Tommy Emmanuel - Close To You

[vinnothelizard]

he is old and grey now.. time for him to fuck off!! ung boys are eating him up!! he is past it!!

[ChuckTheNorris97]

@vinnothelizard old=more experienced? this guys is a legend.

[MARTINATSU]

It's ･･･ very･･･ beautiful sound.

[knechtges]

Is there any song he doesn't play? I mean that in a good way, outta total respect.

[JoeSnakes]

Where can I get an MP3 of this, please?

What album!? HELP!

[guitarpicka1]

Ah Tommy...One day you`ll really show the world what an amazing guitarist you are...Oh wait a minute you may have already done that.

[W0efk3]

Brilliant, loving him from the first clip i saw with him and jake shimabukuro playing together.

They should hook up again and play some more songs. Both are equally good at what they do.

[stringbender57]

Tommy is a class act in every respect of the word. He inspires me like no other to get the guitar out of the stand and practice. He seems to be such a gentleman and obviously loves music. I enjoy everything he plays. Love to hear him talk too! Hats off to Tommy!

[aaronlebos]

4 people like Ke$ha

[3245james]

I prefer kotaro oshio's version, but still, 10 points!!!!

[GitarrenTV]

Kann man noch geschmackvoller mit der Gitarre umgehen?

[TanjaRomiere]

@GitarrenTV amazing to watch that

[dougsours1]

man listen to him lay back at 1:38

[mickey93yovita]

nobody does it better than him and Chet Atkins

[MrViolero]

BIG FAN!!!!!!!!!!!! (Chico, Bahia, Brazil)

[Absolumify]

Watching tommy play is amazing...you can tell how much he loves music and is enjoying it

[LordEdwin92]

awesome :D

[theandrogynousone]

Although fingerstyle rather than flatpick or plectrum style, this is

beautifully reminiscent of Tony Mottola from a few decades ago.

[Stephanie1Jackson]

I love Tommy. Genius indeed.

[ishypot]

and im inlove♥♥♥

[ludoplastic]

amazing

[Zuparstar23d]

Fantastic Tommy!.. Perfection!.. Brilliant!. Well done mate. :))

[DAKILLERTORK]

His thumb looks soo big!!!

[sehnsucht77]

amazing skill, technique and soulful playing!

[XganjamanX87]

this man have something magic!

[KPstrng77]

This is the most beautiful piece I've ever heard...

[AcousticJW]

the beginning sounds like sesame street :)

[everythingtolove]

超サイコーです。凄い綺麗だなー。

just like me〜って歌も最高に良いヽ(*´∀｀)ノ♪

[tprendi]

so beautiful

[barks1212]

Sweep arpeggio at 2:43 - 10000 points

[xEdgewise]

@barks1212 so it's OVER 9000!!!!

[spyonify]

Your fingers bring peace to my earphone :P

[MisterPlunkett]

I hope Tommy lives forever

[005E500]

@MisterPlunkett His music will lives forever

[BetterIntegra]

"Drivetime" would be nice too

[BetterIntegra]

Play us "The Hunt" at this studio.. :) hi

[infacttheband]

The look ons Tommy's face at 0:02 that's the face how i listened this whole song.

[Gungosh]

music like this makes me just shut down my brain and listen and smile.

thank you!

oh, wait, my thoughts are coming back, where's the replay button :-)

[pantera6]

anyone have tabs? id reallly like one

[PapaNowel128]

@pantera6

Search "Close to you" on UltimateGuitar, you have a link for a tab of Tommy Emmanuel version (download first GuitarPro, or better, TuxGuitar). I use this tab and it's really well done, few mistakes but the most important is clear ;D

[pantera6]

@PapaNowel128

Yes, but I dont really wanna pay 60 bucks for guitarpro haha. Any other alternatives? If it comes down to it, I might as well buy it. Cause i gotta learn this and im having a hard time learning ti by ear as I dont know most of the chords

[john4019]

@pantera6 you can download "tuxguitar" its a free software that reads guitarpro and powertab, or you could just torrent guitarpro. i like tuxguitar, simple and free :)

[pantera6]

@PapaNowel128

Better yet, send me the tabb? but probably wont work unless i have the guitarpro software

[pantera6]

@PapaNowel128

I downloaaded it and it wont work on my guitar pro after i registered it. Can you send me the tab? if u say yes ill give u my email

[gbopor]

beautiful!

[akhennion]

God blow love with musical form in your soul.

[akhennion]

Simple and sublime, simply sublime.

[merlinthemystic]

Tommy Emmanuel has come a long way in recent years. Very smooth relaxed style. Detail, quality, it's all there......It is just a shame that he is so in love with himself; not good for image; after all that great playing,,,we still have to go home and deal with our EGO...and sleep with ourself. Only Liberache the Great pianist could pull off all that EGO on stage; and actually benefit from it.. Everyone knew Liberache was truely one of the Great, Blessed Entertainers,who Loved his audience.

[Saendar]

@merlinthemystic Practise what you preach, "Merlin The Mystic" - oh, he who claims to be the ONLY singing "prophet"...your comment is the most egotistical post on this video!

[badfinger848]

@merlinthemystic I'm sorry, but I think you may have mistaken Emmanuel for a scumbag named John Mayer--that guy is in love with himself. If you've ever seen any interview with Emmanuel, he's not like that at all. And, if anyone's got reason to have a huge ego like Mayer, it'd be Emmanuel.

[pantera6]

@badfinger848 Opinion not fact. You misinterpret Johns word. I am a fan of his guitar playing and have seen many interviews, the guy isn;t in love with himself hes just aware of his surroundings, conscientiousness is key.

[mike23984]

@pantera6 Shame everyone mistakes it for arrogance/ego. love john despite that, but tommy is the whole package. Humble and talented. 

[bigdjindustriez]

@badfinger848 Evidently you don't know much about Tommy, as he is a John Mayer fan (he even says it in another video on youtube). I'm a big fan of them both and find nothing arrogant about Mayer, it seems only simple people think that because they don't understand him.

[badfinger848]

@bigdjindustriez I didn't say Emmanuel wasn't a fan of Mayer or anything like that--just that Mayer is a real scumbag because he is. Haven't you ever heard him in any interviews or anything like that? Not only is Mayer full of himself, but he says racist things and crap like that. I've never seen Emmanuel even act full of himself in an interview and I certainly haven't ever heard him say something racist. I don't care if you're a fan of Mayer or not, but he is a scumbag.

[pantera6]

@bigdjindustriez totally true. Tommy has said his melodies are moving, what a compliment. On youtube i see alot of John Mayer bashing, and If people listened to his music they'd respect his talent.

[MrYelnats96]

Tommy Emmanuel, The Jesus Christ of Guitar

[48CHORD]

The World is blessed with the talents of Tommy Emmanuel, people see the colors red, blue, yellow in a rainbow and people like Tommy see the unlimited choices in that same view...

[negolatak]

This is a b-e-a-utiful version but unfortunately he plays the intro in the wrong chord or key or whatever. Originally the intro riff is played on the subdominant but he plays it in the tonic. In this key the intro should have been in the F# chord when plays it in C#.

[amzngone1]

@negolatak He can change the intro as what he wants bud, but truly it is wrong as it was played but it all depends in Tommy. I guess he changed the intro. :)

[negolatak]

@amzngone1 I know he can do whatever he wants with it. I'm just saying, it's not the way of the original song, so yeah, maybe he did change it consciously.

[natavivi]

@negolatak isn't that whole idea of doing a cover - it is your version of it ....how you feel it .... if u listen to people like louis Armstrong or Nina Simone or any great artist - they make their own version -- key changes, tempos, chord changes etc etc etc - not because of ego as people been claiming but because that's how they create.... this man is an amazing guitarist!

[rauteu2]

tommy is one of my favouritess guitar playerss he is a genius xD but is this particulary song I like more the version of kotaro oshio.

[weasel4915]

This song isn't that tough, technically, but performing a cover any more beautiful would be a hard press.

:)

[dapperslapper]

tommy emmanuel is probably my favorite musician 

[rolandroiroi]

that must be his favorite guitar

[sbkpilot11]

absolutely beautiful

[V2EditingSolutions]

Good Lord, this just takes my breath away. He makes it look so effortless.

[appetitefordynamite]

I wonder if Tommy ever played this song before or if someone asked him to and this is what came out. He looks like he's having fun as always.

[VIOLA703]

Bravo! Complimenti!

[mrJINgerbread]

This is so nice I could die just to make this my funeral march.

[serogka1]

Tommy, just sing a song !!!!

[benjoas01]

Tocas chingon Tommy It`s my firts time I see you, I`v never hear about you. You are amazing. Thankyou

[setalaka]

I really like how in the middle he sings a bit! even in the records! it really shows his enjoyment and pleasure playing the music! bless you tommy : )

[usmcbrat2]

@setalaka I'd have cracked up had he said after singing, without missing a beat... "Did I do that out loud?" :)

[DerisedEgami]

I'm beginning to think Burt wrote this song just so Tommy could cover it on guitar...

[MachielStoffers]

That sound is so incredibly sweet! I really adore this guy, he inspires me to play the guitar hours a day and getting better every hour! Tommy, you're absolutely the best around and I know I'm not the only one who thinks the same!

~ Machiel.

[klavier1us]

TE-TV, initials made for each other. It's "Exxcceeelent", Now that Burt has seen what Tommy is capo-ble of we await the tribute recording. -Klav

[rondovk]

His hair rocks

[aLLex229]

i learned this song in 5 days, i'll record soon

[whouston8]

guess who found out what song they'll be be spending the next year learning?

[antaresv]

Can I get a tab for this song please? I would really like to play this song for a girl I really like. She loves this song! :)

[ripfos]

This guy was the drummer for "Goldrush". Who remembers that? Does anyone else remember the Emmanuel Bros permanent set every Sunday evening at the Paddington Green Hotel around1982?. There are those of us that have been saying "How the fuck does he do that?" for years. I'll never stop saying it and each time with tears of joy. Sounds corny but fuck if it ain't the truth.

[maestersabin]

Such flawless guitar. Love when he starts humming and signing along with the lyrics...you can feel it all bleed out.

[qwertybrain]

i'm not a religious man..but thank god for Tommy!

[bbellinis]

What a feeling. ! Brlliant - great chords to the ending.

[instrumentenfreak]

wonderful

[spatialfrance]

Simply the best acoustic guitarist in the World.

[spatialfrance]

Magic

[justahengin87]

this makes me smile and sway my head =).

[trapiatapioca]

I didn't even notice his hair ... i can't stop staring the guitar *_*

[guitawrizt]

Bed Head. . . starting to resemble Hugh Downs. Back on subject ... TM is a Master

of Chord Structure or Shapes as he calls them and he pulls this off in Standard Tuning (occasionally does a Drop-D).

[hulksjedi]

what a talent

[mautrindade]

Tommy I LOVE YOU

[johnpheth]

He didn't have time to brush his hair cos he was busy practicing... If you want to be as good as Tommy you should be practicing instead of reading this!

[SnarkAttack12]

haha why all the hair comments? I wasn't watching his hair, but the playing! Inspiring as always, Tommy.

[J0sA1Ac]

i'm very sure that 1 dislike was an accidental mistake

[krkeefe]

I would get close but your hair is too big

[Raulin2007]

Awesome!!!

[AwkwardCheesecake]

He's so great, and he looks like a cool guy to hang out with

[justurbanflower]

Who can give dislike at this?:O:O:O It must be a mistake ...

[aradisic]

@justurbanflower Eric Clapton! HAHAHAHAHAHA :D :D

[underthesouthercross]

best guitarist  that ever lived my hero my inspiration

[thegroovemonster]

You can't beat Tommy's treatment of the classics.

[frncvnll]

As always....simply THE BEST.... God Bless You, Tommy

[nbguitar90]

soo smooth, love the jazzy feeling ;) ! long live Tommy Emmanuel!

[roygift]

Simply brilliant.

[TheDudeFrom0Z]

finally a youtube channel tommy! welcome

[ctyuang]

Where is my jaw?

[maasdonckhennie]

beautiful



[KeithBeardGuitar]

Incredible arrangement. Captures the essence of the song. Has the groove. Innovative. Plenty of variations to keep it interesting. I couldn't love it any more.

[Supremelord]

awesome as always...time for another concert! ;-)

[MrAlegil]

Dodgy timing at bits... if he wasn't so smug he'd play even better

[mainthink]

@MrAlegil no point wondering where the single dislike came from then LOL

[dankhanks]

Just wondering, is jealousy working out for your fame? Is criticizing those that are better than you making you a better person? Does Tommy's sense of confidence make you envious and insecure? Practice would be more beneficial than criticism on those who are getting paid for this ordeal. Just my 2 cents. Make me believe your timing is more accurate than his, please.

[THErealJEBUSdude]

@dankhanks Haha, there are those of us who do believe that anything is possible, even playing some of the songs that he manages to come out with. I for one want guitar playing to be my future career, so yes, I am 100% envious of Tommy's ability to play the guitar so flawlessly, but I know that with a little bit of practice, I may be able to be as good as him in the years to come.

[guitarplayer354]

When your as good as he is you can look how ever you want too haha

[guitar2adam]

i mean come on. ridiculous. just take all my likes and favorites. go on! just take em.

[StringPegs]

looks like the evil ginies, the heair styl hehe

[snowdogg00]

I'm gonna have to learn this one!

[Channnnel420]

He looks 7 years younger...

[ThinkingDog06]

Crazy good

[olsen4545]

Love you Tommy

[dima666]

Tommy`s hair is as wild as his playing :) We love you Tommy!

[disccentury]

CLICK ON: disccentury, MY MUSIC, NEVER SEEN

[pauljannone123]

Tommy's arrangements are pure magic!

[Jonaw91]

Already when I saw this in my subscription box my heart started to heat :)

[cianoliva]

what a sound! unbelievable!

[myguitar1234]

Superb!!!

[ejvandersloot]

Great Tommy!. Thanx a lot.

We mis you in Rrrrrrraalte!

Hugs,

Ernst van der Sloot

[BKblack001]

好好聽-///-

[powermixstudio]

Smooth...

[FolsomRider]

So beautiful.

[biggerbigd]

Great video! Could we have one like this of Tahitian Skies? Purty please?

[Tegenaria]

suoerb,as always!

[tubemacs57]

I'm grateful to His Tomminess for this new pearl. God save His Tomminess.

[martijnvboven]

I know why Tommy is so good! He seems to put his fingers in an outlet sometimes.

[ltdguitar1992]

what happend with his hair?

[tubemacs57]

@ltdguitar1992

they still grow?

[wowjef]

@ltdguitar1992

he gelled it for radio! Ha! Ha! Sweet music, eh?

[raindropsonamelon]

@ltdguitar1992 It's a hairstyle called 'Aborigine Haystack' :-) And it's a modern hiphop-one, cause contrary to most people Tommy Emmanuel gets younger and younger!

[darrian80]

@ltdguitar1992 he got old, I hate it when it happens

[flownomis]

@ltdguitar1992 he´s entering the genius mode. like einstein and sayan´s.

[shmizkin]

@flownomis

entering?

he's there a long-long time ago...

[cast390]

@flownomis entering?son hes been there ever since chet knighted him CGP

[xtnzai]

@ltdguitar1992 son goku

[zatoichiable]

@ltdguitar1992 The hair dryer run out of battery.

[allegrande]

Sooo nice :)