+Guitar World..... You said it, Had to Take another look at my hero's ... I think if i remember right,(not sure) i saw a PBS of him at Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Chico California ...If thats right, I thought VH and others had it made with Electric guitars....
+Guitar World He was given the title of "Certified Guitar Player" by Chet Atkins.....Nuff said! The mans incredible! Him,Chet,& Jerry Reed are my trifecta of master finger pickers....There are others of course but these 3 are absolute masters!
That's right. Que = k in Spanish. Tommy is using English pronunciation rules for Spanish pronunciation. Which never works well. It's disasterous, as well as, quite hilarious. Nothing funny about his guitar work, tho. (Warning: In Spanish, most vowels are short vowels.)
Took my dad(big Chet fan) to see Tommy live! Best day ever! First 3 songs I sat still in awe. I 've never heard anyone play that perfect before. His show was the best I've ever seen live! Phenomenal talent with a down to earth personality. Can't say enough good things about him.
Coming from a musical family like Tommy did really helps though. I think I heard him say somewhere he started at 3 or something. I think talent is a bit of a myth and it's much more about exposure to music and opportunity to learn how to play from an early age then having the dedication to do the practice. An awful lot of great musicians come from musical families and had that early opportunity.
Axe Man, good point Tommy has denied any claims of possessing any degree of true talent, and swears that it was all hard work. 10,000 hours to virtuosity.
Okay, so we can't play as well as he does.... but there is one thing we can do as well as he does.... we can ENJOY our playing as much as he does ! ....thank God for the talent we have and keep practicing !
To my ear, this song sounds much more appealing when Tommy is demoing at a slower pace. When played up to speed it loses some of essence of the music, even though Tommy executes perfectly.
+xammaj Saw him play at the Majestic in Dallas. While he was playing the audience held complete silence, but when he finished a tune the applause were endless and song titles were shouted out from fans as requests. A refined primitive for sure. Great talent, great performance!
Did you get that kids? Can you learn it by Monday? Seriously, Tommy is so far above everyone else, if you weren't looking you'd swear there were two guitars players on this....
Tommy why are you doing this? whenever I see you playing I feel it's better for me to put my guitar away and do something else because there is nothing's left for the rest of us to say! you did it again.
Put your guitar away?! NO! NOooo! Look and learn. Emulate what he is doing and become a better player... how about that as opposed to putting away your guitar.
SHH! Gibson will hear you saying that, and they'll come out with a J-45 "X", like the Firebird, with a barfed-up raspberry Slurpee for a paint job, Baked Alaska fretboard, tons of pointless, gimmicky electronics, minimal playability, drastic loss of tonal breadth & nuance, robotic strap pins & bridge saddle, vacuum-sealed nut, and an even more ridiculous price tag. Then, as usual, when nobody buys one, they'll sit around the corporate boardroom, pat each other on the back, congratulate themselves for their achievement, and announce another round of reduced wages & benefits to their bewildered employees.
I don't like to hear you or Richard Smith play guitar. You guys beat up a song by trying to play it as fast as you can@ Chet slowed it down on purpose and played each note smoothly, he allowed the notes to sustain and ring out. Please, just slow your tempo just a little bit. You're not trying to win a playing race!
The GW link to the article re-directs to the wrong page. Go to www.guitarworld.com/acoustic-nation/how-to-fingerpick-like-chet-atkins Thank me for my service
People cheapen it by saying "talent". Yes, he is talented, but he WORKS at it constantly. No amount of talent gives this kind of skill without love for it, and a lot of WORK. And wow, he is good :) Tim O
Thank you for stating the key of the song up front! I can't tell you how many guitar lessons never tell you what key the song is in. Once you know that you're able to relate all of the chords back to the key and people just don't seem to get that..
A gifted player no argument but please Tommy play something a little slower like Chester did. Chet had tone because he let the notes ring out . I love this style and I like hearing the details especially how to get the minors to run down. Just slow down a bit cobber.
So tired of youtube lessons for beginners. He's not telling exactly what to play. He wants you to know the song first, then learn it for yourself. what a genius.
It's a really nice thing to be able to freeze the video, back it up a bit, and watch that one part again & again. If that's what it takes, no problem, I'm happy. I might suck on the guitar, but I'm happy.
Tommy plays with virtually no neck relief and I find he’s starting to sound more and more like a sitar player these days. Hideous feet buzz is even worse when amplified. Combined with his predilection for sacrificing clarity for speed and I just can’t listen to him these days. Sigh.
Not really a tutorial. "Okay, so now I'm doing this bit, and now I'm doing this bit." But he never tells us how or what is in any of the bits. Would need a second tutorial to explain this one.
It's funny. I just watched a video entitled the 30 greatest and best guitar players and Tommy wasn't there - lousy video! :-) . Tommy, like Gary Moore, makes my spine tingle. His brother's not half-bad either!
I attended a guitar workshop with Tommy many years ago , absolutely blew me away & I've been playing for 40 years. You will not meet a more humble genuine guy & what a talent.
I have heard Tommy several times, I am going to see him in June 2016. He is as much a "regular guy" in person as he is on the videos. I have a framed photo of him and myself at home. He is the real deal.
I wish they could flash the name of the chord he is playing or something so I could learn this faster. Amazing lesson. I cant wait to bang my head against this one for a few weeks/years haha
7:15 " I just realized what Im doing there"....Lol!! that is really great. It appears to me like He disappears into another world when he plays; A force just channels through him and he is also entertaining himself along with us all! Love this guy.
The thumb picking style by Chet, Merle, Paul, Thresh, Doyle and other greats looks very easy and simple to play. However, this takes hours and days to learn. I had the book " Play Like Chet Atkins" circa 1960 and am still trying to play. No guitar player will ever sound like Chet. He was truly a genius. RIP. Tommy has his own style somewhat different from Chet mos60
This could take awhile, but its all there. Listen over, over & over. Little by little, maybe eventually. Nothing worthwhile comes easy. Just remember that.
some people made fun of latin people when we pronounce an english word wrong but i don't hear nobody make any coment of this guy the way he pronounce (el vaquero)how about that.
Lol medium pace? How fast does this dude normally play it? 500 bpm?
hahah i think he forgot about his own words once he started picking
+Ryan Lawrence Watch classical gas
hahaha made my day :')
I think they use the Mach scale for Tommy
Yes, this is medium pace. He means it, and he does play a lot faster! Note perfect.
Really though, this guy is absolutely out of his mind, right? When he came into our studio we all pretty much stood there with our jaws dropped.
+Guitar World..... You said it, Had to Take another look at my hero's ... I think if i remember right,(not sure) i saw a PBS of him at Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Chico California ...If thats right, I thought VH and others had it made with Electric guitars....
+Guitar World He was given the title of "Certified Guitar Player" by Chet Atkins.....Nuff said! The mans incredible! Him,Chet,& Jerry Reed are my trifecta of master finger pickers....There are others of course but these 3 are absolute masters!
+Guitar World I love this new column. Please bring back guitar world acoustic. but this guy giving lessons wow!!! what a thrill thx😎😎😎
+Rick Hadden We'll be posting a new video from Tommy Emmanuel once per month for the next 5 months or so. Stay tuned!
+Rick Johnson What is PBS?
Cool, I should have this down by lunch
Lunch 2025 that is..
Hahahahahaha!!!! You're being optimistic at least.
LMAO I just spit my coffee out over my keyboard, hahaha!
Have you learned it yet
😂😂😂
Lunch in heaven. More like.
"I'll take the song at a medium pace", followed promptly by a big "f**k you, newbs" hahaha
Love how he keeps promising to play it through at a medium pace and then just tears right into it at full speed :D
In Spanish you say it like this: El vakero, don't pronounce the u ... And man tommy is good
*el bakero :)
That's right.
Que = k in Spanish.
Tommy is using English pronunciation rules for Spanish pronunciation. Which never works well. It's disasterous, as well as, quite hilarious.
Nothing funny about his guitar work, tho.
(Warning: In Spanish, most vowels are short vowels.)
Wow, this is going to be easy. It's 8 AM and I've already cut myself shaving (twice!).
Now, onto the guitar thing next...
Great sense of humor! I literally am laughing my ass off.
Funniest thing i`he read all day!
Took my dad(big Chet fan) to see Tommy live! Best day ever! First 3 songs I sat still in awe. I 've never heard anyone play that perfect before. His show was the best I've ever seen live! Phenomenal talent with a down to earth personality. Can't say enough good things about him.
I'm really honoured that Tommy Emmanuel could take the time to show people this and give some great advice about practicing.
*holds screen closer to guitar to inspire her to greatness*
Been a fan of his for 25 years and he gets more insane each time I see him. I'll see you all in 275 years once I have this song halfway down.
I can listen to Tommy all day long, honestly. Talented beyond his own awareness.
Not so much talent as many, many years of dedicated practice.
Axe Man Well Said
Coming from a musical family like Tommy did really helps though.
I think I heard him say somewhere he started at 3 or something.
I think talent is a bit of a myth and it's much more about exposure to music and opportunity to learn how to play from an early age then having the dedication to do the practice.
An awful lot of great musicians come from musical families and had that early opportunity.
Axe Man, good point Tommy has denied any claims of possessing any degree of true talent, and swears that it was all hard work. 10,000 hours to virtuosity.
Guaranteed, he is VERY aware of his talent :)
Medium pace???? Ahahahahahahahahahaha! Great guy, though!
Lol oh man time to burn my gitbox
hold my beer I got this
+Robert Stackhouse hold me my beer got this
Okay, so we can't play as well as he does....
but there is one thing we can do as well as he does....
we can ENJOY our playing as much as he does !
....thank God for the talent we have
and keep practicing !
Or cut ourselves shaving.
i was working backstage at a festival and i have to say he is one of the nicest genuine people ....and just mega talented
To my ear, this song sounds much more appealing when Tommy is demoing at a slower pace. When played up to speed it loses some of essence of the music, even though Tommy executes perfectly.
I will play at medium speed. Well Ok.
If I could bicycle at Tommy's "medium" speed, I'd win the Tour!
I had the pleasure of seeing him play live. Truly inspring.
*inspiring
+xammaj Saw him play at the Majestic in Dallas. While he was playing the audience held complete silence, but when he finished a tune the applause were endless and song titles were shouted out from fans as requests. A refined primitive for sure. Great talent, great performance!
TheGrandDragon I've never had such an emotional attachment to a concert before
Did you get that kids? Can you learn it by Monday? Seriously, Tommy is so far above everyone else, if you weren't looking you'd swear there were two guitars players on this....
Tommy why are you doing this? whenever I see you playing I feel it's better for me to put my guitar away and do something else because there is nothing's left for the rest of us to say! you did it again.
Put your guitar away?! NO! NOooo! Look and learn. Emulate what he is doing and become a better player... how about that as opposed to putting away your guitar.
Yup... I can definitely play this... Fuck
Fernando Riva I think some guitars come with that tune preloaded 🤷🏼♂️
SHH! Gibson will hear you saying that, and they'll come out with a J-45 "X", like the Firebird, with a barfed-up raspberry Slurpee for a paint job, Baked Alaska fretboard, tons of pointless, gimmicky electronics, minimal playability, drastic loss of tonal breadth & nuance, robotic strap pins & bridge saddle, vacuum-sealed nut, and an even more ridiculous price tag. Then, as usual, when nobody buys one, they'll sit around the corporate boardroom, pat each other on the back, congratulate themselves for their achievement, and announce another round of reduced wages & benefits to their bewildered employees.
More Tommy. More of this style please.
Now this is what guitar world should be posting, something actually challenging. The stupid metal runs are all the same, master one master all.
I love metal but I agree I can't play fingerstyle stuf like this at all but can shred easy
It's pronounced "El Vakero" ("que" in spanish sounds like "ke") :-)
I don't like to hear you or Richard Smith play guitar. You guys beat up a song by trying to play it as fast as you can@
Chet slowed it down on purpose and played each note smoothly, he allowed the notes to sustain and ring out. Please, just slow your tempo just a little bit. You're not trying to win a playing race!
Jesus... Christ...
Jesus did inspire him, yes.
The GW link to the article re-directs to the wrong page. Go to www.guitarworld.com/acoustic-nation/how-to-fingerpick-like-chet-atkins
Thank me for my service
People cheapen it by saying "talent". Yes, he is talented, but he WORKS at it constantly. No amount of talent gives this kind of skill without love for it, and a lot of WORK.
And wow, he is good :)
Tim O
Holy what the! An amazing display of finger style!
I got so excited when I saw that they did a video with the great TE! Good stuff
Your a legend Tommy, the best acoustic guitarist ever
Thank you for stating the key of the song up front! I can't tell you how many guitar lessons never tell you what key the song is in. Once you know that you're able to relate all of the chords back to the key and people just don't seem to get that..
Speechless! A master like Tommy taking the time to do this is amazing. Much respect and thanks!
A gifted player no argument but please Tommy play something a little slower like Chester did. Chet had tone because he let the notes ring out . I love this style and I like hearing the details especially how to get the minors to run down. Just slow down a bit cobber.
So tired of youtube lessons for beginners. He's not telling exactly what to play. He wants you to know the song first, then learn it for yourself. what a genius.
Don Glennly this video would of come with a magazine which would of had music in it.
It's a really nice thing to be able to freeze the video, back it up a bit, and watch that one part again & again. If that's what it takes, no problem, I'm happy. I might suck on the guitar, but I'm happy.
Tommy plays with virtually no neck relief and I find he’s starting to sound more and more like a sitar player these days. Hideous feet buzz is even worse when amplified. Combined with his predilection for sacrificing clarity for speed and I just can’t listen to him these days. Sigh.
Not really a tutorial. "Okay, so now I'm doing this bit, and now I'm doing this bit." But he never tells us how or what is in any of the bits. Would need a second tutorial to explain this one.
How do you even learn the variations of chords? Like he says Am but have no clue what he is playing as it's a different Am...
You don’t have to restrain yourself to Tommy’s tempo. Once you feel confident you can pick up the pace a bit and play it full speed...
It's funny. I just watched a video entitled the 30 greatest and best guitar players and Tommy wasn't there - lousy video! :-) . Tommy, like Gary Moore, makes my spine tingle. His brother's not half-bad either!
When he began playing he had to learn everything by ear.. Now we have HD videos which we can start again and again )) Thanks for video !
The difference between being "good" or "great" at something, and being a MASTER.
Can you SLOW IT DOWN PLEASE?????? SHEESH! !
"Medium pace" he says.
Have to go get a towel. Split my chin open when it bounced off the floor.
I attended a guitar workshop with Tommy many years ago , absolutely blew me away & I've been playing for 40 years. You will not meet a more humble genuine guy & what a talent.
U got anything more advanced😋😋😁
I have heard Tommy several times, I am going to see him in June 2016. He is as much a "regular guy" in person as he is on the videos. I have a framed photo of him and myself at home. He is the real deal.
What a gift! His playing is from another time & space,...absolutely amzing!
every time he says medium pace I start laughing cause I know what's coming
When he started playing I thought my videos was playing at 1.5 the speed....
Dumbfounded by his speed and ability. Just ridiculous, in an amazing way. Legend!
I've seen in him concert two times. He's is the real deal. One of the nicest guys I've ever talked to as well.
How to draw the Mosa Lisa with Tommy Emmanuel:
Step one: Draw a circle.
Step two: Finished! Your Mona Lisa looks better than the original.
He really demonstrates alternating muting/unmuting @9:46 so well
How to finger pick like Chet Atkins. Be Chet Atkins. The end. I saved you some time
I wish they could flash the name of the chord he is playing or something so I could learn this faster. Amazing lesson. I cant wait to bang my head against this one for a few weeks/years haha
Kenny R
All the chords are pretty much Am, F, G, D,E etc.
To play something this advanced, it is sort of implied you are able to follow the chords.
Not surprised he’s a fantastic player. Haven’t cut myself for years😂
…..you played it for Paco...………………………………………....supercalafragelexpiexpialadousouse……..!!!!!!!!? You've changed my life by the by.....
what can one say...Tommy you play this so good that Im stunned....
7:15 " I just realized what Im doing there"....Lol!! that is really great. It appears to me like He disappears into another world when he plays; A force just channels through him and he is also entertaining himself along with us all! Love this guy.
hahahaha superb advice...thank you sirrrrrr... :)
Hey lemme show off for 8 mins and teach u in 2
It's enough, but will take a LOT of time. I have been teaching it for 2 month, at least
Even Tommy Plays TOO Fast for his own Ability.. A Shame really.
I have been Fingerpicking for 40 Years. I can hear it.
Wonderful. If only such videos existed sixty years ago. Oh, what I MIGHT have accomplished. It's a nice dream, anyway.
This is what happens when you practice a lot
I can’t get enough of Tommy’s playing!
Remember, when you're playing guitar, don't think about shaving
LOVE this guy...classic and SO damn talented.
The thumb picking style by Chet, Merle, Paul, Thresh, Doyle and other greats looks very easy and simple to play. However, this takes hours and days to learn. I had the book " Play Like Chet Atkins" circa 1960 and am still trying to play. No guitar player will ever sound like Chet. He was truly a genius. RIP. Tommy has his own style somewhat different from Chet mos60
Days? Hours? Lol more like years
Great playing, but I don't like the song so much. Too many disconnected chordal changes. Sounds like a smarty-pants composition TRYING to be complex.
Tommy's a gentleman and a true guitar hero but Spaniards are not really considered to be thought of as non white. Anyway, irrelevant I suppose.
Yes Tomny. The Buddhists have long had a saying:
"When sitting, just sit.
And above all, don't wobble".
Great lesson, had this done in 30 mins👍
This could take awhile, but its all there. Listen over, over & over. Little by little, maybe eventually. Nothing worthwhile comes easy. Just remember that.
haha love tommy but it's pronounced bah-keh-row
Great playing, of course. I feel it would sound better a bit slower. Try 75% speed. It is slower @ 9:40
That first melody almost sounds like the song called "Shady Grove" but faster and in a different key
Tommy Emmanuel
sending Hadouken on the cover
The camera angle was a bit bad. Should've been from the left, so we can actually see what's going on behind the fingers.
I think I have the wrong thumb pick. Yeah. That's it.
A medium pace? I’d hate to see what it sounds like when you’re running on fire!
Since when were spanish people not white Tommy? I mean really ????
Wow, can’t follow it, yet learn it, will play cords with fill ins. I try,,,,
What was the first chord of measure one? I thought C but didn’t sound right?
sendeki parmaksa bizdeki ne Tommy baba
It’s funny he says the melody comes before the bar line because it doesn’t actually.
some people made fun of latin people when we pronounce an english word wrong but i don't hear nobody make any coment of this guy the way he pronounce (el vaquero)how about that.
I haven't got a hope in hell of playing this , however , i did shave this morning without incident.
VaKero not vakuero. That sounds like Jose cuervo 😄
Can we please have more of this and less of that Periphery kind of crap?
i've already learned a great part of this song.. my left knee is perfectly in sinc with his 🤣
How long is this gonna take?...My thumb wont do as it's told.
Pounding jerking banging noise makes my head ache
Luckily he starts at 'medium' speed 😂
His brain/leg metronome is more accurate than a digital one.
So that’s Tommy’s idea of a moderate pace then...
Why does tommy Emmanuel remind me of geeky Joe strummer lol
Damn. I didn’t know you got to play for Paco
He is a gift of God to mankind