Chet Atkins

[seapro17]

This guy has guitar DNA built in his soul. For those of you who are familiar with Don McLeans original version of this amazing song with the actaul lyrics I find Chet's ability to pluck the notes as if he was singing the song just freakin amazing. Maybe that's not the best way to phrase it but some of you might understand. This guy plays the guitar like nobody else.

[esquach]

We need to enter this guy in a 9yo Korean vs 90yr old American competition STAT

[Fr3derick]

Excellent

Grandma mary

[SamRIPJimi]

Dear youtube,

My name is sam, i am 14 years old, and i apologize for my generations music.

[winemansion]

sweet and clean

[SpaceTech54]

There will never be another Chet... Thank You.

[mljstudiokat]

That Olson guitar is singing like an angel.

[scubarojo]

Because it's being played by a God.

[TheHornet79]

Thats real talent

[johnhrey52]

no one is better!

[pchaijan]

I love you The Grand Father... He is my master for play guitar...

[1lifethinker]

i love this song.so soothing



[NateDeezy3]

Chet Atkins - Vincent - 1.6 Million views after 5+ years.

Rihanna - We found love - 85+ million views after 2 months.

Somethings wrong here...

[FancyFeast3]

@NateDeezy3

I don't believe it's wrong. Inspiration comes in many forms, some of them not being recognizable to you, but to others. Anything that spreads happiness, Chet Akins and Rihanna, should be supported.

[NateDeezy3]

@FancyFeast3 I agree with you that happiness should be spread, however the point of my comment was to put into perspective the music this generation listens to. Not knocking Rihanna, but it is songs like Vincent that I believe to be true art, and not meaningless club bangers with zero heart or soul - just getting drunk in a club as most of them promote. Rihanna is really talented, but it would be nice to hear a song like this on the radio every now and then.

[FancyFeast3]

@NateDeezy3

Someday dude, someday.

[FancyFeast3]

@NateDeezy3 I know what you mean though.

[sidiqmk]

@NateDeezy3 it's marketing man..

[zachwooton1]

@NateDeezy3 I think the rihanna part is whats wrong

[borntrippin]

Can't hear this song without emotions!

[OkibiNoAkuma]

Even more wonderful than the music is the fact you can see the emotion he puts into it just by looking at his face. A true guitarist, he doesn't simply play the music he FEELS it.

[doriancattin]

Starry Starry Night .. <3

[reallygonecat]

chet. atkins.

[rockinredneck57]

Of all the things I've heard Chet play in all my years, I think this is THE most beautiful I've heard. Rolling Stone magazine be damned, THIS is a guitar MASTER.

[orenda14]

What yuppie dork made the TV show top five guitar players and never mentioned the master, Jimmy Hendriks was rated first, fine, take away the elctronics and what do you have? This man is truly the master

[DD5975]

Oh my giddy aunt - I first 'discovered' Chet Atkins when Harry Chapin doffed his cap to him: here he, the guitar master, beautifully doffs his cap to Don McLean.

[usefulchannel]

Ageing makes me depressed:( Look at all those wrinkles on his face & hands:( I love you Chet

[raissyrice22]

sweet harmonics!!!!

[naspolozzolo]

è l'olimpo dei chitarristi

[edwdixon5]

Simply a genius. Some may reach that peak, but I can't imagine there's anywhere higher to go.

[MD4UT]

deze man pas drie dagen ontdekt op you tube. ik kan er geen grenoeg van krijgen

jantje

[ita19951223]

good!!



[TheMustangsally75]

There is a special on PBS channels called "Chet Atkins, Certified Guitar Player". It is Awesome!!! I don't know if there was an OFFER to buy that one from PBS, you know like they do sometimes, but if there was, I missed it. Shit! I keep looking for it to pop up again on my 2 local PBS stations so I CAN buy it!

[awfguitar]

is he still alive. he is soooo awesome!!!

[pacificaspieler]

no unfortunately he died 10 years ago..

[GorgonDrageil]

This is so inspiring. I wanna play when I'm old too.

[jwfitzsi12]

50 trolls a trollin

[highspeedgaz]

The sound of a thousand guitars played by a master

[Dazzling0Stranger]

What Kind of guitar is he on?

[ronant87]

is this tune vincent?

[anthonymarker]

@ronant87 yea it's a cover

[MrDaiseymay]

NO ONE WILL EVER MATCH THIS REAL GENIUS, LET ALONE SURPASS HIM. I MET HIM IN A RARE (IF NOT THE ONLY) VISIT TO THE UK IN THE EARLY NINETIES, AND HE SIGNED 2 CD'S FOR ME. I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND HIS SOUTHERN DRAWL, OR HE MY WEST OF ENGLAND ONE. BUT WE SMILED INSTEAD. I LATER ATTENDED HIS OPEN AIR SHOW IN BRISTOL, AND IT WAS UNFORGETABLE.

[twiztidlogic22]

@MrDaiseymay Love how u used all caps then put a period as oppose to the exclamation mark lol

[TheZach43]

@jferone  Sorry I got your back up, there! My comment didn't come out at all the way I intended. (Opposite of "I'd like to have those minutes back"). Been a Chet fan since the early 60's and have always admired the person as well as the musician. The comment regarding his influence on other guitarists was meant as a compliment, too.

[TheZach43]

3 minutes and 44 seconds of my life I'll never get back - and don't want to. Saw a comment somewhere on the 'Net...."everyone who has picked up a guitar in the past 50 years has been influenced by Chet Atkins" Enough said.

[jferone]

@TheZach43 Were you sent here from another(stupid) planet????

[KStealed]

some people just never die

[aendaltsev]

How wonderful.

[oddhominem]

Brilliant arrangement. Nicely played.

[madouc1]

If you look at his face at around the two minute mark he's saying "I don't give a fuck what you, or anyone else thinks, I'm enjoying the fuck out of what I'm doing here"

[Yebisu22]

I love this song, don't get me wrong, but one tiny complaint is that his strings are too twangy, I think it would sound better if he picked more softly or used a classical guitar

[oddhominem]

@Yebisu22 I think you're right; it would be more suited to classical guitar. Still nicely played though.

[boguitar87]

@oddhominem He recorded it on nylon guitar /classical guitar. It's up here on youtube from performances in 1975 and 1994. Check it out! I prefer this version with the steel strings.

[RondoGuitarDude]

the coolest thing about this arrangement is how it completely captures the emotion of the piece without the lyrics. Play a song this emotional without the lyrics and you've got a pretty bland sounding song. But even without the lyrics, Chet still painted the perfect picture.

[MrV1C7OR]

Sublime

[EVERYTHINGELECTRON1C]

best guitarest ever been... could out play all.

[TheStrummer601]

Miss you Chet :(

[chickenlampbrent]

and it's too bad Edith Piaff could never have covered the song. Damn space-time continuum.

[PresidentZod]

@chickenlampbrent I never knew that Édith Piaf played guitar.

[chickenlampbrent]

@PresidentZod yuk yuk, yes, sorry, I'm refering of course to the Lyrics Don McLean wrote. It would have been perfect for her, a song about a French artist, and the way it's sung.

[oddhominem]

@chickenlampbrent Vincent wasn't French; he was Dutch.

There's a good reason why we pronounce his name incorrectly on both sides of the pond (Van Goff in the UK/ Van Go in the States); the correct pronunciation is Fun Cock.

[chickenlampbrent]

@oddhominem ok, you got me there, it was a bit of a giveaway with the VAN prefix, ergo, I knew that, if you want to be technical, you are entirely correct but for that matter Chopin was Polish. Both called France their home and both were of the French school although please correct me if I'm wrong. Impressionism is hardly ilk to the Van Dyke style Dutch master work.

[chickenlampbrent]

@oddhominem I was always taught to say Van Gochchchchch, excuse my spit. There's a good reason we don't talk like that in those countries, period!

[chickenlampbrent]

I'm thinking of Chets connection with Lenny Breau, who was like a wayward son to him, and Lennys' life and untimely death which identifies strongly with Vincents story as a troubled artist, and how maybe this is on Chets' mind as he plays it. Just a thought.... Lenny died in '84, I don't know when this aired.

[vetmusician]

@chickenlampbrent Thats a great observation i wouldnt be suprised a bit if lenny was on his mind,................

[MrBuckre]

Großartig, von Otto Waalkes empfohlen. Große Kunst, ein einflussreicher Gitarrist. Ich hatte ihn nie zuvor gehört. Das hat sich jetzt geändert.

[MrBuckre]

Großartig, von OttoWaalkes empfohlen. Große Kunst, ein einflussreicher Gitarrist. Ich hatte ihn nie zuvor gehört. Das hat sich jetzt geändert.

[MrKade87]

To the 50 haters neck up

[michel9017]

Simplicity and pureness... definitely, fifty people don't have any musical criterium. Greetings!

[themadaboutmusic]

if you remember Van Gogh via his 'Starry Night', you would remember Chet Atkins via his maestro of guitar picking.

[themadaboutmusic]

Chet, the virtuoso

[bongrocker]

Chet Atkins = Thom Merrilin from the Wheel of Time.

[tunesmith09]

I stopped watching music award shows years ago...once I realized that those who decide who gets Grammys...CMA's...People's Choice awards, Academy awards...are only familiar with "yellers" and "noisicians"...and wouldn't know a "singer" or a "musician" if they heard one. Shame on the music industry...including Nashville. We deserve better...Tunesmith



[EternityinTransiency]

@tunesmith09

I couldn't agree more, it really is a shame that passing fads are given so much credit while true timeless beauty and talent often go ignored in the music industry. But on the bright side, we can always turn away from such things and focus on what is beautiful and amazing to our own ears, not theirs :D

[rrrrockin]

@tunesmith09 ,,yes its true im finding the music industry relies on appearance marketing and profiteering ,,sad so much un detected talent and way to much grunge noise falsetto bling bling ..just my opinion ...

[Tjorvz1]

@rrrrockin Then you're looking at the wrong kind of industry. There are TONS of great talents out there being recognized as we write.

Yes, the music might've been "better" before, but that does not all music today is utter shit.

[rrrrockin]

@Tjorvz1 ,,never said utter shit dude ,,of course there is amazing talent trust me I see it and support talent like I said theres lots undetected and if ya look marketable unfortunately that will be paramount more so than raw talent

[daniloorbolato]

@tunesmith09 How true that is!

[sarahjeanbeans]

i like this better this don mcleans. i can hear every word and feel

all the emotions in this version more than his. and that says alot.

[swampbot]

50 dislikes?!  How is that possible! This is transcendent!

[Budacapoeira]

Is there anywhere I can find this song. I mean Chet Atkins's version of it. I can't stop listening

[Pickinbuddy]

Only......Chet.

[youboob1190]

this song transports me to just the happiest places i can imagine. good god chet atkins

[SatansFloater]

Amazing guitarist. It's like listening to a whole orchestra unfold before you, with the melody bass line and rhythm all subtlety weaved together to form cauldron of raw, unhinged emotion. What a talent.

[susanahlea]

Genius

[flyyspit]

Les Paul....Chet Atkins

Two the GREATEST guitarists this world will ever know...

Whos first I'm sure those guys would say no you be first no you..

The Greatest GUITARISTS ever are Mr. Atkins and Mr. Paul

Tied for 1 st....JMO

[JoshxTwist96]

i would give my doodle to meet him

[evsynator]

Number one ...

[MyHickster]

We all know that Chet is a legend, so no matter what magizines say, what is done is done! The fact is is that he will be remembered and listened to by all of us who will always love his music!!

[nursemargie1]

the lyrics are also very beautiful poor Vincent Van Goeh

[LeeLeeDe1]

Just ....beautiful~~~

[sanchofirestorm]

what happened to country music. this kind of stuff used to be what it was about.

[chickenlampbrent]

magical.



[TymP321]

Awesome. To those who don't really know Chet - his style isn't limited to one genre. You might want to get an album called Stay Tuned...

[genevalou]

Awesome, timeless music! He's in the top ten guitarists!

[SatansFloater]

IS THAT TOM HANKS?!

[jimpharris1]

@SatansFloater  If you mean the host who's introducing Chet, that's Gary Chapman, Amy Grant's first husband.

[Adamc753]

49 people subscribe to Rolling Stone Magazine.

[bedana22emc]

realmente hermosa!!!

[GiovaniTKurz]

When was this performance?

[StijnDSMK]

@GiovaniTKurz 1996

[beautifulsarah100]

I guess 49 people play better than Mr. Guitar.

[daifuku7727]

弦に血が通っている

[d61as]

What kinda of idiot wouldn't"t like this, dislikes WOW ???

[d61as]

Rolling Stones really ? Clueless.

[uneedtherapy42]

thanks Chet and Don

[pianoister]

Top three of all time. Not in order. Chet Atkins, Les Paul, Django .

[pibohr]

this is pure beauty

[Dubaiman123]

Ask any good guitarplayer and he will tell you this man is one of the greatest...no flaws..a perfect combination of technical abilities and emotion..happy we can still enjoy him on youtube...

[boguitar87]

By the way...this was in 1996. If anyone wants to know.

[rulez7000]

RIP Chet Atkins.

[Hendrixking14]

rolling stone is shit. They didn't even put him on the top 100 guitarists of all time. That is absolute bullshit.

[SymbolicX5461]

@Hendrixking14 i was disrespected going through that list and not seeing greats like him in their, george lynch, and also seeing eddie van halen at such a high ranking. their all about popularity in other peoples eyes

[boguitar87]

@Hendrixking14 Rolling stone IS shit.

[feverlead]

@Hendrixking14 agreed

[leafsfourever]

@Hendrixking14 That is nutz and crazy and it sucks that they did that, cant believe it!

[MrDerekLake]

@Hendrixking14 They also put "Like a Rolling Stone" as the number song of all time on there list of top 100 songs ever! Nothing wrong with that song just don't agree with the choice.

like a ROLLING STONE seems a little to convenient and bias to be the best song ever lol

So I would take everything they print with a grain of salt

[WhatAFluke]

@Hendrixking14 I agree that has to be the worst 100 guitarists of all time list I've ever seen in my life. Who ever made that list had no idea what he/she was doing. I'm not trying to disrespect any of the guitarists on that list, but there are definitely some who needed to be higher on that list, and definitely some that needed to be lower. Heck the majority of them should be replaced by some more deserving. I didn't even see Segovia, Djanjo, Satriani, Vai, Slash, Chet, etc.

[Vintage1976]

@Hendrixking14 Rolling Stone is the worst magazine ever. Bunch of liberal hippies with no taste.

[chetoos008]

@Hendrixking14 I think Rolling Stone is like The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, they do everything solely for the money. I can understand wanting money, I mean, c'mon, but they missed a lot of great guitarists.

[bawbe]

@Hendrixking14 and then they'll put Kirk Hammett on it and make me want to shoot myself

[longboarder1960]

@Hendrixking14 ... Oh yea , you got that right regarding Rolling Stone's top 100 guitarists... I lost respect for the magazine after that article, havent bought one since!

[starr522]

@Hendrixking14 Just read your comment. While I agree it, s B/S, lets just understand why Rolling Stone didn t mention Mr Atkins in the top 100. R/S is a liberal up beat rocker paper. While they list a distortion artist such as Jimmie Hendrix as one of the best, (Please LMAO) they don t mention the inventor of the straight pickin, while playing rhythm master. Why? Then they would have to recognize us country bumpkins. Ask them what brand of music has generated the most money. Opps no answer.

[Yo8805]

@Hendrixking14 Well I think that the idea to classify guitarists is a bullshit... There are no best guitar players, they don't have any arguments to put John Frtusciante before Tom Morello (for example)

[WayOutWesley]

@Hendrixking14 completely agree.. Tommy Emmanuel wasn't in there either. Those two should be towards the top of the list regardless of genre.. John Williams, Andre Sagovia, weren't in there either.. and what about Jose Faliciano?..... Their list is just plain wrong.

[1961beethoven]

@WayOutWesley Andres Segovia is FIRST...No argument here. He can play ANY piece of music masterfully WITH ONLY ONE HAND...

[MYHEARTMUTMINI10]

@Hendrixking14 digitaldreamdoor . com

check this page and the music lists, Chet Atkins is the 3rd guitarrist of all time

[NailsForDinner]

@Hendrixking14 There are too many great guitar player to be put into that half-bullshit list of the best 100! Chet would without a doubt take #1 on the country players list, Joe Pass at #1 on the jazz players, Segovia #1 for classical...... the top 100 list is for the guitarists with their guitars below their knees and their pants below their ass!

[Gh0stPreacher]

@Hendrixking14 Even worse because his nickname is, in fact, "Mr. Guitar".

[themadaboutmusic]

@Hendrixking14 Don't bother looking for a perfect cut diamond in a pawnshop. This two decades old VDO still get 1.5 million viewers, said it all.

No doubt, Chet Atkins is a LEGEND, with or without any BS magazine approval.

[juanmanuelcoronel]

I just realized, time stopped for 3 minutes and 44 seconds..

[joethrasher]

@juanmanuelcoronel, thats cause time doesn't really exist.

[JerryFranklinLebanon]

One of the best guitarists that ever lived....He and Les Paul are unchallentged and will always be that way. Unbelievable presentation......here for the ages....thanks for posting this performance !!!!!!!!!!!!

[ildedoni]

Chet Atkins is one of the best guitarrist ever to live but can't understand the line sound out of his guitar that he went to on lots of late live performances. It just sound bad to my personal taste.

[fingerpickerbeginner]

lol i bet those 48 people tryed to learn this

[feverhood]

what's the song called?

[rolantito]

Que hermosa melodia, me relaja y me hace sentir tan bien, que aunque a veces me entristece, me hace sentir vivo y eso ya es bastante

[ksmghrnb]

限りなく美しい。神業だ！！

[haditabonita666]

@ksmghrnb はい私が100％に同意する

[Somai82]

So much better than today's crap.

[kevinjconroy]

there will never be another chet atkins...the best for all time

[kevinjconroy]

simple, beautiful, effortless...genius...we will probably never see anything like him ever again

[BiGBo5050]

amazing.

[hillpolecat]

This is incredible. Thank you for sharing. I am trying to learn to play this song from Mel Bay book on CA. The sheet music version has a very lackluster understated ending. Here, Atkins gives the piece an nice flourish at the end. Thanks again for sharing.

[nate7773]

does anyone know what tuning the song is in?

[tomopsdt1]

@nate7773

its DGDGBE :)

[Isaac2c]

the dislike button on this video should cause your computer to explode in a fatal accident immediately upon pressing

[thearshavin8]

great song



[rockywb00]

oh yea the walk ending is great too with a harmonic accent at the end

[rockywb00]

i love the 4 step harmonic in this song its truly amazing and in his song waltz for the lonely he arpeggios very beautifully

[gesari99Blog]

wow

5 years after he passed away

[skitfreak]

I just can't believe it! This man is beyond everything.

[dominodog999]

Chet, the grandfather of solo fingerstyle... what an amazing guy. Can't help but be facinated by his playing. Timeless beauty! I think Tommy Emmanuel and Adam Rafferty must be related to Chet. They have similar styles and incredible technique. They make Grampa proud.........................­...............