Elliott Smith - Waltz #2 (piano)

Improvisation on Elliott Smith's "Waltz #2." Thanks for listening. Consider supporting this channel on patreon: / heavypiano
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[@TooleyPeter]

I really can't find words for how great this is.

[@heavypiano]

Thanks, TooleyPeter

[@kmm2442]

Yeah, ditto. Love the eccentricity of your own spin.

[@sebastianschultz3107]

That's because there aren't any

[@Madgwicksculpture]

The run you do around 2:33 is pure liquid gold. I can’t tell you home many times I’ve watched/listened.

[@heavypiano]

Ha! Thanks!

[@isabelle843]

Oh my gosh. Thank you. This is the first Elliott Smith song I ever fell in love with, so it's an important one to me. I'm so glad you covered it. ❤️

[@heavypiano]

Thank you, Isabelle.

[@yaeli_i_guess]

This is true genius. You couldn't have done more justice to the song.

[@Utubularer]

That was fabulously done. I love Elliott and I'm sure Elliott would've loved this version.

[@heavypiano]

Thanks Peter, really kind of you to say so.

[@nunyab8972]

@@heavypiano This is a fact! You are an extremely talented musician, dont ever stop doing what you do. I could only dream of creating these arrangements of Elliott's songs.

[@SmittyBot]

This is just beyond words.

[@-what]

Not for the first time, these Elliott Covers have uncovered some of the musicality of his composition in a unique way. The simplicity and complexity of his chord choice and changes is so idiosyncratic and...genius I guess. You do an amazing job.

[@dwandcoproductions]

I'll never stop coming back to this. Must be my favourite piano arrangement ever. Really brings tears to my eyes. Thank you :)

[@heavypiano]

Thank you!

[@ithemeparkOFFICIAL]

Been listening to all of your Elliott Smith uploads. Fantastic!

[@amypetersen3666]

Beautiful piano covers- so happy i found this channel!

[@gino7018]

Thank you for doing such a wonderful interpretation of this song. Wow.

[@HiddenExistence]

Nailed it! Beautifully done... thanks for sharing !

[@Bassndrumboy20]

Thank you! My favorite Elliott Smith song!

[@heavypiano]

Glad you liked it!

[@Dave-gw6wh]

i would give my soul to be able to play this one day..... awesome job man

[@davidmurray9159]

Just amazing as always! Your playing skills are off the charts

[@heavypiano]

Thanks David!

[@capdstudent14]

Beautiful work as always!

[@heavypiano]

Thank you, Matt.

[@James-nx3nf]

What a beautiful rendition - well done and thank you for posting.

[@heavypiano]

Thanks James.

[@CalebPaulHumphries]

Gorgeous. I love that I can hear the live actions in the recording. I love it.

[@heavypiano]

Thanks Caleb.

[@Anesthesia90]

Amazing cover, Elliott would be proud!!! keep them coming! I'm always eager for more of your covers!! cheers from Argentina!

[@heavypiano]

Thank you!

[@Tom-kn3mg]

Another great cover. This is fast becoming my favourite channel.

[@heavypiano]

Thanks, Tom!

[@chamberpunk9787]

Melancholy, yet still joyful and lively. Splendid preformance and arrangement.

[@earthboundireland]

That was just perfection. Honestly... totally amazing. Thank you for sharing.

[@heavypiano]

Thanks, Daniel!

[@darz_k.]

WoW! Brilliant! I love this.. got a bit teary

[@FenderJazzStudent]

Glorious man, just wonderful!

[@heavypiano]

Thanks MDC.

[@peterjewitt9633]

I love your playing so much, thankyou!

[@heavypiano]

Thanks Peter!

[@joshuabrandt6333]

Really appreciate what you are doing here. My favorite piano cover channel.

[@heavypiano]

That's sweet of you to say-thank you, Joshua.

[@iframst]

Totally awesome as always!

[@heavypiano]

Thanks much!

[@SmittyBot]

This is beyond words. So beautiful

[@heavypiano]

Thanks, SmittyBot

[@liam3359]

Once again, this guy smashes it. Thank you!

[@heavypiano]

Thanks for listening, Liam!

[@zachwilliams8348]

I appreciated what you added to the "Say Yes" podcast with your arrangements, excellent work!

[@heavypiano]

Thanks Zach! I thought those podcasts were really well-done.

[@jqerty]

Thank you very much! I really, really like your music!

[@heavypiano]

That's so nice to hear, thanks!

[@lepetti]

Beautiful playing!! 👏👏👏

[@heavypiano]

Thanks!

[@balloons2388]

This is a beautiful arrangement!

[@SmittyBot]

This is absolutely stunning.

[@heavypiano]

Thanks SmittyBot

[@HandsomeDevil456]

Elliott Smith has feeling in his music, and your piano covers do a great job amplifying and breathing new life into that feeling in some ways.

[@CrenshawMoreno]

That was straight up 🔥🔥🔥

[@picanpiece0782]

I never thought instruments other than guitar would suit this song at all but I was so WRONG..It is beautiful.

[@brooke9297]

Listening for the 7th time this week... love the pensive frenchitude of the intro

[@heavypiano]

What a lovely thing to read! Thank you. :)

[@antonellaaguilera4203]

Beautiful!

[@heavypiano]

Thanks Antonella!

[@bivekdebnath]

Breathtaking

[@QuaversASMR]

This is the only Elliot Smith song I know, and I've been waiting for you to upload it :) really beautiful job as always my friend

[@heavypiano]

Thanks straight quavers :)

[@9040rapper]

Your Amazing beautiful arrangement

[@heavypiano]

:)

[@DaraSheahan]

That's absolutely gorgeous

[@peachespulaski5981]

Amazing

[@achingthingshedoessowell2007]

Thank you for uploading this! beautiful and kind of sad...

[@malbinsonful]

Nailed it. Thanks.

[@heavypiano]

Thanks Matt!

[@d.v.crystal5589]

Gorgeous

[@aoldatabase548]

this is so good!!! rip elliott, 15 years ago today...

[@theaverage7550]

Oh my gosh....that was beautiful

[@heavypiano]

Thanks Travis!

[@josephedwards4325]

Genius interpretation. You're incredibly talented.

[@TThoMusic]

Incredible work, Elliott would have been very proud. 💯🙏😍💎

[@furkanaksu6390]

Thank you so much ❤️

[@nuwheanbright7815]

Love ya intro! Awesome!

[@sparshjain1066]

Beautiful

[@heavypiano]

Thanks Sparsh.

[@williamtylerast]

really damn good. thank you for creating+sharing. sincerely.

[@heavypiano]

Appreciate your kind words. Cheers.

[@isaengqvist8326]

looking back at your covers, would love to hear waltz #1, one of my all time favorites from elliott smith just a beautiful song

[@ArienetteWolfe]

beautiful

[@brooke9297]

Oh wow ... the second you started dancing all jazz-like up the keys around the 2:40 mark, I knew I wanted to put together a solo arrangement of this song too. I'm sold :)

[@heavypiano]

Thanks Brooke!

[@byeonseonbae]

You deserve more subscribers. Seriously.

[@heavypiano]

That's nice of you to say but I'm just one of many pianists out there trying to make music-I'm always flattered by more subscribers but it's not my end goal. :) I hope I brought a little bit of happiness to your day. Cheers!

[@TheMonolake]

Timeless..

[@variancleald]

wonderful！！

[@breno081]

Wow!

[@elrancho8700]

this is glorious

[@lordofthenether7171]

I have to say this is absolutely amazing to me. Everything is perfect. I can say that was the nicest piano playing I've ever heard. I know it is a bit much to ask but could you play between the bars with this angle. I like your improvisations more than the original and would like to learn your version I can't really see your hands in your current version

[@heavypiano]

That's really nice of you to say. I can put together another "how to" video for Between the Bars if that might help.

[@sekazzi]

This is an incredible rendition of this song. Been trying to transcribe it for two days and my head hurts.

[@Pamplemousse68]

Mais c'est TROP BEAU !! :O

[@heavypiano]

merci beaucoup

[@SumanthLazarus]

Too good

[@jberdart]

You're amazing! Very very talented, hope you cover all of Elliotts music 😂

[@spencerbrady6791]

He got the xoom. He got the baldwin. Panels removed. Jazz meets E-smith.

[@ellamcbain-1982]

this is heavenly

[@heavypiano]

I'm glad you enjoyed my version.

[@gclarkart]

brilliant :)

[@Mattleamon]

Best video on KZbin

[@ohoto3896]

god bless you

[@justinsvideo]

Do you post/sell uncompressed audio files of any of your covers anywhere? I would buy them :)

[@heavypiano]

I don't generally unless someone asks. If you send me an email [e-mail] I can get you a higher-quality file of the music.

[@peacelovingmusicwarrior5823]

@@heavypiano I seriously love your work.As Much Elliot Smith would have loved this.Would it be to much to ask for you to cover one of my two songs I have on You Tube.Shaun Francis - Tearsoaked , the other is Shaun Francis - The Many Flaavours Of Memory.Let me know what you think of them.Thanks.Peace from the UK.

[@heavypiano]

@@peacelovingmusicwarrior5823 Hi friend, thanks for your kind words. I've added your two songs to my request list!

[@peacelovingmusicwarrior5823]

@@heavypiano Thank you so much, will look out for it!

[@peacelovingmusicwarrior5823]

@@heavypiano What did you think of my Tunes? Did you give them a listen? Is this something you would really do? id love to hear them in piano.Thanks for getting back to me.

[@felixaustead3807]

love your style. keep this up. and please hook us up with some sheet music or lead sheets!

[@clae.n2923]

A reminder that we are all truely blessed senders and recievers

[@dennisbernard11]

Woooow

[@heavypiano]

Thanks dennis

[@knockknocklandshark9022]

I can easily see you playing all Elliott covers for a season of Westworld!!!!

[@heavypiano]

Oh, I'd love that.

[@TheTripBoone]

tears.

[@heavypiano]

🎹🎹🎹

[@Bassndrumboy20]

Also I would like to request Elliott Smith, Pretty (Ugly Before)

[@heavypiano]

I'll add it to my list.

[@isabelle843]

Bassndrumboy20 seconding this

[@dominicparish1506]

Beautiful cover as always man

[@heavypiano]

Thanks Dominic. I would love to see what I could do with The Eraser. Cheers!

[@amargado445]

feels even better than heaven

[@rrudh25]

wow

[@aneey3261]

First the mic, then a half cigarette Singing, "Cathy's Clown" That's the man she's married to now That's the girl that he takes around town She appears composed, so she is, I suppose Who can really tell? She shows no emotion at all Stares into space like a dead china doll I'm never gonna know you now But I'm gonna love you anyhow Now she's done and they're calling someone Such a familiar name I'm so glad that my memory's remote 'Cause I'm doing just fine hour to hour, note to note Here it is, the revenge to the tune "You're no good You're no good, you're no good, you're no good" Can't you tell that it's well understood? I'm never gonna know you now But I'm gonna love you anyhow I'm here today and expected to stay On and on and on I'm tired I'm tired Looking out on the substitute scene Still going strong XO, mom It's okay, it's alright, nothing's wrong Tell Mr. Man with impossible plans to just leave me alone In the place where I make no mistakes In the place where I have what it takes I'm never gonna know you now But I'm gonna love you anyhow I'm never gonna know you now But I'm gonna love you anyhow I'm never gonna know you now But I'm gonna love you anyhow

[@tauriel5142]

Can you please make a 'how to play' video for this song? :)

[@heavypiano]

It's on my to-do list. Cheers.

[@cristianrubi6924]

@@heavypiano Looking forward to it as well. Beautifully interpreted, cheers.

[@TommyHarrisVlogs]

heavypiano are you still planning to do a tutorial on this I really want to learn this or do you have any sheet music for it

[@arielyaari2508]

Sounds nothing less than those Bach's Mozart's etc... masterpieces

[@bionicleboy3068]

What key is this in? Great performance by the way! You've done Elliott proud :)

[@raufe8461]

Great arrangement! Thanks for sharing. I'd like to make a request for Far Leys by Nick Drake

[@heavypiano]

Thanks ralph e! I'll add it to my list.

[@buckyysplum5817]

can play do mr goodmorning instrumental version too? i loved it

[@joubink5716]

How long have you been playing? I want to learn. Thank you for all your videos.

[@heavypiano]

Hmmm... I've been playing 23 years, ha. Thanks for listening!

[@henriquemachado4912]

I started learning piano because of these covers! So far I've learned Everything Means Nothing from your lesson video. It was hard! I had to pause the video every other second... I hope it will get easier since I already know a bit of theory from guitar. Do you have any tips for wrist pain?

[@heavypiano]

I'm so glad I helped inspire you! If you're having wrist pain, check the angle of your hands and wrists-they should be in a very neutral position. Avoid all tension. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppCZqmqDhbySe80

[@SilentAttackTV]

If you keep at it, one day you'll look back and be amazed at how far you've come

[@andrew-lw9yb]

Beautiful job, I'd love to see the score if there is one

[@frisianfreedom1143]

👌

[@heavypiano]

😎

[@FantasysMine]

I almost cried....

[@hnc098]

Nicely done. Btw, with all the elliott covers you have done, I’m surprised no waltz #1...

[@heavypiano]

Thank you. And yes, Waltz #1 is on my list!

[@ColtonRoberts95]

I definitely second thisssssss, I'd love to hear Waltz #1 from youuuu

[@viciouscircle7802]

Didnt he first write on piano then on to guitar? It always strikes me when i hear something like this that it sounds so natural this way. Was he a pianist at heart?

[@RundeKatze]

Oh by the way. I don't know how this piano will sound but some uprights sounds even better on recordings when you put your device behind your piano and record the "backside" because you do not have this "attacking clicking sound" of the hits and a more soft tone. But you need to insulate the area around the microphone that no hall will be recorded. I tried it sometimes. I pull my piano around 30cm away from the wall, and put a pillow between the microphones and the wall of the room to avoid reflections. But i did not uploaded any videos with this technique so I can't show you the result.

[@heavypiano]

I've done that-I prefer the clarity of the sound of micing up front. I usually angle the recorder up a bit so it doesn't get so much hammer attack noise.

[@TheTripBoone]

I wish i could sit you in my imaginary restaurant and have you play Celine Deon and Rod Stewart songs all day for brunch @HeavyPiano

[@heavypiano]

🎹🎹🎹

[@lucysimon2830]

do you have a sheet of this? and if so, could you share it? i'd love to learn it

[@aaronjones6818]

any chance you could put out the sheet music?