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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- 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
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- 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
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- No Name 2
- No Name 4
- No Name 5
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- Talking To Mary
- The Real Estate
- The White Lady Loves You More
- Trouble
- Troubles
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Song name: Shytown
Artist(s): Elliott Smith & Pete Krebs
Album: Not too sure.. sorry
Tuning: Standard (though I drop mine a full step down and bring it back up with a capo.
*there is a lot of walking into and out of chords with the use of a very simple picking
pattern. I am not going to type it all out becaues if you listen to the song, you will
realize how easy it is. There is also a Bass Pattern played while going into and out of
the verses and ending the song, it is played by Elliott, but sounds much better if you
play it while doing playing the chords that Pete Krebs plays, which are the ones I have
here. PLEASE go easy on me, I have only been playing 2 months shy of 2 years and
everything I know is self taught. Thanks.
E A D G B E
F/C* x 8 8 10 10 8
Am7* x 0 2 0 1 3
Am7 x 0 2 0 1 0
A2* x 0 2 3 2 0
C x 3 2 0 1 0
C* 3 3 2 0 1 0
G 3 2 0 0 3 3
Listen for timing, because some of the chords change on weird timing, but of course
it’s Elliott Smith, it is expected.
Intro: G - A2*- Am7/Am7* - C* - G (This is where the bass pattern comes in.
Also very very simple to pick up)
G C
Crossing my eyes and making faces
G Am7/Am7* C
I hope we don't go to too many places
G C
'Cos then before I go to sleep
G Am7/Am7* C*
I'll wonder exactly what she means when......
C G A2* Am7/Am7*
When she says, that I aaaammmm..
C*
I am too shy
(Bass Picking part starts again here 2 x's)
Verse's 2 and 3 are exactly the same chords.
Verse 2
Finding a way to stay inside
She always asks me, am I having a good time?
Come in here where the band is playing
Are you coming along, or are you staying?
Well I'm fine, I'm fiiiiinnnee..
Fine quit asking
Instrumental Bridge (starts with bass picing part)
G - C - G - Am7/Am7* - C* - G - C - G - F/C*
G - C - G - Am7/Am7* - C* - G - C - G - (bass picking part)
Verse 3
It's the hardest thing to greet her friends
I always feel like I have to entertain them
All alone with the jokes that I forget
Someone's boyfriend damned the TV set
Well I live, I liiiivvee.....
I live in a shytown
Well I live, yea I liiivvvee....
I live in a shytown.
Bass Picking Pattern. (on G chord)
e------------------------------
b------------------------------
g------------------------------
D------------------3----------
A--1--(HO)--2---------------
E----------------------4-------
Don't know if I did that right, or if you can understand that, but if you listen to the
song you will get the idea. The walking in and out of chords usually occurs when going
from the "C" chord into the "G" and also when you go from the "Am7/Am7* to the "C" chord
going into the "G". Yes, I have a tendancy to over explain.
If you have any comments or corrections feel free to send me an email at
vicissitude_vindication101@msn.com I would be more than happy for a
little help.
Thanks
Artist(s): Elliott Smith & Pete Krebs
Album: Not too sure.. sorry
Tuning: Standard (though I drop mine a full step down and bring it back up with a capo.
*there is a lot of walking into and out of chords with the use of a very simple picking
pattern. I am not going to type it all out becaues if you listen to the song, you will
realize how easy it is. There is also a Bass Pattern played while going into and out of
the verses and ending the song, it is played by Elliott, but sounds much better if you
play it while doing playing the chords that Pete Krebs plays, which are the ones I have
here. PLEASE go easy on me, I have only been playing 2 months shy of 2 years and
everything I know is self taught. Thanks.
E A D G B E
F/C* x 8 8 10 10 8
Am7* x 0 2 0 1 3
Am7 x 0 2 0 1 0
A2* x 0 2 3 2 0
C x 3 2 0 1 0
C* 3 3 2 0 1 0
G 3 2 0 0 3 3
Listen for timing, because some of the chords change on weird timing, but of course
it’s Elliott Smith, it is expected.
Intro: G - A2*- Am7/Am7* - C* - G (This is where the bass pattern comes in.
Also very very simple to pick up)
G C
Crossing my eyes and making faces
G Am7/Am7* C
I hope we don't go to too many places
G C
'Cos then before I go to sleep
G Am7/Am7* C*
I'll wonder exactly what she means when......
C G A2* Am7/Am7*
When she says, that I aaaammmm..
C*
I am too shy
(Bass Picking part starts again here 2 x's)
Verse's 2 and 3 are exactly the same chords.
Verse 2
Finding a way to stay inside
She always asks me, am I having a good time?
Come in here where the band is playing
Are you coming along, or are you staying?
Well I'm fine, I'm fiiiiinnnee..
Fine quit asking
Instrumental Bridge (starts with bass picing part)
G - C - G - Am7/Am7* - C* - G - C - G - F/C*
G - C - G - Am7/Am7* - C* - G - C - G - (bass picking part)
Verse 3
It's the hardest thing to greet her friends
I always feel like I have to entertain them
All alone with the jokes that I forget
Someone's boyfriend damned the TV set
Well I live, I liiiivvee.....
I live in a shytown
Well I live, yea I liiivvvee....
I live in a shytown.
Bass Picking Pattern. (on G chord)
e------------------------------
b------------------------------
g------------------------------
D------------------3----------
A--1--(HO)--2---------------
E----------------------4-------
Don't know if I did that right, or if you can understand that, but if you listen to the
song you will get the idea. The walking in and out of chords usually occurs when going
from the "C" chord into the "G" and also when you go from the "Am7/Am7* to the "C" chord
going into the "G". Yes, I have a tendancy to over explain.
If you have any comments or corrections feel free to send me an email at
vicissitude_vindication101@msn.com I would be more than happy for a
little help.
Thanks
