Elliott Smith – You Make It Seem Like Nothing (Guitar Tab)

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Chords

The song has easy chords but all the little slides and hammer-ons he adds are pretty difficult so this requires some experience with travis picking. (Yes the slides and hammer-ons are there, listen closely) Lastly, to be able to do the hammerons and slide for the F chord, you HAVE to play it in the Maj7 form which involves using your thumb for the low E and leaving the high E open. It's the only way to do the complicated shit in the chord. Comment if y'all want me to post a vid of me playing.
[Intro] (Same chords/picking for chorus)
   C                           G                      Fmaj7
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------1------------1--------------0------------0h1---------1-----------1------|
G|----0------------0-------------0-----------0------------2-----------2-------------|
D|-------2------------2--------------0-----------5/3----------3-----------3---------|
A|-3--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------2/3-----------------------1-----------1----------------|

   C                          Dm                      Am
e|-------------------------------------1--------------------------------------------|
B|----------1-----------0-------3------3-----3-----0-------------1------------1-----|
G|----0-----------0----------------2------------2---------2------------2------------|
D|-------2------------2-------0-----------0-------------------2------------2--------|
A|-3-----------3---------------------------------------0-----------0----------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   Fmaj7                                               
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|------------1-------------1-------------1----------1-|
G|----2-------2----2--------0h2---2-------2----0-------|
D|--------3------------3--------------3-----------3----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-1------------1-------------1-------------1----------|

   C                           G                      Fmaj7
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------1------------1---------------3------------0h1-------1-----------1-------|
G|----0------------0--------------0------0-----0----------2-----------2-------------|
D|-------2------------2--------------0-------------0----------3-----------3---------|
A|-3------------3-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------2/3------------3----------1-----------1----------------|

  C                          Dm                       Am
e|-------------------------------------1--------------------------------------------|
B|----------1-----------0-------3------3-----3-----0-------------1------------1-----|
G|----0-----------0----------------2------------2---------2------------2------------|
D|-------2------------2-------0-----------0-------------------2------------2--------|
A|-3-----------3---------------------------------------0-----------0----------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------=-----------------|

   Fmaj7                                               
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------1-------------1-------------1----------1--|
G|----2------------2--------------2------------2-------|
D|--------3------------3--------------3-----------3----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-1------------1-------------1-------------1----------|
A similar picking style is incorporated in the verses but its less complicated and with more hybrid strumming/picking. The accuracy isn't that important just fit the rhythm. [Verse 1] C Dm I'm not used to coming through E F I'm more accustomed to a falling out C Am I'm trying hard now as I can for you E F Not to fuck up on some stupid doubt C Dm I got your hopes set way up high E F Way on up there where the air is thin C Am The limit's supposed to be the sky E F I'm trying not to let you down again [Chorus] (Elliott plays the intro progression for the chorus, albeit a bit simpler. It still had the slide, so just play with what feels best for you) C G F C It's starting to come to me Dm Am F I didn't know about, I hadn't figured it out C G F C But it's starting to come to me now Dm Am F A little bit too late [Verse 2] C Dm I can't see anything you've done E F Any reason for the trouble you've got C Am You haven't hurt anyone E F Compared to most I'd say that's saying quite a lot C Dm I can't help you when you're sad E F That's a constant source of pain to me C Am Because I want to really bad E F Even though you make it seem like nothing [Chorus] C G F C It's starting to come to me Dm Am F I didn't know about, I hadn't figured it out C G F C But it's starting to come to me now Dm Am F A little bit too late [Outro] He just continues to play the intro/chorus progression at the end but does this little variation torwards the end. (He fucks up actually but this is probably what he tried playing)
  C                           G                      F
e|---------------------------------------------0-------1-------1----------0---------|
B|----------1------------1---------------3----------------1---------1---------------|
G|----0------------0--------------0-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------2------------2--------------0-------------0---------3----------3-----------|
A|-3------------3-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------2/3------------3----------1----------1-----------------|

  C                          Dm                       Am
e|----------0--------------------------1--------------------------------------------|
B|----1-----------1-----0-------3------3-----3-----0-------------1------------1-----|
G|---------------------------------2------------2---------2------------2------------|
D|-------2-----------2-------0-----------0-------------------2------------2---------|
A|-3-----------3---------------------------------------0-----------0----------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------=-----------------|

   Fmaj7                                               
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------1-------------1-------------1----------1--|
G|----2------------2--------------2------------2-------|
D|--------3------------3--------------3-----------3----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-1------------1-------------1-------------1----------|
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