I have seen this fellow play on stage in Sydney and he is amazing! He plays for the crowd and for himself depending on the tune, He can play anything any style and any speed and you amateur playing clowns that criticize this genius of the guitar are laughable...!
This guy is very good, but he constantly spoils his performance by playing so fast that it becomes all about his speed rather than the sound of the song. A song can be played too fast to enjoy, and he does this all too often.
Is he good? No he is Great, a Master Player for sure. Just cranks up the speed to the point of being out of crisp control. Turns an impressive performance into a blur of Ego Rubish.
@01Stratplayer To be honest, he plays more crisp than most musicians do at half that speed. While I don't always agree with showboating, sometimes guitars need to just go nuts and have fun - variety is the spice of life. I think he's able to keep his fun attitude about playing guitar because he has those moments of silly little tricks and whatnot, instead of being perfect 24/7. I'm not trying to argue, but I think he's earned the privilege to do whatever he wantsat this point lol
@TheAtomBuster Watch the [EBS SPACE] Tommy Emmanuel - Tall Fiddler.mp4 video. Its in hi-def and the camera can actually keep up with him. You will be amazed when you realize he is just actually that fast.
Holy shit! He's a cyborg from the year 2112, here to put all other 21st Century guitar players to shame...bow before his awesome might and swear your allegiance to.........the Tommynator!
As much as I love Tommy, and this isn't meant to take away from him, but I'm pretty positive this *is* sped up. Just look at his movements from around 1:40. Everything is very insect-like, and the usual TE flow isn't there. It's extremely twitchy. Very likely sped up.
by the way, search youtube for other videos of Tommy playing Tall Fiddler--you'll find plenty of others where the video seems to be sped up but is not. Tommy re-defines possibility.
sorry man, you sound fairly knowledgeable, but you're wrong. I was there and shot the video. I promise you, it's not sped up. But in your defense, if I hadn't seen it myself I would not have believed it was possible either.
@bentile1 his technique of alternating between strict locked wrist strums and half-strum/half-single-notes-picked with the wrist and fingers is just sick ! That's the kind of stuff where you're so good you CANT even think about what it is your doing, you're just making music straight from the heart to the hands.
I'm pretty sure, after playing for 30yrs and seeing Tommy in concert many times - and playing many of his songs (reasonably well) - that this particular video is sped up 10-15%. I've studied Al Di Meola, John Mc Laughlin, Shawn Lane, Chris Impellitiri, Micheal Angelo Battio, Frank Gambale, P Gilbert and all usual suspects in alternative picking mastery and I don't think this second section is humanly possible. Good fun, but mis-leading to those who don't know. Compare it to other vids yourself.
@simonkoelmeyer - If you speeded up a video, the pitch of the guitar would go up by the same amount. Go get your acoustic, put a capo on the second fret and play a folk G major shape. You will find that it's perfectly in tune with the blessed Tommy's guitar. The piece is in A major. Also cedarhawk take note.
Its amazing what you can find on youtube sometimes. I was trying to play something else and clikked this one by accident and now I forgot what I was originally looking for. Do I care? Hell no, I wish all my mistakes were this productive.
@AlisonChaynes I can vouch for @Moley892 - not sped up at all. I was at the concert last night too and we witnessed him playing this piece at this speed with our own eyes. The guy is utterly incomparable :)
@axeboy and Bentlie1, First off I am not on YOUR youtube. Second, I said that he was an decent player just that your lousy video takes away from the enjoyment of the performance. Don't post them if they suck. AXEBOY -I wipe my dick after fucking your your mother! You got big mouths online saying shit to someone you don't even know. The both of you are probably shitty guitar players who enjoy sucking the dicks of those who can. So get on your knees BOYS! and start suckin!
I'm sorry, but that was completely impossible :-) He's one of those players with hummingbird speed -- can never figure out what their hands are doing--or which one is doing whatever it is they're doing --to produce the magic. There's talent, then there's Tommy. Thanks for sharing the soul food.
Um, ok, at what point was he showing off? If he was blind folded when he played this, then i would say he was showing off, but this is just warming up to him.
@chirpybee You're welcome. Glad you appreciated it. Tommy's awesome, and I loved meeting him afterward. I told him that my dad was a real fan of his, and had just passed away, and I was hoping he would play "I still can't say goodbye". He said he almost chose to play that, and that the song meant a lot to him too when he thought of his dad. Cool Guy!
@TadRapidly yeah, well I was less interested in taking the video than watching him with my own two eyes. Not to mention I was zoomed in a good distance--but anyway, You're welcome.
When I was kid I used to watch him play at the local pub. He was just another local guy. Had no idea at the time how one day I'd wish I could go back and do it again over and over.
As much as I love Tommy, this is just too fast! He overdoes the speed at the cost of musicality and even becomes sloppy here and there. No wonder at this speed but still, the recorded version on the CD is at 3/4 the tempo and is groovy and slick, 100 times better!
@Anne1878 Unfortuantly, not true. There is almost nothing wrong with this video. This is how the song was originally written, and how many cover it today. The CD version I beleve wasn't as fast the second time around, but still is just as grovey at high speeds. This particular video is one of emmanuel's best version of this song today.
Tommy showing off wouldnt be possible to comprehend. tommy just playing normally is what you see/hear in the video.. if he were showing off your eyes might melt and eardrums explode from the awesomeness.
@nelsonstrange I was very concerned that YOU be happy with the video that I took, nevermind that I was the one who paid to see the concert and was there to enjoy it. My fault for sharing it with you. Get off my Youtube!
tommy is ok(better than most) but movies like this wouldent make chester`s day, watching! not me either;P im glad he dont own a pensa suhr. (most likely) rofl. it would have been like crashing a mercedes
It's the Maton Tommy Emmanuel model. There's also a Fender Tommy Emmanuel Telecaster 3 pickup ( Mexican )
tomirwin1 6 hours ago
Maton--an australian made guitar--he has a deal with them, I believe.
bentile1 1 day ago
Whatz he playing? Martin?
ellonysman 1 day ago
Is thgis an open tuning?
ijoan 5 days ago
I have seen this fellow play on stage in Sydney and he is amazing! He plays for the crowd and for himself depending on the tune, He can play anything any style and any speed and you amateur playing clowns that criticize this genius of the guitar are laughable...!
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iditarod9 1 week ago
If he enjoys what he is doing and how he plays. I say the power to him. Do what makes you happy in life.
scumy222 1 week ago
This guy is very good, but he constantly spoils his performance by playing so fast that it becomes all about his speed rather than the sound of the song. A song can be played too fast to enjoy, and he does this all too often.
Is he good? No he is Great, a Master Player for sure. Just cranks up the speed to the point of being out of crisp control. Turns an impressive performance into a blur of Ego Rubish.
01Stratplayer 2 weeks ago
@01Stratplayer To be honest, he plays more crisp than most musicians do at half that speed. While I don't always agree with showboating, sometimes guitars need to just go nuts and have fun - variety is the spice of life. I think he's able to keep his fun attitude about playing guitar because he has those moments of silly little tricks and whatnot, instead of being perfect 24/7. I'm not trying to argue, but I think he's earned the privilege to do whatever he wantsat this point lol
xBTBGuitaristx 1 week ago
The video is sped up just look at his head and body movements around 1:45...still crazy though
TheAtomBuster 2 weeks ago
@TheAtomBuster Watch the [EBS SPACE] Tommy Emmanuel - Tall Fiddler.mp4 video. Its in hi-def and the camera can actually keep up with him. You will be amazed when you realize he is just actually that fast.
timbov123 6 days ago
Er....is there anything he cant play ???
driftwoodbeech 2 weeks ago
As good as he is He shows off every time he picks up a guitar.... even when he's not trying....
rjdxtr65 2 weeks ago
he can show off any time he likes........... he's a genius
myleftearful 3 weeks ago
There's no "camera" work....or speed of video changes.. This IS Tommy Emanuel at his norm....just phenomenal..!!!
STEVE13061 3 weeks ago
Tommy lives in another dimension.
adaptiveagile 3 weeks ago
Holy shit! He's a cyborg from the year 2112, here to put all other 21st Century guitar players to shame...bow before his awesome might and swear your allegiance to.........the Tommynator!
breakabilly 3 weeks ago
I want that guitar strap...sweeeet!
Jetro13021 3 weeks ago
As much as I love Tommy, and this isn't meant to take away from him, but I'm pretty positive this *is* sped up. Just look at his movements from around 1:40. Everything is very insect-like, and the usual TE flow isn't there. It's extremely twitchy. Very likely sped up.
cedarhawk 1 month ago
by the way, search youtube for other videos of Tommy playing Tall Fiddler--you'll find plenty of others where the video seems to be sped up but is not. Tommy re-defines possibility.
bentile1 2 months ago
sorry man, you sound fairly knowledgeable, but you're wrong. I was there and shot the video. I promise you, it's not sped up. But in your defense, if I hadn't seen it myself I would not have believed it was possible either.
bentile1 2 months ago
@bentile1 his technique of alternating between strict locked wrist strums and half-strum/half-single-notes-picked with the wrist and fingers is just sick ! That's the kind of stuff where you're so good you CANT even think about what it is your doing, you're just making music straight from the heart to the hands.
torgo4ever 3 weeks ago
I'm pretty sure, after playing for 30yrs and seeing Tommy in concert many times - and playing many of his songs (reasonably well) - that this particular video is sped up 10-15%. I've studied Al Di Meola, John Mc Laughlin, Shawn Lane, Chris Impellitiri, Micheal Angelo Battio, Frank Gambale, P Gilbert and all usual suspects in alternative picking mastery and I don't think this second section is humanly possible. Good fun, but mis-leading to those who don't know. Compare it to other vids yourself.
simonkoelmeyer 2 months ago in playlist Favorite videos
@simonkoelmeyer no its not you twisted man
MassiveBalloonKnot 1 month ago
@simonkoelmeyer - If you speeded up a video, the pitch of the guitar would go up by the same amount. Go get your acoustic, put a capo on the second fret and play a folk G major shape. You will find that it's perfectly in tune with the blessed Tommy's guitar. The piece is in A major. Also cedarhawk take note.
RogerjTurner 3 weeks ago
7 people have not understood anything about the music ...
grididamore 2 months ago
Whose Pickin that Banjo !
gomerpyleism 2 months ago
ARGGGHHH! and? so what! what is that song turkey jive?
fozalinko 2 months ago
Tommy has no need to show off....Showing off is for people who think they have something to prove. Tommy is just being Tommy!!!!
pootrap 3 months ago
he is not showing off, for him it is something that he does every day before breakfast
kroliczy1984 3 months ago
Too bad the camera guy never heard of a steady cam??
mr10169michael 3 months ago
Its amazing what you can find on youtube sometimes. I was trying to play something else and clikked this one by accident and now I forgot what I was originally looking for. Do I care? Hell no, I wish all my mistakes were this productive.
DoctorEeam 3 months ago
Who sped up the video? Like holy s**t Emmanuel =O
AssassinDude 3 months ago
The guitar never stood a chance!!
meersr100 3 months ago
buy a fucking tripod....
XxRaddictionxX 3 months ago
looks like a sped up version of the hunt
acdcfrigginrocks 3 months ago
is he deliberately making it sound like a banjo or what?? o_O
dandeliontea7 3 months ago
yeah - it's good... but it'll never replace music.
94scruggs 3 months ago
wharrrrrrk!
tauheke 3 months ago
@AlisonChaynes Wrong! This is a walk in the park for TE.
smythe0001 3 months ago
@AlisonChaynes I can vouch for @Moley892 - not sped up at all. I was at the concert last night too and we witnessed him playing this piece at this speed with our own eyes. The guy is utterly incomparable :)
bridlah 3 months ago
@AlisonChaynes nope... saw him last night and unless he can slow time down then this is exactly how he played at my gig =O
Moley892 3 months ago
I saw him once - he's a crazy mf - excellent musician.
craigfromnewcastle 3 months ago
dragonforce aint got nuthin on tommy
AgileRelic 3 months ago
So is he a honda or toyota robot?
BenjaminL96 3 months ago
He's not showing off, he's entertaining!
Andreas012 3 months ago
AXEBOY I take it back I'm sorry, I dont really fuck your mother.
nelsonstrange 3 months ago
@axeboy and Bentlie1, First off I am not on YOUR youtube. Second, I said that he was an decent player just that your lousy video takes away from the enjoyment of the performance. Don't post them if they suck. AXEBOY -I wipe my dick after fucking your your mother! You got big mouths online saying shit to someone you don't even know. The both of you are probably shitty guitar players who enjoy sucking the dicks of those who can. So get on your knees BOYS! and start suckin!
nelsonstrange 3 months ago
I'm sorry, but that was completely impossible :-) He's one of those players with hummingbird speed -- can never figure out what their hands are doing--or which one is doing whatever it is they're doing --to produce the magic. There's talent, then there's Tommy. Thanks for sharing the soul food.
adaptiveagile 3 months ago
Well he has been practicing since the age of 6, and well only Tommy can do Tommy and aren't we just that fortunate for it, I am.
SiggyMe 3 months ago
i hope the guitar was 18 years old...
Purplance 3 months ago
0_0 Humans arent designed to move that fast. Tommy is superhuman
Rockyslammer 3 months ago
Thanks for sharing your experience with us! Hopefully I will get that same chance.
rouschno1 3 months ago
Tommy does not show off. He simply exists.
tomfong292 3 months ago 6
this guy re-writes the book. Inspirational.
RUAV2TWIN 3 months ago
i almost thought it was in fast forward
ScottyNapaa 3 months ago
Who recorded this video? MJFox?
ThePirocadoida 3 months ago
Geewillakers!
alroy43 3 months ago
now that was fun.
kreesu 3 months ago
Um, ok, at what point was he showing off? If he was blind folded when he played this, then i would say he was showing off, but this is just warming up to him.
xrayracer1 3 months ago
The Genius that is,Tommy Emmanuel!....WOW! He's mind blowing!
Crackers2549 3 months ago
UNBELIEVABLE!....I would love to have seen Tommy and Danny Gatton play together... Would that have been something! HA
Crackers2549 3 months ago
UNBELIEVABLE!....
Crackers2549 3 months ago
Jesus Christ - that is unbelievable.
ecurl 3 months ago 4
WTF, 5 dislikes?!
CDEC420 4 months ago
I just learned to play this, just cant be bothered to post the vid...
dhextall1 4 months ago
My ears are to slow to keep up with his fingers. That is a real knuckle buster. Was that smoke coming off of the pick?
ArcherArch 4 months ago
Thx for sharing your video :-)
chirpybee 4 months ago
@chirpybee You're welcome. Glad you appreciated it. Tommy's awesome, and I loved meeting him afterward. I told him that my dad was a real fan of his, and had just passed away, and I was hoping he would play "I still can't say goodbye". He said he almost chose to play that, and that the song meant a lot to him too when he thought of his dad. Cool Guy!
bentile1 4 months ago 5
@chirpybee Yes thank you for this video of the VIRTUOSO at work! Tommy has got to be the best alive! God He is Awesome!
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nice epileptic camera work.
TadRapidly 4 months ago
@TadRapidly yeah, well I was less interested in taking the video than watching him with my own two eyes. Not to mention I was zoomed in a good distance--but anyway, You're welcome.
bentile1 4 months ago 21
@TadRapidly oh shit you just got told!
SamRIPJimi 3 weeks ago
@SamRIPJimi Yes, I have been pwned. It would have been extra embarrassing if he actually was epileptic.
TadRapidly 3 weeks ago
This is Tommy taking a nap.
appetitefordynamite 4 months ago 3
@appetitefordynamite hahahaha
RoberticusXII 4 months ago
0:01-1:59 - sick
lambo831 5 months ago
When I was kid I used to watch him play at the local pub. He was just another local guy. Had no idea at the time how one day I'd wish I could go back and do it again over and over.
Mr5CHNELL 5 months ago
I saw tommy play 9-21-2001, he played this song awesome! I wish he played classical gas tho. Hopefully he does next time!
gregplaysguita 5 months ago
He's the master!
JediHarrison 5 months ago
Showing off? This is tuning to him :P
ReallyGoodFeting 6 months ago
The song is Tall Fiddler for those who was wondering.
DanskeSange 6 months ago
forget coffee, just play Tommy, ridiculous
ZOMBIELANDakaUSA 6 months ago
all i can say is wow!!!
steeler3258 6 months ago
great stuff. I was getting dizzy though! lol
steeler3258 6 months ago
@xdivinebladex
Make it better , idiot!
hkostal 7 months ago
Does anyone know what kind of pick or thumb device he is using? He's moving so fast I can't tell.
PhantomDrums917 8 months ago
@PhantomDrums917 Tommy uses the Dunlop thumb pick primarily as wraps about the thumb.. comes in small, medium or large sizes... about £1.20 to buy.
54v115 7 months ago
@PhantomDrums917 For this song he uses a flat pick.... For some of his other songs he uses the dunlop thumbpicks
Mattias0KL 5 months ago
@Mattias0KL I actually just saw him in New Brunswick and bought a couple of his signature picks. :):) Thanks though!
PhantomDrums917 5 months ago
As much as I love Tommy, this is just too fast! He overdoes the speed at the cost of musicality and even becomes sloppy here and there. No wonder at this speed but still, the recorded version on the CD is at 3/4 the tempo and is groovy and slick, 100 times better!
Anne1878 11 months ago
@Anne1878 Unfortuantly, not true. There is almost nothing wrong with this video. This is how the song was originally written, and how many cover it today. The CD version I beleve wasn't as fast the second time around, but still is just as grovey at high speeds. This particular video is one of emmanuel's best version of this song today.
TyneGibbs12 11 months ago
awesome to see tall fiddler played on this maton, normaly it is played on his custom made maton :P. love you tommy (L)
stievelien 1 year ago
tommy a normal day at work:)
frombaerum 1 year ago
True genius!! It's so fucking natural to him it makes me sick.
jpstones 1 year ago
must melt a lot of strings!!
MrPaboy69 1 year ago 2
@MrPaboy69 I heard him say on youtube that he gets new chords for every concert. :)
anrei0000 1 year ago
@anrei0000 Not Chords; strings.
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@anrei0000 LE: I heard him say on youtube that he gets new strings for every concert. :)
anrei0000 9 months ago
Could anyone think of an even more vague title for a Tommy vid? lol
MarijnvdZaag 1 year ago
Tommy showing off wouldnt be possible to comprehend. tommy just playing normally is what you see/hear in the video.. if he were showing off your eyes might melt and eardrums explode from the awesomeness.
jessupar 1 year ago 4
He doesn't have to show off. He is just the GOD.
dechinta 2 years ago 3
WOAHH look how new his guitar is back then =P
lol it wouldn't have lasted long before recieving that distiguishing Tommy-treatment =P
mycheesedguitar 2 years ago
no way hes not fuckign human like what does hits guy eat
BuDzManson 2 years ago
You call me an idiot,or it was heard to me?
XaXotyn 2 years ago
what is this song called?
hello3199 2 years ago
tall fiddler i guess...
EmmanuelV3 2 years ago 2
It's called "Tall Fiddler" ;)
MrBasGitaar 2 years ago 2
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hello3199 2 years ago
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jesus, ever use a camera before. To hard to watch and too bad because it ruins this wonderful performance.
Idiot!
nelsonstrange 2 years ago
@nelsonstrange I was very concerned that YOU be happy with the video that I took, nevermind that I was the one who paid to see the concert and was there to enjoy it. My fault for sharing it with you. Get off my Youtube!
bentile1 4 months ago 40
@bentile1 hehe epic XD love your answers bentile
solstain1 3 months ago
@nelsonstrange bro. The camera is even more still then possibly you could get it dickwipe.
AXEBOYS13 3 months ago
@nelsonstrange thats what going wrong with music, so many people want to SEE not hear ....go watch some lady gaga musicvideos!
thanks for sharing this!
pumukellll 3 months ago
Why he playing at this guitar?
XaXotyn 2 years ago
what do you mean
bungle0 2 years ago
But usually he plays The Tall Fiddler at Maton Jumbo series ECJ85...
And in this video he plays this song at other Maton...WHY???=)
XaXotyn 2 years ago
who cares?! just listen...
smoggo1981 2 years ago 3
cause he felt like it DUH
:D
Muzishan2 2 years ago
idiot....
youre showing off
EmmanuelV3 2 years ago
haha! good)
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tommy is ok(better than most) but movies like this wouldent make chester`s day, watching! not me either;P im glad he dont own a pensa suhr. (most likely) rofl. it would have been like crashing a mercedes
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or knopflers day. the pensa boy sound perfectionist;P chets fav btw
3439ra 3 years ago
Get a clue.
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loll
3439ra 2 years ago
We are lucky ..who gives a rat's arse on quality,. DH.
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were u trying to add the effect of an earthquake or tommy being drunk by movin the camera around so much lol
algunning 3 years ago
Tommy has a new Maton??
argonthomas0500 3 years ago 2
hold the camera still
delpuckett 3 years ago
But he usually play tall fiddler on another guitar
argonthomas0500 3 years ago 2
This is just GREAT !!
Check our my little version to ;)
AcousticHaim 4 years ago
showing off? this is nub compared to what else he can do :D
xdivinebladex 4 years ago 47
But impossible for anyone else!
torod213 3 years ago
@xdivinebladex actually he said that tall fidler is his hardest song...
darrian80 8 months ago
song is called "Tall Fiddler"
galenhelt 4 years ago 5
showing off? no no, its tommys standart playing! :-)
dima666 4 years ago 81