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  • Thanks to you i know how to play this great song!!!

    you play it so well !

    thanks you so much !!

  • That was nice, but have you been abducted? Only it looks like you're in one of those basements where people who get abducted are stored.

  • LOL! :-) No, not abducted! Just stuck there until we got the attic converted into new rooms for the kids....check out my new vids! You can see I've moved up to my son's old room!

    Thanks for the view and comment!

    Peace!

    :-) Elaine

  • Elaine! I'm very glad to hear that you haven't been abducted! Although, if being abducted means that women (in their solitude and fear) learn to play/sing KICK-ASS versions of beloved favorites....then it's an ill wind that blows no good! ha ha!

    Keep up the wonderful music and Happy Holidays from a fan in Brooklyn! xx

  • it sounds so smooth, its perfect especially since its on camera and not right in front of the viewer. Very good job!! your talented!

  • ya you rock. very very well done

  • I love your chord playng skills. I give this performance 2 enthusasitic ear waggles and two cotton tail wiggles :-D

  • this made me smile awesome

  • Wow!!! Amazing.. I knew this song by a film named "Dan In Real Life" and i was attracted by the first time i listened to it and i was looking for it all over the web pages but u are the only one who i found do it totally great. Thanks

  • that was great!!! 5 stars.

  • Wow!!! I prefer your version instead the original. Great job!

  • That is awesome!

  • Great song and that's a really cool version. Hey if you don't mind, please check out my version of this song (cavanaughvideo)

    Thanks :)

    mc

  • Hey i love this song so much and youu play it very well and the how to vid helps alot Thx for posting it

  • Wow nice job.... if you're in San Diego let us know, you can play one of our parties sometime. I want to learn to play that song. Great job. -R

  • This is wonderful. I'm so glad to have found you. I subscribed.

  • Great job!!!! Beautiful cover of one of my favorite songs... Thanks alot!! :)

  • Have anyone told you that you´re sooo cute?

  • very nice... but u should have less guitar and more voice

    u got a good one

  • Hi Elaine:) Saw this on the sidebar and thought I would ck it out again:) You did awesome with this:) 5*****

  • Nice job Elaine. Your video is one of the better ones out there; next best to the man Pete Townshend himself. : )

  • POP!

    What was that?

    Just Elaine's head exploding after it swelled up too big!!!!

    Thank you for the VERY kind comment, mmmelvin3! I appreciate that! :-)

    Peace!

    -Elaine

  • Pete plays Em - D - C on the chorus, but this is a cover...so who cares right? Anyway, it's been a lot of fun jamming with Elaine on the Y-Tube. : )

  • yeah, I noticed that, but I didn't care for the way it made the song sound the way I play it... Anyway, I wanted to keep it simple to make it playable for others as well - if anyone is interested any number of 'cheat sheets' can be downloaded from places all over the internet!

    Thanks mmmelvin3!

    Peace!

    :-) Elaine

  • Elaine, I was checking out your Y-Tube site. There's only one thing that can make it better....more of your videos! Just making sure that your head hasn't shrunk. : ) Keep the good stuff going.

    Mike - Takamine 12 string

  • Thanks, Mike! I appreciate that very much! More vids...more vids...I keep thinking that, too! Gotta....get....motivated!!!!

    Have a Great weekend!

    :-) Elaine

  • You make it look so easy but I know it is not as the change of chords is very fast. What are the notes do you use?

  • My apologies for taking so long to reply -I'm still getting used to full-time work this year, and my time is unfortunately limited still!

    I invite you to check out the 'how-to' vid I have posted - the lyrics and chords are provided in the side comments!

    Thank you for your time to view my work!

    Peace!

    :-)Elaine

  • wow you are really good, thanks for the performance.

  • You are entirely welcome! Thank you for your time to view my work!

    Peace!

    :-) Elaine

  • Very Nice^^

  • Very much appreciated!

    Have a great weekend!

    Peace!

    :-) Elaine

  • cool like the way how u play an great song

  • Thank you very much!

    Have a great weekend!

    Peace!

    :-) Elaine

  • Wow i never thought of using one of those clips ive been trying to play it and my finger always loses its place that looks alot easier thanks. great voice by the way.

  • You just keep workin' it, man! You're gonna get it! :-)

    Peace!

    :-) Elaine

  • GREAT version of one of my favorite songs!

  • Thank you so much! This is a personal fav song of mine, too!

    Peace!

    :-) Elaine

  • I love watching this! You have a great voice.

  • Thank you! I appreciate that very much!

    Peace!

    :-) Elaine

  • beautiful :)

  • Awe, thanks, Brian!

    Peace!

    :-) Elaine

  • Great voice , and great cover keep up the good work

  • Thank you so much! I appreciate that!

    Peace!

    :-) Elaine

  • martain

  • While I'm not sure what that means, I thank you anyway for your time to view my work!

    Peace!

    :-)Elaine

  • meaning the brand of  your guitar

  • Yes, yes, sorry about that. Yes, it's a Martin DXM. Very affordable (about $500) for a Martin - I sold one of my other guitars and a hard case to help make the money to afford it - definitely worth it!

    Peace!

    :-) Elaine

  • A+++++++++ you are money!

  • Well, that's very kind! Thank you!

    Peace!

    :-) Elaine

  • I really love this song!! And i really love your voice!! =] Love the guitar work aswell!

  • Thank you! Lots of fun to play and sing!

    Have a great weekend

    Peace!

    :-) Elaine

  • Great cover! Your playing and singing are both beautiful. I've also been wanting to learn this song since seeing Dan in Real Life, and the tabs I looked out were annoyingly confusing. Luckily I found your cover, because it's really helping me learn.

    Thank you!

    -Jack

  • You are entirely welcome!

    Enjoy yourself!

    Peace!

    :-) Elaine

  • Love U tube. Gives us a chance to hear gems like this! :)

  • You are very kind! Thank you!

    Peace!

    :-) Elaine

  • So good. I loved this cover, really. 'was searching for good acoustic's covers to try it, and I loved it. 5 stars from here... Portugal. Sorry the bad English speaking.

  • Thank you very much! I appreciate all your kindness!

    Have a good weekend!

    :-) Elaine

  • That was Bad Ass! you're pretty awesome. Thanks for that, I loved it!

  • Thank you very much! I appreciate your kind comment!

    Peace!

    :-) Elaine

  • u are amazing u should be famuos one day i no i would pay to see u in concert

  • You are very, very kind, I must say! While I'm not trying to get famous, knowing at least ONE person would be willing to come see me play puts a smile on my face!

    Thank you, again! Have a great weekend!

    :-) Elaine

  • Only one? I loved it. I would see you playing if I could. Keep the good job, you are very good.

  • All right! I'm to TWO! Cool!

    LOL!

    I'm going to try some open mic nights first, though, before we book Madison Square Gardens, though!

    LOL!

    Thank you!

    Peace!

    :-) Elaine

  • As a musician myself, two things I noticed. First, nearly flawless chord changes (hard to do). second, love the way the voice inflection follows the rhythm pattern. BRAVO! Keep it up.

    PS: I got my bass out and threw a line to the way you played this. Fit perfectly :-)

    GOOD JOB!

  • Right on! Thanks for pushing a few bass notes my way! Too bad I wasn't there to hear it!

    Thanks for the great comment! I'm grinnin' ear to ear with a warm cheesy feeling!

    Peace!

    :-) Elaine

  • Keep on going, music only progresses, often its people like us that keep it strong!

    Do some others, good suggestions are welcome, folk-rock mixes, acoustic solos, etc...

    I'll try to get the bass recorded and send...

    Peace also :-)

  • Awesome! I'm looking forward to it!

    Thank you for your support, as well! It's hard not to get tangled up in cultural ideas like, "Men play Rock and women play cute music" - especially when putting myself out there for any and all to have their say about what I'm doing. Isn't it supposed to be music is for everyone to enjoy?

    I'm off the soap box now! LOL!

    I welcome any song suggestions you may have - message me and I'll see what I can do!

    :-)

    Elaine

  • u look like an old jessica beil

  • God help Jessica Beil when she gets old then!

    LOL!

    Peace!

    :-) Elaine

  • Haven't played my guitar 4ever and after watching Dan in real life and them performing the song has inspired me. Still considered a beginner on the guitar, but loved watching your performance.. Would it be too much trouble to ask u for the tabs? Would really appreciate it.. thx again..

  • I do believe you may have already found the tabs for this song on my 'how-to' vid for this song. I hope they were helpful!

    It's kinda funny being someone else's inspiration, but it's cool!

    Thank you for your kind comments!

    Peace!

    :-) Elaine

  • hey - u rock !

  • Cool! Thank you! I appriciate that very much!

    Peace!

    :-) Elaine

  • you do the song great love it!!!

  • Thank you very much! I appreciate your kind comment!

    Peace!

    :-) Elaine

  • THat was nothing short of FUCKIN AMAZIN. GREAT job!!!!!

  • Thank you very much! Thank you for your time to view my work! I appreciate it very much!

    Peace!

    :-) Elaine

  • love it!

  • Cool! Thanks for your time to view my work!

    Peace!

    :-) Elaine

  • Bravo! Encore! Very nice work, Elaine. I am trying to learn this song on the piano. You asked for suggestions on the other video. You might want to open each line of the chorus with an E minor chord instead of the G major chord. Cheers...

  • Thank you very much for for kind input! I have learned so much from YouTubing!

    Have a great week!

    Peace!

    :-) Elaine

  • Thank YOU for your time to view my work!

    I like your party hat!

    Peace!

    :-) Elaine

  • good job playing this song

  • Hey, thanks for coming back! I had a great time doing the vid! (Kinda shakin' the nervous thing is hard though! LOL!)

    Have a good one!

    :-) Elaine

  • u should play some electric stuff

  • Funny you'd say that, I just bought a 2002 Fender Highway One and I'm going to spend some time this summer learning how to play it!

    Thanks for your time to view my work!

    Peace!

    :-) Elaine

  • hey Elaine am sorry but i wanted to ask you, What kind of acoustic guitar are you using? Is it fender or something, Can you tell me please and if it is electro acoustic? And How Much did it cost you?? Sorry for being such a nub but i am trying to buy a guitar and i don't know, please Tell me

    Thanks

  • Hey, yeah, no problem! I'm playing a Martin DXM, no electronics included! I paid about $500 (incl. tax) at an IRC music store. I use Martin light guage strings on it, and a light Fender pick for the strumming. Don't be shy to ask more q's - I'm happy to help!

    Peace!

    :-) Elaine

  • thanks so much for the video it was very helpful i heard that song on dan in real life the movie and really wanted to learn it

    thanks!!

  • yeah, I gotta thank the makers of that film because I've gotten more responses from that! I actually posted this b/4 the movie came out - how lucky for me?

    Thanks for your time to view my work!

    Peace! :-) Elaine

  • Hey, that sounds really nice, im trying to play it but I cannot figure out the strumming pattern, and each note it seems to change. So whats the strumming pattern?

  • Aha! Okay, I got your other message, so I'm just going to apologize now because I'm not very good at explaining that - if you go through and view all the comments for both this vid and the how-to I have tried to explain it before!

    Good luck - I hope you find the help you'd like to have!

    Peace!

    :-) Elaine

  • err..not being funny nor nuffin but..thems not the right chords..townsend plays pretty tricky chords, up n down the neck..gives the song more dynamism, more funk..you're good n all but it's a bit buskery, monotone

  • That's cool. I know I'm no Pete Townshend. The point is to have some fun!

    And...if I had a band to play with you'd barely notice what I play! :-)

    Have a nice day!

    :-) Elaine

  • i just want to say im a big fan of acoustic music and that when i listened to you play, i got goosebumps...it only happens every once in a while when i hear something truly amazing. kudos =]

  • You just made my day! Thank YOU!

    Peace!

    :-) Elaine

  • awesome job Elaine

    i really enjoyed this

    thanx for posting such an awesome vid :)

  • Thank you! I really appreciate that!

    You have a nice week! Sorry it took so long to reply!

    Peace!

    :-) Elaine

  • what are the tabs?

    i wanna learn how to play it!!

  • I did a How-to on this song - including tabs on the side! Check it out!

    Sorry for the long wait on reply - I've been doing construction in my home!

    Thanks for your time to view my work!

    Peace!

    :-) Elaine

  • This is exactly what I needed! Excellent playing!

  • Wonderful! Very pleased to hear this!

    Enjoy!

    Peace!

    :-) Elaine

  • Made my day!..Im going to go call an old girlfriend I haven't spoken to in 24 years...

  • Well, there ya go! I hope that call turns out good!

    Thanks for your time to view my work!

    Peace! :-) Elaine

  • This sounds so nice, well done.

    I'm only a beginner but I got the strumming into my head from listening to your beautiful version and I can now play it more or less.

    I only sing it though when I want to be alone.

  • And I have songs I only play when no-one is around, too! Enjoy the music! It will make me happy!

    Peace! :-) Elaine

  • mind blowing...........just wow

  • Awe, that's very nice! Thank you for your time to view my work! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

    Peace! :-) Elaine

  • Wow Elaine i have to say that is the best Cover i have heard so far Good Job!!

  • Many, many thanks! It makes me smile knowing you enjoyed my work!

    Peace! :-) Elaine

  • very visible playing thanks u helped me alot!! great cover!

  • Thank YOU! Your comment on my how-to about strum patterns was useful to me! I'm glad to be helpful!

    Peace! :-) Elaine

  • awesome rendition of this song...it's one of my favorites. This really makes me want to learn how to play the quitar

  • Thank you very much! Everyone is so very kind! :-)

    Glad to hear you felt inspired! I wish you much happiness and luck should you decide to take up this great instrument!

    Peace! :-) Elaine

  • Thank you! It is my hope that if Pete ever hears this he'd say, "Yeah, that was all right!"

    Have a great week! Thank you for your time to view my work!

    Peace! :-) Elaine

  • I'm a huge fan of Townshend's stuff and I have to say that out of all the variations this is in the top 3 versions of "let my love open the door" for me, superb!

  • wow, this is amazing....you're very talented! one of my favorite songs!

  • Thank you! :-) I appreciate your kind comment!

    Have a great week!

    Peace! :-) Elaine

  • You really ave a beautiful voice. I watched some more of your vids and you have serious talent!

  • You are very kind and sweet!

    I suggest you check out another YouTuber named Tuskaiae. She's in Australia and has a wonderfully beautiful voice, lovely guitar playing as well. I think you would enjoy her work, too!

    Peace! :-) Elaine

  • the song is so much better acousticly

  • Well, at least for me it is! LOL!

    I'll let Pete handle the electric guitar part!

    Peace! :-) Elaine

  • i am just addicted to this song

  • It does that, doesn't it? :-)

    Have a good one!

    Peace! :-) Elaine

  • In the past 5-6 days I've probably watched this 15 times. No joke.

    It is a great cover. You really seem to have made it your own. It's not that you're just playing it, but "being" it, if that makes sense.

  • Aha! I wondered how the view number jumped so fast!

    Thank you, really very much, for your kindness! I sang the hell out of this song when it was first released, and I never dreamed then I would play guitar some day and enjoy this piece of music quite as much as I do!

    I plan on playing this at Arty Bash this year, a local gig for non-pros like myself to go and show off!

    Again, many thanks!

    Big Hugs! :-) Elaine

  • How long have you been playing? This is great.

  • Thank you for your interest! I have been playing guitar for a little over three years. I have previous musical background with other instruments, so it's not like I just picked up a guitar and *poof* I was a musician! :-)

    Have a great week!

    Peace! :-) Elaine

  • Sounds fantastic.

  • Thank you so very much! I appreciate your kind comment!

    Have a great week!

    Peace! :-) Elaine

  • wow you play really well. Thanks for posting this. Other tabs I found online really didn't work well. I learned how to play this song from your video. thanks again.

  • You are entirely welcome! This is great to know! Thank you!

    Peace! :-) Elaine

  • Thanks for posting this!

  • Yeah! Thanks for watching! I love being able to share with any and all interested!

    Have a great week!

    Peace! :-) Elaine

  • Great HOW TO video...

    Peace ;)

    Tovaris Marki

  • Thank you very much, Tovaris! I'm very pleased to be able to help!

    Thank you for your time to view my work!

    Peace! :-) Elaine

  • Wow, your smoking hot for a mother of two, and the guitar playing makes you look that much better. Keep up the good work.

  • Well, my ego thanks you very much, aimusleh! Have a great week! Thank you for your time to view my work... I won't be giving it up any time soon! :-)

    Peace! :-) Elaine

  • that was really good

  • Thank you so much! It's a great song!

    Peace! :-) Elaine

  • Damn you make my cover of this look like shit, I left some lyrics out (on purpose) but I messed up on the guitar part some too, I wish I had a capo too, great job!!

  • This song is not as easy as it appears to be, my friend, so don't put yourself down. I got lucky I do this well! I sure as hell ain't no Pete Townshend, either! :-)

    Also, this is my interpretation of his song, so it's not exactly right! Honestly, I don't care! I don't play anything exactly like any other artist's music I cover, some is better than others! :-)

    Thank you for stopping by to view my work!

    Peace! :-) Elaine

  • i think youre great!! could you please tell me the strumming pattern please. i know the chords but i cant get the strumming right.

  • Personally, I wasn't so sure I had the strum right either! I'm self-taught and explaining strums isn't something I'm trained to do. However, if you start by thinking about the words let my love open the door and use a downstroke for each word, going slow at first, then pick up speed and let the pick (or your finger, whatever) emphasize the high strings as you upstroke as well you may find something close to what I play. That's how I figured it out! Hope this helps!

    Peace! :-) Elaine

  • Can you post another video with a step by step of how to play this song? This vid is great, but I'm just learning how to play...it's too fast for me to tell what you're playin...

  • I've never had someone ask for an instrucitonal vid before! Thanks for being the first! All I can say is I'll try. In the meantime, scroll through the comments for this vid and you will find several coversations about the chording for this piece, capo info, etc. Please let me know if that has been helpful! :-)

    Thanks for the sweet comment!

    Peace! :-) Elaine

  • Request fulfilled! Check it out a "HOW TO" is posted as a response to this vid!

    Thanks for asking me to do this!

    Peace! :-) Elaine

  • Thanks a million...exactly what I was looking for!

  • Yeah, Thank YOU 'cause I learned something about myself doing this! How cool is that?

    Peace! :-) Elaine

  • Woohoo rock on! that was fantastic! :)

  • Thank you very much! Happy to please!

    Peace! :-) Elaine

  • hey, thats really good. great cover

  • Thank you, thank you! I'm so glad you liked my work! Thank you for stopping by!

    Peace! :-) Elaine

  • Good job women big pete townshend fan.

  • Thank you so much! I appreciate it very much!

    Thank you for your time to view my work!

    Peace! :-) Elaine

  • Awesome Job! Very Much Appreciated! Thanks!

  • Thank you very much! I appreciate that! :-)

    Peace! :-) Elaine

  • i love this song, and especially your version :) you're really good :)

    thanks for making this :D

  • Thank YOU for watching and the nice comment!

    I appreciate your time to view my work!

    Have a great week!

    peace! :-) Elaine

  • Nice cover. This is great, it helped me learn to play the song.

  • Right on! It makes me happy to know that!

    :-)

    Thank you!

    Peace! :-) Elaine

    Video responses always welcomed here!

  • reallly nice...gerat sounding guitar

    i'm using this vid for a guide to play this

    can you tell me what chord that is at 1:20?

  • I'm playing G D C for the verse and the bridge I play Em C Am C D Em Am(when you sing Release yourself from misery) C (there's only one thing) D (gonna set you free) (and that's) G (My love) D C .....

    I hope this is more helpful!

    Post a vid response if you want/are able!

    Peace! :-) Elaine

  • Fine job. To judge from the videos of the songwriter performing live, Pete capos at the 3rd, as you have done, but begins with A (X03330) and then plays E (XX6454) and D (XX4232) through the verses. Of course, your transposition fits your voice well, and it works for mine, too, so thanks for the notion. One small thing: the chorus starts with an Em, not with a G as you play it.

  • Thank you very much for all this great information! Anyone interested will surely appreciate it as well! I think, though, that it looks as if I'm playing G where you have noted, however, I am playing Em! :-) My fingers tend to say curled somewhat when I play open tunings! :-)

    Have a great day! Thank you again!

    Peace! :-) Elaine

  • Great song, great cover!

    if I could only hold a pick like that!

    Rock on!

    You have fine taste in music and perform it well!

  • Thank you! Really, it's all about which set of strings I strike! Some people, like yourself, excel at fingerpicking, while others can't fingerpick, but they sure can strum! I'm trying to do both- I'd like to learn more fingerpicking techniques like the ones you use!

    And I like the music you perform as well!

    Great stuff!

    :-) Peace! Elaine

  • Holy crap, this helped me out a lot! thanks 100 on top of 1,000,000!!!

    great song! great cover!

  • Thank you very much for your enthusiasm! I'm glad to be of help! :-)

    Peace! Elaine

  • GREAT..love this song!!!

  • Thank you! And thank you for the vid response, too! You have a great voice and your guitar technique is awesome, too! Peace! :-) Elaine

  • wow great job man, just as good as the original. i was trying to play this the other day but i couldnt figure out your strum pattern. can you please let me know what it is? thanks!

  • Well, jvillejags32, I wish I could tell you that! It's not that I won't, it's that I can't. For me, this is one of those things that I feel. Also, I'm pretty much self-taught and I don't have the language to express what you're asking. The best I can do is tell you to keep trying different patterns until you find one you like, one you can feel! Good luck! Peace! :-) Elaine

  • wow amazing video beautiful voice excellent chording just excellent i stumbled upon this while looking for different ways people played it and i like yours the most just making sure tho is your capo on the 3rd fret 5 stars and favorited excellent
  • Thank you gman92004 for the ***** and fave! I appreciate it so much! Hang on and I'll get back to you on the caipo thing! :-) (I've forgotten and have to look at my own blasted vid! LOL!)

  • No, the caipo is on the second fret for this one, although I've seen it done on the third. So glad you liked this! :-)

  • oh ok i wondered because the frets looked small haha

    i think ive decided on going with a 5th fret capo but the same chord shapes as yours

    but im also thinking of doing a more rock version with power chords

    but still inspirational vid

    and once again excellent voice

  • Well now you have to do this! I'm interested in hearing it! Variety of expression is very important! Good luck! :-)

  • Wow! You're good! Keep singing, keep playing!

  • Thank you, bemry! I'll keep doin' just that until they drag me away! Peace! :-)

  • Oh Yeah Im dancing Great version!