Can’t thank you enough for making this tutorial. One of my all time favourite Elliot Smith songs but I know it’s probably a bit of a deep cut for some people. I’ve learned most of this song since!
Genuinely appreciate your Elliott Smith lessons and understand that it must be a bit of a hassle in terms of effort vs. reward - but please please please do more.
Hey, you should know that I've looked at so many videos of the same tutorial and I cannot express how incredible your's was. You play it the most accurately based off of Elliott's live performance of the song.
You sing and play this beautifully, and I thank you for helping me get started on this song I only discovered yesterday. I like the sound of your guitar with the pickup and how you strum with your fingers, as in my favorite video of Elliot Smith playing it. I am going to listen to your version just for pleasure, too!
It's seriously impossible to maintain one's composure while singing this song unless one is truly dead inside.... it's just that sad. The feels make it impossible to not start crying. Thanks for the tutorial, looking forward to doing my own cover of this song.
I remember when this came out, it was the first Elliott Smith song I'd heard - my brother's wife had just had a still born boy and so I'd hear the "I'm never going to know you now, but I'm gonna love you anyhow" and the words seemed to somehow fit. Needless to say, it started a love of Elliott's music.
thank you so much man! this rocks and i know how much of a task it is to do tutorials, but you're totally nailing it :) i loved the playthrough in the beginning, you have a voice equal parts sweet and cool !!
@@SoldAsIs he does a run throughout the intro/chorus consistantly. Also you straight up play a Gmaj at the end of the chorus instead of I believe an Am. If you listen to him playing the song acoustic you'll see what I mean!
@applecider he means he always plucks the melody within the intro/chorus every time. (I could only assume) There was always a G before the verse starts tho. Play the songs how yall want, everyone. Hell, Phobe Bridgers barely plays Whatever (Folk song in C) You wanna do a good Elliott cover your way not the way Elliott did it cause it’ll literally never be topped.
