Tommy Emmanuel Showing Off

[@richardmccaffery6696]

I saw the title for the video and thought. "Two minutes is an awfully short time to show every gig he's ever played." A genius of a player.

[@geoffreymills4735]

Beyond the fringe. Peter cookMcCaffery

[@Prw07731]

I saw Tommy live 3rd row seats...He IS the REAL DEAL...

[@ReplicatedWWE]

How long does his concert go?

[@bentile1]

@chirpybee You're welcome. Glad you appreciated it. Tommy's awesome, and I loved meeting him afterward. I told him that my dad was a real fan of his, and had just passed away, and I was hoping he would play "I still can't say goodbye". He said he almost chose to play that, and that the song meant a lot to him too when he thought of his dad. Cool Guy!

[@TheDecidingBullet]

most detailed, clean and timed playing i've ever seen! and the ritalin part: its called feeling the music, something a shitload of guitar players must learn to do

[@nxllpo]

I don't think he is showing off but showing how :)

[@heelscommando]

Yes. True. They hand make all his guitars and have released the TE models over the years. They still hand make all their guitars. I own a left handed acoustic. It just gets better as the years go by. :-) Thanks for showing this, it's absolutely awesome and quite a find this evening. :-)

[@downeybill]

hey! I for one am grateful that this was filmed! Anyways the sound is all there.

[@rabbittraps]

one of the worlds loveliest gentlemen.

[@Crackers2549]

The Genius that is,Tommy Emmanuel!....WOW! He's mind blowing!

[@Mr5CHNELL]

When I was kid I used to watch him play at the local pub. He was just another local guy. Had no idea at the time how one day I'd wish I could go back and do it again over and over.

[@oogaboogachiefwalkin]

I seen him do this at Winfield KS in 50 degree temps while getting rained on and he did it just as fast. Excellent musician!!

[@RUAV2TWIN]

this guy re-writes the book. Inspirational.

[@SterlingRe]

With chops like that he can show off anytime he wants!

[@rouschno1]

Thanks for sharing your experience with us! Hopefully I will get that same chance.

[@torgo4ever]

@bentile1 his technique of alternating between strict locked wrist strums and half-strum/half-single-notes-picked with the wrist and fingers is just sick ! That's the kind of stuff where you're so good you CANT even think about what it is your doing, you're just making music straight from the heart to the hands.

[@TruthSurge]

That last chord was killer. man, he hits it and moves his fret hand off and it's like WTF? how did he do that?

[@Tonavid]

He's just entertaining himself, when he wants to show off, he goes fast :-)

[@simplethunder]

This piece has all three qualities, imo.

[@customstratguy]

Maton Guitars does in fact have a Tommy Emmanuel Line, complete with the inlaid CGP " certified guitar player" plate. He has played them all his life, ( among many others, fender telecasters, martin, takamini, etc) but now exclusively endorses Maton Guitars.

[@tcfunvids]

Whoever held the camera on this video should never be allowed to operate one again.

[@davedexter1583]

+tcfunvids Just be nice and thank whoever took the time to make this performance available.

[@bentile1]

lol, I know the video is terrible, but I decided to watch him instead of the little screen on my camera.

[@jessupar]

Tommy showing off wouldnt be possible to comprehend. tommy just playing normally is what you see/hear in the video.. if he were showing off your eyes might melt and eardrums explode from the awesomeness.

[@BrianOIIIIIIIO]

Truely amazing - Thank you Sir!

[@freddielaker2]

he doesn't show off.... he shows you what practice can do... oh and a bit of magic in the fingers.

[@scumy222]

If he enjoys what he is doing and how he plays. I say the power to him. Do what makes you happy in life.

[@0IXUmOXI0]

wow I'm so impressed!!! I just discovered this guy now?! How is that???

[@chocolatcats]

HE'S JUST THE BEST

[@SRDzilva]

Greatest ever .....

[@rjdxtr65]

As good as he is He shows off every time he picks up a guitar.... even when he's not trying....

[@gregplaysguita]

I saw tommy play 9-21-2001, he played this song awesome! I wish he played classical gas tho. Hopefully he does next time!

[@leeroyjenkins7635]

Dude seriously it sounds good this is youtube where all sorta of diff styles are played.Don't judge if u dont like the Style because he plays this style well.

[@Crackers2549]

@chirpybee Yes thank you for this video of the VIRTUOSO at work! Tommy has got to be the best alive! God He is Awesome!

[@simplethunder]

He plays that stuff so fast, but still it has melody and soul.

[@Crackers2549]

UNBELIEVABLE!....

[@BostonBrand]

Its amazing what you can find on youtube sometimes. I was trying to play something else and clikked this one by accident and now I forgot what I was originally looking for. Do I care? Hell no, I wish all my mistakes were this productive.

[@rabbittraps]

his fast stuff is just that..fast. his melodic stuff melodic and his soulful stuff soulful.

[@MadnessOfMarmots]

You can show off as long as you're the best in the world... which he is.

[@myleftearful]

he can show off any time he likes........... he's a genius

[@Texture2112]

Agreed. Also, this is recorded with a camcorder and all the large amounts of concert over-tones.

[@chirpybee]

Thx for sharing your video :-)

[@MrTimaines]

2 minutes in Heaven...=)

[@100davemitch]

just given up playing guitar after this !

[@CJDR2]

speed does not define a guitarist, but tommy emmanuel is one of the greatest out there!

[@IzzyStrides]

Actually, this is when he's being humble.

[@bobleblanc4282]

Not showing off, this is just the way Tommy plays the guitar...check out his brother Phil Emmanuel (RIP) who was equally talented on the guitar...

[@dechinta]

He doesn't have to show off. He is just the GOD.

[@steeler3258]

all i can say is wow!!!

[@adaptiveagile]

I'm sorry, but that was completely impossible :-) He's one of those players with hummingbird speed -- can never figure out what their hands are doing--or which one is doing whatever it is they're doing --to produce the magic. There's talent, then there's Tommy. Thanks for sharing the soul food.

[@customstratguy]

Maton EGB 808 That is is signature guitar and the one he uses the most for recording .... He endorses Maton Guitars exclusively....

[@SiggyMe]

Well he has been practicing since the age of 6, and well only Tommy can do Tommy and aren't we just that fortunate for it, I am.

[@chrisswain7449]

Tommy is one of the cleanest, clearest ,players going.

[@stievelien]

awesome to see tall fiddler played on this maton, normaly it is played on his custom made maton :P. love you tommy (L)

[@bridlah]

@AlisonChaynes I can vouch for @Moley892 - not sped up at all. I was at the concert last night too and we witnessed him playing this piece at this speed with our own eyes. The guy is utterly incomparable :)

[@rabbittraps]

That's right man..cos NO-ONE has the right to an opinion.

[@MusicConnorThomas]

nope he doesnt he just loves their guitars and pays great respect to what thy do

[@customstratguy]

You are correct.... The Maton EGB 808 TE about $2,000 to $2,400

[@JediHarrison]

He's the master!

[@Mask1190]

I just learned to play this, just cant be bothered to post the vid...

[@mattyoz0]

No one can touch this guy.

[@poleupyourhole]

showing off... sowing off takesw power hes taking a stroll in the park when he done that

[@liammcevoy3212]

Well, I think it's the messiness of his playing that gives this piece it's charm. But to each their own I suppose.

[@DaveDexterMusic]

Messiness? lol nope

[@psychoprosthetic]

@bentile1 Brill thanks for that. I couldn't read the headstock and I'd forgotten the name afterhe told me. They really come across well throught the PAs.

[@davolaa]

Ive been so beautifully distracted by my coursework

[@leebahdee5946]

time to throw my guitar away me thinks!!!! tommy your great

[@customstratguy]

He plays an EBG 808 mostly.... That`s what the mouse is, and uses that one the most for recording ......

[@2you24tube4]

showing off.....how funny. i've seen him multiple times. it's called gifted, Hall of Fame capability. i'm a rocker, and an old one. i've seen the best in rock, Stones, Zep, Alman Bros, Aero, and countless others. but he's the only one that can introduce his entire band,. tom thumb, the rhythm section, the lead player, and they are all on his left hand. Until you see him, don't comment.

[@bentile1]

by the way, search youtube for other videos of Tommy playing Tall Fiddler--you'll find plenty of others where the video seems to be sped up but is not. Tommy re-defines possibility.

[@Metalmanic6896]

Okay, usually I'm the first to point out guitar playing that isn't clean (Like Yngwie Malmsteen) but this guy's playing is extremely clean. I don't know where you're getting off here.

[@Rockyslammer]

0_0 Humans arent designed to move that fast. Tommy is superhuman

[@guitarhole]

I think he's just gettin' warmed up .

[@uuuklkkhu8539]

whatever,anyway you guys wont be better than him.he is the best guitar player in the world.

[@kreesu]

now that was fun.

[@JeremyWest210]

must melt a lot of strings!!

[@jimclarke1108]

How good was that ))

[@loskar777]

no se puede tocar mas rápido y bien!!!

[@Crackers2549]

UNBELIEVABLE!....I would love to have seen Tommy and Danny Gatton play together... Would that have been something! HA

[@lcstandrie]

I think if you will check that Chet Atkins awarded the Certified Guitar Player to 6 players: He did not award any to two of the best that was dead, and that is Mother Maybelle Carter and Merle Travis. Steve Wariner, Tommy Emmanuel, Thom Bresh, Jerry Reed, I remember as earning the award, but I believe there are two others. If I'm wrong, Sorry!

[@Apocalypse_Dude]

Tommy has no need to show off....Showing off is for people who think they have something to prove. Tommy is just being Tommy!!!!

[@anrei0000]

@MrPaboy69 I heard him say on youtube that he gets new chords for every concert. :)

[@steeler3258]

great stuff. I was getting dizzy though! lol

[@HendrikLeiseMusik]

Most times the imperfectnes makes music beautiful. Perfect music is boring and there is no humanity in it!

[@mrcleanshave]

LOL that is a brilliant comment :P

[@theotherjimmyolson]

What I would like to know, as a top level guitarist for forty years is how does a vid like this get 9 dislikes?

[@appetitefordynamite]

This is Tommy taking a nap.

[@rages65]

...because he can!

[@FrancieDeBeer]

I have to remind myself to breathe.

[@jamesoldhamdop]

I think you're experiencing the Guitar Player's Envy

[@bentile1]

@TadRapidly yeah, well I was less interested in taking the video than watching him with my own two eyes. Not to mention I was zoomed in a good distance--but anyway, You're welcome.

[@simonkidson9944]

He shows of cause he can,

[@rabbittraps]

People are allowed to have an opinion...learn that now before you end up cold and lonely and wondering why.

[@jast11]

And that's why my guitar got legs and became a coffe table

[@baergal]

You and I appear to have very different definitions of "clean".

[@coolguy478]

this makes spanish fly look like a c major scale bro

[@vincentlamech108]

Now you could think hes showing off , but he could be just warming up

[@rabbittraps]

This is quite messy but he can play very clean. I hear you.

[@DrSeriousley]

easy wtih the BEST IN THE WORLD

[@bendl2]

That's kind of the point... It's not really supposed to be clean, that's the style

[@timbov123]

@TheAtomBuster Watch the [EBS SPACE] Tommy Emmanuel - Tall Fiddler.mp4 video. Its in hi-def and the camera can actually keep up with him. You will be amazed when you realize he is just actually that fast.

[@Moley892]

@AlisonChaynes nope... saw him last night and unless he can slow time down then this is exactly how he played at my gig =O

[@simonkoelmeyer]

I'm pretty sure, after playing for 30yrs and seeing Tommy in concert many times - and playing many of his songs (reasonably well) - that this particular video is sped up 10-15%. I've studied Al Di Meola, John Mc Laughlin, Shawn Lane, Chris Impellitiri, Micheal Angelo Battio, Frank Gambale, P Gilbert and all usual suspects in alternative picking mastery and I don't think this second section is humanly possible. Good fun, but mis-leading to those who don't know. Compare it to other vids yourself.

[@TyneGibbs12]

@Anne1878 Unfortuantly, not true. There is almost nothing wrong with this video. This is how the song was originally written, and how many cover it today. The CD version I beleve wasn't as fast the second time around, but still is just as grovey at high speeds. This particular video is one of emmanuel's best version of this song today.