Watch One Man Perform Rush’s "Tom Sawyer" on Guitar, Drums and Vocals at Same Time

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Apparently it's not enough for guitarists to excel only on their instruments these days.

It’s not enough for guitarists to excel on their instruments these days—they apparently need to play more than one instrument at once to get anyone’s attention.

So have a look at this excellent video from Dominic Fragman, in which he plays the classic Rush track “Tom Sawyer” on guitar, drums and vocals all at the same time.

To make it all possible, Dominic tweaked the arrangement, but it came out just fine. In fact, it’s pretty amazing. Have a look.

Christopher Scapelliti
Christopher Scapelliti

Christopher Scapelliti is editor-in-chief of Guitar Player magazine, the world’s longest-running guitar magazine, founded in 1967. In his extensive career, he has authored in-depth interviews with such guitarists as Pete Townshend, Slash, Billy Corgan, Jack White, Elvis Costello and Todd Rundgren, and audio professionals including Beatles engineers Geoff Emerick and Ken Scott. He is the co-author of Guitar Aficionado: The Collections: The Most Famous, Rare, and Valuable Guitars in the World, a founding editor of Guitar Aficionado magazine, and a former editor with Guitar World, Guitar for the Practicing Musician and Maximum Guitar. Apart from guitars, he maintains a collection of more than 30 vintage analog synthesizers.

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