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Alison by Elvis Costello guitar tab (text):Elvis Costello
ALISON (3:19)
The Best of Elvis Costello and the Attractions (1985, Columbia)
My thanks to Christopher Keen (CKeen@rmit.edu.au), and others, for the solid
foundation and details from which I had worked. Here are my revisions by ear--
with complete Intro & Ending solo licks! I minimized the lyrical content per
Enjoy, Gehan Cheung
A E G#m C#m B D G#m7 F#m / = slide up
e 0 0 4 4 2 2 4 2 \ = slide down
B 2 0 4 5 4 3 4 2 () = ghost note[not picked]
G 2 1 4 6 4 2 4 2 p = pull-off
D 2 2 6 6 4 0 4 4 h = hammer-on ~ = tremolo
A 0 2 6 4 2 X 6 4 ^ = bend up * = staccato
E X 0 4 X X X 4 2 r = release bend ? = not sure
Intro: B | G#m A C#m B | F#m G#m | G#m B
|-/7-(7)-(7)-9\7-|------------------------|-----------|----------------
|-/7-(7)-(7)-----|-9/12---7h9p7--7\5--5\4-|-5p4-----*-|----------------
|-/8-(8)-(8)-----|------------------------|-----6-3h4-|-4(4)/8-7h8-7h8-
|----------------|------------------------|-----------|----------------
|----------------|------------------------|-----------|----------------
|-------7-7------|------------------------|-----------|----------------
Verse 1:
| A |
Oh it's so funny.................after
E | A |
so long girl And with the way.......................that
-12/14\12---|------------
-12/14\12---|------------
----------11|\\\\\\\\\\9-
----------11|\\\\\\\\\\9-
------------|------------
------------|------------
G#m C#m B| A |
you are not impressed But I heard..............little
-7p6p5p4----|-----
---------5--|-----
-----------4|-4h6-
------------|-----
------------|-----
------------|-----
G#m C#m | D |
friend of mine---------|---take off............dress
---------|---
-----4-6-|-7-
-4-6-----|---
---------|---
---------|---
| B | A |
I'm not gonna get
|-----9-12-9-9h11-9h11p9\7-|--9-/11-\9------------|
|---10---------------------|-10-/12-\10-----------|
|-11-----------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------|
G#m C#m B | A |
too sentimental............other sticky...........
----------|----
-5/7\5----|-2--
-4/6\4----|-2--
----------|----
----------|----
----------|----
| G#m C#m B | A |
'cos I don't know...........
|------------------------------|-----
|------------------------------|-----
|------------------------------|-----
|---------*----------4-4h6p4\2-|-----
|-(2)-*-1h2-2h3h4-3h4----------|-2/4-
|-----4------------------------|-----
G#m C#m | D | B |
lovin' somebody I only know..........mine
|------- |------7------------|
|------~ |--------7----------|
|--4h6/7 |----------8^9r8----|
|------- |----------------9\-|
|------- |-------------------|
|------- |-------------------|
Chorus:
A | E | A B |G#m G#m7 C#m B |
Alison I know......world....killin' you oh
|----12/14\12------------|-------------------|
|----12/14\12-12/14\12---|-10--/14---12------|
|-------------11/13\11---|-9---/13---11------|
|------------------------|-------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------|
A | E | A B | E |
Alison my aim is true
|---------------------|------------|------7/9-7---------|
|----9h12-9h12p9\7----|------------|------------7/9\7-5-|
|------------------9-8|-6----------|------4/6-4---------|
|---------------------|------------|------------4/6\4-2-|
|---------------------|------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|------------|--------------------|
Verse 2:
A | E | A
Well I see...........husband now Did he leave
-12/14\12---|----------
-12/14\12-12|(12)\10---
----------11|(11)\9----
------------|----------
------------|----------
------------|----------
| G#m C#m B | A
your pretty fingers.......in ............cake
-------*-|---------
*-*--7h9-|-7\5-----
4h6------|-----4/6-
---------|---------
---------|---------
---------|---------
| G#m C#m | D
You use to................in your hand I bet it took
--------|---------
--------|---------
-----4-6|-----7---
-4-6----|---------
--------|---------
--------|---------
| B |
all he could take
|-----9-12p11p9-9h11-11\10\9----|
|---10-----------------------10-|
|-11----------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
A | G#m C#m B |
Sometimes I wish..............stop..........talkin' when I
A | G#m C#m B | A
hear the silly things .........say I think
|------7/9-7/9\7-|-\5-------
|------7/9-7/9\7-|-\5-------
|----------------|----------
|----------------|----------
|----------------|----------
|----------------|----------
| G#m C#m | D
somebody betta put-out.........light 'cos I can't
|-------- |-----------
|-------- |---------~-
|-------- |----4-6--7-
|-------- |4-6--------
|-h2----- |-----------
|----h4-- |-----------
| B |
stand to..............way
|-------7-11-7h11p7-----|
|-----7------------7----|
|---8---------------8\6-|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
2nd Chorus:
A | E | A B |G#m G#m7 C#m B |
Alison I know......world....killin' you oh
|----12/14-12------------|-------------------|
|----12/14-12-12/14\12---|-10--/14---12------|
|-------------11/13\11---|-9---/13---11------|
|------------------------|-------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------|
Coda:
A | E | A B | E A | D B | E A|
Alison my aim is true my aim is true
|---7/9\7--------|----------|-------------|-------------|-----7p6p5p4--|
|---7/9\7-9--*---|----------|-------------|-------------|------------5-|
|---------9--9p8-|-6--------|-------4-4h6-|-7p6-7---8---|-------------4|
|------------9(9)|-7--------|-----6-------|-------------|--------------|
|----------------|----------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|----------------|----------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| D B | E A | D B |
my aim is true my aim is
|--5--3h4----------|-------------4-5-|-5p4-5-5/7-----|
|--------5---------|-------4-5-7-----|---------------|
|---------4--------|-----6-----------|---------------|
|----------(4h5h6)-|-----------------|---------------|
|------------------|-----------------|---------------|
|------------------|-----------------|---------------|
|E A | D B | E A |
true my aim is true
|------------------|----------------|------/12-9h12p9---9-|
|---5(5)/7-5-(5)/7-|-5/7\5/7-/9--\5-|-5--------------12---|
|------------------|----------------|---------------------|
|---2(2)/4-2-(2)/4-|-2/4\2/4-/6--\2-|-2-------------------|
|------------------|----------------|---------------------|
|------------------|----------------|---------------------|
| D B |E A |D B | E A |
my aim is true my aim is true
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------*-|-------/12-12p9h12-|
|-/12--------12p9-|-----------------|-------------12|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----9p8h9h11p9--|---------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|---------------9-|-9-11----------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------------|
|D B |E A |D B |
?
|12p9----7------------------|--------------------------|----------4h5p4|
|----h12--7^8r7p6p5-(5)h6h7p|5-----4-5-----4-5-----4-5-|------4-5------|
|---------------------------|--4-6----4-6-----4-6----- |-3h4h6---------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|---------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|---------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|---------------|
| E A | D B | E A | D B |
|-----5p4----5p4---|--0--------------|-----------|---------4h5-h5---|
|-7p5----7p5----7p4|----4------------|-5-----5---|----5h7-----------|
|------------------|------6-4--------|-------4--6|h7----------------|
|------------------|----------7p6p4--|--4h6h7----|------------------|
|------------------|---------------7-|-----------|------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|-----------|------------------|
| E A | D B | E (A) |
*
|--7/9-7/9\7-7/9\7----|-7--------------|-----------------|
|------------------7h9|----8/9-6/7-7\5-|-5/7-7\5---------|
|---------------------|----------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|----------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|----------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|----------------|-----------------|
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| Band name | Elvis Costello » |
| Song name | Alison » |
| Tab type | Guitar tab » |
| Added | 05/12/2008 |
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