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Song title:      Alameda
Original Album:	 Either/Or

Words and Music by Elliott Smith
Copyright © 2004 Dreamworks Records
Published by SKG Music Publishing

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
Tuning is DGCFAD, a tone below standard, if you want to play along.
Chords are named as for standard tuning. Timing is 4/4.

There are 3 sections I've called BRIDGE1/2/3 but they can't all be bridges.
I don't what else to call them.

Key to tab:

/ - slide up
_ - tie to next note or beat/half-beat


INTRO:

  Cmaj7                            F#m11
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----0____-0-----0-----0__-0-----|-0----0___---0____-------0-------|
|-----0____-0-------0---0__-------|---2------2--------2-2---2---2---|
|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|-----4------4--------4-------4---|
|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


  Am                               Fmaj7
|---------------------------------|-0-------0---0____---0-----------|
|-----1-----1-0____-1--0___--1----|-1---1---1---1____-------3-1-----|
|-----2-----2-2____----2___--2-0--|-2---2---2---2____-----------0---|
|-----2-----2--------2-----0---0--|-3---3---3-3---------------------|
|-0-------0-----------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


  C           Fsus2  Fmaj7sus2      B7 B7sus4    B7
|-----0____---1____---0____-------|---------------------------------|
|-1---1____-3-1____---1____-0-----|-4---5____----4___-----4__-------|
|-0---0____---0____-0-0____---0---|-2---2____-2--2___-----2__---0---|
|-2---2____---3____-3---------3---|-4---4____--4-4___-4-4-4__-4-0---|
|-3---3____-----------------------|-2---2____----2___-2-2-2__-2-0---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


  Am           Asus2 Am    Asus4    F
|---------------------0____---0---|-----1____-1-1-----1-1-----1---1-|
|-----1____---1-0__-1-1____-3-3-0-|-----1____-1-1-----1-1-----1---1-|
|-----2____---2-2__-2-2____-2---0-|-----2____-2-2-----2-2-----2---2-|
|-----2____---2-2__-2-------2-----|-3---3____-3-3---3-3-3---3---3---|
|-0---------0---------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


VERSE1:

  C                                 B7
|----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0--|---------------------------------|
|----1-1-----1-1-----1-1-----1-1--|----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4--|
|----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0--|----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2--|
|----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2--|----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4--|
|-3-------3--------3-------3------|-2-------2-------2-------2-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  C                                 B7
    You walk down Alameda           shuffling your deck of trick


  Am            Asus2 Am            F
|-----0____-0-0---0--0-0--0--0-0--|-----1____--1-1------1____--1-1--|
|-----1____-1-1---0--1-1--0--1-1--|-----1____--1-1------1____--1-1--|
|-----2____-2-2---2--2-2--2--2-2--|-----2____--2-2------2____--2-2--|
|-----2____-2-2---2--2-2--2--2-2--|-3---3____--3-3--3---3____--3-3--|
|-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  Am            Asus2 Am Asus2 Am   F
  cards   over  every -           - one                     like some


  C           Cadd11   C            B7              B7sus4
|-----0____----1___----0___-------|-----2____--2-2------2____--2----|
|-----1____--3-1___----1___-------|-----4____--4-4------5____--5-0--|
|-----0____--0-0___----0___----0--|-----2____--2-2------2____--2-0--|
|-----2____--2-2___--2-------2-2--|-----4____--4-4------4____--4-0--|
|-3---3____--3-3___--3-------3-3--|-2---------------2---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  C      Cadd9 Cadd11 C             B7              B7sus4
  pre  - cious on  -  ly            son


  Am             Asus2 Am Asus4     Fmaj7
|----------------------0___-------|-----0____--0-0-----0-0___--0-0--|
|-----1____--1-1--0--1-1___--3----|-----1____--1-1-----1-1___--1-1--|
|-----2____--2-2--2--2-2___--2-0--|-----2____--2-2-----2-2___--2-2--|
|-----2____--2-2--2--2-2___--2-0--|-3---3____--3-3--3--3-3___--3-3--|
|-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  Am             Asus2 Am         Asus4    Fmaj7
    Face         down, bow to the champi - on


VERSE2:

  C               Cmaj7             B7sus4
|-----0____--0-0-----0-0-----0-0--|---------------------------------|
|-----1____--1-1-----0-0-----0-0--|---------4----4----------4----4--|
|-----0____--0-0-----0-0-----0-0--|------2--2--2-2-------2--2--2-2--|
|-----2____--2-2-----2-2-----2-2--|----4-4--4--4-4-----4-4--4--4-4--|
|-3---3____--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--|-2---------------2---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  C                   Cmaj7         B7
    You walk down Ala-meda          looking at the cracks in the side-


  Am            Asus2 Am Asus4 Am  Fmaj7
|------------0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--|-----0____--0-0------0____--0-0--|
|-----1____--1-1--0--1-1--0--1-1--|-----1____--1-1------1____--1-1--|
|-----2____--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--|-----2____--2-2------2____--2-2--|
|-----2____--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--|-3---3____--3-3--3---3____--3-3--|
|-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  Am          Asus2 Am Asus4  Am    Fmaj7
  walk        thinking about  your  friends,                how you


  C                                 B  - Bsus4      B  - Bsus4
|-----0____--0-0___----0___-------|---------------------------------|
|-----1____--1-1___----1___-------|----4-5___--5-5-----4-5___--5-5--|
|-----0____--0-0___----0___---0---|----4_____--4-4-----4_____--4-4--|
|-----2____--2-2___--2--------2---|----4_____--4-4-----4_____--4-4--|
|-3---3____--3-3___--3--------3---|-2---------------2---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  C                                 B    Bsus4      B    Bsus4
  main  - tain    all     them      in


  Am          Asus2  Am     Asus4   Fmaj7
|----------------------0___-------|-----0____--0-0--0---0-------0---|
|-----1____--1-0___--1-1___--3----|-----1____--1-1--1---1-------1---|
|-----2____--2-2___--2-2___--2-0--|-----2____--2-2--2---2---2---2---|
|-----2____--2-2___--2-------2-0--|-3---3____--3-3--3---3---3---3---|
|-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  Am           Asus2 Am       Asus4 Fmaj7
    A con   -  stant state of sus - pense                   For your...



BRIDGE1:
Notes:
On the "Nobody broke your heart" line, there's a descending bass-line that
I've emulated here. (Or you could just strum Eb.)


  Dm              E                 Am              Am/G
|-----1____--1----0--0-0___--0-0--|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|
|-----3____--3-3--0--0-0___--0-0--|-----1-------1-------1-------1---|
|-----2____--2-2--1--1-1___--1-1--|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|
|-0---------------2--2-2___--2-2--|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|
|-----------------2--2-2___--2-2--|-0-------0-----------------------|
|-----------------0--0-0___--0-0--|-----------------3-------3-------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  Dm              E                 Am              Am/G 
  own     pro  -  tection           o - ver         their affection


  Eb      Ebmaj7  Eb6     Eb        Gm
|---------------------------------|-----3------3-3------3------3-3--|
|-----8------8-8------8------8-8--|-----3------3-3------3------3-3--|
|-----8------8-8------8------8-8--|-----3------3-3------3------3-3--|
|-----8------8-8------8------8-8--|-----5------5-5------5------5-5--|
|-6-------5-----------------------|-----5------5-5------5------5-5--|
|-----------------8-------6-------|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  Eb                                Gm
  No -          - body broke your   heart                   You

  C               F                 Bb
|----3-3------3-------1-------1---|---------------------------------|
|----4-4------4-------1-------1---|-----3------3-3------------------|
|----5-5------5-------2-------2---|-----3------3-3------------------|
|----5-5------5---3-------3-------|-----3------3-3------------------|
|-3-------3-----------------------|-1-------1-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  Cm             F                     Bb
  broke   your   own because you can't finish what you start



VERSE3:
Notes:
Play as for the previous VERSEs.

Chords:
C     x32010    Fmaj7  x33210
B7    x24242    Cadd9  x32030
Am    x02210    Cadd11 x32011
Asus2 x02200


C                    B7
  Walk down Ala-meda brushing off the nightmare you

Am   Asus2 Am            Asus2 Am  Fmaj7
wish could plague me when I'm awa -ake  and now you


C   Cadd9 Cadd11 C  B7
see your  first  mi-stake

Am             Asus2 Am        Asus4  Fmaj7
  was thinking that  you could rel  - ate



BRIDGE2:

  C               F                 F5          G5  Am
|-----0____-------1---------------|---------------------------------|
|-----1____-------1---------------|---------------------------------|
|-----0____---0---2---------------|---------------------5-------5---|
|-----2____---0---3---------------|-3---3____---5-------7-------7---|
|-3-------------------------------|-3---3____---5-------7-------7---|
|---------------------------------|-1-1-1____-1-3-/-5-------5-------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
    C             F                             G         Am
for one       or  two               minutes she liked yo__ou    but



                                    INSTRUMENTAL:
  C               F       G/B       Cmaj7
|-----0-------0-------1-----------|---------------------------------|
|-----1-------1-------1-------0---|-0-------------------------------|
|-----0-------0-------2-------0---|-0-------------------------------|
|-----2-------2---3---------------|-2-------------------------------|
|-3-------3---------------2-------|-3-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  C               F       G/B
  the             fix     is        in


[play VERSE chords through once]



BRIDGE3:
Notes:
Play as for BRIDGE1.

Chords:
Dm   xx0231    Eb     x6888x    Cm x35543
E    022100    Ebmaj7 x5888x    F  x33211
Am   x02210    E6     8x888x    Bb x1333x
Am/G 3x2210    Gm     355333    C  x35553

       Dm     E        Am               Am/G
You're all pretension,    I never pay attention

Eb Ebmaj7 E6   Eb         Gm
No      - body broke your heart


    Cm         F                     Bb              C
You broke your own because you can't finish what you start

Eb Ebmaj7 E6   Eb         Gm
No      - body broke your heart


    Cm         F                     Bb              C
You broke your own because you can't finish what you start

Eb Ebmaj7 E6   Eb         Gm
No      - body broke your heart


    Cm         F                     Bb              C
You broke your own because you can't finish what you start

Eb Ebmaj7 E6   Eb         Gm
No      - body broke your heart

   Cm      F             | Bb                    C |*
If you're alone it must be you that wants to be apart



                                    ENDING:
*
  Bb              C                         Eb              Eb5/G
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----3-------3-------5-------5---|-----------4---4---------4-------|
|-----3-------3-------5-------5---|-----------3---3---------3-------|
|-----3-------3-------5-------5---|-------------3---5-------5-------|
|-1-------1-------3-------3-------|-1--1/3___-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  B                     C
..you that wants to be apart


  Gm                                Eb              F
|-3-------------------------------|-----------------1---------------|
|-3-------------------------------|-8---------------1---------------|
|-3-------------------------------|-8---------------2---------------|
|-5-------------------------------|-8---------------3---------------|
|-5-------------------------------|-6---------------3---------------|
|-3-------------------------------|-----------------1---------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


  Bb              C                 Eb
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3---------------5---------------|-8-------------------------------|
|-3---------------5---------------|-8-------------------------------|
|-3---------------5---------------|-8-------------------------------|
|-1---------------3---------------|-6-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |