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I put together this arrangement intented to be played as solo acoustic. I tried emphasize that one D-G Riff as the songs recognizable signature. Let me know if anyone has any feedback.

 

Couple of notes:

 

I like to mixing in 7ths. Try swapping Em7 for Em and A7 for A, F#m7 for F#mm etc.

The Outro can be played with the D-G Riff, as well (like the YHF Demo version).

 

Thanks and enjoy!

 

Wilco - Ashes of American Flags (YHF)
[Standard tuning / no capo]


D-G Riff  , D-G Riff

D		 -		 G Riff
The cash machine is blue and green

D						 G			 G/f#
For a hundred in twenties and a small service fee

Em						A
I can spend three dollars and sixty-three cents

D				 G
on diet coca-cola and unlit cigarettes

D-G Riff , D-G Riff , G , G/f#

Em							  A
I wonder why we listen to poets when nobody gives a fuck

D					 G						   D7/f#
How hot and sorrowful This machine begs for luck

   Giii			Bm	   Em
All my lies are always wishes

 Emmaj7		F#m					  D
I know I would  die if I could come back new


D-G Riff  , D-G Riff

D			-		  G Riff			  
I want a good life with a nose for things
	   
D							  G			 G/f#										 
A fresh wind and bright skies to enjoy my suffering

Em						A	 
A hole without a key if I break my tongue

D					G					   D7/f#
Speaking of tomorrow How will it ever come?

   Giii			Bm	   Em
All my lies are always wishes

 Emmaj7		F#m					  D
I know I would  die if I could come back new

D-G Riff , D-G Riff , G , G/f#

Em							 A
I'm down on my hands and knees Everytime the doorbell rings

D						G						D7/f#
I shake like a toothache When I hear myself sing

   Giii			Bm	   Em
All my lies are always wishes

 Emmaj7		F#m					  D
I know I would  die if I could come back new

D - G Riff - D - G Riff

Dmaj7				  Gmaj7/d
I would like to salute the ashes of American flags

Dmaj7					  Gmaj7/d
And all the falling leaves filling up shopping bags

Dmaj7

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The "D-G Riff":  

E |-2--2---2--0-----|--3--------------|-2---------------
B |-3--3---3--3-----|--0--------------|-3---------------
G |-2--2---2--2-----|--0--------------|-2--etc----------
D |-0------0--------|--0-------0h2--0-|-0---------------
A |-----------------|--2--0h2---------|-----------------
E |-----------------|--3--------------|-----------------

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Chords:

D -		  xx0232
G -		  320003
Em -		022000
A -		  x02220
G/f# -	 2x0003
Giii -	   355433
D7/f#-	2x0212
Bm -	   x13321
Emmaj7- 021000
F#m -	 244222
Dmaj7-   xx0222
Gmaj7/d-xx0002

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Notes:

 

-Giii is supposed to be...I believe it's something like F#dim or something, it's played like this: x01212.

-I would also write your Emmaj7 as Em/D# (even though technically the D# is not on the bottom, it seems cleaner to write it as thus).

-Your D7/f#s can be eliminated. I don't hear them at all personally, but it is ok. To be honest, look at D7: xx0212. The F#dim or whatever is x01212, so the difference is marginal and so I think it can be eliminated. As far as I can remember I have not played a D7/f# at all when playing this.

-I play the D-G Riff first part like this, I think it captures the piano line better:

 

2------3---------
3------0---------
2------0---------
0------0---2-4p2-
--0----2-2-------
----2--3---------

 

I believe this is how Tweedy does it in the intro on the KTV disc, if I remember correctly.

 

That's about it at first glance.

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I play the F#dim chord as 2x1212 and it sounds pretty good.

 

For the last verse and coda I play Dmaj7 and Gmaj7#11

 

Dmaj7: xx0222 Gmaj7#11: 3x0022

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