Erik Mongrain - Airtap! - Later With Jools S35E07 20091106

[6StringCrunch]

Now that was cool

[xXmakuletsXx]

Andy Mckee Disliked this

[Muffintuf]

I think this just proves that our world does not give credit to those who truly enjoy playing music. Instead they focus on this pop that is starting to become extreamly repetitive. Keep playing from the heart man!

[pa1773]

9 people are jealous with Erik Mongrain talent ;-)

[Darkgamer987]

9 people jizzed in their pants after seeing this.

[pipinfresh1]

I don't understand who anyone could dislike this? Who in there right mind pressed that button?

[Dani310n]

9 people trying this and fail ;D

[nigelmccluskey]

Fuckin love it,oh you can still suck me balls!

[MicheMoreau]

Wow!

[belloboy2]

what make guitar is it, its beautiful

[bobos245]

FINALLY! A high quality live show.

[ScheduledChaosTheory]

dam, i didnt know desmond could play guitar ;)

[Packersfan891]

This reminds me of Ocean by John Butler

[highertones]

@Packersfan891 completely different style of tapping and guitar playing, but I must applaud your excellent taste in music. John Butler is incredible!

[snakeford]

The Haushka of the guitar world!

[SuperLeo217]

can i get some tabs ??? lol



[craschella70]

is this open g?

[fandangoxyz]

didn't know Vin Diesel could play guitar :)

[BeardlyJenkins]

What tuning is this?

[mrjohnbutler]

his pick-ups must be stronger than my erection right now

[fingersign]

real art. nothing to say.......

[theacousticspot]

so clean!!!

[matiasalba46]

Tabs?

[BeardlyJenkins]

If he was a women, I'd have a boner right now

[getyaboogieon]

I find this a bit flashy and lacking in melody/structure... impressive technique though no doubt

[cacasarq]

new genius!

[afnukable]

I don't see what all the fuss is about personally.

In comparison to something like this...

watch?v=6VAkOhXIsI0

[CherubiamCloud]

@afnukable Both songs are amazing, I actually personally learned how to play Ocean and yes it is magnificent (I have a cover on my channel) I tried learning this too but it was way too hard for me. I couldn't say which is better but this song is pretty amazing.

[cgcgce]

Tune to open CGCGCE and strike any fret,any string,it's easy,try it...................new age dribble

[MegaLamb11]

i dont get it it sounds boring and show offy there a difference between technicaly a good play and being a good player

[cactusmolestor]

This goes so well with snowflake mode

[batmanbsm07]

is it just me or the action of his guitar is really low?

[zombiedude25]

the other bands are shitting themselves

[pumukellll]

i really smile right now, because through beeing a guitar player i find so many wonderfull musicians who keep my hope for music alive!

[chrisreyes1775]

thumbs up if u have no idea how the hell he does this so freakin' well!!!

[ardian3141]

this video deserves more views!!

[AngelosInside]

The people disliking this kind of videos make me think that they know something about this kind of playing, that the world doesn't know... IT'S A CONSPIRACY I TELL YOU!!! :D

[Roonoo100]

maestro

[blowfishmo]

6 people tried this and failed

[0ptiXsn0X]

this dude, if it could be classified like this, has such a fuckin amazing skill... its so nice to know that there are some miricallikes... looking up to him for many years!

[EaszAz]

after watching this, you've got to admitt that calling any rapper or singer talented is nonsense. anypone can get become great in those areas if they worked hard enough, but this is a level people can't touch. 10/10 performance without any doubt

[hairguitar07]

@EaszAz except your wrong, rappers have creativity and skill in a completely different area. And some singers work as hard as they can, but can never sing like say Jeff Buckley or Freddie Mercury.

[TheBrynngar]

@hairguitar07 or Lemmy ;)

[AlisonPra]

@hairguitar07 you fantastic soul. you got it in one

[EaszAz]

@hairguitar07 good point, but anybody can become great at anything they set their mind too, but this tapping taking some crazy amount of determination that surpasses anyother area of talent in music besides the violin, but I'm not saying your wrong, I just disagree.

[hairguitar07]

@EaszAz it's the same as any other talent, I thought the same about Andy Mckee's Drifting.. And then I just practiced and practiced and eventually got it pretty decent. This guy is no better at guitar than Guru from Gang Starr is at rapping, you can't compare the two. And this guy's got nothing on Beethoven.. :P

[DavyNightmare13]

Wat is that guitar?

[tashiwangchuk60]

I want those f...king hands............



[Fraususemil]

Some years ago, maybe ten, I istened to a guy in the streets of Montreal who played this technique. That was amazing as well! I forgot his name but I bought a CD from him which was called "Flutter Plucker". Tomorrow I'll find it.

[ztune1]

I could be in prison with only water and a guitar and I would feel free!!!!

[TimBurtonRoxMySox]

what tuning does he use?

[guynamedkyle1]

man this guys great who else found him of of watching jon gomm if not check out passionflower in my apinion its his best work yet

[mosquito28]

amazing ... sooooo cool !!!!

[clammy1991]

The act that had to follow him probably thought "fuck that" and made a dash for the exit

[TheHaloViper]

This reminds me of kingdom for kelflings

[brookyman4]

Really AMAZING!!! i wish i could play like that.. :)



[xXkunnyfuntXx]

i came

[86youngsoo]

I don't know how to play guitar...but I am sure that u are the best guitarist that i have ever seen..u r totally awesome..!!

[danielkkwon]

mindfuck



[blu0725]

magnificent!

[elciomc]

fenomenal esse cara ...to de boca aberta ...

[Lozo115]

amazing!!!!!!!

[Dornek1]

if anyone can do a cover of this song... fuck the guitar i'm going to play triangle

[ShadowCrowX]

Eat your heart out, August Rush!

[banana22]

this is a true gift from God.

[syntheticaccapella]

Who ever disliked this can suck balls

[ashindecosta]

music that brings tears of joy :D

:D :D

[k00lguy80]

He once poked a mans soul in half. True story.

[FlyingVneckSweater]

This should be audio only my eyes have just been melted out! WOW!

[yuutomori]

凄すぎ!!

[iton29]

how to play

[Criticalcore]

does he have his own channel or is it just these videos scattered about?

[jippy67]

@Criticalcore

he has a channel under his own name: erikmongrain

[Criticalcore]

@jippy67 oh! i feel a bit stupid thank you!

[churrkuzzy]

f f fffaaarrrkiiinnn hell, WHAT THE FARRRK, that was so trippy, MEAN AS

[syaoranpies]

good sir, i give you permission to sleep with my sister

[MrDmsir]

@syaoranpies Lmao. One of the more classic comments I've seen. Thanks for the LOL!

[oliverandm]

He is truly the Mozart, Bach or Chopin of the acoustic guitar - the man isn't just playing the guitar, he is creating energies with that thing!

[TheMightiestJibu]

Get his album, it's amazing!

[14thcch]

Ive never loved a man until now.

[laxedskater009]

Wow, so much technique and style, he is amazing!

[ChrisBrandsborg]

Erik is so awesome!! :D 

[sultanofdrums489]

theres always one or two gimps who dislike an amazing video like this.

[malteduden]

I suddenly get the feeling that a guitar was never meant to be played upright, but only laying on its back..

[shulabug]

ABSOLUTELY ONE OF THE BEST ACOUSTIC GUITAR GENIUS!

[EdwardBloom80]

I was thinking I was getting good at guitar... Érik, t'es malade! :)

[skimotl]

quite simply, a genius.... behold the next level of guitar skill.....

[WhiteKnuckles24]

He some how obtained a time machine and came to the 21's century to share his awesome fucking music with us.

[fizzi1980]

This guy doesn't know how to hold the guitar but he knows how to make GOOD MUSIC..!

[imbored1237]

this is like Beethoven on guitar 

[JonnyGleadell]

follow that...

[Pushdoorpuller421]

i wonder what the electric guitarist in the band is thinking...



[888Murf]

@Pushdoorpuller421 He's either thinking, "I should pack my things and slip quietly out the back while no-one is looking," or, "what little slice of heaven I'm witnessing here and now."

[50greenwood]

pure class genius

[vinsterful]

uve got to have long fuking naila to do dat !

[vinsterful]

@vinsterful 

[axin93]

Someday he'll rule the world with that guitar

[moZartallica]

vin diesel

[rock23845]

i love erik so much

[charismarcy]

"Virtuoso" wouldn't be enough to describe Erik's talent. His performance moved me to tears the first time i heard him. There is so much heart & soul in his delivery and definitively a divine connection between him & his guitar. AMAZING!!!

[WILLIEJAM911]

hand drums meets guitar = AMAZING!!!!

[etho42]

i bet 100 quid he just dropped something on his guitar one day and thought, "hang on... that sounded good...." XD

[freddodaguitar]

I get where people who say this is unoriginal are coming from.

Im really not a fan of this 'lets turn the guitar on the side' thing coz i think in general its a stupid gimmick

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but He FUCKING NAILS IT in this track!

my god he is so fucking sick!!!

[hect93]

I <3 this!! :)

[IrNuRd]

Holy crap that's incredible...He's on at a bar in town tonight, I might go see him O_O That was so good...

[DavidHyde13]

@FAWEXX i said the sound's the same, not the style and how its played, he uses a very similar chord structure at a lot of points and similar riffs so dont chat little baby

[TheJosh1111111111111]

unoriginal..meh

[HUWG29]

@TheJosh1111111111111 YOU'RE UNORIGINAL!!!

[TheJosh1111111111111]

@HUWG29 meh....

[hi0u50fd]

@HUWG29 you're original if it comes to being a complete wankshaft

[HUWG29]

@hi0u50fd are you confused? I was defending Erik Mongrain...



[Gibb819]

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[RedLunarSkywalker23]

Bedankt man, dankzij u en Kaki King weer iets geweldig ontdekt!!

[DavidHyde13]

Sounds a lot like John Butler's 'Ocean'.

[FAWEXX]

@DavidHyde13

well, it doesnt sound anything like ocean, the style is similar, because of the tapping, bun john butler is not as elementary wit htapping as Erik is in this song.

[Muzikman127]

@FAWEXX harmonically it's really similar to ocean. Maybe not in terms of technique

[BorrachoCommunity]

@Muzikman127 thats probably because of the Open C tuning, you can only get so many tones off an open tuning.

[kerbabbie]

pure fucking class

[R2J3M]

hes so sexy !

[Sadcab]

this is so good, i watched the show and i thought it was amazing