Tommy Emmanuel

[axelfco99]

46 peoples ear lady gaga hahah!

[b679995]

of any living human on Earth, my wish would be to meet Tommy !! Hands Down !

[sweetbilly]

The only people I know that can play this better is Chuck Norris and Jesus Christ ...and Chuck Norris just left town.

[ursafan44]

Certified Guitar Player

[Butternut121]

Kinda takes your breath away!! Brilliant!

[GREGOREEB]

just listened to this guy luved it from gregory b

[welcome1joe]

What an Australian. Just stumbled upon a cover by CASTLECOMER an Australian band, its aaaamazing. Type in Castlecomer amazing grace

[jabrooonni]

44 people are atheists.

[lukegranger89]

@jabrooonni Wether or not you believe a god exists or not has no bearing whatsoever on your ability to appreciate of this song. I am going to hypothesis that you are some 18 year old dumbass. Now let me view your profile to confirm my hypothesis.

[jabrooonni]

@lukegranger89 Treat thy neighbor as thyself.

[ThinkerResearcher]

@jabrooonni Sure, not having the same way of life as you makes people unable to appreciate music. get over yourself.

[jabrooonni]

@ThinkerResearcher Your comment makes no sense, try again.

[ThinkerResearcher]

@jabrooonni my comment made sense... Not that i expected you to understand it. Try reading it again, and if it still doesn't make sense, consult a doctor.

[tommyparadiso1122351]

@jabrooonni im an atheist and i liked it

[Reetlegna]

FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!­!!!!

[damanfrom808]

awesome!!! Tommy's got a great song here...it could give someone eternal life if he/she would trust on the Lord Jesus Christ. great post.

[NCLGLGS07]

IN THIS MOMENT I THANKS THAT YOUTUBE EXIST

[NCLGLGS07]

on these occasions I thank that youtube exist

[laserrana100]

TOMME EMMANUEL ISN'T A SINGER, but is the best acoustic guitarist :D

[BELEMGER]

@laserrana100 don't think so !!! he is really good but the best acoustic guitarst ever is Paco de Lucia!!!!!!

[ollilaboratories]

@BELEMGER Best flameco guitarist maybe, but not even close to TE in contemporary/blues etc.

[BELEMGER]

@ollilaboratories I am a guitarist. And I know that style of blues, and the style of TE is difficult but flamenco is more difficult and coupled with a touch of jazz that Mr. Paco achievement cleverly mixing makes it almost unattainable. It also has much character and feeling ... if you're a guitarist, you will understand, if not, then I leave the task ... ciao

[salomon9595]

@BELEMGER If you're a guitarist you should know that it's totally irrelevant to compare two such succesful guitarists. As soon as a guitarist reaches the virtuoso level you can not compare him with anyone else. It's just about personal preferences, not about who's "the best". Don't be an elitist, please.

[ewalks73]

@laserrana100 your a fuckin wanker. his voice is very good

[123clanger]

amazing feels like vintage wine in a new bottle, TE is the man

[OnemesiO]

So beautiful that almost makes me cry. Touching.

[MelindaWestern]

for the record...my husband wrote that, not me, & he was just trying to be funny, 75mediumrare, I think it WAS funny, but you obviously think you are better than us so my advice... stop taking everything so seriously.

[Toyuzu]

@CoinDl And Chet Atkins, and Joe Robinson, and.......

[75MediumRare75]

@MelindaWestern oh I disagree, I also play the guitar but "This guy" inspires me to practice and convey emotions through a guitar like he so beautifully does.

[MelindaWestern]

I play guitar!!! This guy makes me wanna cut my hands off and kick them in a river !!!

[brownali000]

@MelindaWestern lol i feel your pain!

[alouises78]

Awesome sound those who voted dislike, need to get there ears checked

[alouises78]

Awesome Sound

[horseridingismylifee]

He's also the only musician that Australia has ever produced.

[afoustic]

@horseridingismylifee

What about James Morrison, Paul Grabowsky, Brett Garsed, Slava Gregorian, Karen Schaupp, even John Williams (who was also born in Oz). I love Tommy, but he would be the first to admit that there are lots of other talented Australian musicians.

[kmlee9046]

wish he was my grandpa....

[mpdp85]

I like how tommy choses famous songs and just choses to construct a cover that completely shits on the original and any other cover versions.

[rwbrdms1]

42 people were probably justin beiber fans or shredders.

[andradewa19]

2:35 premature ejaculation from audiences

[r7yrb7]

What a Legend!

[thenakedbuffalo]

the thing about Tommy is that when he plays he's giving everyone a gift. It doesn't cost as much as it's truly worth and yet it has this great, inherent value.. I think it's because it's not just our pleasure to receive his awesome gift but it's also his great pleasure to give it.

[KalebTBarlow]

it should be illegal to be this good.... 42 people must have some sort of problem operating a mouse.

[TheManFender]

@KalebTBarlow I like your comment and agree fully with you. There are always people that are not able to appreciate a talent like T.E.

[koyunbaba73]

@KalebTBarlow Yeah, I'd like to hear from one of those 42 people so that they could explain what they didn't like about it, 'cause I don't get it.

[winkl777]

@KalebTBarlow

45

[bigredlover77]

@KalebTBarlow ~ You think it should be illegal to bee this good? Kill yourself!

[vsampaio]

When Man created the acoustic guitar, God sent Tommy to play it...

[rgttgi]

ive seen hunfreds upon hundreds of amazing guitarists and al lthe greats live like Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Angus Young, Stevie Ray, and not just the rock and blues but many of the great classical players and Jazz. None are close but one of those. He never makes mistakes in guitar. If he does point them out to me. Id loveto see them.

[raybani1]

Just love this man , he makes me go back to my washburn and wreck the shit out of it Yes TOMMY

[drivehac1]

Simply put,the best guitarist I have ever seen,may be some as good,but nobody I know would just put him to shame.The man plays with pure heart and soul like no other.I just wanna smash my guitar after watching him,lol.

[hofmen75]

2.16- 2.37 Anyone seen SRV around? :)

[garfinorbit]

the first "ehhm" is made by the guitar itself. because the guitar will "sing" in next :D

[Sparky5999]

@markdonat: I could possibly go farther, and agree with some pro music friends, who say Tommy is possibly the greatest guitarist (certainly among the living) GOD has ever produced. At least in the top 3.

[IlliamQuane]

unreal :L

[NorCalCorey]

Just a Master, nothing less.

[Supio1]

WOW!!!!!

[MemeNatorius]

OK, Tommy Fans, this is a big hot one.

Oprah Winfrey is going to be doing two shows in Sydney, Australia at the Opera House on December 14th, 2010. The show is not fully booked. Tommy will be in Australia and just happens to be free that day. Oprah is taking suggestions as to who should be on this show.

Please, at your earliest convenience, go to Oprah's website and fill out the form on Oprah's site suggesting Tommy be on this show.

[RawkinOutt]

@MemeNatorius Where on the website can I do this? I'd LOVE to help him get in there if I could

[IcarusFlying]

@RawkinOutt go to tommyemmanuel com and click on news. it's the "would you like to see tommyemmanuel on operah"

[MemeNatorius]

ATTENTION TO ALL TE FANS please fill the form in the Oprah website, suggest Tommy to the Oprah show, this is the best oportunity to show Tommy to all world. So if you love Tommy you will do this :D

[tohahatohaha]

คุณคือสุดยอดแรงบันดาลใจให้กับผ­ม ลองจากพระเจ้า

[jcwondrous]

O this is the god of guitar!

[SirFrayness]

40 people forgot to turn on the volume

[WavaUna]

Simply love the way he expresses the music

[zebratangozebra]

So obviously sold his soul to the devil

[cubanarama]

Love your music.

[monkeys350]

I just commented on his version of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" that I heard Chet Atkins, now it sounds like Martin Taylor's version of "Georgia on my Mind." Maybe something's wrong with ME! Haha

[ghallums]

In my humble opinion, the greatest musician ever period exclamation point

[johnboydude8078]

epic

[tomtomtom214]

he is the one.

[bigmogreen83]

wow i cried =D

[sh920521]

he had a concert in toronto once,

i got to go see him

2 hours? 3 hours?

passed by sooooooooooo quickly

fastest 2 hours of my life

[ToliniDan]

this video is the best proof that once someone is good enough, the guitar actually is a part of that someones body.thumbs up.always

[woodsmithconst]

@ToliniDan i got the chance to see tommy at the end of september...its like watching someone who owns the guitar but in a way it owns him. amazing for sure

[1954surya]

Yes!!!!!

[philip1z1]

GOD is TRUE GOD

[antiph0bia]

haha 0:20 tuning mid song

[renatt]

this is amazing

[DrummerboySoto]

i think hes th best guitarist ive ever heard! so good and so much soul!

[FreedomBeats]

woah 27 seconds

[bigredlover77]

He played that (Ironically)......with amazing grace.

[rossmat707]

@bigredlover77 how is that irony?

[bigredlover77]

@rossmat707 ~ Fantastic! Thanks for asking.

[TheRantingBrit]

@sonofaspade Now that is something I will now dream of seeing.

[StinkySQL]

Over the top my friend! It's why your the best.

[sukhoi344]

totally speechless

[aws5295]

you really get the sense that he's not just going through the motions...he really LOVES music

[KrummyBear]

Haha, the fact that he can't really sing just makes him that much more epic. Fucking.Wizard.

[JJBPK]

I like people that put strings,, Tommy Emmanuel is one of the best,, Amazing Grace ain't bad.. Enjoy, Jim

[windsurf7772]

tommy is the best ever 

[mrvinhvo]

AWESOME ENDING!!!!!

[lothartries]

Nobody gets these sounds out of a guitar like Tommy...nobody

lothartries

[maciek36271111]

ggggggggggggggggggggggg

[laxkid61]

i saw him today i wish he played this :(

[friggyFilms]

Watching this video has destroyed my life.....I don't even wanna play guitar anymore

[Jimmythegent54]

I've said it before but....."How can something so beautiful make me so sick???"

[beastilog]

@Jimmythegent54 ha what??

[kydink1]

praise the lord.

[jumper551674]

killer harmonics at the end

[marvibar51]

God should put a limit to the skill of such an artist

[denp54z]

Great Guitarist !!! of the Best !!!

[FlamingLion]

speachless

[sheltondk43]

Well, now. You gotta love that.

[burgh181]

makes that bit ole wood n strings sing now dont it

[svt11111]

No words.... : * )

[s2p3r]

wtf talking about bieber here is totally absurd.

[hyperguy79]

Thanks downeybill, loved the seol version.

[XJumpstylorX]

because 11 years old children see usher and justin bieber in tv and watch it in youtube again because they are so sweet

[TAZBO264]

master of the guitar, check out my high quality vid of AMAZING GRACE

[ades923]

Fantastic Tommy! you also notice some resemblance to John Fitzgerald Kennedy XD

[KeneaHerbst67]

humcan somebody rescue mehh from my loneliness really bored today

[downeybill]

the other (better) you tube version is called : Tommy Emmanuel - Amazing Grace, Seoul 2009

check it out

[downeybill]

check out the amazing grace tommy did in korea, recently posted -way nicer if you can believe it

[markdonat]

lets just say that this guy is by far the greatest musician australia has ever produced... what talent!

[trekbiker08]

@markdonat You are so right!!

In fact, this one of the only 3 guitarist that are CGP (Certified Guitar Players) .......

Unveliebable !!!

[zafff13]

@markdonat not including kyle minouge of course *wink*

[leonlimthelion]

@markdonat I don't think countries produce musicians. Tommy might as well be from Bangladesh. HAha

[LuXguitaR]

@markdonat I'm not sure that just Australia is enough^^ The Eight day God Created Tommy Emmanuel!

[datawsk]

check out john butler-- its a close call. They are both amazing!

[datawsk]

check out john butler-- its a close call. They are both amazing!

[leighwakeham]

@datawsk .... JOHN BUTLER!? Close? :O You don't play guitar do you!?

[lefebvrejj]

Quel talent!

[RedWings4Life33]

every time i hear him play it makes me happy to be alive, keep rocking tommy!

[elcurly117]

cool. has anyone seen jerry reeds version of of the dvd live at the bottom line '92? worth checking out as well

[adkgolden]

The best I've ever seen.

[wormyzelda]

if i played the guitar id burn it now

[SeriousSam7700]

@wormyzelda :D:D:D that was my first impression when I saw Tommy first.. By that time I was playing the guitar for 14 years. I wanted to either never touch it again or persist and maybe some day I will play like 1/100 of tommy :D

[wdeboer0]

Nah, better to persist and let him inspire rather than scare you. Burning also makes a bit of a mess.

[tomtomtom214]

he is the best.

really.

[rwlane]

truly, truly beautiful. Left me in tears.

I saw Tommy at the Sheperds Bush Empire last week and i can now say i've seen the best .

[bigpmc]

I was there too...great concert

[darkoAKAkiller]

hi strings are 12 to 52

[cabenavisson]

awesome!!!

[AdoZi0do9tocka]

just how thick are his strings? 0.o

[syncopater999]

@AdoZi0do9tocka

medium

[steamboatsblues]

Tommy leaves every other acoustic guitarist on the planet in his dust.

[tman916x]

take off acoustic and I think that'd be a better description :)

[shaiguitar]

this dude is amazing. #candyrat

[jharri1]

This is the EPITOME of expressive! Incredible!

[thelabradude]

now THATS pickin if i ever heard it

[LakeiJackson]

Amazing.

[Thorreth]

Why can't these videos be the ones with over 30 million views?

[WEISSERZWERG]

cause more than half population of human being gather recources to produce what is necessary that you can look this right now...and the people using this recources are too busy to forget this

[t0umart0u]

Because people prefer shit.

[pinoyjerry]

@Thorreth - it's because of the user base of Youtube. When idiotic, brain draining, juvenile, nonsensical videos get millions of views, it's not necessarily because the video is great, but it's because that is what the viewers want to see. It reflects poorly on what the average Youtuber enjoys. Sad.

[Thorreth]

Heh, it was supposed to be a rhetorical question, but it is indeed sad.

[peregrinar]

Yes sad, but true. You can't live thinking on the bad side of each question. Do you like Tommy? Spread his music whenever you can. Promote good things instead of making criticism of everything you consider bad.

[DarkShinigamiKing]

@Thorreth Because... a 75% of people are stupid

[arcticricki]

@Thorreth justin effing beiber -_- i know it's sad right ?

[SweetLittleRnRoller]

@Thorreth Cause today people listen to shit electronic sounds that are supposed to be music, like Lady Gaga. Really minority of today's population knows what rythm'n'blues and bluegrass is. What a shame.

[KrummyBear]

@SweetLittleRnRoller You're ignorant. Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, the list goes on. All proponents of electronic sound in music. Using modern tools has always been a staple of contemporary music throughout history.

[SweetLittleRnRoller]

@KrummyBear But these people use electronic INSTRUMENTS. Not samplers and computer-made beats. Technology IS GOOD. But nobody's gonna tell me that techno and all the other modern stuff is ambitious and musically advanced.

[KrummyBear]

@SweetLittleRnRoller You said electronic sounds... You can preamp an "acoustic" trumpet and add electronic effect w/o it being an electronic instrument. Also samples and loops are completely acceptable. Art is art, and quality is quality. Making sweeping generalizations is "ignorant".

[MissFire125]

@Thorreth its not because he's a bad guitarist, he's amazing, people just hate america.

[MobileSpies]

@Thorreth Funny how I and Im sure MANY others were thinking the same thing. But then you have to take into account the IQ of the general public...then you'll understand why mainstream "music" is mainstream.....

[GetYourAlbatros]

@Thorreth not important. Tommy was being recognised before youtube was popular.

[vanea99]

@Thorreth

Because the world is stupid.

[drawyangd]

@Thorreth because people can't understand whats the real and what is great....

[TizianoTitian]

@Thorreth because ppl today have no taste

[ThePt4n]

Beautiful!!

[XxNarcizoxX]

hjajajajjaja

thats what the world need... :

FELLING :D

[eVaNdaguitar]

the best guitarist to come out of Australia

[BabyBlueCookie]

soooo true :) maybe even the best in the whole world. . .

[FirstFiveFrets]

or anywhere......

[suleehs]

I am totally speechless. He's beyond superb.

[lawyerguy1]

This man is a guitar God!!!

[666wrathofheaven666]

0:11 *

[666wrathofheaven666]

I'm not American but this is amazing lol

Brings new life to a song.

[stevesprinceofsteaks]

Neither is Tommy. But good pickin crosses all borders and oceans.

[666wrathofheaven666]

I know he's Canadian but most people don't realise how cool a national anthem can be until it is transcribed like this.

I didn't like the little "shredding" parts(if you can call them that?) in this rendition.

It would of been better if it stayed kind of mellow, but that's just my opinion lol

[stevesprinceofsteaks]

Actually he is an Aussie. I agree with the shredding. That is not our National Anthem. Just old gospel standard. Lot of people wish is was. Lot easier to sing along with. lol