It's not just about the skill (which is obviously off the charts); it's also about the pure joy he exudes when performing, that makes him such a pleasure to listen to.
Yeah i doubt there has ever been, or ever will, anyone who puts so much emotion into playing as he does, you can ALWAYS see is is 100% in it with full joy, what a talent 🙂
EVH used to play just like this. Not in terms of style or anything. But the emotion he put into his music and the smile on his face when he played contributed to his sound so much. He was such a talent. RIP Eddie!🥰
@@moisty254 The fact that Tommy Emmanual is the best doesn't mean everyone else is lacking. There are many excellent guitar players, too many to name. I have my favorites and you have yours but I don't think anyone reaches the pinnacle of "gifted" the way Tommy does.
There’s no more crucial moment in a persons life then when he or she is encountered by God , that moment sets in Motion the rest of one’s life... i’m 37 years sober now because at the age of 38 God revealed himself to me.. I am now in my late seventies .God has been so good to me , and for me... God has restored all my family relationships from my ex-wives to my sons, have all been restored because of him 🙏 Thank you Father “ forgiveness is the best thing ever”
This is 2021. I've listened to music my whole life, and I'm a professional musician. Tommy's been playing for decades. And yet, here I am listening to details I didn't know existed in guitar. What a master.
Most musicians with this kind of talent usually go off on some avant-garde tangent in their later years. Maybe because they get bored with "traditional" music styles, but Tommy continues to make amazing versions of traditional tunes that I never get tired of listening to.
@Chad Lajiness the song he was playing is a religious song and to me it looks like he is happy playing it beautifully for his creator and can appreciate what the song means. Always someone who has to be the speech and thought police on here.
@@KelliAnnWinkler Hello!!! How are you doing today, please pardon me for intruding into your privacy but I just wanted to know if you’re a fan ? Have a great day… Stay Safe!
@@KelliAnnWinkler Hey! That’s very good to know, I just can’t stop myself from listening to this song anytime am alone! If I may ask which of all his songs is your favorite? Have a great day… Stay Safe
He's not playing a guitar with his fingers, but playing it with his heart/soul and bringing the audience for a spiritual ride! Wow! Always inspired and grateful Tommy! Thks!
John Newton, 1779 Verse 1 Amazing Grace how sweet the sound, That saved a wretch like me! I once was lost, but now am found; Was blind, but now I see. Verse 2 ‘Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, And grace my fears relieved; How precious did that grace appear The hour I first believed! Verse 3 Through many dangers, toils and snares, I have already come; ‘Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far, And grace will lead me home. Verse 4 The Lord has promised good to me, His Word my hope secures; He will my Shield and Portion be, As long as life endures. Verse 5 Yea, when this flesh and heart shall fail, And mortal life shall cease, I shall possess, within the veil, A life of joy and peace. Verse 6 The earth shall soon dissolve like snow, The sun forbear to shine; But God, Who called me here below, Will be forever mine. Verse 7 When we’ve been there ten thousand years, Bright shining as the sun, We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise Than when we’d first begun.
I've played acoustic guitar for a long time, and I said 'oh shit' and 'Damn' more than a lot a times during this. Great spirit and presence from Tommy E dog!
watching this with wide open mouth, geeeses, the last time I was this impressed and humble before a genius, was when i saw Gary Moore with Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker in Stockholm 1994. Holy moly what a guitarplayer, Mr Tommy Emmanuel!
I used to call myself a guitar player, that is, until I saw Tommy open up for Ricky Scaggs and Kentucky Thunder... from that point I started to call myself a guitar plunker. T E is the best I've ever seen... strictly in MY OPINION, he's the GOAT! He may not be YOUR GOAT, but he's mine.
For a long time I was in denial thinking that there must be somebody that's as good as Tommy. Thirty years later I still haven't found anyone who comes close to this mans talent.
I had the good fortune to win a competition the prize was double tickets, best sets in the house, his new CD and meeting him backstage after the show. He was brilliant.
God is good, to have blessed us with this man. And what grace God extends to us through His son Jesus, and this, celebrated in this arrangement. Thank you Tommy for blessing me today and helping me look upward!
I've seen so many great guitarist's and honestly none of them is like tommy. Tommy he's just in another level, he is the god father of finger style of this generation. Just amazing.
@@ExpertatZero0 not much, but in this video, no no!!! Luca, Marcin, Misko are our god fathers, they use tapping, nice bass line and so much percussion. I try to become like them. Tommy is a guitarist for old ppl type, sorry.
@@piortiq9795 Sorry Plort IQ u really sucked in yr reply u know cause u see Iam also fan of Marcin ,misko ,Eddie,etc.. u may be right that here in this video he didn't add too much except fingerstyles ,harmonics,and arpeggios but u can't judge him only with this one just go and check every video of Tommy then comment ,one more thing is like other music is never static it keeps changing through ages and willl keep changing ...are u a guitar player too
@@nemesis0217 bro, I'm guitar player too, and I am using only fingerstyle to play, and I know, what fingerstyle is. And I know, what is arpeggio, and I know, what is arpeggio with fingerstyle. I have played in this style more than 2 years, so trust me, what we hear in this video, this is not Fingerstyle (f8ck this word).
@@tose917 Only reason I said it that way was because BB King is deceased. I heard him live three times. I've never heard Tommy live. BB was the greatest musician alive until his relatively recent death. So help me God one cannot record what BB did live. Close to a religious experience for me. I've never heard nothin like it. I'm not familiar with many great musicians but I have been to The Mountain!
3:28 what a otherworldly ending. He literally makes an acoustic guitar sound like a Rhoades electric piano! It's 13 notes, and gets them to sustain and layer atop each other, with the clever use of harmonics. This is so difficult to do with only 6 strings! Just brilliant, brilliant player.
Beautiful to listen to this again after so long, his guitar (Bertha) not only sounds amazing but is also down tuned three semitones to so his E chord is C sharp major, one of my personal favorite Tommy performances.
Kaish....My God ...... I salute grace and the oil on your head please bishop .... I am soaked straight away into this anointing of yours please archbishop of guitar
It's not just about the skill (which is obviously off the charts); it's also about the pure joy he exudes when performing, that makes him such a pleasure to listen to.
Yeah i doubt there has ever been, or ever will, anyone who puts so much emotion into playing as he does, you can ALWAYS see is is 100% in it with full joy, what a talent 🙂
EVH used to play just like this. Not in terms of style or anything. But the emotion he put into his music and the smile on his face when he played contributed to his sound so much. He was such a talent. RIP Eddie!🥰
Well said! I always loved listening to Pavarotti because he sounded great and he just loved what he was doing...
Exactly
Вообще круто!!! молодец!Слов нет.
There’s no such thing as the worlds best guitarist... but nobody is better than ole Tommy.
Exactly!!!
Search for Raphael Rabello
Chet was pretty good :D Roy Clark knew a thing or two
Chet is a good finger style but I feel every style has a “best”
@@moisty254 The fact that Tommy Emmanual is the best doesn't mean everyone else is lacking. There are many excellent guitar players, too many to name. I have my favorites and you have yours but I don't think anyone reaches the pinnacle
of "gifted" the way Tommy does.
Simply one of the greatest guitarists to ever walk this planet.
indeeed
Certainly one of the greatest if not THE Greatest.
He’s the Greatest guitar player ever alive
@@benjoshd3386 naah many are better
@@pitambarlalsahu6902 Who ? Even Eric Clapton said it and many others ,maybe you just living under the rock
Tommy is in the pantheon. This is an insanely soulful performance. A master.
Grandmaster :-)
The hymn "Amazing Grace" is one of the best hymns that a sinner could sing!
I can feel that he is praising God through this play!
Absolutely! 😊😊 That’s why I’m learning it on the guitar - the words, the truth. xxx 😊💖
Agree 💯%
The Holy Spirit has descended upon this man!! What a gift! I just keep watching this over and over again. Thank You Tommy!
There will never be another version of amazing grace that is as amazing as this one, ever again.
"Make a joyful noise unto the lord"! Tommy thanks for the joy you spread with your playing! What a gift!
This level of talent rarely comes into being. God bless you Tommy.
Tommy ain't no guitarist. He has transcended. Now, he's something else, something beyond.
He is a guitarist
@@calebsully2588 never heard anything more true
There’s no more crucial moment in a persons life then when he or she is encountered by God , that moment sets in Motion the rest of one’s life... i’m 37 years sober now because at the age of 38 God revealed himself to me.. I am now in my late seventies .God has been so good to me , and for me... God has restored all my family relationships from my ex-wives to my sons, have all been restored because of him 🙏 Thank you Father “ forgiveness is the best thing ever”
Which god was it?
@@jeromeakar2246 Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ, the awesome one! He saved me and now I'm 23yrs sober. Yes, God is merciful!🙌💖
So touched by your comment Howard. Bless you mate. God’s good.
Amen
Божественно. Флажолеты - просто бриллианты. Гениальный музыкант.
No one can ever play that again. He has ended interpretations of that song. He has the last word.
This is 2021. I've listened to music my whole life, and I'm a professional musician.
Tommy's been playing for decades.
And yet, here I am listening to details I didn't know existed in guitar.
What a master.
Right?
Yeah ... that's about ... it
And you are probably a music graduate
The guitar: you guys really don’t understand how much I’ve been through...
I had an old favorite of this version from years ago... this is the new one.
That full chord he plays at 2:07 made him my favourite human ever.
and it fits so perfectly.
Actually that note @ 3:12 is ‘Da Kine’
A7M?
Most musicians with this kind of talent usually go off on some avant-garde tangent in their later years. Maybe because they get bored with "traditional" music styles, but Tommy
continues to make amazing versions of traditional tunes that I never get tired of listening to.
The different sound he managed to get out of that one instrument is insane😮
Praise the Lord for His grace! Wonderful musician!
@Chad Lajiness the song he was playing is a religious song and to me it looks like he is happy playing it beautifully for his creator and can appreciate what the song means. Always someone who has to be the speech and thought police on here.
This guy's personal relationship with the guitar warrants further experience. Damn, he could teach this other world.
Sometimes listening to Tommy Emmanuel is a spiritual experience. This is one of those.
Sitting here with tears in my eyes. Thought I wasn't spiritual....guess I was wrong.
@@KelliAnnWinkler Hello!!! How are you doing today, please pardon me for intruding into your privacy but I just wanted to know if you’re a fan ? Have a great day… Stay Safe!
@@gregnormal55. I guess I would have to say I am a fan.
@@KelliAnnWinkler Hey! That’s very good to know, I just can’t stop myself from listening to this song anytime am alone! If I may ask which of all his songs is your favorite? Have a great day… Stay Safe
Imagine giving this a thumbs down...
He's not playing a guitar with his fingers, but playing it with his heart/soul and bringing the audience for a spiritual ride! Wow! Always inspired and grateful Tommy! Thks!
very well said,if his heart could play ANDpump,thiis is how it woul sound,listen to this josephine kreuk visser
The true master.
The creativity and the interpretation of this spiritual piece are a work of true musical genius.
I agree.
Yes he’s a genius!! Definitely
Truly on here, not a missed moment ! An artist that inspires, moves and will be one who will be remembered for generations. Thank you !
John Newton, 1779
Verse 1
Amazing Grace how sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found;
Was blind, but now I see.
Verse 2
‘Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears relieved;
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed!
Verse 3
Through many dangers, toils and snares,
I have already come;
‘Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home.
Verse 4
The Lord has promised good to me,
His Word my hope secures;
He will my Shield and Portion be,
As long as life endures.
Verse 5
Yea, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
And mortal life shall cease,
I shall possess, within the veil,
A life of joy and peace.
Verse 6
The earth shall soon dissolve like snow,
The sun forbear to shine;
But God, Who called me here below,
Will be forever mine.
Verse 7
When we’ve been there ten thousand years,
Bright shining as the sun,
We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise
Than when we’d first begun.
The way Tommy ends this literally gives me the chills. Unreal
The Maestro Tommy Emmanuel, is certainly among the most talented, impressive, and extraordinary guitarists in the history of Music.
His body&his guitar spoke the fine language of music. He did it with Amazing Grace.
Who on earth can dislike this not guitar players that’s for sure
88 tone-deaf so far !!!!
Bass players
Tommy is a GIFT from GOD!!!!
Спасибо Вам! Томми!
Храни Вас Господь!
⭐🍀Tommy,,,👏💐Beautiful... congratulations... I wish you all the best - greetings from Krakow 💐
His playing is out of this world, but what I like even more is his passion and gusto.
I've played acoustic guitar for a long time, and I said 'oh shit' and 'Damn' more than a lot a times during this. Great spirit and presence from Tommy E dog!
One of the most inspiring guitar players of all time. Fun.
Absolutely stunning performance Tommy...love it!!
Soothing... Tommy u never fail to impress me.. So it's a yes from me.. Good luck
The all time master of fingerstyle guitar and SO musical!
watching this with wide open mouth, geeeses, the last time I was this impressed and humble before a genius, was when i saw Gary Moore with Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker in Stockholm 1994. Holy moly what a guitarplayer, Mr Tommy Emmanuel!
I keep watching this over and over lol Steve the sound guy got Tommy's setup sounding insane in this video!
no one 'owns' the guitar like this man....incredible!!!
Danny Gatton.
@@commanderthorkilj.amundsen3426 ?
@ mwlfqotn: I'd say dual ownership with Danny Gatton. Wouldn't it have been great to see those two together
Вот сколько не слушай, каждый раз в такой кайф. Браво!!!
Wish I could give more than just a thumbs up. I'd have hearts, angels, and soaring eagles to express my love for this.
I used to call myself a guitar player, that is, until I saw Tommy open up for Ricky Scaggs and Kentucky Thunder... from that point I started to call myself a guitar plunker. T E is the best I've ever seen... strictly in MY OPINION, he's the GOAT! He may not be YOUR GOAT, but he's mine.
One of the greats playing the greatest song probably ever written!!
Something most perfect that I have heard in my whole life
Now . . Tommy is in his own orbit there . . I bet everyone is spinning out 🥰
marvellous ! thanks fot such pleasure
Tommy has Amazing Grace with that guitar. Best guitarist of all time in his field.
There is a God and he is a huge huge Tommy Emanuel fan.....❤👈
Savage.... this is a masterpiece !
Wooooow
경이 롭습니다ㅡ 👍 👍
those thumbs down .. is guys who can't play guitar .. Tommy spend more time on his guitar a day than these guys in a lifetime in prayer .....
God is smiling and tapping HIS left foot on a cloud.
For a long time I was in denial thinking that there must be somebody that's as good as Tommy.
Thirty years later I still haven't found anyone who comes close to this mans talent.
lol.. you're still in denial
@@freshlumpia8202 I'm afraid so. 😊
It’s always a blessing when someone like him reaches down to comfort us! 🍀🍺
Guitar painting industry loves him!
I always love Tommy's rendition. Thanks, Tommy for your amazing performance.
There is precious little better in this world, than watching the best having fun . . . a benchmark performance.
Jesus Christ , This the best amazing Grace Guitar Solo In The Worldddd!!!!!
Amazing + Grace = Mission accomplished. Well done Mr. Emmanuel, very well done indeed.
To all you dislikes, Pooh on you! This is an amazing peace of musical art and a master of the ax at work. Nice job Tommy, nice!
Those dislikes are still trying to learn wonder wall.
As well as the style of playing, fashioned by years of dedication, Tommy's obvious love for music and his creativity are so apparent.
Amazing indeed
I had the good fortune to win a competition the prize was double tickets, best sets in the house, his new CD and meeting him backstage after the show. He was brilliant.
Wow that's really a great honor meeting with Tommy Emmanuel face to face smiles 😂😂. How are you doing my friend 👋?
God is good, to have blessed us with this man. And what grace God extends to us through His son Jesus, and this, celebrated in this arrangement. Thank you Tommy for blessing me today and helping me look upward!
I've seen so many great guitarist's and honestly none of them is like tommy. Tommy he's just in another level, he is the god father of finger style of this generation. Just amazing.
Lol, where did u see fingerstyle in his technique? Only nice arpeggios, and its all.
@@piortiq9795 haven't you heard or watched other videos of Tommys?
@@ExpertatZero0 not much, but in this video, no no!!!
Luca, Marcin, Misko are our god fathers, they use tapping, nice bass line and so much percussion. I try to become like them.
Tommy is a guitarist for old ppl type, sorry.
@@piortiq9795 Sorry Plort IQ u really sucked in yr reply u know cause u see Iam also fan of Marcin ,misko ,Eddie,etc.. u may be right that here in this video he didn't add too much except fingerstyles ,harmonics,and arpeggios but u can't judge him only with this one just go and check every video of Tommy then comment ,one more thing is like other music is never static it keeps changing through ages and willl keep changing ...are u a guitar player too
@@nemesis0217 bro, I'm guitar player too, and I am using only fingerstyle to play, and I know, what fingerstyle is. And I know, what is arpeggio, and I know, what is arpeggio with fingerstyle. I have played in this style more than 2 years, so trust me, what we hear in this video, this is not Fingerstyle (f8ck this word).
Super concert,legend guitarist,love 🙏🍀❤️🎼🎵🎶✌️👌🎸🍁🍂
That's having power over the instrument, how great this man is, and I never get tired of listening to him.
Greatest guitar player alive; without a doubt in my mind...
Apparently you have never heard of Al Di Meola or John McLaughlin. Tommy is good but way overrated. Plus he likes to show off a lot.
@@tose917 Only reason I said it that way was because BB King is deceased. I heard him live three times. I've never heard Tommy live. BB was the greatest musician alive until his relatively recent death. So help me God one cannot record what BB did live. Close to a religious experience for me. I've never heard nothin like it. I'm not familiar with many great musicians but I have been to The Mountain!
@@tose917 what a stupid comment
He is iron man. ❤️❤️I've never seen a bend like this on an acustic guitar.
My goodness!!
So lucky to live in your era master.
🙏🏻
speechless ❤
I'm willing to lose half of the songs i know just to play this Lol.
Что сказать?Великий музыкант!!!!👍👍👍
Best ever at what he does.
One of the best guitar players that has ever lived ! I am spellbound when I watch him play this stuff , and I have been a guitar player since 1963 .
I thoroughly enjoyed every second of not only this, but when I've seen him live. It's almost angelic. Well, ok. It is angelic 👍🇺🇸
Ever notice how the great ones aren't even in the same room with their audience?
3:28 what a otherworldly ending. He literally makes an acoustic guitar sound like a Rhoades electric piano!
It's 13 notes, and gets them to sustain and layer atop each other, with the clever use of harmonics. This is so difficult to do with only 6 strings!
Just brilliant, brilliant player.
Love from India State Meghalaya
Some genius stuff here man
This amazing player play The Amazing Grace definitely is SUPER AMAZING !!!
Easily greatest player that's ever lived
What about Roy Clark? Richard Smith even?
@@PMA65537 not a chance
INCREDIBLE!!
Beautiful to listen to this again after so long, his guitar (Bertha) not only sounds amazing but is also down tuned three semitones to so his E chord is C sharp major, one of my personal favorite Tommy performances.
The best music for the all best people by one of the best musicians 💥😊👍
Обалденно! Снимаем шляпы, господа!
Kaish....My God ...... I salute grace and the oil on your head please bishop .... I am soaked straight away into this anointing of yours please archbishop of guitar
People who gave this a thumbs down 😂 tried to pick up the guitar and learned it's not as easy as he makes it look.
Wow!!!!! Just Wow!!!!!!!
Tommy is the best. I can't believe that my bucket list has been fulfilled. 😊
Tommy never ceases to amaze me! 👏
It’s been 30 yrs now I’ve been trying to play like that and it’s not even close👀you’re the Best Tommy🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾👆🏾
So good thank you tommy made my day peace friend
Браво!!!!! Красавчик! Виртуозно!!!!
Lord have mercy! There is so much heart expressed here. Now I'm ready to preach. HALLELUJAH!
Dude takes dynamics to a whole new level. Tasteful food for the ears and soul.