CLEMENTINE
As recorded by Elliott Smith
(From the 1995 Album ELLIOTT SMITH)
Transcribed by JB
Words and Music by Elliott Smith
Gtr I (C G C E A D) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Q=70
Cb5 Csus4 C
4/4
Gtr I
E E S S S S S S E S S S S E E S S S S +S S E S S S S
| ^2 2 2 1s2 2 2 2 1s | 2 (2) 2 2 2 (2) 2 2 2 2 |
| o ^3 3 3 2s3 3 3 3 2s | 3 (3) 3 3 3 (3) 3 3 3 3 o |
| ^2 2 2 1 1 1 0 | (0) 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 |
| ^0 0 0 | 0 0 (0) 0 |
| o ^0 | (0) o |
| ^0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
Verse 1
C CmajC6 C
E E S S S S S S S S +S S S S E E S S S S +S S S S S S S S
| | |
| 3 3 3 (3) 2 0 (0) | 3 3 3 (3) 3 3 3 |
| 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 3 0 | 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 |
| 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 3 |
| 0 0 | 0 0 0 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 | (0) 0 0 0 |
C CmajC6 C E11 N.C.
E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S +S S S S S S S S
| | |
| 3 3 3 (3) 2 0 (0) | 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 |
| 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 | 4 4 4 4 (4) 4 4 4 |
| 0 0 0 3 | 2 2 2 2 2 (2) 2 2 2 3 2 |
| 0 0 | 4 4 4 4 (4) 4 4 4 x x |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 4 4 4 4 0 3 2 |
C CmajC6 C N.C.
E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S +S S S S S S S S
| | |
| 3 3 3 (3) 2 0 (0) | 3 3 3 (3) 3 3 3 |
| 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 | 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 |
| 0 0 0 3 | 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 3 2 |
| 0 | 0 0 0 x x |
| 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 | (0) 0 0 0 3 2 |
C CmajC6 C E11 C5
E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S +S S S S S S S S
| | |
| 3 3 3 (3) 2 0 (0) | 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 |
| 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 | 4 4 4 4 (4) 4 4 4 4 |
| 0 0 0 3 | 2 2 2 2 2 (2) 2 2 2 2 0 |
| 0 | 4 4 4 4 (4) 4 4 4 4 0 0 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 4 4 4 4 4 0 0 |
Chorus 1
F6add9 G7 C
E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S
| 5 5 5 5 5 | 0 2 0 |
| 5h7 5 5 5 5 5 0 | 2 2 2h3 2 2 2 3 |
| 5 5 5 8 7 5 0 | 1 1 0 |
| 5 0 | 2 |
| 5 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 5 5 (5) (5) 0 | |
Cb5 Csus4 C C6
+E E S S S S +S S E S S S S S S E S S S S E E S S S S
| 2 | |
| (3) 3 3 3 3 (3) 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 0 0 |
| (0) 2 2 2 1 (1) 1 1 1 0h | 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 0 0 0 0 | 0 3 (3) 0 0 0 (0) |
| 0 | 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) |
| 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 |
Bridge 1
F5 G7 C
E E S S S S +S S E S S S S E E S S S S +S S S S S S S S
| | 0 0 0 (0) 0 0h2 0 2 |
| 5 | 2 2 2 2 (2) 2 |
| 8 8 8 (8) 8 8 8 | 1 1 0 0 |
| 5 5 5 (5) 5 5 x x | 2 2 |
| 5 5 (5) 5 x x | 0 0 0 0 |
| 5 5 5 (5) 5 5 x | |
D7
+E E E S S S S E S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S
| (2) 5p | 4 4 4 4 4 4 (4)S7 |
| 3 3 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 3 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 2 | 2 2 2 |
| 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 |
| 0 (0) 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 0 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 |
Fmaj7 D9
E E S S S S +S S E S S S S E E S S S S S S S S E S S
| 7 7 7 (7) 5 5 5 | (2) 2 2 2 2 7 |
| 7 7 7 7 (7) 7 7 7 | 3 3 3 2h3 3 3 3 7 |
| 5 5 5 5 5 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 5 5 5 5 5\ | 2 2 2 |
| 5 5 5 5\ | 2 2 2 0 |
| 5 5 5 5 | 2 2 2 2 0 |
Fmaj7 G7 C
E E S S S S +S S E S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S
| 7 7 (7) 5 5 5 | 0 2 0 |
| 7 7 7 7 (7) 7 7 7 2 | 2 2 2 2h3 2 2 2 3 |
| 5 5 5 (5) 5 5 5 0 | 1 1 1 0 |
| 5 5 5 5 | 2 2 |
| 5 5 5 5 0 (0) | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 5 5 5 0 (0) | |
Verse 2
C CmajC6 C N.C.
E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S +S S S S S S S S
| | |
| 3 3 (3) 2 0 | 3 3 3 (3) 3 3 3 |
| 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 3 0 | (0) 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 |
| 0 | 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 3 2 |
| 0 | 0 0 0 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
C CmajC6 C E11 N.C.
E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S +S S S S S S S S
| | |
| 3 3 3 (3) 2 0 (0) | 0 0 0 (0) 0 |
| 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 | 4 4 4 4 (4) 4 4 x |
| 0 0 0 0 3 | 2 2 2 2 2 (2) 2 2 x 3 2 |
| 0 0 0 | 4 4 4 4 4 (4) 4 4 x x x |
| 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 | 4 4 4 4 0 3 2 |
C CmajC6 C N.C.
E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S +S S S S S S S S
| | |
| 3 3 3 (3) 2 0 (0) | 3 3 3 (3) 3 3 3 |
| 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 | 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 |
| 0 0 3 | 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 3 2 |
| 0 0 | 0 0 0 x x |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | (0) 0 0 0 3 2 |
C CmajC6 C E11 C5
E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S +S S S S S S S S
| | |
| 3 3 3 (3) 2 0 (0) | 0 0 0 (0) 0 |
| 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 | 4 4 4 4 (4) 4 4 4 4 |
| 0 0 3 | 2 2 x x 2 (2) 2 2 2 2 0 |
| 0 | 4 4 4 4 4 (4) 4 4 4 4 4 0 0 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 4 4 4 4 4 0 0 |
Chorus 2
G#6 G#6add9 F6 F6add9 C
E E S S S S +S S E E S S E E S S S S +S S S S S S S S
| 10 10 10 (10) 8 8 0 | 7 7 7 (7) 5 |
| 8 8 8 (8) 8 8 (0) | 5 5 5 5 (5) 5 7 5 3 |
| 8 8 8 | 5 5 5 5 5 0 |
| 8 8 8\ | 5 5 |
| 8 8 8\ | x\ |
| 8 8 8 8 8 8\ | 5 5 5 5 x\ |
C D7 C5
E E S S S S +S S E S S S S E E S S S S S S S S +S S S S
| | 2 |
| 3 3 3 (3) 3 3 3 | 3 3 2h3 3 3 (3) |
| 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 (2) 2 |
| 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 (2) 2 0 |
| 0 0 0 | 2 2 0 0 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 | 2 2 2 2 0 0 |
F6add9 G7 C
E E S S S S S S +S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S
| 5 5 5 5 (5) 5 | 0 2 0 |
| 5h 7 5 5 5 5 (5) 5 0 | 2 2 2h3 2 2 2 3 |
| 5 5 5 8 7 (7) 5 0 | 1 1 0 |
| (5) 5 5 0 | 2 |
| 5 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 5 5 5 0 | |
C G#6 D7
E E S S S S +S S E E S S E E S S S S S S S S +S S S S
| | 2 (2) 2 |
| 3 8 8 3 | 3 3 3 2h3 3 (3) 3 |
| 0 8 8 0 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 (2) 2 |
| 0 0 8 (8) 8 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 (2) 2 |
| 0 0 8 (8) 8 x\ | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 (2) |
| 0 0 0 0 8 (8) 8 x\ | (2) 2 2 2 2 (2) |
F6add9 C6 G7
E S S S S S S S S +S S +S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S
| 5 5 5 5 5 (5) 5 (5) | 0 2 0 |
| 5h7 5 5 5 5 (5) 5 (5) 0 | 2 2 2 2h3 2 2 2 3 |
| 5 5 8 7 (7) 5 (5) 0 | 1 1 1 0 |
| 5 5 5 0 | 2 2 |
| 5 5 5 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 5 5 5 0 | |
Outro
Cb5 Csus4 C
E E S S S S +S S E S S S S S S E S S S S E E S S S S
| | |
| o 3 3 3 3 (3) 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 o |
| 2 2 2 1 (1) 1 1 1 0h | 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 0 0 (0) 0 (0) | 0 3 0 0 |
| o 0 | 0 0 o |
| 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 |
H.=H
Cb5 Csus4 C
E E S S S S +S S E S S S S S S E S E S +Q Q +W
| | | * |
| 3 3 3 3 (3) 3 3 3 3 | 3 3 ^3 | (3) * |
| 2 2 2 1 (1) 1 1 1 0h | 1 1 1 0 (0) ^0 | (0) * |
| 0 0 (0) 0 (0) | 0 3 0 (0) ^0 | (0) * |
| 0 | ^0 | (0) * |
| 0 0 0 0 | 0 ^0 | (0) * |
Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers -
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= BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths