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Difficulty: intermediate
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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)

On Youtube you can watch me play this, maybe it is of any help to you: 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U36lBuF8frk
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Intro:

   Em9th                           A
e|----0h2------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-------|
E|-0-----0-------0-------0-------|-------------------------------|
   t  r  t m i r t m i r t m i r   t  r    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-----4-4----2-2-|
D|-----------2--------------0-0-|----5---5-5-5-----5-5----2-2-|
A|--------------------------x-x-|----5---5-5-5-----5-5--0-----|
E|-0-----0-------0-------2------|-3-------------3-------------|
   t  r  t m i r t  v ^  t  v ^   t  v   ^ v ^  t  v ^  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-----4-4----2-2-|----4---4-4-4-----4-4-4--4-4-|
D|----5---5-5-5-----5-5----2-2-|----5---5-5-5-----5-5-5--5-5-|
A|----5---5-5-5-----5-5--0-----|----5---5-5-5-----5-5-5--5-5-|
E|-3-------------3-------------|-3-------------3-------------|
   t  v   ^ v ^  t  v ^  t v ^   t  v   ^ v ^  t  v ^ v  v ^

================================================================================
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.

   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-----4-4----2-2-|
D|----2---2-2-2-----2-2-----0-0-|----5---5-5-5-----5-5----2-2-|
A|--------------------------x-x-|----5---5-5-5-----5-5--0-----|
E|-0-------------0-------2------|-3-------------3-------------|
   t  v   ^ v ^  t  v ^  t  v ^   t  v   ^ v ^  t  v ^  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-----4-4----2-2-|----4---4-4-4-----4-4-----4-4-|
D|----5---5-5-5-----5-5----2-2-|----5---5-5-5-----5-5-----5-5-| ==> In verse 3, 
A|----5---5-5-5-----5-5--0-----|----5---5-5-5-----5-5-----5-5-|     replace with
E|-3-------------3-------------|-3-------------3-------2------|     variation
   t  v   ^ v ^  t  v ^  t v ^   t  v   ^ v ^  t  v ^  t  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

================================================================================
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-----4-4----2-2-|
D|----2---2-2-2-----2-2-----0-0-|----5---5-5-5-----5-5----2-2-|
A|--------------------------x-x-|----5---5-5-5-----5-5--0-----|
E|-0-------------0-------2------|-3-------------3-------------|
   t  v   ^ v ^  t  v ^  t  v ^   t  v   ^ v ^  t  v ^  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-----4-4----2-2-|----4---4-4-4-----4-------|
D|----5---5-5-5-----5-5----2-2-|----5---5-5-5-----5-------|
A|----5---5-5-5-----5-5--0-----|----5---5-5-5-----5-------| 
E|-3-------------3-------------|-3-------------3-----2--1-|
   t  v   ^ v ^  t  v ^  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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