Rhythm Guitar | Instructional | Tommy Emmanuel 

Dear God, thank you for creating this Man 🙏

He was the coolest grandpa yesterday now he is the coolest young man. He can switch back and forth!

“Those people who use light picks, may I suggest you burn them.” Loll nice one Tommy.

What's funniest to me as a 30 year old, is that Tommy spends so much time talking about feeling the groove and how important it is to play well. I remember how when I was 17 I would have thought "Yeah yeah yeah blah blah, I can count 'til 4 and have great sense of rythmn, spare me the tips for total neophytes" and couldn't play anything in good time. Now at my age I know just how different it is to hear in your head time, and be actually able to feel it and play it. You might think you've got it because your brain is able to count and know when you should be playing, but actually being able to get your body to do what's in your head or ears takes a lot of practice, and now, I make keeping the groove going my number 1 priority in my playing.

Tommy, you're such a nice, likable person besides being the greatest living Acoustic Guitar player in the world.

One of the very, very few persons who I feel 'belongs' to the guitar ! He's so 'one' with the guitar. My inspiration. Truly.

Best player, best Teacher. True Musician. True Master. Thank you so much for these video's dear Tommy !!! I really dig it and appreciate them all ...!!😍😍😍😍🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️👌👌👌👌💛💛💛💛

This video is amazing in so many ways. Tommy E. Is the greatest guitar player in the world, in my opinion.

Tommy, you are the John Entwistle, Les Claypool and Michael Jordan of rhythm guitar strumming. Your rhythm guitar playing alone could steel the show from the best shredding lead guitarists because the amount of chords you can knock out back to back! I LOVE IT!

Apparently, Tommy's Dad 's instructions to the family band were, "Look at the audience, smile and DONT PICK YER NOSE !!"

Your technique and enthusiasm is contagious. Finally something I'm happy about catching during the pandemic up here in South Dakota. I listen to you all day working the lunches at our school and all day. Thanks Tommy

"May I suggest" you buy ALL Tommy's records and listen to them often!!! That will improve your playing no end. There is a reason why he is a Certified Guitar Player.

He is an amazing talent Humble and kind to share his gift

Tommy, you would have to be one of the greatest musicians to ever pick up a guitar! Thank you God for this man.

The diagrams of Guitar Boogie really helped give insight on how Tommy pulls off his bass + melody technique. I mean I've always been able to see how in theory he does it, but this time it made it very clear down to the frets being played.

If I ever met Tommy Emmanuel in person, I would break down in tears! Why? I can't write it, it would take too long

Marty McFly is that you?

Tommy!!! Thank you from the bottom of my heart !!!

The only person on earth to be able to make a 6-string sound as totally rich as a 12-string.

Very critical and useful from the Master himself..Mr Tommy Emmanuel👈👊🏾👊🏾👍

Love this guy!

Wow, so nostalgic! I remember buying that video when I was a young guitar player. Thanks for the inspiration Tommy!

A truly great and most self innovative player I have ever heard. There are so many great players out there who are just 'copy cats', whereas Tommy is a genuine original.

I know so many guitarists who are poor rhythm players. This is spot on!!

Thank you Tommy I'm gonna listen and learn maybe you can help me in more way than one, long live living legends 😉👍

King of stings sir Tommy Emanuel

Aloha and Blessings from California Tommy❤️

Love you sir🙏🙏

Humble fellow from his youth.

Thank you very much for this lesson Tommy! You covered rhythm playing for country and blues songs. What about the modern pop songs? As a young musician who is starting out, i find myself often in the situation where i need to play a "4 chords" pop songs. Any tips on how to approach that kind of genre? And how to make the arrangements interesting?

Brilliant as always! Thank you very much!

10:37 HAHAHAh man laughed so hard

Wow what a great content. I dont have a skill in guitar but i enjoyed this video.

Alright you are a bad ass guitar Hero 👍

Thanks Master !

True genius.

A very young Tom dishing out wise words. Pre maton too

When Tommy “suggests we burn our smaller, lighter picks”, we lowly commoner, wanna be guitar players should listen.

"There's a lot more work for a great accompanying guitarist than a mediocre lead player." - Tommy

I started at 45 10 years ago.. I wish I saw him then

Young Tommy said "may I suggest..." but current day Tommy says "you've gotta..."

Wat een jonge man. Hoelang is dit geleden. Gr Jan de Zwaan Nederlands

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Thank you very much!!!

De Gruchy guitar,as good as martin guitars made in the adelaide hills south australia...top luthier top man

I’ve resolved before to make tapping my foot part of my guitar playing to improve my groove, and failed. I want to try again. Playing for 50 years without tapping my foot, it’s a hard habit to develop and integrate into my playing.

6:44 believe me it is harder to play slow than fast . trumpet player out of breathe

How old was Tommy in this video? So inspirational and already a teacher and coach

Thank you for this!

I believe he is my favorite acoustic player along with JP Cormier

Thank you Sir!

Good Lord!!!

Hello Tommy sir 👋 can You tell me. how much pressure we must use to sound better for left hand

i want to hear raggae version of him

he's kinda the first vlogger

thanks

Waoooooo

Gantheng juga P.Emanuel, ketika muda. Suaranya yang tidak berubah: agak bindheng/sengau. Salam dari Jawa, Indonesia, gitaris otodidak.

Does anyone know the name of the song that Tommy plays at minute 4:42 of this video? I find it very interesting to practice on the guitar. Thank you for your help.

That hair!

How do/did you keep your left hand fingernails so manicured? My left fingernails, if not kept very clipped down, wind up shredded after a few hours of play.

Is it Chandler bing?

My fingers hurt just watching him flat pick. Who’s the trumpeter?

Geez Tommy. I thought you'd accidentally put a video of Ray Martin up when I first watched this! Lol! ;-)

Wow its an old video maybe its a Betamax or VHS tape😊😊😊

0:38 Did he coin “guitar hero?” ???

"...So go and have some fun with THAT!" Me: G, D, A...G, D, A...G, D, A ..FUN!

Anyone know the song he demos at 9:35? Please help 🥹🥹

7:45 kage BUNSHIN NO jutsu?

So this must have been before the days of thumb picks, eh?

Whats the name of that last rythym example he plays? The rock song

He always rubs his nose when he talks, I'm glad he is safe from covid-19

what guitar is he using anyone knows?

Can you play Johnny b good?

Thought this was a young Steve Wariner for a 2nd with that hair style :D

TE is a music graduate; which University? Thanks!

Tommy looks like a kid in this video!!

nice haircut ;)

When that was shot ?

Weird..6 people without ears!? WOW

What is the manufacturer of this acoustic guitar?

Any idea in which year is this?

i just reckognized him cause of his voice... damn old video

Does anybody know what song is he playing at 4:41 ?

Jim Carry, if he was a guitarist.

Your hair is following the 1-2-3-4-

And yet he’s never written a hit song

OMG, my guitar hero! Got to see him live twice at the Kentucky Theatre in Lexington, Kentucky. What a great entertainer!