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                             CHRISTIAN BROTHERS - Elliot Smith
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Tabbed by:Michael Valenti
Email:stainless_steal420@hotmail.com
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Notation: d = down stroke
          u = up stroke
          x = mute string
          b = flat
          m = minor
          M = major
         (m)= contains characteristics of a minor scale/triad
         :|:= repeat the previous bars according to the number 
              above the repeat's bar, ie. (2x) two times
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Tuning: Tune all strings down a Whole-Step to look like D, G, C, F, A, d.
    
    
:Chorus: Play eight down strums for each chord...

        C9                Cm               Eb9          Gm or EbM7           
d|-------0--------|--------3-------|--------x-------|--------x-------|
A|-------3--------|--------4-------|--------6-------|--------8-------|
F|-------0--------|--------5-------|--------x-------|--------x-------|
C|-------2--------|--------5-------|--------5-------|--------8-------|
G|-------3--------|--------3-------|--------6-------|--------5-------|
D|-------x--------|--------x-------|--------x-------|--------x-------|

         F                Eb
d|-------x--------|--------x-------|
A|------10--------|--------8-------|
F|-------x--------|--------x-------|
C|------10--------|--------8-------|
G|-------8--------|--------6-------|
D|-------x--------|--------x-------|


:Verse:
  G(m)                           (2x)
  1       2        3       4        1       2        3       4       
d|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|--------3-------|3h4----44---3---|--------3-------|----------------|
F|----0-------0---|3-3----33---3--:|:---0-------0---|----------------|
C|----------------|3h5----55---3--:|:---------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------0---2---|
D|3---------------|----------------|3---------------|3---3-----------|
  d   d   u   d    d      ud   d    d   d   u   d    d   d   d   d    

  C9               Cm               
  1       2        3       4        
d|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
F|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
C|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
G|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|

  G(m)                            
  1       2        3       4        1       2        3       4       
d|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|--------3-------|3h4----44---3---|--------3-------|----------------|
F|----0-------0---|3-3----33---3---|----0-------0---|----------------|
C|----------------|3h5----55---3---|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------0---2---|
D|3---------------|----------------|3---------------|3---3-----------|
  d   d   u   d    d      ud   d    d   d   u   d    d   d   d   d    

 C9               Cm               
  1       2        3       4        
d|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
F|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
C|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
G|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|

  G(m)                            
  1       2        3       4        1       2        3       4       
d|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|--------3-------|3h4----44---3---|--------3-------|----------------|
F|----0-------0---|3-3----33---3---|----0-------0---|----------------|
C|----------------|3h5----55---3---|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|3---------------|----------------|3---------------|3---3---3---2---|
  d   d   u   d    d      ud   d    d   d   u   d    d   d   d   d    

  F                Ab
  1       2        3       4        
d|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
F|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
C|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
G|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|  


Those are the main sections in the song, the rest is understand how many times to 
play each section.
And I don't feel like tabbing the solo... so suck it.

Chorus (2x)
Verse  (1x)
Chorus (2x)
Verse  (1x)
Chorus (4x)
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Solo section starts with the C9 to Cm part of the verse
C9 to Cm Verse (1x)
Chorus         (4x)
Verse          (1x)
Chorus         (6x)

 


                                          -Mike Valenti-