The Great Escape - Patrick Watson cover

[TheBartman076]

My man, in all my internetdays I gave a comment for like literally 2 times. In fact this is my first on freaking youtube. I play guitar. Music is my drugs. All day, everyday. I'm not only listening to it, but I also hear it. Big difference. Tonight I decided to search for the great escape. By the end of next week I need to cover it. While writing this i've listened to it for 4 times. Hope it will be as good as yours (with my own twist). This my man, is good. Thanks for the vid. Bart from Holland

[indieguitartabs]

Great job! This is the #1 ranked Patrick Watson cover on IndieGuitarTabs.

[Animalchips]

Is it possible to get the tabs/chords for this?

It's an amazing cover, well done.

[luhario]

Your style is amazing

made it your own, and facking aced it

Top work mate

[AznVi3tx]

Guitar is fucking sick.

[theonlylonelymagi]

I got on here looking for covers of patrick watson to see if it could be done.

your video is the first I picked and I have to say I didnt think it could be done this good>

you captured it my friend.cheers

[PbigPlow]

great cover!! of course you like bob dylan haha

[guspaddisonisntmynam]

thanks man

[guspaddisonisntmynam]

i was feelin it for sure and i got some questions my man, are you using super bright strings and is that a martin or do you have it amped or whatsup cause im looking to upgrade and ive been checkin this amp cause i got my guitar pluged but i was looking at a gibson, well this is alot of letters. later guy

[mynamesche]

@guspaddisonisntmynam It's a martin yeah, D16GT. It was just regular .13 gauge martin sp strings. It's just the camera picking up the sound, I didnt have any editing gear back when I made this so it's as is.

[diriven]

@mynamesche But it seems as though you've recorded this in the bathroom, no? Bathroom tile creates neat acoustics, and that's most likely what's enhancing the brightness of the guitar. That, and in combination with a camcorder's small mic, it probably doesn't have a large dynamic range so it cuts out more of the lo-end sound, again making it sound more bright.

[tigerdash]

Super GOOOOOODDD!!!!!!

[GraeyRibbon13CKS]

AHHHH SO GOOD!!!!!!!!!!! *___________* damn I was just going to make a cover of this but I don't have the confidence to XD

[mynamesche]

@GraeyRibbon13CKS I didn't either, you should just do it, don't let other peoples covers sway how you feel, each person brings their own 'thing' to it making it unique =]

[mynamesche]

@garrett250R Send me your email address and i'll see if I can find the file on my old laptop!

[Fomar562]

Really good! ;]

[Daisukae]

Really nice cover, but Patrick Watson just can't be beat :)

[EthanCalebMusic]

I was afraid of a guitar cover of this song but you definately nailed it, and I love your folk sound you've infused into it. Awesome cover!

[paigesilvi]

i like the guitaring, you have a good voice but it's a bit too harsh for this song, should soften it up

good cover but

[usenameinvalid]

dont really like the accent, but otherwise is very good!

[itchyfingers94]

Hey man, i would really love to hear you do Fleet Foxes cover of Crayon Angles (black cab version) hope you see this tip! :)

[PeapodPrinz]

<3 the shirt!

[luvveyduvvey]

really great :)

[martincharmed13]

You have such a great voice Great cover :) (L)

[AnThOnY66six]

How cliche in the shower xD nah I joke the kid lol good job I liked it where'd u learn the guitar chords?

[itchyfingers94]

awesome cover, awesome shirt! <3

[mynamesche]

It's there to cheer people up if they didn't like the cover.

[winkiiV]

interesting voice, it's a bit strong than the original but you've added something new to it

[mmld25]

woaaw! :) I love it! as good as the original one!

[pleasesmileback]

very good man! i like it a lot.

[subcomandantalaura]

CHE??? i'm from argentina... nice cover nice name... jajajaja

[mynamesche]

Thank you...yes, my madre loved Guevera =]

[naisbett]

Really nice cover, individual and heartfelf, 10/10

[mf7yt]

Why was my comment negative again? This is the best cover ever is all I was trying to say

[BlackStrawBerryyy]

It's Really Beautiful

[treehamallama]

fav. 5 stars. subscribed.

[idontsellthebigissue]

wow che-can't believe it's taken me so long to check out your links.....i love your voice dude! beautiful!!

:)

viks x

[RoxyMusik3000]

i love it :)

[banananosplit]

correct cover... un peu trop maniéré, trop appuyé... pushing bit too hard... trying to be stylish?... sometimes less is more...

[mf7yt]

It's clearly better than Watson

[lhiverapproche]

dude, nice bob dylan t! great cover, love the guitar playing

[thrdsgrc]

w0ow !!

awesome

good cover!!

(Y)

ya right thats what

bathrooms are made for xD

[SkatexIsxLive]

Wel done!!!

[fbdm75]

I love your cover! What are the chords please?

Regards from PARIS FRANCE!

[luuuby1]

No seriously, it's BETTER than patrick watson, I honestly believe that, really well done dude =)

[Eiffel84]

let's not get ahead of ourselves... better than patrick watson? no. but really impressive! awesome job!

[luuuby1]

NO, generally better than patrick.

[wouterthebmxer]

yeah, ofcourse not that good as patrick watson, but its nice man! great, thanks.

[jerinawan]

great! :)

[mynamesche]

Too kind =}

[TooAbsurd]

Great voice... also good call about recording in the bathroom lol. The natural reverb sounds great.

[mynamesche]

Thanks, yup, thats what bathrooms are made for =]

[hasdrubald01]

Great job !!!!

[mynamesche]

Thanks man!

[chopxmexup]

nice voice, i enjoyed this cover. And nice to hear it on guitar too!

[mynamesche]

Thanks, yeah it was interesting converting it, I started out with a finger picking arrangement but it sounded wrong.

[Alex12Jimi]

Very well done!

[mynamesche]

Thank you also!

[franckbraccio]

great!!!!!

[mynamesche]

Thank you!

[mynamesche]

Thanks, yeah I don't play piano too well...even though I do have one, neglected and out of tune... so I had to come up with something on the geetar instead!

[mjpurves]

Did you write the music? Is there anywhere it can be downloaded?

[mynamesche]

I made my own tab up for this yeah...it's capo on the 6th fret. F shape chord, C shape chord with your pinky on the 3rd fret of the top e string and then some kind of Em thing i made up.... you can use regulat Em.

[mjpurves]

Dude this a sweet cover!! Props! I'm a beginner and I love this song. What is the guitar make you have here?

[mynamesche]

Thank you, I tip my hat to you... it's a martin d16gt, I use a few different ones in the other videos.

[wojtek1984]

This is just awesome, dude! It gives me goose bumps. Thanks. :D

[mynamesche]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

[Pinch0fSalt]

I just started doing a cover of this, your voice and guitar shits all over mine. But still! I've only been playing 6 months. I acutally wonder if you can give me any tips on how to play it like you do, I'm just simply strumming the chords right now.

[mynamesche]

Hey, I sent you a little message!

[Pinch0fSalt]

I don't see a message in my inbox :(

[mynamesche]

Hey, sorry, I meant I left a comment on your profile to be more precise =]

[RAFiiEE]

LOL,

He's really great,

But I don't this he is better than you. ;)

AND keep up. American or Canadian Idol is next!

hahaa :P

<3

[RAFiiEE]

You are rrrrrrrrrrreally good, you know ?

Omg, :)

Even better than Patrick himself.

hayyehayee !

Thank you ! <3

[mynamesche]

Heey, thank you, but I think Patrick wins, he wrote the song after all =]

[Cactus78]

DUUUUDE! You can sing!!! O_o

[mynamesche]

Thank you!

[hangargeorgetown]

awesome!! amazing! love it!

[mynamesche]

Many thanks!

[bizz76]

not an easy song... but you did great :) nice job man

[mynamesche]

Thank you!

[artcgirl91]

I like this better than the original. You convey so much emotion. Great job!

[mynamesche]

Oh my! Thank you so much =]

[juliananorton]

that was excellent. i'm trying to learn this song on guitar and piano as well, but i'm not near as successful :p

and bob dylan shirt is win.

[mynamesche]

Haha thank you =] Keep on trying you'll crack it!

[anteaik]

Good job man, =) nice voice! Keep up the good work!

[mynamesche]

Thanks, I appreciate it! I'll try =]

[owens10101]

thats really nice man.... lol great

[mynamesche]

Thanks man! =]

[redbullhead]

I hope you aren't taking a dump while you're playing this.

[mynamesche]

Yep, thats why I was singing so you couldn't hear them diving into the pond.

[axlroseislegend]

hah awesome, Anyways good job pal. This is great.

[mynamesche]

Thanks...I miss GnR =]

[mraymond77]

this is rediculously awesome man. Wish I had your mad skillz

[mynamesche]

Hey thanks so much, and thanks for your comments on the other vids too... Yeah I love radiohead aswell, I might do that some day =]

[Josspoete]

Bonjour je suis francais , je suis fan de Patrick watson et ta version et simplement merveileuse!Je joue de la musique je sais comme c est difficile bravo,bravo,bravo!Hi I m french, I love the songs of Patrick watson and your version is simply marvelous!I play music and I know how difficult it is!Congratulations!

[mynamesche]

Thank you so much! Ah I thought you were french Canadian at first, they seem to be the biggest fans of Patrick!

[mondayafter]

you are great, exept you have no soul

[mynamesche]

Thanks for dropping by =]

[bekturova]

man, you are great! love your voice! thank you very much!

[mynamesche]

Thank you indeed! =]

[megx98]

i like your version better than the original one!

[mynamesche]

Oh my!! Im glad you enjoyed it!

[bluestoctober]

this is one of my favorite songs.

I liked your take on it : )

[mynamesche]

Ahh, thank you =]

[benamps]

your wicked i like how you made it your own

this wil sound like a stupid question

but i want to start playing guitar....is it easy enough to teach it to yourself at a basic level?

[mynamesche]

Hey, thanks =]I'll send you a message!

[rfireson]

wow, ur def feelin it man...fuck, this is incredible

[mynamesche]

Oh man, thank you so much!!

[nojentil]

GOOD VOICE WONDERFUL SONG MERCI

[mynamesche]

Thanks for dropping by!

[yoanna93]

oh!!i loooove it!!<3:)

[mynamesche]

Ohhh thankk youuuu!!! =D

[johndilan]

i like u singing but Elie Dupuis version is so fantastic .

[GV7486]

Awesome!!! You have some serious talent! Nice Vid...

[mynamesche]

Thanks for taking time to drop by!

[Benvoliothesecond]

holy shit dude your amazing!

[mynamesche]

Ahh man, thanks so much!!

[JustPaiige]

Wow....

I am completely speechless

Saw this song on the telly and couldn't look away.

I just happened across this video, and im glad I did.

Your'e absolutely fantastic...

<3

[mynamesche]

Thank you, i'm honored =]

[lamidelamidebob]

what's the chords please!! By the way you do it very well. Love your voice

[mynamesche]

I copy pasted this from an earlier reply...The record is in the key of B, capo on 6th fret. Chords relative to capo are F (I cheat and use my thumb) then C then Cmaj9/G6add11 or sometimes D7sus4/B which is easier than it sounds (E-0 A-2 D-0 G-0 B-1 e-0 or e-5 to make the D7sus4/B) I hope that makes sense!!

[HelmutHair]

Ooooh....that's a bit nice that is mate.

Keep up the good work.

[mynamesche]

Ahh, thank you!

[babyblues71]

Still my fav! Love your voice!

:)

[dansve87]

thank you for comment on my video! listened to a few of your songs, and i really like it, both your singing and guitarplaying. keep up the good work, im now subscribing :D

[theucharist]

if you promise not to write back

i'll tell you that this song is

absolutely

wonderful.

[buenamack]

this is awesome

[mynamesche]

Thanks so much!

[mynamesche]

Thanks... i'm allergic to cats!! =]

[Poeliwoeliboeli]

very good, you've also got quite some singing talent. I think if you took some singing lessons, it would help you even more.. You're technique is very good, but try to get to the right pitch a bit faster.  But nevertheless awesome!!

[mynamesche]

Thank youuu!!

[rsvensk]

Your voice reminds me of Damien Rice :)

Great covers my friend, keep up the spirit!

[mynamesche]

Ah man...! Thanks!

[hellosyd]

gahh that quick high pitch! =D

heyyy wait, you did "When The Stars Go Blue" that's full of high pitches.

I don't know why I like those so much, well yeah I do.. the result of when you do them is beautiful.

[mynamesche]

=D x

[Tory7795]

cool thanks for answerin my question

[jamc011]

This is awsome.

5 stars

Cheers!

[Tory7795]

your really talented!!! how long did it take to learn that song?

[mynamesche]

Thank you!! It didn't take too long, theres only a couple of chords, but then I played round with different arrangements for an hour or so.

[Gaara1kiki]

your a very talented person! n.n

Great job!

[mynamesche]

You're very kind!

[NoeeChlark]

Beautiful

[mynamesche]

Gracias!

[evaatjuhhh]

WOW! I love this!! You sound just like Damien Rice :D Wanna hear more of you! :D

[mynamesche]

You're too kind! I'll upload more stuff soon, hopefully end of jan or 1st week of feb so check back sometime if you have a spare moment =]

[supradude7891]

excellent piece man.

Patrick Watson's music is just beautiful and you did him justice man.

[mynamesche]

Thank you, yeah I really enoyed the rest of his album!

[P1233T]

Your cover itself is nice, however, I think you can really make it sound more like the great escape. But keep it ip =D

[mattofatto]

i love the bob dylan t shirt in the back

[blbrrysprkl]

wow! you amaze me!

[mynamesche]

You're too kind, thank you!

[triptronic2000]

Brilliant! Great voice. Has anyone told you your voice sounds similar to Damien Rice or Travis? That's a compliment!!!

Cheers.

[mynamesche]

Thank you very much!!

[kalbrener]

dude...not a lot of people have it.

you've got it.

shit.

oh and screw em. the crotch shot's gold. it's like i'm watchin...watchin...song's good, catchy little tune, hummin along, then bam! money. solid solid gold. hah.

[mynamesche]

haha, thanks! You made me smile =]

[austinphotographer]

I agree. The crotch shot has to go! But for God's sakes man get in the studio and lay that track down. Go play a night gig, stretch your vocal chords first and then record in the wee hours. You could call your first CD ..Under the Covers... You got talent Che. Good for you.

[Flighn]

Dude, get out of the bathroom, I want to hear properly.

[mynamesche]

Haha, im working on it...and thanks!

[math500]

well done mate, nice job!!!

[mynamesche]

Thanks very much !

[sufjandorado]

This is great.

[mynamesche]

Thanks!!

[iceman2684]

hahaha.. bathroom?

[mynamesche]

Yeah, free reverb.

[wkh19890101]

awesome cover dude.

would you be able to give me the chords you used and then i'll try to figure out the picking pattern and strumming patter myself

[mynamesche]

The record is in the key of B, capo on 6th fret. Chords relative to capo are F (I cheat and use my thumb) then C then Cmaj9/G6add11 or sometimes  D7sus4/B which is easier than it sounds (E-0 A-2 D-0 G-0 B-1 e-0 or e-5 to make the D7sus4/B) I hope that makes sense!!

[babyblues71]

love your voice...

can i have your t-shirt?

haha :)

[mynamesche]

I bought it in Peru for 5 bucks... i'm still waiting for a full Jim Croce cover from you ;P

[babyblues71]

NICE!

haha it's there babe! :)

[carfreak35041]

pretty good

[xpassengerx]

yeah nice voice :)

[ZBroder]

nice groin close up at the end

[mynamesche]

Thats my trademark, I sign off every video with a crotch shot =]

[K00bes]

LOL

[drummer4407]

great job man

[JasonNixo]

This is a fantastic version of an amazing song, did you do the arrangement yourself? You have good a great vocal range

[mynamesche]

Thank you thank you. Yes I just sat down with the guitar and the record and conjured something up. I actually started out with a finger-picking arrangement but it didn't sound so good.

[babyblues71]

sounds great!  fantabulous!!!! :)

[fudgemonkey888]

heyy a country rendition

[funkyiceman]

Great vocals again chap!

[hellosyd]

If there were recordings of these, I would be listening to them a lot.

You're very talented. amazing voice and guitar.. skills.

[mynamesche]

Thank you so so much!