Alphabet Town Lyrics

Lyric discussion by madbassoonist 

Cover art for Alphabet Town lyrics by Elliott Smith

What about the chord progressions in this song? They're quite atypical and some would consider it jarring. Augmented seconds are used in this song, which are sometimes "taboo" in a lot of music. But other parts of the song are more lush and consonant. The song is primarily written in a minor key, but it does occasionally go major for a chord or two. I believe we should use the actual music when analyzing lyrics because it will help us out a lot.