Thomas Erak, Caught Up

[TAYGUNOV]

anyone else use this for karaoke? :)

[GreenTabarnak]

Hey Thomas, I love you & your music... well, bye.

lol

[CoCaIvan]

What amplifier was he using in all these videos??

[PUPPehz]

Hey my whole family loves your songs but i want to know if you could start making guitar tutorials pls! -PUPPehz

[TehPurgatory]

btw every1 if u havent seen already been new band called just like vinyl for awhile now should check em out and support them :D thumbs up so more people see

[TehPurgatory]

gorgeous song, been forever since ive heard

[likemy]

now do it with the lyrics plz :D

[dancecamerondance123]

At the risk of sounding like a generic fanboy.. I just gotta say that all the music you've made has really gotten me through a lot of tough times and you are my favorite guitarist, vocalist, and lyricist. See you at a JLV show soon man

[TrajektorieLogik]

NEVER TAKE THESE DOWN

[StruckOutOfficial]

@TrajektorieLogik Or will kill ...maybe you.

I don't want to say it directly just incase you do die LOL.

[171otis]

Hey, do you remember anything you played in thirty years war or tribune?

[TJMongo]

Holy shit. I never realized why my birthday was so awesome 2 years ago.

I have just discovered that on that day, This video was released to youtube.

I love this song, this is by far one of my favorites.

[BTBHead213]

@TJMongo Wow its already been 2 years? Gee time flies. Maybe I would get more views if i made these vieos easy to find by adding tags and stuff x)

[MatthewLeisher]

@TJMongo I never realized why the day before my birthday was so awesome in 2009.

[SonicFanChannel]

Hey Thomas!! please do Ex-Creations when you can... i love that song

[951258tike22]

I wish he was singing too.

[vatscove]

i dont know if i just got a boner for thomas or the music...

[ZombieEatsSky]

<3 sir, thomas erak is GOD.

[ApparatusUnearth]

How'd you get ahold of these?

[BTBHead213]

Going to be putting up a cover of this song some time tonight. I feel as though I should have by now. haha

[1noObster45]

Thomas Erak can be spotted by his album tattooed to his left arm

[BTBHead213]

@keeponkeepontrucking Correct. I saw in on a Facebook thing. So yeah.

[darkhero101010]

@keeponkeepontrucking yea but what i mean is howo you got to met him and for him to give you lessons

[CookieDee11]

huh,its actually him!!!

[Roihclem]

to this day, I still wonder how he comes up with all these ridiculous chords :|

[darkhero101010]

how you met him?

[DrSteveBrule100]

I can't get over how crazy those chords he's using are. So insane.

[reptarTHEIMPALER]

Dear Thomas,

i know you really wouldnt look at these comments and would take in mind song suggestions but im asking as a favor....

please play Ex-Creations!! :D

[WARBANDIT44]

hey zack!!!!

[HaloRoxMySox47]

I only realized you were Thomas after I saw the tattoo, after seeing you play last night that 's a big impression.

[blake2112]

Very nice camera angle. Really accentuates his crotch.

[suckerman734]

thomas you're my hero...

[JustinCaparas]

aww he should have sang and played

i think he did these videos for people to know how to play them though

[XAlphaZEROX]

I often find myself not learning a Fall of Troy song properly, so I always resort to these videos for those songs if there's something weird with the timing or tabs. Nothing close to how Thomas can play it, but everyone knows that nobody can play like Thomas... and to put vocals? Just crazy.

[StDamian]

I would love to jam with this guy once. I'm sure he'd MEGA show me up, but it'd be cool to learn something DIRECTLY from him. He has a similar attitude about music, which is why I respect his playing

[depletable]

lolol @ critiquing the person on who made the song, on how it doesn't sound right. People are hilarious.

[xX0Jota0Xx]

aw shoot. sucks that he didn't play ex-creations. it's of my favorites :(

[superpyro78910]

This song kills it

[MrKevinRosales]

I've been playing it right!...

[TheMetalhead19]

nothing better then the original

[alexjtrejo]

this is your coolest guitar in my opinion.

[R2D2]

was he using the seymour duncan jb on the bridge?

[booksonrecord]

dear donnaaaaaaa

[LilOliverable]

You know what's cool your wearing the same shirt Thomas was wearing at one of his concerts he did i'll send you the link. I'm an observant one I know : P

Urg it won't let me put the link here if you interested which I highly doubt you are just inbox the account btw the Fall Of Troy is so good this song is my favorite by them it's so unlike their other stuff : P

[TheDouchebagsTeam]

@LilOliverable Dude....this is Thomas Erak You're watchin at :P

[LilOliverable]

You know what's cool your wearing the same shirt Thomas was wearing at one of his concerts he did i'll send you the link. I'm an observant one I know : P

[LilOliverable]

Lol cats to the description : P

Which means it's hilarious by the way : P

[LilOliverable]

Lol cats to the description : P

[nflores20]

did you ever ask him how does he write such complex songs without reading music? i mean this one is not too complex but the others...

[Maharoba]

Who the fuck is Thams ERAK!?

[ReturntoDavid]

@Maharoba Wth That's like saying who is jesus!?!?!?!?!?!

[Maharoba]

@ReturntoDavid

nigga i'm a huge fan.. tfot was my favorite band. i'm making fun of the typo.

[lacesoutdain]

love it got to hear it live... YAY!

[GoatPepper]

@unknownabe, yes this is in standard tuning, I finally figured this song out, goal set! Thanks Thomas n freind!!!

[shebizyyxd]

I <3 you.

[sometimesonlyalot]

did anyone esle see the girl in the background?? @1:37

[Unknownabe]

is this standard tuning?

[ianrak0]

played this for my girlfriend, and sung, and she about had an orgasm. THOMAS FTW!!!

[LemonMerigueTie]

lol when i first looked at this i was like

..damn this sounds exactly like it

then i was like hey. he looks like thom erak

then i was like SHIT IT IS THOM ERAK

then i was like HOLY SHIT THERES MORE VIDEOS

then i passed out ._.

[IHAVEAGECKO]

@LemonMerigueTie i see alot of your comments all the time! specially on dgd...great minds listen to the same shiti suppose. aha

[BTBHead213]

@LemonMerigueTie HAHAHA I like that sir. 

[spoochlove1]

this guy 'thams' might be the next thomas erak!

[iFlopify]

@spoochlove1 It IS thomas erak.

[spoochlove1]

@iFlopify haha i know.. i was just pointing out that they had his named spelled wrong when i first watched the video

[iFlopify]

@spoochlove1 Ah, sorry :D lol

[mimekiller17]

@spoochlove1 ithought it wasnt at first too, but it is thomas erik sint it?

[okamasphere]

IMO this is my favorite guitar that thom used. The LP double cut in rootbeer. Its a shame he didn't play it much if it all during their last couple of tours.

[lacesoutdain]

good shit mang...

[pidrgu]

1:39

Camera shake. 2 Reasons this might have hapened

1. Thomas' playing was so godly the camera man gotta boner

2. the girl that walked by in the background gave the camera man a boner

[Silentweaponsforwar]

BTBHead213 hey i am waiting for him to just record an entire instructional bunch of vids with all their songs.. or His should i say..

[bigace511]

He should've sang. That would be great.

[blader64]

i would give anything to be there.......... o_O

[jarhetttt]

do you know if he will do anymore of these?

[jcurtisd]

lol wow! "thams" plays this almost as good as thomas

[kirelirO182]

Hola que tal amigo !

oye algun dia tienen dira por Mexico?

saludos

[12345Carlos]

howd you find these videos...

[bigace511]

@12345Carlos he didnt find them he is filming them lol hes with Erak

[12345Carlos]

@bigace511 yeah i found that out after i posted that ahah.

[draculaexist]

nice cover dude

[looser0319]

what no singing?!?!?!?!?

[JulianAFF]

Anyone know what amp he is using??

[TMVowns]

i play it almost exactly like him hahaha check it on my channel

[118rx]

I think his tattoos are the same as Thomas'...

[looser0319]

@118rx this is Thomas dude

[TimTehPilot]

That tone is AWESOME.

[windinhishair10]

This has been driving me crazy for months now, how do u know Thomas????

[creekboi7]

@windinhishair10 lessons dude.

[guitargod5656]

gotta give the props to the red double cutaway

this guy has some of the prettiest guitars

i heard he has a rickenbocker (spelling)

[DownSouthable]

were did u get this?

[pidrgu]

So i got some questions, how do u know thomas erak? is this his house and ur just visiting or something?

[TheBingeandGrab]

Thanks of uploading these vids man, they are a great help for learning it and most tabs aren't wrong per se, just the notes are in the wrong spots, it just takes some tweaking

[AnthonyhNo3]

is BTBHead213 thomas talking in third person or like a friend of thomas?

[mrstaplearm]

thomas erak... you've got some burly knees dude haha.. ur def. the best guitar style havin son-of-a-bun i've ever seen

[iixlovex40z]

i wanna play this _)=

[elmo123ish]

Not gonna lie, The Fall of Troy are my favourite band.

I was shocked when i heard they were breaking up, please play Reading festival as a farewell to England :)

[steelerboy09]

Thanks for posting this video dude. I been trying to learn this song for so long cause it's one of my favorites. this video helped a lot

[mopkid3]

:) you can here he loved hendrix, especially in this

[dagothur666]

Wow this was beautiful

[8JobForAMexican8]

Zomg Thomas Erak I bow down to your holyness. Btw will you ever post Ex-Creations for us? Thats like the best song that you've ever done.

[grumpy165]

To the ppl who dont think its him look at the tatoo on his left arm

[ianhatz]

or his face...

[PatellaFace]

Not only that but I've seen him wear that shirt like 4 other times.

[trentonpowell]

Do people not recognize him when they see him? This is amazing

[Thatfatguyfrommars]

amazing

[EvermathBand]

The backround voice at 0:48 just fits xD And also, some beautiful tone you 'got 'thurr! Great cover!

[BTBHead213]

It's not a cover. This IS Thomas Erak.

[EvermathBand]

Waitwhat? Really?

Whoops xD

Explains why it's perfect..

[Silentweaponsforwar]

@BTBHead213 hey i am waiting for him to just record an entire instructional bunch of vids with all their songs.. or His should i say..

[lacesoutdain]

@BTBHead213 haha i love how people are like "great cover", "sounds just like it" or "hmm tuning is off" then they realize it fkn thomas himself! jizz in their pants then pass out

[BorisGaquere]

@BTBHead213 lmao as though the guitar, the hair, and the tattoos dont make it obvious enough

[tDude666]

@BTBHead213 thomas erak?! wow! i thought i was "thams erak" :P

[BTBHead213]

@tDude666 hahaha I am seeing how long it takes people to notice and say stuff like that. Now I will change it.

[tDude666]

@BTBHead213 it took me quite a while, too^^

[BTBHead213]

@tDude666 Very good. Very good. You get a gold star hahah :)

[LemonMerigueTie]

@EvermathBand

i was thinking the exact same thing LOL

[Fma1416]

@EvermathBand That actually surprised me, her voice was perfectly on rhythm.

[teddyhart4life]

i love him.

[BeyondZeGrave]

I wouldn't be able to decide between a PRS and a Double Cut Les Paul.

Jesus, they're both so beautiful.

[killFK]

hey BTB serious thanks for posting these! makes it so much easier to suck at playing them ! and if you're in contact with Thomas send a thanks his way also from his fans...not many "bigtimers" post vids like these

[BTBHead213]

No problem.

[abadcatman]

@BTBHead213 how did you get this footage?

[chopetexxx]

@BTBHead213 lol u wrote Thams Erak on the title lawl

[looser0319]

@killFK dude this is Thomas Erak playing lol

[clief123]

man i love thomas erak playing the guitar. TEACH ME HOW TO PLAY PLEASE !

[HOTSTEAMYSACKOFBEN]

what a beast

[trwrhys]

5 star for him actually doing the video.

tuning is off tho...

[Grifgarz]

@trwrhys uhh..

your telling the guy that made the song, that his tuning is off...

ok sure

[ianhatz]

@Grifgarz his tuning is off, like his guitar isn't in tune with itself. his higher strings are a bit off.

[trwrhys]

so... you´re saying his tuning is perfect?

[BTBHead213]

Its standard tuning you twat.

[nickginhb]

@BTBHead213 dude twat is suck a badass word

[FyllePaal]

@Grifgarz His tuning is actually off in this video. I tuned my guitar with the tuner on my amp and an online tuner until mine was 100% in tune, and Thomas' guitar was the one that sounded off.

[xX0Jota0Xx]

@FyllePaal or maybe it's on purpose

[FyllePaal]

@xX0Jota0Xx It could be, but I doubt that. It's not tuned a half step down from standard, but it's close to standard tuning. A guitarist's tuning is never off on purpose.

[xX0Jota0Xx]

@FyllePaal my take is that either it's a quarter of a tone off, or he was in a hurry, didn't have a tuner and tuned it from ear based on an untuned string

[FyllePaal]

@xX0Jota0Xx Yeah obviously..

[keckelma]

@FyllePaal Not sure why you'd say that... Jack White has said several times in the past he'll tune sharp for certain songs. Tom Morello has also tuned sharp for several songs. AND, Thomas Erak HAS tuned his B String sharp intentionally in the past.

[FyllePaal]

@keckelma Just my lack of knowledge I guess. From all I know is that Erak tuned his B-string to C in the Act One video, and tuned his B-string half step down in Ex-creations. Other than that, he rolls in standard and drop D. BUT I was wrong about the tuning though. His guitar was never off, my bridge pickup was just different from his. I just felt the Em chord didn't fit well over the video. My bad, I'm truly sorry for making such a pointless discussion over something that never happened.

[keckelma]

@FyllePaal Apology not accepted... this shit is important.  Kill yourself.

[BTBHead213]

@keckelma Hey now. Calm yourself.

[keckelma]

@BTBHead213 Don't you have the power to delete my comments? BTW BTB, are you still having to convince people this is actually Erak? I remember when you first posted these videos nobody believed it was him... and I still see people critiquing his playing LMAO.

[BTBHead213]

@keckelma I do but deleting your comment would be censorship and I am not really about that. Also yes I am having sometimes to convince people that this is Thomas in the videos. haha

[FyllePaal]

@keckelma I did not expect anything less when I wrote my previous comment, really. 

[BTBHead213]

@FyllePaal Is that a good thing? haha

[FyllePaal]

@BTBHead213 Just something to lol at, cause you know many TFoT fans are dead serious about TFoT facts. At least I admitted I was wrong. Anyway, thanks for uploading this video dude. I've been going around playing this song the tabbed way, which sucks, and now I can play it the Erak way ^^ 99%

[keckelma]

@FyllePaal LOL

[fluffnuzzler258]

hes playing jazz chords. thats y it sounds a lil off

[ohmygod200k]

1:37 = best part.

jk.

who the F is that girl randomly walking by? haha

[MrChickenLegs27]

i would have to say that ive heard every song theyve recorded... and this ones near the top of the list :)

[DWseeYa]

just watching this video makes me realize how wrong people are at writing tabs. awesome

[theradologist]

fer sure. i was thinking the exact same thing

[PCrePs]

yeah i learnt this song by a mix of playing by ear and watching live youtube videos. would have been much quicker had i had this video 2 years ago. XD luckily what i had figured out was exactly how he plays it here :D

[BTBHead213]

@DWseeYa Yeah I know!! Thats what I thought when he was showing me these songs. I asked him if he ever looks at peoples tabs for his songs and he said they are always horribly wrong lol

[Notespompon]

@BTBHead213 Thumbs up if you couldn't help but sing along...

[MatthewLeisher]

@DWseeYa It depends, really. If you have a good ear, you could hear all the mistakes the tabbers made.

[nlo13]

@DWseeYa

at the same time, there are many different possibilities to play the same thing in many different ways on a guitar.

[DWseeYa]

just watching this video makes me realize how wrong people are that write tabs. i wish i could read sheet music :)

[snakeater]

nothing beats the phantom tour.

[VeryLargeRat]

Tom plays Gibsons, so they're all expensive. At the Knitting Factory in Hollywood, CA on October 9th, he used (i believe) a Gibson SG Archtop until the closer, which was played on a Flying V.

[ChuyTaquito]

Good man, Flying V for Sledgehammer close was great. Set-list for that show could have been better imo

[VeryLargeRat]

I really liked it.  But I really like Sledgehammer and the new album. And I haven't seen them live any other time.

[JasonLorelei]

I was waiting for laces out, dan all night.

[kjhovey]

They didn't play Laces Out when I went to see them... kinda disappointed me, but they had an amazing list regardless.

[GODhimself37]

according to andrew when i talked to him at a show, they just play whatever they want, they don't really have a specific setlist

[kjhovey]

Ahh I see... though, I didn't mean list as in a set one... just that they had an amazing list of songs that had been played.

[GODhimself37]

yeah i know. i just thought it was a cool tidbit to add :P

[landyxlasagna]

they opened with laces out at the show i was at

[kimomo28]

this videos are a godsend!!! thomas erak writes the most craziest line and the fact that he plays those crazy lines and sing or scream is amazing!!

from FOT to this..its amazing!!!

[discodanny140]

Does he care that you posted these videos?

[BTBHead213]

I have a question for everyone, can you see his fingers well enough? I just really noticed that he is facing off kind of at an angle and it makes it a bit difficult too see what chords he is doing. So if some one want me to I could make a video of me playing it so you have a better view of the chords taht are being used. Let me know what ya think :)

[nick038]

go ahead