Tommu Emmahuel: Atkins Australiab Acoustic Virtuoso "One of The Greatest The Planet". Met With To Find Out Why..

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Chet Atkins described Australiab acoustic
virtuoso as "one of the greatest players on the
planet". Total Guitar met up with Tommy
Emmanuel to find out why...
owardtthe end of ast yedi s his latesr release and h s t'rst
stories of a new g!ilar p ayer soo acousti. record ne sorvth. pa( rhythm part and melody part prln. ple k to get your harmonks
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man realy is int-"nt on warkinB t out Fgs I just blend into ea.h othef Forthe Fe2
lvcnt. ths pcker evcn had one of ''Myeutar s a Maton. an and 2 are a.oLp e of b les p e.es bst sound. the ky is to get your
T63 favoLrte a.oust c p aye6 N.k Ausra idn made euitar that3 all that demonstrate Tomhy! skil at thumbpick or p ectrum as farback
Hdrpci rav ng about him. maple but wth a deepersolfd comb nlng bass noles chordsand as you.an lrom the f fger that
_sometimes peopie
tel me. That\ than mape BuitaE. expa fs youre ftett ng thc harmon. w th.'
t lm gvfg upihe glirdr or Thar 'nost
lbmmy "ts tlre gutarthat useon One part.u ar y lmpressive And what of his phenomenal
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tholght thdt when rsaw Tommy tuning buttun ttoA.r.14. s ghtry masreryofhde harmon.s (Figs J j starv puzz e rhethuhb has to be
Inmanuel t\ fot often tsee and 4). rhs technique originnly .omplete y indepenrlent and make
someone and hdvc to get thir CD Sowhat nspired him n tallyto .omesfrom Chet \!ho f EtLsed it a good soufd on t5 own befo.
mmed atly. but rdid rvth him pi.k upthcg!ltar? rstarted off on a tlne ca le.l ahindtown Mf you play anvthing lse Then
A househod name in Australa p aying 5hadows. Vent!rs and ChrrdroL!, n 1947 raGo tstened Cradual y add the .hords and then
Ior yars. Tommy Efrhanuels Dlaie Eldy tufes butwhn lwas to Lenny Brn! whowas a ral the me ody overthe top rl!
.arecr spans rour decdd.s rv th seven Chet Atkins was on the radio master at il. lts bas caiy a diificult but keep.t it. sore fnge6
faur platrum and rhree 3od and hejlst bew my mind l.oLld .ombinat on of altenrat iB dnd al lts.ha ln8ng. sur blt
albums Orly{revewed lasr issuel hearthat he was pay ng thc bass ha.mor.s with open nots The

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