Biography:
Steven Paul "Elliott" Smith (August 6, 1969 – October 21, 2003) was an American songwriter and musician. Smith was born in Omaha, Nebraska, raised primarily in Texas, and resided for a significant portion of his life in Portland, Oregon, where he first gained popularity. His primary instrument was the guitar, but he was also proficient at piano, clarinet, bass, drums and harmonica. Smith had a distinctive vocal style characterized by his "whispery, spiderweb-thin delivery" and use of multi-tracking to create vocal harmonies.
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Other songs:
- 2:45 A.m.
- Alameda
- All Cleaned Out
- Angeles
- Baby Britain
- Ballad Of Big Nothing
- Between The Bars
- Big Problem
- Coast To Coast
- Division Day
- First Timer
- Happiness
- I Figured You Out
- King's Crossing
- Kings Crossing
- La
- Memory Lane
- Miss Misery
- Needle In The Hay
- No Name 3
- Oh Well, Ok
- Pretty Ugly Before
- Rose Parade
- Say Yes
- Shake Sugaree
- She Won't Ever Look At Me
- Some Song
- Somebody That I Used To Know
- Son Of Sam
- Speed Trials
- The Biggest Lie
- Thirteen (cover)
- Twilight
- Waltz #2
- Whatever Folk Song In C
- Wouldn't Mama Be Proud
- You Make It Seem Like Nothing
- Pitseleh
- 2 45 Am
- A Distorted Reality Is Now A Necessity To Be Free
- A Fond Farewell
- A Question Mark
- Alphabet Town
- Amity
- Another Standard Folk Song
- Big Decision
- Bled White
- Bottle Up And Explode
- Cant Make A Sound
- Cecilia Amanda
- Christian Brothers
- Coming Up Roses
- Condor Ave
- Confusion
- Dancing On The Highway
- Drive All Over Town
- Easy Way Out
- Either Or
- Everybody Cares Everybody Understands
- Everything Means Nothing To Me
- Everything Reminds Me Of Her
- Fear City
- Flowers For Charlie
- Fond Farewell
- From A Poison Well
- Golden Street
- Grand Mal
- Half Right
- Have You Seen Her
- High Times
- I Better Be Quiet Now
- I Cant Answer You Anymore
- I Didnt Understand
- Im Gonna Get Crushed
- In The Lost And Found
- Independence Day
- Jealous Guy
- Junk Bond Trader
- Last Call
- Lets Get Lost
- Like A Cop
- Looking Over My Shoulder
- New Monkey
- No Confidence Man
- No Name 1
- No Name 2
- No Name 4
- No Name 5
- Oh Well Okay
- Passing Feeling
- Pictures Of Me
- Placeholder
- Plainclothes Man
- Pretty Mary K
- Punch And Judy
- Roman Candle
- Satellite
- See You Later
- She Wont Ever Look At Me
- Shiva Opens Her Arms
- Shooting Star
- Shooting Xstar
- Shytown
- Single File
- Splitzville
- St Ides Heaven
- Stickman
- Strung Out Again
- Stupidity Tries
- Sweet Adeline
- Talking To Mary
- The Real Estate
- The White Lady Loves You More
- Trouble
- Troubles
- True Love
- Unlucky Charm Come Out Now
- Waltz 1
- Waltz 2 Xo
- Waterloo Sunset
- Were All Friends Now
- Where I Get It From
- Wouldnt Mama Be Proud
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Speed Trials
Standard tuning (for once!)
[Intro]
Play two times
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|---2-2-2-2---------------------------------|
A|--------------------0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2--------|
E|------------3-3-3-3------------------------|
[Verse 1]
C Am
He's pleased to meet you underneath the horse
C Am
In the cathedral with the glass stained black
C Am
Singing sweet high notes that echo back
Ab G7
To destroy their master
C Am
May be a long time till you get the call-up
C Am
But it's sure as fate and hard as your luck
C Ab Gm G
No-one'll know where you are
[Chorus]
C Am Fmaj7 G
It's just a brief smile crossing your face
C Am Fmaj7 G
Running speed trials standing in place
[Verse 2]
C Am
When the socket's not a shock enough
C Am
You little child what makes you think you're tough?
C Am
When all the people you think you're above
Ab G7
They all know what's the matter
C Am
You're such a pinball yeah you know it's true
C Am
There's always something you go back running to
C Ab Gm G
To follow the path of no resistance
[Chorus]
C Am Fmaj7 G
It's just a brief smile crossing your face
C Am Fmaj7 G
Running speed trials standing in place
Am F C G
It's just a brief smile crossing your face
Am F C G
Running speed trials all over the place
[Ending]
Play these chords to fade-out while Elliott sings "Oooh-ooh-ohh", etc.:
Am F C G
During the part where the words are "No one'll know where you are", you might try:
Ab Eb F G
No one'll know where you are
Same for "To follow the path of no resistance"
Neither one is completely right, I don't think, but maybe each is part right.
Speed Trials
Elliott Smith
Standard tuning (for once!)
Standard open chords except:
Am (1) x02210 Am (2) 577555
Dadd9 xx0230
[Intro] (played twice) (this is also played as the bassline under the C
and Am chords in the verse)
e| ------------------ ---------------------|
B| ------------------ ---------------------|
G| ------------------ ---------------------|
D| 2-2-2-2-------- ------------------------|
A| ------------------ 0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2------|
E| ---------3-3-3-3 ------------------------|
* Lick in verse (bass plays a G but it don't add it to the guitar
line, it sounds cluttered)
e| --------------------|
B| --------------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-------|
D|---------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|
E|---------------------|
[Verse]
|| C | Am (1) | C | Am | C | Am |
* |
| C | Am | C | Am | Am (2) | Ab |
* ||
[Chorus 1]
||: C | Dadd9 | Fmaj7 | G :||
[Chorus 2]
||: C | Dadd9 | Fmaj7 | G :||
||: A | Fmaj7 | C | G :||
[Outro]
||: Am | Fmaj7 | C | G :||
Standard tuning (for once!)
[Intro]
Play two times
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|---2-2-2-2---------------------------------|
A|--------------------0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2--------|
E|------------3-3-3-3------------------------|
[Verse 1]
C Am
He's pleased to meet you underneath the horse
C Am
In the cathedral with the glass stained black
C Am
Singing sweet high notes that echo back
Ab G7
To destroy their master
C Am
May be a long time till you get the call-up
C Am
But it's sure as fate and hard as your luck
C Ab Gm G
No-one'll know where you are
[Chorus]
C Am Fmaj7 G
It's just a brief smile crossing your face
C Am Fmaj7 G
Running speed trials standing in place
[Verse 2]
C Am
When the socket's not a shock enough
C Am
You little child what makes you think you're tough?
C Am
When all the people you think you're above
Ab G7
They all know what's the matter
C Am
You're such a pinball yeah you know it's true
C Am
There's always something you go back running to
C Ab Gm G
To follow the path of no resistance
[Chorus]
C Am Fmaj7 G
It's just a brief smile crossing your face
C Am Fmaj7 G
Running speed trials standing in place
Am F C G
It's just a brief smile crossing your face
Am F C G
Running speed trials all over the place
[Ending]
Play these chords to fade-out while Elliott sings "Oooh-ooh-ohh", etc.:
Am F C G
During the part where the words are "No one'll know where you are", you might try:
Ab Eb F G
No one'll know where you are
Same for "To follow the path of no resistance"
Neither one is completely right, I don't think, but maybe each is part right.
Speed Trials
Elliott Smith
Standard tuning (for once!)
Standard open chords except:
Am (1) x02210 Am (2) 577555
Dadd9 xx0230
[Intro] (played twice) (this is also played as the bassline under the C
and Am chords in the verse)
e| ------------------ ---------------------|
B| ------------------ ---------------------|
G| ------------------ ---------------------|
D| 2-2-2-2-------- ------------------------|
A| ------------------ 0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2------|
E| ---------3-3-3-3 ------------------------|
* Lick in verse (bass plays a G but it don't add it to the guitar
line, it sounds cluttered)
e| --------------------|
B| --------------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-------|
D|---------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|
E|---------------------|
[Verse]
|| C | Am (1) | C | Am | C | Am |
* |
| C | Am | C | Am | Am (2) | Ab |
* ||
[Chorus 1]
||: C | Dadd9 | Fmaj7 | G :||
[Chorus 2]
||: C | Dadd9 | Fmaj7 | G :||
||: A | Fmaj7 | C | G :||
[Outro]
||: Am | Fmaj7 | C | G :||
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