Alison Tab

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                          Alison - Slowdive
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Tabbed by: Willem Kaufmann
 
Tuning: Standard
 
This is Alison, arranged for one lonely solo guitarist with lots of pedals.
I think these chord shapes and voices sound great and true to the song on their own.
Whether or not they are accurate to what is actually played is up for debate,
but I don't think the other tabs do a great job of replicating the sound heard on the record.
Make sure to use a chorus and plenty of reverb and delay to really get that ethereal shoegaze-y sound.
 
Chord names/shapes:
 
Here are the chords used throughout. You can use either Amaj or Amaj7 for the A chord throughout.
Both sound great, and you can switch between them or use whichever you'd like!
 
 
    A   OR  Amaj7    Badd11th    E     Dmaj7
e|--0-------0--------0-----------0-----0---------------------------|
B|--5-------5--------6-----------0-----11--------------------------|
G|--6-------6--------8-----------9-----12--------------------------|
D|----------6--------------------6-----12--------------------------|
A|--4----------------6-----------7---------------------------------|
E|--5-------5--------7-----------0-----10--------------------------|
 
[Intro]
 
Listen to the song for strum patterns. Don't be afraid to play around with arpeggiating the chords here!
 
    Amaj7            Badd11th
e|--0---------------------0------------------------------------|
B|--5---5-----------------6------------------------------------|
G|--6-----6----6/8--6-----8---6--8b9--6------------------------|
D|--6-------6--------7-----------------------------------------| x2
A|------------------------6------------------------------------|
E|--5---------------------7------------------------------------|
 
[Verse]
Amaj7                Badd11th
Listen close and don't be stoned
                    Amaj7
I'll be here in the morning
                Badd11th
'Cause I'm just floating
Amaj7           Badd11th
Your cigarette still burns
                          Amaj7
Your messed up world will thrill me
   Badd11th
Alison, I'm lost
 
Solo guitar (tremolo picking! or just tons of effects. Or both.):
 
    Badd11th
e|-------------------11---------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
 
[Chorus]
E                    Amaj7
Alison, I said we're sinking
 
    E                 Amaj7
e|--12----11----------12----11--------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
 
    E                 Amaj7
e|--0-----------------0---------------|
B|--0-----------------5---------------|
G|--9-----------------6--6--6/8--6----|
D|--6-----------------6------------6--|
A|--7---------------------------------|
E|--0-----------------5---------------|
 
 
E                               Amaj7
There's nothing here but that's okay
 
    E                 Amaj7
e|--12----11----------12----11--------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
 
    E                 Amaj7
e|--0-----------------0---------------|
B|--0-----------------5---------------|
G|--9-----------------6--6--6/8--6----|
D|--6-----------------6------------6--|
A|--7---------------------------------|
E|--0-----------------5---------------|
 
E                               Amaj7
Outside your room your sister's spinning
 
    E                 Amaj7
e|------------------------------------|
B|--9-----7------7----5---------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
 
    E                 Amaj7
e|--0-----------------0---------------|
B|--0-----------------5---------------|
G|--9-----------------6--6--6/8--6----|
D|--6-----------------6------------6--|
A|--7---------------------------------|
E|--0-----------------5---------------|
 
        Dmaj7                          E
But she laughs and tells me she's just fine
 
    Dmaj7            E
e|------------------------------------|
B|--7-----7------7---5----------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
    Dmaj7            E
e|--0----------------0----------------|
B|--11---------------0----------------|
G|--12---------------9----------------|
D|--12---------------6----------------|
A|-------------------7----------------|
E|--10---------------0----------------|
 
  Badd11th              Amaj7
I guess she's out there somewhere
 
    Badd11th            Amaj7
e|------------------------------------|
B|--4-------------------5---------4---|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
 
    Badd11th            Amaj7
e|--0-------------------0-------------|
B|--6-------------------5-------------|
G|--8-------------------6-------------|
D|----------------------6-------------|
A|--6---------------------------------|
E|--7-------------------5-------------|
 
    Emaj7
e|--0---------------------------------|
B|--9---------------------------------|
G|--8---------------------------------|
D|--9---------------------------------|
A|--7---------------------------------|
E|--0---------------------------------|
 
 
[Verse]
Amaj7                   Badd11th
And the sailors, they strike poses
               Amaj7    Badd11th
The TV covered walls, answer slowly
Amaj7                  Badd11th
With your talking and your pills
                    Amaj7
Your messed up life still thrills me
   Badd11th
Alison, I'm lost
 
    Badd11th
e|-------------------11---------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
 
 
[Chorus]
E                       Amaj7
Alison, I'll drink your wine
 
    E                 Amaj7
e|--12----11----------12----11--------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
 
    E                 Amaj7
e|--0-----------------0---------------|
B|--0-----------------5---------------|
G|--9-----------------6--6--6/8--6----|
D|--6-----------------6------------6--|
A|--7---------------------------------|
E|--0-----------------5---------------|
 
E                                     Amaj7
And wear your clothes when we're both high
 
    E                 Amaj7
e|--12----11----------12----11--------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
 
    E                 Amaj7
e|--0-----------------0---------------|
B|--0-----------------5---------------|
G|--9-----------------6--6--6/8--6----|
D|--6-----------------6------------6--|
A|--7---------------------------------|
E|--0-----------------5---------------|
 
E                    Amaj7
Alison, I said we're sinking
 
    E                 Amaj7
e|------------------------------------|
B|--9-----7------7----5---------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
 
    E                 Amaj7
e|--0-----------------0---------------|
B|--0-----------------5---------------|
G|--9-----------------6--6--6/8--6----|
D|--6-----------------6------------6--|
A|--7---------------------------------|
E|--0-----------------5---------------|
 
        Dmaj7                          E
But she laughs and tells me she's just fine
 
    Dmaj7             E
e|------------------------------------|
B|--7-----7------7----5---------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
 
     Dmaj7           E
e|---0---------------0----------------|
B|---11--------------0----------------|
G|---12--------------9----------------|
D|---12--------------6----------------|
A|-------------------7----------------|
E|---10--------------0----------------|
 
  Badd11th              Amaj7
I guess she's out there somewhere
 
    Badd11th           Amaj7
e|------------------------------------|
B|--4------------------5---------9----|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
 
    Badd11th           Amaj7
e|--0------------------0--------------|
B|--6------------------5--------------|
G|--8------------------6--------------|
D|---------------------6--------------|
A|--6---------------------------------|
E|--7------------------5--------------|
 
[Outro]
 
    E                      Amaj7
e|--0----------------------0---------|
B|--0----------------------5---------|
G|--9----------------------6---------| (Repeat till fade)
D|--6----------------------6---------|
A|--7--------------------------------|
E|--0----------------------5---------|
 
    E                      Amaj7
e|------------------------------------|
B|--9------10--12--14------17-----19--|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
 
    E                      Amaj7
e|------------------------------------|
B|--9------10--12--14------14-----12--|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
 
    E                      Amaj7
e|------------------------------------|
B|--9----10--12--14--16----17--19--21-|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
 
    E                      Amaj7
e|------------------------------------|
B|--21---19----------------17---------| ...and trail off.
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
 
 
 
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