Jose Gonzalez - "Heartbeats" (Cover by Elliot Friedman)

[mx5imports]

Awsome mate well done wish i could play as well as you

[LaurenceTheGinger]

very nice, just don't rush it. :)

[Postigoal01]

My attempt attached - I tried to slow mine down, but have only just learnt this song .... Your cover is really nice!

[blindefmonkey]

This is awesome bro, nice work finger picking and singing both. Subbed

[T3Z90]

It's not a race

[I2aoul]

Amazing cover

[MrStunts11]

Really like this never heard the original tho. Good stuff teaching yourself how to finger pick that quick.

[firsttruth1]

Sweet job man :) just slow it down a bit :)

[pasty92]

Wow, pretty awesome

[FlyingVneckSweater]

Sweet cover, it actually sounds like the real deal....

I'm trying to learn this but i suck so can't fill the holes convincingly.

Cheers dude top cover thanks for sharing your efforts.

[sillydebator135]

All I can say is that was beautiful and you did a wonderful job of singing/playing! If you wouldn't mind me suggesting, you should do a cover of I will follow you into the dark by Death Cab For Cutie. I play this song and it's really fun when you get the hang of it :) again, great job :)

[somor98]

A bit too fast tempo. Some expression is lost. But otherwise really good.

[gerjpps23]

nice, this is a deadly cover, i like it

[abbiss89]

beautiful :)

[mrclembo]

this is a brilliant cover. the key suits your voice perfectly.

[TheMizDog]

This is great I love this song =]

I've done a cover of this song as well, uploaded it yesterday, check it out maybe?

[Chichichua]

WOW, you've made a real gem, great playing and UNBELIEVABLE singing/playing, one didn't dampen the other, and this isn't a simple kareoke effort well done

[vivianmari]

what tuning is this? i wanna get started on picking it too :) i found it seemed easier on mandoline, but still not the instrument it was intended for so might give the guitar a go

[FrancoManna]

excellent version!!!

greetz from Milano!

[RoxInSocks]

wow! beautiful mate. nice one!

[Spike90]

so many people comment and know nothing of music, he put it in a higher key to fit his voice; and its his cover, he can play it as fast as he wants. GJ mate.

[Spike90]

so many people comment and know nothing of music, you put it in a higher key to fit your voice, and its his cover, he can play it as fast as he wants. GJ mate.

[mrsbonjovixx]

thats beautiful <3 i think you give the song your own touch, most covers of this are people trying to sound like jose, and this is amazing, love it :) xx

[wrzie]

Matee u well should go on x factor ..... !

[wrzie]

Matee u well should go on x factor ..... !

[sunrise600]

hey from :20 to 0:24, you have an extra extension of the chord which isn't in your tabbing? Please help! I have almost mastered your tab and am so close to playing this beautiful cover!

[xshotgunweddingpatdx]

beautiful :D

[jivewhiteboy]

great cover. i don't see what the big deal is with the capo. different people have different vocal ranges.

[schnubbynator]

good voice! But you could really slow down a little.

[mrvlhs]

i dont like it so high and so fast. lost the emotion

[hdakmb]

great man!

[versepolis]

toooo fast

[BRANSCOMBEx]

hey nice! check out my version... I decided to change it up like you did.

hope you enjoy cause i did!

[Mattzspace80]

You sound like the singer in Snow patrol. :D

[EVStirling]

To the person that said slow down, I actually really liked this pace. You put your own spin on it and that's the point of a cover right? To make it a little more personal. I really liked this a lot!

[yellowkiwi8]

dude slow the fuck down man!

[Koukla1016]

this is amazing, your voice is perfect for this song

[Rebu2007]

I can't believe how people who suposedly know how to play the guitar or know something about music can complain about capo position on a cover. You should definitely know better than that. You should know that any song can be played in any key that would better suit the voice of the performer. Great Cover!!!

[lewiskac]

@Rebu2007 well said man :)

[vivianmari]

@Rebu2007 Hear hear!

[erinnislame]

your voice is honestly better suited to this song that his. i love it. (:

[haschemann]

just awesome. nice voice, nice guitar, perf

[gaddamakemusic]

really good cover buddy

[SkotNewbower]

people are kind of ridiculous. i'm seeing a lot of, "wrong capo position" and "slow down." come on people. there are so many covers on here that are dirt, respect the few that deserve respect. this is good stuff.

[pkbreeze08]

@SkotNewbower well said.

i'd imagine its quite a hard song to play especially if you are not used to finger picking, i think he did the song justice tbh.

[musicfan7474]

really enjoyed it.

[disflexie]

very good man.... and thanks for the lesson!

[Rhapsodeste]

I like the tempo! Good job!

[imdctillidie1970]

amazing mate

[WhoaKei]

amazing cover and I guess its you who tabbed this song: Thanks alot for that dude!

[tasha4ballet]

this is awesome! the increase in tempo was a decent move.

[joojicf]

i love it! :]] awesome work man, keep it up!^^

[jackzycmills]

m8 down the tempo

[oldmcgroin]

tabs are perfect, excellent, maybe a little fast and stiff though, doesent seem effortless which is the key to this song ;)

still a great cover

[Brryyee]

I covered it on the banjo! check it out

[vanmcmarco69]

better than the original

[bigtennispro]

Doesn't take too long to learn. Ive got the guitar pretty much sorted and i've been playing it for about 10-15 minutes. Can't wait to get the singing in too. :)

[technointolerant]

wow, this is so peaceful !

[Kutschera18]

amazing technique man, both picking and singing!!! i'm impressed and i envy you:) check out my vid, posted it. greetz from berlin

[ElectrowMenageix3]

One of my favourite song and you are really good, you're voice is beautiful (Y) :D !!

[x200i]

Really nice man!! But I would sugest slowing it down a bit, it's kinda stressfull to listen to... Just a tip :)

[WappoJT]

how long does this take to learn, im dying to learn guitar :(

[killerhobo97]

a few days to get the basic tune then a few weeks to sand it off!

[Kelamov]

Stll the best

[GunsAnAlex]

Im trying to learn it aswel... its such a great song, but im finding the timeing difficult... and also the fingerpicking because i have never done it before... im always playing electric guitar and alternative picking

[ts5boy]

@GunsAnAlex same here just try at first using a pick. i started off using one then moved on to finger picking which i arent that good at, but now im pretty good.

[RockGuy182]

i came across this song the way you did, and had the same urge to learn it! So how did you learn how to finger pick and sing at the same time? i would really appreciate a response, im soo dedicated to learning this song lool, thanks anyway, and amazing job dude, best cover iv seen!

[Handyo9]

Yet another fine cover of this song.

[xluvxmexnot]

your really good

i really like this song

[1SB1]

bring your capo down to first fret

[d3fin3d]

Please refer to the third post prior to yours. Thanks.

[1SB1]

ahhh. well it doesnt really matter if its 1st or 2nd your cover was still amazing

[SkotNewbower]

@1SB1 come on man. capo position is irrelevant.

[1SB1]

@SkotNewbower yeh but the orignal song is done on 1st fret

[SkotNewbower]

@1SB1 so i guess the question is, would you rather he had it on the 1st, and not be able to sing it as well?

[HotLipProductions]

this is amazing.

[lukegibbons030890]

Dude this sounds great, I wish I could sing even at this tone but I fail. I will still learn the song on guitar. What are the tabs?

[greggggor]

why do you have the capo on the second fret??

your cover is not bad dude....;)

[d3fin3d]

Because the song is too low for my vocal range with the capo situated any lower :).

[alkowa2003]

@greggggor because of his voice, thats why a capo is useful for him

[amw294]

very, very good.

[Handyo9]

Excellent.......but put more ooomph into your singing, you have a nice voice.

[Krazydave9]

its meant to be sang like that

[krizzis]

when i hear this version and then that of jose's, i'm pretty sure i don't like jose's

[CircleInBox]

(: this is amazing (: great job (: <3

[yh851]

HOLY SHIT DUDE! ! :O

totally amazing cover mate! !

u deserve a sub ;-)

[corbin1492]

I have always loved this song since I heard it on "One Tree Hill" a couple of years ago. Awesome cover man, it doesnt get any better then this other listening to Jose himself.

[laughing1986]

So you didnt do finger picking before this song? It looks like all your covers are finger-picked now, so was this song the one that got you into fingerpicking? I will be uploading this cover, just because there are no girls finger-picking this song, they all do loud horrible strumming, its just the boys doing the finger-picking. Anyway, that was nice.

[d3fin3d]

Yeah, Jose's Heartbeats inspired me to teach myself how to finger-pick, and ever since I've incorperated the techniques into a lot of my own originals and some of my covers.

Thanks for the comment!

[theburral]

Jose Gonzalez didnt write this song, he covered it himself

quality cover indeed! just 2 words.....sloooww dooowwnnn

[d3fin3d]

Description: "All credit to The Knife for the original tune and genius credit to Gonzalez for his brilliant adaptation."

[marzorbit]

@theburral Nothing wrong with the speed.

[pkbreeze08]

@theburral yeah i agree, i dont know anything about the guitar but i think id be right in saying that the bass note is be cut off too quickly, it needs to ring a little longer, but never the less great cover.

[nekinadimak09]

@theburral yup, about a tempo

[Katzina]

i wish i understood tabs HELP...

[madbadanddangerous]

Tabs are easy man. at the bottom you will have your lowest string and getting higher going up. the number is the fret you need to be playing. obviously a 0 means it is unfretted. if the frets that need to be played are directly under each other it means they're played at the same time and if they aren't under each other it means they are played one after the other. hope that helps

[calzyg]

thats brilliant

[mrquaresma]

nice cover man but it would be even better if you play slow like jose does

[JDMBINC]

Good Job..

[Kudell46and2]

tuning?

[NorwegianBastards]

its D-A-D-F#-H-E : D

[Dogdrule]

Mind telling me how to tune my string to H? XD

[Kykk]

Loved this song right from the start, when I saw the The Knife video. Then I heard the José Gonzalez version and I fell in love with it again. As for webcam covers, albeit as mentioned by others a little fast, this is one of the best I've heard. Very good job =)

[Laraemond]

Well played, but for my opinion its too fast. this song is realy emotionel, try too calm down and put some feelings in it.

but again very well played !

[robbie1yermaw]

I'd agree, slightly fast with not enough emotion but very good. Well done.

[dahnay12]

you are so beautiful.

[xxMadAboutMusicxx]

you play this really well and you have a cute voice too.

[cizcompany]

love it :)

[Edwards3Carrots]

I like it. Its kind of cute. (: x

[Bsrcrgrieve]

5 stars abd subscribed.

Now gimmeh teh tabs n00b. :)

[frenzy2125]

If you werent such a n00b yourself you'd notice the tab is in the description..CAKE!

[SH0TGUNSiSTER]

Perfectly wondeful.

[busterr771]

Everyone saying your piece too fast looking at your work as its own individual piece, I heard your version Second after hearing The Knife's original, it's my favorite so far (even after hearing Gonzalez)

[HawaiiKouAloha]

how cute

[joshddowdle]

really good job man !

[BlahDude979]

nice, and u can sing at the same time too. little fast tho. uve got a really good voice.

[killkenny97]

I love it. Your version is very different to Jose's but it's still awesome keep up the good work.

[snotrag8]

excellent.

[andfag03]

it´s very very far from being as good as jose´s version, but it´s ok

[beckajohansson]

better than the original :)

[DaveyHatchet]

Little too fast...

[zerosdescent]

Fantastic cover mate... just a tad too fast-paced for me to keep up harmoising along with!!

[JakabMarton]

WOW!!

nice:D

[roxivalentina]

I think this is a really beautiful cover, i'm addicted to this song right now and plan to learn it as well, i really love this rendition

of yours.. good singing too! it looks hard to do both at the same time ^^

[dsdarf]

100% jealous lolol amazing job mate i wish i cud do tht=p keep it up u got talent

[LynnSnow]

You're a great cover of Jose Gonzalez. You're super talented, my friend. It'd take me far longer to master this song like this.

You also have a great taste in music. :)

[lilbeeperson]

good job. i like it :)

[elementdeckhello]

i don't really like it in this key but its still sweet

[bensavoca]

So, maybe I'll do a video of me lip synching to your cover of a cover, and then someone could do an anime music video of that, and then someone could make an award winning interpretive dance based on that, which will be transcribed into Braille.

How many more ways can we water down the creativity and intellectual capital here? Oh, yeah, each successive iteration must be completed by people with exponentially less talent.

[d3fin3d]

Although I acknowledge the original as both a creative and unique piece, my intentions were to simply cover what I believed to be a masterful adaptation (and, to stray from your theory, arguably vastly greater than its predecessor). The main driving force was my emotional connectivity to the song and a desire to put my own musical development into context, as this track is the cause of my own finger-picking evolvement. In no way was this cover intended as a proclaimation of superiority.

[chuckooo1]

Very well said.

[fillopastry]

Man you have serious issues, have you any idea how hard it is to play this song? this is an excellent cover...

to be able to play and sing this song at the same time is a talent in itself... what can YOU do?

People play other peoples songs because they feel a connection to it, you obviouslty don't know what that's about though do you ... you've probably got NO SOUL... loser!!!

[summerpeacetime]

esta es la cancion q mas me gusta de jose gonzales

[jezzika86]

just beautiful. luv it :)

[mtnman03]

gj, trying to sing this while playing is tricky

[ahashakeheartbreak9]

you're playing it higher than the original, but i like it, nice one.

[GTEskee]

because he sings like a girl you see ;-)

[d3fin3d]

That was _exactly_ my intention. I raise the capo to sing like a girl. Take note.

[jedinjack]

need to go a fret down on capo

[nBode]

Wow! I usually don't like covers, but this was incredible!! Excellent work!

[tuti521]

omg!!! u sang this song perfectly. i love this song, but you made me love it 10 times more

[cantholdthis21]

good job bro really

[dom1993z]

sorry four double post but I love the london accent, gives the song an amazing feel.

[famousjano]

ez kbasz jó :D grat :D

[X3moCrushX]

Arrgh this is so HOT !!!!

[3motion13ss]

Noo u shut up hes hooot and hes wickeed at playing so haa! lol =P i love you relii

Xx

[upstart86]

nice but too fast man

[X3moCrushX]

Shutup he kicks ass hole

[upstart86]

where're you from baby?

[Krisiftw]

..........No.

[jamsesh90]

slow it' down and it'd be sexual!!!! haha great job and really nice voice!

[oldmcgroin]

sweet cover man, little bit fast but still great :)

[TheVisionProject]

very good man........bit fast and the guitar was too high or something......but nailed it

[dom1993z]

The guitar wasn't tuned wrong he put the capo on the second fret and thats to suit his vocal range

[TheyTookAreJobs]

brilliant..!! best cover i heard of that song..!!!

[gbranam]

Fuckin beautiful job man! Tough song to cover and you did it mighty fine justice. I'm very impressed, keep up the great work!

[galsandlagher]

Thanks a million for putting a link to a decent tab, i learned the whole song with a different tab that didn't sound quite right, yours is miles better! It was a pleasure to relearn, nice playing man!

[brunodiebratwurst]

absoluter dreck

[Tubenjunge]

wieso das denn??? ;-)

[Samcio182]

nice voice, keep playing

[totalrocked]

a good cover but you seemed to be rushing and i know its your cover but it is played capo on first fret but other wise amazing brilliant singning and the guitar was spot on 5stars

[unplugged182]

wow this is suchhh a good cover. fantastic job with it

[gmiller139]

I didn't expect that. Very good job!

[IIxMOSSIExII]

this cover is mind blowing

[Amy94x]

reallyyy gooooddd x

[BEASTMASTER623]

ugh i cant get enough of ur videosssss

[BEASTMASTER623]

u r my god!!!

[X3moCrushX]

OMG you're really good <3

[bazman2k7]

CLASS MAN :) but thought it was a tiny tiny bit fast, but class :)

[MDFKAAA]

wow ur a god with the guitar

[tommie007geetar]

nice coverr, have you got your guitar mic'd up, or is it electro-acoust?

[d3fin3d]

I'm just playing in front of a bog standard PC mic. :)

[MakeJoyfulNoise]

the tempo's too fast

but it's a difficult song to play

so good job other than that =]]

[onelastpiano]

still one of my favorite covers ever.

[shkurte95]

WoW! :O

You are REALLY good! xD

[nick00580]

2 years ago i commented with the username paul612.

I want to said THEN i loved this song.

BUT now.....i'm forgetting this song and putting my memories of old songs away.

And add new songs in my mind.

I want to thank you and other people of youtube who put great songs on youtube.

[eXenjoY]

awesome x)

[WeMustExploit]

Great voice, great playing, man.

The faint street noises in the background add a really cool touch to the song too. I really dig it.

This is up to par with Gonzalez's recording itself.

Kudos.