Elliott Smith 9 - Say Yes

[DjangosBurntFingers]

It looks like someone up on a balcony seat held some sort of gadget to record those songs. Well, I for onr am glad they did that. Elliott Smith was here in Atlnta in 2000 and I didn't even know it. I believe that show took place at the Variety Playhouse. I'm reading a comment by LastingsGriller and he is right. I need say nothing else. He nailed that one. Boyce Livingston Webb

[HalfpennyCat]

"Elliot, man, you played a mean guitar, and some dirty basketball."

[CrispinTarle]

i remember when he died... i was only 7 but my father was playing his records non stop for a month after. after hearing them so much, he really became an inspiration to me.

[boxofrain09]

Such a fucking beautiful angel of a person. We miss you so much, Elliott. I wonder how much more amazing music you could have written.

[edbstrung]

i'll probably be the last to know, no one says it til it shows, see how it iyiyiyiyiyieee is

[susiegro]

I was at the show. Still one of my best musical memories. I miss him and his shows.

[skubz]

@susiegro that's awesome! did you see him at any other time?

[scottl91]

amazing.

[nayck0501]

definitely the best live;i'd ever seen!in france,bordeaux,but i wasn't thinking,that this will be the last!!i just remember a shy guy whith great songs,and really close with his audience!just one of thr greatest moment of my (musical) youth!

[lucianamagali]

love him ♥

[grayhaskins]

sooo amazing!

[jordanthecat]

This guy was real good.

[pixiestame777]

amazing song

arigato

[danelio]

who cares if its fast and in the wrong string. why do people feel the urge to pick at every little detail. it sounds awesome.

[LastingsGriller]

thats funny when people criticize the way he plays HIS song. it his, he can play it how he wants. and if it doesn't sound like the CD. thats fine. if you want it to sound like the CD, listen to the CD. otherwise, go write your own songs and stop bothering people.

[JamieGarry]

YEAH!!!!!! Now a days, people go to shows expecting to hear the exact recordings. THATS NOT WHY YOU GO TO SHOWS!! Hendrix was NEVER about that. personaly im upset if i see a show thats exactly how its meant to be. it lets me down, it seems fake!

[kylekeneipp]

agreed

[Papadupulous]

@LastingsGriller

Thing is that he made several versions of some songs. Mostly because he made one he liked, but the record execs didn't. He had to edit his song to their tastes for the record, but got to play his own versions live.

[Moms4zombies]

uploaded on my bday:) This is beautiful:)

[Ramon12]

this is just perfect!

[xsleepwalkdance]

fucking amazing.

he's still my favorite human being ever alive.

[Fluffy918]

@xsleepwalkdance he's not.. alive?

[johngstalder]

@Fluffy918 unfortunately he's not.... such a insight to life he had

[yousuperpussy]

@Fluffy918 he comes back to life every time you press play though.

[HarlequinG]

R.I.P. Elliot Smith. THis is my favorite song

[mooninites755]

he plays it much faster than normal

[Fakers3D]

This one is in a higher key than all the others.

[jackelattack]

is he using his thumb on the 6th string?

I read a tab that this is a whole step down

And it didnt sound right

[art5301]

he uses his thumb I just looked at him playing it at another concert and I noticed that too he like taps it twice then plays the rest of the chord and sorry i dont know if its a whole step down i just play it normal tune

[tzohfeld]

I don't play it a whole step down when I play for people

Elliott usually does that to his songs to get a "bassy" quality out of the guitar but I'm fairly certain he doesn't do it for this song

hope it helps

-Jonas

P.S.Art5301 is right he uses his thumb to hit the root note twice then strums the whole chord...

[Joshplaysinstruments]

I heard in an interview that he tunes that ways because he picked up someone (family members?) guitar and tuned it that way the first time, then figured out later he had tuned it the wrong way, but he just kept on using the almost a whole step down tuning

[BrandonNorth1120]

i think thats accurate, yeah. And i think it was his girlfriend around the time of Roman Candle, which was in standard, and the self titled album was a whole step down.

[mymayapapaya]

WOW! How many songs did he do at this show? :)

[omega3961]

Situations get fucked up, turned around soon or later =(

[daskapital8]

haha good obsevation on the chair

[mooninites755]

i hate how they gave him such a terrible chair, he deserved a throne!!!!!

[f311x7h3c47]

yes

[G1njas]

they want you or they don't

Say Yes