Thanks! It may be a while before I get back to tutorials still, but I hope to eventually :)

Goddam i cant wait, learning your tutorials was like playing Dark Souls on guitar. So freakin frustrating but oh so satisfying once the song was conquered

@@Kaw226 haha, I hear you. I'm so glad you conquered them and felt that satisfaction! It makes me want to give you a challenge... I bet you can learn this one even without a tutorial from me :) Read the description in this video for the notes on the tuning, then use that ear and watch my hands! It's really just the thumb hitting certain notes, and the pointer doing a little up-strum on every off-beat. I have faith that you can figure it out! And if you (or anyone else) take me up on this challenge, please let me know when you succeed so that I can be proud of you :)

@@Kaw226This is so funny and true

Thank you - I greatly appreciate that!

Thanks! I'm glad this one's in someone else's favorites list. It's really been speaking to me recently... probably my favorite off of New Moon though there are other serious gems on that album

@@ethandaum "High Times" off of New Moon is a serious gem too.

Thanks, I really appreciate it!

wow, sounds like you are drawn to learning the hard ones! Those songs are so good! I have spent a little time in the past with "I don't think I'm ever gonna figure it out" but I haven't been hugely successful yet - but someday I'll return to it. "Almost Over" kicks so much butt... I haven't attempted it yet, and it sounds super hard - but I'd sure like to try it one day. Anyway, can't make any promises on those two, but I hope to be able to play and share them at some point. And I appreciate your kind words :)

Thanks that’s quite the complement ❤️

Thanks Reade :)

That's very kind of you, I appreciate it! Independence Day is coming up! I'd guess I'll have the cover up in the next month or two

@@ethandaum that makes me so happy!! Thanks!

no apology necessary :) I appreciate it, cheers!

That means a lot Ezra, and I hear you. I'm wishing you the best from over here

Nice, you should! I do lots of listening, but it's most helpful when I can find a video of Elliott playing live. Even if the video is crappy quality, I can usually at least determine roughly where his hand is on the neck, and often which finger he is using for the bass note of each chord... which then gives clues about what the rest of his fingers are doing. A lot of his songs are driven by a melodic bass line that brings the chord changes together, so I tend to focus on the bass line (picking hand thumb) first. In terms of how long it takes, it totally depends on the song. This one happened to only take me a couple days because I had learned Easy Way Out at some point which uses almost exactly the same technique as this song. Whereas Tomorrow Tomorrow and Angeles were more like a matter of months because I had never played songs anything like them. So the time/effort kind of depends on the repertoire you start building, and the more you learn the more you have to pull from. I've also been playing for almost 20 years now, so that definitely helps :) Mostly just a matter of practice time!

@@ethandaum Very helpful, thanks !

Thanks Rohan, so glad to hear that some of my videos have helped you. "Everybody Cares, Everybody Understands" is near the top of my list, so I hope to get to it before too long! "LA" and "A Question Mark" are just so band-driven, which makes it hard to know how to cover it on just acoustic guitar...maybe someday I'll figure something out

@@ethandaum No problem. Can't wait to see what you come out with next (originals and/or covers)!

hey that implies that you've seen my music on spotify - that's fun! I'll get more up eventually :)

Nice timing :) I love abused too. I haven't learned that one yet though

@@ethandaum it's a really easy one compared to new disaster really theres a great instrumental cover on youtube from "betweenthecolorbars" should check it out

What is the tuning for this? This is almost brought a tear to my eye listening to it, it is so spot on to the original, nice work Ethan, I wish I was 1/10th the guitarist you are. I’ll have to stick to building them

Haha, pretty sure :)

Good questions - I just use my index finger and I hit both strings in the same stroke, like a mini up-strum with the index finger. Happy playing!

This one is just from my ear :)

What, I've never even heard that one! Super pretty. Can't make any promises, but add it to my list - it's just getting to be a pretty long list so don't hold your breathe :) Thanks for introducing me to a new one!

@@ethandaum You're welcome! I'm glad I was able to show you something new! 😁

What I've noticed: The sound probably has less to do with the guitar, and more to do with the audio equipment he's recording with. Elliott recorded his earlier tracks on tape, which results in the wide and warm tone we hear on New Moon. Also, Elliott likely had mics placed close to/aimed at his guitar when he was recording, while Ethan doesn't. I believe this is the primary discrepancy of the tone. Not sure the strings would matter too much, either. They look like phosphor-bronze, which is what Elliott used. They sound like Mediums as well. The only thing that might affect the tone guitar-wise is that Ethan's guitar has a cutaway, which can make the higher strings sound a bit brighter than the lower strings. But Ethan's playing has the lower strings pronounced and clear, so I'm not sure the guitar shape has changed much. As for the dynamics, Ethan's matches the recording on New Moon pretty faithfully; soft and low in the beginning, a bit louder in the second verse, with the peak coming at the chorus and back down to the volume of the second verse. I'd say this is also a recording discrepancy as well, since Elliott probably recorded the guitar and vocals separately. You should look up the Grand Mal version of New Disaster, the guitar in that version is more even in volume throughout than what Ethan is playing here. Maybe the fact that he's using his nails to strum is what's got you? Elliott pretty much never used his nails to strum, it was either the flesh of his fingers or a pick (rarely). I don't mind at all, but I can see the use of nails being grating in the context of an ES song. Also, Ethan is playing behind the sound hole and towards the bridge as well, which can make the notes have a bit more bite to them. Elliott played over the sound hole, which contributed to his softer sound. Of course, it's never really gonna sound the same. But idk, I think he's successfully given it his own twist. ;)