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  • Grossartig, wie immer.

  • for some odd reason i started to play like this and it was nice and sounded nice and made me feel great but for some reason i lost it.... please come back :(

  • @heymynameistyler use the force tyler.

  • @FatTonyCologino stay green. 

  • 0:54 sounded a bit like some Legend of Zelda tune :O Still great stuff though.

    If you guys could check out my channel and give me some feedback on my playing (I'm relatively new to fingerstyle) that would be much appreciated :D

    thanks :D

  • This song touches my soul and gives me goose bumbs......just beautiful Tommy, thankyou x

  • If this DOESN'T make you wanna cry then you're a bitch.

  • I'm a 39yr old guitar player and have played every style in a million bands. I've always come back to playing acoustic in my living room and writing on my couch. This cat is playing music from his soul so flawlessly. What a talent he is. I listen to his music with my heart not my ears

  • I discovered this song and Tommy when I was 30, thats 30 years less listening time than I could've had. Downer.

  • I can't be the only one who gets goosebumps with the harmonies during 3:13 to 3:17... magical!

  • For those impatient 37 he played something else: Train to Düseldorf ;o)

  • Going to meet him January 22 2012, can't sleep, can't wait!!!!! I'll play him this or Papa George, maybe To B or Not to B, or Endless Road.... All his songs are so amazing, I can't choose!

  • this is the most amazing song i've ever heard...every time i played this on concert or on competition it was big succes...so, Thank you Mr. Emmanuel

  • 240p is a disgrace for something as great as this.

    Come to think of it, I don't think 1080p would even remotely do Tommy justice.

  • it's just perfect,,,every single note,,, could not be played in a more emotional way,,every note,,IN EVERY SONG,,fuuuuck

  • What we all aspire to play - the perfect melody. He shows us that it can happen and that is what he brings to us - the hope .

  • It takes a warm soul & the grace of god to play as beautiful as this.

    I've played guitar for well over 30 years now and I hang onto every note he plays in this song but I can't come close to the flawless guitar playing of Tommy Emmanuel.

    Total respect to you sir.

  • @ecurl Same, I totally agree only tommy plays his songs so perfectly!

  • @rulez7000 Well, I have seen a video or two of Tommy making a rare miss while playing. However, in one of them he was warming up in the green room before a show. When he was done with the song, he stated jovially, I meant to do that. :)

  • When a river of music is poured in a human , geniuses like these are born to the world !!

  • imho the best version of this song on youtube. simply beautiful. check out my cover of this song if you like :) watch?v=Ko15DdjgDso

  • This man tells a story on that guitar and it's one of dreams fulfilled. Thank you so much guitarsoul. I am so in awe to finally hear this.

  • the very first image of that video is... disturbing.

  • This guy is superb and uses something that is rarely seen done effectively with guitarists, especially rock shredders, and that is DYNAMICS.

  • @BroJonKai #SooTrue!

  • GOD, the tone on that guitar!! What is it!?

  • @thesmuuuuggh Pretty sure this is one of his (Australian-made) Maton guitars.

  • @thesmuuuuggh Maton guitar. All hand made in Box hill South, Melbourne Australia. One person builds the entire guitar from frets to knecks to strap. Staff of about 10 all great people.

  • 37 people are impatient

  • @4bones1 is it bad that i first read that as 37 people are impotent?

  • This sounds like andy mckee music...this might be one of his influences....this guy rocks

    

  • @steezeebaby definitely is...if you like that stuff check out chet atkins and for a more modern thing check michael hedges..if you don't already know about both of them, that is lol.

  • How could anyone possibly don't like this - I don't get it

  • I'M GOING TO GET TO SEE HIM LIVE!!!! OH MY GOD.... i hope he has an open guitar signing :3

  • 37 people broke their finger trying to imitate Tommeeehhh da man

  • Here I am, posting a few laters after I had first heard this song. Went to see him twice in concert, and I will stick to my original comment. This is the most beautiful piece of music I have ever heard. When he played this live....the place melted, people cried, people hugged, people smiled, people felt....they really felt the beauty.

  • If this guy ever develops some touch, he'll be a pretty decent guitar player. *LOL*

  • And if I practise 1000years, never play like this. ;(

  • Tried to learn one of his songs....Like I said, I Tried..

  • goosebumps... this is definitely of the most beautiful pieces of music ever created.. such softness in the melody, and yet powerful enough to create such a strong emotional connection to it..

    Thank you, Tommy..

  • uggghhh i cant hybrid pick....at all :(

  • you know its hilarious, i played a cover of this song... and i suck compared to him xD

  • Cheers to Tommy. Traveling from Canada to New York to see him perform. Can't think of many musicians I'd do that for.

  • @albertaguitarguy I cant think of any id go to Cannada to see.Just kidding I have visited Canada Its a nice place to be from.No that didnt sound right .We all have to live somewhere I guess.

  • Tommy is amazing!

  • amazing, the melody is entrancing.

  • I dont think I have ever heard a bad tommy emmanuel song. Everything he plays is awesome.

  • he's amazing

  • I love you, Tommy!

  • What a deft touch. Looks like hes in a good zone. 

  • This is such a moving piece, love you/hate you Tommy, all the guitar players know what I mean:)

    sunaj

  • outstanding timing

  • The only explaination is that this man has sold his soul to satan. I very well may do the same.

  • @MrLowery741 Sounds like Satan got shafted on that deal! Check out that skill...lol

  • buenaaaaa

  • Truly the best acoustic guitarist in the world, well him and John Butler lol.

  • @guildfordrunner wut about lindsey buckingham stooge?

  • @KMAC6013 I was posing my opinion, if you think Lindsey Buckingham is the greatest good for you.

  • 37 dislikes? pricks

  • Tommy has gotta be a guitar angel!

  • @MyBrotherBillow--maybe they already have.. that would explain alot...

  • 37 people should have there ears cut off

  • Si un hombre tiene la padronancia del instrumento como Paco...yo creo que con un retiro de un ano solo dedicandose a lo estudio de bossa-nova, con su talento, el puede sonar bossa-nova tambien!

  • Ah! I've forgotten the great STEVE HOWE. Only with an example like "The Clap" showed to the world (in 1972) how to play guitar perfectly with the same technique who Emmanuel using today.

  • @1974romina Como si un britanico fuera a tocar música de campo a lo austriaco como tommy, no tienes idea,

  • Have you never heard about a man called Adrian Legg? Marcel Dadi? Duck Baker? John Renbourne? I'm living this strange kind of success of Tommy Emmanuel as well as Slash in Rock guitar (as to say: a NONSENSE)

  • Have you never heard about a man called John Williams?

  • So much texture.

  • This is so discouraging... Tommy Emmanuel is the reason I'm switching from guitar to piano.

  • This guitar has soul.

  • Always have loved this one. Completely unbelievable performance every time.

  • amazing...wonderful...from out of space..I'll wait.. :-)

  • EL MAS GRANDE!! TOMMY.

  • @nandosainz ES OPTIMO PERO NO ES EL MAS GRANDE!

  • every video i see that guitar is just a little more worn out.;)

  • waaaah, i love u tommy!!!!

  • waaaah, i love u tommy!!!!

  • ....and Paul Simon?

  • @1974romina Are you comparing the guitar skills or the writing skills?Its academic in my book.Tommy wins!

  • @1974romina Are you comparing the guitar skills or the writing skills?Its academic in my book.Tommy wins!

  • You'll not see more soul poured into an acoustic guitar....

    than Tommy...

  • Well.Explain me the reason why this man found the "boom" around 50 yrs old?

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  • @Jump2893 um andy mckee worships this guy

    thats like saying eric johnson isn't as good andy mckee/ i saw andy live and he was amazing but emmanuel is a way more complete player with more to offer. give a pick and tell andy to solo its not so exciting. tommy does everything. top 5 alive today

  • @sk84lifethorney2 i clicked like before even watching.

  • He needs only to look at the guitar to make better Music than all the justin biebers in the world!

  • He's a good guitarist because their songs are never boaring. But he can't play among Paco de Lucia, John Mc Laughlin and Al Di Meola.

  • Yes he can.

    and paco de lucia admit he isnt one of the greatest guitarrist because he CANT play relaxing music, and he wish do but he cant.

    Tommy can play relaxing, energetic, heavy, etc , paco no

  • YOU'RE A FOOL!!!!! PACO DE LUCIA CAN PLAY ALL REPERTORY OF EMMANUEL WITH ITS EYES CLOSED!!!!!!! NEVER COMPARE AN OPTIMUM GUITARIST WITH A GOD!

  • LoL, one of the biggest pacos dreams is can play bossa-nova, but u now what ? HE CANT, he admit it, and his fingers and tenson dont let him play a little bossa nova, lol u god hates u .

  • @tomaspepino you're a STUPID! Paco hadn't never judge other guitarists...he's really a great in every sense and anyway i think Emmanuel should go to Paco to learn so much!

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  • u compare flamenqueros con campesinos austriacos, lol king of stupids.

  • Paco de Lucia plays their pieces with an hand.

  • stupenda ! ...

  • Tommy, you are amazing and my hero.. never get bored of listening to you.

  • Great! Just discovered Tommy Emmanuels guitar playing. Lovely

  • @janki76 really?? wow!! then check out the video called Tommy Emmanuel 12 bar blues..

    SPOILER ALERT : get ready to get blown away!!

  • Imagine him with classical guitar... wow

  • whoa, that be one of the best solo guitar player in the world!

  • no

  • I saw him live last year, and he said he wrote this piece when he chose to break away from his previous record company and finance his own solo project. He said it was a huge risk, but he was patient and it worked out. Thus the meaning of the song(: Wonderful person and a godlike player!

  • The sweet Tom, has been done , beautifully on Korean Harp, a Pleasure to watch.

  • ssssssssssssswwwwweeeeeeeeeeee­eeeeeetttttttttttttttt!!!!!!!!­!!!! sweet music !!!

  • This song has great meaning to me. It used to be the song of me and my girlfriend who lives in another country. Now we're not together anymore. The song always makes me cry.

  • tommy is an angel of the guitar...for music lovers.

  • This song is the reason I re-started playing acoustic guitar...

  • Q groso por favor!

  • 37 orcs don't know what quality is

  • Man everytime I hear this man I MUST pick up my guitar .... Amaizing ...

  • @AndreiPiciu2 thats funny because every time i hear this i MUST smash up mine because theres no point in trying anymore :(

  • @gamz4tlol Never give up man ...that.s all I can say :)

  • What a wonderful piece

    sunaj

  • He is positively unbelievable.  Best guitar player I've ever seen.

  • This man's music is so moving and inspiring.....What a gift to us all!

  • You can't beat Tommy for natural ability. No electronic gadgets and gizmos. Just himself and his guitar and bucket loads of talent

  • Hmm, 35 ppl who doesn't like this. Well if u don't like music u have a problem. ;)

  • You have more than one husband? :P

  • @minhan1204

    no her husband has got more than one idol :P

    lol

  • You have more then one husband? :P

  • 1:49 Cómo puede sonar tan bien una guitarra acústica? Realmente Tommy Emmanuel toca con el alma.

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  • awesome 

  • dont you ever die on us fans .

  • Some people (at least 35) can't appreciate the delicacy with which he plays this and the total feeling he puts into it. It's far from being technically difficult. It's subtle beauty transends all the technical junk out there by a million miles. You don't have to be a really good guitar player to play this, but you have to be the best to play it like this.

  • @NeverForgotN Your comment has to go in my top 10 list of funniest comments of all time... Right there in the top 3.

  • @NeverForgotN ahhahaha........what a great comment !! You couldn't have said it any better.......

  • where is this?

  • Directly from soul to fingers

  • Why does he war these big headphones? :) Does he play deaf? I bet he could :)

  • @finder85 It must be because if he was exposed to the awesome sounds he gets out of the guitar from so close, the whole world would explode from the overload of awesomeness.

  • @ottou22 That's it! :)

  • @finder85 He's in a radio studio. Cuts the feedback so he doesn't hear delay/reverb stuff.

  • @mwmii790 Oh your right, didnt look like a studio ...

  • @finder85 This was a live radio show that plays each week from Kentucky and they have to monitor everything constantly. Thus, the earphones. I agree that he could probably play stone deaf though. If you've never seen him live, do it. You'll never regret it! He loves hi saudiences and his music and it shows.

  • @edro3111 Thanks, I'll be at one of his shows in march :)

  • @finder85 I saw him last year man, you're in for a treat.

  • @shanyin1234 Im getting to go see him in less than two weeks. I'm almost as excited to go as I was when I got to see G3 back in 07. Maybe it just hasnt sunk in yet though. haha :)

  • I know he plays a Maton! But what is the name of the model?!!!

  • @seb110893 Maton EBG808.

  • great tune. I attempted a cover of it for youtube, not even close to this sound. what a musician!

  • He's the only man I know who can stop time with a musical instrument.

  • Best Ever, Tommy

  • I would like someone to tell me if there's a better guitarist that has ever lived. And it's not the matter of egotrip for Tommy that he's the best ever, but just matter of pure art and emotion. I don't want to insult anyone, but I have never seen someone (something?) like Tommy. He is my favourite, so you can tell that I'm too subjective, but man...

  • @LostAvantasia Check out Ocean - John Butler. John Frusciante is one of my favourites, but thats just me.

  • dzięki dzięki ;] BEST OF THE BEST <3

  • Great song! awesome sounding guitar!

  • Sir Tommy Have Put soul on these songs!

  • really reminded me of michael hedges "ragamuffin," with that opening section. nice tune

  • Tommy all with hearing in 1 ear

  • Super Mario 64 anyone?

  • @dandypajamas exaclty man!! thought that the first time i heard this song!! water stage lol!!

  • master !

  • Tommy Emmanuel isn't the future of music ... I'm quite sure people will never be able to play like that

    (Steve Vai)

  • Tommy Emmanuel is the Chuck Norris of acoustic guitar.

  • @SatanMadeMe

    Man ...

    You sure deserve all my respect xD

  • @trapiatapioca Haha ;D

  • @SatanMadeMe i think youre pretty much right, almost petrucci kill mode, or dimebagish in his shred and character, in a way, bill hicksy, or perhaps george carlinesqe with his truth.. you be the judge.,.

  • @Dunford00 Name more characters in one sentence please ;)

  • @trapiatapioca Tommy Emmanuel WAS the future of music... And then music decided to make him only known to the people who want to find real genius. Too bad. Cuz I only found him because I read something about Clapton saying he was the best.

  • @bejerama It's not fair .-.

    We have whimps like Justin Bieber who take 300.000$ every concert, and then gods like Tommy Emmanuel who won't see the success they deserve in their entire life -.-"

  • @trapiatapioca and thats the difference between a genius and a fake one , Tommy is a real genius :D

  • @kasketix He IS a real genius, why does he stay in the shadow ? His music should be better promoted.

  • @wojciechzby

    really? to be chewed and spat out by the big company's like lady gaga? if you knew anything about the music industry, that's the last thing you would say. you couldn't convince Tommy to go commercial even if you tried to force him. there's nothing for him there that he doesn't allready have. besides, i'd hardly consider him in the shadow,unless you're 15 years old and only watch MTV. youtube with its 1 billion users is a starter...don't think i need to go further.

  • @pootubeftw well, you certainly got a point. I would never look at Tommy as the great guitar player he is if I would have seen a cd with him in my local grocery store. But on the other hand he will never be really well known if he wo'nt sell anything. (yeah, it's wierd.)

  • @petterud

    indeed, its a sort of tradeoff you could say. but one i think both we and tommy and more than happy with :)

    i'd let him stay at my place and play for me all day long if he ever finds himself out of gigs or being bankrupt. he'd have to live way up north though :p

    his future is safe.

  • @pootubeftw well i once heared, he plays about 300 gigs per year .... i dont think he will ever find himself out of gigs ^^

  • @Eryan724

    indeed :))

  • @Eryan724 that's almost playing everyday!!!