Lisbon

[killxthexsmile]

definitely has hedges influence, i feel it!

[ZitaBorges]

OMG Lisbon? I can't believe I didn't see you here :/

[angeletz1]

^_^ Soooooooo talented!!!!!!!!!!

[Sereiakai]

wow!

[juuoorange]

OMG I love it o_O

[CFH420]

do you ever play on a 12 string? i think that would sound amazing...possibly the only thing that could maybe sound better than this haha i can only dream to be as talented as you one day but no one gets this good without practice right?

[bourky93]

@CFH420 I lap tap on a 12 string Gibson. I wouldn't say it's better per-say, just different I guess, but a good different :P

[Mimiteh7]

you are under the best guitar players of the world - you are amazing

[NEXutTORUSramenMETAL]

You do know the piano's behind you...

jokes, love your stuff, I don't believe Genius's like you aren't as famous as tone deaf celebrities like rihanna and miley cyrus etc!

[hartwellangel]

oo nice carbon.

also

sounds amazing :)



[Bucci885]

does anyone know the tuning for this song? Erik hasn't posted the tab for this on his website.

[erikmongrain]

@Bucci885 ....... FACGCE

[Bucci885]

@erikmongrain Thanks, Erik. Killer tune! I blast this thing every morning to get the day started!

[renegade420256]

dude you got a special gift. i've had a really trying month and this song made the thought of all that go away for a few glorious moments. keep it up. thank you.

[SuspectAce]

I want to buy this song now!!!

[DallasLobdell]

@SuspectAce Same here. Tell me if You ever find out where we can buy it, i've been waiting a long time to get this on my iPod.

[Tranxhead]

@marktube987 Too many singing-strummers around anyway, Singing would de-value his music, methinks.

[bourky93]

@Tranxhead Apart from that, it would be near impossible to sing to this style of paly without dumbing down the actual instrumental itself. As someone who plays like Erik, we change time signatures and keys very quickly and frequently that a conventional singer would have an almost impossible time trying to keep not only in time, but in pitch. Also, why put words to music that speaks for itself ;D

[BORATPWNU]

Drums are for losers. ebehme2

you can't write a love song with drums, you can't write a ballad with drums.

Thats what my American History teacher told me one day.

[mikemoseley]

I sincerally doubt it :)

[sirkriskringle]

that was AWSOME :D

SKK.

[jziplock]

CLAP CLAP

excellent performance.

[anesthetize1me]

god, I love youtube, offering me joy every day...

[ebehme2]

people really suck, except this guy (erik). and i know what i'm saying cause this is youtube and of course i know what i'm talking about.... and i know everything, but yes again, this guy is great, and i would love jam along with some drums or percussion. all the haters should post a reply with a song of their own. only then will anyone believe you. WHO GIVES A DAMN HOW HE LEARNED IT, HE'S CREATING SOMETHING GREAT

[kok332002]

really dude god bless you..!!!!!!!!!!

[Rg1527]

I really do hate the sound out of that carbon fibre acoustic, it just sounds wrong for what he's playing to my ears, a wooden acoustic sounds so much more full and organic

[bourky93]

@Rg1527 You don't hate it, you just don't get it.

[Rg1527]

@bourky93 I dont get that carbon fiber sounds bad? Sorry about having some taste in tone.

[Rg1527]

@Rg1527 Eric can make crap sound good. all im saying

[bourky93]

@Rg1527 My instrument of choice is my 12 string Gibson 185 jumbo... I think I have good taste in tone... Carbon Guitars is more of an aquired taste, but to imply it is somehow bad is just stupid =/

[Rg1527]

@bourky93 Im not "implying" it sounds bad, Im making a statement. Carbon fibre guitars to my ear sound bad. thats what im saying. Genuinely cant belive youve gotten so offended by this you felt the need to justify yourself.

[bourky93]

@Rg1527 This is Youtube, buddy. You can't go on any video and say something without someone who knows something not agreeing with you every now and a again. I would not go as far to say that I was "offended" though :S

[indiantaco32]

the breakdown at :37 is epic

[ZoonVaneenWijfje]

i wont lie when i first saw this guy, especially reunion island airtap, i got chills wide eyed  and was like holy shit :o i feel his music and its so different and unique. great job 5/5

[mozzarell]

Mongrain takes the guitar and turns it into something I would never have imagined. It's like a piano, guitar, and drums all rolled into one.

He plays with so much soul and emotion. He's a musical genius.

[itsamonster]

Is this the mysterious "third" lap tapping song i've heard erik mention in passing?

Not that this song isnt class, but you can see how restrictive this style is, a lot of the rhythms from airtap and persusienfa carry over

Still awesome though!

[edihedihedih]

at least it's not as restrictive as the whole pop rock industry has made the guitar. lol.

[wowisforloners]

his taking guitar to the next level

[SiLenT366]

Is he a gangster? lol

[Cminor7sus4]

I bet this guy would slay in another incarnation as a ragtime pianist. This just goes to show that the guitar is an instrument of infinite jest. It will take you as far as you are capable of going. This guy is doin it. Jus say'n.

[Sonnythemobster]

its not the instrument. remember that it isn't the instrument who takes the player but the player who takes the instrument. it does indeed show how creative you can get and further prove that playing textbook styles will get you nowhere

[Cminor7sus4]

well, yeah...The whole point is the crazy dude with his hands on the thing. Some people can eat textbooks for lunch and then digest and fracture and grind musical history into a dinner of epic gastronomic rumble. This dude may be one of them. He brings it to the instrument. But the instrument helps him make it real. Again, I'm jus say'n. Much as you say'n.

[mikemoseley]

lol 1st person ive ever seen make a reference to orpheus nice one. rang true!

[beak1972]

This is my favorite of the three "tap" songs i have heard so far. Brilliant sir. May Orpheus keep you in his eye.

[zombiedude25]

ditto

[ArkAngelHFB]

Same

[DmentedDude]

im sure a chorus pedal helps but then it can also be said that a number of echo and sweep pedals as well

[tragictravisty]

hes got a chorus, what appears to be a phaser, a compressor, and a delay, hence the echo

[DmentedDude]

along with that the carbon fiber is said to have a better resonance hence the echo like sound which picks up the harmonics better which erik favors in his style

[whatonearth234]

Echt schönes Lied!

Really beautiful song.

[mastermindVMS]

u have been in lisbon?

[zabman23]

Truly sublime! The ultimate hangover cure! xD the 3 minutes just drift by. Really beautiful song. :)

[Jhewt]

Just incredible. Sometimes this song reminds me to the other song "Air Tap!", Dont you?

Anyways, its just awesome.

[djcanfield4]

what is special about his guitars. i know its carbon fiber whys that so special what does it do

[Guitrancerevolution]

Even a scratch behind the ear 1:10 doesnt effect his perfect performance

[erikmongrain]

My new album "Equilibrium" will be on sale in stores at the end of October and mp3s on my website !

[taraverte]

Erik's TABS are on sale on his website :

Fusions

Fates

The Silent Fool

Interprétations

Mais Quand ?

AirTap !

Géométrie d'une erreur

PercusienFa NEW

[flfordguy]

If you had it to do over would you buy that graphite Rainsong?

[izzzay]

Do you know of any specific stores in ontario that might carry your CD Fates? ~ Savez-vous de magasins spécifiques à Ontario qui pourrait porter votre CD Fates?

[izzzay]

Also forgot to say you rock like alot O_O

[gabeshedd]

Incredible.

[thedall]

seems more refined than airtap. I like a lot.

[acousticjim]

Anyone got any ideas of the tuning of this piece? I've tried looking everywhere and didn't think to ask Erik when I met him a couple of time in the UK.

[ZMats]

the tuning is FACGCE ^^

[acousticjim]

Cheers Bud

[FabledHero24]

action looks pretty high

[Revelation21v4]

Another great song!

[wardimey]

Ca ressemble énormément a 'The friend I never met" de Andy Mc Kee, mais on sent bien la patte de l'artiste .

Courbettes .

[just6822]

I like how you've trimmed down the nails for easier tapping. I've done the same XD

[eoieduff]

amazing, fair play dude. :)

[infinitedwarf]

You finished it! Nice Job here, it turned out really good.

[supergiants08]

Trace Bundy is brilliant, and it was thru checking him out on You Tube that I came across this video .. Erik is a master of this style. Absolutely brilliant. Fast, nimble fingers, great rhythm and timing. A joy to listen to and watch. Good work.

[ian12345677]

way to be man very nice :)

[PatrickTurnbull1]

Sheer Brilliance

[rocketman19]

most definitely a nice progression in his musical stylings. beautiful.

[mrfred24]

La meilleure pièce selon moi : le but n'est pas d'impressionner ici, mais bien de transmettre une longue série d'émotions.

Chapeau Éric!

[TGJHelicon]

Even had time to scratch his neck during playing that.

Nice Erik !

[treverpitts]

his style is so crazy...

[CristyS89]

the first part has a definitely different feeling than most of his music

[JeremyNauss]

Best one so far i think i lve it.

[Bixxblue]

That was fantastic

[Laffinallthaway]

Salut Eric!!!! Love your stuff....

[uzchickenz]

The first 35 seconds or so...definitely - I had to look to see who was playing to make sure it wasn't Michael!

[dcedilotte]

@Erik: Vraiment cool ce jam là. Lâche pas.

@CabDragon: Sorry, I marked your comment as spam by mistake. I actually wasn't paying attention to what I was doing. My bad. Sorry.

[CabDragon]

Nice, Erik. Why´d you wait to upload the whole thing?

[P11007]

: ] amazing

[katyhatlady]

This is a great composition, reminds me of Michael Hedges work of Aerial Boundaries.

[Sting316]

Beautiful.

[arielsandersmusic]

this is really cool.

[bobfole]

Will this be on the next album? Can't wait!!

[Lehoanglong]

how can u make it so loud ?

[Tabletthp]

Absolutely stunning, yet again, blown away :D

[sanderjm]

Incredible! Awesome work!

[darkninja545]

you are absouloutley amazing dude you rock

[Xanaden]

i'm in love

[screamo32]

Great composition!!!

Nice work :)

PS. Check out my Lap Tapping vids ;)

[BjoernGelotte]

awesome, like always =) great work!

[maclef70]

another great little composion i do like the rainsongs tones. gl with the selling of the guild

[petiz]

Hi Erik,

Nice tune you got there to join those many others. Did you write that when passing some time in Lisbon? And whats the price for your D55?

Portuguese saluts!

[absalom1425]

You're seriously freaking amazing. I really can't remember such an innovative guitarist in recent memory. You really should be a household name.

[AcousticPM]

WOW, thx for posting the full video, this song is beauiful

[theSoNgADaYdUdE]

toujours aussi trippant .. content de voir que tu viens laisser tes videos encore de temps en temps

le son est vraiment nice!

tu la vends combien ta guild?

[sensei48]

Merveilleux, Erik. Too bad about the Guild, though. Rainsong composites work well for you, but there's something about the real wood (as on "Airtap") that I'm going to miss.

[erikmongrain]

Je ne joue pas sur la Rainsong mais plutôt sur la PRS prototype 16. Spécialement fabriqué pour moi par Paul Reed Smith. Elle est en bois....

[sensei48]

Ah, maintenant je comprend. Je suis hereux; je prefere des bois aussi...

[guitar2adam]

erik mongrain....the finger-tapping monster. you are amazing

[Truone1980]

Amazing. I Just Love It!

[Nickel873]

Dude, that is awesome.

[JeremyNauss]

I love it, couldn't get any better seriusly. I LOVE IT! Probly you're the most inspireing musicians ever. *my selling is bad sorry*

[amh2492]

ur sick man lol

[scubafocus]

got your cd in Itunes, and still craving for more............

[Kroaky]

hey, you were awesome in London, it was cool chatting with you about heroes and lost.

All the best.

Liam.

[Supremelord]

Awesome Erik! Waited for this to be finnished for so long! such a great Song/Jam! Waiting for a new Album!

[meleecafe]

I would kill for one of those rainsong graphite finish guitars.

[robisallbyhimself]

incredible.

[gasegjesoigp]

fantastic, when are you back in montreal?

[strumindaguitar]

Great!i love it!

[blackbluearmband]

You're amazing man, I seriously don't know how you're not famous.

[mcr71392]

Beautiful

[zebadeeeee]

As always amazing playing. I just wish I could just "jam" like that.

[YurtleTheTurtle]

BEAUTIFUL

[treverpitts]

your style of play is sick bro your a reaLLY GOOD PLAYER

[bungbung13131]

Amazing, to put it simply.

[yowech]

Nice song.. Am I the 1st person to watch & comment??

[mofosstolemyusername]

pretty damn awesome, as always!

[adamhunterprice]

Great, as always.

[GalaoV1]

Dire que c'est juste un jam...vraiment trop beau tt s'que tu joue Érik.

[t3hkimchi]

Nice