Amazing Grace - slide guitar open D tuning by Gottfried David Gfrerer

Official Website - gottfriedgfrerer.at/
Facebook - / gottfrieddavidgfrerer
Guitar Tabs of this song (free download) are available from - gottfriedgfrerer.at/tabulature/
Shake off the sawdust and play some ‪music‬ under the ‪‎apple‬ tree on a warm summer morning! The ‪‎guitar is an early 1928 wood ‪Triolian‬ with the anemone ‪flowers on the back that has been restored by my friend Mike Lewis at Fine Resophonic Guitars in Paris.

[@textucker1158]

Brilliant not just technique but with feeling.

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thanks!

[@KennethHall-tp4hw]

I'm on the verge of tears...so beautiful. Im going to learn this when I get my resonator next week for sure. Thank you Gottfried.

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Wow, thank you so much Kenneth...Happy New Year!

[@KennethHall-tp4hw]

Wish you the same! : )

[@rogerludwig7619]

As a guitarist this is the best, most soulful version I have heard...played from the heart. I fully concur with the Jeff Beck comment. Beautifully done my friend!

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thank you so very much Roger!

[@billmoran935]

I’m crying! Just beautiful

[@KaukTim]

That is just un-REAL! Love it...inspiration for a Sunday morning!

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thank you so much!

[@sipkecuperus5372]

Amazingly unforgettable beautiful version!!!

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thank you so very Much!

[@carlwoods4564]

Brilliant! And what a cool looking and sounding guitar! Superb playing. 🙏

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thank you so much!

[@davidpeightal4918]

Man. I just keep coming back to this. I think if I made it to heaven and handed Jesus my guitar and he played exactly what I just heard here, I would be thinking “yah. Wow. That’s what I thought it would be like here. This is gonna be great. I am so glad I made it.”

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Wow, thank you so very much for your kind words David!

[@davidpeightal4918]

@@gottfriedgfrerer it’s really really good and now I hear others who have obviously been influenced by your interpretation of this piece and made videos also. They really should mention you. Yours is the best slide guitar Version of Amazing Grace I have heard.

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

@@davidpeightal4918 Thanks again for your encouraging words David and great to hear that my version inspired other people! I always wanted to become an influencer :)

[@endikanunez1539]

i cant’t stop watching againg n again

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thanks, I am very pleased to hear that!

[@tybell1994]

Absolutely beautiful. Thanks for posting. My resonator gets here in 2 days. always loved this song with a slide. Found my first project.

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thank you so much and lots of fun with your new guitar :)

[@slap.gooseb]

Asolutely beautiful song in open D ! And thanks to share tab :)

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thank you so much!

[@AlderSMMartins]

the best interpretation of the "Amazing Grace" I've heard!

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

I am really pleased!

[@pabloperez4063]

@@gottfriedgfrerer well, it is true! With only these "links", you make everybody feel better

[@Throbbing_Gimp]

I second that. Beautiful. Tucson Arizona

[@wiri2561]

Yesterday evening in "Tunnel" was amazing, all over the world !!!!

[@James-tt7vg]

Amazing !!!

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thank you James!

[@PJohn-gc8xv]

Literally amazing.

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thanks!

[@isaiahrenai8007]

Not gonna lie, this guy playing is probably one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever heard

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thank you so very much!

[@kevingoodson9042]

Greatest song ever written. imo You did it very well. Thank you.

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thank you for your kind words!

[@garagedweller7159]

A beautiful rendition. Thanks for sharing with us.

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thank you so much!

[@marlonbearry1932]

WOW!!! Thank you! What a video!

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thank you very much!

[@brett8382]

Glory Glory, you are very generous with your time and talent, thanks heaps for the tabulature Gottfried

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

You are welcome, thank you so very much for your kind words!

[@lawdawg02actual]

I love this. I told my wife to have this played when they scatter my ashes.

[@averyravenseye2651]

Breathtakingly beautiful

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thank you so much!

[@gfirob]

Very beautiful rendition of this tune, great style and delivery, both strength and delicacy in the playing. This song is a blessing. Next time sing it too...

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thank you, I am very pleased!

[@damageinc1807]

You play with such grace. Pretty amazing

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thanks, that is great to hear!

[@rossduncan9505]

From the heart with feeling,your a real good picker buddy,that"s a great tune gospel blues.That guitar has great tone and you can tell it"s been played,God bless and thanks a lot.

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thanks Ross, God bless you!

[@ougigaming8710]

absolutely beautiful sounding instrumental version It gave me goosebumps .. beautiful beautiful beautiful

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

That's great to hear, thank you so much!

[@tammiebennett4632]

Thank you 8 love it

[@jimbobmaximus515]

Absolutely beautiful bro, chuurr from down here In Aotearoa NewZealand

[@makylxavier4063]

Congratulations from Rio de Janeiro - Brazil ; you play very well. I need to study more about delta blues an amazing musicial style.

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thank you so much and lots of fun! Best wishes from Austria ;)

[@dand900]

I was looking for something worthy of finally putting a slide on my left hand after 40 years of finger picking. This drew me in slowly with more and more intricacy and intimacy on the melody, with some nice left-hand techniques as well...think I'll give it a go, thanks for the post!

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thank you very much!

[@dreaminslackkey]

thank you that was beautiful.

[@jamesbrewer9662]

Deftly played, with much restraint. Really nice.

[@hideakipage8151]

Love the guitar

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thank you...me too:)

[@tommycox9411]

Beautiful!!

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thank you Tommy!

[@MovieMan-gh2qn]

Excellent!!! The best version I've heard. Thank you.

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thank you so much, I am very pleased!

[@fishhunter348]

Beautiful!

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thanks a lot!

[@Mittwan]

Wow! Wonderful played!

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thank you so much Harry!

[@user-hb2fe7pg2r]

Spectacular.

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thank you!

[@dubbs164]

Outstanding! Great slide feel

[@briandclasz1178]

Brilliant version, have to learn this. It sounds so good. Thanks for this version in open D tuning.

[@zenbanjo2533]

Lovely tone. 🙏🪕

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thanks!

[@user-hb2fe7pg2r]

Thank you

[@dancooper5560]

Awesome!

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thanks Dan :-)

[@ChristiansQuoted]

best amazing grace for real...

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thank you so very much!

[@douglasburba4195]

Thanks for Tab!

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

You're welcome, have fun!

[@Grinningpicker00]

Best version I’ve ever heard!! Marvelous and inspiring

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thank you very much for your kind words!

[@sipkecuperus8774]

Absolutely awesome!!

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thanks!

[@Nocturnal_Sun1999]

This is so soulful and beautiful. Amazing grace, amazing player! 👏🏻

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thank you so much for your kind words!

[@BarefootViking]

Outstanding work, its powerful

[@user-hb2fe7pg2r]

And that is the warmest resonator I've ever heard

[@johnpinkerton8596]

Beautiful

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thank you!

[@gungfulo]

Thank you Gottfried and thank you for the tab. I really appreciate it.

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

You're welcome Steve - have fun!

[@gungfulo]

@@gottfriedgfrerer Will Do and Thanks again.

[@pangur780]

Stunning

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thank you very much!

[@Seeker85420]

That made me smile. Nicely done.

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thank you!

[@bigmacmwm]

Absolutely beautiful.

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thank you Mike!

[@ourguitar]

so so so nice. love it.

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thanks a lot!

[@scottbrennan4809]

Sooo beautiful! Well done!

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thank you very much!

[@Groesch7777]

Incredible ❤

[@Pudgybro]

Awesome! The high harmonic slide was right on. Cheers from Nashua NH USA

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thank you! Cheers from Carinthia, Austria.

[@davidseasons6374]

Thank you for this gift.

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

David, thanks for listening and your kind words!

[@vivienlee471]

Beautiful...

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thank you!

[@jonkoelker1179]

Excellent! Thank you for that!

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thanks, I am very pleased to hear that!

[@pabloperez4063]

beautiful

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thanks!

[@MaceGill]

Gonna work on my own arrangement of this, but looking through a dozen versions on RUclips for inspiration, yours is the best!

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

MaceGill, thank you for your kind words, I wish you much inspiration for your version!

[@stevewerris3862]

Battle Hymn of the republic

[@toneseeker87]

That's a nice looking resonator. God bless you 🙏

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thank you so very much!

[@RTAlabama]

Really enjoyed this!! Great technique!!

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thanks Mike!

[@mehdicheikh6934]

Mesmerizing version !

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thank you very much!

[@davidpeightal4918]

Amazing

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thank you David!

[@sdhweb]

Piece of art!

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thank you so much!

[@MatthewWilliams-pd7iy]

Best one i have heard by far. Nice job sir.....

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Matthew, thank you so much!

[@jasonkesser]

Wow man. Beautiful.

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thanks Jason!

[@fredfloyd34]

Oh now that is nice.....under the tree blues.

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thanks :)

[@michaelhayman2549]

I don't think I can remember hearing a better version on guitar, good move playing it in open D.
❤️🙏

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thank you so much!

[@michaelhayman2549]

Gottfried David Gfrerer hi Gottfried, the reason I love your version mate is because the song basically
is not meant to be a song you jam on or see how many licks you can put into it. You letting the song
breathe I think, helps retain its intentional meaning. The song is about the lyrics and when you read about the authors
life and the grace God showed that man, you just don't want to be distracted by extraneous extra notes.
Nicely done and it's beautiful sounding National Steel. I hope you have a great New Year mate.
❤️🙏

[@michaelhayman2549]

PS I hope I didn't rave too much.😂

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

@@michaelhayman2549 Nope :-)

[@joaolima9844]

Que música bem executada parabéns e felicidades

[@mrgildons]

Wonderful rendition!

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thank you!

[@klippdachs]

You got it, dude!
Thanks for posting.

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thanks:)

[@bobbyvillager5366]

Cool boy!!
Great slide!!

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thanks a lot!

[@Coldcasereview]

I love your sound ✌

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thanks :-)

[@gened9787]

I like it. Real nice

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thanks!

[@MickSammonsMusicWorld]

Awesome job Bro! Love the tone of your resonator. Thanks for sharing👏👏😁

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thanks Mick!

[@lautaroisaacs4143]

hey man. . you walk , you walk on the right side

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thank you!

[@4great33]

Great work beautiful.

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thanks a lot!

[@joshwiltgen7209]

This guy REALLY makes me wish I could finger pick better...
I've played guitar for years but I'm brand new to playing with a slide...it's awesome, can't wait till I can sound like this

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thank you so very much!

[@joshwiltgen7209]

@@gottfriedgfrerer I started off playing classic rock jazz, and folk music. Eventually I started playing more modern rock and metal, but that was just because the band I was in went that direction. Over the last few years I've been listening to alot of bluegrass and decided I wanted to learn to play with a slide...it looked easy at first because it's all open tuning but then you start playing and realize you need to do alot more work with your picking hand than before...it's kind of backwards from how I've learned so far...it was all about moving the other hand and fingers faster to hit more notes, now it's more stationary but you have to be MUCH more accurate with your picking and each finger can be at their own tempo...
I watched some of your other videos too before my first comment, so if you have any tips I'd really appreciate it...

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

@@joshwiltgen7209 You are absolutely right - playing slide guitar is a little bit like flying a helicopter. Right and left hand damping is very important for a clean sound and there is an endless range of microtones in between two notes, which can change the mood of a tune dramatically. Playing a lot is the key :-)

[@horacioferreiradiasgoncalv7348]

Toca muito! Parabéns! Bela versão!!

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thanks!

[@g3legacy]

1:58 onwards, somehow Ravi Shankar came out of the guitar. Amazing playing, I love it.

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

That's interesting to hear, thank you so very much!

[@alonzogarbanzo]

True, although to me the tone of that resonator sounds closer to a veena than a sitar. Beautiful sliding, in any case.

[@christophermilner21]

. . . love it! simples

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thank you very much!

[@InspectorSomething]

Wonderful

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thank you so much!

[@atrain4291]

amazing friend

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thank you!

[@theoutdoorsman9233]

You sir have talent!

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thanks a lot, I am very pleased!

[@andrewbeattieRAB]

EXCELLENT VIDEO
I am going to learn this! I taught myself Amazing Grace in D on my G harp (2nd position/cross harp. Too much to explain here.) years ago. The bends make it sound very similar.
You sound GREAT!!
I need a resonator bad(ly).

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

That is interesting! Thanks a lot Andrew!

[@richardreinle7322]

Man I wish you would do a lesson on that
Great job !
Amazing Thanks

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thank you so much!

[@CameronSharpPottery]

Nice job. Very beautifil

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thanks!

[@BryTunesMusic]

so nice!

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thank you very much!

[@hgluth]

Very nice...........thanks and please post more.

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thank you very much!

[@wiredconcepts]

Sounds amazing friend!

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thank you so much!

[@AndreZs]

gostei muito !!muito bom

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thanks!

[@justanother182]

great work, really nice thanks :D!!

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thank you very much!

[@MrJackchap]

Awesome

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thanks Jack!

[@denlabz2992]

Show us more! We can learn a lot from you about playing with feel. Thanks

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

Thanks...I'll try to do the best I can!

[@codyrichards9739]

moved me :)

[@gottfriedgfrerer]

That's great to hear, thank you!