ÿþ Title: Memory Lane Artist: Elliott Smith Album: From a Basement on a Hill Transcribed by: Tobias Xel'Kythe --------- Well, this is for my buddies at youtube who asked for a more accurate tab. This tab actually conveys rhythm, so everything's a touch spaced out. The way it works is as thus: Tempo sits somewhere between 210 and 220 probably and I have my tab organized so that each 4-beat bar is divided into 16ths. Each slot in the tab represents one of these 16ths, and the picking/strumming is arranged so that it corresponds correctly to give you the actual rhythm. It's alot more difficult to show timing in tablature than in sheet music, but I think this system works well enough. I've got | bars separating actual bars of music, so it should make sense, I hope. And this way, instead of just giving chords, I can actually include bassline melodies and whatnot so that it actually sounds how it's supposed to. --------- TUNING: Standard, dropped a whole step (DGCFAD) CAPO: 6th fret Frets relative to capo. /X = previous chord with bassnote X. Also, at some point, my formatting got all fucked up because of two-digit frets, so pretend that this symbol (%) is actually a 10. Sorry. [ intro ] 8---------8-----|6---------6-----|5---------5-----|4---------4-----| ------5-------5-|------5-------5-|------4-------4-|------0-------0-| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 3---3-------3---|3---3-------3---|3---3-------3---|3---3-------3---| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 8---------8-----|7---------7-----|5---------5-----|5---------------| ------5-------5-|------4-------5-|------5-------5-|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 3---3-------3---|2---2-------2---|3---3-------3---|3---5---3---2---| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 4h5---1---------|----5---4---3---|1-----1---------|1-----1---------| ------------2---|0---------------|--2-------2---0-|--0-------0-----| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 0---0-----0-----|2---------------|3---3-------3---|3---3------/5---| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| C G C ----------------|----------------|----0-----------|----0---0-0-0-0-| 4h5---1---------|----------------|----1-----------|----1---1-1-1-1-| ------------2p0-|----2---5p2p0---|----0---0-0-0-0-|----0---0-0-0-0-| ----------------|----------------|----2---0-0-0-0-|----2---2-2-2-2-| 0---0-----0-----|----------------|3-------2-2-2-2-|3---3---3-3-3-3-| ----------------|3---------------|--------3-3-3-3-|----------------| [ verse 1 ] This is the place you end up when you lose the chase, when you're Em F Fm* C ----0---0-0-0-0-|----1---1-1-----|----------------|----0---0-0-0-0-| ----0---0-0-0-0-|----1---1-1-----|----6---6-6-6-6-|----1---1-1-1-1-| ----0---0-0-0-0-|----2---2-2-----|----5---5-5-5-5-|----0---0-0-0-0-| ----2---2-2-2-2-|----3---3-3-----|----3---3-3-3-3-|----2---2-2-2-2-| ----2---2-2-2-2-|----3---3-3-----|----3---3-3-3-3-|3---3---3-3-3-3-| 0---0---0-0-0-0-|1---1---1-1-3---|4---4---4-4-4-4-|----------------| dragged... will... basement on a hill... Dm* E Am G F ----------------|----0---0-0-0-0-|----0-------3---|----1---1-1-1-1-| ----6---6-6-6-6-|----0---0-0-0-0-|----1-------3---|----1---1-1-1-1-| ----5---5-5-5-5-|----1---1-1-1-1-|----2-------0---|----2---2-2-2-2-| ----0---0-0-0-0-|----2---2-2-2-2-|----2-------0---|----3---3-3-3-3-| 5---5---5-5-5-5-|----2---2-2-2-2-|0---0-------2---|----3---3-3-3-3-| ----------------|0---0---0-0-0-0-|--------3---3---|1---1---1-1-1-1-| all... knows... not... like... them... G F C Am ----3---3-3-3-3-|----1---1-1-1-1-|----0-------0---|----0---0-0-0-0-| ----3---3-3-3-3-|----1---1-1-1-1-|----1-------1---|----1---1-1-1-1-| ----0---0-0-0-0-|----2---2-2-2-2-|----0-------0---|----2---2-2-2-2-| ----0---0-0-0-0-|----3---3-3-3-3-|----2---0---0---|----2---2-2-2-2-| ----2---2-2-2-2-|----3---3-3-3-3-|3---3-----------|0---0---0-0-0-0-| 3---3---3-3-3-3-|1---1---1-1-1-1-|----------------|----------------| kick you in the head... and send you back to bed... Dm G G 1---1-1-1-1-0---|1---5---3---1---|3---3-3-3-3-3---|3---3-3-3-3-3-3-| 3---3-3-3-3-3---|3---------------|3---3-3-3-3-3---|3---3-3-3-3-3-3-| 2---2-2-2-2-2---|2---5---4---2---|0---0-0-0-0-0---|0---0-0-0-0-0-0-| 0---0-0-0-0-0---|0---------------|0---0-0-0-0-0---|0---0-0-0-0-0-0-| ----------------|----------------|2---2-2-2-2-2---|2---2-2-2-2-2-2-| ----------------|----------------|3---3-3-3-3-3---|3---3-3-3-3-3-3-| [ chorus ] Isolation... calls you past a tunnel to a... bright... C C7* F* Fm** ----8-8---8-8-8-|----6-6---6-6-6-|----5-5---5-5-5-|----4-4---4-4-4-| ----8-8---8-8-8-|----5-5---5-5-5-|----6-6---6-6-6-|----6-6---6-6-6-| ----9-9---9-9-9-|----5-5---5-5-5-|----5-5---5-5-5-|----5-5---5-5-5-| ----%-%---%-%-%-|----5-5---5-5-5-|----7-7---7-7-7-|----6-6---6-6-6-| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 8---------------|6---------------|5---------------|4---------------| world where... make a place to stay... Em* Esus2* F ----3-3---3-3-3-|----2-2---2-2-2-|----1-----1-1-1-|----------------| ----5-5---5-5-5-|----5-5---5-5-5-|----1-----1-1-1-|----------------| ----4-4---4-4-4-|----4-4---4-4-4-|----2-----2-2-2-|----------------| ----5-5---5-5-5-|----4-4---4-4-4-|----3-----3-3-3-|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----3-----3-3-3-|3---5---3---2---| 3---------------|2---------------|1---1-----1-1-1-|----------------| Everybody's... scared... place... away.... ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 4h5---1---------|----5---4---3---|1-------1-------|1-----1---------| ------------2---|0---------------|------2---2p0---|--0-------0-----| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 0---0-----0-----|2---------------|3---3-------3---|3---3------/5---| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| little house on... Memory Lane... C G C ----------------|----------------|----0-----------|----0---0-0-0-0-| 4h5---1---------|----------------|----1-----------|----1---1-1-1-1-| ------------2p0-|----2---5p2p0---|----0---0-0-0-0-|----0---0-0-0-0-| ----------------|----------------|----2---0-0-0-0-|----2---2-2-2-2-| 0---0-----0-----|----------------|3-------2-2-2-2-|3---3---3-3-3-3-| ----------------|3---------------|--------3-3-3-3-|----------------| [ verse 2 ] The Mayor's name is fear. His force controls the pier from a mountain of cliché that advances every day. The doctor spoke a cloud, he rained out loud  keep your doors and windows shut and swear you'll never tell a soul again. [ chorus ] Isolation pushes you 'till every muscle aches down the only road it ever takes. But everybody's scared of this place; they're stayin' away  your little house on Memory Lane. [ bridge - play this at end of chorus, instead of last two bars ] ...Lane... decision to be... Am /G# ----------------|----------------| ----5-5---5-5-5-|----5-5---5-5-5-| ----5-5---5-5-5-|----5-5---5-5-5-| ----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------| 5---------------|4---------------| open about your self... be careful or else... /G D/F# D/F# F ----------------|----------------|----------------|----1-----1-1-1-| ----5-5---5-5-5-|----3-----3-3-3-|----3-3---3-3-3-|----1-----1-1-1-| ----5-5---5-5-5-|----2-----2-2-2-|----2-2---2-2-2-|----2-----2-2-2-| ----------------|----0-----0-0-0-|----0-0---0-0-0-|----3-----3-3-3-| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----3-----3-3-3-| 3---------------|2---------------|2---------------|1---1-----1-1-1-| Be careful or else.. F Fm Fm Fm ----1---1-1-1-1-|----1-----1-1-1-|----1-----1-1-1-|----1-----1-1-1-| ----1---1-1-1-1-|----1-----1-1-1-|----1-----1-1-1-|----1-----1-1-1-| ----2---2-2-2-2-|----1-----1-1-1-|----1-----1-1-1-|----1-----1-1-1-| ----3---3-3-3-3-|----3-----3-3-3-|----3-----3-3-3-|----3-----3-3-3-| ----3---3-3-3-3-|----3-----3-3-3-|----3-----3-3-3-|----3-----3-3-3-| 1---1---1-1-1-1-|1---1-----1-1-1-|1---1-----1-1-1-|1---1-----1-1-1-| Fm 1-1-1-1---1-1-1-| 1-1-1-1---1-1-1-| 1-1-1-1---1-1-1-| 3-3-3-3---3-3-3-| 3-3-3-3---3-3-3-| 1-1-1-1---1-1-1-| [ verse 3 ] Uncomfortable apart  It's all written on my chart that I take what's given me most cooperatively. I do what people say and lie in bed all day, absolutely horrified. I hope you're satisfied. [ chorus ] Isolation pushes past self-hatred guilt and shame to a place where suffering is just a game. But everybody's scared of this place; they're stayin' away  your little house on Memory Lane... little house on Memory Lane. [ ending chorus special ] Everybody's... scared... place... away.... ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 4h5---1---------|----5---4---3---|1-------1-------|1-----1---------| ------------2---|0---------------|------2---2p0---|--0-------0-----| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 0---0-----0-----|2---------------|3---3-------3---|3---3------/5---| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| little house on... Memory ----------------|----------------| 4h5---1---------|----------------| ------------2p0-|----2---5p2p0---| ----------------|----------------| 0---0-----0-----|----------------| ----------------|3---------------| Lane... ----------------|----------------|------------0---| ----5-----5-5-5-|----5-5---5-5-5-|------1--3--1---| ----5-----5-5-5-|----5-5---5-5-5-|------2--2------| ----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------| 5---------------|3---------------|2---2-----------| little house on... Memory Lane... C G C ----------------|----------------|----0-----------|----0---0-------| 4h5-------------|----------------|----1-----------|----1---1-------| ------5-----2---|0---2---5p2p0---|----0---0-0-0-0-|----0---0-------| ----------------|----------------|----2---0-0-0-0-|----2---2-------| ----------------|----------------|3-------2-2-2-2-|3---3---3-------| 1---------------|3---------------|--------3-3-3-3-|----------------|