Mona Lisa (Live) | Instructional | Tommy Emmanuel

Sit back and relax with Tommy Emmanuel gliding through this wonderful classic "Mona Lisa" from his album 'Endless Road'. THEN, stick around as he walks you through HOW HE PLAYS IT!! Recorded by George Bakker on Sept. 30th, 2016 at The Masterclass Guitar Academy in the Blue Note Hall of the Conservatory of Amsterdam. Organization by Wim Den Herder & Stanley Dijkhuis.
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[@StanleyFusion]

I am glad you like this TE-fans all over the world. That's why I am so glad that we could make this great clip and that TE's management decided to put it on KZbin. have fun watching it!

[@douglasmcintyre3297]

Name me a better master of the acoustic-electric six string guitar than Tommy Emmanuel. And an even finer human being. Play on, Tommy...

[@bubbabeanable1]

uuuuuhhhh......hmmmmm...sorry. cant!

[@douglasmcintyre3297]

Really articulate, Bubba.

[@fritsingenkamp8021]

Amen!

[@bubbabeanable1]

Well Frits, it looks like you "got" my reply, unlike the original poster. Thanks for the Amen!

[@albaby924]

Tommy is right up there with Rik Emmett. Would love to see a collaboration between the two of them. (Hint, Hint)

[@babanggagan5720]

Damn, He's a good teacher. Better watching this video than taking a month of music course.

[@goldscaz]

"Take a breath musically" Mind = Blown.

[@alexbaka]

Can't wait to see you in Saint Petersburg :)

[@jerryfranklin9493]

Tommy is performing at the Franklin theater in Franklin , Tennessee. I have had the pleasure of visiting him in concert once before.....he is just overwhelming with is playing and presentation. I have had one un-forgettable experience and am so looking forward to another concert by him on 12/20/2016!

[@genxite]

Thıs us just heavenly

[@george062]

fantastic

[@rudyqualls]

This is divinely inspired, hope Chet stills listens. Excellent performance

[@lenergens]

I was there, it was an amazing event. Such a nice and smart guy, such a humble take on what he does. I respect him deeply.

[@YouRock777]

I always gave my LIKE to great master before watching whole video and never changed my mind at the end. Russia loves you, Tommy.

[@thomasy9320]

I play accordion, but his lessons on expression, especially the use of pauses makes me a better player as well. Thank you Tommy!

[@DianeLee999]

No worries, Tommy. You do your job beautifully! 💜

[@alesis100]

This guy makes a grown man cry.

[@dean9598]

Only REAL men! ;)

[@anncarothers4481]

Me, too.💕🧸🌈👍

[@KazKasozi]

Absolutely beautiful delivery

[@Priyadarshan_Nag]

You are a true musician. I loved it when you said " I want to do justice to the song I love"... How amazing is that!

[@heycolslaw]

Tommy is the man!

[@stringbender57]

Absolutely brilliant rendition of this beautiful song. Very good overview of the song and the tasteful technique involved in making it so expressive. Tommy, is without a doubt, one of the greatest guitarist on the planet! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 🎶🎸

[@realcygnus]

sa weet .........beyond world class

[@lewisjones4158]

Just utterly sublime. That's all I'll say.

[@johnbeam]

One of the best songs Tommy does.... absolutely astounding...

[@bandatheocean]

BRAVO !!!! Congratulations from Brasil !!!!!

[@rbloomfield]

Thank you very much for sharing. Amazing and beautiful.

[@kevinbarton5385]

Great as usual.. be seeing next Tuesday.. perhaps sign my guitar?

[@kbtv1813]

What a genius! A true master of the guitar. Indeed it is a joy and privilege to hear him play every time!

[@BryanJSharpe]

Just perfect. Nothing else to add.

[@Arcsurvivor]

Soooo beautiful, Tommy gives the guitar a voice.

[@thetjs05]

Always awesome!

[@merrillcannon2029]

Of all the wonderful songs he performs, this is my favorite.

[@catvader7017]

Errr when I play this it sucks...!!... MUST be the guitars broken :P Cheers Tommy, you are the BEST! :D

[@0713PalomoJon]

absolutely amazing! I love how he goes into detail while breaking down the song. I need to see him live! :)

[@jasoncavitt2043]

Man of the Year.

[@ErosNicolau]

This just gave me goosebumps: your playing of Mona Lisa reminded me so much of the sound of Los Indios Trabajaras' "Maria Elena", that I was itching to ask you why there's no video of you playing that beautiful, serene, piece, in Tommy style...

[@nostalgicguitars]

Fantastic version Jean-Marie

[@daviibass]

perfect!!!!

[@benmaddux8104]

How about a duet with Bela Fleck? That would be over the top. Thanks for sharing your gift with us.

[@karelhoogendoorn]

One big grin from beginning till the end!

[@krazziee2000]

just amazing ,,

[@DarioGadosa]

Grandissimo Tommy!

[@4466svenjohnpetrucci]

amazing guy,saw him live in trieste italy,best concert ever

[@gersomfrendy1893]

*you. this is his own channel

[@Fred-qv5nr]

4466svenjohnpetrucci the way you type shows that you are 10 years old

[@gersomfrendy1893]

4466svenjohnpetrucci lol, phat phuck.

[@giordanobrenkovich2762]

Hi Tommy from Down Under thank you very much for sharing your beauty with us here in u tube land very much appreciated 😊

[@neiles335]

Fabulous. As I learn to play this song on guitar in Chord Melody, it is very interesting to hear Tommy speak about playing Melody like a singer would. Not necessarily on the beat, but a touch behind or ahead, and remember to let the song 'breathe'. One of the most beautiful tunes ever written imho. And played here by the Master.

[@tatechin1089]

you are a genius Mr Tommy. wow. Delayed harmony

[@BorisUlybyshevRockMusic]

Beautiful music! I love it :)

[@wakefieldyorkshire]

I'd be happy if I could just play like Manuel.

[@juannievez6563]

Very nice beautiful Tommy. You’re so creative. The best.

[@kairomaco]

Extremely interesting, thanks!

[@user-vw9gq6bw8u]

very good!!!TT

[@user-ob7sm2jv8k]

классный гитарист! 🙋👍 Храни Господь тя, Томми!!!!💞💒🎶💒🎶🎶🎶

[@tamilinobrien7]

Thank you Tommy , I love your time... :)

[@alfanjes]

He is smart and wise man not only great guitarist.

[@TheEthug]

Also sexy with big package, me like very much.

[@grayling0865]

What is name of this guitarist who inspired Chet to play this style?

[@kriki-ut6gc]

why i think Tommy is the best G-Player with a absolut big Heart???

[@ruslanmikhailov2844]

wow

[@mechanic93]

very good

[@arthurgonzalez1847]

Please come to Brazil

[@ryanbogdanski4736]

Sick

[@mr.hoppelelefant2350]

This is they guy i visualize when someone says guitar hero..

[@RicardoAtaresMonesma]

Genial.

[@user-ob7sm2jv8k]

Спасибо!!!!!!!💞🎸🎼🎶💞

[@blmjr]

Wonderful version of a beautiful song! Are the tabs available?

[@adamxlr2010hotmail]

Everyone got that? ...Good! 👍

[@grassshadow1]

who could possibly give this 7 thumbs down?

[@guitaructai6006]

hay quá trời 😁😁

[@MatzemachtMucke]

Hi Tommy, I wish I could play the guitar only half as good as you...

[@darin001]

this guy is unreal..

[@Democracy632]

I think I m the biggest fan of TE..anyone outthere bigger tha me???

[@AdmirK1]

Ratan Mukhia here 😁🤗🤗🎶🎶🎶

[@chantalvigneau475]

Yep! ;-)

[@realcygnus]

me me me me

[@thegratefulbrad3072]

I tip the scales at 400 pounds, Pipsqueak.

[@pastywhiteboy9393]

Andrew Foy maybe? That kid puts in some serious dedication. And he's two years younger than me so I am fucking jealous of him.

[@qldu13780]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 come in france please 😢😢

[@maximilien_4382]

Ce serait énorme

[@qldu13780]

Ho oui J l ai vu y a peu pres 7 / 8 ans dans le sud C T ENORMEEEEEE

[@maximilien_4382]

ql du 13 jveux bien te croire ;)

[@reem10soccer]

COME TO LONDON ONTARIO!!!! BUDWEISER GARDENS

[@chriscapaccio4342]

Tommy does not get nearly as much attention as he should and deserves every penny of the money he gets, unlike some people (*cough Justin Bieber cough*).

[@garrymeadows4452]

Chris Capaccio haha great comment.i completly agree.

[@ardibiyan434]

So please come to Indonesia

[@proximo9560]

Yeah.. Please come to Indonesia sir

[@jackgalbo542]

Àbsolutly smoken

[@guitar1950]

Help! I've been trying to develop that technique he uses at 8:20-8:22 of the left hand little finger trill sliding quickly up and back one fret as he frets other notes with the other fingers. Anyone have suggestions how to do that?

[@cocolossal69]

Yeah, practice, then practice some more and when you think you've practiced enough, practice some more 😃

[@PronounceTV]

If anybody's interested, that's a 76° gap between his index and middle finger.. I've been playing guitar for 17 years and mine's 52°

[@heycolslaw]

I wonder what Leonardo da Vinci would say when he heard this song rendered by this artist? ;-)

[@PNgaia33859]

have a close look

[@NCLUSA]

So when someone says "Guitar God" they are talking about Tommy, right?.

[@superokapi5950]

Can some explain me the technique at 16:32 ? Does he only use it for this song only?

[@crashraynor]

Super Okapi I've heard it called "pre-bend" - he's bending the strings before picking them, as the sound rings out he slowly releases the bend. it takes a lot of practice to pre bend to the right note (because you can't hear it as it bends up toward the right note). also, realize that Tommy doesn't worry much about strict tempo, he "cheats" like a singer, that pre bend is a stretch in the tempo - called "colla voce" he uses colla voce all the time, think somewhere over the rainbow, but I can't think of a pre bend off the top of my head.

[@ThomastheBeloved]

how do you spell the word at 20:00 that means "we take our time with it"

[@mostlynature6848]

1stgamerx . colla voce

[@johnwinchester8537]

20:21 We take our time with it, it's what we call ..........? What's that word? Can someone please type it out for me? Thanks in advance.

[@tanglewoodsc8]

John Winchester colla voce

[@johnwinchester8537]

What is the guitar tunning for that song? Can someone please tell me? Thanks in advance!

[@MrC-yh8yx]

Dropped D, very light strings & a superb sound technician.

[@crashraynor]

John Winchester he always plays in standard tuning, EADGBe

[@guitar1950]

Tommy plays several tunings. DADGBE and DGDGBE are a couple of alternate tunings he uses often. @@crashraynor

[@TheAleksej13]

what is the name he is mentioning at 6:30

[@TheAleksej13]

+Adrian Holovaty Thank you, i see you have a lot of songs that I love, any chances you have tabs for them ? Thanks

[@user-di3ny7ei5e]

Самый лучший ,был,есть и будет

[@MrColorincoloreando]

Hi, Tom..here is Manuel from Mexico. Why didn´t you like my fingerpicking of Mona Lisa, or something else you dislike, mexican food? a bad experience???

[@dean9598]

Hehe! I'm sure he likes you just fine, Manuel!

[@frankunodostres473]

i thought this was a cover of the all-american rejects song °-°

[@emilianocardozo3420]

led zeppelin tommy?

[@redalaachiri1849]

be my father

[@subh1]

I am pretty sure that will be rather difficult at this point.

[@tenacious645]

This is one of those compositions that would sound like complete trash if I tried learning it. So much nuance. "Some Tommyiness may be required" and one does not simply "learn" Tommyiness...You either have it or you don't. I do not. I have the generic brand of Tommyiness. It's called "DannyFlech" and it isn't even sold in the same type of store little less comparable.

[@lenergens]

I know EXACTLY what you mean, i feel the same about my playing. But then again, everyone is unique. I prefer people who give something their own twist instead of doing it by the book or rules...

[@MrC-yh8yx]

If Tommy played unplugged it would sound much thinner, trashier. He has managed to convert an acoustic guitar into the closest thing to a Strat as possible with the maximum pickup of nuance normally lost to an acoustic. But you must also have a great off stage sound technician.

[@crashraynor]

steven cairney you are right that he's got fancy sound tech, and that a couple of techniques he uses (like the rainbow harmonics) wouldn't ring out as heavy. but Tommy could pick up the most junk trash guitar on the planet and still coerce incomparably beautiful music from it, plugged in or otherwise.

[@crashraynor]

tenacious645 nah man, try it. it ain't gonna be Tommy, but trying it will give you a version of your own. some of the stuff he's doing pretty much is Tommy only (I'm never gonna get the damned harmonics), but studying him will make you better. try it!

[@tenacious645]

crashraynor Oh yeah, I've had my own compositions or renditions of about 5 Tommy tunes. Some cone out well like, "I've always thought of you" or even "Angelina" but songs like this and guitar boogie 0.0 the nuance makes the song possible. Ultimately you're STILL right. There is nothing to lose trying anyways.

[@JamesDGardner]

Lol he has SOME sense of humor. Poor Manuel…

[@douglasmcintyre3297]

Tommy, I love you to death, and I can't wait for you to do a gig in my town. But after complimenting your virtuosity immediately below, it occurred to me that your repeated references to "Manuel at the Mexican restaurant" is, perhaps innocently, an unfortunate and ill-thought out use of language that seems a bit impertinent, almost Trump-like, reliant upon racial stereotypes. In the future, perhaps you might use this phrase instead: The guy or gal playing at the local restaurant; it is just as descriptive, but doesn't single out or minimize the worth of one particular race in what some may construe to be a disparaging comment. I understand that growing up in Australia during a period when the Aborigines were not treated well by the largely Caucasian population may have had its effect on you. None of us are perfect, right?

[@markjones2865]

For the love of god Douglas, he's referring to the playing style of those types of players, mexican players. All down strokes and bouncy. It's a bland way to play and phrase things especially for this arrangement of a song. Does EVERYTHING have to be about race and Trump? Let it go man!!! Tommy is one of the most inclusive people and non-discriminatory people on earth. Get over your Trump derangement and pay attention and comprehend what he's saying before you comment. Better to be thought a fool than speak and remove all doubt.

[@stringbender57]

Douglas McIntyre - You are being absolutely ridiculous! Are you PC people delicate little leaves that crumple with the use of descriptive words. If this PC movement was allowed to continue then the entire world would be totally neutral, bland, boring and like staring into open space. Life would cancel itself out. By the way "Merry Christmas"! Or should I say "Feliz Navidad" or "Happy Holidays". You should realize Tommy is NOT degrading anyone. He has a good heart and is a perfect gentleman. And what you said about Tommy growing up in Australia and Caucasians is doing the same thing you are trying to correct Tommy about. I am Caucasian and I treat everyone with kindness, consideration and respect. I love people, animals, children, the elderly. I have good friends from many countries. If someone used the term to describe my playing as "John, the typical American Caucasian guitarist" I would not give it a second thought. So stop stereotyping Caucasians as bad. Get your facts straight about Trump and you'll see he is not racist. Stop listening to the rhetoric and lies from your college professors and the media (CNN, MSNBC, etc.) Do the research. Be your own person and make your own decisions. Peace brother! ✌🏻

[@James.D]

Douglas McIntyre take this comment somewhere else. We're here to learn music.

[@keary18]

oh come on, seriously? I've been around TE for years in his workshops and camps and he is perhaps the most loving, caring person I know...he deeply loves people of all walks of life and I'd guarantee you that the "Manuel's" out there are laughing at him....

[@douglasmcintyre3297]

Get your head out of your backside David. I mean, why not "Jamall in the ghetto", for Christ's sake. Allow me to offer you a piece of advise: always engage your brain before putting your mouth - or keyboard - in gear.