Elliott Smith - No Name #1
from Roman Candle, 1994
Of course, Elliott tends to have two guitars going at once: one playing rhythm chords
another playing a simple riff on the B string over it. However, the riff is playable in
chords, so this is both combined. The strumming rhythm is tough to convey, so listen to the song.
CHORDS USED:
C x32010
Am x02210
F xx3211
Dm xx0231
[G] [355433]
[G7] [353433]
VERSE:
The chords go C Am F Dm, and the riff (on the B string) goes like this:
B|-1---1h3-3-1---1---1h3-3-1---1---1h3-3---3---3-0---3-|
[C] [Am] [F] [Dm]
e|-0---0---0-0---0---0---0-0---1---1---1---1---1-1---1-|
B|-1---1h3-3-1---1---1h3-3-1---1---1h3-3---3---3-0---3-|
G|-0---0---0-0---2---2---2-2---2---2---2---2---2-2---2-|
D|-2---2---2-2---2---2---2-2---3---3---3---0---0-0---0-|
A|-3---3---3-3---0---0---0-0---x---x---x---x---x-x---x-|
E|-x---x---x-x---x---x---x-x---x---x---x---x---x-x---x-|
Verse Rhythm:
[C]at a party[Am] he was waiting[F] looking kind of [Dm]spooky and with[C]drawn
[C]like he could be[Am] underwater[F] the mighty mother [Dm]with her hundred [C]arms
[C]swept all a[Am]side[F] i [Dm]hate to walk be[C]hind
[C]other people's[Am] ambition[F] i [Dm]saw you waiting
Chorus Rhythm:
[G]saint [G7]like [G]with your warning
[F]leave [Am]alone [F]you don't be[G]long here
he got nervous
started whistling
every thought a ricochet
did you notice?
well i wondered
what's the worst thing i could say?
and i froze up and sighed
you remind me of someones daughter
i forgot her
i forgot her name ashamed
go home and live with your pain
leave alone
leave alone 'cos you know you don't belong
you don't belong here
and when i go
don't you follow
leave alone
leave alone 'cos you know you don't belong
you don't belong here
slip out quiet
nobody's looking
leave alone
you don't belong here
from Roman Candle, 1994
Of course, Elliott tends to have two guitars going at once: one playing rhythm chords
another playing a simple riff on the B string over it. However, the riff is playable in
chords, so this is both combined. The strumming rhythm is tough to convey, so listen to the song.
CHORDS USED:
C x32010
Am x02210
F xx3211
Dm xx0231
[G] [355433]
[G7] [353433]
VERSE:
The chords go C Am F Dm, and the riff (on the B string) goes like this:
B|-1---1h3-3-1---1---1h3-3-1---1---1h3-3---3---3-0---3-|
[C] [Am] [F] [Dm]
e|-0---0---0-0---0---0---0-0---1---1---1---1---1-1---1-|
B|-1---1h3-3-1---1---1h3-3-1---1---1h3-3---3---3-0---3-|
G|-0---0---0-0---2---2---2-2---2---2---2---2---2-2---2-|
D|-2---2---2-2---2---2---2-2---3---3---3---0---0-0---0-|
A|-3---3---3-3---0---0---0-0---x---x---x---x---x-x---x-|
E|-x---x---x-x---x---x---x-x---x---x---x---x---x-x---x-|
Verse Rhythm:
[C]at a party[Am] he was waiting[F] looking kind of [Dm]spooky and with[C]drawn
[C]like he could be[Am] underwater[F] the mighty mother [Dm]with her hundred [C]arms
[C]swept all a[Am]side[F] i [Dm]hate to walk be[C]hind
[C]other people's[Am] ambition[F] i [Dm]saw you waiting
Chorus Rhythm:
[G]saint [G7]like [G]with your warning
[F]leave [Am]alone [F]you don't be[G]long here
he got nervous
started whistling
every thought a ricochet
did you notice?
well i wondered
what's the worst thing i could say?
and i froze up and sighed
you remind me of someones daughter
i forgot her
i forgot her name ashamed
go home and live with your pain
leave alone
leave alone 'cos you know you don't belong
you don't belong here
and when i go
don't you follow
leave alone
leave alone 'cos you know you don't belong
you don't belong here
slip out quiet
nobody's looking
leave alone
you don't belong here