Just a Jam !

[TheDruView]

Btw this song is available on youtube in full length - search for Lisbon. Personally prefer it over Airtap and the other lap style tunes coz I feel it's got more character

[Akazeuqe]

My left ear is a tad lonely.

[Qw3rtypop]

My right ear enjoyed this very much.

[mashafasha5]

carbon fiber guitar ftw

[SeLNoNe91]

What tuning do you use??

[Korvvy]

like the progression. alot

[ZOMBIELANDakaUSA]

THANK GOD FOR MICHAEL HEDGES...

[ChristianFS1]

ugh, mono :(

but really cool video :D

[OMNINIGKILL]

Is that guitar a rain song?sounds good.

[dajiaoma77777]

@OMNINIGKILL RainSong JM1000

[aliengroove85]

1 min of jam, 365 days of transcribing and learning for humans like us.

[xdamntisdaliax]

damn...

[ChrisBrandsborg]

I just love your music, Erik! :-) I'm so inspired to keep practising! I'm trying to handle the "lap-tap" technique. Difficult in the beginning, I hope i can handle it fine soon! :-) Thank you for sharing your music with us!

[axelgs11]

Stunning ....just stunning!

[YetiSomZ]

improved Hedges :)

[OneTrickGuitarist]

How did you come to learn this style of playing Erik? It's one of the few ways I've encountered to get the best sound out of a guitar (in my opinion0 and I'd love to "master" it someday.

[Apoc74]

The most fluid musician I have ever seen, It's like watching the ocean play the guitar.

[adam0594]

what tuning do you use???

[rock23845]

its called lisbon 

[MrTruthseeker135]

esti que té fort éric...

[zombiedude25]

sounds like a harpsichord lol but awesome

[caccios]

from 2 italian fan!!!

[MagioTheGuitarist]

you're music is love at first sight!!! kisses by an italian fan!

[halimski]

damn! you've just made my no. 1 most favorite guitarist again after a while man!

[XERIK952X18X]

damn, is that a carbon fiber guitar?

[skylax13]

yes, it is

[ThePauseMenu]

i think its called black rain or something; saw it in a musican's friend.

[erikmongrain]

Rainsong

[Piratcykel]

Mary me?

[thatdude2212]

What are the advantages of a Carbon Fiber guitar?

Does it just make it brighter, or is it for harmonic value?

[brandon5pennies]

@thatdude2212 its lighter one and having played one recently they're VERY resonant and responsive

[sonorgeek44]

@thatdude2212 the guitars are impervious to heat and humidity changes, as well as being strong and i also believe their are no braces in side the guitar?

[akslick256]

@sonorgeek44 Carbon Fiber is impervious to humidity. Heat on the other hand it is not... but it is much less effected by temperature when compared to wood and won't warp to the point of breaking in comparison to wood in an extreme temperature situation.

[LatentRecognition]

@akslick256 Affected please..... not effected. You can't effect something, you can only affect it. You almost sounded smart there.

also... try not to use the same word as the person you are responding to, in doing so pretty much tells everyone you could not come up with a synonym to such a simple word... or you thought that you would sound smart by using it... again.

other than that, good info. thnx

[akslick256]

@LatentRecognition Thank you for the correction... not so much for the insult.

I hastily threw the post up to help people as I spend a very limited time view comments. A simple noting of my grammatical error would have sufficed in maintaining your character as helpful rather than demeaning.

On the whole "smart" comment you have way to much time on your hands. I honestly don't care about sounding "smart". I only care about helping people.

[dajiaoma77777]

@LatentRecognition You're one to talk where grammar and spelling are concerned. Start ALL sentences with a CAPITAL letter. Clearly you're incapable of such a feat. Oh and by the way. It's "thanks" not "thx". Practice what you preach

[Bullring1]

@dajiaoma77777 Ah, this was going so well until you forgot the full stop at the end of your sentence.

[dajiaoma77777]

@Bullring1 I agree. Dajiaoma fail haha! 

[Claymore1977]

Rainsong

[BM270musician]

@XERIK952X18X yeah I think it is a rain song carbon fiber

[00KurosakiBankai00]

@XERIK952X18X holy crap, you're right..

[Xinoehp13]

@XERIK952X18X yep

[ptanenbaum]

@XERIK952X18X

yes



[setalaka]

@XERIK952X18X yes! the brand is rainsong!

[MrGameposter]

He plays piano too!

Just an AWESOME musician.

[Deathlycream]

A guy on youtube added me as a friend it's andymartinguitar, this guy trademarked the technique he thinks he created but he should have seen Eric playing....

[martinguitar20]

wtf i never added you as friend

[martinguitar20]

all your saying is bull shit

[Deathlycream]

I never said "Martinguitar20", dude....I said "Andymartinguitar".... thanks for the bullshit.

[martinguitar20]

ok sorry my bad

i think hey my name and i start reading and i think wtf you know

[Deathlycream]

It's okey, nicknames are pretty similar :) Enjoy Eric Mongrain's music ;) and have a nice day!

[makotoyoshikuni]

btw Eri"k"!!<<<

[toysindahood]

lol that guy lies... he made this when he was busking years ago, saw an interview with him

[JakcF]

No that's Airtap, this is different :)

[toysindahood]

i meant the style of playing not the song

[RandomFinn]

sounds like august rush :D

[yellowchairreviews]

Kaki King's got nothing on Erik Mongrain.

[jacksonrox]

WHAT TUNING

[ShatOnATurtle10]

The tuning is FACGCE low to high.

[Claymore1977]

pretty sure its FACFCF actually

[ShatOnATurtle10]

well im pretty sure its FACGCE. i learned to play this song and he posts tunings on his website. Airtap and percusienfa use FACFCF, not lisbon or "just a jam"

[Teo0o]

You rule :D

[GuitarReaper77]

nice job

[GuitarSoloist666]

...and on the 8th day god said, "Let there be music!!", and there was music, and it was good.

[MaxBarbour]

..and there was music, and it was eric mongrain

[failingwithin]

@GuitarSoloist666 now I want 8 days in a week..

[Flash447]

hmmm...its "just" a jam:D

[viktorsalazar2]

i wish my jams sounded like haven, like erik's do

[whiteyhaha]

due, is that a carbon fiber guitar?

[jkshoujk]

I believe it's carbon graphite, Rainsong brand.

[micktimo]

I played 1 once. It was like a balloon...you could feel the body breath.

[jkshoujk]

That sounds awesome. Can't wait til I play one! Haha

[supladito]

nice music and technique dud...!!!

i'm inspired by your music...

[pakimetalhed]

me more into metal... but this guy is fucking talented

[ChaemeraUT]

Omg lol, stop b!tchfighting u folks and take a look to this guy pwning the guitar! xD

[Ispikel]

no crap, he is amazing.. everyone is arguing over nothing.. enjoy the music for someones sake

[eventergirl2204]

how do you do it???

amazing

[ArkAngelHFB]

He's not the first to do it... but I must say he's the best I've ever seen... in that I like this piece more than others I've seen.

Gret job.

[ArkAngelHFB]

Who are you!?

I play Guitar, Bass, Piano, Duoble Bass, and Sing. so my musicall opinion is valid.

I didn't say it wasn't good. but the first person to lay a guitar flat and tap notes out probably was already dead before this dude was born. So no he wasn't the first to play this style... he is great but not the first deal with it.

Side note, saw your vid... not bag... not great, but not bad

[iCoustic]

This is the Author's Post guys. Erik posted this video, show a little respect for that and don't fight on his page, if you want to argue take it somewhere else. No Erik was not the first person to play with his guitar on his lap, but thats like saying wayne gretzky didnt invent playing hockey on ice so he shouldnt be admired for his ability. And ridiska, that kind of language and childish namecalling is really unnessecary.

Erik this jam is very very cool. Record yourself jamming some more! :)

[ArkAngelHFB]

Agreed its awesome and that all I was saying... why do peopel flip out if someone it's the first to do something...

Hendrix was the first to use a duble tapping style, Justin Kind wasn't the first to do what he does. Erik isn't the first to do what he does. however they are great(well Hendrix is iffy) but sreiuly people shoud chill out.

Eirk good job hope you keep putting time in on these kinda small jams... love music when it's raw like this.

God Bless:

Max

[Leerlaufprozess]

whats double bass?

[ArkAngelHFB]

hum... well that what most player call it... hum... It the upright bass used in orchestra.

Produces the lowest sound... if you don't know what your doing a break a string while tuning it can take you face off...

that what a double bass is. ^_^

[BLACKMAGICMETALMAN12]

do you play it with a bow or your fingers like a jazz bass?or both?

[BubbaBrewski]

wow why would u take the time to sit there and patronize this guys playing he is a hell of a musician and he doesnt get up here to post videos so that snot nose pieces of shit like u can dog on him for it. KTHX

[ArkAngelHFB]

What are you talking about... I said he was the best I've ever seen...

[stacks493]

more like just a god, fml.

[dAMike2468]

"Just a jam". Pishaw.

[TenderizerProduction]

just a jam?!?!?! lol. wow.

[munkeyman90]

amazing....one of the best guitarist out there. u never see anything innovative anymore. he used one of the oldest instruments known and turned it into a brand new sound. to me it doesnt matter what music u listen to, this is great for all genre lovers. very calm and mellow...yet intense with the many different sounds coming out of just one player and one guitar.

[patade2008]

right right... why play a piano if you could play a guitar like a piano xDDDDDDDDDd

[chuckifubuck]

i have that same guitar... sweet

[Unrelentingx]

What kind is it?

[Sleepx]

Air tap!

[Unrelentingx]

That'a not the type of guitar. It's a Rainsong Graphite. Airtap, is a style of playing and a song

[Tritono9]

yeahh, but you never could play like him, SWEET jeje..

[maugbj]

I miss the middle in your tone! Like on airtap..

Amazing playing though :-)

[DmentedDude]

reminds me of a final fantasy IX moment

[vjm3]

So unique and beautiful. I saw him (you) on that spanish show and I thought he was amazing.

When I hear it, I think "Animal Crossing background music". Very mellow, very calm.

[PiNoYPrYdEWyDe73]

He is way better than that. He should be more popular than Animal Crossing. But hey, people don't care as much for music as they used to anymore. We need to revive the spirit of music pack to par.

[roussos87]

i love it, he is just amazing.. but i think he would give much more to music with a completely new instrument... excellent though...

[diaryofanaxeman59]

this is his song lisbon. but obviously not fully developed its up on youtube if you search it lisbon

[poppygarden2000]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing Enyawix! 5 stars!

[uberget]

Just a jam? LOL!

mate, go fuck yourself ahahahha

YOU FUCKIN ROCKS!

[sask13]

just a jam????!!!

[eternalblack1]

any idea what stompboxes he uses ? in order to that sound that he gets tru his acoustic tappin?

[Mesclorine]

Geek mode on...

All Boss:

CS-3 compressor

GE-7 Equalizer

RV-5 Reverb

Not too sure what kind but it looks like a Ch-1 chorus pedal

[eternalblack1]

dude! you are amazing! THANK YOU SO MUCH! geez, didnt think anyone would actually reply to my comment! =)

[natek0707]

how on earth are you pulling off the tapped harmonics in such a fast succession?

[ChaseWatkins]

I wish I could "just jam" like this!!

[Sakyamuni77]

beautiful jam *_* ur my new hero dude seriously, the air tap and that little jam are like..... magic. i listened to fusions and it's such a great song. before I die, I have to learn Air Tap.

cheers from a french guy ;)

[AlexLococo]

i've always said this and i'm still beliving this

playing the guitat like that is not like learning how to play the guitar, but learning a rather very different instrument...

it's like when playing fiddle, it requires greater talent than with other instruments... but this one is harder

[wacoolwa]

hey were u just plucking an open string?

[dancer0729]

very good jam dude. I'd love to hear a finished version.

[beak1972]

By all that is holy erik finish this one.PLEASE it is beautiful.

[DreamersEmpire]

He says he won't and was very "principled" about it. I asked him at his forum, but I got nowhere :( But I'm sure he'll replace it with something better :)

[Snougdoug]

Impressionant. Et puis cette gratte en carbone, ça sonne plutot bien!!! :)

Continues mec. Si tu as le temps de laisser un commentaire sur mes vidéos, ça me ferait vraiment plaisir.

Ciao cousin, A+++

[idealoser]

hi erik!!.. you're awsome.. do you use effects on your acoustic guitar??.. what is it erik?? tell me please..

[xXxCleopatraxXx]

The guitar body is made out of graphite.

[StrangeVidsIMake]

ive been teaching my self air tap, its very challenging. i can do bass air tap tho, its very fun

[ivanptr]

very great!

[bockbeam]

what guitar is that? martin?

[robmale69]

its a rainsong, its not even wood, all carbon fiber or something like that

[beenyj]

good jam

[rockinguitargirl223]

i wanna get these on itunes i love u so much!!! i dont even know what half of the songs are called!!!

[GaiaAS]

You are sick my man!!! I Fu**ing love what you do and how you do it. keep it up!

[armandoromeucesar]

good parabens very exactly expensive voce has expensive talent never vi a style to touch so legal and different violão

[goulyoo]

gr8 luv your stuff whats your website?

[AJontheguitar]

nice Rain Song.

[cdmaelstrom]

In Quebec we have best acoustic guitar players. Erik Mongrain and Antoine Dufour.

[SteveVaiFreak]

you forgot don ross ...

[wraith696]

Does it matter whether it's steel or nylon-stringed?

[Prostatakarzinom]

yes! And you need a amp... Because the strings make noise not only at one side of your tapped finger...

[taraverte]

Erik's TABS are on sale on his website :

Fusions

Fates

The Silent Fool

Interprétations

Mais Quand ?

AirTap !

Géométrie d'une erreur

PercusienFa NEW

[xsaber103x]

haha that's sweet that they are for sale :) no offence to anyone... but good luck playing his songs.

[metalsapo]

i dessist!

[gotmilkboyzz93]

you should get a crap load of money for doing that......nice job

[karisumamasa]

your finger special

[Brothergeppetto]

bought the whole damn CD.

best money ive ever spent.

[po75]

I´ve allready bought the cd and I kindly recommend it. Its lovely and I enjoy every sec. of it. Go ahead, the rest of you and support Eric.

[Dziumdziumas]

man how do you do it????!!!!! :DDDD i know its practise practise practise right ? :DD

[boden05]

this sounds a lot like the middle part in aerial boundaries by michael hedges.

love it!

[dadaist987]

just as a question what sort of effects, is there a phase/flange on it..? and was it recorded in stereo or mono..?

[imrecock]

flange

[maxxap]

sick harmonics

[bigc1283]

dude. thats really good. you seen august rush?

[edgirallenjoe29]

amazing movie

[heleneaustin]

wow...that was amazing!! 5*

[standslow]

aerial boundries, percusian fa... gives me and august rush

[Hallgren95]

Okey this song maybe not that hard but i seen some others with him doing the airtap and there hes awsume!

[Hallgren95]

omg is hes one of the best air tap guitarist ?

Couse i say HE DOES omg hes so darn GOOD!

[ektorgt]

august rush!

[Nicorette1234]

a surprising amount on people can play like that, its nothing new

[DeathCubeK400]

yeah just check out michael hedges

[Nicorette1234]

micheal hedges is amazing, its too bad he died though

[Nicorette1234]

micheal hedges is amazing, its too bad he died though

[ItWasTheVoices]

I had no idea a guitar could sound like that, This is insane.. and lovely

[Chris93Rock]

Wonder if he plays electric too

[AcousticPM]

Héhé! Érik, lis le message de davincislovechild ...

On dirais que tu as des groopies ; - )

J'ai hâte de voi lisbon live,  sa doit être malade!!!!

Ciao!

[jorgeveronjr]

grosssooooo

[stabTyler]

no question about it, you are one of the best guitarists I've ever seen. But I have one question :

I've been working on a lot of fretting with my picking hand, but I play a lot of classical with my fingernails as well. I can't help but notice your finger nails are pretty long in some of the videos. Is there a special technique you use to fret notes with the long finger nails?

[davincislovechild]

i love eric so much!

i want to marry him soooo bad!

[erikmongrain]

Those Tabs are now available on my website: - The Silent Fool - Fates - Interprétation - Fusions - AirTap! - Géométrie d'une erreur - Mais quand ? Tutorial Videos available on IVideosongs: - AirTap! with tabs - The Silent Fool with tabs - Equilibrium with tabs

[cruizin22]

Hey that looks like one of those French Pianos in the back ground

BUwahaha.. Signed a French guy removed ;)

[erkaatyt]

What's the tuning on this one?

[taraverte]

AirTap! Tabs are ready on Erik's website!

[taraverte]

Laptapping basics Tutorial for sale !

Tutorial videos of Erik's songs :

AirTap! - Equilibrium -  The Silent Fool

IVideosongs

[miltonatchet]

your shit quit trying!JOOOOOOOOOOOOKES!

amazing stuff erik mongrain! i love you work

[ix3emoboyswitglasses]

Listen to that Rain Song sing...

[kaizer250]

I wish my "just a jam"s sounded this good. Heck! I wish my recorded and mastered stuff sounded this good!

[shehenazi]

ROFL i was just thinkin the EXACT same thing lol. if i could "just jam" like tht i wouldnt be workin 10 hours a day!

[55markinator55]

tss, just a jam he says.

damn this is freakin the work of god(sort of)

[Weinhold]

You are right, dude! I had the pleasure to meet erik in berlin, he is just amazing! This man is so cool, so human, no "STAR" - Bullshit!

[jamfen]

superb mate :]

ive heard some good guitarists but this was awsome

[Xanaden]

i could listen to this sound all day long.

[studionizzy]

wow man from 1 musician to another fuckin wow i would jam with you any day i freinded you so please accept

[mc1337w00t]

wow nice n i spot wit my little eye some boss pedals back there...

[basstremor]

this one sounds ridiculously good.

[wanderingmaster]

Wow! That was an amazing! Your a true artist my friend :D Great job.

Peace & Love

Pete