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Between The Bars by Elliott Smith
Between The Bars
Tuning (this tab): D Tuning [ D G C F A D ]
Tuning: D-Tuning (D-G-C-F-A-D)
Chord shapes used:
(names relative to tuning)
Am7 Fadd9 C Em7 E F
|--3--| |--3--| |--0--| |--0--| |--0--| |--1--|
|--1--| |--1--| |--1--| |--3--| |--0--| |--1--|
|--2--| |--2--| |--0--| |--0--| |--1--| |--2--|
|--2--| |--x--| |--2--| |--0--| |--2--| |--3--|
|--0--| |--3--| |--3--| |--2--| |--2--| |--3--|
|--x--| |--1--| |--x--| |--x--| |--0--| |--1--|
G6 Fm7 D9/F# Fm Am
|--0--| |--1--| |--0--| |--1--| |--0--|
|--0--| |--1--| |--1--| |--1--| |--1--|
|--0--| |--1--| |--2--| |--1--| |--2--|
|--0--| |--1--| |--0--| |--3--| |--2--|
|--x--| |--x--| |--x--| |--3--| |--0--|
|--3--| |--4--| |--2--| |--1--| |--x--|
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The stroking patterns are played in a 3/4 measure. Don't take it too literally,
as long as you keep the right rhythm it sounds great.
Intro:
Am7
d|------3-x-3----------3--| Play 4 times
A|------1-x-1--------1-1--|
F|------2-x-2--------2-2--|
C|----2-----------2--2----|
G|-0-----------0----------|
D|------------------------|
Verse 1:
Am7 Fadd9 C
d|------3---3-------3----|------3-----------3-----|------0---0-------0---0-|
A|------1-1-1-------1-1--|----1-1---1-----1-1-1-0-|------1---1-------1---1-|
F|------2-2-2-------2-2--|----2-2---2-----2-2-2-0-|------0---0-------0-0-0-|
C|----2---2-------2---2--|------------------------|----2---2-------2---2---|
G|-0-----------0---------|--------3---------------|-3-----------3----------|
D|-----------------------|-1-----------1----------|------------------------|
Em7 Am7 Fadd9
d|------0---0-------0----|------3---3-------3----|------3-----------3-----|
A|------3-3-3-------3-3--|------1-1-1-------1-1--|----1-1---1-----1-1-1-0-|
F|------0-0-0-------0-0--|------2-2-2-------2-2--|----2-2---2-----2-2-2-0-|
C|----0---0-------0---0--|----2---2-------2---2--|------------------------|
G|-2-----------2---------|-0-----------0---------|--------3---------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-1-----------1----------|
C E F
d|------0---0-------0---0-|------1---1-------1-----|
A|------1---1-----0-0-0-0-|----1-1---1-----1-1---0-|
F|------0---0-----1-1-1-1-|----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-0-|
C|----2---2-------2-------|----3---3-------3---3---|
G|-3----------------------|------------------------|
D|-------------0----------|-1-----------1----------|
Verse 2:
Am7 Fadd9 C
d|------3---3-------3-----|------3-----------3-----|------0---0-------0---0-|
A|------1-1-1-------1-1-0-|----1-1---1-----1-1-1-0-|------1---1-------1---1-|
F|------2-2-2-------2-2-0-|----2-2---2-----2-2-2-0-|------0---0-------0-0-0-|
C|----2---2-------2---2---|------------------------|----2---2-------2---2---|
G|-0-----------0----------|--------3---------------|-3-----------3----------|
D|------------------------|-1-----------1----------|------------------------|
Em7 Am7 Fadd9
d|------0---0-------0---0-|------3---3-------3---3-|------3-----------3-----|
A|------3-3-3-------3-3-3-|------1-1-1-------1-1-1-|----1-1---1-----1-1-1-0-|
F|------0-0-0-------0-0-0-|------2-2-2-------2-2-2-|----2-2---2-----2-2-2-0-|
C|----0---0-------0---0---|----2---2-------2---2---|------------------------|
G|-2-----------2----------|-0-----------0----------|--------3---------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|-1-----------1----------|
C E F
d|------0---0-------0---0-|------1---1--------1--|
A|------1---1-----0-0-0-0-|----1-1---1--------1--|
F|------0---0-----1-1-1-1-|----2-2-2-2-----2--2--|
C|----2---2-------2-------|----3---3-------3-----|
G|-3----------------------|----------------------|
D|-------------0----------|-1-----------1--------|
1st Chorus:
F G6 Am Fm7 G6
d|------1---1-------0---0-|------0---0---0---0---0-|----1---1-------0----|
A|----1-1-1-1-----0-0-0-0-|----1-1---1---1---1---1-|----1-1-1-----0-0-0--|
F|----2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-0-|----2-------------------|----1-1-1-----0-0-0--|
C|----3---3-------0---0---|----2-----------0---2---|------1-------0---0--|
G|------------------------|-0------2---3-----------|---------------------|
D|-1-----------3----------|------------------------|-4---------3---------|
D9/F# F G6 Am
d|-----0---0------0-----|------1---1-------0---0-|------0---0---0---0---0-|
A|---1-1-1-1----1-1-1-0-|----1-1-1-1-----0-0-0-0-|----1-1---1---1---1---1-|
F|---2-2-2-2----2-2-2-0-|----2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-0-|----2-------------------|
C|---0---0------0---0---|----3---3-------0---0---|----2-----------0---2---|
G|----------------------|------------------------|-0------2---3-----------|
D|-2----------2---------|-1-----------3----------|------------------------|
______________________*)
F Fm
d|---------1-------1---1-|------1---1------1----|
A|-------1-1-----1-1-1-1-|----1-1-1-1----1-1-1--|
F|-------2-2-----2-2-2-2-|----1-1-1-1----1-1-1--|
C|----3--3-------3---3---|--------3----------3--|
G|-----------------------|----------------------|
D|-1----------1----------|-1-----------1--------|
*) In 2nd chorus replace with:
Fm
d|----------|
A|-1--------|
F|-1--------|
C|-3--------|
G|-3--------|
D|-1--------|
Verse 3:
Am7 Fadd9 C
d|------3---3-------3-----|------3-----------3-----|------0---0-------0---0-|
A|------1-1-1-------1-1-0-|----1-1---1-----1-1-1-0-|------1---1-------1---1-|
F|------2-2-2-------2-2-0-|----2-2---2-----2-2-2-0-|------0---0-------0-0-0-|
C|----2---2-------2---2---|------------------------|----2---2-------2---2---|
G|-0-----------0----------|--------3---------------|-3-----------3----------|
D|------------------------|-1-----------1----------|------------------------|
Em7 Am7 Fadd9
d|------0---0-------0---0-|------3---3-------3---3-|------3-----------3-----|
A|------3-3-3-------3-3-3-|------1-1-1-------1-1-1-|----1-1---1-----1-1-1-0-|
F|------0-0-0-------0-0-0-|------2-2-2-------2-2-2-|----2-2---2-----2-2-2-0-|
C|----0---0-------0---0---|----2---2-------2---2---|------------------------|
G|-2-----------2----------|-0-----------0----------|--------3---------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|-1-----------1----------|
C E F
d|------0---0-------0---0-|------1---1-------1-----|
A|------1---1-----0-0-0-0-|----1-1---1-----1-1---0-|
F|------0---0-----1-1-1-1-|----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-0-|
C|----2---2-------2-------|----3---3-------3---3---|
G|-3----------------------|------------------------|
D|-------------0----------|-1-----------1----------|
Verse 4:
Am7 Fadd9 C
d|------3---3-------3-----|------3-----------3-----|------0---0-------0---0-|
A|------1-1-1-------1-1-0-|----1-1---1-----1-1-1-0-|------1---1-------1---1-|
F|------2-2-2-------2-2-0-|----2-2---2-----2-2-2-0-|------0---0-------0-0-0-|
C|----2---2-------2---2---|------------------------|----2---2-------2---2---|
G|-0-----------0----------|--------3---------------|-3-----------3----------|
D|------------------------|-1-----------1----------|------------------------|
Em7 Am7 Fadd9
d|------0---0-------0---0-|------3---3-------3---3-|------3-----------3-----|
A|------3-3-3-------3-3-3-|------1-1-1-------1-1-1-|----1-1---1-----1-1-1-0-|
F|------0-0-0-------0-0-0-|------2-2-2-------2-2-2-|----2-2---2-----2-2-2-0-|
C|----0---0-------0---0---|----2---2-------2---2---|------------------------|
G|-2-----------2----------|-0-----------0----------|--------3---------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|-1-----------1----------|
C E F
d|------0---0-------0---0-|------1---1--------1--|
A|------1---1-----0-0-0-0-|----1-1---1--------1--|
F|------0---0-----1-1-1-1-|----2-2-2-2-----2--2--|
C|----2---2-------2-------|----3---3-------3-----|
G|-3----------------------|----------------------|
D|-------------0----------|-1-----------1--------|
2nd Chorus:
Am7 F
Drink up, baby, stay up all night.
C
With the things you could do,
E7
You won't but you might.
Am7
The potential you'll be,
F
That you'll never see,
C E7 F
The promises you'll only make.
Am7
Drink up with me now,
F
And forget all about
C
The pressure of days.
E7
Do what I say,
Am7
And I'll make you okay,
F
And drive them away
C E7 F
The images stuck in your head
F G *
People you've been before
F G Am Am/F#
That you don't want around anymore—
F G *
That push and shove and won't bend to your will.
F Fm
I’ll keep them still.
Am7 F
Drink up, baby, look at the stars.
C
I'll kiss you again
E7
Between the bars,
Am7
Where I'm seeing you there,
F
With your hands in the air,
C E7 F
Waiting to finally be caught.
Am7
Drink up one more time,
F
And I'll make you mine.
C
Keep you apart,
E7
Deep in my heart,
Am7
Separate from the rest,
F
Where I like you the best,
C E7 F
And keep the things you forgot.
G *
The people you've been before
F G Am Am/F#
That you don't want around anymore—
F G *
That push and shove and won't bend to your will.
F Fm
I'll keep them still.
Am7
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version 2
Q E E E S S Q Q Q Q E E E S S
D||----------3-----3---|------------3----|----------3-----3---|
A||----------1-----1---|------------1----|----------1-----1---|
F||----------2-----2---|------------2----|----------2-----2---|
C||----------2-----2---|------------2----|----------2-----2---|
G||--0-----------------|--0--------------|--0-----------------|
D||--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
Q Q Q Q E E E S S Q Q Q Q E E E S S
------------3----|----------3-----3---|------------3----|----------3-----3---|
------------1----|----------1-----1---|------------1----|----------1-----1---|
------------2----|----------2-----2---|------------2----|----------2-----2---|
------------2----|----------2-----2---|------------2----|----------2-----2---|
--0--------------|--0-----------------|--0--------------|--0-----------------|
-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
Drink up baby...
Q Q Q Q E E E S S Q E E E S S
------------3----|------------------------3-----3---|----------3-----3---|
------------1----|------------------------1-----1---|----------1-----1---|
------------2----|------------------------2-----2---|----------2-----2---|
------------2----|------------------------2-----2---|----------2-----2---|
--0--------------|--0-------------------------------|--0-----------------|
-----------------|----------------------------------|--------------------|
Q E E E S S Q E E E S S Q E E E S S
----------3-----3---|----------3-----3---|----------3-----3---|
----------1-----1---|----------1-----1---|----------1-----1---|
----------2-----2---|----------2-----2---|----------0-----0---|
----------3-----3---|----------3-----3---|----------2-----2---|
--------------------|--------------------|--3-----------------|
--1-----------------|--1-----------------|--------------------|
Q E E E S S Q E E E S S Q E E E S S
----------3-----3---|----------3-----3---|----------3-----3---|
----------1-----1---|----------3-----3---|----------3-----3---|
----------0-----0---|----------0-----0---|----------0-----0---|
----------2-----2---|----------0-----0---|----------0-----0---|
--3-----------------|--2-----------------|--2-----------------|
--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Q E E E S S Q E E E S S Q E E E S S
----------3-----3---|----------3-----3---|----------3-----3---|
----------1-----1---|----------1-----1---|----------1-----1---|
----------2-----2---|----------2-----2---|----------2-----2---|
----------2-----2---|----------2-----2---|----------3-----3---|
--0-----------------|--0-----------------|--------------------|
--------------------|--------------------|--1-----------------|
Q E E E S S Q E E E S S Q E E E S S
----------3-----3---|----------3-----3---|--------------------|
----------1-----1---|----------1-----1---|----------0-----0---|
----------2-----2---|----------0-----0---|----------1-----1---|
----------3-----3---|----------2-----2---|----------2-----2---|
--------------------|--3-----------------|----------2-----2---|
--1-----------------|--------------------|--0-----------------|
Q E E E S S Q E E E S S
--------------------|--------------------|
----------1-----1---|----------1-----1---|
----------2-----2---|----------2-----2---|
----------3-----3---|----------3-----3---|
----------3-----3---|----------3-----3---|
--1-----------------|--1-----------------|
Drink up with me now...
Q E E E S S Q E E E S S
-------------------------------3-----3---|----------3-----3---|
-------------------------------1-----1---|----------1-----1---|
-------------------------------2-----2---|----------2-----2---|
-------------------------------2-----2---|----------2-----2---|
--0--------------------------------------|--0-----------------|
-----------------------------------------|--------------------|
Q E E E S S Q E E E S S Q E E E S S
----------3-----3---|----------3-----3---|----------3-----3---|
----------1-----1---|----------1-----1---|----------1-----1---|
----------2-----2---|----------2-----2---|----------0-----0---|
----------3-----3---|----------3-----3---|----------2-----2---|
--------------------|--------------------|--3-----------------|
--1-----------------|--1-----------------|--------------------|
Q E E E S S Q E E E S S Q E E E S S
----------3-----3---|----------3-----3---|----------3-----3---|
----------1-----1---|----------3-----3---|----------3-----3---|
----------0-----0---|----------0-----0---|----------0-----0---|
----------2-----2---|----------0-----0---|----------0-----0---|
--3-----------------|--2-----------------|--2-----------------|
--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Q E E E S S Q E E E S S Q E E E S S
----------3-----3---|----------3-----3---|----------3-----3---|
----------1-----1---|----------1-----1---|----------1-----1---|
----------2-----2---|----------2-----2---|----------2-----2---|
----------2-----2---|----------2-----2---|----------3-----3---|
--0-----------------|--0-----------------|--------------------|
--------------------|--------------------|--1-----------------|
Q E E E S S Q E E E S S Q E E E S S
----------3-----3---|----------3-----3---|--------------------|
----------1-----1---|----------1-----1---|----------0-----0---|
----------2-----2---|----------0-----0---|----------1-----1---|
----------3-----3---|----------2-----2---|----------2-----2---|
--------------------|--3-----------------|----------2-----2---|
--1-----------------|--------------------|--0-----------------|
Q E E E S S Q E E E S S
--------------------|--------------------|
----------1-----1---|----------1-----1---|
----------2-----2---|----------2-----2---|
----------3-----3---|----------3-----3---|
----------3-----3---|----------3-----3---|
--1-----------------|--1-----------------|
People you've been before...
Q E E E S S Q E E E S S
----------------------------------------------|--------------------|
------------------------------------1-----1---|----------0-----0---|
------------------------------------2-----2---|----------0-----0---|
------------------------------------3-----3---|----------0-----0---|
------------------------------------3-----3---|----------2-----2---|
--1-------------------------------------------|--3-----------------|
Q E E Q Q Q Q Q E E E S S Q E E E S S
------------------|-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|
----------1--1----|--1----1----1----|----------6-----6---|----------5-----5---|
----------2--2----|--0----0----0----|--------------------|--------------------|
----------2-------|--2----0----2----|----------6-----6---|----------5-----5---|
--0----------2----|--3----3----3----|--------------------|--------------------|
------------------|-----------------|--4-------4-----4---|--3-------3-----3---|
Q E E E S S Q E E E S S Q E E E S S
----------0-----0---|----------0-----0---|--------------------|
----------1-----1---|----------1-----1---|----------1-----1---|
----------2-----2---|----------2-----2---|----------2-----2---|
--------------------|--------------------|----------3-----3---|
--------------------|--------------------|----------3-----3---|
--2-------2-----2---|--2-------2-----2---|--1-----------------|
Q E E E S S Q E E Q Q Q Q H Q
--------------------|------------------|-----------------|--1--------L----|
----------0-----0---|----------1--1----|--1----1----1----|--1--------L----|
----------0-----0---|----------2--2----|--0----0----0----|--2--------L----|
----------0-----0---|----------2-------|--2----0----2----|--3--------L----|
----------2-----2---|--0----------2----|--3----3----3----|--3-------------|
--3-----------------|------------------|-----------------|--1-------------|
H. H Q H.
--L------------|--1--------L----|--L------------||
--L------------|--1--------L----|--L------------||
--L------------|--1--------L----|--L------------||
--L------------|--3--------L----|--L------------||
---------------|--3-------------|---------------||
---------------|--1-------------|---------------||
Duration Legend
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W - whole
H - half
Q - quarter
E - 8th
S - 16th
T - 32nd
X - 64th
. - note dotted
|-n-| - n-tuplets
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version 3
CHORD BANK:
Am7: (x02213)
F9: (x(x)3213) you can play the a string if you desire
C: (x32010)
G6 (320000)
E: (022100)
F: (133211)
G: (320033)
Am: (x02210)
Fm: (133111)
INTRO:
Am7
Am7
Drink up baby,
F9
Stay up all night
C
With the things you could do,
G6
You won't but you might.
Am7
The potential you'll be,
F9
That you'll never see
C E F
The promises you'll only make.
Am7
Drink up with me now,
F9
Forget all about
C
The pressure of days
G6
Do what I say
Am7
And I'll make you okay,
F9
Drive them away,
C E F
The images stuck in your head:
F G
The people
Am Riff 1
You've been before that you
F G
Don't want
Am
Around any more
F G
They push, and shove
Am Riff 2 F
And won't bend to your will
F Fm
I'll keep them still.
Then its the same for the rest of the song:
Drink up baby,
Look at the stars.
I'll kiss you again
Between the bars.
I keep seeing you there,
With your hands in the air
Waiting to finally be caught.
Drink up one more time,
And I'll make you mine.
Keep you apart,
Deep in my heart.
Separate from the rest
Where I like you the best
And keep the things you forgot.
The people you've been before
That you don't want around anymore
They push, and shove
And won't bend to your will.
I'll keep them still.
End on Fm.
RIFF 1:
Am F Fm
E |-0-0------------|-1----------1---|
B |-1-1------------|-2----------1---|
G |-2-2------------|-3----------3---|
D |-2-2-----0-2-3--|-3----------3---|
A |-0-0-2-3--------|-1----------1---|
E |-x-x------------|-1----------1---|
RIFF 2:
Am F Fm
E |-0-0------------|-1----------1---|
B |-1-1------------|-2----------1---|
G |-2-2------------|-3----------3---|
D |-2-2-------0-2--|-3----------3---|
A |-0-0-2-3-3------|-1----------1---|
E |-x-x------------|-1----------1---|
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version 4
Am7 F
Drink up, baby, stay up all night.
C
With the things you could do,
E7
You won't but you might.
Am7
The potential you'll be,
F
That you'll never see,
C E7 F
The promises you'll only make.
Am7
Drink up with me now,
F
And forget all about
C
The pressure of days.
E7
Do what I say,
Am7
And I'll make you okay,
F
And drive them away
C E7 F
The images stuck in your head
F G *
People you've been before
F G Am Am/F#
That you don't want around anymore—
F G *
That push and shove and won't bend to your will.
F Fm
I’ll keep them still.
Am7 F
Drink up, baby, look at the stars.
C
I'll kiss you again
E7
Between the bars,
Am7
Where I'm seeing you there,
F
With your hands in the air,
C E7 F
Waiting to finally be caught.
Am7
Drink up one more time,
F
And I'll make you mine.
C
Keep you apart,
E7
Deep in my heart,
Am7
Separate from the rest,
F
Where I like you the best,
C E7 F
And keep the things you forgot.
G *
The people you've been before
F G Am Am/F#
That you don't want around anymore—
F G *
That push and shove and won't bend to your will.
F Fm
I'll keep them still.
Am7
* There's a riff here.. It's pretty simple, and all the notes recieve an even time. Just
to the record and you should be able to hear the rhythm.
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-----------------0---2----|
A|--0---0---2---3-----------|
E|--------------------------|
Note: for the Am/F#, I like to just reach across with my middle finger, which is on the
fret of the D string using my Am open fingering, and hit the second fret on the low E
The point of my finger holds down the string while the fleshy part mutes the A string. I
this sounds better and is a lot easier than using some weird fingering to get a proper
with all six strings ringing.
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version 5
Capo 3rd Fret (All chords relative to capo)
Verse 1:
Em C
Drink up baby, stay up all night
G
With the things you could do
D
You won't but you might
Em C
The potential you'll be that you'll never see
G B C
The promises you'll only make
Em
Drink up with me now
C G
And forget all about the pressure of days
D Em
Do what I say and I'll make you okay
C
And drive them away
G B C
The images stuck in your head
Chorus:
C D Em G
The people you've been before
C/E D A7
That you don't want around anymore
C D Em G C
That push and shove and won't bend to your will
Cm
I'll keep them still
Verse 2:
Em C
Drink up baby, look at the stars
G D
I'll kiss you again between the bars
Em C
Where I'm seeing you there with your hands in the air
G B C
Waiting to finally be caught
Em C
Drink up one more time and I'll make you mine
G D
Keep you apart, deep in my heart
Em C
Separate from the rest, where I like you the best
G B C
And keep the things you forgot
Repeat Chorus
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