Alice Springs

[folderol and]

Fairly simple song, but I thought I'd tab it out anyway. Perhaps Jon can add it to his list of Liz Phair songs to learn.

http://download.yousendit.com/11EA233E7A374FA0

[Aaron]

I'd always flub this one up at the very last chord 

[JeremyEngle]

I'd always flub this one up at the very last chord 

So did I. I learned it from the Hal Leonard songbook -- it's one of two or three songs they got right -- and always felt compelled to make up a better final chord. folderol and's last chord sounds great to me, but it's even easier to play if you drop the 4th string/5th fret and just pluck the 6th, 5th, and 2nd strings.

So instead of:

FIG 5
e |-0-|
B |-8-|
G |-0-|
D |-5-|
A |-7-|
E |-0-|
(strummed)


it sounds like:

|-X-|
|-8-|
|-0-|
|-X-|
|-7-|
|-0-|


You can check the video performance of this song on Good Morning America:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQdcLJgjz-E

The camera angles aren't particularly conducive to studying guitar technique, but I don't think Liz has ever looked more beautiful on TV..........      You can make out the fingering for the last chord fairly well.

One other issue I have is with this section:

FIG 4a
e |-----------------|
B |---3-3-3-2---2---|
G |---0-0-0-0---0---|
D |---2-2-2-2---2---|
A |-----------0---0-|
E |-0---------------|


The Hal Leonard transcription has it like this:

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

You can't see that part in the GMA video, but to me it sounds more like (X0X22X) than (X0202X); I've never really heard the 7th in the A7. What do you think?

[ant_in_alaska]

I figured this song out a month ago, wish I had put it up sooner, but good job you guys!  Interesting take on the last chord, never thought of it that way.

[folderol and]

I tabbed out the final chord based on what I saw on the Good Morning America performance. But JE's alternative works just as well.

Listening to the song again, I also hear the x0x22x more. When I started playing this song, I wasn't concerned with getting the guitar part completely accurate and didn't listened back to the recording. I prefer the way I play it better, but for the sake of accuracy...

Also, there seems to be a lack of depth with the Em7 in the Hal Leonard transcription that just doesn't sound right when I play it. What's your take on this?