Elliott Smith
"Everything Reminds Me Of Her"
Figure 8

This one is fairly difficult to explain.  The problem is that though the song runs its course,
there are a lot of variations and subtle differences between two apparently identical passages.
It was tricky figuring out where to start, like a lot of his other tunes.  It turned out that
this song is in standard tuning with a capo on the third fret.  There is a second guitar that
is tuned to "drop D", and then capoed on the third fret as well.  That turns the "drop D" into
a "drop F".  You can hear that second guitar in select spots in the song, but really it can be
played accurately with just one guitar, and it simplifies the transcription.  I didn't write
down the exact series of chord strums, I only wrote the sequence that they come in-  even if
a chord appears once on the tablature, it may actually continue strumming for a measure or two.
The best thing to do would be to sit down next to the stereo with this in front of you and
match things up as they appear.

Standard Tuning, Capo on 3rd fret

E-------------------0--------------0--------------------------------------

B-------------------0--------------3--------------------------------------

G--2/\-0---0--------0--------------0--------------------------------------

D--------2-------0--2--------------0--------------------------------------

A------------0/2----3--------------2--------------------------------------

E-------------------3--------------3--------------------------------------
(opening riff)       (guitar fill 1)  (repeat opening riff)

E--0-----------0--------------------0---0---0--0-----------0--0--0----------

B--0-----------1--------------------0---0---0--3-----------0--0--0----------

G--0-----------2--------------------0---0---0--0-----------0--0--0----------

D--2-----------2--------------------2---4---2--0-----------2--4--2----------

A--3-----3--2--0--0/-2--1--0--------2---2---3--2-----------2--2--3----------

E--3--3-----------------------3--0--0---0---3--3--3--2--0--0--0--3----------
continuing from opening riff               (begin lyrics)

This is the main cycle of chords for the verse.

Open E slide thing:
On the part of the song before he sings "but why should I lie?" and 
"just because you came across" there is this riff:

E--0-----0--0--0--2\-0------0---0---0--0--0--------------------0--------0--0

B--2-----0--0--0--0--0------0---0---0--0--0--------------------0--------0--3

G--0-----1/-4\-1--1--1------0---2---0--0--0--------------------0--------2--0

D--0-----2/-5\-2--2--2------2---2---2--4--2--2--0--------------2--------0--0

A--2-----2/-5\-2--2--2------3---0---2--2--3--------3--2--0-----3--0--1--2--2

E--3--2--0--0--0--0--0------3-------0--0--3-----------------3--3-----------3
            *(quick slide up)       (beginning of chorus)

Guitar Fill 1

E----------------------------

B----------------------------

G--2/-3/-4--4\-3\-2--0-------

D----------------------------

A--3/-4/-5--5\-4\-3----------

E--------------------3-------

The final chorus has some variation to it.  The first cycle is normal, and returns to
the E minor (or G if you consider the capo).  The second and third cycles are played
somewhat like this, starting from the E minor:

E--0--0----0----0---0---0------

B--0--0----0----0---0---0------

G--0--0----2----0---2---0------

D--2--4----2----2---0---2------

A--2--2----0----3-------3------

E--0--0---------3-------3------
   #2 cycle     #3 cycle   Begin end of song

At the end of the song, after the open E chord slide thing that is tabbed up above ends,
there is this final riff:

E--0------------------0--------------------------0---------

B--0------------------1--------------------------0---------

G--0------------------2--------------------------0---------

D--2---2--0-----------2--2--0--------------------2---------

A--3---------3--2--0--0--------3--2--0-----------2---------

E--3------------------------------------3--2--0--0---------



Lyrics

I never really had a problem
because of leaving
but everything reminds me of her
this evening
so if I seem a little out of it, sorry
but why should I lie?
everything reminds me of her
the spin of the earth impaled a silhouette of the sun on the steeple
and I gotta hear the same sermon all the time now from you people
why are you staring into outer space crying
just because you came across it and lost it?
everything reminds me of her
everything reminds me of her
everything reminds me of her 

Tabbed by David davemeth@yahoo.com
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