Tommy Emmanuel - Classical Gas

[hutchy2409]

incredible



[hutchy2409]

incredible

[mikemoseley]

PRESTON REED LOVES IT!

[eldan400]

then play like it was nothing....damn it..

[BurmankiWi]

tommi on ihan vauhdeissa! XD kunnon piripää!

[martian76smiley]

musical tones in their purest form. you guys should check out 'happy hour'-one of tommy emmanuel's best albums. if you like this song, then you will love that cd,

[TheSN1P3R101]

YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[blueeyedsoldier100]

Mason Williams. 1988. Original artist.

[DrPretto]

@blueeyedsoldier100

1968, not 1988.

[blueeyedsoldier100]

@DrPretto Really? well thank you for correcting me, =]

Not good to be incorrect on history haha

I can play this whole song, It took me a year and a half to learn the whole thing.

[blueeyedsoldier100]

Who would even wanna dislike this?

Wow haha, this song is soo fun to play. Hurts my fuckin fingers.

[jothekid]

This video changed my life...didnt know Tommy back in 2007 and was playing some blink 182 and stuff like that...saw this video...put it on repeat about 500 times...decided to learn it and I was a changed guitarist...went from strumming to fingerpicking and thumbpicking...thats the shit man!!!!!! thank u Tommy!!!!!!!

[zer01ife]

3:22 BEHOLD THE GAAAAAAP!

[schremp0dangla]

SATURDAY! SATURDAY! SATURDAY, SATURDAY! SATURDAY!!

[nihilusJ90]

Preston Reed and Tommy Emmanuel ?

What kind of a concert is this? Alien festival?

[kungfuman82]

This video should be labelled as inappropriate. That guitar was clearly raped.

[Caljayc]

@kungfuman82 That wasn't rape, it was sweet, sweet love.

[kay0313]

so we meet again 240 p

[44varg]

FOOOOOOOOOOOOOCK!!!!!

[BodaciousBz]

the charlie sheen of guitar....except this guy has talent

[TheDecidingBullet]

poor, poor strings :D

[underscoreisnotvalid]

he reminds me of the guy from shawshank redemption

[Abysmaltormentor]

after coming back to this video for about five years, it has to be said. that has got to be the most awesome perfomance of any kind in the history of everything.

[jacktheman9834]

i was like tommy is so much better then that gu...........wait a sec thats preston motha fukin reed!!

[rawknroll69]

He rocks so hard. He's got that metal approach to his rhythm playing. Such a physical player !

[Herderszoon]

can everybody please give this reaction thumbs up, it boosts my self esteem

[xFishNinjax]

that dude is freakin RADICAL

[azorath16]

hes goneee wilddddd!!!!!

[metalgear20]

T0:00mmy ROCKS

[fizzypoplolly]

AMAZING... not much else needs saying i don't think

[LegoManiac87]

0:49 wish i could do that haha

[CtrlAltDaLEET]

THIS IS A RARE VIDEO

[NickxdaxQuick]

just died irl

[Berkaygergin]

Tommy is brutal as usual...

[neilyoung0925]

damn. so long for thinking im good at guitar.

[NoFearOfGod]

When you look up "timing" in the dictionary it has the word and this guys picture beside it.

[staubfc]

OH MY GOD!! HE IS NOT ASIAN!!!!!!!

[jakeknut2]

@staubfc lol this is one exception to the theory

[sizzlebird1]

The guy on his right can't believe it...

[bugsfx]

His performance while playing the song always makes me jump off this chair.

Physically impossible to dont tap your feet while listening to this.

[HannePierrot]

I want a guitar with blue stripes..

[jsky5768]

GEZUS the best guitarist evar!

14 people are singers!

[red33m23]

He is seriously talented.!

But IMO original version sounds better

[GlenKirkhamMusic]

I'm An Idiot, I Almost Forgot To Watch This Today ! 14 People Didn't Deserve To Be Born..

[Stullenhansel]

Crazy talent. Crazy guy. Classical gas.

[duvyk]

this guy found my stash

[Grissom90]

In this video, Reed just ruins it tbh, just seems a bit awkward, doesn't really know what to do lol, 'should i hit my guitar....shouldnt i....'

[alexmz115]

It's crazy!



[zepliveson]

this guys hillarious

[ValeNimarota]

ifeel sOrry fOah th quy nxt tO him bahaha

[dirlo191]

ma best c'est elle serieux je l'ecoute en boucle sa fait une heure j vais me mettre a l'apprendre c'est obliger 

[benrobinson333]

my favourite version

[piaovelloz]

the guy at his side is thinking: "look at me Master, please look"

[CoolKwstas123]

@piaovelloz The guy at his side??? DUDE thats Mr. Preston Reed for fucken sakes!!! A true legend!!!!!

[piaovelloz]

@CoolKwstas123 If i dont know him, thats the case, he can be who ever he wants. the guy at his side for ever.



[Drweavil]

@CoolKwstas123 and here's me thinking it was Andy Reed with Hair :D

[Drweavil]

* Mckee, Andy Mckee feckit !

[TheJackobsson]

@CoolKwstas123 Yes, and Tommy did youst pown him.

[insaneguitarfreak]

@piaovelloz LOL that guy, as CoolKwstas123 says, is the guy that inspired Andy McKee to compose his well known song "Drifting" :)

[zachphunk]

666 likes!!

[zachphunk]

666 likes!!

[junkyjuice21]

@zachphunk 689 likes!

[CaptainKnusprig]

Lol the description "Australian guitar player."

what about australian guitar god/ national treassure/ most awesome guitar player in the whole fucking worlk!! :D

[tavoochoa100]

el si que disfruta la musica!!!

[IGuiTarAllDayHELLYEA]

There are at least 12 people who go around disliking all of his videos... like seriously

[spootboy123]

Make that mic your bitch, Tommy!!

[MemeNatorius]

He is totally high on drugs here and that drug called The Music :D

[BroadcastedByMe]

After Jimi Hendrix he has the best rythm skills in the world.. :D

[CheckAvability]

Name one from Jimi better than this?

[BroadcastedByMe]

@CheckAvability All Along The Watchtower (listen to the live version at the Isle of Wight... all song is full of imrovisations and he never losses his rythm, or any song from Woodstock.... :D Pali Gap, Hey Baby (New Rising Sun), Voodoo Child (slight Return), Room Full Of Mirrors :D but just listen to the first one and you will see :D

Still don't think i don't love tommy .. :P

[deathglow]

@CheckAvability

Jimi and Tommy Emmanuel aren't comparable. They're completely different guitarists, who play completely different genres.

[tomek13696]

pojebany..:)



[tenacious645]

Thank God for youtube. I would have never discovered this brilliant guitar god without it.

[W0efk3]

I just love how he gets those flageolets bang on place on the spot.

Nice guitar player. Loved this one.

[W0efk3]

I just love how he gets those flageolets bang on place on the spot.

Nice guitar player. Loved this one

[SkillcassNase]

2.03 Like this ^^

[SkillcassNase]

2.03 Like this

[MrDannyboyhall]

that harmonic effect he gets is so good wish i could play like him

[MRFREEZE206]

why i can push "i like" only one time?it's not enough for this great guitar master player

[Geedo777]

Haha, love watching Preston Reed there. He blatantly just wishes he wasn't on the stage, looks so awkward!

[cool555breeze]

Guy sitting next to him is going "Holy *hit! I hope I don't have to follow that!!"

[alkleiza1995]

why do people always tend to say jimi hendrix or srv were the best guitarists. like this guy is fucking amazing, both technical as in writing music. people underestimate him I think

[supra1981]

He's snorted an ounce of coke by the looks of it,

[GerrardRonaldo96]

Stop the video at 3:28 and watch his face..

[lysolbombs470]

Emmanuel has always done a fine job at wrecking great songs. We know you can play fast and are very talented. /applause

Some songs are better left to the original artists. Maybe light embellishment would be more appropriate?

[MrDannyboyhall]

@lysolbombs470 ive heard Tommy play it normal and he kicks ass

[skiingupinhere]

i think if you chopped him up and snorted him you would get fucked up on coke

[pineappledaydream]

thanks to this men and especially this song I began to play the guitar, because one day I hope to play this song. Saw mister Emmanuel just two days ago in Amsterdam, it was stunning ^^

[LibraHorse1]

toooooooooooooooooooo fast

[Denomoses]

@LibraHorse1 Dude thats normal speed for classical gas lol

[Vantherel]

I personally prefer Phil Emmanuel, mainly because I met him while I was down at my local music store and he told the shopkeepers to let me use whatever equiptment I wanted so I could jam with him :D Australia FTW!!

[MrJennion]

if i'd seen this when i was 5 or 6, it would've inspired me to start playing earlier

[aceshighsays]

love his interpretation of the song. he inspires me to play.

[Shawabidnego]

i like his skills

[WaywardBrigand]

Poor Preston Reed. Just couldn't stand the awesome.

[envolopee]

his energy is rediculous!

[imkrimbaldur]

oh he's high! ...high on music!

[LABProjectZ]

The 9 dislikes should perish

[bloodred345]

at 4:00 the other guy is thinking "what the fuck am I doing sharing the stage with this guy? I can not compare skill wise and my guitar drumming sucks. should I just leave or would that be even more awkward?"

[Abysmaltormentor]

@bloodred345 dude, check out Preston Reed's Shinkansen. He's not bad either ;)

[rocky9156]

E UN DIO !!!!

[DeicideVitalLegion]

Nine people are going to be smacked like that microphone!

[Trippomane]

Look at his thumb at the beginning...

WTF I would have broke my hand to do that...

[GrayGhost8]

The 9 people that disliked this are going to be hunted down by Chuck Norris and sacrificed on the altar to Tommy Emmanuel.

[facu2394]

The guy on his left is like, "hey look i can hit the guitar as good aas he does!!!"

[maxim1733]

@facu2394 This is Preston Reed ! watch some vids of him and you'll see he doesn't have many things to learn from TE ^^

[Abysmaltormentor]

@maxim1733 Damn, I'd kill to ever be able to see a concert with both TE and preston reed...

[Soothmenizzle]

if you want to know what awkward means, look at the dude on tommy's left

[derpokerlude]

ekstase !!

[curly85021]

music shouldn't be called music any more, it should just be called tommy emmanuel

[1125112511251125]

haha the guy tries to tap along and then tommy just shows him how its really done

[stefanvidic]

whats the name of the song that starts at 2:03?

[1125112511251125]

@stefanvidic its saturday nights alright for fighting i think.. it sounds like saturday saturday saturday ! i think anyways... dont quote me on it but it sounda an awful lot like it.

[stefanvidic]

@1125112511251125 Thanks!

[mikemoseley]

Freakin awesome at 2:03 Preston Reed to the right of Tommy just can't control himself he's loving it so much!

[Manu49pere]

uffff wonderful !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[djuramayhem]

parts of this song is Unforgiven by Metallica improvised!!!!

[Salisaad]

@djuramayhem It's possible, he does things like this all the time.

[TheNameisSpeed]

0:53 WHAT IN THE WORLD?!

[S3rike]

There is no mercy for those, who click on "dislike"

[SuperNash21]

seems lyk a monstr is insyd him.....

[foshizmaniz21]

What can I say, probably the worlds greatest guitarist. He's passionate, energetic, and can play like a god. Fucking amazing

[PrimeDefection]

Is that Preston Reed?

[SleepingInTheFire]

1/2 concentration 1/2 pure enjoyment

[HolySweetFr4nck]

@SleepingInTheFire OR! 1/4 concentration and 3/4 pure enjoyment

[wolfman8075]

It's the 12" version...

[bornkilla123]

This guy has no problem with weight gain. He probably lost like 4000 calories playing this song alone.

[fricike]

tommy emmanuel-one man band.

[stronzo88]

what?! cocaine!!?? i hope you' re joking!!! he is one of the most good guitarist in the world... it is sohw's adrenaline.... you are crazy!

[TRUECOLOURENERGY]

As he punched the microphone he thought "Dieeeeeeeeee bitch" !

[GabrielToraTheOne]

@TRUECOLOURENERGY hahahhaha,yesssssss

[junkyjuice21]

@TRUECOLOURENERGY fool

[ZachYoungMusic]

the guy sittin next to him is goin "what the hell am i doin here man"

[InnocenceCorrode]

@ZachYoungMusic Thats preston reed...another kickass guitarist

[williamindragunawan]

1:36 bending an acoustic guitar's neck FTW!

[julygoly]

i think this version of classical gas is extraordinary !!!!!!!! absolutely incredible !

[redhavok666]

lmao random

[onehit666]

Classical "Gas"

Can't ask for much more from Tommy.

[cheese123321123321]

in soviet russia, guitar plays tommy

[MrFidesko]

The guy near Tommy is thinking "What am i doing here?"

[MrFidesko]

I think that TE is a little bit better player that Andy Mckee

[Robert1020034]

Tommy Emmanuel my very well be the best classical guitarist known to man, and the most inspiring part is that he has fun while hes doing it...alot of other skilled guitarists play very well, but they look very seriouse...Tommy OWNS!!

[softman88]

best Classical Gas version EVER!!!!!

[avi5952]

WHT the fuck is cocaine...he's deep involed in MUSIC !!!

[MrSwiftlova]

This is the best guitar player ever period"."

[MrSwiftlova]

I can't figure out how to play the very beginning 

[MasterclassNL]

@MrSwiftlova he puts his thumb on the 7th fret of the low e string and keeps it there while he goes from these chords, ebebeb dada 2x, its like a speed metal strum pattern

[GuitarHeroPhenomSux]

I love how this video starts out. Dark room, you can hear a menacing riff playing that adds to the suspense, spotlight shines and zooms in to see an old man headbanging.

[CYRI090693]

I want to know what this guy takes! xD

[Nilephan666]

@CYRI090693

My friend, Tony Emmanuel's one and only drug is the music he plays.

I mean, i'm pretty damn sure you would be that happy if you had the ability to play that fantastic music too.

[qwinkly]

@CYRI090693  Years of lessons! Practice!

[Fastcheetah9]

What show is this?

[MotorSickler]

Old Farts Rule!!!!(we made it a law before you kids were born).

[aerrhh]

fucking amazing! xD

[GuitarInuendo]

The Best. Period. Hands down. There is no "greatest" guitar player, but there is no one better than Tommy Emmanuel.

[Juggernaut2790]

im so happy i get to see such talent live this saturday =-)

[chaplan76]

He's the first case Ive heard of that died from playing the guitar too much.

[Sheppomania]

Awsome!

[jenetik0]

I cant play this, but don't want to

[Tedericoe]

@jenetik0 lol good response. 

[MobumCY]

I really want to play it

[ubacam]

was that saturday nights alright for fighting in the beginning?

[ChristopherPrim]

@ubacam  yeah

[cloneJL]

siiicckkk

[LoonyBird27]

I'm not so sure I like this version that much, but he sure is a hell of a guitarist!

[Brodie595]

@LoonyBird27 i like the original it is quite good but this is just great it adds more to the song

[LoonyBird27]

@Brodie595 You know, after hearing it for the first time it kept going through my head the rest of the day...It's actually quite catchy!

[minichapman]

3:23

Guitar-gasm

[Pygmalion0116]

what a big hand!

[fistofpeanuts]

the " aaaaargh " did it for me ... have another sniff ...

[metalmasta]

Best Version =]

[sukhoi344]

just been on his show, i gonna fuck myself

[imzdanful]

amazing guitar playing with a touch of coke.