Almost Gone, Barely Here

[can6yrat075]

i's so delicious! d'andrea for President!

[petahbread14]

Being able to play guitar like this is one thing, but being able to actually create the songs you do is absolutely amazing. Bravo Craig you have a lot to be proud of.

[carebonez]

I think in alot of ways, your playing is the most tasteful and rich of all the distinguished CandyRat artists. I would rather be able to play in your style then the others for certain.

[SnipySnob]

@soopa96 no song is too difficult to learn. You'll get this song down, it's got a couple of tricky parts but the rhythm is similar throughout most of it so you'll be fine.

[DeadlyPenguinMusic]

Amazing job Craig. I have no words to describe this.

[soopa96]

Hey Craig, How hard do you think this song is to play? I don't want to buy the tabs and realize that it's too difficult for me.

[RSorbyGuitars]

@soopa96 I found it quite easy requires a few techniques to master though hope this helps :D

[jakegardner89]

6 ft 2.....Grown man in the military....bawling my eyes out like a baby to this tune. SO beautiful. Thank you for writing this.....

[ownag3r]

Craig I saw you in 2008 with Dufour in Chicago. Amazing set, and your music is only getting better. For someone just starting fingerstyle guitar, do you have any beginner tips or cool, easy songs to learn? What'd you start learning first? Currently I'm learning Dufour's Spiritual Groove.

[TrappedInsideAWalrus]

I'm recording and i'm trying to get a really crisp sound, how do you have everything set up? How far is your condenser and do you also have a direct input on your guitar?

[roycmorgan]

Does the 4th string manage ok being tuned to E?

[tobethelight]

@roycmorgan You have to be a bit careful not to tune up too quickly but otherwise it's just fine :)

[mattitjahu]

magical... my favorite song of yours! thanks for sharing that great talent of yours with youtube :)

all the best wishes

[Gonamez]

what an amazing amazing song, so much emotion and feeling. Good job.

[BrunchOnYourLap]

One of the best composed guitar songs I've heard.

[JcWongAndCompany]

What strings do you use?

[sm4wwg]

Wonderful song! We very recently lost our newborn child Lilly and the title so fits the situation we were in. We only got three days with our loved child and she was very sick. She was "Almost Gone, Barely here". Thanks for sharing your wonderful music!

[MUMachulini]

I remember that i wanted to play this song so bad, but i can't read tabs and rpoland doesn't had this vid...so when i saw you uploaded it, i was like "fuckin awesome!".

One of my favorites songs ^^

Best regards from Argentina.

[MrSister127]

@MUMachulini dont get angry, but how do you not know how to read tabs?

[MUMachulini]

@MrSister127 I'm not angry because i don't know how to read tabs ^^

[randomdisplayname]

I'd really like to hear craig team up with tommy gauthier. i think they could make some wonderful stuff, much like antonie dufour did.

[CeronDerBarde]

wow, that 9er on 0:41 really got to me. Powerful stuff you show off there, sir. Remember with great power comes great responsibility - which. of course - means we want more of this.. or else ;)

[dankhanks]

0:08 Zoidberg

[ShaneThompson94]

Whats the title mean Craig?? a personal experiance maybe??

[PaulsDigitalSelf]

@ShaneThompson94 I saw him play this song in Austin a few weeks ago. He said "Almost Gone, Barely Here" is about still living at home with your parents when you are 24.

[ShaneThompson94]

@PaulsDigitalSelf  thats awesome, thanks a lot

[TransAmFormulaV8]

How did you get where you are at? Did you promote your playing by going around, or did someone just discover you on day? I am just curious as i am a guitarist myself and would love to do it for a living.

Also, you have a couple really great tunes man. Stages of obsession, morrison country and three mile bike ride are some of my favs brother. AS well as this song too, of course.

Keep on rockin man.

[reeseslots]

craig it fucking amazes me that thats all the views this song has. def one of my favs. no matter what mood im in it just makes life worth while for me. thanks for everything

[avlkush]

Absolutely amazing, craig d is the man. how does this not have more views?

[MrFaulconbridge]

Love your album craig. Great music and I like the artwork too. :)

[ChrisBrandsborg]

You are really good, i've watch all your youtube videoes. They are all great! :-))

[guitarplayingcat]

Awesome, Good stuff. Ill have to buy this CD too. Love your music man!!

[SnipySnob]

@ryankennymusic Haha I'm a friend of his, just teasing him. There's only like two minor mistakes.

[tcxmasta]

im glad your parents conceived you, otherwise i couldnt hear this awesome song. and learn it for myself!

[SnipySnob]

So many mistakes jesus christ

[ryankennymusic]

@SnipySnob Are you freaking kidding me? First of all, he WROTE it, so ease off there pal. Second of all, you must be deaf, because it's damn near perfect.

[jcp1143]

Great



[DigitalEffect]

are you sad when you write your songs? cause they sound sad

[craigd19]

@DigitalEffect haha. sometimes I am. Other times I'm not but still enjoy the sad sounding melodies. my mood just doesn't matter.

[acousticx77mythil]

@craigd19 i heard u really sell tabs for money i m also tryin to master this open tuning techniques ..............................­..i would really to try out your songs ..i heard u sell for 10 bucks does that mean 10 dollars m askin cause m from india and i dont know how to make sense of this so i really would like to know ...anyway i enjoy your playing :) regards from india

[acousticx77mythil]

@craigd19 i heard u really sell tabs for money i m also tryin to master this open tuning techniques ..............................­..i would really like to try out your songs ..i heard u sell for 10 bucks does that mean 10 dollars m askin cause m from india and i dont know how to make sense of this so i really would like to know ...anyway i enjoy your playing :) regards from india

[djtinz7]

I find that most (not all) of the stuff thats specifically challenging is not as musical as something like this. Something thats genuinely inspired is on a whole different level from something that is simply difficult.

[1stdeadpresident]

this song is hella smooth man. love it, i may try to learn it.

[karen0444]

i am just curious, how do you come up with the tunning for a song?

[TriviumFan15]

@karen0444 For the most part you gotta know your intervals and how to put them together properly.

[craigd19]

@karen0444 Totally missed this comment. Sorry! I usually pick a chord that I like and try to arrange those notes in some sort of order. This one - it's D9 chord. sounds cool in standard tuning, works great as an open tuning. Also has lots of easy ways to play major and minor shapes. Kind of have to think about all of that when making a new one. It's easier to steal them from other guitarists!

[karen0444]

@craigd19 thanks very much for you reply! i should playing around with chords from now on! :)

[SuperRambo111]

@craigd19 Totally no idea what you said there! But still great. Always enjoy your music :)

[benedikt11]

I Dig your melodies Since years :D

FanPost xD haha

Best Greets from Germany !

[SGDrummer7]

I really love that part at about 1:54 through around 2:30.

especially the latter half of that part.

[SteveCotroneoComedy]

Who on Earth DIDN'T like this?  This (and many others) jam is for REAL!

[AcousticDreams0]

that was the bomb



[jacecrawford]

the more i listen to your songs the more i like them ! If that makes sense haha i pick out different techniques and sounds each time. I was looking into getting a baritone from Marc Beneteau . .. but then i realized how poor i was! great song i love the 8th notes at the 12th fret

[JMcConway]

Anybody know the tuning for this song?

[craigd19]

@JMcConway You guys have to start reading the description! DAEF#AD

[JMcConway]

@craigd19 oh duh :) Thanks Craig!

[Brendanthepimpshit]

That was great man totally dig it =D

[BlazzingSaber]

@StupidHatMatt couldn't agree more.

[pgnator]

Hey that's niiice... I likes it. :) slap that geetar!

[ViniHendrix23]

wow craig ! keep it up! your songs just get better and better ...more color more emotion ...You and your songs inspire me a lot :)

[BEASTatPIANO]

i swear to god thats the most amazing song i've ever fucking heard!

[berniegeef]

what a beautiful song! :-)

[jupis20]

how much was this guitar?

[jlowe807]

Can you guys ever come to Atlanta? The market is here I swear!!!!!

[jlowe807]

Awesome track Craig!!

[whoobie2008]

soooooooooo  nice...

[arglechewyshoe]

This needs to be put on rpoland or something, this deserves WAY more than 2k views. WAY more.

[chaoticblue123]

I dunno, the song is what it is.

I don't really believe that calling it easy takes away anything from the song. If you think about it another way, it's actually pretty interesting to be able to write a very nice song without over-complicating it, so the fact that it's easy to play, to me, adds more than takes away.

[Joshs0515]

@Chaoticblue123

its a easy song but not when it comes to the sound quality... Id love to see someone match the way he can play the song... Theres a different between an easy cover and an easy song... just my 2 cents

[chaoticblue123]

@StupidHatMatt

At the same time, don't assume that just because it sounds really good that it is difficult to play. This song actually is quite easy to play even without tabs.

[haylesdudedudey]

love it

[abannana1184]

so wonderful :)

[Youlessness]

They always make fun of his music like so easy to play and etc. but the point they miss is, how creative he is. I mean check this song. Amazing tune btw.

[JayNew]

@Youlessness

That's something I never understood, complaining because something is easy to play, I don't see how that's relevant at all. All that should matter is how good it sounds. I'd much rather have a song that easy to play and sounds excellent than a song that's hard to play and sounds terrible.

[TomDodsonMusic]

@Youlessness I agree totally! By saying his songs are easy, it's obvious that they've overlooked one important factor: He is the one signed by fucking CANDYRAT RECORDS! That's gotta say something for his music :) Craig is Awesome <3

[the420kid]

f**king amazing Craig well done.. This has to be my fav song of your I think I do love Canada Sad but this ones pretty sweet :P

[nolono]

Wonderful indeed !

[guitardw]

Wonderful tune!

[bubblesforCK]

Awesome !

[GanonZant]

Thank you for the amazing music, I'm definitely gonna be learning this soon.

[chaoticblue123]

Very awesome! I'll be learning this soon XD

[lolodlavielleho]

awesome song bro

[BryanRason]

Great tune brother

[Foley55]

Fantastic! This is your best song to date...

[JeffandBlake]

amazing job man

[TrappedInsideAWalrus]

I didn't realize how fast i played my cover

[Toddith71]

Great tune Craig!

[staffansvahn]

Hello Craig!

You are a great inspiration to me. Thank you for writing, playing and posting such wonderful melodies.

Best wishes

Staffan

[chriscruse1989]

awesome

[rpoland]

nice

[lilmark816]

Yes :D

[guitar2adam]

terrific

[MrTaylorN]

Nice nice nice!!! Great tone and melodies, as always!

[LilKels0]

I have been waiting forever for this video thanks!

[eurythmos]

nicely done..