Christmas Time Is Here - Solo Fingerstyle Guitar

[mikecalzone]

It was so good, I stole it! NICE!

[MartyPlaysMusic]

@mikecalzone LOL, hope you enjoy playing it as much as I do!

[tytlfamily]

Hello, nice rendition! I always enjoy this song very much. I sent you a video response, thanks, and enjoy your guitar playing very much!

[MELLIE8595]

very very nice

[MartyPlaysMusic]

@MELLIE8595 Thanks!

[littletingoddess96]

i need the tablature for this. (if it is available to you, can you please PM me and i'll tell you my e-mail?) thanks

[adodson]

This is very nice.

[Phophorousbronze]

Very nice...that touched my soul brother...Merry Christmas Marty and thank you!!

[MartyPlaysMusic]

@Phophorousbronze Thank you and Merry Christmas to you and yours.

[Phophorousbronze]

Vey nice...that touched my soul brother...Merry Christmas and thank you!!

[gmor1970]

Your guitar's tone is almost as beautiful as your arrangement. What string brand and gauge do you use? I think I've viewed this at least 20 times, and will tune to it next year, too! Thanks for your aural art.

[MartyPlaysMusic]

@gmor1970 Thank you, i really appreciate your kind remarks. I use D'Addario Nickel Wound EXL115 - .011, .014, .018, .028, .038, .049. Merry Christmas!

[slylang]

Hey Marty i suppose ?

Thank you so much for posting your arrangement of the tune. Your way of getting the bass open down there gave me the idea of putting a capo first fret and still play it in F, this low F is a huge difference and brings such a warm stand. And your beautiful voicings inspired me too. Though i voice differently under my singing, you really gave me more field to improvise elsewhere. Now i have a great arrangement because of you !

Happy hollidays by the way...

[MartyPlaysMusic]

@slylang I really hope that you enjoy playing this tune and I'm very happy that something I did helped to inspire you in a new way. Merry Christmas! -Marty

[Livontheege11]

1 person is a friend of the grinch

[jwahh]

Never heard this on the guitar. I think I like it better. Great playing man.

[360ForLife1]

What guitar is that? I hope its an ibanez.

[BobMcadoo11]

Great playing sir. One of my fav songs and fav guitar the es-175.

[pianojohn113]

Great! Beautiful chords, sound really good on the guitar. Nice job!

[MartyPlaysMusic]

Wow! Thank you so much!

[chickenyogurt]

This is beautiful.

Especially that last chord, gives it a perfect touch

[toober222]

Beautiful and excellent.

[MartyPlaysMusic]

Thank you. That means a lot coming from you. You are an amazing guitarist.

[Dysusfusion]

that ending made me cry

[bigdawgsd]

Nice to see a blond 175 being put to such good use...well done brotha.

[myhorsesanddogs]

Really good!

[rohag735]

EXCELLENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MartyPlaysMusic]

Thanks!

[vre313]

plz teach me

[cometfrenzy101]

dude plz make a tab

[laurarosegreenwood]

perfection... holy smokes

[MartyPlaysMusic]

Thanks Laura!

[jipleary1]

Thanks man. Great arrangement! and a great song to bust out during the holidays. Thanks for letting me put up the video response.

[MartyPlaysMusic]

Your version is great! Congrats on learning it from the video and playing it so well. Amazing.

[BubbaFart]

Very nice! I'm learning some fingerpicking songs on my hollowbody too. :-)

[jazzyedwin24]

Love the chords that you are playing,you have a clean sound. Great job man.

[MartyPlaysMusic]

Thank you for your ratings and comments! Merry Christmas!

[cast390]

Great arrangement,nice fluid playing...5 starz

[schwenman]

absolutely beautiful...I love this song! :)

[gigijazzygirl]

i only have two words to say about this song:

it's beautiful.

[headbanger623]

nice man, im 15 and im making a chord melody for this song too, good job, i love the dissonance at the end.

[gigijazzygirl]

hey im 15 too and i also have a chord melody for this song :D

[delpuckett]

i really appreciate you putting up this video - i'll be snagging some morsels from you. especially the turnaround at 1:09 (i'm going to be using an acoustic so the lower key (E) will be perfect). merry Christmas

[scribbydibbydoo]

holy crap, that was crazy good.

its wierd, i normally hate to here a jazz box using only the bridge PU, but somehow you pull it off...

I'd love to here how that gibby sounds in the neck or middle position thought. you should try your next video like that.

job well done!

[delpuckett]

if you ever "did" want to write out the tab/notation (hint hint - ahem) you could take a picture of it with your cell phone and post it at photobucket and put the link in your video discription. people could just click it - and download it :-) grace and peace to you Sir

[n2havnfun2]

Absolute BEST version of this song anywhere!

[MartyPlaysMusic]

I love playing this and I'm happy that folks enjoy hearing it! Thanks! Merry Christmas!

[delpuckett]

agreed :-)

[jipleary1]

Do you mind if I do a cover of this arrangement and post it?

[MartyPlaysMusic]

Sure, go ahead.

[DrShellyLR]

i like what you did witht he play around of notes at the end of the piece

[MartyPlaysMusic]

Thank you! I made that little bit up, ending with a finger-stretcher of a chord. And I didn't flub it for a change!

[scooterstrats]

I know I just posted, but damn this guy is good!

[scooterstrats]

That is beautiful and probably the bet I've heard yet. Looks like a vintage ES-175 and sounds like it. Any transcription would be great as this is the arrangement I'd like to learn.

[MartyPlaysMusic]

Thank you! I'm sorry but I don't have this (or any other tunes I play) tabbed or in music notation.

[gotit260]

this is awesome, the best out of all of them. can you send the tab. I would like to learn it.

[thatoneguyagain]

it sounds really great. do you think you can send me the tab?

[puffymuppet]

Very nice chord inversions. I don't suppose you've written or tabbed that out?

[lewscott]

Best arrangement I've heard. Very true to the original score. Well done, and I'm going to learn it and discard my own arrangement--which sucks compared to yours.

[homeskillet1962]

BEAUTIFUL! I've got to learn this!

[pookiecatblue]

That was so very nice!!

[waldo7042]

Nice big EMaj9 with 7 at the end.

[rpmyguygo]

Very good! Thank you. Is that a Joe Pass guitar?

[michaeljamescox]

Gee that makes me want to go watch the video again! Sweet job sounds great!

[BLACKZOSOZEPPELIN]

love it

[grandcarriage]

I love the arrangement. LUSH. I like the intro...is that yours? Just beautifully beautifully done.

[perryjw]

great job my friend

[DarkShadow95]

Awesome man. Seriously awesome. I think I'm gonna try to learn this now. You sir, have inspired me.

[pookapa]

very nice man, im learnin this song on the piano, definetly sounds good on guitar

[shibby3030]

beautiful. thank you for this

[jesse7187]

seriously good

i usually dont leave comments, but that was really soulful and professional sounding

great job... thats all. i loved it

[docbball41]

Hey! Do u have tabs for this song? Thanks!

[Stevepat1]

Really nice arrangement, sounds great. Wow! is it that time of the year already? I better start brushing up on my Christmas stuff.

Thanks

Steve

[freddym223]

Marty,this is absolutely beautiful!played with feeling,i can tell you love playing this tune,and i love listening 5*****

[albertaboyz]

Nice, I know this from the Charlie Brown cartoon. I never knew who wrote it. That was very relaxing piece to kick back to.

Cheers.