[hli]

Hi,

Recently a saw some concert footage of a quitar player named ' Tommy emannuel' . He was all alone on stage, but when he started to play it seemed he had an army of quitar players behind him, You could hear him play rythm, melodie lines and a walking bass line all together.

How is that possible? the way he was playing was way beyond the simple kind of fingerpicking patterns with a walking bass line as i know it.

Are there any methodes to learn that ? or is it a given talent.

thanks.

[Spyder F16]

Backing track maybe?

[allthumbs]

hi. He most likely was not picking patterns at all but rather the notes he needed to play what he was hearing in his mind. To do that you need to know the fretboard like the back of your hand and be able to break muscle memory patterns so your fingers go to the right notes rather than a predetermined pattern. The rest would be practice and raw talent. Hose' Feliciano could play like that. He would describe a piece about a battle and would tell the audience what they would be hearing including the cannons. Everyone laughed thinking he was joking and then he blew everyone away by playing the piece with every sound you would expect in a battle a century or two ago. He madw Hendrixs' American Anthem seem understated. It was amazing.
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[shurevm]

Stevie Ray Vaughan plays like that as well

[oscawild]

Tommy E is on a different level than everyone else. He, indeed, plays rhythm, melody and walking bass lines simultaneously (also, at the same time). For a feast, go to Woodsongs.com, click on archives and download shows 245 and 349. Watch Tommy at his best.