If You Could Read My Mind

[Lindybowers]

beautiful.

[jeepcjay5]

Sehr schön. Danach hab ich gesucht.....

Danke.

[seamsgood2me]

Bravo Sir

[timjessa1]

great version of this old pecker !!! lightfoot is one of my favorite acoustic players too..

[40horsejohnson]

I'd like to ask the one person who voted this down what it feels like to be dead inside. Oh, wait...you don't have feelings. Never mind.

[placidian]

Great arrangement of a classic tune, very sweet!

[sanpaco13]

Is that a twelve string guitar? It doesn't look like it in the video but it kind of sounds like one.

[OldPicker]

@sanpaco13 It's a Larrivée LV05 six-string.

Greetings from Germany,

OldPicker

[kazembeadisa]

one of my all time fav songs, and i love the way you play it. you make it your own, and add your own flavor. very nice!

[milou262]

Just wonderful melody...thank you!

[evelskunny]

nice!

[bonesaddle]

I stumbled upon your video and admire your playing and arrangement. Nice job.

[YaS1835]

Nice sound mate. Nice guitar too.

[skyhighwealth]

Man! I wish I could pick like that.

Great job!

Steve Lucas

[Darhobo123]

Nice work fellow picker!

[tatersalad3015]

WOW

[neonjack]

Oh my.... beautiful, thank you so much...

[MrBaker614]

I would give up so much to be able to play like that.Seriously. You play with such skill and passion that you actually took me on a journey,back to a place where nothing mattered but SWEET MUSIC...............THANK YOU!!

[Yamahog12]

Awesome.

[ashmaceyn]

that was truly stunning

[milou262]

I don't know how many times I listened to this one...it brings such great memories and sooooooo nicely played! amazing. THANKS!!!!

[thumbpickr1812]

you know what they say: the old (pickers) are the best ... ;-)

[Rickinsf]

Lovely...

[raymond052367]

Outstanding. I've been a Lightfoot fan since I was 11 years old. I took up guitar to mock him and even annoyed my family in the process. I named my first son after him, but I have never heard someone play his music as talented as you did. Cheers mate. That was brilliant.

[Toby48624]

mann mann mann einfach geil

[digested15]

Beautiful! The guitar in that song is hard to copy, but you kept it wonderful. Great job!

[sammit6969]

wow how did you learn to play the words like that...beutifull

[boogiechild1]

extremely beautiful

[senn416]

I really like this.

[paraick100]

this is a brill version, I think GL would like. thanks for sharing.

[ysgeye]

beautiful

[ggmmww]

Simply Brilliant - So easy to hear the words through the music. Thank you.

[scawa1952]

Very nice.

You play this in the same key I do (but I don't do an instrumental).... Do you mind if I incorporate some of this in my version. I like it very much.

[fergusof]

Obercool, man. Nice rendition.

[JensRocky51]

wow! from germany!

[jimmycrackcorn1983]

do you have tab for this man it gave me chills

[fsume93]

beautiful guitar playing

[newhighwaybluegrass]

Okay, that does it! I'm packing up and coming to Germany for lessons on how to play guitar!

[chard99999]

Wonderful, I'm speechless.

[Boddingtons2007]

very nice, thank you

[furtrader19]

That was impressive. Beautifull song.....WOW

[jeferstrings]

WOW!! thank you!

[Kaike156]

wenn ich ganz ehrlich bin: ich habe echt selten etwas so wundervolles gehört... . Mein absoluter respekt, ausgezeichnete Arbeit. Leider beherrsche ich meine Gitarre noch lange nicht so gut =)

[Kaike156]

sorry for my language, but i cant say something like that in english. you could say: i'm out of words^^

[2xVitamR]

sehr schön

[MrLucky923]

wow!! fantastic!! 5 stars!!

[welshysheep]

thats so beautifull

[oct10day12]

You Are The Mannnnn................

[clankinguitar]

Man are you good. Had to watch it 3 times.

[mtparan32]

Excellent. You would do me (and others, I'm sure) a great favor if you would make available any tablature for this. I've been looking for some good fingerstyle tabs of Gordon Lightfoot for some time now. If not, thanks for sharing your music anyway.

[samroca]

Very nice! Good stuff. Good fingerpicking, good technique.

[Toby48624]

what fingerpicking do you use?

I've been trying forever now and just cant seem fto figure it out. I've been playing it with a basic folk picking but this evidently isnt the key?

[samroca]

Toby48624, in order to do fingerpicking like that you first have to go back to the basics. You have to temporarily put your celluloid picks away and practice with your fingers. You have to start with arpeggios in all their different variations in order to develop the finger techniques. Once you master them, you'll be able to fingerpick like Mr. Oldpicker. It's just a matter of practice. Once your fingers get used to the techniques, you'll be good to go.

[dfhjsdbfvuretgjknfds]

wirklich sehr schön gespielt.

Ich hoffe , eines Tages krieg ich das auch so hin!

Grüsse

leon

[dog1clear]

you sir are a bad man

[themanhootch]

Superb. Does justice to the song without trying to compete with the vocals. Very wise, as Lightfoot cannot be surpassed.  You are smooth.

[2guitarme]

Very nice. Nice picking and phrasing. Some day I'm going to learn to play the guitar.

[Paradoxtrance]

You My Friend Are A Miracle Worker On a guitar I can totally listen to this all night Great !!!!!

[Ansalems]

Just beautiful,love your style

Carolyn

[microchrome]

Nice...

But that fan noise in the back ground is very annoying. Try a studio or something ...

[8BILLL]

you sound like the girl who when handed the last cup of coffee in the world complained that it was too cold or hot or something.....

[pickerman4]

That was absolutely brillant!! Great melodic lines with so much feeling. I didn't know a Larrivee guitar could sound so great!

[helenkiranell]

That's phantastic! ***** Helen

[pchaplo]

poetry of the guitar. so much heart and soul! ...timeless, like the song!

[BRIAN928S]

Sing the whole song without opening your mouth, nice job.

[472729393]

gorgeous

[newname363]

that larrivee resembles mine... LV09E

[WeatherReport07]

Beutiful rendition, I like the little touches you added, while still keeping the song totally recognizable. Is your guitar in standard tuning ? I can't even imagine playing the song without a capo.

[CoNietzscheWa]

Great job - I particularly like the intro! Lightfoot is a great guy to cover because the dynamics of his music work with many styles and approaches, but it takes special talent to do it as well as you have here.

[bozeboo]

I gave my son a guitar for his 15th birthday and it sits in his room not used. I wish he could play like you.Great job.

[watchmill24]

You have magic in your fingers.....

[watchmill24]

Wow! you are just amazing.... I love this song. But the way played was toooooooooo beautiful.... touched my heart. Thanks

[LANC123456]

dude, going trough some rough times over here... the song helped mate...

[thatsjustgr8]

With a name like yours I just had to tune in.

:) Well done OldPicker. I listened twice it was so nice, gentle, melodic, beautiful!

You're a credit to our generation. Post more?!

[bloodrayvyn]

absolutely beautiful. I'm in tears.

[taviswade]

awsome great feel to your playing

[351Nova]

Top Shelf , i love my 12 string to my good sir , your just a little light in a spot or two but who can hear it other than me and you ? 5 STARS.

[whish86]

damn, cool. thanks for that. so nicely done.

[LMMN8R]

Xcellent picking style, I practice the same style but i'm just not as good,but will get there.again, awesome picking. plus 10

[spritquest35m]

that is like a prime cut of steak.....I like strip loins my self

[toonzz5215]

Hey Oldpicker, you have a great finger picking style. Do ypu do any Rev. Gary Davis, or Leo Kottke stuff?

[nomberguan]

AMAZING!

I loved the arrangement. I really admire guitar players like yourself who can play chords + melody in such an exquisite manner.

Thanks for sharing!

[milou262]

Such a nice melody, played so well BRAVO!

[jefftoe]

love your style

[vestamrv]

Me encantó! gracias por compartir!

[phishfearme2]

sehr gut! sounds like there's two guitarists!

danke viel mal, phish

[labear79]

Very impressive. Very impressive indeed.

Thank you

[RussellK9]

Just excellent. The arrangement is superb. Wonderful playing. Bravo.

[lleonardoo]

I wish I have this excelent version on mp3 o audio disc at home...

so good I can´t believe the feeling you put in it..

[acousticman1]

really nice arrangement thank you

[pchaplo]

you play with a lot of HEART! im bowled over by the soul of your playing!! OMG what a talent, practiced in solitude, now shared with US. THANK YOU!!!

[reverendbecker]

I should visit your channel on a regular basis!

[Amy4tinny]

Wow! Now I have a goal, you're awesome! Thanks for sharing!

[kedtoroko]

wieso schreib ich denn in englisch wenn du deutscher bist.. naja egal klasse gespielt, was kostet ne stunde unterricht? :D

[kedtoroko]

wow i wish i could play like this, if i could i'd quit my lousy career plans and become a pro musician :D

[FlyingHorseKnuckles]

I am very impressed. I love your style of blending the melody within the chords (something I strive for, but you succeed in nicely). Is this your arrangement? It is very pleasant & relaxing. Thank you for your generous comments. Jon

[OldPicker]

Hi FHK,

yep - it is.

with greetings from Germany -

OldPicker

[guitarsds4852]

I sure enjoyed this video...it's been a long time since I've heard this great song....good job!

[doctersvanleeuwen]

Sehr Schon

[VienerG]

whos the artist...gordon lightfoot? nice rendition by the way

[OldPicker]

thx for posting...

and the artist is Gordon Lightfoot

[spank60]

Nicely done.

[reverendbecker]

Great once again. First time I saw your Larrivée, seems to be an nice guitar (despite that cutaway).