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    Ballad of Big Nothing

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    The document provides guitar tab and chord instructions for playing the Elliot Smith song "Ballad of Big Nothing". It includes the tuning, chords, strumming patterns, and lyrics for playing the song on guitar. Annotations below the tab indicate down strums with "D" and up strums with "U". The tab is written for an open C tuning but can also be played in open D tuning.

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    Ballad of Big Nothing

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    The document provides guitar tab and chord instructions for playing the Elliot Smith song "Ballad of Big Nothing". It includes the tuning, chords, strumming patterns, and lyrics for playing the song on guitar. Annotations below the tab indicate down strums with "D" and up strums with "U". The tab is written for an open C tuning but can also be played in open D tuning.

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    The document provides guitar tab and chord instructions for playing the Elliot Smith song "Ballad of Big Nothing". It includes the tuning, chords, strumming patterns, and lyrics for playing the song on guitar. Annotations below the tab indicate down strums with "D" and up strums with "U". The tab is written for an open C tuning but can also be played in open D tuning.

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    Ballad of Big Nothing

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    The document provides guitar tab and chord instructions for playing the Elliot Smith song "Ballad of Big Nothing". It includes the tuning, chords, strumming patterns, and lyrics for playing the song on guitar. Annotations below the tab indicate down strums with "D" and up strums with "U". The tab is written for an open C tuning but can also be played in open D tuning.

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    Ballad of Big Nothing - Elliot Smith

    Tab by Charlotte Thistle - A Girl With A Guitar


    agirlwithaguitar@netos.com
    http://www.thistlemusic.com
    http://www.agirlwithaguitar.com
    Tuning: Open C: CGCEGC
    This tuning may not work well on many peoples steel string guitars so I wrote it
    in Open D instead. However if you want to play in Open C the tab is exactly the
    same.
    Instead of retyping each chord each time it is strummed, I just entered Ds
    and Us below the tab line to indicate the strums, down or up. So the number of
    Ds and Us is the number of strums on that chord (Listen to the recording for
    exact rhythm).
    Intro:
    D
    bmi7/D D
    bmi/D
    gmi Gsus gmi Gsus
    emi13/D
    f#m,add4
    Dadd4 A7
    D {|----0------0-----0-----0----------------------0-----2----4----5----7--|
    A {|----0------0-----0-----0----------------------0-----0----0----0----0--|
    F#{|----0------0-----0-----0--------4--6--4--6----1-----1----0----0----7--|
    D {|-12/4---12/4-----4--12/4--------5--5--5--5----2-----2----0----0----5--|
    A {|----0------2-----0-----0--------X--X--X--X----2-----2----0----0----0--|
    D {|----0------0-----0-----0-----5----------------0-----0----4----5----7--|
    DD
    DUDDUD DD
    DUDDUD
    D
    D
    D
    D
    D
    D
    D
    D
    DDDUDDUDD
    (no vocals .........................................................)
    candy out to the crowd

    Throwing

    D
    Dsus D
    E
    Dsus4ma7 D6sus4 Dsus4
    D {|--7---7---7---2-----0-------0-----0------|
    A {|--9---10--9---2-----0-------0-----0------|
    F#{|--8---8---8---2-----7-------5-----3------|
    D {|--0---0---0---2-----5-------5-----5------|
    A {|--0---0---0---2-----0-------0-----0------|
    D {|--0---0---0---2-----0-------0-----0------|
    DDU D
    U
    DUDDUD DDUUDU
    U
    D
    Dragging down the main

    The helpless little thing with the dirty mouth

    D
    Dsus D
    G
    Dsus4ma7 D6sus4 Dsus4
    D {|--7---7---7---5-----0-------0-----0------|
    A {|--9---10--9---5-----0-------0-----0------|
    F#{|--8---8---8---5-----7-------5-----3------|
    D {|--0---0---0---5-----5-------5-----5------|
    A {|--0---0---0---5-----0-------0-----0------|
    D {|--0---0---0---5-----0-------0-----0------|
    DDU D
    U
    DUDDUD DDUUDU
    U
    D
    who's always got something to say you're sitting around at home
    D
    Dsus D
    E
    emi13/D
    A
    Asus
    A5
    D {|--7---7---7---2-------0-------7-----7-----7-----|
    A {|--9---10--9---2-------0-------7-----7-----7-----|

    F#{|--8---8---8---2-------1-------7-----8-----10----|
    D {|--0---0---0---2-------2-------7-----7-----7-----|
    A {|--0---0---0---2-------2-------7-----7-----7-----|
    D {|--0---0---0---2-------0-------7-----7-----7-----|
    DDU D
    U
    DUDDUD
    DDDUD
    DUD
    D
    waiting for your brother to call
    gmi/D,add2 Dsus4 Gadd2/D
    D {|---0--------0------0------0---|
    A {|---0--------0------0------0---|
    F#{|---4--------3------5------7---|
    D {|---5--------5------5------7---|
    A {|---5--------0------0------0---|
    D {|---0--------0------0------0---|
    DDDUD
    DUD
    D
    Having had enough of it all

    UD

    I saw him down at the alley


    D5ma7

    UD

    Said you can

    D {|--|--0------0---0----0----0------0-----0----0---0---|--|
    A {| .|--7/9----7---5----4----4------0-----0----0---4---|. |
    F#{|--|--0------0---0----0----3------4-----1----4---3---|--|
    D {| .|--0------0---0----4----4------5-----2----5---5---|. |
    A {|--|--0------0---0----2----2------5-----2----5---0---|--|
    D {|--|--7/9----7---5----0----0------0-----0----0---X---|--|
    D DUU
    U
    U
    DU
    DUDU
    DD
    DUD
    do what you want to whenever you want to
    You can do what you want to there's no one to stop you
    D {|---0----|
    A {|---0----|
    F#{|---7----|
    D {|---5----|
    A {|---0----|
    D {|---0----|
    DD DUD DUD DD
    All spit and spite you're up all ...
    D
    Dsus D
    E
    Dsus4ma7 D6sus4 Dsus4
    D {|--7---7---7---2-----0-------0-----0------|
    A {|--9---10--9---2-----0-------0-----0------|
    F#{|--8---8---8---2-----7-------5-----3------|
    D {|--0---0---0---2-----5-------5-----5------|
    A {|--0---0---0---2-----0-------0-----0------|
    D {|--0---0---0---2-----0-------0-----0------|
    DDU D
    U
    DUDDUD DDUUDU
    U
    D
    night and down every day A tired man with only hours to go

    D
    Dsus D
    G
    Dsus4ma7 D6sus4 Dsus4
    D {|--7---7---7---5-----0-------0-----0------|
    A {|--9---10--9---5-----0-------0-----0------|
    F#{|--8---8---8---5-----7-------5-----3------|
    D {|--0---0---0---5-----5-------5-----5------|
    A {|--0---0---0---5-----0-------0-----0------|
    D {|--0---0---0---5-----0-------0-----0------|

    DD

    DD

    DDU

    DUDDUD

    DDUUDU

    just waiting to be taken away... getting in to the back of a car

    D
    Dsus D
    E
    emi13/D
    A
    Asus
    D {|--7---7---7---2-------0-------7-----7-----7-----|
    A {|--9---10--9---2-------0-------7-----7-----7-----|
    F#{|--8---8---8---2-------1-------7-----8-----10----|
    D {|--0---0---0---2-------2-------7-----7-----7-----|
    A {|--0---0---0---2-------2-------7-----7-----7-----|
    D {|--0---0---0---2-------0-------7-----7-----7-----|
    DDU D
    U
    DUDDUD
    DDDUD
    DUD
    D

    A5

    UD

    for candy from some stranger Watching the parade with pinpoint

    gmi/D,add2 Dsus4 Gadd2/D


    D {|---0--------0------0------0---|
    A {|---0--------0------0------0---|
    F#{|---4--------3------5------7---|
    D {|---5--------5------5------7---|
    A {|---5--------0------0------0---|
    D {|---0--------0------0------0---|
    DDDUD
    DUD
    D

    D5ma7

    UD

    eyes full of smoldering anger You can


    D {|--|--0------0---0----0----0------0-----0----0---0---|--|
    A {| .|--7/9----7---5----4----4------0-----0----0---4---|. |
    F#{|--|--0------0---0----0----3------4-----1----4---3---|--|
    D {| .|--0------0---0----4----4------5-----2----5---5---|. |
    A {|--|--0------0---0----2----2------5-----2----5---0---|--|
    D {|--|--7/9----7---5----0----0------0-----0----0---X---|--|
    D DUU
    U
    U
    DU
    DUDU
    DD
    DUD

    DD

    DD

    do what you want to whenever you want to


    You can do what you want to there's no one to stop you
    D {|--|--0------0---0----0----0---------|--|
    A {| .|--7/9----7---5----4----4---------|. |
    F#{|--|--0------0---0----0----3---------|--|
    D {| .|--0------0---0----4----4---------|. |
    A {|--|--0------0---0----2----2---------|--|
    D {|--|--7/9----7---5----0----0---------|--|
    D DUU
    U
    U
    DU
    DUDU
    Now you can do what you want to whenever you want to
    Do what you want to whenever you want to

    e5/b
    c#5/g#
    f#5/c#
    e
    gmi/D add2
    D {|-------------------------------------------------2-------0-----|
    A {|-------------------------------------------------2-------0-----|
    F#{|-------------------------------------------------2-------0-----|
    D {|-------------------------------------------------2-------4-----|
    A {|--7---------4----------------9-------------------2-------5-----|
    D {|--7---------4----------------9-------------------2-------5-----|
    DDUUD
    DDUUD
    DDUUD
    DDUUD
    DUDUUDUUDUUD

    Do what you want to


    Big nothing

    whenever you want to

    though it doesn't mean a

    thing

    Outro:
    D
    bmi7/D D
    bmi/D
    gmi Gsus gmi Gsus
    emi13/D
    f#m,add4
    Dadd4 A7
    D {|----0------0-----0-----0----------------------0-----2----4----5----7--|
    A {|----0------0-----0-----0----------------------0-----0----0----0----0--|
    F#{|----0------0-----0-----0--------4--6--4--6----1-----1----0----0----7--|
    D {|----4---12/4-----4--12/4--------5--5--5--5----2-----2----0----0----5--|
    A {|----0------2-----0-----0--------X--X--X--X----2-----2----0----0----0--|
    D {|----0------0-----0-----0-----5----------------0-----0----4----5----7--|
    DD
    DUDDUD DD
    DUDDUD
    D
    D
    D
    D
    D
    D
    D
    D
    DDDUDDUDD
    D
    D {|---0----||
    A {|---0----||
    F#{|---0----||
    D {|---0----||
    A {|---0----||
    D {|---0----||
    D

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