------------------|-0-----------------------|-------------------------| G|-------8--------------10-|----10-10-8--12-12-12~---|-0-----------------------|-------------------------| E|-------11-11-11-8--------|-------------------------|-0-----------------------|-------------------------| C|/8-----8-----------------|-------------------------|-0-----------------------|-------------10-10-\-----| G|/8-----8-----------------|-------------------------|-0-----------------------|-------------10-10-\-----| C|/8-----8-----------------|-------------------------|-0-----------------------|-------------10-10-\-----|
[Verse 1]
G F Eb G F It's one word cover to cover, it's an endless fuse Ab F Ab Bb Chain repeater never seems to get any smarter G F Eb G F I'm always marking pages so that I don't get confused Ab F Ab Bb End up in a fight I never had any part of
[Chorus]
Ab F Listen naive plaything Ab C Bb Coming over clueless every time you call Ab F An accident just waiting to happen Ab C Bb Still hasn't found out how to take a fall
[Verse 2]
G F Eb G F Make me a present, make it something sweet Ab F Ab Bb Small enough to go unnoticed and big enough to compete G F Eb G F With this massive past that keeps blocking up my street Ab F Ab Bb Looking for a new contender to disassemble
[Chorus]
Ab F Listen naive plaything Ab C Bb Coming over clueless every time you call Ab F An accident just waiting to happen Ab C Still hasn't found out how to take a fall D How to take a fall E F How to take a fall Ab G F Eb Ooh ooh, ooh ooooh ooh F Ab Ooh [Outro] C Ab C|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| G|-0-----8--8--8--8-----10-|----10-10----10-10-10----|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--10-|----10-10-8--12-12-12~---| E|-0-----10-11-11-8-----8--|----8--8-----8--8--8--/--|-11-11-11-11-11-8--8--8--|----8--8--8--8--8--8-----| C|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| G|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| C|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| C Bb Ab F C|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|-------8--------------5--|----7--------------------| G|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|-------8--------------5--|----------8-----7--------| E|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|-------10-11-10-8-----5--|-------------------------| C|-0-----------------------|-------------10-10-x--7--|/8-----8--------------5--|----------------------7--| G|-0-----------------------|-------------10-10-x--7--|/8-----8--------------5--|----------------------7--| C|-0-----------------------|-------------10-10-x--7--|/8-----8--------------5--|----------------------7--| Ab C C|-------8-----------------|-------------------------|-0-----------------------|-------------------------| G|-------8--------------10-|----10-10-8--12-12-12~---|-0-----------------------|-------------------------| E|-------10-11-11-8--------|-------------------------|-0-----------------------|-------------------------| C|/8-----8-----------------|-------------------------|-0-----------------------|-------------------------| G|/8-----8-----------------|-------------------------|-0-----------------------|-------------------------| C|/8-----8-----------------|-------------------------|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
x = dead note
~ = vibrato