I really enjoyed that and I learnt something aswell.

Well done.
Brendan

A beautiful song, brilliantly played Dieter! Your finger picking is spotless and sounds great, very articulated, with great timing and every note stand out very clearly. Sometimes it’s better to play a bit slower than fast, playing beautifully as you did!

You finger pickers always astonish me, and that goes double when you can sing over it. In this case the best part is the feeling you put into the vocal, I don’t think the pace is a problem at all. In fact, it seems like it complements the vocal expression and mood, Beautifully performed.

That was some mighty fine finger picking Dieter. You did a really good job on this. I like to hear some Keb Mo in the morning.

Dieter man I really enjoyed this one.
I was a fan of Keb Mo before he made it.
You played it top notches.

AndréM

Nice finger picking, Dieter. That style of playing is tricky but oh so satisfying. Great song with your accompaniment.

James

Hi Dieter, some sweet finger picking on this lovely song. I really enjoyed the whole thing. You produced it seamlessly, in addition to your light and agile accompaniment.

Nice picking, Dieter. Very enjoyable!
Larry

That is a wonderful submission, Dieter. Excellent picking and a very entertaining choice for this challenge. Vielen Dank dafür, hervorragend.

Thank you, Werner

Guitar part has a wonderful bounce, drives it right along. Vocals are fantastic. Well done! 👍

Excellent playing, Dieter!
Your fingerpicking skills are strong – especially with the thumb pick which, to me, always feel like a foreign object. Your mention of having downloaded the vocals from the internet just made me realize that playing with a “singer” is a good exercise! For some reason I never thought of doing that before, I might give it a try now.

Well played, Dieter! That’s one of my favorite Keb’ Mo songs.

Wow, that was a great song. Amen to this performance.

Impressive finger style arrangement , that rolled along nicely with the thumb pick keeping things in check .

Martin

Wonderful picking, Dieter – beautifully played and great recording too. Nicely done 👍🎶😎

One time we drove from Charlotte, NC to Florida, mostly on off routes (not the interstate) and just let Ken Mo stream the whole time. Quite a nice drive with that soundtrack. Got to see Keb Mo a couple years back too.
Mighty fine finger picking to this lovely song!

Well played 👍

I’m a big fan of Keb too and for just the same reasons you mention. You reminded me too what a beautiful song this is and your performance of it was equally brought out all of that beauty. Fantastic!

Great fingerpicking work, Dieter. Very authentic. A beautiful song and a beautiful interpretation.

Dieter, this is really a fantastic job on Keb Mo’s “Life is Beautiful.” Your finger style with thumbpick technique is well developed. Nice work on this submission. Pap

nice job Dieter, your thumpicking is impressive.

That’s one way to play in the key of D. I nearly tuned my guitar down to D standard for another idea I had.
Sounded beautiful, Dieter. Nice fingerpicking, nice song.
John

Terrific submission Dieter. Impressive finger picking and a great idea to include KM too. You’ve inspired me to have a closer look at his work – I’ve never really got into it before. Your video with the Picture in Picture was very effective.

Oh that was a dandy! Nothing wrong with that finger picking (and the thumb!). The chords are delightful.

What a great fingerstyle submission Dieter, so enjoyable! congrats!

Your acoustic sounds so warm and natural, as though I’m in the same room as you! I agree, I prefer blues with some unusual chords and surprises, I shall check out Keb Mo. And that tempo sounds just just right to me, a very enjoyable piece.

I very much liked your playing with thumb fingerpicking. I can guess it was very challenging to learn. Great work.
What a nice and positive song.

Oh Deiter-this is great! Your use of fingerpicks accentuates your bass notes and it ain’t easy. I love this. Job well done. You have a wide palate for different styles. Just plain ole good taste you have. Great submission.

John