Grand Mal Chords
Grand Mal by Elliott Smith is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, D7, F6, F, D, Fm9, Em, Dmsus4 and Emsus4. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
G riff 1
c|-7-----------|
G|-7-----------|
E|-7-----------|
C|-7--/5-/4-/2-|
G|-7--/5-/4-/2-|
C|-7--/5-/4-/2-|
riff 2
c|-------|
G|-------|
E|-------|
C|-/4-/2-|
G|-/4-/2-|
C|-/4-/2-|
Intro:
c|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---4-4---4-4-----4-4---4-4-----4-----4-----4-------|
E|---3-3---3-3-----3-3---3-3-----3-----3-----3-------|
C|---4-4---4-4-----4-4---4-4-----4-----4-----4-------|
G|-2-----2-----0-2-----2-----0-2---0-2---0-2---0-2-0-|
C|---------------------------------------------------|
C D7 F6 C
Grand mal paid you a call, on the avenue
C D7 F6 C
and bright white shot through the night, and i followed it to you
F C
Look through your window
F G riff 1
Went blind and broke,
C D
and he walked out into a ghost town
Fm9 C D
Noone to see what you're going through now
Fm9 riff 2
Noone to see what you do
c|-0--0--x--0----7-----------0-----5----0-----------0-|
G|-0--4--5--0----7/9---------0-----5----0-----------0-|
E|-0--0--4--0----7-----------0-----5/6--0-7---------0-|
C|-0--0--5--0----7---7/5-4-2-0-2-4-5----0-7-7/5-4-2-0-|
G|-0--0--0--0----7---7/5-4-2-0-2-4-5----0-7-7/5-4-2-0-|
C|-0--0--5--0--5/7---7/5-4-2-0-2-4-5----0-7-7/5-4-2-0-|
C D7 F6 C
You took a fall and, i followed down, as far as i could go
C D7 F6 C
Grand Mal its all over now, burried back below
F C
When it comes calling,
F G riff 1
drawing you in
C D
Dont forget how much i love you
Fm9 C D
Theres noone to see what you're going through now
Fm9 C D
Noone to see what you're going through now,
Fm9
noone can see what you do
Em Dmsus4 Fm9 C Emsus4 Fm9 Dmsus4 C
Remember these mirror eyes