There are guitar players, then there is Tommy Emmanuel. Great entertainer, showman and guitarist. I can't think of another guitar player with these chops.
I seriously don't think that anyone could ever top this performance.....This in my opinion is the best I've ever heard him play this! Great video! Thanks for sharing!
Average people say oh, a good guitar player. It truly takes an advanced guitar player to appreciate the genius in what he is doing. Timing, speed, chord changes, chord repertoire, intricacies, musicality, and most importantly he does all this on a fucking acoustic, alone. Without a doubt the most proficient master of this instrument.
I firmly disagree. As a guitarist it is MUCH harder to replicate Emmanuel compared to Reinhardt. Do you play guitar? If not I really think its just not your flavour of music. Gypsy swing is very simple compared to Emmanuels blues. Maybe check out Al di meola and Paco De Lucia collaboration on Mediterranean Sundance. Although not swing, its a more intricate peice in minor that would more mirror Emmanuels music in a different style/genre
You are so right brother. I don't think I'd even " consider " getting on stage with this dude. He'd make me look like a freaking amateur. Total Bad Ass.
Tommy Emmanuel is true to his name! He is blessed. A virtuoso musician in every sense. I am a classical pianist but this musician is in the calibre of a living Vivaldi. His playing is wild, free, and phenomenal!!
Hold on! did you say Vivaldi? That is ridiculous. I am sorry. But Tommy technically is a great guitarist. But when he plays the acoustic guitar, he usually show no sign of understanding music at all. He just goes full bore show off. No emotions, no musicality at all. Give him an electric guitar on the other hand. and he really is great.
@@palmarolavlklingholm9684I’ve seen TE in concert 8 times and I must say, I disagree with you. Yes, he is a showman extraordinaire. But to say he shows no sign of understanding music at all truly puzzles me. While he does not read or write music he has a thorough understanding of leading tones, musical dynamics, chord progressions, etc. and if you’ve watched other pieces he plays he also demonstrates extreme sensitivity and beauty on his guitar (e.g. “Somewhere Over The Rainbow”)
@@palmarolavlklingholm9684You have now spoken out enough on the same comment that I’m beginning to suspect you are simply a Tommy hater and thus cannot take you seriously. I’ll leave you be now.
Amazing , every time I watch him play this song I keep thinking that the guitar is just going to burst into flames. He is an incredible inspiration for all of us to keep trying to get better. Thank you
I saw this for the first time some months ago and I never tire of it. For me, Tommy Emmanuel is clearly the best guitar player alive today. He seems to be hypnotized by the music, forgetting the world outside while playing.
I have NEVER witnessed such a degree of virtuosity. Tommy is one of a kind & his skill level blows me away. I cannot believe that some people disliked the performance. We should pity them because they obviously don't recognise great playing when they hear it.
HOW DID I NOT KNOW ABOUT TOMMY !?!?! I’ve been missing out , holy crap!!! I never knew an acoustic guitar can sound THAT GOOD! I’m more motivated to play now because of him!
bunk man Keep finding new Tommy videos that just blow me away. Loved SRV for 30 years, favorite is Live at the El Macombo. Stevie partook in the chemicals obviously and instead of having both onstage you know what would be really telling - Tommy playing a Strat through a Tube Screamer after getting hammered and doing an 8-ball. I think your right. Under the same circumstances Tommy may have ripped harder than SRV. Really pains me to say that.
Its not One thing he does....Its EVERYTHING he does. His rhythm, His chops, his ears, his original songs....his covers of others. I just don't think anyone who has ever played guitar could not put him in the top 5 of whatever style there is.
Few days I hear Stevie's Blues improvized by Tommy, Martin Taylor, Johnny Dickinson, Joscho Stephan, Richard Smith and other great guitarist and it was just unbelivable. I just couldn't stop smiling for like 10 minutes? And I think they were having a lot of fun too. You are right when you say that God, or anything you belive, manifest himself through such talented people. Thank you Tommy and your parents :)
I've been listening this since I was 9. I am 19 now and in the 11th year of playing guitar thanks to this genius. He was, he is and always will be my favourite guitarist and my biggest inspiration (after my father :).
To play at this speed, this clean, with such groove and ease...... I grew up admiring guitar heroes like Satch, Slash, Kirk, Vai... But Tommy is really something else....
Been lucky enough to see this guy live in the uk. One of THE most gifted men on a guitar in the last 100 years. Maybe not everyone’s brew but you cannot deny the mans talent, he learnt from the best and he owns the guitar. Long live tommy E. 👍
Man, i've seen this vid about a hundred times, and never get tired of it. Always cheers me up! Sheer jaw-dropping, pant-wetting, finger-breaking, string-snapping, fret-smouldering genius. By far my fave guitar vid on you-tube, an its a frickin 12-bar blues!! Come back to the UK tom!!!
I just spent four days at a Tommy Emmanuel guitar camp in Nashville. Tommy is a wonderful human being! And he teaches up close and personal. Never in 1 million years did I think that I would have Tommy playing my guitar while I stood there getting a lesson
Tommy was truly on fire on this day. That was freaking amazing! He's soaring so far beyond anybody else it's ridiculous. And if you think there is anybody better, then I'm sorry, you're just wrong.
Without doubt one of the best guitar players on the planet . . timing and chord change speed is incredible. A true musical legend in his own right . .. good on ya Tommy!!
its not just that hes so fricken good and the sounds he can get outta it is stunning...its also the fact that he absolutely loves what he does, like look at how much he loves what he does, most guitarists dont have this level of connection with their music
Just wanted to keep the Tommy praise rolling in - he gives man hope when you hear him play and he has played with every other great man who has every picked up a guitar bar a very few from Les Paul to Chet Atkins to well too many to mention - I only discovered him a few years ago and oh what I was missing. A gent and a man willing to sit and teach anyone who shows a willingness to learn - I'm just happy to listen and pick the little I know :-)
Especially when it was filmed by Mason Williams himself. You don’t get much a better endorsement than him! He must enjoy Tommy’s renditions of his famous composition “Classical Gas”.
You can tell that that guitar is his baby. He's really at one with it. Wish my guitar had a set up like that. Best of Tommy's performances of this tune and not just coz it's faster than his other versions. He owned it
I had to come back and watch this again. This is one of my favorite You Tube videos. One of the worlds finest guitar players absolutely on fire in this performance. Mind blowing.
This is just too incredible. The version from 1999 is good too but this is just next level. And he's 7 years older in this one! I saw him live in Boston in 2006, that was fantastic as well. What a good year for him. I just laugh out loud when he does those runs hahahahah he just did one. Jesus...
I was in a bar, we were talking about Tommy Emmanuel and this guy said "Tommy is good, but he's just a show off, he has no feeling". Next thing I remember I was in a cop car charged with assault. No ragrets.
His timing and rhythm, it's just, wow. Is this guy just the best there is? I've never seen someone who can thumb pick like that, he's playing lead over his rhythm at the same time.
three chord wonder!!! :) I've seen Tommy play a half dozen times or so, and it was always this good; this much energy; this much humour; this much entertainment. I never get sick of this.
Tommy puts more energy into one tune than most guitarists do in a lifetime. It's called "becoming one with the instrument" and no one alive does it better.
Probably the worlds best guitarist of all time! Brilliant! The guy has 13 hands! No one should have that much control over ANYTHING! People get injured during their work, and Tommy should be lucky, he still have all fingers, with that insane playing!!! Forever a fan Tommy!!!
Of course, I remember the ol' days when, as a lad, Tommy used to want to play everyone's guita' and made such a terrible racket! Oh, Lord have mercy! Then he disappeared for a couple of years and when he came back he just blew the socks off us all. How he did it, we never knew. But some said that he went down to the crossroads......
If you are talking about the 6-pack of diet soda I used to drink then no, they were discontinued back in 2020 😂. There isn’t enough blank tablature stock left in the entire world to put THIS to paper 😮
I stumbled upon this video and my jaw dropped. Having watched it dozens of times my jaw drops every single time. Tommy makes VERY accomplished players sound laughable.
I totally agree, this version of Tommy is THE BEST version of the Guitar Boogie.....!! No guitar player in the world is better than Tommy....... He is just the best.
After 16 years, this is still the most impressive solo acoustic blues performance I have ever seen. Tommy is a whole other level of virtuoso.
agree
I don't think there's a single guitarist who can top this performance.
There are plenty, as good as this is.
MST3000
I can see a lot of guitarists as skilled as he is, but what about showmanship?
What about showmanship?
I can. Hold my beer
icyacdc :-D
This is why the great Chet Atkins called tommy the greatest he's ever seen. Let that sink in.
That guitar was like "Shit, I didn't even know I could do that! Thank you for liberating me!"
That cracked me up!😂 underrated comment
Agreed!!
There are guitar players, then there is Tommy Emmanuel. Great entertainer, showman and guitarist. I can't think of another guitar player with these chops.
Best acoustic guitarist on the planet
I seriously don't think that anyone could ever top this performance.....This in my opinion is the best I've ever heard him play this! Great video! Thanks for sharing!
Totally agree!
Check out the 1999 video of this as well.
What about the guy in the Darth Vader mask
@@jinkhorberrett9737 He does the best cover from the tommy's version. But this one has more soul and sound it feels like
Jink Horberrett You’re joking? I just listened to it and it doesn’t sound good at all
Shredding on the acoustic.
Level: Tommy Emmanuel.
You can tell this isn't just mechanical playing ... he truly loves what he does.
For some reason, shredding sounds super fun when done on an accoustic
Average people say oh, a good guitar player. It truly takes an advanced guitar player to appreciate the genius in what he is doing. Timing, speed, chord changes, chord repertoire, intricacies, musicality, and most importantly he does all this on a fucking acoustic, alone. Without a doubt the most proficient master of this instrument.
of course it's advanced playing (chords and stuff) but it has no sence
no sense? what the hell are you talking about?
django Reinhardt for example made less notes, he could also play so fast but for him it had no sence, sometimes less is more
I firmly disagree. As a guitarist it is MUCH harder to replicate Emmanuel compared to Reinhardt. Do you play guitar? If not I really think its just not your flavour of music. Gypsy swing is very simple compared to Emmanuels blues. Maybe check out Al di meola and Paco De Lucia collaboration on Mediterranean Sundance. Although not swing, its a more intricate peice in minor that would more mirror Emmanuels music in a different style/genre
You are so right brother. I don't think I'd even " consider " getting on stage with this dude. He'd make me look like a freaking amateur. Total Bad Ass.
Every time I feel like I may know a little bit about guitar, I come watch this. And then I will feel myself being like a noob. Totally a noob.
Absolutely amazing. I have played guitar for 42 years and can only dream of playing like this, Brilliant!
Tommy Emmanuel is true to his name! He is blessed. A virtuoso musician in every sense. I am a classical pianist but this musician is in the calibre of a living Vivaldi. His playing is wild, free, and phenomenal!!
Hold on! did you say Vivaldi? That is ridiculous. I am sorry. But Tommy technically is a great guitarist. But when he plays the acoustic guitar, he usually show no sign of understanding music at all. He just goes full bore show off. No emotions, no musicality at all. Give him an electric guitar on the other hand. and he really is great.
@@palmarolavlklingholm9684 No one truly understands this fact except you. You are special!
@@palmarolavlklingholm9684I’ve seen TE in concert 8 times and I must say, I disagree with you. Yes, he is a showman extraordinaire. But to say he shows no sign of understanding music at all truly puzzles me. While he does not read or write music he has a thorough understanding of leading tones, musical dynamics, chord progressions, etc. and if you’ve watched other pieces he plays he also demonstrates extreme sensitivity and beauty on his guitar (e.g. “Somewhere Over The Rainbow”)
@@shaunfogarty5744I assume this is full-on satire…..
@@palmarolavlklingholm9684You have now spoken out enough on the same comment that I’m beginning to suspect you are simply a Tommy hater and thus cannot take you seriously. I’ll leave you be now.
I don't think he's ever played this song the same way twice. I couldn't even play it the same way once.
Haha, great comment.
間違いない！やべえ、一気にファンになっちまった！👍😄😭👏🙇🎊✊
Robert Johnson watched this and demanded his soul back from the Devil.
hahah
Nice comment!
Jon Goldney heyyyyyyy thats a good one.
It all makes sense
Best comment ever in UA-cam history!!!
Amazing , every time I watch him play this song I keep thinking that the guitar is just going to burst into flames.
He is an incredible inspiration for all of us to keep trying to get better.
Thank you
I've watched this so many times now and never get tired of it. Thank god someone captured it on video. Awesome
Yes. Thanks for taking video of greatest guitar player ever.
This man proves that OLD GUYS ROCK!
弦切れそうなぐらいガツガツ弾いてるのに
全然ミスらないしやっぱすげぇや、、
憧れ
I saw this for the first time some months ago and I never tire of it.
For me, Tommy Emmanuel is clearly the best guitar player alive today.
He seems to be hypnotized by the music, forgetting the world outside while playing.
I have NEVER witnessed such a degree of virtuosity. Tommy is one of a kind & his skill level blows me away.
I cannot believe that some people disliked the performance. We should pity them because they obviously don't recognise great playing when they hear it.
HOW DID I NOT KNOW ABOUT TOMMY !?!?! I’ve been missing out , holy crap!!! I never knew an acoustic guitar can sound THAT GOOD! I’m more motivated to play now because of him!
Unbelievable!!!! Tommy is the most incredible acoustic guitar player I have EVER seen! This inspires me to practice! Thank you Tommy!
It's all pretty subjective, but a person would be entitled to claim this guy is the greatest guitarista alive today.
bunk man Keep finding new Tommy videos that just blow me away. Loved SRV for 30 years, favorite is Live at the El Macombo. Stevie partook in the chemicals obviously and instead of having both onstage you know what would be really telling - Tommy playing a Strat through a Tube Screamer after getting hammered and doing an 8-ball.
I think your right. Under the same circumstances Tommy may have ripped harder than SRV. Really pains me to say that.
Its not One thing he does....Its EVERYTHING he does. His rhythm, His chops, his ears, his original songs....his covers of others. I just don't think anyone who has ever played guitar could not put him in the top 5 of whatever style there is.
I may add his enthusiasm- it makes the sound sweeter 🤗
Greatest acoustic player of all time.
Few days I hear Stevie's Blues improvized by Tommy, Martin Taylor, Johnny Dickinson, Joscho Stephan, Richard Smith and other great guitarist and it was just unbelivable. I just couldn't stop smiling for like 10 minutes? And I think they were having a lot of fun too. You are right when you say that God, or anything you belive, manifest himself through such talented people. Thank you Tommy and your parents :)
There's 141 people who gave up guitar playing because of this video and disliked it.
rrrright!
Ever seen before . It will forever!!
Make that 142. This cats insane on the guitar.
141 souless, miserable, cunts..
Now 237 who decided they will never play as good as that and gave it up all together 😱
I've been listening this since I was 9. I am 19 now and in the 11th year of playing guitar thanks to this genius. He was, he is and always will be my favourite guitarist and my biggest inspiration (after my father :).
Love the "if you want to sing along... please dont you will ruin the whole thing"
Rhythm, dynamics, melody, love, menace, rage joy; it's all there in one single performance! This man is a beast! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏❤💪💪💪💪
Never heard of this guy until today. Simply amazing.
Stephen Coomes Keep watching! He can do everything from a million notes a minute to the slowest, most heartfelt slow songs!
To play at this speed, this clean, with such groove and ease...... I grew up admiring guitar heroes like Satch, Slash, Kirk, Vai... But Tommy is really something else....
No fear in hitting a wrong note. Just turning everything he strums into sweet blues music
Been lucky enough to see this guy live in the uk. One of THE most gifted men on a guitar in the last 100 years. Maybe not everyone’s brew but you cannot deny the mans talent, he learnt from the best and he owns the guitar. Long live tommy E. 👍
Not only my favorite but in my opinion the best guitar player in the world.
Man, i've seen this vid about a hundred times, and never get tired of it. Always cheers me up!
Sheer jaw-dropping, pant-wetting, finger-breaking, string-snapping, fret-smouldering genius. By far my fave guitar vid on you-tube, an its a frickin 12-bar blues!! Come back to the UK tom!!!
I just spent four days at a Tommy Emmanuel guitar camp in Nashville. Tommy is a wonderful human being! And he teaches up close and personal. Never in 1 million years did I think that I would have Tommy playing my guitar while I stood there getting a lesson
makes me smile every single time.
Tommy was truly on fire on this day. That was freaking amazing! He's soaring so far beyond anybody else it's ridiculous. And if you think there is anybody better, then I'm sorry, you're just wrong.
Still the best ive seen..... Watched this 1000's over 2 decades, still always my goto to show mates Mr Big T
Without doubt one of the best guitar players on the planet . . timing and chord change speed is incredible. A true musical legend in his own right . .. good on ya Tommy!!
Stellar. No one plays like Tommy. Certified Guitar Player indeed!!
its not just that hes so fricken good and the sounds he can get outta it is stunning...its also the fact that he absolutely loves what he does, like look at how much he loves what he does, most guitarists dont have this level of connection with their music
Just wanted to keep the Tommy praise rolling in - he gives man hope when you hear him play and he has played with every other great man who has every picked up a guitar bar a very few from Les Paul to Chet Atkins to well too many to mention - I only discovered him a few years ago and oh what I was missing. A gent and a man willing to sit and teach anyone who shows a willingness to learn - I'm just happy to listen and pick the little I know :-)
the master..I bow down to this superb performer
Who actually disliked this video? One of the best performances known to man! Phenomenal guitarist
Especially when it was filmed by Mason Williams himself. You don’t get much a better endorsement than him! He must enjoy Tommy’s renditions of his famous composition “Classical Gas”.
Still watching in amazement after all these years.
Always been a fan of this man... hes a Treasure...
This video should be called: "Hi, my name is Tommy Emmanuel and i bet you can' t play this......" he is simply the bet guitarist in the world.
OmG he didn't miss a beat. 12 bar blues on steroids. Awesome!
This guy is simply incredible. I don't think more has to be said.
I've seen just about every TE performance, but this absolutely takes the cake. Unbelievable performance.
You can tell that that guitar is his baby. He's really at one with it. Wish my guitar had a set up like that. Best of Tommy's performances of this tune and not just coz it's faster than his other versions. He owned it
This man couldn't play a wrong note if he tried. Absolute excellence.
Freakin legend!!
So cool and fun man to watch play, playing with his soul!
The entirety of this thing is amazing. But the tastiest bit that I can’t get enough of is bringing it all down at 4:13
I can never see this enough! Holy crap what a frickin master! Kudos to you Tommy, keep dazzling the masses
seen tommy live several times. amazing guitarist and performer. super hard doing what he's doing on acoustic and making sound so clean.
Alone too! Nothing but him.
I had to come back and watch this again. This is one of my favorite You Tube videos. One of the worlds finest guitar players absolutely on fire in this performance. Mind blowing.
There are lots of versions of Tommy playing this tune on the Tube but non match this for just pure... Tommy.
Это на века! Надо целую жизнь ждать подобного исполнителя.
This is just too incredible. The version from 1999 is good too but this is just next level. And he's 7 years older in this one! I saw him live in Boston in 2006, that was fantastic as well. What a good year for him. I just laugh out loud when he does those runs hahahahah he just did one. Jesus...
Jedes Anschauen und -hören ist immer wieder atemberaubend. Der reine Wahnsinn! YES-
TOMMY-IS-THE-BOSS
And always with a smile on his face. That's the spirit of music!
2:57 The ultimate baddass!
and also, its the easiest part to learn believe it or nah... 😂😂😂
Wow
@@adammaulana3314 Yeah, as someone who plays the guitar, it is definitely some of the more simple licks that get the crowd stirred up.
He’s obviously a big fan of srv who did this kind of stuff
I think one of the best moments of this is @2:11, that was hilarious😂
I was in a bar, we were talking about Tommy Emmanuel and this guy said "Tommy is good, but he's just a show off, he has no feeling". Next thing I remember I was in a cop car charged with assault. No ragrets.
Awesome story
That made my night.. Im stoned.... Which is now went to another level of laughing
Anybody who gets no feeling from this has to be a robot
His timing and rhythm, it's just, wow. Is this guy just the best there is? I've never seen someone who can thumb pick like that, he's playing lead over his rhythm at the same time.
This really demonstrate how a great performance shouldn't be defined by its flawlessness. It's about passion that makes his skill to another level.
This is his best performance of guitar boogie (Y)
there is only one and he is it, his guitar says it all for him. I love it.
Nothing but pure talent
three chord wonder!!! :)
I've seen Tommy play a half dozen times or so, and it was always this good; this much energy; this much humour; this much entertainment. I never get sick of this.
If you ever get the chance to see this fella...Jesus christ just go ...fantastic never heard or seen anything like it ...👍
Wow this one of the most incredible performances I have yet seen.. :O
It says a lot that Tommy wrote a tribute to SRV 👍🏻🎸
This guy is pure guitar genius 🙏🙏🙏
Tommy puts more energy into one tune than most guitarists do in a lifetime. It's called "becoming one with the instrument" and no one alive does it better.
Probably the worlds best guitarist of all time! Brilliant! The guy has 13 hands! No one should have that much control over ANYTHING! People get injured during their work, and Tommy should be lucky, he still have all fingers, with that insane playing!!! Forever a fan Tommy!!!
My favorite example of what a talented person can do with an acoustic guitar.
I don't think this guy could hit a wrong note even if he tried.
ikr
Oh he hits a sour note now and then. Its just the entirety of what he's doing is so much more difficult that he makes it look!🤣
@@chuckamucksc Yes he does, and he is so good (and often fast) that you don't have inclination (or time) to care.
@@barryschwarz nope - not one bit!!
Of course, I remember the ol' days when, as a lad, Tommy used to want to play everyone's guita' and made such a terrible racket! Oh, Lord have mercy! Then he disappeared for a couple of years and when he came back he just blew the socks off us all. How he did it, we never knew. But some said that he went down to the crossroads......
I See what you did there :-)
Mel Bay guitar books?
Crazy thing is is that this was just Tommy's sound check ;)
I think the most important part of this is it inspires people to push themselves further. Amazing to see the bar raised so high!
I love the way he puts his whole body into everything he plays. He is also a very nice guy.
Anyone got the tabs?
I feel like if anybody did: That person might become a target for the government
@@crackfare1989👍🏼
Yes. God has the Tabs. Lol.
If you are talking about the 6-pack of diet soda I used to drink then no, they were discontinued back in 2020 😂. There isn’t enough blank tablature stock left in the entire world to put THIS to paper 😮
not by Tommy, but some japanese darth vader cover
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I stumbled upon this video and my jaw dropped. Having watched it dozens of times my jaw drops every single time. Tommy makes VERY accomplished players sound laughable.
The fingerboard is literally on fire
Annndddd........... Goodnight! legend, with skill and a feel for music that always lifts the spirits, got so much respect for this man.
After i finished watching this 30 times straight, i just sat and stared at the screen in a mad attempt to un-blow my mind
Tommy Emmanuel. The only person that did not play a guitar but became a guitar
its called master guitar level 10 in the sims 3
More like level 11
Not even the sims FOUR?!?! I don’t even play
Hee Hee!! That was one of the best 6 minutes of my life!!
gotta hear this often...what a fine piece of music from not only a great player but a real fun performer
I totally agree, this version of Tommy is THE BEST version of the Guitar Boogie.....!! No guitar player in the world is better than Tommy....... He is just the best.
Mesmeric.
he still has time to smile :D
4:45, man what a lick
So much energy in one person
Unreal! So fast yet so clean! You simply do NOT get better than this!