Tommy Emmanuel On Artificial Harmonics

[@thorndog100]

What Tommy says at the end of the interview about housework and motorskills is SO important..you have to practice again and again to get it right..then you can give the piece of music a piece of yourself..one of the many things about music is self expression...rant over...Thanks Tommy for your music...He seems such a beautiful person....

[@mrvlhs]

I agree, this as a great insight from Tommy that I wasn't expecting to hear. Just brilliant.

[@SuperMartin223]

Wonderful lesson, especially at the end, when he explains how he must get the arrangement and then the mechanics near perfect, then it frees him to put the heart and soul into the performance. So true. You also get the feeling that he spends much of his life in hotel rooms such as this.

[@magstrd5063]

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[@RixOkUSKEnSfM]

I love that Tommy says: "Your knowledge of theory is a millions (something) lightyears ahead of mine" That just shows that he doesn't care about music theory in that sense, all he cares about is to get the right sound and melody. You don't need to be able to read music to play beautiful music!

[@gooman989898]

that last last minute of dialogue is absolutely beautiful... after your motor skills have perfected, that's when you can pour your heart and experiences into playing the guitar!

[@511Mrpaul]

The grunt work is what we all need, you can spend hours on a two or three second part. Nice work Tommy. Paul

[@slangpdx]

Saw/heard him at Schnitzer Hall in Portland some years ago, sold out crowd of 3000. Incredible as might be expected, one guy getting all that sound and all the many styles. Someone was passing around a very expensive looking pair of binoculars to help other people enjoy the concert. Tommy talked about his early days learning from whatever records they had available. Anyone who hasn't seen his youtube video interview with Martin Taylor should check it out, they play several great jams. Saw Taylor too twice, once in England at a club across the street from Windsor Castle in 1998, the other was here in Portland a few years ago, with a Scottish singer/guitarist. Great both times.

[@ironjohn03]

I love how tommy shut that guy up starting with the "Knowledge of theory" argument.

[@076657]

Exactly.

[@martinaxman2033]

That is probably the best explanation of why you need to practice that I've EVER heard. Tommy E is just amazing!

[@instrumentenfreak]

hes a genious. His music is so inspiring ... such wonderful

[@jamesjohnson4432]

Such a Brilliant Human Being x Thank you T.E!

[@mrm4xim4m]

Totally agree great guy and speaks for. The heart and is credible love to see

[@crenniebaby]

These vids are the best. Tommy is my hero!

[@freakshowmann]

These videos are so inspiring. Thanks Tommy.

[@chortle12345]

Thanks so much for posting this- I could watch Tommy all day, but, it's time to go practice...

[@garfield4108]

He's amazing that guy. Saw him some years ago at King George's Hall in Blackburn UK.

[@gr8o2h2o]

TE expressing the progression towards playing perfection is well said.

[@MisterWade74]

Wow, a lesson with Tommy on his hotel bed with an open door to the shitter in the background. Kinda makes me think of my gig last Thursday, playing deep and meaningful songs in an acoustic duo at a pub, with a big screen behind us showing MMA. Classy.

[@crlguitar1]

Every time I watch Tommy play I want to hang up my guitar and never touch it again....He's in a completely different level of expertise and he stuns me every time!

[@guitarreilly]

@hkostal its an interview if he didnt ask questions we woudnt get any advice from tommy himself if you wanna just see him play go on the hundreds of videos where hes just playing

[@inevafreezepepep1377]

Beautiful

[@2patero]

THIS IS SO CATHARTIC!!

[@jasonmcmanus4165]

Tommy is an absolutely phenomenal musician. He always has great stories and great things to say. I wouldnt have watched this video all the way through if it was someone else. No one could get a word in with the guy on the right yapping the whole time. Guy almost ruined the whole thing.

[@talkinglens8002]

Drop dead gorgeous! THANK YOU!!

[@tonylittle2744]

Lovely bloke.

[@alextrendler]

great bit with tommy

[@andrewfrancis7739]

I love him

[@gerardguitarist]

Get it straight all beginners. There are no short cuts. Learn what productive practice is and be prepared to do it until you take your last breath. Unless you are obsessed with the instrument don't be disappointed of where you are at with it.

[@adamrafferty]

Guys - thanks for all these Tommy - in the hotel vids. - Adam Rafferty

[@martinaxman2033]

@guitarreilly Yes, and that douche is the one who put this whole video series together, produced it, recorded it and gave it to the grateful audience here on KZbin. He may lack skills as an interviewer, or maybe he's just jumping out of his skin having one on one time with the best guitar player that ever lived. Hmm. sheesh.. Thank you Neil for all you do. Especially for this series. It's truly amazing.

[@davidstevens3934]

It must be nice to have such a passion for something you devote your whole life to it and become incredibly talented at it. Does watching youtube videos at 2am count?

[@ColtonSaylor713]

@hkostal I KNOW RIGHT!! Lucky he even can hear Tommy Talk!

[@Ondras19]

I think, that Tommy managed to go very deep and was hard learning and was patient and he break it. When somebody wants to improve own guitar skill, by the time, he (me:)) thinks, that he can play enough and he doesn't give so much time as in the past for learning. But it's hard misunderstand. When someone gets better and better, he needs to go deeply to it and practicing hardly.

[@vVASuP]

WORDS OF WISDOM

[@realguitarshredder]

They just couldnt think of shutting the toilet door..

[@076657]

All has to be exposed.

[@CooManTunes]

I came here to try and learn the make and model of that toilet, so I'm very happy the door was open.

[@MisterWade74]

It’s for the acoustics. Robert Johnson played into a corner for sound. Tommy gets extra depth by leaving the door to the shitter open.

[@chrislestermusic]

This is the guy who would stare at someone’s finger while it points at the moon. Really? An open bathroom door was your take away from this video? Wow.

[@EnterAliasHere]

Let the man speak ffs

[@senek4663]

2:40 Best guitar advise ever

[@dantstube]

Thanks

[@CLARKIOUS1]

world class why not on BBC TV? jools holland at least ---he's too good seen him live in uk he's special -he likes my art cards -and hey one year after a while I bought his DVD gave him my art christmas card and he said -"hey you gave me that three years ago" -all the thousands he's met since that time? -and genuinely remembered ....cheers king tom long may you reign granville danny clarke

[@thomasrothwell2728]

Musician on the right is just nervous in the presence of CGP Tommy...he can't help himself, but toward the end you can tell he's listening as Tommy takes control of the pace.

[@DuxJerome]

Ok we know no that most of you want the interviewers to be quiet. But if it wasn't for them, these video's wouldt be here right? So be a little grateful for that.

[@eebydeeby1234]

Does anyone know if he's using his thumbnail or his thumbpick to hit the string? Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance!

[@larry8812]

Thumbpick mostly.

[@gedsoft3793]

Yeah but if in the mood he can use his toes too

[@MultiSteini]

i want to do this for a living.

[@kingdom777866]

What.. Looking at a shithouse with a guy playin a guitar ? Strange occupation ?

[@fragment7]

isnt this just a fretted natural harmonics?, because as far as i know, artificial or pinched harmonics are the same which is done by the thumb

[@DoubleMannings]

is he using a grand concert?

[@face2face78]

Now many ones know the technique but when I first heard him I was like wow what the hell is this sound

[@mokamo23]

this is brilliant and wonderful, but they just put a camera up in front of a bed and toilet and asked tommy to play? wtf?

[@MisterWade74]

Hey, even guitar legends have to take a shit every now and then. That’s probably where he composes.

[@hkostal]

@guitarreilly of course it's an interview, but it's a question of decency to let the partner answer.

[@Rikk303]

So that's how he does it! A few decades and I might be able to....

[@arew234]

Looks like maybe these guys talked Tommy into an "interview" in his hotel room and ended up up getting free lessons out of the guy, who generously just gives away all these great tips. Maybe it wasn't free. Hopefully Tommy saw some money out of the deal. Could be that these guys are understandably a bit nervous about being around one of the greatest guitar players in the world and couldn't stop talking. I bet they're embarrassed about it now, but an interrupted Tommy is better than nothing.

[@SvenJungbeck]

your right, he made some tutorials that are not played very well. he is teaching windy and warm and he sounds like a ten year old student who doesn't understand what he's playing. if you teach a style, you should know better...like tommy for example

[@076657]

Teaching is for the ones who don’t play well enough to be playing. Sorry not true. Every musician teaches really.

[@ZakEdwardsOfficial]

"tap harmonics" not "artificial". Entirely different techniques.

[@YouTubeallowedmynametobestolen]

What are artificial harmonics, properly speaking?

[@goldsmithstudent]

lenny breau

[@TheDecidingBullet]

do you have to be extremely talented or just practice like 6 hours each day for 30 years long to get that good? im serious about this ppl answer

[@TheBoomtown4]

Aren’t those natural harmonics?

[@craigbuchan]

bet the guy on the right was teachers pet at school

[@freestylerja16]

He's just anxious to ask god all the important questions

[@076657]

What’s artificial about those harmonics? They are true harmonics, why that name.

[@MrNailsG]

I can't stop looking at the shit house in the background lol

[@MisterWade74]

There’s probably a name for this fetish of yours.

[@curnwah11]

Wish that American dude would pipe down

[@IndyBrave]

gosh he really is awful at conducting interviews.

[@sociologiapolitica]

maldita sea no entiendo el ingles

[@076657]

Pues qué haces mirando la tele y las películas dobladas al español? Tienes la solucion delante y te quejas. Vaya tela.

[@mattcotton4946]

Nice toilet.

[@PieVio]

😂

[@juanpennisi1202]

Why is everybody so freaking annoying around Tommy? Just shut up, let the man do and speak.

[@bryandanieljordan9119]

Artificial Hamonics ??? It's no exist, just Harmonics but with right hand technics different

[@nreRagnaros]

Dude they do exist. Just Harmonics mean you play them without holding any chords or tones with your left hand. Artifical Harmonics describe are these flageolett tones by using your left hand to actually hold a chord/tone und the fretboard.

[@bryandanieljordan9119]

Friend this technique is also a classic guitar technique except that the name is not artificial harmonic but many people says as a habit .... the difference is ... a harmonic always find naturally in the middle of the string and keep breaking the string in half will find more than one (I would like to show you in person), for example a "SI" at 12th fret open string and if you want now a "DO" your place a finger of your left hand on the first fret of the second string and with right hand technique execute the harmonic but is the same harmonic sound You can call it as artificial harmonic if you don't find when broke the string in half .... ie execute harmonics in the second octave up. There these are artificial harmonics because don't find in the middle of the string naturally Ok in general you can call it as you mentioned but when you deep into the knowledge of the guitar, see some bad terminology or isn't using good It's more simple if i show you a video but i don't have. see u dude

[@frombaerum]

bryan jordan so true it`s nothing artificial about this harmonics. some call them harp-harmonics, but may i sugest alternating harmonics as a better name?

[@justanothaguy01]

.... listen to me as I ask Tommy questions and try to answer them in a vain attempt to impress him with my "knowledge".... Ask a question... Let Tommy answer and please shut up while hes talking

[@Shaverboy516]

justanothaguy01 exactly mustached fool is actually star struck, but tries to act like he’s on the same playing level as Tommy, he needs to wake up and realize Tommy is on different level of playing.