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Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Somewhere Over The Rainbow [Video]

In this jazz guitar video, Tommy Emmanuel plays a beautiful version of Somewhere Over The Rainbow on his worn acoustic guitar. The way he uses harmonics is amazing.

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19 comments:

Anonymous said...

This is amazing. V. Beautiful. Eric Roche played a great version of Chet Atkins arrangement of this song from the Album 'Chet Atkins Goes to The Movies' (1975). I have been learning it from a great colomn in a mag by Eric Roche.

Anonymous said...

This is a very beautiful performance, thanks to Dirk for posting this one.

Kenneth said...

you're right, it was awesome!

Anonymous said...

fantastic!!! ....da paura... grande

Anonymous said...

AS JIMMY PAGE ONCE PARA-PHRASED,YOU CAN'T GET THIS GOOD SITTING AROUND WATCHING TELEVISION.

Erol Haagenrud said...

Oh, that was incredibly beautiful!

curt from pedro said...

Absolutely jaw-dropping.

Antonio Augusto Carvalho said...

Magnificent!

Anonymous said...

Some bunghole guitar instructor used to give me crap about resting my right pinky on the sound board like this guy does--saying it's bad form and profesionals don't do that.

I told him to **** himself and dropped the class..

Linda said...

Yes - that IS good. I laughed out loud with sheer pleasure at points during that. Thanks for bringing it to our attention!

Anonymous said...

Absolutely beautiful... thanks for this glimpse of mastery.. my head is still ringing..

Roger said...

Yeah, beautiful´s the word, especially the flageolettes!
How do I download the clip? Have friends that don´t have access to the web.
Roger

Anonymous said...

Tommy is indeed a master & this piece is just one of many of his wonderful work. I have had the priviledge to watch Tommy live, just him & his guitar on stage, & my head still spins at his technique and ability. He even plays brushes on the soundboard (hence the lack of finish!) 'Up from Down under' is an amazing acoustic album if anybody wants to hear more of him or youtube of course! Thanks Dirk for posting this.

Jaap said...

How to make your guitar sound like a harp... listening to this fantastic performance is like entering heaven...

Anonymous said...

As a proud Aussie I always love Tommy's playing and his flambouyant riffs which are his trademark. His brother Phil can make his axe sing too and well worth a listen. Chet Atkins must look down from his musicians paradise in the sky and smile as his influence radiates from Tommy's work. Certified Guitar Player ? ...... definately.

Anonymous said...

Ohh!!!.....beautiful....simple beautiful....

Marc said...

Great piece, great sound & very well done! I love it!

Anonymous said...

Perfect.

miki said...

what a feeling!