Tablature elsewhere - Sarah McLachlan

          



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  From: Preserved Moose <jfafreak@wam.umd.edu>

  

  Elsewhere

  by Sarah McLachlan

  from the album Fumbling Towards Ecstacy

  Transcribed by John Argentiero (jfafreak@wam.umd.edu)

  

  The bulk of this song is done on piano, but I will provide chords that 

  sound decent on guitar.  The spacing of the chords may seem odd, but I 

  tried my best to match them up with the vocals.  The album is the best 

  reference for when to play what.

  

  This is some tab for the intro, notes in brackets are supposed to be done 

  on piano.

  

  e--2-------------|-------|----------|----------|-------|-----|

  B-----3----------|-------|-[3]------|------3---|-1--0--|--0--|

  G----------------|-------|------[0]-|----------|-------|-----|

  D----------------|-------|----------|-[4]-[0]--|-------|--2--|

  A----------------|-------|----------|----------|[3][2]-|-----|

  E--------0-------|-(0)---|(0)-------|(0)-------|-------|-----|

          hold that e for about 2 bars			1st verse...

  

  Incidentally, heres TAB for the chords, just for clarity's sake...

  

  e--0-----2-----0-----2-----0-----2-----0-----3-----2-----0----|

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

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

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

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

  E--0-----3-----------0-----------------------3----------------|

    Em    D/G  Dsus2  Em9   Em/A  D/A    C     G    D/C    Am

  

  (Just piano first time)

  

    Em		    D/G        Dsus2      Em

  I Love the time and in between,       The calm inside me

  

  		   D/G	       Dsus2		 Em9

  in the space where I can breathe.      I believe there is a

  

  Em		D/G	    Dsus2   	      Em

  distance I have wandered to touch up no the years of

  

  Em	    G         Dsus2

  Reaching out,   and reaching in

  

  Em      G      D      C

    Holding out,  Holding in.

  

  (acoustic guitar comes in on 1st Am7)

  Am7   D       Em9         Em/A  D/A  Am7        D

    I    believe this is Heaven   to   no one else but me.

  

  Em9          Em/A    D/A     Am7  D

    And I'll defend it long as   I  can be

  

  Em           D           Am7

  Left here to linger in silence

  

  	  D                 Am7            D

  If I choose to would you try to understand? 

  

  

    Em                D/G            D                      C

  I know this love is passing time,  passing through like liquid

  

  Em      G                     D/C

      I'm drunk in my desire

  

  C     Em               G

  But I love the way you smile at me,

  

    D                     C 

  I love the way your hands reach out and

  

  Em     G  

     Hold me near.

  

  D  C    G     D    C

    I  believe    I     

  

  Am  D        Em                   Am         D       Em

    I   believe   this is heaven to no one else but me,

   

                             Am  D

  And I'll defend it long as   I  can be

  

  Em                      Am

  Left here to linger in silence,

     

             D               Am

  If I choose to would you try to understand?

  

  

  Em      D/G         D                      C

  Oh, the quiet child awaits the day when she can break free

  

  Em             G                  D       D/C   C

    the mold that clings like desperation.

  

  Em               G  

  Mother can't you see I've got to

  

  D                     C       Em      G 

  live my life the way I feel is   right for me

  

  D                 C

    Might not be right for you, but its

  

  G      D         C    Am

    Right  for me, oh.

  

  {start playing TABbed out part below here}

    D        Em                   Am         D

  I   believe   this is Heaven to no one else  but me.

  

  Em                          Am  D

    And I'll defend it long as  I  can be 

  

  Em                       Am

  Left here to linger in silence

  

         D                  Am            D

  If I choose to would you try to understand?

  

  Am                 D            Am            D

  I would like to linger here in silence if I choose to,

  

             Am       D

  Would you understand it?

  

  

  The song fades out repeating that last line.

  

  Sometime around the last chorus, the guitar stops playing chords and 

  plays this:

  

  e-----|-----|-------|---------|--------|----------|--------|-2b1/2-2--|

  B-X-X-|-X-X-|-X-3-X-|-X-----X-|-X------|-X------X-|----X-X-|----------|

  G-X-X-|-X-X-|-X---X-|-X-----X-|-X-5--X-|-X------X-|----X-X-|----------|

  D-X-X-|-X-X-|-X---X-|-X-5h7-X-|-X------|-X--5h7-X-|--7-X-X-|----------|

  A-----|-----|-------|---------|--------|----------|--------|----------|

  E-----|-----|-------|---------|--------|----------|--------|----------|

  

  This is played twice and then the guitar goes into the outro.  Listen to 

  the album closely for the timing of this part, its kinda buried in the 

  piano parts.  

  When playing this song alone on acoustic guitar, just ignore this part 

  and play the straight chords listed above.

  Hope thiss is all you need to play this rather spiffy song.

  Enjoy, and email me with amy comments!

  	John

  	jfafreak@wam.umd.edu

  

   


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