Angelina slowed down and explained! Part 1

[DarkSlashITA]

imagine if he was your teacher O_O

[crimith]

yeah thats the video i was looking for :-) i am learning this song atm. but does also another video exist in which tommy explains the next part ? i've seen that you've uploaded part 2, but there tommy only explains the end harmonics :-( i really need the explaining part which would come after 1:20 in this video. thx 4 help

[arundelthomas]

thanx tommy man youve solved alot of puzzles for me with your givin it away to keep it attitude theres alot of cats out there who couldnt care less if your struggling with "THeir" song. youve inspired me for years

[zoey8068]

This song makes me cry almost every time I'm a 28 yo Male firefighter paramedic.

[z454]

I wish I could play it sooooo slow ;-)

[KZFisher]

His right hand technique is always incredible - percussive hybrid pick/fingerstyle - even slowed down and explained I am left with mouth hanging open in disbelief at TE's talent! - such a gift and such a humble spirit that wants to share his gift with the world.

[FriuZ1992]

This sounds even more genious when explained!

I think that a trait of a great song

[fergusof]

Your little finger is as long as my leg. One of my problems is that my little finger is only 2/3s the size of the next finger ... makes for a lot of uncomfortable stretching.

Anyway, this is one of my favourite tunes. Thanks for making it.

[Rodgerito]

The best ever!

[synesthesia67]

what a gift this lesson is!!

[fabfob90]

yeah drop d and capo second fret

[atsmiyu]

drop d?

[peterlikesmonkeys]

i wish he would slow down and actually explain the notes

[mracousticman]

he uses thumb and index to hold the pick, which fingers is he using fingerstyle. Is it just the middle finger?

[Haeronthegreat]

All the available 3 :)

[seraphlgabri]

@Haeronthegreat

I don't think that's correct, I believe in this tune, I don't know if there are exceptions in Tommy's other songs, but I think in this song Tommy didn't use his pinky at all.

When he has to play multiple notes on a beat, he uses his pick to pluck the 3rd to the 6th string, and his middle finger to pluck the 2nd string, and his ring finger to the 1st string. And I think he picks a maximum of three strings at a time, and I'm not talking about if he strums a chord.

[TyneGibbs12]

@mracousticman Its called hybrid picking :-D

[eaars]

What are the exact notes he plays at 1:18 ? I can never get that tiny bit to sound right!

[tomatot94]

what kind of pick would you (anyone) recomend? A thin or a thick?

[olemunati]

A very tick pick. 1,5mm to perhaps 3mm !!!!

[sywalker456]

thick. definitely thick.

[mark021094]

whats the fourth chord he plays in the verse??

[NotMarkKnopfler]

I think it's Bb/A7 - that is A7 with Bb in the the bass. Bb on the A string, E on the D, open G, C# on the B string, open high E. James Taylor uses that chord a lot too. It's a nice 'inbetween' chord, to give that feeling of anticipation.

Hope this helps.

[rudiglio]

lui è un grande..ma che faccia aveva? era appena svegliato?

ahah

grande tommy..

[Solumic]

Is it standard tuning or no?

[petercourt]

Drop D

[staecows]

He's 6'2'' according to the interweb

[methodinsane]

How tall is Tommy cos his hands are huge. I don't care what anyone says that goes a long way towards his style and his level of clean playing. The rest comes from his musical genius and years of hard graft :-)

[eimead]

this is a great vid... unfortunately i have neither the god-given talent, or mile-long hands of the man so i fear it''s beyond me but fook, i can watch him all day

[puujdo]

thank u tommy :)))))

[syaoranpies]

omg thank you. the stuff that's suppose to be played between the chords are muted! i couldn't figure out what strings were played before

[markitymark90]

I wish i had bigger hands lmao

[selukam]

thank You 8)))))))) pozdrawiam z POLSKI ( Poland )

[Porsk]

I love all the little helpful clips here on youtube. Where else can you get lessons from the actual artist? :) I posted what i learned as a video response

[fridrikur]

Great tutorial. I liked the camera angle, great overview. TE is a great teacher

[rudiglio]

tommy you are one of the my gutar heroes

[strodden]

He is my hero. An incredibly humble guitar god!

[kcmsterpce]

I hate how he makes it look so easy. But I love his willingness to share, and the song itself.

[HeySayYAMAchan]

Agree. XD It gets frustrating...

He's just so awesome he can't help it

[uechanchung]

wow why dint i know about this vid before

[juschu1]

whats the chord he plays at :44?

[azahnd82]

I'm not sure of the name of the chord but it's diminished. The tab starting from the low string is X-1-2-0-1-0

[dlamberson]

A#˚7, or Bb˚7 same thing. It is a fully diminished chord. It is built with a root, minor third, diminished fifth, and a diminished 7th. You can also look at it as four minor thirds stacked on each other(the E is repeated).

[thetenfold]

Yeah they're the same without context but in a flat key, you would use the Bbdim7 and vice versa.

[kochy98]

this guy is incredible, how could you teach yourself to make songs this complicatd in your free time?

[youtuemaster05]

wicked dude u really inspire me

[KrnGuitarPlayer]

What guitar does Tommy use? brand?

[MasterExploder9]

maton

[chano800]

he has his own custom model by Maton...australian made guitars

[xdivinebladex]

lol cuz of this maybe ill actually start learning the song

[flaktower]

great performer, and such a great song!

sounds so beautiful

[acousticgoldenage]

this man is the mozart of our time

like mozart tommy has the ability to take a simple theme and develop it beautifuly

best composer, performer

what do you think?

[Art1ficiosus]

definetly, tommy rules!

[S0ng0fTh3St0rm]

exactly the same....thank you

[pontepolentepontepi]

MERAVIGLIOSO VIDEO PER IMPARARE UNA CANZONE!

now i can finally learn this wonderful song.

Bravissimo Tommy !

[finkling]

ohh i wish i found this video when i was learning this song!

an amazing player that can also communicate and educate his ideas in a fluent and constructive way is one to be marveled at and respected highly

[56panhead]

You want the BEST instructional video to learn this song go to Scott Tsai's Youtube vids,...he's by far the most thorough, slowed down, in our face videos on "Tommy Tunes", he's so good he played with Tommy backstage before his concert in Kentucky. Check it out, the kid's great! Tommy's invited him to play onstage with him during his New Jersey concert, how good is that?

[mihiro2]

man ure awesomee.. i will study hard on this song :D:D

[acousticguru34]

Im kinda new at guitar.. so is this standard tuning with the low E dropped to a D.. and the capo on the second fret.. thanks for the help !

[zvonkom]

Yes it is. Fantastic song...

[supercoolkid83]

almost got it, cheeers

[shanehennessyguitar]

ps never trust tabs, always learn by ear if you can

[scottspianist]

i agree trust in your ear is better than a peice of paper in my eyes

[shanehennessyguitar]

i learned this without a thumbpick or pick. i just copied what i saw off the other video of angelina (the one on korean tv) and used my thumb. i hardly ever use a pick, only for traditional songs or the like. still its a BRILLIANT song

[Silencer84]

I read the tabs and i really dont understand! Can someone explain? If I play like the tabs it doesn't sound like this, and yes i have a capo!

[Poohahaha]

did you drop the E to a D?

[ajfx]

the low E is droped to a D

[Silencer84]

I got it. Thanxx

[GuitarFriend]

what a down to earth genious, i would like to have a cold fosters with him and have a chat

[spheenx]

it's spelled "genius".

[GuitarFriend]

thanks, very friendly

[Annele02]

can i play this without dunlop?? i realy like this song!!

[thekev506]

yeah of course, it'll just be in a lower key than it's played here - you can play any capo'd song without a capo, it's just played in a different key

[heartion]

anyone how to make your own thumbpick?

[overcast68]

Why selfmade?

It doesn't cost a thing (Dunlop is a good one for less than 2€)

[heartion]

ahh..thanks

[kogut7]

thanks for the answer. And are there tabs for "Angelina" and "Guitar Boogie" in this magazine? If so could you scan them and upload somewhere or send it to me? Thanks in advance!

[Haeronthegreat]

Ah. Now I see what you mean. It wasn't in the magazine, i'm afraid. I think Tommy's way of teaching is to give you techniques and talk about what he's doing, then leave you to work it out for the whole song.

[kogut7]

that's great but where is the second part? (after the verse but before the harmonics)? could you please upload it?

[Haeronthegreat]

I have.

[BillNeilan]

Fantastic! This looks very doable.