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Elliott Smith - Angeles
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Tabbed by: F# 11th w3.
Tuning: Capo 5th fret.
Played on acoustic western.
The chord shapes used in this song:
Em9th A BmAug5 D/A G Em9th*
|--2--| |--0--| |--x--| |--x--| |--3--| |--2--|
|--3--| |--2--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
|--4--| |--2--| |--0--| |--2--| |--0--| |--0--|
|--5--| |--2--| |--4--| |--4--| |--0--| |--2--|
|--2--| |--0--| |--2--| |--0--| |--x--| |--2--|
|--0--| |--x--| |--x--| |--x--| |--3--| |--0--|
A7 Bm F# D E F#add9/sus4
|--0--| |--x--| |--2--| |--2--| |--0--| |--x--|
|--2--| |--3--| |--2--| |--3--| |--0--| |-(0)-|
|--0--| |--4--| |--3--| |--2--| |--1--| |--3--|
|--2--| |--4--| |--4--| |--0--| |--2--| |--4--|
|--0--| |--2--| |--4--| |--x--| |--2--| |--x--|
|--x--| |--x--| |--2--| |--x--| |--0--| |--4--|
G* C#
|--x--| |--x--|
|--x--| |--6--|
|--4--| |--6--|
|--5--| |--6--|
|--5--| |--4--|
|--3--| |--x--|
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The structure of this song is very simple: Intro - Verse 1 - Verse 2 - Bridge -
Verse 3.
The intro is mainly played in a very quick finger-picking style, except for the
last part, which is played by strumming the chords and accentuating the bass
lines with your thumb.
The rest of the song is played in the same style as the last part of the intro.
Beneath the tab I have put symbols for which fingers to use to pick the notes
tabbed. The symbol on top is the one for the highest note of course. These are
suggestions ‘cause you might want to use other fingers, but these are the ones I
use myself.
t = thumb
i = index finger
m = middle finger
r = ring finger
v = stroke down (use index finger)
^ = stroke up (use thumb)
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Intro:
Em9th A
e|----2--------2-------2-------2-|----0--------0-------0-------0-|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|---------4-------4-------4-----|---------2-------2-------2-----|
D|----5------5-------5-------5---|----2------2-------2-------2---|
A|-------------------------------|-0-----0-------0-------0-------|
E|-0-----0-------0-------0-------|-------------------------------|
t r t m i r t m i r t m i r t r t m i r t m i r t m i r
i i
BmAug5 D/A G
e|-------------|----------------|-----------------------------|
B|----3--------|-3--------3-----|----3--------3-------3-------|
G|---------0---|----2---------2-|---------0-------0-------0---|
D|----4------4-|------4-----4---|----0------0-------0---------|
A|-2-----2-----|-0------0-------|-----------------------------|
E|-------------|----------------|-3-----3-------3-------3---2-|
t r t m i r m i t r t m t r t m i r t m i r t m t
i t i
Em9th* A7
e|----0h2--------2-------2-------2-|----0--------0-------0-------0-|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-----------0-------0-------0-----|---------0-------0-------0-----|
D|----2--------2-------2-------2---|----2------2-------2-------2---|
A|---------------------------------|-0-----0-------0-------0-------|
E|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-------------------------------|
t r t m i r t m i r t m i r t r t m i r t m i r t m i r
i i
BmAug5 D/A G
e|-------------|----------------|-----------------------------|
B|----3--------|-3--------3-----|----3--------3-------3-------|
G|---------0---|----2---------2-|---------0-------0-------0---|
D|----4------4-|------4-----4---|----0------0-------0---------|
A|-2-----2-----|-0------0-------|-----------------------------|
E|-------------|----------------|-3-----3-------3-------3---0-|
t r t m i r m i t r t m t r t m i r t m i r t m t
i t i
F# A G D
e|----2--------|-0------0----|----3--------|----0h2-------|
B|-------------|-------------|---------3---|----3-----3---|
G|-------------|----2--------|-----------0-|------------2-|
D|----4----4---|------2----0-|----0--------|-0------0-----|
A|-----------4-|-0-----------|-------------|--------------|
E|-2-----2-----|-------------|-3-----3-----|--------------|
t r t i t r i t r t t r t m i t r t m i
i t i m
E (Strumming...) G* A
e|----0--------0----0-0---------|-------------------------|
B|----0-------------0-0---------|-------------------------|
G|---------1--------1-1-----2-2-|----4---4-4-4--------2-2-|
D|-----------2--------------0-0-|----5---5-5-5--------2-2-|
A|--------------------------x-x-|----5---5-5-5------0-----|
E|-0-----0-------0-------2------|-3-------------3---------|
t r t m i r t v ^ t v ^ t v ^ v ^ t t v ^
m
G* Bm A
e|------------------------|--------------|--------------|
B|------------------------|----3---3-3-3-|----2---2-2-2-|
G|----4---4-4---(0)-------|----4---4-4-4-|----2---2-2-2-|
D|----5---5-5--2/4---2----|----4---4-4-4-|----2---2-2-2-|
A|----5---5-5-----------0-|-2------------|-0------------|
E|-3----------------------|--------------|--------------|
t v ^ v i i t t v ^ v ^ t v ^ v ^
G* A G*
e|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|----4---4-4-4--------2-2-|----4---4-4-4-----4-4-4--4-4-|
D|----5---5-5-5--------2-2-|----5---5-5-5-----5-5-5--5-5-|
A|----5---5-5-5------0-----|----5---5-5-5-----5-5-5--5-5-|
E|-3-------------3---------|-3-------------3-------------|
t v ^ v ^ t t v ^ t v ^ v ^ t v ^ v v ^
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Verses:
To vary the stroking of the hight strings a bit, don't stroke the exact same
strings each time when going up and down. I tabbed the same notes to stroke in
each chord shape, to make it easier to understand and to remember.
Verse 1 and 2 are identical, verse 3 has a few small variations which are
noted on the right side.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/e/elliott_smith/angeles_tab_ver_2.html ]
Em9th A7
e|----2---2-2-2-----2-2-----2-2-|----0---0-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-|
B|----3---3-3-3-----3-3-----3-3-|----2---2-2-2-----2-2-----2-2-| ==> In verse 3
G|----4---4-4-4-----4-4-----4-4-|----0---0-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-| the Em9th is
D|------------------------------|-----------------------2------| replaced with a
A|-----------------------2------|-0-------------0--------------| normal Em in
E|-0-------------0--------------|------------------------------| open position
t v ^ v ^ t v ^ t v ^ t v ^ v ^ t v ^ t v ^
BmAug5 D/A G
e|--------------|--------------|------------------------------|
B|----3---3-3-3-|----3---3-3-3-|----3---3-3-3-----3-3-----3-3-|
G|----0---0-0-0-|----2---2-2-2-|----3---3-3-3-----3-3-----3-3-|
D|----4---4-4-4-|----4---4-4-4-|----0---0-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-|
A|-2------------|-0------------|------------------------------|
E|--------------|--------------|-3-------------3-------2------|
t V ^ v ^ t v ^ v ^ t v ^ v ^ t v ^ t v ^
Em9th* A7
e|----0h2---2-2-2-----2-2-----2-2-|----0---0-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-|
B|----0h3---3-3-3-----3-3-----3-3-|----2---2-2-2-----2-2-----2-2-|
G|----0-----0-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-|----0---0-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-|
D|--------------------------------|-----------------------2------|
A|-------------------------2------|-0-------------0--------------|
E|-0---------------0--------------|------------------------------|
t v ^ v ^ t v ^ t v ^ t v ^ v ^ t v ^ t v ^
BmAug5 D/A G
e|--------------|--------------|----------------------------|
B|----3---3-3-3-|----3---3-3-3-|----3---3-3-3-----3-3-------|
G|----0---0-0-0-|----2---2-2-2-|----3---3-3-3-----3-3-------|
D|----4---4-4-4-|----4---4-4-4-|----0---0-0-0-----0-0-------|
A|-2------------|-0------------|----------------------------|
E|--------------|--------------|-3-------------3-------3--0-|
t v ^ v ^ t v ^ v ^ t v ^ v ^ t v ^ t t
F# A G D
e|----2---2-2-2-|----0---0-0-|----3---3-3-3-|----0h2---2-2-2-|
B|----2---2-2-2-|----2---2-2-|----3---3-3-3-|----3-----3-3-3-|
G|----3---3-3-3-|----2---2-2-|----0---0-0-0-|----2-----2-2-2-|
D|----4---4-4-4-|----2---2-2-|----0---0-0-0-|-0--------------|
A|--------------|-0----------|--------------|----------------|
E|-2------------|------------|-3------------|----------------|
t v ^ v ^ t v ^ v t v ^ v ^ t v ^ v ^
E G* A
e|----0---0-0-0-----0-0---------|------------------------|
B|----0---0-0-0-----0-0---------|------------------------|
G|----1---1-1-1-----1-1-----2-2-|----4---4-4-4-------2-2-|
D|----2---2-2-2-----2-2-----0-0-|----5---5-5-5-------2-2-|
A|--------------------------x-x-|----5---5-5-5-----0-----|
E|-0-------------0-------2------|-3-------------3--------|
t v ^ v ^ t v ^ t v ^ t v ^ v ^ t t v ^
G* Bm A
e|------------------------|--------------|--------------|
B|------------------------|----3---3-3-3-|----2---2-2-2-|
G|----4---4-4---(0)-------|----4---4-4-4-|----2---2-2-2-|
D|----5---5-5--2/4---2----|----4---4-4-4-|----2---2-2-2-| ==> In verse 3,
A|----5---5-5-----------0-|-2------------|-0------------| play 3x
E|-3----------------------|--------------|--------------|
t v ^ v i i t t v ^ v ^ t v ^ v ^
G* A G*
e|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|----4---4-4-4--------2-2-|----4---4-4-4-----4-4-4--4-4-|
D|----5---5-5-5--------2-2-|----5---5-5-5-----5-5-5--5-5-| ==> In verse 3,
A|----5---5-5-5------0-----|----5---5-5-5-----5-5-5--5-5-| replace with
E|-3-------------3---------|-3-------------3-------------| variation
t v ^ v ^ t t v ^ t v ^ v ^ t v ^ v v ^
Verse 3 variation:
G* A G* A G* A
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----4---4-4-4--------2-2-|----4---4-4-4--------2-2-|----4---4-4-4--------2-2-|
D|----5---5-5-5--------2-2-|----5---5-5-5--------2-2-|----5---5-5-5--------2-2-|
A|----5---5-5-5------0-----|----5---5-5-5------0-----|----5---5-5-5------0-----|
E|-3-------------3---------|-3-------------3---------|-3-------------3---------|
t v ^ v ^ t t v ^ t v ^ v ^ t t v ^ t v ^ v ^ t t v ^
G*
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|----4---4-4-4------------4-|
D|----5---5-5-5------------5-|
A|----5---5-5-5------0-----5-|
E|-3-------------3------2--3-|
t v ^ v ^ t t t t
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Bridge:
F# F#add9/sus4 A C#
e|--------2-2-2-|---------------|----0---0-0-0-|--------------|
B|--------2-2-2-|----0---0-0-0--|----2---2-2-2-|----6---6-6-6-|
G|--------3-3-3-|----3---3-3-3--|----2---2-2-2-|----6---6-6-6-|
D|----4---4-4-4-|----4---4-4-4--|----2---2-2-2-|----6---6-6-6-|
A|----4---------|----x---x-x-x--|-0------------|-4------------|
E|-2--2---------|-4-------------|--------------|--------------|
t t ^ v ^ t v ^ v ^ t v ^ v ^ t v ^ v ^
F# A G D
e|----2---2-2-2-|----0---0-0-0-|----3---3-3-3-|----0h2---2-2-2-|
B|----2---2-2-2-|----2---2-2-2-|----3---3-3-3-|----3-----3-3-3-|
G|----3---3-3-3-|----2---2-2-2-|----0---0-0-0-|----2-----2-2-2-|
D|----4---4-4-4-|----2---2-2-2-|----0---0-0-0-|-0--------------|
A|--------------|-0------------|--------------|----------------|
E|-2------------|--------------|-3------------|----------------|
t v ^ v ^ t v ^ v ^ t v ^ v ^ t v ^ v ^
E G* A
e|----0---0-0-0-----0-0---------|------------------------|
B|----0---0-0-0-----0-0---------|------------------------|
G|----1---1-1-1-----1-1-----2-2-|----4---4-4-4-------2-2-|
D|----2---2-2-2-----2-2-----0-0-|----5---5-5-5-------2-2-|
A|--------------------------x-x-|----5---5-5-5-----0-----|
E|-0-------------0-------2------|-3-------------3--------|
t v ^ v ^ t v ^ t v ^ t v ^ v ^ t t v ^
G* Bm A
e|------------------------|--------------|--------------|
B|------------------------|----3---3-3-3-|----2---2-2-2-|
G|----4---4-4---(0)-------|----4---4-4-4-|----2---2-2-2-|
D|----5---5-5--2/4---2----|----4---4-4-4-|----2---2-2-2-|
A|----5---5-5-----------0-|-2------------|-0------------|
E|-3----------------------|--------------|--------------|
t v ^ v i i t t v ^ v ^ t v ^ v ^
G* A G*
e|-------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-------------------------|--------------------------|
G|----4---4-4-4--------2-2-|----4---4-4-4-----4-------|
D|----5---5-5-5--------2-2-|----5---5-5-5-----5-------|
A|----5---5-5-5------0-----|----5---5-5-5-----5-------|
E|-3-------------3---------|-3-------------3-----2--1-|
t v ^ v ^ t t v ^ t v ^ v ^ t v t t
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Ok that's it. Hope you all enjoy this! R.i.p. Elliott, the real master...
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