TOMMY EMMANUEL - STRUTTING - (essential tommy)- KENDAL 2012

the title says it all but 2 hours of great chat, tips and demos from the king of the guitar
and a great audience with smart questions - well done tommy - once of nicest guys around the guitar world. just getting the intro riff is great.

[@brookwood570]

So many people will comment “amazing, what a brilliant natural talent you have” No, he’s practiced and practiced for thousands and thousands of hours, that’s made him amazing and able to express himself so well on his instrument and turned him into the master of musicianship that is Tommy Emmanuel

[@BurstBelievers]

very true - he is always picking the guitar up and working on ideas - you just cann't stop him

[@queenzbred]

Well said

[@douglasmcintyre3297]

Great job Tommy. Jerry Reed mentored countless guitar players who've gone on to carve out great careers, including the unbelievable Tommy Emmanuel. Jerry Reed was an amazingly innovative musician and perhaps the most under-rated guitarist of the last 60 years. He was equally at home singing his songs, acting in motion pictures like Smokey and the Bandit with Burt Reynolds and Sally Fields and burnin' up the neck of his signature Baldwin nylon string acoustic alongside his pals Chet Atkins, Glen Campbell, Elvis, Bobby Bare, Porter Wagoner, Joan Baez, Ringo Starr, Willie Nelson and many others. His Eastbound and Down, co-written with Dick Fuller, is a country classic. Jerry's Breakdown is required study for any aspiring Travis picker and Reed's "Claw" technique has been copied by most of the great fingerstylists. Had Jerry been a bit more protective of his original compositions, he might have had a few more hit records. But he was content to give a lot of his compositions away to buddies like Chet Atkins, who promptly learned and recorded them. Why would he do that? Because he'd already decided to move on to something new. He was a free spirit and a charismatic original. He lived his life with gusto and, to use a football analogy, left it all out on the field. And he was a picker's picker! And clearly he was a very kind and generous man, a quality that's all-too-lacking in the cutthroat world of show business. Sadly, Jerry passed on August 31, 2008. Three months later author Matt Blackett wrote a wonderful piece for guitarplayer.com, dated November 30th, 2008, which in addition to Blankett's characterization of Jerry, included tributes written about Jerry by other great guitarists. The following passage, written by Tommy Emmanuel about his mentor, is highly representative of Jerry Reed's genius as a guitarist. Tommy: "Jerry Reed, in my opinion, is as innovative as anybody in history. When he came along there was nobody like him, and his legacy is the single greatest body of work for fingerstyle guitar players. Nobody comes close to that. Jerry had it all: great melodies, great ideas, and a great innovation in his playing. He always had the right amount of blues and jazz-it was never too much of anything. It was a good balance and his groove was just as infectious as his musical ideas. I learned so much about songwriting and song construction from him. He also gave me license to be fearless-to jump in, boots and all, and try new ideas. I remember when I learned the song, “Today Is Mine.” I was 17 years old, and that song touched me. It still does and I still sing it on stage. I would say his biggest contribution to the guitar vocabulary was the irresistible melodies that inspire you so much that you won’t eat or sleep until you learn them. I think the song “Struttin’” is a true stroke of genius. I remember when I played for Jerry the first time. He was chewing tobacco and he smiled after I finished playing and said, “Son, you didn’t learn that. It was in your ethos. You were born with it.” Jerry’s message through his music and his words is a loving and sincere message. I found him to be a highly emotional and sensitive person who was a born entertainer. He walked on the stage and changed the whole room. He was full of charisma. He had a great love for mankind that you could see in his eyes. He was a sensitive and sweet guy. Some people think he was just an actor in movies, and some people think he was an okay guitar player and singer. Jerry Reed was deeper than most people imagined. I remember a conversation I had with Chet about Jerry, and Chet said, “Only once in a lifetime does someone come down the river so special.” That last sentence pretty much says it all, don't you think?

[@BurstBelievers]

thanks for this comment - so true

[@Clontarf254]

Something that blows me away is how there is no gap between him saying “let me play it for you” and him starting the song. It’s like he simply couldn’t wait to get it started❤

[@bobztarenatz3318]

Any 2 second run or lick that he plays would take most of us 2 weeks to master....what we dont see is the practise and thousands of hours Tommy has put in over the years....the guy is incredible.

[@CorporaMedicina]

2 weeks ?! dude you are good...

[@sweetsourpork111]

Because he has exceptional musical qualities and talents. you cant really learn to play like him only live in his shoes i guess. The world is full of great guitarist but tommy seems to up the game as if the guitar will become the next piano in years to come

[@espalhaarte6875]

I highly agree, people often say they can´t achieve this or any level of musicianship because they don´t have the talent to do so and it´s the kind of argument that i really hate because its not true at all. I do believe that there are people that can learn faster, but this level of musicianship is built on intense work and dedication, it may sound like magic but it doesnt mean that is build on that eheheh So the beauty of things it´s that no one can sound exactly like Tommy, Chet and the list goes on ... But one can work hard, practise and achieve better knowledge of expression on any instrument, its progress that never ends and its certainly a journey. In the end you will sound like yourself. But its all about having fun on a neverending journey.

[@johnbaird7549]

You can say that again.

[@KayvanAbbasi]

I have been in awe of how beautifully Tommy plays this wonderful piece since this was posted in 2012. I watch it every now and then and it gets me every time, I cannot get my eyes off the screen. Every note counts and chimes beautifully. I tried playing it even slower, yet it was way too hard for me to play.

[@BurstBelievers]

thanks for the comm. i ended up with tendonitis trying to play this - a thrill to capture this

[@MrLes426]

thank you lord that you would give such talent to men that we could enjoy their music. God bless and keep you safe in your travels Tommy. thanks

[@Uffareel]

I don't look at him as a raw ntalent hes been playing for 50 years and didn't have to work a regular job like I do I get maybe couple hours a night and all weekend but talent to me is a guy like Robert Johnson basically he usedc to make noise on the guitar when local blues men came through son house said after he hadn't seen him in about 4 months when he came back could play nything he copped a lot of stuff from patten, lonnnie Johnson , son house, scrapper, blind boy ect but he took what they did to another level never mind ingenious alternate tuning individualized for a particular song to et the most out of the instrument now that to me is raw talent this guy is good yes but I would be too after 50 years and no day job

[@maxprime6800]

A true master guitarist and improviser. Tommy, it is a pleasure to listen to brillance...you make it look so easy.

[@Dman85612]

Thanks Tommy , keep Chet and Jerry alive by playing their compositions , and like all great traditions adding your own touch and flavor to greatness by a true maestro...

[@johnrichard9606]

Stunning performance ! So clean and articulate. Amazing !

[@eln74]

Sidney and Herbie thank u so much for sharing this wonderful video that inspires the entire world just to pick up the guitar and start playing, God bless your souls!!!

[@ericmahar7202]

Jerry Reed was an exceptional guitarist, he thought so outside the box, and he was a great showman.. I met him once just before he went in stage...he was so stoked.

[@guitarkis4969]

This song is simply wonderful and uplifting! Tommy's playing is as usual, beyond outstanding.

[@willohteltv]

The greatest honour is to have Tommy play you song. His interpretations take them to a new level.

[@mayflymusic4280]

I love playing this tune. Its a a drop D tune but but no-way is it typical. Just like Tommy said. I learned it first by listening and a lot of struggling. Didn't get too far. Then Buster B. Jones DVDs came along. He definitely shows you the ropes. Then....you watch Jerry pick it right here on You Tube. Sohnn!!! Hey you pickers' out there... Lets keep this style alive and kickin'!!!! We owe it to Jerry, Chet, Tommy....they still give us a bunch of reason to!

[@philidor9657]

mayflymusic mayflymusic I recently got into fingerpicking with Paul Simon and Jorma kaukonen. Tommy and Chet solidified my love of fingerstyle guitar. When I grow up I really just wanna be like Tommy tbh.

[@sweetsourpork111]

love this tune, Tommy adds so much flavour thats why he can play all day and never get bored. Jerry Reed was so groovy and Tommys a Machine sent back in time from the future

[@anthonyc5387]

Absolutely. Learn from the past and improve now and into the future. Tommy really is something else tho

[@Yousefmesef]

This man has got the touch! And the jaw-dropping gut-wrenching virtuosity to boot! It's too much!

[@DerisedEgami]

FANTASTIC quality. Thank you for this upload. You're right in there on his fingers... which is great, because I intend on learning this one, one day.

[@Ryan5gediche]

drinking tee after playing an amazing song, while the audience applause - like a boss tommy emmanuel, in my eyes a legend..

[@dreambeliever3652]

Incredible as usual

[@Chris-oq8ty]

How... seriously how can this video receive this many downvotes?! What are you guys thinking?! I really don’t get it. It’s a legendary man performing a legendary song, executing it nearly to perfection... what more do you expect. Come on now....

[@wadewatson2751]

Tommy is THE MASTER of groove.

[@sweetsourpork111]

he also plays guitar lol

[@Carlockful]

Great!!!! You've got a groove that noone else...! Fantastic!

[@aburbecondita2013]

Brilliant song. Brilliant performance.

[@razorrabbit2789]

heard many versions of that song. So far it's the only one that floats that effortless smooth.

[@TL64329]

Chet atkins version is more precise and smoother with each note being perfection.

[@rickrodrigues2219]

How to describe Tommy Emmanuel...A great entertainer and a guitarist with amazing finger dexterity to compliment his infinite imagination!

[@FelipeCoelhoGuitar]

absolutely amazing

[@pinknblues1]

Thanks for the reply! Excellent recording, excellent!

[@66guitaROB]

Tommy is a true LEGEND in the history of acoustic guitar.. His unreachable technique, together with a 'supernatural' musical taste and a brilliant personality like that.. He can do whatever he wants, he's THE PERFECT GUITAR-MAN !!!

[@elpidioestrada55]

We are watching true genious! Very rare and unique. A God given gift that only a few are lucky enough to possess. Perfect mixture of rhythm, musicality and dexterity. Truly fun to watch and listen to.

[@heavymental1456]

Tommy is a true gentleman and fantastic guitarist, but be real about who the real "genius" was Jerry Reed who came up with songs like this. Tommy doesn't compose much originally, but does a wonderful job of playing others' songs. Jerry Reed spent much less time perfecting his phenomenal licks than many guitarists: he spent a lot of time making movies, t.v. shows, and fishing. He was the truly exceptional one.

[@liammcevoy3212]

+HeavyMental You would be surprised as to how much Tommy actually composes his own material!

[@joseph175]

"Tommy doesn't compose much originally"..oh dear you're displaying considerable ignorance there. Go and look at his discography. In my opinion one of the greatest instrumental albums of all time: "Only", for example, is totally self composed by Tommy. Songs on other albums like "Lewis and Clark""The Duke"are all time classice too. His virtuosity (he's a million times better guitar player than Jerry ever was, he's possibly the best all rounder that's ever lived), his showmanship and his keenness to honour greats of the past might hide his own compositional talents but they're there that's for sure.

[@tylerepperson6996]

joseph175 Agreed, Jerry was amazing, but Tommy in my opinion is the best guitar player to walk the earth lol...

[@YoBroMan]

"Tommy doesn't compose much originally,..." Oh Goodness. You must not know anything about Tommy except for a few videos here and there. Not to mention that he is a scary good player, actually a terrifyingly good player...

[@realcygnus]

as a general purpose musician of 30+ years..I must say..TE really gives the next generation of players something 2 run with..& thats just priceless..I never B4 encountered such a source of inspiration..& a single source mind u...he takes the solo acoustic guitar act 2 realms I didn't even know could exist ! I bet if u took thE 10 best guitarists in the world(self-proclaimed or otherwise) from any/all genera.. they would unanimously agree that Tommy is the better entertainer....bless U Bro Tommy

[@19775kevin]

Amazing,,,, brilliant!

[@JackTheSkunk]

One of Jerry's greatest tunes....and he had ALOT of them.

[@legroupe9449]

There are a lot of good players of this style around but you can see why Tommy is the man. Not many can quite match the authority that he plays with, it just sounds right. Something I don't understand is no matter how good something is on KZbin, people still dislike it. Even if it's not you're thing surely you'd recognise talent?

[@jakenevzoroffsr620]

Hi.org . M

[@coryCuc]

I attribute it to fat fingers accidentally hitting the down vote button ;).

[@cdbrown30]

Great camera work! Thanks for showing his fingers playing!

[@user-ob7sm2jv8k]

Спасибо!!!!!!!!!🎼💕🎼🙋🙋

[@sdaddyo67]

DAMN!! I wish I lived in Australia so I could get lessons from this dude!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!There should be a love button!!

[@DerisedEgami]

I've tried to practice this a few times... maybe one day. Fantastic tune!

[@christopher20083682]

awesome words of wisdom, i was also lucky enough to get my guitar signed that day to

[@PMoney365]

Well, I just listened to that about 74 times and I'm not going to stop.

[@BurstBelievers]

hi Philip, after 4 years messing about with this song I have finally nailed most of it - never with the tommy magic but enough to keep me happy - I have recently loaded the performance and cut the chat - if you need tab just shout out

[@ereskoag]

TOMMY, очень клево (оболденно!). Вкуснотень для восприятия ухом и душой. Спасибо, порадовал.

[@HAilCat12314]

Anyone who doesn't check out Jerry Reed doing this piece with Chet is missing out on something really special. Thanks Tommy!

[@hermanlelieveld]

What a great player!!

[@carloforniacation]

REAL great quality

[@robertberryhill4033]

❤you ,chet and jerry all are my guitar heros

[@picknngrinn]

Thanks a million for posting this! I especially appreciate the camera angle and continued focus on the fretboard. Obviously a guitar player at the controls rather than someone aspiring to make an artistic statement.

[@BurstBelievers]

thanks for the comm. im a huge tommy fan and had the pleasure of meeting him several times -

[@stephenkuzmak4501]

his playing is such magic. I can't explain it. I've seen this song played by some of the other world's best and it just doesn't pop like this. I swear Tommy feels the melody and groove ferociously.

[@thedolphin5428]

If I close my eyes I KNOW that is Tommy playing. 1. The Maton sound with whatever strings he uses. 2 His perfect meld of left and right hand. 3. His cleanliness of notes. 4. His signature flourishes.

[@nickdimariamusic]

good filming man! my favorite version of this song on youtube.

[@richardbutt7707]

beautiful

[@ed.t.hansen6499]

great ! when you close cam's to see whats going on !! Keep em coming ! Now I just need a finger transplant !

[@ronald13156]

Thank YOU sir !!! Very very good quality. I'll try again to learn it, so difficult :-( ! This will help. Cheers from Holland

[@StratsRgreat]

With Jerry, Lenny B. and Chet all gone....thank God that Tommy is here.

[@forbebe]

Awesome video, D! Looks like you had a bloody good time!!

[@epipick]

What a gift!

[@RaptureReady2025]

FOokn flawless !! He’s a god!

[@deighbo]

Amazing!!

[@DerisedEgami]

Well done on the filming, by the way. Good close-ups on the action.

[@fortressone22rr]

so wonderful- greetings from germany

[@nickpomery5158]

TE : I just love him to bits

[@papasstuff1829]

Nick Pomery ñ

[@tina4212]

fantastic

[@billtruttschel]

Kudos to the cameraman! Good work!

[@jrjr1295]

Some deadly chords and transitions made look so simple

[@marcoscorreamc4487]

Very,very nice !!!

[@olafklingebiel568]

Very informativ, thanks a lot.

[@BurstBelievers]

your comm made me smile, nice one Andy

[@jackharvin4586]

WOW just WOW

[@tomjameslaa]

Couldn't even fathom how to begin learning this song... So insanely jealous of this man's talent.

Meus Deus. Que Maravilha. E que difícil... Obrigado pela partilha.

[@DeanoPiano]

That is one fine ending!

[@andynew2]

That opening chord is one that even the great John Knowles admits he can't name.

[@BurstBelievers]

hi daniel, strutting just blows me away, its more than a song/melody - its a guitarists quirky creation that only jerry could come up with - im just so pleased i was allowed to film it and get the left hand stuff or i would have no idea how to try and copy it - suns shining on this side of the pond for a change

[@wirito]

@sydneyandherbie. When us, guitar players, go see our mentors live, we don't care about anything else but the left hand. If someone needs to see what is happening in the right hand then I don't think they have a chance working out on this song. Thanks for this upload man. Excellent piece and great zoom in to get cracking on it!!

[@freestylerja16]

I just saw this man live...best show of my life. All I can say is that he reminds of Tarantino for guitar playing; covers a song, but nothing like the orig

[@RubenGonzalez-xq7pv]

Fantástico!!!!

[@drewbag]

magical

[@xarisafari7189]

Tommy inspires me to try to make it well on strings T.K Smith brought me here and l listen to this sweet danger harmonies . Its sunday i'm love ,my wife was velo cruisin round my town,found a flatbroken guitar on the harborside without home ,and brought it back to me .Its a Cort acoustic guitar Earth 70. I think its a good one . This happens when i was listen to your version of pink panther.enjoing your guitar you used for it.Only 15 minutes later arrived our house with a lost and found.............☆★☆

[@GianPieroFerrini]

the legend :)

[@HoboTurtle]

CGP on the 12th fret, so badass

[@thiethie]

Just the video I need to learn this song. thanks a million

[@BurstBelievers]

let me know if you want the tab good luck

[@jazzeldestripador]

sidneyandherbie I do! Please!!

[@BurstBelievers]

Frank Rena please email [e-mail] and I will send the TAB

[@Etmetal08]

sidneyandherbie I would love the tab also if you don't mind. Thanks man!

[@BurstBelievers]

Eric Townsend hi Eric, please contact me at [e-mail] and I will attach the file

[@fauxhokington]

brilliant, brilliant, brilliant, brilliant, brilliant, brilliant, brilliant, brilliant, brilliant, brilliant, brilliant, brilliant, brilliant and did I mention Brilliant ?? : )

[@xAmpersand]

I love that little bit in the bass at 1:43

[@antonioaraujojunior2193]

Fantástico

[@anthonyc5387]

Magic

[@BurstBelievers]

thanks for the com. just an ordinary Sony HDR-XR500 great audio and the zoom is incredible as you will see on the concert later on - im right at the back of the hall, can zoom in and there is no shake.

[@livluvtrvl]

A guitar god !!!!

[@MoreBetterGooder]

This gives me happy feet.

[@jimmythesnagglepuss]

that guitar sounds incredible!

[@claudeworthan2898]

John Campbell

[@valevimoe1831]

It's not the guitar that sounds good!

[@Sixstringman]

His signature Matons do sound very good even without the master behind them.

[@anitadavideduo]

Great!!!

[@marekvodicka]

well this guy is somethin else

[@qmares]

as good as it gets ^^

[@sdaddyo67]

I totally agree dude!!!!!!

[@LarryLongtimegone]

Someone dubbed him Lord of the Strings. So very apt, I thought.

[@jimmayors2315]

Of course, he's talking about the late great Jerry Reed as he introduces this song he's wonderfully covering.

[@BurstBelievers]

its on its way daniel

[@radarlove007]

Yup, this isn't my first time here either. The man can make the strings talk!

[@daveeeed]

missed the workshop, but great gig!

[@YoBroMan]

Good Lord... As a guitar player I can tell you that's a much more difficult piece to play than Tommy makes it look. Not to mention his groove and rhythm are insane. Tommy gives it more feel, a better feel, than when Jerry played it.

[@jamesshelton4530]

He's a 6-string God. Period!

[@cyrusbaker3551]

I love the embellishments Tommy adds.

[@liammcevoy3212]

Cyrus Baker I know right? Sometimes he can overdo it with certain songs and sometimes he just puts in enough that you know it's him playing like here

[@BurstBelievers]

after many attempts I am just about getting it together - getting tommy's 'twiddly bits' is one of the hardest tasks

[@benjaminsurname5584]

Met this guy twice at the Wal-Mart I work in. Jesus CHRIST HE'S TALL! Haha very nice as well.

[@john4019]

100 likes, 0 dislikes. Sums up the video quite well!