Elliott Smith's Chord Progression Every Guitarist & Songwriter Should Try (Between the Bars)

Between the Bars by Elliott Smith is a perfect song with a perfect chord progression. Elliott Smith is one of my favourite songwriters. His music is full of emotion and hidden complexities. In this episode, I will dive into the beautiful chorus chord progression of his song Between the Bars. Also, I will talk about some great songwriting tricks and chord techniques that he uses. I hope you will enjoy this Elliott Smith songwriting analysis. Let's get creative :-) 🎼Tabs, Chords and Piano arrangement ► https://buymeacoffee.com/musicskills/... Premium Courses Modal Playbook: Explore The Musical Modes ► https://learningmusicskills.com/cours... Creative Chord Progressions ► https://learningmusicskills.com/chord... Mini Courses Modal Guide Mini Course ► https://learningmusicskills.com/mini-... Free Cheat Sheets Free Modal Guide: Steps to Success, Scales, and Transformations ► https://learningmusicskills.com/the-m... Free 16 Melody Quick Start Techniques Sheet ► https://learningmusicskills.com/melod... Free Courses Free Melody Writing for Beginners ► https://learningmusicskills.com/cours... 🎵Book a Music Session ► https://learningmusicskills.com/sched... 📝Online Creativity Sessions ► https://learningmusicskills.com/today... The free tutorials and articles from Learning Music Skills are supported by music lovers just like you. When you purchase through links on my channel I may earn an affiliate commission while it doesn't cost you more. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Become better, Learn more! Recommended Books ► https://learningmusicskills.com/Artic... Contact and enquiries ► https://learningmusicskills.com/conta... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Socials: Join the Community! ► https://www.learningmusicskills.com/p... Website ► https://www.learningmusicskills.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0:00 The Songwriter Elliott Smith and Between the Bars song 0:35 Special guitar tuning and Intro chord 1:35 The Verse chords (beautiful and subtle) 1:53 The strange chorus chord progression 2:17 Reducing the progression to a bassline 2:36 The Chorus chords explained one by one 3:22 The brilliant major-minor chord trick 4:02 The magic of the chorus's strange chords 4:40 The final chords of the chorus (the 2nd part)