Going nowhere - Elliott Smith (tutorial)

[@DansandoaTV]

Theres a Elliot smith for every emotion.. gonna attempt to learn this thanks!

[@JustLoveKrishna]

Thanks dude! You made this a quick ordeal instead of a long headache through tabs💚🙏

[@BobbyKakouris]

YAs!! Thank you so much! This has been one of my fav Elliott songs for years, and I've always wanted to play it but never enough to figure it out myself.

[@bruce_sings]

Same… it’s so ethereal sounding on the album.

[@jongusta]

Excellent tutorial of one of my favorite ES tunes! Thank you!

[@bruce_sings]

Thanks mate… one of my faves too. This one’s especially ethereal sounding.

[@ElIAsMeInHaRt]

Could you maby do a tutorial for a elliot smith song called misery let me down

[@venatorstyles4850]

great tutorial! thank you so much ! I love this song!!

[@bruce_sings]

Moi aussi 😊

[@shaydenfakhimi9103]

fuckkkk yessss dude thank youuuu. im like trying to learn every song on new moon currently

[@bruce_sings]

Great album. This is one my faves. How’s learning the album going?

[@zilttsep6273]

Cheers for this dude.

[@byronromero747]

Thanks you so much!!, I love this song, now i'll be able to play it

[@bruce_sings]

Absolutely my pleasure 😊

[@rafeguitarr]

Great tutorial!

[@robriba979]

living legend

[@mr.boojangles3289]

thank you so much!

[@Talkind]

Good Lesson! Thank you very much and I'm looking forward for more Elliott Smith lessons ;-)

[@Sam-pj7md]

Bro how do you stretch that ring finger for that chord !!! awesome tutorial man

[@bruce_sings]

It’s the same stretch as a regular C chord… the difference is that the middle finger is on the high e string. Glad it was helpful… post your cover man

[@Trenzalore-gn6xq]

Good job dude! I subscribed

[@SilentAttackTV]

Hey man, I remember your cover of Milk And Honey from a while back. I hope you're doing well. Just recently discovered Elliott Smith myself, and I really like his music. It has a sort of dreamy quality to it which does remind me of Nick Drake a bit.

[@bruce_sings]

Kveldsmat thanks bro! Totally agree about the similarities between ES and ND. Check out ‘condor Avenue’ by ES, it’s a work of art. You gonna post any of your covers? :D

[@SilentAttackTV]

I've improved a lot since I first commented on your channel. Might link you my soundcloud if I decide to record something worth showing off.

[@DisarMn]

THANKS! Finally got it down

[@bruce_sings]

Nice dude, that makes me :)

[@DisarMn]

@@bruce_sings you're a legend

[@Anciet789]

Any chance that you have tabs for this?

[@bruce_sings]

All in my head, soz

[@impericaformula7286]

What’s the tuning???

[@bruce_sings]

stalin did 9/11 standard (two steps down if you wanna do it es style)

[@impericaformula7286]

exasperated contrarian thanx a lot, I learned it and that sounds amazing!

[@jb.stiehl]

Thank you!

[@riffraffrichard]

Thanks

[@edvingrauelfe4615]

i can't see your hands. u hav the tabs ?

[@riffraffrichard]

In a strange way this song is a kind ogf mix of flamenco and blues

[@juanodagled]

why?

[@riffraffrichard]

@@juanodagled some of the fingerpickstyle combined with the bluesie chord Progression

[@zimraklein149]

is it tuned anyway differently than standard

[@bruce_sings]

Standard tuning but down two steps

[@CopperSucks]

@@bruce_sings you mean a full step right? two full steps down would break the strings lol

[@CopperSucks]

Nvm that wouldn’t break em but Elliot normally plays a full step down no?

[@steewad]

​@MrCopperwheels yea its a full step down, but when you try to play to the recording it sounds off, i think when he recorded it he mustve just tuned the guitar to itself somewhere close to a d standard and didnt actually use a tuner.

[@bruce_sings]

@@CopperSuckssorry yes one step or d standard.

[@Mattchu44]

I reckon he didn’t play these songs live very often or at all, because they are extremely difficult to play and sing. The man had so much talent, it’s a shame he didn’t live long enough to spoil us with more amazing songs.

[@bruce_sings]

They are tough, but he also suffered with stage fright and drug addiction. His condor avenue performance from 1997 is one of his best imo. I agree it’s a damn shame we don’t have recording of him playing this life (as far as I’m aware). The chord progressions/runs for this are *chefs kiss*