The Trapeze Swinger - Iron and Wine

[TheGuyne]

Beautifull voice but bad recording the mic is too far

[keydabonell]

Great JoB! 

[joeburton77]

@keydabonell thanks for the sub :)

[keydabonell]

Beautiful....

[BallPointMedia]

dude, been looking at covers of thus song online for a while now..this is right up there with the best..check out the cover on my channel if you have 5 mins.

[MrPDK4]

Make a "how to". Ppl would luv it

[jenster505uk]

Sweet version Joe,lovely, thanks bye.

[Thompson3479]

well done man, your a great Iron and WIne cover-er, lol

well done

[clutchcrippler]

sounds great. what sort of picking pattern are you using? I was trying to learn this last night and I couldn't figure out the picking pattern just after the hammer on.

[joeburton77]

see the vid description section for an outline of the picking pattern :) glad you liked it

[bcard123]

u might be sick of this but..again.great job. i think iron and wine is now my favorite band. it would be nice for this to be playing at my funeral. u should do a boy with a coin cover. the acoustic version is the best. cheers

[lathamavery]

Great stuff joe! Best version I've heard, would love to learn to play it that way but got a little lost in your description

Any way we could get a quick tab, here on ultimateguitar?

Thanks, keep it up!

[lvl3dusa]

I gotta say, I love the original song by Iron and Wine, so I was apprehensive to listen to this cover. That said, I love this version. Guitar sounds great, and Joe, your voice is amazing. 5 stars and in my favorites : ]

[joeburton77]

thanks, glad you like it :)

[austin99203]

AWESOME COVER 5 STARS!

[drouo]

Im sorry but the recording kills me. guitar work sounds good, but the recording quality and clipping / hissing kills it for me.

[jenster505uk]

Recording quality , clipping eh and hissing annoying you? Not everyone can afford a state of the art recorder dude.Quality shines through, well done Joe!

[TillyWolves]

Go for it Joe....

I listen to your version, every time.....

[TacoChino]

@TillyWolves I like the hissing lol it brings a vintage quality to it, great job Joe.

[lakai974]

Absolutely beautiful!!

I wish I had your skills at guitar and singing. Also, thanks for saying where you found the tabs.

[Speedylipper]

This is fucking amazing!!

[pegasusmourning]

lip synching

[carter0012]

good job man, nice voice

[mcneely789]

That was an amazing version. thanks for adding the chords in to the description i love playing this song

[Annaleia]

wow, amazing :)

[suburbanstereo]

In a word; majestic x

[Sickbill10]

brilliant.

[palmith]

This is great, thanks for sharing a great version of a great song! Cheers!

[ChordsFromTheVoid]

you do an excellent job of singing this in the same style that iron & wine does. this is the best cover ive found of it, great job.

[joshward10]

hey man, ive been lookin for some videos of this song to see if anyone could do it justice, and you exceeded my expectations by far! good job. im gonna check your channel to see if you have any original stuff, but if you dont, i highly recommend you taking a stab at it! im sure you would do well

ill subscribe so ill be sure to see any new videos you throw out there.

[joeburton77]

hi, thanks and for the sub, plenty of originals on my channel

cheers

joe

[EmmaMendel]

great voice, great talent

[TubeToons16]

Freakin' rad dude!! Great job!!

[skiJRF]

this song is truly beautiful.. and you do it so well.

[jab132]

You have a talent.....the timing.....the tone.....you're amazing dude....all the best and I hope you create original material with the same sense of musicality and tone that you've shown us....thankyou

[Perfect12Image]

Great cover of course the original will NEVER be outdone. I wouldn't have thought a cover for this song could be as good as this though. Good job on guitar.

[MartinFarrows]

hey man, it's been awhile. i've been taking a new look at sam beam's stuff... this song is great and your cover too!

[joeburton77]

hey martin! yeh, this is a truly great song.. possibly my favourite of all time.. such poetry.. hope all is well with you!! :)

joe

[joshiscool1213]

this is really good.

kudos to you, i want you to have a good life, just because of this video.

:]

[joeburton77]

wow, thanks. I hope you have a great life too!!!

all the best

joe

[dickaldordavid]

Great work mate!

[mrdoug323]

Awesome man fucking awesome!!!

[metalshredder234]

great cover your voice is perfect for this song

[Standbysteve7]

Beautiful cover, Joe! Do you have an mp3 of this?(not the iron & wine version but your cover version)

Please, I would very much like to listen to this on my iPod!

Cheers!

[mddr9888]

u did a wonderful job and thanks for the chords and all....this is a great song and i think u did a rilly great job

[moolikeallama]

I heard you sing this before i heard Iron and Wine sing it.

So its you that got me hooked on this song and not them. I cried.

You really did a beautiful job. You have a really wonderful gift. Truely beautiful.

[joeburton77]

thanks so much! my very best wishes

joe

[Lindy77]

Kudos! Probably the best cover i've heard of trapeze swinger. i saw iron & wine a few weeks ago and this one my fav song of the night. i won't lie.. it made me cry a lil. so did your cover.

[joeburton77]

thanks, this song is worthy of a few tears!

[mddr9888]

agreed..i think its one of the best covers to

[X13SS4L]

Damn fine job.

[blackeneseromeo]

wow. best interpretation of this song. how long did it take you to learn to play this well? and are you self-taught or did you take lessons?

Thanks for the video!

[joeburton77]

thanks, glad you liked it. I learned it fairly quickly - the chords are not too hard on this one. I had lessons for about a year and then went from there.

thanks again

all the best

joe

[stacyhafner]

will you marry me?

[joeburton77]

sure :)

[hardtohaveaname]

Really love this song and also your cover. Such a wonderful video

[whereismavis]

Where did you COME from? Do I prefer yours? Is that possible?

[joeburton77]

thanks for watching!! glad you liked it

joe

:)

[streetbeatpoet]

...okay, i'm crying right now.

[joeburton77]

thanks for watching.. and for crying! :)

[streetbeatpoet]

no problem, i already told all my friends about you + this song, hahaha. honestly it's so rare that a song makes me cry, much less a cover, so hey seriously you did a really wonderful job :)

[gr00gles]

hah, me too!

[streetbeatpoet]

wow, you have a gorgeous voice. i could listen to this forever. you're right up there with sam beam!

[mydarkerself]

Hi Joe, just found ur channel...I love this song...one of my all time favorites...

u played and sang it so perfect and beautifully! :) <3

[joeburton77]

thanks very much, and for subscribing. all the best

joe

[jojoloulou17]

always vive stars !!! many persons play guitar when they listen you , thanks jojoloulou

[satellitepete]

i really like this! I'm trying to learn it from the itunes version, but i also like how this sounds. are you using regular tuning?

[joeburton77]

yup, regular tuning - see the vid description for how to play >>>

cheers

joe

[laurenhufford]

i wish i could be in love with you so that we could sing to eachother. :] please never stop singing. <3

[joeburton77]

thanks!! and you can be in love with me if you want!!! it's ok ;)

[TheePiranha]

awesome dude!

[aznpuraido]

girls must fall on your feet.

you are awesome.

[joeburton77]

haha. I wish!! but thanks

[katyismach5]

your voice is so pure.

[joeburton77]

thanks, that's a lovely compliment!

best wishes

joe

[kkring24]

incredible...

[yurith182]

what a trueley beautiful song, your voice is amazing so is your guitar playing!

[joeburton77]

thanks! and for subscribing

joe

[FatAntonio]

Haven't heard the original yet, but I can't imagine it being better than this cover. I followed your advice and managed to download "in the sun". Thanks!

[FenderMan88888888]

the best cover on the internet joe

if you get a chance check out my channel and maybe give me some tips on my music i greatly respect your musical talent so i just thought perhaps i could get some tips :)

[joeburton77]

hey, thanks, I really appreciate your kind words and I am just off now to check out your channel!

cheers

joe

[soelperspective]

I love it when someone takes a song and makes it their own like you have done here. Great job!

[joeburton77]

thanks, glad you liked it!

joe

[curtainwire12]

Thanks for the tips on playing the song! I've been looking around the web for ages.

[felixxthecat5]

Officially the greatest Iron and Wine Cover I've ever seen.

Amazing

=]

[joeburton77]

thanks, glad you liked it!! :)

[SoloHorror37]

Amazing man!

Keep it up

you sing with so much soul

its beautiful

[joeburton77]

thanks, much appreciated!! :)

[KataRocks]

Come to my house the U.S. and sing to me! I will cook for you! LOOOOVE your singing!

[joeburton77]

haha.. next time I am in the US I'll take you up on your offer!!

[dysurian]

Thanks for the progressions and picking pattern. I saw Sam Beam and crew last night at First Avenue in Minneapolis, and this was the first song they played. If you can believe it, it was somehow the first time I've ever heard that song. I've learned in the meantime that it's an immensely popular song (as it should be!) Thanks again.

[dragonpower2007]

PS: I'm going on the 13th too - at the Pageant? Cool.

[dragonpower2007]

Your voice is heavenly.

[felldownonce1]

I am going to Iron and Wine this June 13 and I thought of your version of this song and pulled it up on YouTube lol.

So well done.

[jokerinteger1]

Why do you have a capo on the 4th fret? It sounds more like it on the 3rd fret at least in standard tuning. What tuning do you have it in, in this video?

[joeburton77]

I often tune my guitar down a tone so capo on 4 in this is equivalent to a capo on 3 in standard tuning - it just helps my voice when I am playing certain songs and frees the strings up a bit

[Skorchamenza]

To be fair, I think I might like this better than the Iron and Wine version. Kudos.

[vball1ness]

How do you even sing this without crying?

..the song reminds me of my great grandmother. She passed away about a year ago and LOVED roses :)

Thank you <3

[joeburton77]

I sometimes do! sorry to hear about your great grandmother .. peace and love to you

[lrobertson]

Wonderful cover. You need the acoustic bass sliding in the background to complete it, though :=) Better call some similarly talented friends...

[shadesofashowdown]

Yea man... sounds great!

[tjack1516]

you kinda sound like ray lamontagne

[sunsettroah]

Eu me casaria com esse cara... Rs.

[nittzzu]

well done dude! b r a v o !!!

[jest2106]

Hey, can you also describe to me how to play it please? You did a fantastic job.

[joeburton77]

there's a description in the video description section, (top right >>) cheers

[dat136]

such a beautiful version! thank you for sharing your gift...

[bubblebabyXoXo]

Hey buuudy, I was relistening to this song, and I keep falling in love with your voice/version over and over! You are so amazing, keep it up, I love it all!

[joeburton77]

thanks muchly and my very best of wishes to you

Joe :)

[caboose230]

I prefer your version to Iron and Wine's. You're that amazing. : ]

[joeburton77]

thanks :)

[caboose230]

anytime.

i just realized, i believe we also have the same capo. :]

[Scarse53]

your voice is so... soo nice

[loudinkpink]

this is my funeral song too -- I've let all my friends and family know. Thanks so much for describing how to play it. It's so beautiful.

[joeburton77]

you're welcome :)

[wonderlustqueen]

This is amazing.

[jaredflaherty]

nice job. very well done. do i detect a bit of english accent there mate?  my $.02? i like your voice a lot, i think i would like it more tho if you kicked up the power a bit with it.

[viciousLUA]

such a subtle melody, good job!

[ilovenickolina]

don't you find this song to be one of the most beautiful ever...it moves me...i am glad you see its beauty and had the courage to recreate it...<3

[joeburton77]

I agree, possibly the most beautiful song ever.. it is my favourite anyways! thanks for watching :)

[footprints6837]

Sounds great! Well done :)

Leslie~

[twentyonejumpstreet]

I love this... so minimalistic yet beautiful.

[joeburton77]

thanks very much for your comments and for subscribing.. lots more iron and wine on my channel if you are interested

[lovesaidgirl]

you are the cutest boy ever, i've decided.

your glasses are fab, and your voice is even better..

[joeburton77]

thanks :0)

[MONTRESORguitarist]

EXCELLENT COVER!

props to you man.

best cover ive seen yet of the trapeze swinger.

[Alfalfa6913]

ahhh i listen to this all the time! u r incredible!!!!!!!

[joeburton77]

thanks, and for subscribing!! :)

[stringcheesesleeves]

this is such a wonderful cover. You have a great voice- perfect for the song.

[feeink]

I'm going through a terribly hard breakup from a two year relationship and it just so happens that this was the last song that we listened to together. This song means a hell of a lot to me, and everything about it reminds me of her in some way.

Anyway, as if the original song isn't amazing enough, your cover is, simply put, one of the most beautiful things I've ever heard. The way you've slowed down the song and mellowed it out... that's some genuine stuff right there.

Thank you for this!

[joeburton77]

thanks and so sorry to hear about your break up! my best of wishes to you :)

[ariasblues]

just wondering, is your guitar standardly tuned cos my capo is on the 3rd fret and sounds in tune with yours which is on the 4th, am i going mad?

[joeburton77]

Yes, I often tune down the guitar a tone - I find it suits my voice on a lot of songs and gives the strings a nice tone - so 3rd on yours would be 4th on mine - thanks for subscribing! :)

[clattybrown]

cool my friend

fantastic voice that compliments such a sweet riff

wtg my friend

[diabloman91]

Kick Ass!100/5 *****

[tdmanphl]

really solid, i like the spare playing style you are using, great flow as well

[joeburton77]

thanks :)

[guitmartiman]

Excellent! I can hardly hear the words, but that make it even more interesting, and makes me listen more carefully!

[joeburton77]

thanks again, the lyrics are beautiful to this song, perhaps i should have sung a bit louder!

[ashleymoran]

i like the raspy voice, it makes it original. beautiful cover.

[catalystdrums123]

very very nice, try using more air in your singing though, still a great cover though.

[TillyWolves]

I could listen to this all night, its a superb cover... captures the exact feeling..

[fk462]

great cover,,,, nice work

[joeburton77]

thanks and thanks too for subscribing!

[jerichosalt]

amazing cover. this fool has a great voice.

[reiver14]

I must say I was sceptical when I clicked this link, but you pull it off nicely. One of my favourite songs too!

[suckapunchyoface]

i saw the tab on ultimate-guitar.

Is the capo supposed to be on the 4th or 2nd fret?

Or did you decide to switch up the capo?

Sounds great, btw.

[theCCchannel]

its not a fm, its an f5, but very nicely played

[earnett]

Beautiful :) I love it!

[wonkguy1]

really nice job! So this is what You Tube is good for?

[joeburton77]

thanks, happy christmas!

[maliwoods]

good job!

[joeburton77]

thanks!

[cadenmccann]

I don't know this song; but there's just something about your treatment that's very good!!!

[joeburton77]

thanks, this is probably my favourite song in the world.. the lyrics are just so beautiful! :)

[Sevenernine]

I've been wanting to learn this song for a long time. Thanks for posting it up, along with the chords!

[likinapita]

oh how beautiful!

very nice job :)

[nswe2002]

Joe Burton- you rocked my socks with this one :)

-Noel

[joeburton77]

thanks noel :)

[mvee22]

joe - I saw Sam do this last night as an encore and was seriously moved. I like your version as well, are you sure capo is on the 4th? It seems Sam plays it slightly higher.

[joeburton77]

thanks, would love to sam play this live one day.. am not sure where sam puts the capo

[mvee22]

After figuring out the changes from you. i followed along with one of the vids on youtube it seems he has it on the 3rd.?? Anyway hope you get to see him someday

[connorbowles]

im pretty sure that its on the second fret

[weeweegordy]

The capo is mostly used so you can set the tone to fit your voice. Its just people are always talking about where it should be but it pretty much depends on the singer:)

[shamus390]

You do a wonderful job emulating his voice; I'd love to hear you do your own take on it as well, though.

[bubblebabyXoXo]

...oh god, I am in love with your voice...It's amazing!

[joeburton77]

thanks! :)

[bubblebabyXoXo]

im subscribing to you, you are amazing. After I listen you this cover I actually wrote the song thats been in my head for awhile! Thanks for the inspiration <3

[joeburton77]

very pleased to be an inspiration .. although I must give credit to iron and wine and sam beam for this poetic masterpiece!! :)

lots more songs on my channel which you might like too

[sektr7g]

kudos on both the cover and posting the chords for us, man!

[Wolfparade51]

Seriously, I watch this over and over. This is so great. Covers are great becasue its an original expresion, plus your own. You know? This is so great man. Make music. I will buy it.

[Wolfparade51]

This is such a beautiful song. Sam should watch this. I want to hear what he would have to say. Great job, well done well done. Beautiful voice man. You should record. I would pay to hear you again.

[joeburton77]

thanks, I'd like sam to hear this too!! maybe he has who knows.. I've got loads more iron and wine covers on my channel if you are interested.. thanks for watching

[Wolfparade51]

I don't know many times I've watched this already, but it is that good.

[celebrationcastle]

good stuff

[rungej]

dude, this is good. just.. wow

[Leadingnorth]

Wow!! That was great. Thanks for a great tune, thanks for introducing me to Iron & Wine & thanks for checking out my vids!!

I'll be busy watching your stuff for a while.

Cheers.

[joeburton77]

thanks, loved your our town vid!!

[CrayolaKc]

wow... just, wow...

[ispeakfrenglish1]

that was really good.. I usually don't comment people but I felt compelled

[tosaytheleast]

This is absolutely fantastic. And thank you for sharing your performance as well as the chords for it.