Elliott Smith - Tomorrow Tomorrow - Amoeba Records

[@Overseer85]

One of the most beautiful songs ever written

[@JonShade-o4s]

Truly - it’s preternatural.

[@BricksAndSparrows]

Its so funny because when you think of great guitarists, people almost never mention Elliott Smith. But his playing was nuts. Not just in its composition, but agility and rhythm. So good.

[@alfredoca687]

The son of a bitch was at the level of Nick Drake, Jimmy Page, Robbie Robertson and people like that when it comes to guitarplaying. Dude was insanely talented, almost almost a man of genius

[@ianbrowning2190]

i think elliott made it a point not to be flashy or self-indulgent in his playing. the dude could shred for sure but any guitar solo space in his songs is almost always occupied by a repetition of the vocal melody on guitar rather than a big guitar solo. he was a bottle rocket of a man. so much contained potential.

[@JonShade-fy2gm]

@@alfredoca687 Agreed 110 percent. His talent was mind-numbingly epic. His playing on Roman Candle is such a knockout. All of his songs are, but Roman Candle really stands out as a perfect example of his exceptional brilliance as a guitarist.

[@Astralpains]

Completely agree. Been playing 20 something years and sometimes people after shows say i sound like bert jansch / english folk pickin etc..but long before i heard nick drake and such i had heard elliott smith and he was my introduction to pickin and weird tunings. I went on to study john fahey after oddly enough.

[@helianabanes4875]

He was such an amazing guitarist

[@theviper1999uk]

This man was an angel

[@Carrandas]

That instrumental guitar part is completely bonkers. And he makes it look so easy.

[@chrisridenhour]

God bless each and very person who recorded videos like this of Elliott during his time with us

[@solum7334]

How on earth can he play that and sing at the same time let alone write it

[@andrewstephenson1849]

He was such a fucking genius. It's really mind blowing. Elliott is truly a once ever kind of person. Truly special

[@Topspin89]

Exactly! Not once in a lifetime - once ever in the history of the human species.

[@simongunner5327]

One of my favourite Elliott songs. What a genius he was

[@JunkBondTrader]

Wish he played this more often live. The interlude is just.... Well, you know how it is. It's bliss. You can hear a dude go "OHHH" at 1:46 out of PURE awe - At least... That's how I'ma interpret it lol. Watching him play it live is crazy. He layered the hell out of the studio version.

[@SirJosephSanchez]

i've listened to the studio version so many times. the stripped down version just tripped me out. so good.

[@robertdintsch1583]

Unbelievable! What a communicator and consummate composer and musical performer! Love u Elliot!

[@chiefredbottom]

This is my absolute favorite song ever. And it’s so fucking impossible to play.

[@kevcassidy5980]

Agreed..I play a bit and I can’t get near this. So hard to play.....how did this guy even compose this? It’s just off the chart!

[@ooglemonster]

Even Elliott struggled to play it. This is one of, like, 2 times he played it live.

[@BroBrocean]

It's 5am and I can't sleep and I finally got it. The right hand technique is ridiculous, but it's totally doable. Fingerpick the two highest strings with your index and middle fingers, then do the melody notes with your thumb. It's a lot of jumping around with your thumb, but it's waaaay easier than I imagined it would be from the previous times I've tried it.

[@ooglemonster]

@@BroBrocean Yeah, but the rhythm of it is very difficult to get quite right on top of everything else.

[@BroBrocean]

@@ooglemonster triplets? You can do it

[@delta3298]

I’ve struggled with suicidal ideation since childhood but am determined not to hurt myself (yeah, I’m medicated). This song is the only thing that makes me feel less isolated in this experience. I love this man so much.

[@lorandliszkai7084]

I hope you get better!❤Keep going

[@chiefredbottom]

I feel exactly the same way. I haven’t had as long history of feeling that way, it’s more recent, but I definitely take comfort in this song.💔🤗

[@hellomate639]

Really? I don't listen to Elliott Smith when I'm depressed. It's too dark and gives too much power to the darkness a lot of the time. Absolutely beautiful songwriting though.

[@JunkBondTrader]

Keep your head up. Life is short. You may as well stick it out, for better or worse. I know it's not that cut and dry, but hang in there just cos' ❤

[@JunkBondTrader]

@@hellomate639 Some listen to music to alter their mood, some listen to music to match their mood. I've noticed this. I'm the latter :p which I guess is why Elliott's music appeals to me so damn much.

[@SoldAsIs]

Man, this set he played a lot of songs you can’t find anywhere else.

[@JunkBondTrader]

RIght! I was hoping No Name #5 was on here... One great acoustic song that's never popped up.

[@Jordan-vs4cy]

@@JunkBondTrader couldn’t have said it better. Definitely one of my favorites and i’ve been looking for a live rendition of it for awhile. As far as i know he never played it life because he couldn’t remember the tuning

[@riffraffrichard]

Musically he was so talented, the composition of this piece is so beutiful. He really spent time crafting his work. I think xos my favourite you can hear the excitement of him discovering how all his hardwork could be used with a wider range of tools.

[@TheMonolake]

Just got xo wow wow wow like listening to sgt. Pepper the 1st time. What Can I Say.....

[@dannyt1029]

All I can do is smile at that solo, so friggin' good man

[@jodywheeler5779]

So much power.. a force of nature.

[@chrisbarker9852]

this is one of the greatest songs ever written with insanely good playing and composition...RIP Elliott you were among the best.

[@jamesheath7601]

I love him RIP Elliott ❤

[@tanyatomasch9208]

This is so good and sweet and I love him more and more and more

[@JonShade-fy2gm]

At roughly 1:30 mark onward: just mind-numbingly beautiful

[@TheExileonmainstreet]

Somewhere there must be more footage of him playing this song... I want to see his right hand

[@birfdaymoney]

This songs beautiful

[@smellofrain6093]

Simply the best!

[@aoldatabase]

amazing

[@zappafan3473]

what a genius. what a tragic loss

[@anthonysilva4406]

I will learn this song one day..

[@tomathon6644]

Gorgeous!!!!

[@Shredddddy]

Fucking insane I love this man

[@TheMonolake]

What a great guitar player...Genious ?

[@Berniewahlbrinck]

Genius.

[@dinoadrix9140]

♥️♥️

[@Sianothis]

is this the only recording of a live performance of this song? 😭

[@chaz700]

why is there no

[@mijadreams3486]

you emo fuck. its okay i am too

[@cozmos21]

you're the fkin boss ES

[@camdenwalker252]

How do you even write this let alone play it

[@santhorn3283]

does anyone knows in what tunning is he playing?

[@patrickmcgrath7081]

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[@Berniewahlbrinck]

I wouldn't know about the tunning, but I think it's the normal tuning ...

[@placeholder23]

Open C or Tennessee Tuning to be exact Apparently producer rob schnapf had a Tennessee tuned 12 string laying around the studio and Elliott picked it up and this came out. Mind fucking blown.

[@antoniomarine1567]

One of Elliott's best songs ever! A masterpiece. Which Amoeba records was this? Also, he's pretty terrible live! (I've seen him live). Love him though. :)

[@luxurybagel5857]

You’re definitely wrong lol he’s great live

[@SirJosephSanchez]

low key surprised to see him slay a set lol

[@lennonzamora5387]

Like any artist, he has good shows, bad shows, and occasional great shows. During his hard drug use period (2001-2003) obviously his performance suffered more. But there are plenty of fantastic shows albeit with not the best recording quality; which is separate from performance quality. His Sweden show comes to mind--NY Town Hall HQ, there are others as well, plenty more examples if you're satisfied with audio-only, no video.

[@oscartaylor3850]

I do believe that he made it sound like someone.