The National - Apartment Story (Live, acoustic)

[thestormlscoming]

amazing.

[modernchina9]

what sunglasses is matt wearing?

[badmoocat33]

Everytime I hear these guys I melt, or cry. I've never heard anything that speaks to me in my 30 years like these guys do

[thecure4burton]

I wish I could just put him in my pocket & have him sing to me all day...

[19791979ist]

What chords is he playing?

[breakfastbud]

If anyone is wondering, I believe that is an Avalon L25 that Aaron is playing.

[ElmoEl]

No other band can make 2 chords go so far. Totally brilliant.

[buyastyle]

6 personas con oidos de chapa

[iamkingmoonracer]

god this is good.

[breakfastbud]

I wish my kitchen sounded that great.

[burleighrapids]

Great stuff.. He's like a modern Nick Cave.

[bumblebeesrulebzzz12]

he looks good clean shaven. oh and yeah theyre both terrific

[6Ott7]

6 people don't have sound on their computers. 

[Simpy2012]

beautiful sound quality, well mixed!

[19791979ist]

Man i hate how people dont listen to actual music like this masterpiece here, cant they realize this is true art, and Matt's powerful lyrics come from his poetic past, such an amazing singer..... no wait THE Best band ever!

[mickocdub]

Hey guys, anyone got the chords for this interpretation? Appears to be detuned,, any help much appreciated..

[fapgtrplyr]

@mickocdub drop D, then play B - C - A/K47

[dabvbm]

@mickocdub search in ultimate guitar

[PhoenixSparrow]

wait, who said Matt can't sing?????? DO THESE PEOPLE NOT HAVE EARS??? his voice is so beautiful ;~;

[liferev]

Love the little harmonizing at 3:10

[CyclingMusic]

Best song of 2010 for me! So sad that people who should get this won't ever get it! Stop hiding, everybody!

[nick4man3]

Love the vocal melodies. Brilliant.

[PushingPies]

"ta-da."



[dwightforlife]

For the longest time I could never say i had a favorite band, but now i know. Its these guys, they are something special.

[nikodonburi]

Nice to finely hear a man singing a song. Bravo.

[pazcal1973]

They are so great!

[TiaAlandra7]

Matt's voice is so beautiful

[ShelleyKimCHI]

I love how Matt's voice changes on "So worry not/ all things are well"

[Flower4229]

sexiest voice in the world

[heyounewave]

indeed

[jenyouwhine]

Matt Beringer makes me melt.

[FUELEDbyVEGGIES]

The chord progression is rather cliche, but I like them.

[JackFoz454]

@FUELEDbyVEGGIES Most of the good chord progressions are - there's been a lot of music made.

Maybe the beauty is in creating something that's unique regardless?

(Everybody who reads this should listen to A Few Kind Words by Meursault; I'm adding this because it's a song I love and it embodies the above. And the band are still about sixty feet's worth of underground, if that's your thing.)

[FelixMerchant]

Incredible performance! Really pisses me off when people say Matt is a terrible singer, he is phenomenal! his songwriting is so original! The National are a fresh breath of air in these musically dull times!

[phildo]

I think its because he doesnt have a conventional voice is why he says that. I completely agree that its is a breath of fresh air.

[sadigis]

@FelixMerchant who said this, what is their name?

[misterblitzer]

@FelixMerchant Are their really people that say matt cant sing :o

[TiaAlandra7]

@FelixMerchant I couldn't agree more. Something snaps when people say he can't sing. Every word he sings is beautiful. His lyrics are what everyone wants to write. What everyone tries to get at and tries to say in such a way that people will understand, and still have it sound so beautiful.

[sullyray007]

@FelixMerchant - I never heard anyone say Matt is a terrible singer - I've always heard just the opposite. He is SIMPLY amazing!

[blackfrancis55]

wow! he broke the monotone at the end. very rare. cool.

[BomsUtopia923]

i'm awestruck

[chea1500]

what is the significance of the the explosions on the laptop in the background?

[pooper82]

@chea1500 "stay inside until somebody finds us, do what the tv tells us" the whole song could be about a conversion between a family, during nuclear fallout. all those images look like mushroom clouds atomic bomb explosions.

[jdwmah]

the explosions on the laptop are in the other videos/songs as well.

[cavmusicnyc]

awesome, soooo good, love this band, fashion coat is needed more ofted

[PaddyGonzalez]

B - E

[arowman]

what are these chords PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[willow96000]

beautiful  :D

[wout112]

Fuck I want to favorite it but pressed on 1 star :P.

[strikno]

lmfao

[brigggins]

its okay you didnt fuck up the rating

[Sk8rkid3]

chords?

[jegmarquez]

i'm out of breath..

[jaye230]

amazing...they are simply amazing...

[ctti]

The shaky camera work is a little off-putting but the music's great.

Matt has said in interviews that he hasn't had any formal vocal training & it's obvious in his singing but in a good way - he sounds this great even with no backup vocals & only a guitar to accompany him. Love it.

[forthecaptain]

he's a great singer, but its not often you hear him actually sing out loud.

[SLAhimself]

as opposed to singing in quiet?

[forthecaptain]

no retard.

[dystopia7]

snap

[Stull92]

I have to ask whats with the sunglasses?

[comprachio]

bright bright studio lights i'm assuming... maybe a whiskey hangover? ;)

[krzhizhanovsky]

They actually came to Moscow this Summer and I read an interview they gave in the The Exile, but at that point I'd never heard of them and just assumed that they were another droning listless indie band. After listening to Boxer, I regret not having listened to them earlier, I think their music is the soundtrack to every man whose in the twilight of his youth, eye to eye with both his mortality and the fact that there is no reset button in life, the current flows one way. Simply brilliant.

[jeremythezombie]

@krzhizhanovsky ....nicely put

[skubz]

@krzhizhanovsky beautifully said.

[stefanwaldek]

@krzhizhanovsky 'soundtrack to every man whose in the twilight of his youth, eye to eye with both his mortality' - - well said, brother :)

[blackfrancis55]

@krzhizhanovsky ummm, that's very introspective of you. i think there is more to the national than that. I have never thought of them that way, but to each his own, and i respect your opinion. glad you like them too.

[stormcrow7878]

I caught the National this spring opening for REM in LA and again in San Fran....... they were awesome, went right out and bought Boxer. I have gotten like 10 people to buy the album. Great band

[brigggins]

god ive been searching for what kind of chords he uses. i know its like b and e, but theres definitely variants in there

[thisisthegloaming]

yeah i would like to know what chords he is playing

[SIlvrest]

what brand is his guitar? I love the sound, and am buying a good new one soon...I know that's probably very expensive, but what's the brand? Is it a crafter? (wild guess)

[benwolf888]

it's a breedlove

[TheIrishMcLovin]

Awesome, simply awesome.

Played as the last song in the Stiff Kitten Belfast, IE Tuesday 14th of Oct 2008.

[comprachio]

haha! It was played in the Stiff Kitten by me cos it was my birthday and (strangely) i'm actually in that video above!

[TheIrishMcLovin]

Yep I was one of the three people who knew what the song was, remember the guy who asked you to play some National, that's me....

[saxerlr]

The National Great as always; Such a great version of a great song