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Placeholder by Elliott Smith
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Tuning (this tab): D Tuning [ D G C F A D ]
Standard D tuning (slightly higher than standard though)
***FINGERPICKED***
Verse
d--------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------5--------5-----------5--------0-----------0--|
F-----6--------6--8--------8--------------1-----1--------|
C-----7--------7--------7-----------7-----2--------2-----|
G-----------------------------------------2--------------|
D--5-----5--------5----------5---------0--0--0-----------|
d--------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------0-----------0-------3-----------3----------3-|
F-----1-----------1-------------4-----4-----------4------|
C--------2-----------2----------5--------5-----------5---|
G-------------------------------5------------------------|
D--0-----------0-----------1/3--3--3-----------3---------|
d------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------10--------------10--------------10---------|
F-----4-----------11------11--------------11--------------11-|
C--------5--------12----------12--------------12-------------|
G-----------------12-----------------------------------------|
D--3--------3/10--10--10--------------10--------------10-----|
d-------------------------------------------------------|
A--------1-----------1-----------1-------------(5)5-----|
F--------2-----2-----------2-----------2-------(5)5-----|
C--------3--------3-----------3-----------3----(7)7-----|
G--------3----------------------------------------7-----|
D--0--1--1--1-----------1-----------1--------5----5-----|
^
d----------------------------|
A-----(3)3-(3)----1----(1)1--|
F-----(4)4-(4)----2----(2)2--|
C-----(5)5-(5)----3----(3)3--|
G--------5--------3-------3--|
D---3----3-----1--1--1----1--|
Chorus/Outro
d-----------------------------3-----5--------------------|
A-----5-----------3h5------------------------------------|
F-----5-----5----------4--------------------9------------|
C-----7--------7------(5)-------------------10----10-----|
G-----7-------------------------------------8---------8--|
D--5--5--5-----------------3-----3------/8--8--8---------|
^ ^
d-------------------------------|
A-------------------------------|
F--9------------9------------9--|
C--------10-----------10--------| repeat a couple times
G------------8------------------|
D-----8------------8------8-----|
Bridge
Am, E, F, C, C/D, C, Am, E, F, C, G, F
Bridge chord fingerings (all played with the thumb on the low D[with the
exception of the C/D])
Am E F C C/D G
d------------------|
A-5--0-1-8--8---3--|
F-5--1-2-9--9---4--|
C-7--2-3-10-10--5--|
G-7--2-3-10-x---5--|
D-5--0-1-8--10--3--|
Basically the song structure is:
Verse
Chorus
Verse
Chorus
Bridge
Chorus
Verse
Chorus(Outro)
-Legend-
x Mute
/ Slide
h Hammer-on
{ Start using thumb on the low D string
} Stop using thumb on the low D string
^ Strum Downwards
v Strum Upwards
( ) Optional/Ghost note
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version 2
tuned 1/2 step down
A E G
lookin at all the rows
D F
all these records like big zero's
A A/G F
got your picture on the back of a 45'
A A/G F
a placeholder till you take up mine
A A/G F
a placeholder till you take up mine
A E
i'm the person you'll never need
G D F
the biggest loser on 16th street
A A/G F
the invisable man with the see through mind
A A/G F
a placeholder till you take up mine
A A/G F
a placeholder till you take up mine
A E F
break off in someones laughter
C
you can tell right there
C
he's still a square
A E F
he likes the way that you look now
C C A G F
like an open book
(A LITTLE BREAK PART OR SOMETHING. IT'S THE SAME CHORDS AS THE CHORUS)
A A/G F
A A/G F
A E
just like my favorite song
G D
some pretty words that didn't last that long
F A A/G F
like a package sent priority, overnight
A A/G F
placeholder can you take up mine
A A/G F
placeholder can you take up mine
A A/G F
placeholder come and take up mine
A A/G F
placeholder come and take up mine
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