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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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Artist: Elliott Smith
Song: Easy Way Out
Album: Figure 8
Hey guys, if the first version is to complicated for you, scroll down to the end
and there you can find an alternate version! ;)
tuning:
Eb Ab C# F# Bb C#
(half-step down, high e string tuned down one step lower than the rest)
Chords used:
D xx0234 Bm x24432
D/Ab 4x0234 Bm7* x24234
D/A x0x034 Bm7 x24232
D/B x2x034 F#7 242322
E 022104 G* x5x435
E* 022102 D/C# x40234
E** 022100 D* xx0230
G 32000x D** xx0232
F# 244322 D6 xx7779
G** 355433
riff 1:
e|--5--4--2--|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|-----------|
A|--2--------|
E|-----------|
riff 2:
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|--2/4--4--2p0--|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
D D/Ab /A D/B D E E* E** G
youll take ad-vantage til you think you’re being used
D D/Ab /A D/B E E* E** G
cos without an enemy your anger gets confused
Bm Bm7* Bm7 F#7 G*
i got stuck on the si----de you know i never chose
D D/C# riff1 D* D** D E* E** G D D/A D
but its all about taking the ea--sy way out for you i suppose
D D/Ab /A D/B D E E* E** G
theres no es-cape for you except in someone else
D D/Ab /A D/B D E E* E** G
although youve already disappeared within yourself
Bm Bm7* Bm7 F#7 G*
the invisible ma---n who’s always changing clothes
D D/C# riff1 D* D** D E* E** G D
its all about taking the ea--sy way out for you i suppose
Bm F# E**
while i watch you making mistakes
Bm F# Bm
i wish you luck, i really do
Bm7* D6 Bm Bm7* D6 Bm
with the problem, with the puzzle
Bm7* D6 E G**
what-ever is left of you
D D/Ab /A D/B D E riff2 G
D D/Ab /A D/B D E E* E** G
i heard you found another audience to bore
D D/Ab /A D/B D E E* E** G
a creative thinker who imagined you were more
Bm Bm7* Bm7 F#7 G*
a new body for yo---u to push around and pose
(for this fill only change the bass note)
D D/C# riff1 D* D** D E* E** G D /A /G /F# /E
its all about taking the ea--sy way out for you i suppose
D D/C# riff1 D* D** D E* E** G D
its all about taking the ea--sy way out for you i suppose
Alternate Version:
by ignoring the variations elliott plays on the high e-string you can play it like
that
in this case you wouldn't have to tune your high e-string to an c# just to an Eb!!
and so you could use the classic chords
it sounds good as well and its less complicated
D D/Ab /A D/B D E G
youll take ad-vantage til you think you’re being used
D D/Ab /A D/B E G
cos without an enemy your anger gets confused
Bm Bm7 F#7 G
i got stuck on the side you know i never chose
D D/C# Bm D E G D
its all about taking the easy way out for you i suppose
etc.......
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| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
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Song: Easy Way Out
Album: Figure 8
Hey guys, if the first version is to complicated for you, scroll down to the end
and there you can find an alternate version! ;)
tuning:
Eb Ab C# F# Bb C#
(half-step down, high e string tuned down one step lower than the rest)
Chords used:
D xx0234 Bm x24432
D/Ab 4x0234 Bm7* x24234
D/A x0x034 Bm7 x24232
D/B x2x034 F#7 242322
E 022104 G* x5x435
E* 022102 D/C# x40234
E** 022100 D* xx0230
G 32000x D** xx0232
F# 244322 D6 xx7779
G** 355433
riff 1:
e|--5--4--2--|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|-----------|
A|--2--------|
E|-----------|
riff 2:
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|--2/4--4--2p0--|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
D D/Ab /A D/B D E E* E** G
youll take ad-vantage til you think you’re being used
D D/Ab /A D/B E E* E** G
cos without an enemy your anger gets confused
Bm Bm7* Bm7 F#7 G*
i got stuck on the si----de you know i never chose
D D/C# riff1 D* D** D E* E** G D D/A D
but its all about taking the ea--sy way out for you i suppose
D D/Ab /A D/B D E E* E** G
theres no es-cape for you except in someone else
D D/Ab /A D/B D E E* E** G
although youve already disappeared within yourself
Bm Bm7* Bm7 F#7 G*
the invisible ma---n who’s always changing clothes
D D/C# riff1 D* D** D E* E** G D
its all about taking the ea--sy way out for you i suppose
Bm F# E**
while i watch you making mistakes
Bm F# Bm
i wish you luck, i really do
Bm7* D6 Bm Bm7* D6 Bm
with the problem, with the puzzle
Bm7* D6 E G**
what-ever is left of you
D D/Ab /A D/B D E riff2 G
D D/Ab /A D/B D E E* E** G
i heard you found another audience to bore
D D/Ab /A D/B D E E* E** G
a creative thinker who imagined you were more
Bm Bm7* Bm7 F#7 G*
a new body for yo---u to push around and pose
(for this fill only change the bass note)
D D/C# riff1 D* D** D E* E** G D /A /G /F# /E
its all about taking the ea--sy way out for you i suppose
D D/C# riff1 D* D** D E* E** G D
its all about taking the ea--sy way out for you i suppose
Alternate Version:
by ignoring the variations elliott plays on the high e-string you can play it like
that
in this case you wouldn't have to tune your high e-string to an c# just to an Eb!!
and so you could use the classic chords
it sounds good as well and its less complicated
D D/Ab /A D/B D E G
youll take ad-vantage til you think you’re being used
D D/Ab /A D/B E G
cos without an enemy your anger gets confused
Bm Bm7 F#7 G
i got stuck on the side you know i never chose
D D/C# Bm D E G D
its all about taking the easy way out for you i suppose
etc.......
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