Classical Gas - Tommy Emmanuel / Mason Williams

[@TimVanRoy]

After reuploading the old tutorials it's now time to launch straight into new work, and we're bringing out the big guns right away. Here's my attempt at Tommy's version of this crowdpleaser. A quick note for those who commented on the premiere announcement and now notice those comments are gone: I'm very sorry for the missing messages, but I spotted a really stupid typo and had to delete and reupload the whole thing. 🤦‍♂️

[@amowgh]

This cover is incredibly close to the original. I was waiting for this. Legendary stuff, and of course needless to say, Tommy would be veryy proud of the foot tapping. You're an amazing guitarist and an incredible teacher, Tim. Keep it up.

[@TimVanRoy]

Thanks Amogh! Always nice to hear from you! In a few weeks you can give it a try too!

[@kennikater4846]

Incredible, never thought we would get an actual tutorial for this song by anyone in the near future, but you absolutely killed it 😍💪 love your face at the middle part 😂 I'll have to do a few other tommysongs before I learn this one tho 😅🤣

[@TimVanRoy]

Thanks Kenni! I'll be posting the tutorial by the end of September. The tutorial is only on the guitar playing, you will have to add your own faces as you see fit 😎

[@brandonk3113]

Get on patreon guys tutorials already on there! Great work Tim as always

[@stevefletcher4113]

Not only a brilliant teacher but an absolutely fantastic guitarist. Well done Sir 👏🏼👏🏼

[@TimVanRoy]

Thanks Steve! I'm still recovering from this cover, but I'm thrilled to read all these comments!

[@WhistlingGary]

I sat in the front row, and had a short interaction with Tommy when he came to South Milwaukee recently. What a show! I love this rendition of Classical Gas... I own Mason Williams remake with Chip Davis when it came out years ago. I would love to learn to play it, but it is going to be down the road a bit. The technical skill you just demonstrated is amazing. Wonderful job. For me, maybe over the next four years I'll be able to master bits of it. And then I'll retire.

[@TimVanRoy]

Looking forward to retiring will only make you age faster Gary 🤣 If you can learn to enjoy the process of learning and practising songs you'll have a lot more chance of success! And you might be surprised: apart from that blazing opening lick, most of the verse and chorus isn't that extremely difficult!

[@CrisGuitarBR]

After learning Angelina and Windy and Warm from you, I guess it is time for some "Gas". Thanks for the work. I am already checking it out on your Patreon.

[@TimVanRoy]

Great to hear Cristovao! Take your time and enjoy the learning process. That is all you need to make major gains in this style!

[@bluishred7063]

Possibly the most faithful cover of TE's I've heard! Well done!

[@kennikater4846]

Exciteeeed!!! 😍😍😍😳

[@davidmandelstamm8725]

Nicely done... YOU are Tommy E.'s doppelganger, my friend!

[@asemmustafa3725]

Wow Tim, im left speechless you’ve certainly outdone yourself👏👏what an absolutely beautiful performance bravo!!

[@TimVanRoy]

Thanks Asem! This was a big project to pull off. Right after this I got to work on Somewhere Over The Rainbow, and that one turned out even harder!

[@asemmustafa3725]

@@TimVanRoy you’re a legend Tim and as hard as these songs can be your will and determination to learn and teach them never fails to astound and amaze me.

[@michaelmiller6481]

Excellent job, dude! As you know, it was a workout for Tommy, and you nailed it! Congrats!

[@ChadRevels]

In Tommy’s familiar words, “now, get to work”! Whew. Can’t wait to polish up what I already know. Cheers

[@TimVanRoy]

Thanks Chad! Already "getting to work" on the next project: Somewhere Over The Rainbow. And that one makes Classical Gas look like child's play 😱

[@krugerkevin67]

Fantastic!!!! I'm joining Patreon now....

[@briandesjardins728]

Your def the best tommy cover artist out there. It just goes to show his emotion and dynamics really can't be mimicked as this is note for note the same yet sounds so different! Tommy is truly a freak of nature hahah

[@TimVanRoy]

Thanks for the compliment, Brian! Tommy truly is the master 😉.

[@russianguitarbear8581]

Today I had a dream, that I learn this song, and I’ve been searching through your videos for the tutorial. Imagine how impressed was I to see this live stream. Waiting for the tutorial! 😂👍🏼

[@TimVanRoy]

Thanks! The tutorial will be published by the end of September!

[@stevehughes975]

Wow!!! Not in a thousand years 🥴. I will however as always take what I can from your amazing tutorials. Many, many thanks for all your hard work and great talent.

[@TimVanRoy]

Well Steve, you might be surprised at how doable this song is. If you leave out the middle section (Ventures/Elton John) and that blazing intro lick, most of what is left is not as difficult as you might think. I would give it a try if I was you 😉

[@RuznaLogtoi]

you did it Tim and I'm proud of you. this version is both relaxing as smooth entertainment. hatts of if i wore one.

[@birddogsforever9135]

That's the most guitar face I've seen on Tim!

[@TimVanRoy]

In a few weeks it's your turn! The lesson will be posted in late September!

[@fredericsimandre4080]

😳 awesome !

[@TimVanRoy]

Thanks Frédéric! Much appreciated!

[@stringbender57]

Holy Moly what a workout! Fantastic job Tim. That was awesome!

[@Fingerstylelesson]

After years still practicing the (great) speed part at 4:15 min. Thank you Tim for all those great tutorials!

[@TimVanRoy]

No thanks, it is my pleasure!

[@ashleymatthewteo7258]

BRAVO

[@silvenshadow]

This is pretty epic. Big kudos for climbing this mountain and sending a rope down for us mortals. ;)

[@TimVanRoy]

I'm dropping the rope near the end of September! I hope to see a lot of you arrive at the top!

[@giordanodefranceschi5020]

GREAT TIM!!!!!

[@TimVanRoy]

Thanks Giordano! Can't wait to meet up on Friday!

[@franckmorisset8324]

Coucou, ça m'a l'air infernal à jouer! Bravo en tout cas!

[@JosephCresnikMusic]

You're an incredible musician. Enjoy it Tim. Thanks for sharing.

[@annieo.4779]

Amazing!

[@RicardoRoams]

Fantastic!

[@prakashkhadka94]

Thank you sir for your beautiful cover ♥️ I hope to learn so much from your free lessons. You're a great teacher.

[@MuhamedAlfaifi]

I’m super excited for this

[@TimVanRoy]

Just a few more weeks Muhamad! By the end of September you can get to work!

[@iandocherty6358]

Totally amazing! I’ve been a Patreon a long time now and for anyone watching this that isn’t… why not? Tim is an amazing teacher and takes you through every single note! Also.. who put the thumbs down?!? Surely that’s got to be Tommy himself because someone else has managed to play it!

[@TimVanRoy]

I will have people checking on that during the guitar camp in Nashville this weekend 😎🤣 Thanks for the kind words Ian! The Patrons are what keeps the channel alive at this point (and during the difficult "copyright" issues). I can't thank you guys enough!

[@vaughnmaurt5013]

Great way to start my morning…thx

[@ayushmanbhalla8737]

Tommy should watch this. This is just a abnormal thing how did you crack his every song just by ear I mean this is next to impossible or you have a perfect pitch 🤩....

[@TimVanRoy]

No perfect pitch, but I do love the slow-down button here on KZbin 😇

[@ruhmheinminion9922]

JUST, OMG... YOU NAILED IT! C'est incroyable, j'espère que Tommy va t'inviter pour un duo, encore !

[@TimVanRoy]

Merci beaucoup! Sur scène avec Tommy, je pense que j'oublierais instantanément comment tenir ma guitare 🤣

[@00797jerry]

Damn Tim!

[@stein657]

Incredible Tim, fantastic!

[@TimVanRoy]

Thank you Ron! Should I be putting my AER Compact 60 in the background a bit more? 😎

[@mysticalstalker7524]

So happy to see you nail it, everything is outstanding.Legend Tommy, would be very proud, this was a killer performance.😍💙

[@TimVanRoy]

It's still hard to fathom: Tommy just throws this out as a single take, and it takes me weeks to get it right. The man is an absolute maniac...

[@mysticalstalker7524]

@@TimVanRoy Your grasp on these songs have left all of us speechless, its hard to describe, learning, to teaching every detail, im thrilled and amazed, you are a Legend Tim, period.

[@hmnrad]

Wooooow that was awesome..... you make it possible nice (((:

[@vincentbands8941]

wow great tim :)

[@TimVanRoy]

Thanks Vincent! I've almost recovered from the effort by now 😂

[@MikeVened]

Congrats tim very very good!!!

[@JimiGLee]

Absolutely incredible

[@bennistrings]

Absolut 👍🏻 klingt echt super! Du warst bestimmt sehr fleißig 😉😃

[@TimVanRoy]

Vielen Dank! Die Lektion wird in Kürze veröffentlicht, damit Sie sie auch ausprobieren können!

[@matthieulerouzic4046]

I'm still waiting for it !! :p

[@roior]

A M A Z I N G ! 👏 👏 👏

[@ravitejamedapureddy]

you are amazing. That was awesome, Tim. loved it.

[@TheZuoyou]

amazing ！

[@HeliTom84]

Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!

[@binayakchhetri5509]

Hey men it's Awesome... Keep it up.. you are going good It's really great. Best wishes...

[@TimVanRoy]

Thanks Binayak! Much appreciated!

[@HenryYeguitarcover]

Great work!

[@end27]

Amazing playing man, u got it

[@izaanmehfooz5091]

This was Awesome,😍👏👏❤

[@jacquelinekabugo-raderson1878]

Masterful .... I'm so impressed:) TE, I'm sure, will be so proud of you 💛🙂✅

[@TimVanRoy]

Thanks for those kind words Jacqueline! I can only hope so, it is a labor of love, this channel...

[@Cam-uo8ey]

Super impressive Tim 👌 your tutorials are terrific - currently working on windy & warm. Great channel 👍

[@TimVanRoy]

Thanks for the lovely comment! Have fun working on Windy & Warm, it's a tune you'll enjoy for the rest of your guitar playing life!

[@ronleccese8678]

Magnificent 👋👋👋👋

[@joaoemanuelmirandasimon6718]

Just amazing man!!

[@kaield4763]

Man, you got a great community and you deserve it 👍

[@TimVanRoy]

Thanks Kai! Sorry for deleting your first comment but I had to reupload the video because of a stupid mistake...

[@masqacordes]

Good Job Tim, thanks for share. Congratulations for 11k suscriptors.

[@FrumPilot]

Really amazing! Even if I've learned songs, I can't perform them flawlessly without a mistake here or there, but you really nailed it!

[@TimVanRoy]

And it only took 300 takes! 😉

[@FrumPilot]

@@TimVanRoy sounds like me!

[@artemlitvinov3536]

You did a great job! That is a tough song to play with feel but I didn’t have a doubt that you succeed)

[@TimVanRoy]

Thanks Artem! There were a few times were I wasn't so sure I would be able to get this all the way through!

[@namtheman7561]

Christmas is coming so can you make a tutorial of One Christmas night 😊

[@TimVanRoy]

A tutorial of Tommy's version of "Jingle Bells" is already in the making. If I have some time to spare then One Christmas Night might be featured as well!

[@annieo.4779]

Absolutely incredible version! Is that a steel string or nylon? Is Tommy’s a nylon? I’ve been learning this on an acoustic/steel strings but I imagine a classical guitar with nylon strings would be better?

[@jackwoodss]

Respect man !

[@johnnytidwellakajrockman5017]

That was awesome man!

[@SagnikMukhopadhyay]

@4:53 When you know you got it, but the camera is still rolling! What a banger...

[@TimVanRoy]

I think I did two or three more takes after this one, I had no idea (yet) that this was going to be the one!

[@Wistbacka]

Amazing! You need to get up in stage with TE some day and just jam away!

[@TimVanRoy]

I can't think of a more frightening prospect than to share the stage with that maniac 🤣

[@sylvesterlourdunathan9222]

Crazy!!! :) 🔥✌

[@higeatama]

素晴らしい！

[@TimVanRoy]

ありがとうございました！(Google translate is a wonderful thing)

[@LadyCroMag]

Fucking sweeeet playing and info from the always-great Tim Van Roy!!!!!

[@TimVanRoy]

Thanks a lot! 😆

[@RadSergey1987]

Tim, hi! How are you, how is your health? I've watched this video many times already. You play this song really well, it takes a lot of practice. And thank you again for arranging an interview with Uncle Tommy. I didn't learn English well at school. But recently I found out that in our Yandex browser you can translate videos automatically and listen to them. And it's so cool! I listen to a lot of different Tommy interviews now. What else did I want to ask you. Tell me, is it necessary to play with your fingers like Tommy when we play his songs? What am I talking about? For example, you play his songs and almost never use the ring finger in your right hand, just like Tommy. I play with all my fingers, like classical guitarists. Should I leave it as it is, or should I retrain? I just don't want to waste time when it's better to play like Tommy. Do you understand?

[@TimVanRoy]

Hi Sergei! Let's all be very grateful for the translation software. Without Google Translate I never would have understood any of your comments! The use of the ring is mostly scaled back because of the position your picking hand takes on when playing with a thumbpick. If you have to mute the bass strings the picking hand is leaning sideways, and that makes it a bit harder to use the ring finger often. If you are using a classical playing posture then, by all means, stick to using the ring finger! It wouldn't make sense to leave it out then...

[@RadSergey1987]

@@TimVanRoy спасибо, понял!

[@kraidenb.226]

Well, I indeed could tell by your reaction. ;D

[@marcelsimunek3391]

Wow, lets get to work ;-)

[@jorga78]

Tooooooooooop!!!!!!

[@godisagbenorhevi178]

I will be missing the tutorials now to be on Patreon only since I don't have any of those online accounts. Please can you look into that aspect too. Maybe after a month, the 'Patreon only' tutorials will be pasted on KZbin or something

[@TimVanRoy]

Hi Godis! Unfortunately it will remain like this for the future: half of each tutorial for free on KZbin, and the other parts on Patreon (and later also on a website). This is because of an agreement with Tommy's management as not to torpedo his own teaching business...

[@godisagbenorhevi178]

@@TimVanRoy Thank you. I understand.

[@jonathanogilvie2480]

The timing on this video is incredible for me hahaha

[@jonathanogilvie2480]

Also, the amount of relief in that sign at the end speaks volumes

[@TimVanRoy]

It doesn't happen often that I'm glad I got "through" a song, but with this one that was the prevailing emotion each and every take I did. Tommy is a maniac!

[@koningkubus1359]

I love how the ending relief is like Tommy too haha - is that part of the Patreon tutorial? 😂

[@TimVanRoy]

It's a separate masterclass 🤣

[@natsob7667]

👏

[@john-ob7bv]

This video is about to go nuclear. I'd be interested to know your practice schedule. How often do you play/learn to take it all in? Love the ending Haha

[@TimVanRoy]

When learning a song I do most of the practicing when transcribing the song. I always start from scratch and go over it from start to finish. After that it is a matter of getting it up to speed, which was surprisingly easy for this song (apart from the middle section with the Ventures/Elton John song). I usually work on three songs at the same time: transcribing one, practicing another up to speed and recording the third one.

[@Sadowsky46]

What happened to the electric guitars behind you? All wood grain is diagonally striped 🤷‍♂️🤔

[@tankobe2245]

卧槽 good job!

[@TimVanRoy]

Thanks Tan! Much appreciated!

[@heyhonpuds]

So, did you not want to bend your guitar neck?

[@TimVanRoy]

No, indeed. I'm not a fan of that technique! I'll start doing it as soon as I have a brand giving me free guitars as well 😎

[@paulm1765]

Great job! I am tired just watching this. You look like you need a lie down at the end haha

[@TimVanRoy]

We're almost a week later and I'm still recovering 🤣

[@MrPekosos]

Damn. This fast begining is exactly the same🔥🔥🔥

[@raynorlynn810]

Ok excellent playing...but tommy isnt playing tabs, teach the SAUCE man. I can play the notes, how do i make the sauce?!

[@TimVanRoy]

Check the tutorials! Parts 1 (intro) and 2 (verse) are both on my channel... without tabs, for full TE mode people 😎

[@abelwritesmusic]

Those who disliked this really have no good reasons...

[@TimVanRoy]

Thanks Abel! I always comfort myself with the knowledge that there are people who even downvote Tommy... on his own channel... playing his own original music 😲 It takes a special kind of personality to do that!

[@abelwritesmusic]

@@TimVanRoy Special is one way to put it. Btw, I subbed to your patreon just to get this tab. Thank you for all of the hard work that must have gone to make that tab possible.

[@ChínhThànhTiếnPhạm]

Hi master! Reply for me please! Thank!

[@davidmccormick4319]

2 thumbs down?!? Seriously??

[@TimVanRoy]

No worries David, there are people downvoting Tommy... on his own channel... I have no problem with critisism, but you should be obligated to give a reason when you downvote!

[@davidmccormick4319]

@@TimVanRoy agreed, I'd really like to see these critics come close to what he does.

[@joopspijker57]

Tja...stil van

[@markomales98]

Yeah, Tommy played it a bit better.

[@TimVanRoy]

Stating the obvious, I guess Tommy can play anything better! 🤣