Elliott Smith – Waltz 2 Xo (Bass Tab)
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This is Waltz #2 (XO) by Elliott Smith, transcribed for a 4 string bass in E standard tuning.
While the original features guitars and bass tuned to D standard, I chose E standed becase
I feel it's less common for folks to have their instrument set up in that tuning, especially for this genre.
Important:
-The song is in 3/4 Time signature, and the 1/8th notes have a shuffle feeling. (1 and2 and3 and)
-The verses and chorus' follow the same chords and form, but the bass switches up certain notes each time.
-If you want to learn a "simplified" version, any of the verse/chorus parts can be repeated or swapped out.
Drum intro x2
Guitar intro x6
Bass starts at 00:22
Chorus (Instrumental) G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------0----| A|-------1------6------5------6------5------3------1-----------0-1------------------------| E|3-------------------------------------------------------1----------------------------1-2| Verse 1 G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------1------2------3----------------------------------------------------------7----6| A|-------5----0-1--------------------------------3--------3------------------5------------6------5-----------| E|3--------------------1----0----------------------1-------------3---1-3-----------5-------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|5---------------------------1------2------3----------------------------------------------------------4-----| A|-------5----0-1--------------------------------3------1-3------------------5------------3------5-----------| E|---------------------1----0----------------------1-------------3---1-3-----------5-------------------------| Chorus G|-------------------------------------------------| D|5------------(5)-----------(5)-----------(5)-----| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------0----| A|-------1----1/6-----\1----1/6------5------3------1-----------0-1------------------------| E|3-------------------------------------------------------1----------------------------1-2| Verse 2 G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------1------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------5----0-1--------------------3--------------------3------------------5-------------------5-----------| E|3--------------------1----0---------------1------1-------------3---1-3-----------5------5------------2-----| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------1------2------3----------------------------------------------------------4-----| A|-------5----0-1----------------------------------3----1-3------------------5------------3------5-----------| E|3--------------------1----0------------------------------------3---1-3-----------5-------------------------| Chorus G|-------------------------------------------------| D|5------------(5)-----------(5)-----------(5)-----| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-----0h1----1/6----6-5----5-6------5------3------1----2| E|3------------------------------------------------------| Bridge G|-----------------------8--------------------------------------------------| D|-----1-/5\-------5--8------------------------------------------5----------| A|3-------------6--------------1-----0-----------------3-----3-----6--------| E|-----------------------------------------3--------------------------------| Verse 3 G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------1------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------5----0-1--------------------3------------------1-3------------------5------------3------5-----------| E|3--------------------1----0---------------1------1-------------3---1-3-----------5-------------------5----4| G|---------------------------------------5-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------1------2/5----3----------------------------------------------------------4-----| A|-------5----0-1--------------------------------3--------3------------------5------------3------5-----------| E|3--------------------1----0----------------------1-------------3---1-3-----------5-------------------------| Chorus/Tag/Outro G|-------------------------------------------------| D|5------------(5)-----------(5)-----------(5)-----| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|10-----8------6------5------6------5------3------10------8------6------5------6------5-------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------5-6------5------6------5-------------1-------------| E|3------1----------------------------------1--------------------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
|( ) sustain