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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This is another great Elliott Smith song from Heatmiser's
final album, Mic City Sons. There's also a pretty good version
on the New Moon album from '07.
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You want to start out the song picking the G and B strings, B first, playing an Em7.
Listen to the recording and this should be pretty easy to
figure out. On the 11th beat, start picking the D string, too. Again,
listen to the song and this will be easy to figure out.
Go for 5 more beats and
then switch to A and add in the A string. Again, use either version
(the acoustic Smith one or the Heatmiser one) for reference here.
Then finally hit C and keep doing the same thing.
When I'm about to go into the first verse, I always briefly hold down
the third fret of the high E to get that sound you hear Elliott playing
at the same point in the Heatmiser version. I have no idea what
he actually does in the song, but any little lick you can think of
should sound good.
After this, you repeat it again. If you're playing
with a full band, (drums, bass, etc.) this is where everything
else except vocals should come in as evident in the recording.
When I play the song alone I skip the repeat and play G, A,
and C instead.
Now, the chords:
G Em7
You shouldn't talk to your yourself
A
Well, I pictured somebody else
C
Someone that looks like
C
What I look like
G Em7
Would you say that one of your dreams
A
Got in you and ripped out the seams?
C
Thats what I'd say
C
Thats what I'd say
G Em7
He was a sucker for your double-dose
A
Motherfucker turned white as a ghost
C
Don't you say hi
C
Don't you say hi
G Em7
With a broken sink for a face
A
And a head that just takes up space
C
He's not half right
C
He's not half right
Dsus2 Em
It's already half past
A7sus4 Cadd9
And it won't last
G Em7
I was sticking up for my friend
A
When there's nothing much to defend
C
It's a lost fight
C
It's a lost fight
G Em7
'Cause when I talk to you on the phone
A
Well, it's just like being alone
C
It's not half right
C
It's not half right
(Repeat the intro to end.)
----
This is the simplest version of this song possible. If you want a
way more detailed overview, follow this link:
http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/1032/halfrighttab.jpg
The version in the link was tabbed by this kid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k96BZMh9-E&feature=related
final album, Mic City Sons. There's also a pretty good version
on the New Moon album from '07.
----
You want to start out the song picking the G and B strings, B first, playing an Em7.
Listen to the recording and this should be pretty easy to
figure out. On the 11th beat, start picking the D string, too. Again,
listen to the song and this will be easy to figure out.
Go for 5 more beats and
then switch to A and add in the A string. Again, use either version
(the acoustic Smith one or the Heatmiser one) for reference here.
Then finally hit C and keep doing the same thing.
When I'm about to go into the first verse, I always briefly hold down
the third fret of the high E to get that sound you hear Elliott playing
at the same point in the Heatmiser version. I have no idea what
he actually does in the song, but any little lick you can think of
should sound good.
After this, you repeat it again. If you're playing
with a full band, (drums, bass, etc.) this is where everything
else except vocals should come in as evident in the recording.
When I play the song alone I skip the repeat and play G, A,
and C instead.
Now, the chords:
G Em7
You shouldn't talk to your yourself
A
Well, I pictured somebody else
C
Someone that looks like
C
What I look like
G Em7
Would you say that one of your dreams
A
Got in you and ripped out the seams?
C
Thats what I'd say
C
Thats what I'd say
G Em7
He was a sucker for your double-dose
A
Motherfucker turned white as a ghost
C
Don't you say hi
C
Don't you say hi
G Em7
With a broken sink for a face
A
And a head that just takes up space
C
He's not half right
C
He's not half right
Dsus2 Em
It's already half past
A7sus4 Cadd9
And it won't last
G Em7
I was sticking up for my friend
A
When there's nothing much to defend
C
It's a lost fight
C
It's a lost fight
G Em7
'Cause when I talk to you on the phone
A
Well, it's just like being alone
C
It's not half right
C
It's not half right
(Repeat the intro to end.)
----
This is the simplest version of this song possible. If you want a
way more detailed overview, follow this link:
http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/1032/halfrighttab.jpg
The version in the link was tabbed by this kid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k96BZMh9-E&feature=related
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