eric johnson song for george

[tonusaitis]

This song is really great. And yes, it made me get out my guitar and search on the web for the transcription! Not too bad - you only have to drop the two E strings down a step to make them both D. I can live with that, unlike some of those Zeppelin acoustic pieces where you have to be changing 4 or 5 of the strings. :)

[juniornolin]

amazing!!!



[TrappedunderIcE7]

Skwisgaar is jealous.

[ThePumaboy12]

6 People are clearly deaf and I'm learning this song

Awesome just awesome

[GTYOYO]

Would love to learn a impossible song to play. =D

[MrRcheek]

6 people are deaf

[tristraaf]

So much like tommy emmanuel

[124slowhand]

tommy emmanuel 

[mrsexsymbol]

only a player like him can get away with that haircut!

he's awesome

[koleola]

@Po41lo wan't a diploma?

[99iron99]

Excelent song. Gonna try to cover it.

[MooneYoungBlood]

@99iron99 I'm in the process of learning it, and trust me. It is the MOST FUN song to learn by FAR

[outofideasfuckit]

does anyone know of an acoustic blues song nearly as badass as song 4 george?

[guitarslim56]

@outofideasfuckit "Vaseline Machine Gun."

[IronMan93X]

thumbs up if hearin this made you go pick up your guitar and try it :D !

[ThatWasMyPoptart]

@IronMan93X Psh! Yea right! I heard this and was like "whats the point of playing anymore" lol

[CaptainShapiro]

I've liked Eric Johnson for a few years ago, but I still stare slackjawed at his skill.

[JustSomeGuyOk]

master

[ruifei07131029]

what a man

[WakeUpDummies]

Love the bowl-cut. Dude is good

[superchuds]

why is he so gay?

u think he guitars w/ his asshole/

[hbloops]

this sounds alot like another song with vocals on. pls tell me if you know what song im talking about:P

[dajiaoma77777]

@hbloops Am I right in thinking Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit?

[hbloops]

@dajiaoma77777 no u fucking retard.

[dajiaoma77777]

@hbloops Wow. Yet another person who makes a fool out of himself by using vulgarities. It's a shame really. Once again, someone shows just how stupid humanity can be. If they gace a medal of service for your level of incompetence, my god you'd earn it.

[hbloops]

@dajiaoma77777 dude. he was trolling. witch makes me angry seeing as i want to know of the song i was asking about. And i wounder witch 1 of us is considered the most incompotent......

[FeigEuphoria]

The tabs are acurate for the most part. I play quite fluently now.

I encourage people to learn.

[pachendrix]

LOL I'm still learning A Song for Life, and I'm by half the song and barely handling his technique but after watching this, wow. I laughed because I just noticed I still have a long way to go to master his stuff.

Btw this guy is amazing, one of my favorite guitarist.

PEACE

[Oblisk47]

God damn.......

[coeji]

im learning this right now super cool :xd:

[bodhidarma1]

is there a good tab for it or you learning by ear

[coeji]

I try by ear but there are good tabs as well i have them in case i cant figure it out myself

[bodhidarma1]

yeah i found a good power tab. too busy studying theory to learn it now but i can't wait. hope it's coming along well.

[Fluffypopcicle]

@KlassicStrat72

i beg to differ. playing with your teeth takes an incredible amount of technique. but that's still not as technical as eric johnson, paul gilbert, yngwie malmsteen, and buckethead though, so you have a point, his guitar technique wasn't the greatest, like so many hendrix fans think.

[TheRopesman]

Agree with KlassicStrat - Hendrix used guitar to reach rockers with his guitar and lyrics; lyrics being more importand in 60's and 70's. 90's had grundge for message like Kurt. Music is the pulse of the nation but not our purpose. We must fix our legal system before we fix our health care system (comment from the inside). Too many lawyers in office.

[5688bd713]

I've heard the song. First on Guitar Hero 3, then a longer live version of him playing it when he was in New York and the song is really incredible. Out of curiosity though, when you say "along with thousands of other now famous guitarists", can you give me any recommendations as to which of those I might not have heard and could possibly like?

[FeigEuphoria]

I just creamed. If your good at acoustic, then god deserves to licketh thy balls. Even though god doesn't exist.

[dumdumdum21]

@frankie1089 me too

[zr24X4ROCKS]

killer , magical , flawless , priceless.

[xAVARICIAx]

@zr24X4ROCKS epicpwnd? LOLWUT

[madhatharry1]

Man, we all play and think our shit is the next breakthrough....besides, EJ, SRV, EVH, I have yet to hear that much talent. If there is that many naturals, they;re not signed. Give me an example.

[5688bd713]

Jimi Hendrix didn't have that much talent?

[keefer2111]

I wish I could give him 10 stars he is one of the best of the best.

He is beyond awsome.

I believe Segovia would be proud.

[3DMilkMan]

man he doesnt make one mistake! what a machine

[5688bd713]

lol, I'm sorry. I've never seen this guy before but he looks like a total redneck with that wannabe classy mullet he's rockin'. But that's beside the point, he seems like a good guy and he played that guitar beautifully. Excellent song, I loved it. 5 stars! :)

[xSnoweyexp]

Dude you better shut up if you dont even know who eric is , He is on of the most greatest men

[5688bd713]

lol, wow dude. Gettin' bent over nothing? I just said that he played a good song and I rated it 5 stars. Looks like someone else needs to shutup...

[xSnoweyexp]

well the way you talked about him , yeah i dont care actually i get tired of people like you

[5688bd713]

I'm sure you do. Try growing up.

[chhurhnapa]

My dear...u dont know this guy..huhu...He is Eric johnson

[JAEZUZ15]

DUDE, YOU GOTTA GET SOME TASTE

[5688bd713]

you're a spaz...

[12strun]

hey buddy, that one of the 5 greatest guitar players alive today (that's like like one i a billion...get it?)

Making dumb comments about Eric is like making dumb comments about Segovia. You know who Segovia is?

(I bet you don't)

[5688bd713]

Hahaha! No, I don't know who Segovia is. What does that say about him? Not a lot, so don't come at me saying he's some unheard of Jimi Hendrix. Also, you may have a different opinion on who the greatest guitarists are. So, I really don't wanna hear what you have to say because it will have no effect on me. Don't waste your time buddy

[mrrusss]

GODDAMNIT YOU PUNK KIDS LEAVE US ALONE ABOUT OUR MULLETS! Wait until your kids see the nerdy white guys who tried to look, dress and talk like black people.

[madhatharry1]

@mrrusss

Heard that...

[tabarnakdecrisse]

@mrrusss Common, who wants to look like a negger ?

[RIffMan965]

Its like he is combining country with classical....and it sounds awesome

[mastercallec]

I find it very extraordinary to play harmonics like any other tone in the song the way EJ does. And he hits them really clear which is extremely hard since you need to hit the precise spot.

[sk8terchild97]

BEAST he seems like a nice person to lol but great song

[attackof101]

damn amazing piece. i had this a year ago, but i stopped practicing it and i lost it. darn! now im trying to re-learn it for my school's band audition. haha wonderful song and artist!

[wisesatyr72]

george harrison?

[SlipknotOWNS67]

George Washington not George Harrison you limp dick!

[SlipknotOWNS67]

What the fuck is up with u?

[qazplm415]

Im  learning this is pretty tricky

[AdamTomaszewskiPL]

fucking masterpiece

[Staloreye]

jesus christ! my guitar teacher gave me this to learn and ive learned most of it but maybe about a quarter this speed! holy bajesus!

[punkeruit1965]

tough one ey?

this is his best version i found though.

note: i gave up learning, but wil never give up loving this song

cheers

[Staloreye]

hah well the day after i wrote that comment, i could play it to speed. this song is just so fun to play! i would just start to play it over and over and over and before i knew it hours would have past. me personally, i like the sound of it slower. it gives it more of a bluesy feel.

[madhatharry1]

@Staloreye POST IT...put your fingers whrere your mouth is

[mrrusss]

Stick with that guitar teacher.

[shredcity12345]

Wow that suspended chord at the end was epic! And the rest wasn't half bad either :)

[RonnieLeeRoepke]

steve vai was also

[KalDaddy1]

*apprentice*

My bad

[punkeruit1965]

I've heard that EJ and Steve Vai are pupils of Joe Satriani. Can anyone confirm that, cos now I'm hesitating...

Ta

[KalDaddy1]

NOOOO. Kirk Hammet was an appreentice of The Satch... EJ came into his own.

[TheLoner1987]

I know that Steve Vai was, as for EJ i dont think so.

[acousticguitarfan]

awesome!

[shredcity12345]

Very nice!!!

[flatpicker15]

what kind of guitar is that is it a martin

[kilburndude1989]

damn, never even misses a note

[FretboardToAsh]

@kilburndude1989 You're just about completely right, of all the videos I've seen of this guy. He has only once, played one wrong note. I think it was a cliffs of dover video but I could be mistaken. Only one wrong note, just one. That's bloody unbelievable.

[xSnoweyexp]

Eric is great , I wonder how i he always get such nice haircuts hahah his hair always looks awsome like it or not :P

[Ghost77Riders]

I like this! More more more! Alexei of Alberta Canada

[Drizzt700]

i love it at 1:14 when he quiets down and then slowly gets louder

[DustInHeaven]

YEAH

[Trovad16]

nadie como vs erick... master q exelente ...

[GU1TARMASTER19]

GEORGE TANTASH

[rautibo]

if you want harmonics type Tommy Emmanuel Somewhere over the rainbow or any other songs

[underland]

Shit, I've been playing this song for 10 years and I don't think I will ever play it that clean. I've never seen or heard it other than the studio recording. Thanks to whoever uploaded it. Dude has super long fingers, mine are stubby. I notice he uses his pinky alot more than I do. Damn that was a great performace

[punkeruit1965]

(un)fortunately my cousin (back then 14 years old...) tried to teach it to me. still can't do it. she was amazed with the original too, which íve send her a month ago.

eric johnson is the srv of the millenium, the dennis bergkamp of the guitar league...and a pupil from joe satriani,so i've been told.

ej rocks!

[utopia1024]

i've never heard that satch taught him. Where did you hear this?

[punkeruit1965]

Can't remember the source. I heard that he is the teacher of Steve Vai and EJ. Is Satch his nickname?

Ta

[punkeruit1965]

sorry, i was wrong. probably got confused because of the 3G-concerts.

cheers.

note: check out gareth pearson...

[appm81]

just to let you know nato, his guitar is tuned to an open D tuning. try it that way, it may help you out a lot.

[veej31]

fuckkk i love this groove

[Validant98]

good solo artist. someone that excepts all genres very rare.

[Sonofmay2]

i hate trying to get the harmonics...

its so evil! xD

[loveedoveymonkey]

I guess you are right. It still sounds really awesome slow but it sounds so awesome fast. And I like how you don't need lyrics or anything. You know some songs that don't have words and they are sort of boring. This one isn't at all!! And those little touches like the harmonics and stuff.

[loveedoveymonkey]

Yeah, I mean I can't go this fast yet. I'm only going probably like half the speed hahahaha

[StevieRayVaughan84]

The tuning is dadgbd.I play this song(on acoustic,just with fingers,no pick)and it's a beautiful piece by Genius of Eric Johnson.

It's no so hard to play,just work accurately on the timing!

[acousticgoldenage]

DADGBE it sounds like dadgad but its not

[loveedoveymonkey]

No I'm pretty sure its DADGBD

[nato101010]

Yeah, its is, he used a hormonic at the 12 fret, and it sounds wrong with a high E string.

[Drizzt700]

actually the harmonics are at the 7th fret

[warehouse4]

HOW ARE THE STRINGS TUNED ?

[roxlsc]

He has very long fingers...like the hand of a violinist!!!!

[starkmeister2]

i can get the high strings but the coordination with the thumb is tough!

[auto4union]

I can play this!If you break it into sections its not as hard as it looks!Peace ye`all!

[BluesBrother93]

Lightning fast.

[odinsdad5]

hes got a mullet lol o ya so do i...mullets own!

[RedHotChiliPeppers72]

hahahahahaha can you say "ignorant"?

[birdiejoehoaks]

your mom plays penis hero. with me. or something.

[doufeel]

lol

Or something!

Awesome

[stringslayer]

yeah well my hairs a bird

[josh753789]

OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHH.

[birdiejoehoaks]

guitar hero is totally lame.

[Viktotheman]

moron! do know that guitar hero ain't real

[Kmh5494]

The hair! Oh hell!

[mickiew4]

he seems so shy at the beginning

[eusougrosso]

Wow, you're right. What a player! 50 stars and stripes for your video.

[poirepoire22]

omfg seems so hard to play. EJ RULES!

[annula89]

how wonderful!!

[Harryson6]

I LUV THIS SONG!

[airwave2oo8]

damn

[BBqsaucesnax]

mullet= business at the front party at the back

EJ= awesome

[ThyWalrus]

Any1 know what brand of guitar he has here?

Also looking for feedback on my attempt of this song(in my channel).

[Harryson6]

I think its martin Acoustic or a custom. Idk. I own a Martin but its a old 1960's Martin. Worth alot of money now.

[Binze86]

Congrats - Oldefa

[Harryson6]

Awesome song

[MaxPayne519]

if you dont have anything nice to say

Dont say anything at all

[blackgatedef3]

that was sweet! a million stars!

[s2p3r]

nothing can be more amazing than playing your guitar very well with your mullet on your head.

[Airwave99]

Neeeeeeed piiiaaaano sheeeetsss!!!

[guitarslim56]

Down the hall, first door on your left.

[RedHotChiliPeppers72]

just convert the guitar notes onto the piano...i do it for guitar all the time

[fanangie]

Un plaisir d'ecouter!

Juste un artiste...:D

[noisufision]

Tommy Emmanuel is an awesome guitarist you should check out if you liked this clip. They don´t come much better than Johnson and Emmanuel =)

[x1235791113x]

anyone know of anyone else who plays shit like this?

[maxomilian]

yeah ill have to agree with noisufusion, tommy emmanual plays some sick acoustic rags you should check out the song guitar boogie and train to duseldorf, and also steve howe is a really sick acoustic guitaist you should check out the clap, ram, and his classical gas

[Lton420]

this sounds like somethin off of black snake moan..lol, before i die, i WILL learn this song

[corncobb52]

he has fuckin long fingers

[corncobb52]

he has fuckin long fingers

[2882890]

The thing about Eric's hands is his dexterity, his fingering, his accuracy, the confidence he displays with every move. His hands are just ready for anything and they know where to go!

[urizen123]

I always think of the Sci-Fi series "Firefly" when I hear this song. A lot of the incidental music from that show sounds similar to "Song For George".

[milanmuz]

Simple and great!

[crawleykakes]

(((WOW)))

[guitarsrule1]

Is that a Martin?

[katanamanatee]

Yep, probably a D28...

[g1234567890987654321]

My god!!!!

He completely dominated the guitar. Totaly genius, i hope i can play like that someday...

[GodsgoodX]

amazing, if been playing for 8/ 9 jears now, and if never heard annyone play so bright and smooth an clean as him, im still trying, but it wont work :S

[TriniBuoy]

i was thinkin the same thing

[g420rant]

Nice mullet Ellen

[porkettaro77]

That's what makes a Genius...

[guitarslave]

GRRRR!!!! He makes it look so EASY!!!

I tried learning this song 10 years ago and just gave up after a while (even with the tab book)

[iusepol]

I think the guitar sounds very bright because maybe its pluged on to tube head and not dierectly to the PE like nowdays

[s2p3r]

tone is in the hands

[TrueMusou]

AND THE STRINGS! They sound REALLY bright, I can't duplicate that sound, i wanna say he has like x-tra lights

[ommantra]

i dont think he used x lights,..maybe .9 on the high e string,...

[Manitor]

You are both wrong he used(s) the D'Addario EJ16 set, which oddly enough is not a signature set... that's just what they're called.

[AdamTomaszewskiPL]

Fuck Me....Awesome playing....10/10..

[zackeriah87]

I know how to play this amazin song but...does anyone here know how to play his song "Dusty" or where i could get the tab???... Eric is the best...period.

[excalibog]

oh yeah, maybe you are well versed at chicken pickin as well, i wanna learn that.

[rocketman63]

Fantastically good number. Eric Johnson is so gifted it's scary.

[lynnandsophie]

Technical aced it. Song for George,

I love this guitar lick...ERIC JOHNSON YOU ROCK!

[starkmeister2]

now thats a mullet!!!, really good song too

[Manitor]

That's awesome he makes his acoustic sound like a Strat.

[vaimalbat]

what tuning is this in Open G or DADGAD?

[thecurse23]

DADGBD is the tuning

[AreYouExperiencedJH]

Hey! It's Rod Stewart meets a badger!

Insane guitarist, though. 'Ah Via Musicom' is one of the best albums ever.

[kukendineliten]

Great video! Erics guitarskills are in opposite proporsion to his ego!!. Unlike so many other...