Elliott Smith – Single File (Guitar Live Tab)
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Single File - Elliott Smith (Single Acoustic Guitar)
I was unable to find a tab that did this song justice so I put this together. I had to figure out a lot
of the voicings Elliott uses by ear because I am certain he is not playing all simple barre chords like so
many other tabs suggest. Im sure its not 100% correct but it is as close as I could figure out and it sounds
similar to how he played it live. I wrote the tab in standard tuning so I could name the chord shapes in
you'll have to listen to the recording to get the rythm right.
If you need any help I recorded a cover of this song here :
- Tune down a whole step -
Chords: (Please feel free to correct me if
Dm: xx0231 I have misnamed any of these chords)
Dm/C: x30231
G: 320003
G*: 32003X
G7: 320001
Bbm: x1002x
F: 133211
Fm: 133111
Ab: 466544
Bb: 6x076x
Bb6:x20033
Eb9: x6506x
C#add9: x43x4x
C#m7:x4545x
C: x35050
[Intro]
| Repeat x3 |
Dm Dm/C G7 G* Bbm F
e|-----1-----1--|-----1-----1-1-|-----X-----X-X-|---------------|-----1-----1-1-|
B|-----3-----3--|-----0-----0-0-|-----3-----3-3-|-----2-----2-2-|-----1-----1-1-|
G|-----2-----2--|-----0-----0-0-|-----0-----0-0-|-----0-----0-0-|-----2-----2-2-|
D|--0-----------|-----0-----0-0-|-----0-----0-0-|-----0-----0-0-|-----3-----3-3-|
A|--------3-----|-----2-----2-2-|-----2-----2-2-|--1-----1----1-|-----3-----3-3-|
E|--------------|--3-----3------|--3-----3------|---------------|--1-----1------|
| Play on the 4th time |
Bbm Bbm F F Fm
e|--------------|---------------|-----1-----1-1-|-----1-----1-1-|-----1---1-1-1-|
B|-----2--2-2-2-|-----2-----2-2-|-----1-----1-1-|-----1-----1-1-|-----1---1-1-1-|
G|-----0--0-0-0-|-----0-----0-0-|-----2-----2-2-|-----2-----2-2-|-----1---1-1-1-|
D|-----0--0-0-0-|-----0-----0-0-|-----3-----3-3-|-----3-----3-3-|-----3---3-3-3-|
A|--1-----1-1-1-|--1-----0------|-----3-----3-3-|-----3-----3-3-|-----3---3-3-3-|
E|--------------|---------------|--1-----1------|--1-----1------|--1-----1------|[Verse 1]
Fm Ab
Here in line where stupid shit collides
Bb C#add9
With dying shooting stars
Ab Eb9
All we got to show what we really are
Bb C#add9
Is the same kind of scars
Fm Ab
And looking at you all I see is
Bb C#add9
You're waiting for something
[Chorus] *Similar to the intro chords but in differnt orders*
* Single File... You're a
Dm Dm/C G7 Bbm F
e|-----1-----1--|-----1-----1-1-|-----X-----X-X-|-----1-----1-1-|
B|-----3-----3--|-----0-----0-0-|-----2-----2-2-|-----1-----1-1-|
G|-----2-----2--|-----0-----0-0-|-----0-----0-0-|-----2-----2-2-|
D|--0-----------|-----0-----0-0-|-----0-----0-0-|-----3-----3-3-|
A|--------3-----|-----2-----2-2-|--1-----1------|-----3-----3-3-|
E|--------------|--3-----3------|---------------|--1-----1------|
Murder Mile... You
Dm Dm/C G7 Bb6 Bb6
e|-----1-----1--|-----1-----1-1-|-----3-----3-3-|-----3-----3-3-|
B|-----3-----3--|-----0-----0-0-|-----3-----3-3-|-----3-----3-3-|
G|-----2-----2--|-----0-----0-0-|-----0-----0-0-|-----0-----0-0-|
D|--0-----------|-----0-----0-0-|-----0-----0-0-|-----0-----0-0-|
A|--------3-----|-----2-----2-2-|-/1-----1------|--1-----1------|
E|--------------|--3-----3------|---------------|---------------|
Idiot Kid... Your -
Dm Dm/C G7 G* Bbm F
e|-----1-----1--|-----1-----1-1-|-----X-----X-X-|---------------|-----1-----1-1-|
B|-----3-----3--|-----0-----0-0-|-----3-----3-3-|-----2-----2-2-|-----1-----1-1-|
G|-----2-----2--|-----0-----0-0-|-----0-----0-0-|-----0-----0-0-|-----2-----2-2-|
D|--0-----------|-----0-----0-0-|-----0-----0-0-|-----0-----0-0-|-----3-----3-3-|
A|--------3-----|-----2-----2-2-|-----2-----2-2-|--1-----1----1-|-----3-----3-3-|
E|--------------|--3-----3------|--3-----3------|---------------|--1-----1------|
Arms Got A Death In It {Hum}...
G Bbm F Fm Fm
e|-----3----3-3-|-----x-----x-x-|-----1-----1-1-|-----1---1-1-1-|-----1---1-1-1-|
B|-----0----0-0-|-----2-----2-2-|-----1-----1-1-|-----1---1-1-1-|-----1---1-1-1-|
G|-----0----0-0-|-----0-----0-0-|-----2-----2-2-|-----1---1-1-1-|-----1---1-1-1-|
D|-----0----0-0-|-----0-----0-0-|-----3-----3-3-|-----3---3-3-3-|-----3---3-3-3-|
A|-----0----0-0-|--1-----1------|-----3-----3-3-|-----3---3-3-3-|-----3---3-3-3-|
E|--3-----3-----|---------------|--1-----1------|--1-----1------|--1-----1------|[Humming Break]
Fm Ab Bb C#add9
Ab Eb9 Bb C#add9
[Verse 2]
Fm Ab
If you're choking up, take this paper cup
Bb C#add9
But there's a price that you'll pay
Ab Eb9
For trying hard to become whatever they are
Bb C#add9
And say whatever they say
Fm Ab
So help yourself to this bitter pill
Bb C#add9
Or somebody else will
[Chorus 2] **same as the first chorus with a transition into the outro**
Single File... You're a
Dm Dm/C G7 Bbm F
e|-----1-----1--|-----1-----1-1-|-----X-----X-X-|-----1-----1-1-|
B|-----3-----3--|-----0-----0-0-|-----2-----2-2-|-----1-----1-1-|
G|-----2-----2--|-----0-----0-0-|-----0-----0-0-|-----2-----2-2-|
D|--0-----------|-----0-----0-0-|-----0-----0-0-|-----3-----3-3-|
A|--------3-----|-----2-----2-2-|--1-----1------|-----3-----3-3-|
E|--------------|--3-----3------|---------------|--1-----1------|
Murder Mile... You
Dm Dm/C G7 Bb6 Bb6
e|-----1-----1--|-----1-----1-1-|-----3-----3-3-|-----3-----3-3-|
B|-----3-----3--|-----0-----0-0-|-----3-----3-3-|-----3-----3-3-|
G|-----2-----2--|-----0-----0-0-|-----0-----0-0-|-----0-----0-0-|
D|--0-----------|-----0-----0-0-|-----0-----0-0-|-----0-----0-0-|
A|--------3-----|-----2-----2-2-|-/1-----1------|--1-----1------|
E|--------------|--3-----3------|---------------|---------------|
Idiot Kid...
Dm Dm/C G7 G* Bbm
e|-----1-----1--|-----1-----1-1-|-----X-----X-X-|---------------|
B|-----3-----3--|-----0-----0-0-|-----3-----3-3-|-----2-----2-2-|
G|-----2-----2--|-----0-----0-0-|-----0-----0-0-|-----0-----0-0-|
D|--0-----------|-----0-----0-0-|-----0-----0-0-|-----0-----0-0-|
A|--------3-----|-----2-----2-2-|-----2-----2-2-|--1-----1----1-|
E|--------------|--3-----3------|--3-----3------|---------------|
** Your Arms Got A Death in it
F G Bbm C#m7
E|-----1-----1-1-|-----3----3-3-|-----x-----x-x-|---------------|
B|-----1-----1-1-|-----0----0-0-|-----2-----2-2-|-----5---5-5-5-|
G|-----2-----2-2-|-----0----0-0-|-----0-----0-0-|-----4---4-4-4-|
D|-----3-----3-3-|-----0----0-0-|-----0-----0-0-|-----5---5-5-5-|
A|-----3-----3-3-|-----2----2-2-|--1-----1----1-|-/4--4---4-4-4-|
E|--1-----1------|--3-----3-----|---------------|---------------|[Outro]
Single - File!!! {Repeat x3}
| Play on 4th till end ~Let Ring~ |
Dm Dm/C G7 C C/C# Bbm Bbm/A F
e|-----1-----1--|-----1-----1-1-|-----0--0--0-0-|-----0--0--0-0-|-----x--x--x-x-|---------------|--1~----|
B|-----3-----3--|-----0-----0-0-|-----5--5--5-5-|-----5--5--5-5-|-----2--2--2-2-|-----2-----2-2-|--1~----|
G|-----2-----2--|-----0-----0-0-|-----0--0--0-0-|-----0--0--0-0-|-----0--0--0-0-|-----0-----0-0-|--2~----|
D|--0-----------|-----0-----0-0-|-----5--5--5-5-|-----5--5--5-5-|-----0--0--0-0-|-----0-----0-0-|--3~----|
A|--------3-----|-----2-----2-2-|--3-----3--3-3-|-/4-----4--4-4-|-\1-----1--1-1-|--1-----0------|--3~----|
E|--------------|--3-----3------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|--1~----|************************************
| x Dead note
| / Slide up
| \ Slide Down
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