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Guitar Tab for Speed Trials by Elliott Smith

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Speed Trials - Elliott Smith

Found on:

Worlds of Possibility(2003-09-29)

Roman Candle / Elliott Smith / Either/Or(2001-10-22)

Either/Or(1998)

Either/Or(1997)

Speed Trials(1996-10)

1999-02-23: Showbox, Seattle, WA, USA

1999-01-19: London, UK

1999-04-13: DV8, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

1996-07-14: La Luna, Portland, OR, USA

2000-11-03: The Vic Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA

2000-11-02: Southgate House, Newport, KY, USA

1996-03-30: Westbeth Theatre, New York, NY, USA

1997-05-15: EJ's, Portland, OR, USA

2000-11-04: Granada, Lawrence, KS, USA

1996-07-16: Maxwell's, Hoboken, NJ, USA

1999-04-05: Ludlow's, Columbus, OH, USA

1997-04-14: Brownies, New York City, NY, USA

2000-10-21: The Tabernacle, Atlanta, GA, USA

1998-05-29: L'Européen, Paris, France

1998-12-04: University of London Union, London, UK

1998-10-11: 400 Club, Minneapolis, MN, USA

Speed Trials

either/or sessions

1998-09-16: Showbox, Seattle, WA, USA

2003-04-01: Detroit Bar, Costa Mesa, CA, USA

1999-03-29: Trocadero, Philadelphia, PA, USA

2000-11-10: Roseland Theatre, Portland, OR, USA

1998-04-17: Black Cat, Washington, DC, USA

1997-04-13: Brownies, New York City, NY, USA

1998-06-02: Studion, Stockholm, Sweden

Tabbed by: Ben Hurst
Email: [email protected]

Tuning: CGCEGC

This is tabbed based on the album and live video performances. All the tabs 
I've seen for this are in standard tuning, but it's most certainly played 
in the Open C tuning that Elliott uses on Ballad of Big Nothing, Independence
Day, See You Later, etc. I'm pretty confident in the accuracy with the
exception of a fill or two.

I didn't write out all the strumming patterns, but the whole song is basically 
strummed in straight 8th's.

Intro 
                                   x2
C|-----------------|-----------------|
G|o----------------|----------------o|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
C|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
G|o--------0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4o|
C|-----------------|-----------------|

Verse
                                   x3
C|-----------------|-----------------|-8---8---8----8---|-----------------|
G|o----------------|----------------o|-8---8---8----8---|-----------------|
E|-----0-------0---|-------0-----0---|-8---8---8----8---|-x-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-|
C|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-8-8-8-8-8-10-8-8-|-x-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
G|o5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4o|-8-8-8-8-8-8--8-8-|-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
C|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-8-8-8-8-8-8--8-8-|-----------------|

                                   x2
C|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|o----------------|----------------o|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----0-------0---|-------0-----0---|-8---------------|-8---------------|
C|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0---------------|-0---------------|
G|o5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4o|-x---------------|-x---------------|
C|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-9---------------|-8---------------|


C|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-6---------------|-x-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-|
C|-0---------------|-x-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
G|-x---------------|-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
C|-7---------------|-----------------|

Chorus
                                                                         x2
e|-4---------------|-4---------------|-----------------|-7---------------|
B|o0---------------|-2---------------|-----9---9-7-5---|-7--------------o|
G|-0---------------|-2---------------|-----5---5-5-5---|-7---------------|
D|-0---------------|-2---------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7---------------|
A|o0---------------|-2---------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7--------------o|
E|-0---------------|-2---------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7---------------|

Repeat Intro & Verse

Chorus 2

                                                                         x2
e|-4---------------|-4---------------|-------------------|-7---------------|
B|o0---------------|-2---------------|-----9---9-9-7-5---|-7--------------o|
G|-0---------------|-2---------------|-----5---5-5-5-5---|-7---------------|
D|-0---------------|-2---------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7---------------|
A|o0---------------|-2---------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7--------------o|
E|-0---------------|-2---------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7---------------|

                                                              repeat & fade
e|-----------------|---------5-5-5-5-|-----4---4-2-0-----|-7---7---7-------|
B|-9---------------|-9-9-9-9-5-7-5-5-|-----0---0-0-0-----|-7---7---7------o|
G|-8---------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----0---0-0-0-----|-7---7---7-----8-|
D|-9---------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|-7-7-7-7-7-7-9---|
A|-x---------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-----0---|-7-7-7-7-7------o| 
E|-9---------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-----0---|-7-7-7-7-7-------|
   T                                                      Fret 9 with middle
                                                          Fret 8 with index
 
| x  Mute note