carlos vamos "Vamosia" acoustic tapping version

[ericvx1]

Thank you, very inspirational !!!

[otonnessen]

Lesson ?

[zwatson1000]

so beautiful .. its a lost style of playing on such a common instrument . very soothing

[southboundtraveler]

Can't. Stop. Listening...

[stapme]

2:46.....oh my, how beautiful

[TheGrocanin]

MASTER,MASTER,MASTER

GREETINGS FROM SERBIA,FROM BELGRADE CITY : )

[scullshot]

delay is the shit

[Rafael849910]

so sad and beautiful, maybe one day I'll be able to express myself throw my guitar like that

[SweeetPicker]

He makes 4,20 minutes of time becoming 4,20minutes of music.

[snookie60100]

too beautiful - just to be cried on !

[reppait]

a Brain Massage ...beautyfull

[kraker109]

Holy Christ... That's how jesus plays!

[nolan067]

wow

[DariuszOlmo]

to dislike this you must be the greatest guitarplayer in the world, or you have the smallest dick.

[xis123]

or they could b deaf

[Deliciouswisdom]

love this

[reweramoko]

i have no idea who are the 15 people who said they dislike it, but man, to bitch about a musician like this one you must have such a gigantic ego or be the worst dumb ass ever



[naryanr]

Someone has to tell me where you can buy this version. I don't want to just rip it, I want better quality and I want to give this guy something for that song.

[paulwhoo]

unlike most guitar solos this one is beautiful music.wow

[aaaarrrgggghh]

to hit dislike on this one must be retarded

[12centuries]

This part at 2:50 is about as sweetly perfect as it comes.

[indioargento]

soberbio tema.... un grosso!

[phantomluna1]

Trully God's creation. Just awesome

[CanadianBaconGod]

didnt know god let people use his personal guitar

[dustofseven]

this video is 4:20 minutes long....ty pot god for this video :)

[AcousticBruce]

as tedmuss said... memorizing!

My ears are not advanced enough for the ending though.

[AcousticBruce]

as tedmuss said... memorizing!

[kmartrwe2002345]

i think 16 people accidentally clicked dislike instead of like

[iBrodeoShow]

Smiles for miles =)

[BenJaminLongTime]

freakin sweet, what effects/equipment are you using? sounds amazing

[mcspraycan]

@BenJaminLongTime I'd put my money on a digital delay for one. Maybe an overdrive as well. I'd dare say he wouldn't be using much more than that.

[Bloodclaatkrabbz]

@BenJaminLongTime: obviously a little delay...

[zedboeing]

Jimi Hendrix's spirit is out there, taken 40 years for another prodigy to appear, this is so incredibly out of this world

[tedmuss]

mezmerising

[PSYCHEDELIKSOUL]

he kinda looks like steve clifford lol

[Fons1958]

Carlos speaks perfectly Dutch and he lives in Amsterdam...I guess that makes him Dutch, no?

[pollyjaneH]

Carlos you're GREAT !!

[Phazur]

wow very virtuoso, soo much good guitarists on this planet!

btw im lefie too but play regular, one of the only things i do righthanded.. most people use their lefthand more than righthand on guitar so i think it doesn't matter that much

[Angryrodent]

gillar Carlos Vamos så jälvulusikt!!!!

[spawn666reaper]

I would pay to see this. It this guy dutch btw? Best stuff ever....want to buy this stuff on cd...cant find it anywhere. Can someone help me out?

[Fons1958]

@spawn666reaper Look above: to the right of the word guitarnica you can see a double arrow. Just click on it to see his website address.

[aceintuna]

@spawn666reaper This guy is spanish. I have seen him on the street of barcelona 5 years ago playing such things and everybody was just amazed ! he had 2 CD that he sold on the street and i bought one of them. Some other songs are perfect too. The CD i got is called Tappenade. great stuff. You might find it on the web

[maniacguitar]

beautiful, thanks for such inspiration carlos

[mcneillm]

Being a fellow leftie, I thought I was getting good, til I seen this. Everytime I watch it, it nearly brings me to tears, not just the the talent, but the tune itself, to me, its the guitar equivalent of Gortoz A Ran (Denez Prigent, worth looking up).

[mcneillm]

Being a fellow leftie, I thought I was getting good, til I seen this. Everytime I watch it, it nearly brings me to tears, not just the the talent, but the tune itself, to me, its the guitar equivalent of Gortoz A Ran (Denez Prigent, worth looking up).

[Outie1179]

FINALLY ANOTHER LEFTY GUITAR PLAYER

[spajjk]

I've been playing guitar for over 10 years myself and no matte rhow many times I watch this I keep wondering "How is this even possible?" :)

Amazing talent

[8153max]

you should be world famous by now and a house whole name.....your one of the best genuine guitarist I ever heard theses days. There is just to must crap out there stealing the show from talent like yours....your truly great player...max

[Mr53562]

this just shows hoew much talent is out there cause ive never known this guy till now. have i been under a rock???

[brakey87]

he is so amazing i cant get over how good he is like fuck dude cmon how do u hav that much talent n not win a noble prize for guitars haha

[tavoramso1]

This song contains, so much elements, its so pure, refreshing....I can't stop listening to it...one of my favorite songs without a doubt. Vamos Carlos, Vamos....

[yonswidow]

i lived in Amsterdam a few years and i saw this guy playing many times in Leidzeplein. The police made him stop playing sooooooo often. A real artist being stoped from playing in the streets!!! what a world we live in!!!

[smoomo]

i got to get tabs for this song!

[hetfield2x4]

simply beautiful, great playing

[lagdom]

ole ole de verdad...........q gusto tocando... me encanta, tiene detalles flamenco pero acustico , un saludo "Flamenflow"

[lucasza]

You're brilliant

[xXTwojPanXx]

fake

[tidurmiring]

yesss ... you're disturbing me with your unimportant topic. a man with such great skill can move wherever he likes. he may pretend whatever he likes as well. plleeeeeaasseee ....

[ukpup]

oh jesus! you try playing and not moving.......ITS WERE HALF THE TEMPO COMES FROM.......!!!!

YOU TRY LISTENING TO YOUR FAVE TRACK AND NOT MOVING...OR SINGING.....SAME THING! LOL

[flagey12]

@ukpup do you have to blaspheme

this is music

[JonnyHausberg]

@ukpup well i hope you one day will wake up.

[amchris66]

i love this song.. its amazing

but i (and im going to get so much hate for this) dont understand why these guitars have to move around like idiots.. its like hes pretending to be feeling this tune so much, even though you know he as practiced it about 50 million times..

just sit still and be normal! it retracts from the beauty of the song and it makes it harder for me to watch ur hands!

[jamesal]

that movement hes doing...its called movement. how many famous guitarist have you heard of that put no feeling in to their music and performances....if you wanted a lesson you should have asked him not insulted him :I

[fabledaxeman07]

beautiful!

[picktommysmusic]

INTOXICATING!!!!!!....I was lost in a trance watching this...Pure Brilliance!!....

Thank you for such Beautiful Music!!!

[henrychinaskii]

no se me ocurre ningun guitarrista tan bueno

[dustofseven]

one of the best in the world

[iLoVeOnEcUtEbOy]

im agree... lol ;) nice one....!

[nickrulez809765]

is that a maton?

[deadkittens666]

La primera vez que escuche a Carlos se me vinieron lágrimas a los ojos y me hizo creer otra vez en el arte y en la música ya que tenía tiempo alejado y había perdido toda la fe y la pasión en mi vida, muchas gracias!!!!!!!!!!!

[tkdbender]

Brilliant!

[Tomas9308]

lol i just cracked up.... i was reading all these artistic and glorious comments.... and then i read this comment saying his head is bobbing like the one in a dashboard puppy .... LAUGH OUT LOUD SERIOUSLY

[1S0AR]

LOL

[TheBlakem]

You are awesome bro..really really nice!

[delasmujeres]

Fantastic! You rock, my friend!

[esurfer26]

What pick up are you using? Does it need a 9v battery?

[artjapide]

Godlike.

[NejiHyuuga777]

Very good playing, and great song.

[DaVeiwer]

That was a well spent 4 minutes and 19 seconds.

[artjapide]

Very well.

[tobalcainalhambra]

the time went slower when i was hearing this song, now i got some more seconds of life

[yppers]

@DaVeiwer no 420!!!

[GCultimate]

@DaVeiwer what about the other 1 second ?

[dirckson]

Nww hear this !!!

Carlos will perform, together with Lindsay Buckland, as "The Famous Unknowns" in concert hall "De Waerdse Tempel" in a city called Heeerhugowaard (which is located in the north-west of The Netherlands) ...FOR FREE !!!

A must see and hear as they are just AWESOME !!!!!!!

[CharlieChuno]

hahah. this made me lol

[smiljanicn]

Maestro!

[dirckson]

...very good...

[skaterdios]

hes god...

[tool69tool69]

God has returned and he plays guitar

[LupoRosso900]

great rhythm!

[nahunramos]

muy bien muchacho gracias por tus lecciones

[dll360]

yeahhhh

[strav12]

OMFG - WOW and SUPERWOW! That was just fucking amazing!

[tclub22]

wow~!!!! amazing!

[rapid287]

I think he could create a very good electronical music of every type with guitar and his tapping and delay as fills and melody, or something like that.

[scullshot]

i think its the delay that does half the job here but he uses it very efficiently and without doubt this is a great composition

[ElementExit]

i LOVE the way he's able to use his hands on guitar..

[hendrixmay]

its like his 2 hands are in conflict and are trying to work things out, so they can live with eachother.... this piece is so complex and amazing!!!! a flawless masterpiece.

[halimski]

are you high? kidding man. and yeah man..this guy is phenomenal!

[leads4agents]

Thats tight man! Awesome stuff

[Gowalingla]

i like the slide sound....

[DrDread]

I must know how it is you can get such a gorgeous sound, especially when you tap higher than the 12th fret as genernally that brings a high pitched buzzy nasty noise! What's the secret?

[buzz1991]

its called a harmonic and you just tap on the fret between the 12 and 13.

[silatyogi]

Genious

[forrest49]

Sick man.

[lastelin]

You made my day Vamos, this is breathtaking...

I but I have to say you play the guitar like a boy who always wanted to play piano, but his parents decided he will take guitar lessons.. :)

[finepath]

Hey Carlos, this is truly heart stopping stuff. It's what we all strive for as musicians: grace, dynamism, emotive, virtuosity, and yet so peaceful. Simply lovely.

Love ya!

[qwerrik]

anyone know where i can get/buy tabs for this ??

[jepsting1]

great! great! great!. men am your student, any lessons?

[BenZeneProject]

awesome!

[chudsinator]

wow hes good...

[vladacondric]

Amazing

[ashtrayCrackhead]

He's a monster.

[redking15ca]

is that REALLY low action with a mic boost or are your hands freaking SWIFT AND STRONG AS HELL!?!?!?!

[riffraffacdc]

haha agreed xD

[CrispBeats]

distinct style.

nice progressions

and sound

[andoniromano]

you are great

[guitarbifaz]

tio esta cancion es increiblemente preciosa felicidades, ojala pudiera tocar un tema asi..........

[aamvb]

this is truely an amazing piece, all inspiering 5/5 =]

[amchris66]

how do you learn to start playing like this? with like, both your hands on the neck? i tried to learn some stuff but its all way too hard.. isnt there any entry level stuff?

[carlosewm]

he probably studied music, the name of this technic of fingering the frets is called tapping or hammer-on.

[Anth0nyGiuliani]

no its just tapping

[Donnyleon7]

no...its just carlos vamos

[psychedallas]

Try playing the more complicated licks slower. And play through an amplifier so your fingers don't have to work as hard. He's listening to himself through headphone monitors.

Also this song uses a delay effect.

[TheBleeding888]

i could literally listen to this for 3 years straight and not get tired of it, Carlos, youre a genious and i hope someday i could evn be a fraction as talented as you, youve inspired me to pick up my guitar and actully try to play something as beautiful as this. the first time i heard this song i nearly broke down and cryed, beutiful work man

[ondrique]

Wow, Carlos, Thanx! I've heard that tune live in Amster Dam square in summer 1999, and it was my first experience from Amsterdam. I bought a CD, but I lost it, then find it and lost it again.But always when I hear that tune, I'm back in the moment when I've heard it for the first time. Thanx again!

[Neptune0100]

It was kind of repetitive... but beautiful, nonetheless.

[Ravenhunt]

u know...the 4 essential things in music are Melody, Harmony, Form and Rythm...that's all about form..the easyest is the form to understand, the more u can concentrate on melody, harmony and rythm...i think it's a good choice, in this case..it's not a neverending modulation as Steve Morse or Chick Korea..this is a 3-4 ideas..even nabs can understand such a simple form, so it's good because of it's repetitivness..anyway, great musical moment for me..thx for this!5*

[speedy000777]

BRILIANT!

[hjrvideo]

Perfect sound, one of the best sounds ever heard!!!

[emiliolocura2]

Wow, only 137K views? This video deserves to be on the top 10!

[dracken8]

possibly the best video on youtube

[naryanr]

the most aquatic sounding thing i've ever heard, should have been the soundtrack for the zora's domain in LoZ: TP

[Anarchisttttt]

This is pretty badass but i prefer the more raw version

[k66nyc]

... this is - probably one of the most beautiful songs ever written by anyone on this planet.... perfection at its highest imaginable state of consciousness... there are NO other words to describe it.... Carlos, you are the dominating force and people around the world should be inspired by your genius and talent... God Bless you and - keep up the good work....

[Drivenfast999]

fantastic!

[WarrPigg1969]

Hey.... while we're on the subject of great tappers.... let's not forget Erik Mongrain!!

[SvenualSpiel]

hes a league down from this bloke

[WarrPigg1969]

I disagree.... different playing styles.

[qwerrik]

he looks like Tim Roth hehe

[proydan]

Greatest guitar Tapper in the whole world!!!!!!! He's so awesome!

[stefeu]

not best but really really good

[bhaah]

wahaaha..lupet!!

[redking15ca]

I've never heard of this guy before and it took forever to find him on youtube after seeing him a few years back i always wanted to hear/see him again... he seams to be as good if not better than andy mckee and antoine and them.. why is he not as popular? he's amazing!

[chocolosho]

i agree that antoine odufor is technically great and don't get me wrong i love his music

but that's not all there is to music there is music that can make you feel in heaven and it wasn't the technical aspect of the bit

like thom york or mark knopfler,

there are people that can play technically better but not the same

[redking15ca]

I know... I was saying, he seams as good if not better... and yeah, it's like any artform, it has its technical and expressive sides.

[HiitsmeMOA]

I listen to Carlos on Youtube every day, it's breathtaking how he sounds! Really beautiful, gonna buy the cd!

[sonicaholic]

i seen this guy busking in central london many years ago and baught a cd of his have been absolutly captivated by his style has to be one of the most talented guitarists of today ;P

[matchstring]

thats really fantastic!!!!

like a ,reverberations maybe

[mathnerdm]

wow this would be great to learn

[gibsh]

dear tom, same style

[nicopriv]

I heard this song for the first time in 1997 in Ferrara.

Every time is magic, is amazing, is the music itself...

[magirecords2005]

So relaxing.

[aquaman300]

hearing this makes me offended that the mainstream music industry crams no-talent hip-hop crap down our throats when God himself speaks through people like this

[donostia13]

Great comment, I agree! Carlos is amazing.

[danteVEC725]

there is something on the sound of the guitar, i don`t know what it is, something holy i think, you can feel his music, it touches you, who are you carlos vamos? fantastic

[Bonofreeman]

he is playing..magic...

After seeing his play,I found my play on guitar is totally shit...I would cut my guitar into pieces,And don't wanna touch it again

[KallistiUK]

Fantastic! I first saw Carlos busking in Leicester Square back in 1997 and bought his Vamosia CD and then when he returned a few months later the Guitarnica CD. I remember coming back from lunch and hearing this incredible sound coming from the corner near the Swiss Centre (now demolished) and just stood there entranced for 20 minutes listening to his incredible playing. I got into trouble from my boss for being late back from lunch but it was worth it!!! :)

[Ultrachelo]

que tema Carlos...la verdad que me inspira escuchar tu musica.

Gracias a inet y youtube por dar a conocer la cantidad de musicos exelentes que hay en este mundo.-

[carloswallauer]

Thats magic. Simple as that.

[JimiXpresion]

Oh my...if I hadn't seen this vid, I would guess that I guy is using digital delay on his acoustic guitar.

Totaly awsome!!!

[carloswallauer]

I think he's using if you pay attetion closely to it, but.. the effect is very soft..

[IWillSkipTheChip]

Im sure this has been addressed somewhere in the ocean of text comments, but do any of you know the tuning on this song?

[jclevien]

Yes. It is in natural F (FA), with minor character.

Juan

[IWillSkipTheChip]

Thank you, but could you be a little more specific? Not sure which string is tuned to the minor...

[jclevien]

You are welcome. The "minor" is referred to the character of the composition. Basically there are two major "characters" in every musical piece: major (happy) and minor (sad), and combinations of the two. Of course, there are several more indications, like "con forza", "vivace", etc, but I was talking about the special "sadness" and melancholy of the song.

I am not a guitarist, so I cannot tell you about every string tuning that Carlos is using, but I am sure that the main tone is natural F.

[thejohnofsteel]

he's asking for the way each string of the guitar is tuned, not the key.

[jclevien]

I think the guitar is tuned a half tone down from standard tuning. I just compared the tone with the 440 hz A and I was correct, what was confusing was that Carlos "trasposed" F# to F, clearly viewed in 0:41.

Juan

[thejohnofsteel]

there is no question about it. read the video description. and "traspose" is not a word.

[jclevien]

I've read the description, thanks. Sorry, my native language is not English. By tuning, I mean the standard tuning like this (ordered from the thinner string to the thicker): 1st: E -> E flat (or D#) 2st: B -> B flat (or A#) 3rd: G -> G flat (or F#) 4th: D -> D flat (or C#) 5th: A -> A flat (or G#) 6th: E -> E flat (or D#) I am not convinced if Carlos used the 440 hz for tuning. Anyway, is only a semitone. And I marked clearly the time when he was pressing the "normal" F#, but tuned half down.

[thejohnofsteel]

I know what the hell you mean by tuning. there is no argument here. He is tuned down to D which is one whole ste flat.

[thejohnofsteel]

down a whole step. read the comments!