Alameda

Cmaj7    B7    Am add9  Fmaj7   B7sus4    Am/g   G/b
e|---------------------------0-------0--------0------------|
B|--1-------0-------1--------1-------4--------1------3-----|
G|--4-------2-------4--------2-------2--------2------0-----|
D|--2-------4-------2--------3-------4--------2------0-----|
A|--3-------2-------0----------------2---------------2-----|
E|--------------------------(1)---------------3------------|
                          thumbed

This is a guitar transcription that includes the melody. As a lot of Elliott
Smith’s songs feature lots
of separate guitars and vocals, I tried to make this version contain as much as possible on one
 guitar.

The picking pattern is easier to figure out if you separate it into the bass
notes, which start 3 2 3 2
 on the A and D strings, and the melody which is all the other notes.

   [Cmaj7]                            [B7]
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------1-----------1-----1---------0-----0-------0---------0-----|
G|------------4-------4-------4-------2-------2---------2------2--|
D|------2-------2-------2-------2-------4-------4-------4------4--|
A|--3-------3-------3-------3-------2-------2-------2-------2-----|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

   Am add9                         Fmaj7
e|-------------------------------0---------------------0-----------|
B|-----1-------------1-------1-----------------------------3-1-----|
G|---------------4-------4---------------------------------------0-|
D|-----2-------2-------2-------2-------3-------3-------3-------3---|
A|-0-------0-------0-------0---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------1-------1-------1-------1-------|

   [Cmaj7]                           [B7sus4]
e|---------------1-------0---------------------0-----------------|
B|-----1-----3-------------------4---------------4---------------|
G|-------------------------------------0---------------0---------|
D|-----2-------2-------2-------2-------4-------4-------4-------4-|
A|-3-------3-------3-------3-------2-------2-------2-------2-----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

   Am add9                         Fmaj7
e|-----------------------0----------------------------------------|
B|-----1-------------1-------3---1--------------------------------|
G|---------------4------------------------------------------------|
D|-----2-------2-------2-------2-------3-------3-------3-------3--|
A|-0-------0-------0-------0--------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------1-------1-------1-------1------|

         Dm     E       Am   Am/g
For your own protection over their affection

[Eb]No----body broke your [Gm]heart

You [Cm]broke your [F]own ‘cos you can’t

[Bb]Finish what you start...
                     (Walk down Alameda...)

For [C]one [G]or t[Fmaj7]wo

[Fmaj7]Minutes she liked [G]y--[Am]ou

C    G    Fmaj7  G/b   Cmaj7
But  the  fix    is    in
                       (solo section over verse)