Martin´s Rag - fingerstyle ragtime

[sakuarius102]

@pinofluvius I love ragtimes.....congratulations man !!

[artstone535]

Great picking Martin!! You're an inspiration to us all!!

Unfortunately, sometimes I'm just one turn of the ignition from

having thousands of toothpicks in my driveway!! ;) I'll try to improve

my playing skills!! - Thanks!

[uanisee742]

excuse me but how do I get tabs for your material... Thanks your brilliant!



[homeskillet1962]

You are RIDICULOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!Absolute­ly incredible playing!

[ofirariel]

Very cool. you're an awesome player mate =)

[YugSoth]

he's so good, that he never stops smiling. you know you're good when you get that bubbly feeling inside and just can't stop grinning.

[chayie45]

great !

[guitarsalert]

what guitar are u playing good sir

also great playing :) one of the top players in the world !

[guitarsalert]

what guitar are u playing good sir

alos great playing :) one of the top players in the world !

[Patriksundvik]

Martin Emmanuel 8-)

[infin8face]

bravo

[lechbarh]

You are awsome---I hear so many wannabes but Damn dude u got skill---not to fast and not to pretentious----are u a professional----if not---quit ur job and just play

[finnbjerke]

I love this song, great arrangement, nice playing, thanks for tabbing it too, Ill try it

[dsammak]

hes having too much fun!

[rustyblack1a]

greattttt !!!!!

[LedDaveZeppelin]

Very impressive. One of the best guitar rags I've heard in a while. Absolutely flawless. Unfortunately all I have is monopoly money. Is there anyway I can by pass that little fee? it would be the nicest thing anyone has done for me. I wanna play this song!

[adihaz2]

@LedDaveZeppelin I can give u the tabs but u will cry after 10 min. martin makes it look so easy. just send me your mail and have a nice day :)

[ams914]

Question for you: formal training? composition, chord building etc?

[Judplay]

Absolutely perfect! You are obviously into this groove heart and soul. I can truly dig it.

[ianed57]

I love this- takes my aspirations to a different level! Absolutely wonderful- thanks.

[RadioSixteen]

This is such a feel good song. I like it a lot.

[armi555mw]

Great Martin. Hate you're in Sweden, love to see ya perfrom. I went to a few concerts this year, Krauss and Union Station and just saw Vince Gil...man, love to see you on stage with those guys. Vince can play better than I thought.

[KUNI0223]

What a nice sound wave on your fingers!

Please keep goning bluegrass guitar style.  Kuni

[adihaz2]

hey matin

if u have more "rags" pleas pleas play them for us. its just make me happy every time i listen to this.

thanks you

[dantepwns]

thats bad man...some of the best iv heard on here to my ears.

[LONGWINDING]

Hi, this is absolutely perfect, sound, song,playing - all!

Great!

Best wishes, Frank

[robbourassaguitarist]

Great work sir.

[pinofluvius]

Hello Rob, thank you very much, love your playing!

Cheers

Martin

[rdrich55]

Martin you ain't right! Go to the Doctor!!

[jahajaj]

Really nice. ;)

//

Chciałbym tak grać. :)

[TheZekeVarg]

Tonaliteten får mig groggy. Så fruktansvärt bra.

[jimveda22]

Stratman...Where to go to learn to play fingerstyle like that? Answer: About 14 miles into the depths of your soul! :)

[adihaz2]

musical genius !!!

[sailfish50]

Technical Wizard with the finest tone ever!! You make playing even more fun!!

[Stratman549]

Excellent! Where should I go about learning to play fingerstyle like that?

[dsammak]

one of the best underground youtube pickers ive seen for sure, kills it

[smoochiegoose]

fantastic, reminds me very much of tommy emmanuel, you inspire me

[Gastock]

OK Martin, great pickin'! I was hunting for some fingerstyle lessons and ran into your vids. You have a great balance of style, technique and passion. Very nice.

[michauvon]

you are on the list of my top fingerstyle guitarists.

[AcousticL]

Killer playing Martin !!

[BirdmanWayne94]

I can't say enough about how inspiring your work and playing is. Your hand moves flawlessly over the fretboard.... that's amazing my friend!

[frenchparadox06]

You have a fantastic groove !

[homeskillet1962]

You are GIFTED!

[katvanbus]

WOW! Great pickin'!

[markomatijevic]

Man, this is some serious playing. I just don't know how do you have only 9000 views, cause you deserve a lot more. I've listened to Emmanuel and been on 2 shows, you are musical like him, if not more, but I see less show off and atraction, which means a lot to me. I'm looking foward to the rest of the rags. The "Forever young" arrangmet is pretty amazing, I think you deserve more publicity!

[sa7sul]

Less show off more music - u r right!

[sa7sul]

That's world class playing and composing!

[joel6731]

coming from a guy who has played with artists like rick mcrae(george strait), floyd domino(western swing) and others, great job man, talent, pure talent

[xXAvatarofGuitarXx]

Do you have any tips for someone who wants to be able to write their own songs like that later in life?

Do you need to read music or, understand what every note and chord is just by hearing it? What is the main key?

[pinofluvius]

Hmm, it´s kind of a mystery to me as well...

Experience is one key, I guess.

Music theory - could be helpful at times when working out interesting chord alterations or progressions. (Although I´m close to musically illiterate myself :)

Your ears and brain have to do most of the work - I´m sorry (lol)

keep playing

Martin

[xXAvatarofGuitarXx]

No don't be sorry, that was great information! lol!

I'm really just glad to hear that you don't know much theory yourself, because that's not something I really want to have to learn anyways haha.

Thanks alot and keep up the awesome playing!

God Bless

[corndawgz88]

Awesome!

[duclaude]

This is wonderful Martin,..thank so much

Claude

[2guitarme]

I wish I had your vision/understanding of the fretboard... Wonderful

[elinasty]

You're the best guitarist i ever heard , really , you've got a better style than any other , thank you for playing like that .

[z454]

love it!!!!!

[sa7sul]

Great song, I will buy this one too. Regarding your right hand technique: Do you have contact with the body of guitar (or low strings) to maintain stability?

[pinofluvius]

Thank you for the support!

I use a lot of right hand palm muting so that´s a way of keeping a steady position. I rest my hand on the bridge saddle, mostly on the low strings. If I do the snapping effects, "twang", I usually palm mute that note to get what I call "the built-in compressor".

(I don´t think I use the "pinky on the top of the guitar"-technique so much as I see many others do.)

[onkelbuke]

it looks so easy when you play. its fantastic.

[2xVitamR]

Hi Martin, you're a fantastic guitar player and this is a beautiful work. I give you all my stars, it's really great. Cheers

Michael

[pinofluvius]

Hi again Michael , thank you once more for your encouraging words. All the best!

Martin

[8chameleons]

incredible ragtime ! like wandafish below, I can't stop watching it. directly in my favourites !

[WandaFish5]

Wow, I just love this! Looking forward to the next ones...

[lynington]

Ditto ratsnipe

Can't stop watching this video,same with both versions of "Freight train".

[BluegrassForte]

Amazing Ragtime piece! Just fabulous! 5*

Gretsch'n

[sa7sul]

You're playing so out of your heart, really touching. GReat!

[ratsnipe]

You sir, are a genius. this performance blew my mind.

[pinofluvius]

Thank you ratsnipe! So glad you enjoyed it.

Martin

[john4019]

I've watched several of your videos..incredible playing, technique and most importantly great melodies and overall sound. You sir are a tone monster.

[chamacojesus]

Simply impressive.

[Daeteger]

Really good playing ! And good song !*****

[respecthoobie]

That's absolutely awesome! Fantastic fludity and musicality!

[CalamityLennis]

Howdy Martin. Det är precis så här man vill kunna lira i något kommande liv!

[kleiboff]

Great finger Picking ! You de Man !

[scrubmacdub]

love this tune man, reminds me of tommy emmanuel

[Lirarn35]

Tjena, Martin! Tänkte bara lämna ett inlägg här också. Har skrivit i gästboken på din sida. Den här "ragen" låter lite originell men du har fått till det bra! Avslutet är så underbart! Ett sant nöje att lyssna!

MVH Tobbe

[stawney]

Really like your smooth playing style.

Wonderful song too!!

5*

Stanley

[tarkineWild]

Cookin martin

I suck at ragtime

[fanoguitar]

That's a feel good song! Makes me smile!

[Supremelord]

very cool...as always! cheers, Marc

btw: thought about the tabs i asked for?

[pinofluvius]

Hi, sorry!

The tab for the open tuning thing at my website under "gear" coming up soon. I just put up a video of the song it´s from so you can see what I´m doing.

Cheers

Martin

[Qpidon]

What can I possibly say that would describe how I feel about this? I think a "Nobile Silence" here is more appropriate, Martin.

Pure Class act.

Pascal

[ajl123]

pure brilliance ,

[matzac97]

i'm going to burn my guitar martin ! i have so much work to do to try to approach your playing quality. bravo again ! ;-)) André

[pinofluvius]

:)

Whatever you do, don´t burn the guitar..!

Thank you André and just keep playing.

Martin