My Heart Will Go On - fingerstyle version

[@mootal2812]

IMHO ...THIS IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GUITAR RENDITION FOR THIS MUSIC! ♥ So touching and Spirit wondering in the melodies... Thank you so much.♥🌹

[@ClaudioPietronikOfficial]

You are the best guitarist i've ever heard in my life, all you do is pure magic. Thanks for doing what you do❤️

[@tallstrom]

Thank you very much Claudio for those very kind words - you´re a great picker!

[@FirstWizardZorander]

Now, this is expressive. Each note really marks its presence. Martin is not afraid to put his soul into his interpretations, and it is both rare and precious.

[@robdonell9915]

Yes

[@kaputasri]

One of the best guitarists on YT no doubt. For me your tone is the best I've heard.Lovely accents and smooth voicings.

[@grahamwheeldon1533]

Great arrangement and playing as usual, amazing economy of notes, making one note count as ten - the Tallstrom effect !

[@melodicplayer]

Martin yet again, showcases his truly extraordinary sense and ability of touch and feel on the instrument. A truly world class guitarist in every sense of the word, and deserves recognition as such. BRAVO!!!!

[@kevingreene6893]

Such a beautiful rendition of a classic piece of music. As always Martin, your unique and distinct engagement with each note provides such clarity and tonal quality, resulting in a spell binding performance. The perfection and subtlety of each note you play simply tugs at my heart strings.. beautiful.

[@paulboden7850]

Your music soars to places words could never reach... Thank you ,Martin , you are truly gifted!

[@JoshuaHildebrandt82]

Martin you have the softest touch of any player I've heard. Love, love, love your playing!!

[@ulrych123]

wow... so effortless, so very good.

[@robertwallacevaagan8383]

Lovely, outstanding musicality!

[@glennwisse6271]

Wow. That was beautiful.

[@CraigRelyea]

Martin -- I came back to visit this, and on second (third, fourth, fifth and on...) viewing I'm blown away by the way you incorporate harmonics so seamlessly into the melody. Best instrumental version of this song on the planet. Bravo!

[@Elvis241000]

Man, this guy is unbelievably talented. So effortless, amazing.✝️

[@notpopebuthope]

wow! ... this has eternal beauty! ... SALUT!

[@FreekHoekstra]

amazing as always ! I was fearful you might rush it with the intro, but then you took it way way back... and your tembre and timing and dynamics took over... great stuff thank you fur uploading!

[@josecustodio7504]

VERY GOOD CONGRATULATIONS

[@wolverine7196]

Composition, tone and execution……you nailed it……You have a rare gift. Enjoy the Holiday and thanks for the gift of hearing this….. Be well…. Art

[@bobjoyner7174]

What a wonderful fingerstyle guitarist you are! You play beautifully and I pray we continue to see more of you Martin! Wishing you always God's Peace! Bobby

[@MrWolmar]

Magnificent tonal language, what a treat!

[@TippavanNabangchang]

It's beautiful...;))!

[@ereskoag]

Поддерживаю, прекрасная тема - вкусная.

[@lenanorell5113]

Just looove it!!!

[@pedrojuan5550]

Very emotional. Best interpretation.

[@CraigRelyea]

Stunning ... thanks Martin

[@InstrumentalWorship]

Man I love how you play!

[@PaerryMasongs]

Svårförklarligt BRA!! Lite läskigt hur mkt talang & mästerskap som kan finnas i samma musiker!.. Respekt!!

[@peterjongsma2754]

Best sound production.Great music meets great sound engineering.*****

[@shirleydouglas5408]

I've listened to many acoustic versions of this song but this beats them all, just beautiful Martin, thank you

[@DonMitchell50]

Just beautiful, Martin. I so admire the sensitivity and fluidity with which you play, and especially how you always look completely relaxed and at ease. Personally I suffer from horrible "red light" fever and become a bundle of nerves and fumbling fingers as soon as the record light comes on. Thanks so much for sharing this one.

[@tallstrom]

Thanks Don! Well, I do a lot of takes before I can get through a piece like this. But the main key is to practice it over and over and over and... I used to find that kind of repetition utterly boring, but it really pays off in the self-confidence department :) And the more secure you feel, the more fun it is to play. And with that comes more relaxation and thus a better foundation for fluidity etc. ok, I´m ramblin´...

[@kimlindblom6964]

Martin Tallstrom thanks for the feedback! Im finding this myself. Im learning your version of "forever young" and while it gets kind of repetetive to only play one song over and over, it also gets more fun while getting better at it. More feeling can be put in without focusing on the technical. Do you practise many songs like this at the same time or do you focus on one song at a time?

[@tallstrom]

That´s nice to hear Kim! You´re absolutely right. Restless as I am, I have a lot of stuff and songs going on at the same time. But, perhaps I need that. And simply playing a lot of anything will help any song you´re working on. Because your hands are sort of always warmed up.

[@DonMitchell50]

Yes, impatience is one of my fiercest enemies. I always want to rush the process and end up settling for included mistakes in my recordings. Thanks for the response. Also thanks for your reviews of the Miniflex. I now use one for my live performances and am much happier with it over the undersaddle transducer I played for so many years. My decision to buy was largely based on your video reviews of it.

[@RichBobo]

Beautiful, Martin! One of your best interpretations, I think. Soulful!

[@danielibnz]

Hi Martin, A joyful listening, impecable playing, good touch and tone... inspiring, as always. There was a flash where I thought I heard Pierre Bensusan, only for some seconds...;-) Thanks for sharing. Daniel

Martin, you played beautifully. There are many feelings

[@cwsgershwin]

Wow!!! loved it. Great song, great playing, great tone!

[@morganash88]

Oh that ending... gave me goose bumps!

[@machellecandance4003]

this cannot be taught. It's a talent from within.

[@lucidtraveler6162]

Beautiful!!!

[@JohnWilson-bn1xs]

very nice...pretty, delicate work

[@vernman1976]

been through youtube,and this is the best fingerstyle version of this song💖its the way you do it ,i have the tabs and tried,but the phrasing and what not....i just cant seem to get it,hats off man,cheers🍺

[@646879]

simply wonderful. nice touch.

[@HeimoGladik]

Absolut great arrangement! Thank you MAESTRO! Best wishes from Austria Heimo

[@StephOf62]

Just amazing. I'm totally agree with *****, each note is precious and expressive.

[@Supremelord]

what a beautyful arrangement...i love your sound and way of playing. Greetings, Marc

[@kelei3983]

Most emotional guitar play style beside Tommy, great work!

[@edkawalec3360]

Absolutely sublime!

[@mteodoromartinez]

Beautiful, Martin!!! Once and again, thanks and congratulations! ;) Hugs from Brazil. Murilo.

[@kq4ri718]

Awsome great talent. My favorite guitar player.

[@Bernd_Boeckmann]

You made this song shine again, Martin! Beautifully arranged and played with your typical tallstromatic elegance :-) Thanks a lot and have a great time through the end of this year my friend!

[@tallstrom]

Thank you so much Bernd and same to you! :)

[@ahmadhadder9834]

Perfect incorporation of those natural harmonics! very nice

[@ahmadhadder9834]

Was this in one take? I don't see the mic yet the sound is so clear.

[@tallstrom]

+Ahmad Hadder Thank you!

[@tallstrom]

+Ahmad Hadder Yes, one take, phew :) The mic is out of camera view, but it´s a Rode NT2-A, here recorded to a portable Roland R26.

[@jamescomstock571]

Such passion such inspiration carry on Godspeed

[@RobertoDiPaola]

Fantastic!!! Like always.

[@aaronjwoolley]

beautiful - truly

[@SashaL]

Stunning and outstanding. Martin, you are so cool! This cover is the best, i've ever heard. Even better than my one! =)

[@woodstoney]

Simply one of the best you'll ever hear!! Well done Martin!!

[@olegperciun7491]

Beautiful, very touching melody. Great song arrangement and very good guitar playing .... because the talent is in sight

[@Lukas3614]

Martin, this is unbelievably good. What I like most about your playing is the touch that you are playing with, the clarity and the passion that you put in your music and guitar playing. You played a very great arrangement of a very popular song for the acoustic guitar and you have done very well. Best regards, Lukas

[@tallstrom]

Thank you Lukas!

[@elzeer06]

amazing 😍

[@HugoStreamLaGuitare]

what an amazing sound !!

[@HermannCordes5]

Great Playing! Nice Arangement.

[@EvilSean62]

omg ... my heart aches ... i can feel it all so clear and clean ... on third listen now ... flawless and still potent ... also the finger noises are an addition in this case .. they add to the whole , they arent a flaw not joking it touches my soul so beautiful just a wee note ... dont up the reverb etc any more or you will kill it ... its a delicate balance between power and overkill once again ... dude you have grown soooo much since i found you ... keep going strong and i wish you the best yes it sounds like my post says you are on my rc love your work never stop

[@tallstrom]

Thanks man! I know what you mean with the reverb - I´ll take it down a bit for the album version :) All the best

[@kunruiyang8575]

Amazing!! let´s hope for a tab...

[@massimorizzi5583]

Great feeling! Thank you!

[@emmanuelkempton9362]

Your sound and feel for the instrument is just superb :D could listen all day!

[@JarekMarekJan]

Magical!!! The wizard on the couch! :D

[@ScilexGuitar]

Bästa fingerstyle covern av denna låt jag hört

[@tallstrom]

Tack :)

[@Rai06for]

Very Wonderful!******* Many thanks, dear Martin.

[@chmurka1xy]

"Człowiek myśli codziennie, że słońce wędruje ku zachodowi; ale słońce uśmiecha się, nieruchome, bo to właśnie my wędrujemy ku zachodowi ."(R.Gomez Serna)..** Uwielbim tę nutkę! ... świetne wykonanie...gratuluję i pozdrawiam:-)

[@kimlindblom6964]

So god damn good! love it!

[@646879]

If i had only heard this tune and not seen the movie, i would demand that Hollywood make a movie and use this song/ version.....beautiful masterful elegant ;-)

[@KRASIPARVANOV]

Brilliant!

[@Jellybelly1955]

You’re the best

[@AlOwens]

PLEASE transcibe and make it available for sale. fantastic performance

[@yasuhiropegu4631]

subscribed... u r absolutely amazing with the guitar..i wish u did lessons..

[@Christos2407GR]

Ομορφη κιθάρα, γλυκιά μελωδία, πολύ ωραίο βίντεο !!!

[@pontepolentepontepi]

Beautiful as always !

[@lynington]

Martin, I wish with all my heart that I could play like that, fantastic!

[@mattnsim]

your the most beautiful guitar player I've ever heard.

[@BarbaraNana3000]

Hello Martin, This is amazing, I'm feeling emotional right now, i love your style, thank you so much for sharing this with us! I'd be amazing if you could "Joga" from Bjork ;) Happy holidays!

[@glacialdrumlin]

2:01 the sound of the ocean

[@glacialdrumlin]

Sun Rise I’ve listened to all the fingerstyle interpretations of this I could find, by all the fingerstyle giants, to decide which arrangement to learn. Igor’s is too hard, so Martin is the winner!

[@glacialdrumlin]

Sun Rise Winner meaning the one I’ve decided to learn/my favorite... who is mark?

[@BlueFox01-t7u]

thank you ! beautiful

[@konstantes]

Thin handwriting great master !

[@BennyCJonesMusic]

Beautiful..in addition to the lovely reverb whilst transposing this, I could hear some lovely almost synth sounds in the background. What are they and how do I get them? Lol..great job, you are inspiring.

[@nikolajhansen15]

Did you manage to transpose it? And would you be so kind as to share it with me? 🤓

[@BennyCJonesMusic]

@@nikolajhansen15 I have, but I haven't got it written down. Just learnt it by ear and carefully watching his hands. Wouldn't be my place to do a lesson on it seeing as it's his arrangement. Maybe you could ask him? He may have something

[@nikolajhansen15]

@@BennyCJonesMusic I actually just found out that he has it tabbed out for free on his website!

[@nikolajhansen15]

@@BennyCJonesMusic I actually just found out that he has it tabbed out for free on his website!

[@LeonardoCrenna]

fantastico

[@GuenterGeurts]

Great!!! The Martin-Tallstrom-sound is unique.

[@bobbyzz94]

You are absolutely right, Günter - amazing performance, arrangement and tone.

[@AlOwens]

Sublime (sublima?) Martin. This is a great way to start my day. Thank you for sharing. cheers al

[@ЙауТолмачёв]

гениально

[@lenanorell5113]

Wish i wouold be a part of it...!!!

[@chrisandyhutabarat6053]

2020

[@anitajohannadrost]

😁🥰🍀thank you.

[@ValerioMansueti]

nice, nice............!!

[@geeeteeepeee1952]

every note!

[@LillaMartin]

I asked Martin so now my tab is up on UG here: tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/m/misc_unsigned_bands/martin_tallstrom_-_my_heart_will_go_on_tab.htm Its like... 95% accurate i think. Some places in the end im not fine with but it sounds fine the way i did it! Good luck and have fun learning!

[@diyemwatjay1723]

I liked Sungha Jung's rendition before but once I heard Martin's rendition it changed my view. Somehow SJ and the rest still lack the style and soul which is found in Martin's playing. This is the best so far IMHO!

[@tallstrom]

+DiyEm WatJay Thank you!

[@ByeXtianity]

You are right. Martin, I first stumbled upon you when I was looking for a fingerstyle version of Alphaville's Forever Young. This is the best fingerstyle guitarist on KZbin. His playing has so much soul.

[@guitarreilly]

btw thats not sungha jungs version he copied it off some random youtuber, kinda bullshit how shunga gets over 10 million views and the guy who arranged it has barley a quarter of a million

[@RcKtje]

Exactly this. Amazing playing.

[@krzysztofszymala8543]

Martin is the best player ever

[@mipock1950]

What a great tone and musicianship. Boy I wish I could get a guitar to sound like that, mine are just plain Jane in comparison

[@frogslips]

That is marvellous. The recording is amazing. How did you record it. So impressed, well done.

[@tallstrom]

Hi and thank you! I actually tried a new gadget here, a Roland R-26, a portable recorder. It has what I was looking for, XLR inputs with 48V phantom power. So I just bring my Rode NT2-A condenser mic to where I want to sit. Then I send the audio to my computer via USB. Add effects, synth etc, and sync the finished audio track to video.

[@matzac97]

Excellent !! ;-)))

[@cripzrus]

Fab.

[@JorgenH]

Vakkert spilt, Martin!

[@jrlopez4341]

You are so awesome wish you would teach some of those skills I’ll be more than glad to study under your wing thank you

[@tallstrom]

Thanks man! I´m not much of a teacher, I´m afraid...

[@adamantolik9178]

Just amazing, will there be tab in future?

[@tallstrom]

Thank you, I will try :)

[@Preston_M.]

I have to ask, how are you recording your videos? I can faintly her the back ground sounds. So I would imagine you're not plugged straight from the guitar. Sounds great.

[@Junkie4Beauty]

I love how delicate your hands are 😍 beautiful