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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Elliott Smith - A Question Mark
Chords used (in order of appearance):
D: xx0232
D/Db: x40232 (mostly you're just walking down using the Db note)
D/A: x00232 (mostly you're just walking down using the A note)
C/G: 332010
C: x32010
E: 022100
C6: 8x7980
B7: x21202
B7/Gb: 2x1202
Cmaj7: 8'10'10'900
Badd11:799800
Gmaj7: 3x0002
Am: x02210
Am*: 577555
B: 799877
Intro (note: play this for the first line of both verses):
D /Db /A C/G
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|10--10--10--10--9---5---3b-------|<--listen to the recording for the
rhythm...this is just which notes to play on which beat
riff 1:
E
|0---------s4--2--0--------s4--2--|
|0----------0--0--0---------0--0--|
|1---------s4--2--1--------s4--2--|
|2----------------2---------------|
|2----------------2---------------|
|0----------------0---------------|
riff 2:
E
|0----------0--0--0---------0--0--|
|0----------3--0--0---------3--0--|
|1----------4--2--1---------4--2--|
|2----------0--0--2---------0--0--|
|2----------5--4--2---------5--4--|
|0----------------0---------------|
Verse:
D /Db /A C/G E riff 1
I've got a question, Mark.
D /Db /A C E riff 1
You got a need to always take some shot in he dark.
C6 B7 /Gb E riff 2
I don't have to make pretend the picture i'm in is totally clear.
C6 B7 /Gb E
You think that all things have a way they ought to appear.
Chorus:
Cmaj7 Badd11 Cmaj7 E
'Cause you know, you know, you know, you know,
Cmaj7 Badd11 Cmaj7 E
you know, you know, you know, you know,
Cmaj7 Badd11 Cmaj7
you know, I don't, I dream.
Cmaj7 Badd11 Cmaj7 E
Don't know what you mean.
Verse:
D /Db /A C/G E riff 1
Panic called you out and took you in.
D /Db /A C E riff 1
Giving you an easy game and letting you win.
C6 B7 /Gb E riff 2
You're giving back a little hatred now to the world, 'cause it treated you bad.
C6 B7 /Gb E
'Cause you couldn't keep the great unknown from making you mad.
Chorus:
Cmaj7 Badd11 Cmaj7 E
'Cause you know, you know, you know, you know,
Cmaj7 Badd11 Cmaj7 E
you know, you know, you know, you know,
Cmaj7 Badd11 Cmaj7
you know, I don't, I dream.
Cmaj7 Badd11 Cmaj7 E
Don't know what you mean.
Bridge:
Gmaj7 Am C E walkup Am D
said your final word but honesty and love could've kept us together
Gmaj7 Am C E walkup Am
one day you'll see it's worth it after all
Am* B Cmaj7...
if you ever want to say you're sorry you can give me a call
Instrumental Outro (chorus chord progression):
Cmaj7 Badd11 Cmaj7 E
Cmaj7 Badd11 Cmaj7 E
Cmaj7 Badd11 Cmaj7
Cmaj7 Badd11 Cmaj7 E
transcribed by: robertdanielmaher(at)gmail(dot)com
Chords used (in order of appearance):
D: xx0232
D/Db: x40232 (mostly you're just walking down using the Db note)
D/A: x00232 (mostly you're just walking down using the A note)
C/G: 332010
C: x32010
E: 022100
C6: 8x7980
B7: x21202
B7/Gb: 2x1202
Cmaj7: 8'10'10'900
Badd11:799800
Gmaj7: 3x0002
Am: x02210
Am*: 577555
B: 799877
Intro (note: play this for the first line of both verses):
D /Db /A C/G
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|10--10--10--10--9---5---3b-------|<--listen to the recording for the
rhythm...this is just which notes to play on which beat
riff 1:
E
|0---------s4--2--0--------s4--2--|
|0----------0--0--0---------0--0--|
|1---------s4--2--1--------s4--2--|
|2----------------2---------------|
|2----------------2---------------|
|0----------------0---------------|
riff 2:
E
|0----------0--0--0---------0--0--|
|0----------3--0--0---------3--0--|
|1----------4--2--1---------4--2--|
|2----------0--0--2---------0--0--|
|2----------5--4--2---------5--4--|
|0----------------0---------------|
Verse:
D /Db /A C/G E riff 1
I've got a question, Mark.
D /Db /A C E riff 1
You got a need to always take some shot in he dark.
C6 B7 /Gb E riff 2
I don't have to make pretend the picture i'm in is totally clear.
C6 B7 /Gb E
You think that all things have a way they ought to appear.
Chorus:
Cmaj7 Badd11 Cmaj7 E
'Cause you know, you know, you know, you know,
Cmaj7 Badd11 Cmaj7 E
you know, you know, you know, you know,
Cmaj7 Badd11 Cmaj7
you know, I don't, I dream.
Cmaj7 Badd11 Cmaj7 E
Don't know what you mean.
Verse:
D /Db /A C/G E riff 1
Panic called you out and took you in.
D /Db /A C E riff 1
Giving you an easy game and letting you win.
C6 B7 /Gb E riff 2
You're giving back a little hatred now to the world, 'cause it treated you bad.
C6 B7 /Gb E
'Cause you couldn't keep the great unknown from making you mad.
Chorus:
Cmaj7 Badd11 Cmaj7 E
'Cause you know, you know, you know, you know,
Cmaj7 Badd11 Cmaj7 E
you know, you know, you know, you know,
Cmaj7 Badd11 Cmaj7
you know, I don't, I dream.
Cmaj7 Badd11 Cmaj7 E
Don't know what you mean.
Bridge:
Gmaj7 Am C E walkup Am D
said your final word but honesty and love could've kept us together
Gmaj7 Am C E walkup Am
one day you'll see it's worth it after all
Am* B Cmaj7...
if you ever want to say you're sorry you can give me a call
Instrumental Outro (chorus chord progression):
Cmaj7 Badd11 Cmaj7 E
Cmaj7 Badd11 Cmaj7 E
Cmaj7 Badd11 Cmaj7
Cmaj7 Badd11 Cmaj7 E
transcribed by: robertdanielmaher(at)gmail(dot)com
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