Ben E. King - Stand by Me - Fingerstyle Guitar Cover by James Bartholomew

[@SuperSedingAngeL-yr0]

As a self-taught, longtime Veteran and practitioner of the art, I can confidently and boldly assure you that I have no fucking clue how he's doing it, but it's beautiful man.

[@davidcrowder6975]

Edgar Nieves is that not two guitars playing 🤷‍♂️

[@marquisewilliamson9670]

Edgar Nieves seriously tho🤦🏾‍♂️

[@KungZB]

david crowder no it’s one guitar....

[@smoorej]

Excellent, but if this amazes you, you owe it to yourself to check out Tommy Emmanuel

[@jorgesalic500]

The problem is that your self taught. You have control of both bass and melody. Not hard.

[@13riecheese42]

This is one of my favorite songs, it brings back memories of high school after moving to the city. I was so shy and scared of people but the guitar class I took helped me so much. I played this song in front of my class which was the first time I was able to overcome my fears, I cried afterwards because of how supportive my whole class had been (I couldn't sing the lyrics - which we were suppose to do while playing - but the whole class (teacher included) started singing it as I played). It's literally one of my most favorite memories.... I guess you could say they stood by me XD

[@irishcuber07]

Great that is

[@joellelesvenan9571]

J'aime ce que vous dites, suis de FRANÇAISE. Chez nous on dit bisous et COURAGE

[@sping668]

when was that?? it seem like 90s or something

[@13riecheese42]

@@sping668 Oh, when I played the song? 2012, I think. I was in grade 11

[@meenu2912]

😭 that's so beautiful! I could feel your emotions when I read this😭😍

[@JamesBartholomewMusic]

First

[@tarmiziradzi]

James Bartholomew Lol!

[@achmadfachranrafly7626]

James Bartholomew lol

[@rogerbarreto2846]

James Bartholomew loool

[@ryanmelville638]

Lol that's a good one

[@Tristan0031]

HAHAHAHA

[@andrewchang6833]

Awesome. That picking-hand tap to get the high note in the pre-chorus while maintaining the bassline is a stroke of genius.

[@jimjmcd]

Man, your right thumb in an inspiration! Never distracted, never obstructed--congratulations!

[@dannymeyer3256]

Reminds me of my late brother in law playing this for his brother my late husband they were orphans and stood by each other very emotional lyrics.

[@mako3200]

Your guitar is faithful to the basics. Moreover, it is not boring, but rather has a deep taste. I was so impressed.

[@LikeTV]

Incredibly beautiful!

[@LUTXXCC-Y]

When the night has come And the land is dark And the moon is the only light we'll see No, I won't be afraid No, I won't be afraid Just as long as you stand Stand by me So darlin', darlin', stand by me Oh, stand by me Oh, stand Stand by me, stand by me If the sky that we look upon Should tumble and fall Or the mountains should crumble to the sea I won't cry, I won't cry No I won't shed a tear Just as long as you stand Stand by me And darlin', darlin', stand by me Oh, stand by me Oh, stand now Stand by me, stand by me And darlin', darlin', stand by me Oh, stand by me Oh, stand now Stand by me, stand by me

[@CrawfishParish]

Holy...that Bassline is Amazing.

[@darylgrimes4484]

This is honestly brilliant, perfect acoustic version one my favourite song of all time

[@neilsthepoet]

I would love to hear a bass drums and a flute come In like pouring rain Excellent guitar work

[@romy2433]

Music to the ears

[@orangebking5360]

Great song and an awesome arrangement! So cool how you managed to keep the base line while also playing the melody!

[@gregallen1]

OrangeBking actually not hard if you’re atleast an intermediate player. To a non musician it looks like you’d have to be a Picasso of guitar playing 😆

[@rosalindahughes6914]

coool

[@nicke9331]

its called a looping pedal

[@joni-ts5cj]

@@nicke9331 He's not using a looping paddle 😂 Open your eyes lol

[@nicke9331]

hahaha ok youre right my bad, thats just some really good guitar playing

[@lukewarm7744]

Bought a tear to my eye.Just beautiful mate,thanks for sharing your heart and soul with us.

[@Tandinwangchuk-l8d]

truee

[@OperationxRuthless]

I have a fondness for this song. I would sing this one a lot as a child, on karaoke. This brought me to good times and also, the delivery and sound was just so cool. Happy to have heard this. 🙂

[@jimlott2895]

Love it can't stop listening

[@oriku727]

Dude this is so amazing this can't be real

[@laurietice2612]

A great song. Nice job James. I've listened/watched this video three times now. I am just a beginner at age 65 but hope to get to where I can play this song. Thanks for the inspiration!

[@luisangelperezchan3972]

Perfec melody

[@kelvinlrs143]

What a soothing masterpiece.

[@queti5859]

I always come back.. beautiful.

[@karinturkington2455]

Beautiful.

[@NikeetShah]

That running bass was awesome to listen to , and the picking of the muted string!

[@JamesBartholomewMusic]

Thanks man! I thought this song would be easy, some of those rhythms in the two lines made it deceptively hard

[@NikeetShah]

It sounds fricking hard, I find most arrangements that keep the bass line in like this fascinating because i can never figure it out lol

[@JamesBartholomewMusic]

Haha, I find it best to transcribe the lines separately then put it together other so you know what the overall rhythm is of both parts

[@amberrose8668]

When the night has come And the land is dark And the moon is the only light we'll see No, I won't be afraid Oh, I won't be afraid Just as long as you stand Stand by me So darlin', darlin' Stand by me, oh, stand by me Oh, stand, stand by me Stand by me If the sky that we look upon Should tumble and fall Or the mountain should crumble to the sea I won't cry, I won't cry No, I won't shed a tear Just as long as you stand Stand by me And darlin', darlin' Stand by me, oh, stand by me Oh, stand now, stand by me Stand by me Darlin', darlin' Stand by me, oh, stand by me Oh, stand now, stand by me Stand by me Whenever you're in trouble, won't you stand by me? Oh, stand by me Won't you stand now? Oh, stand, stand by me

[@francisflores129]

Bravo jeune homme vous jouez très bien

[@FlightSim2703]

It looks easy to play what you just did, but I couldn't keep up, thanks well done it sounds beautiful . Thank you for sharing

[@linca98]

Que bonito tocas felicidades

[@cie-cuche3302]

Can I just say this got me smiling ... And I genuinely love the simplicity

[@Lanvy]

I always hear my mom sing this xD It's a really catchy song tho! :D

[@凃少麒]

my dad often plays this in his car, feels nostalgic :)

[@tamirissilva4909]

Dá uma olhada no meu canal, toco msm estilo

[@fernandovega9847]

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[@oleq6554]

Me to Haha ;)

[@peteryoung9991]

No more words than BRAVO

[@KashiFu_72]

I'm just learning guitar and everyone on the tube teaching this song only teaches it with 4 chords.. I tried it but, something didn't seem right.. This is how it's supposed to be played! Well played, man! Well played!

[@PaldenGyatsoYolmo]

Finally!!! This cover is truly majestic!

[@hasanibrahimovic1110]

Magical fingers

[@Xo-cx6ed]

best song i ever heard

[@Gonzalez0114]

Will definitely practice singing to your videos awesome clean playing

[@bogeyman10us11]

What a wonderful performance. I AM impressed.

[@vladimirgolovashchenko2044]

Simple and beautiful!

[@mrchristian0457]

I’m going to start learning this from ear. At least bass line along with melody, not so much chords mixed in. Loved the playing! This has become one of my favorites recently.

[@photoandmusic]

So beautiful...I am speechless.

[@luisenriqueechevalderrama1981]

solo una palabra para ti, MAESTRO !!!

[@fingerstylerahul5010]

amazing 😀😀😀😀😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@chudymicha3630]

When the night has come And the land is dark And the moon is the only light we see No I won't be afraid No I won't be afraid Just as long as you stand, stand by me And darling, darling stand by me Oh, now, now, stand by me Stand by me, stand by me If the sky that we look upon Should tumble and fall And the mountain should crumble to the sea I won't cry, I won't cry No I won't shed a tear Just as long as you stand, stand by me And darling, darling stand by me Oh, stand by me Stand by me, stand by me, stand by me Whenever you're in trouble won't you stand by me Oh, now, now, stand by me Oh, stand by me, stand by me, stand by me Darling, darling stand by me Stand by me Oh stand by me, stand by me, stand by me

[@luisvalderrama2933]

Eres un maestro !¡

[@sr.wilson7165]

Não me canso de ouvir. Parabéns.

[@Anderson-ql2vd]

I miss you the 60,70,80 and 90 years🎸🎷🎤🎶.

[@감나라-m4t]

너무너무 아름다워 ~~ 머쉬멜로가 연상되는 기타연주 ❤❤❤

[@mshk999]

Beautiful playing thanks for the sweet two minutes

[@QyuQhiey]

love it so much

[@HannahAberin]

This is such a good jam--especially love the run around 0:52!

[@FordyHunt]

Goosebumps

[@DJNateNYC]

Beautifully done

[@H7.-_987]

Fabulous. Great Talent.

[@Bear-Ur2ez]

Amazing talent. Playing all the parts at once . Great job .

[@おトラのエンジョイギター]

Guitar playing is wonderful !

[@erickmartin5098]

One of the best. Salute 🍻

[@RcDady]

Man I want to be this good

[@noodle845]

Awesome cover James. Tell your old man I said hi! I miss hanging out in his shed whilst he fixed my guitars! Lol

[@kalaichelvithayalan9292]

Was old man?

[@GamingBytesChannel]

He must be a family friend

[@高橋連-b8q]

It's so very cool I want be able to play like you.

[@ilariaiavazzo]

When the night has come And the land is dark And the moon is the only light we'll see No, I won't be afraid Oh, I won't be afraid Just as long as you stand Stand by me So darlin', darlin', stand by me Oh, stand by me Oh, stand Stand by me, stand by me If the sky that we look upon Should tumble and fall Or the mountain should crumble to the sea I won't cry, I won't cry No, I won't shed a tear Just as long as you stand Stand by me And darlin', darlin', stand by me Oh, stand by me Oh, stand now Stand by me, stand by me And darlin', darlin', stand by me Oh, stand by me Oh, stand now Stand by me, stand by me Whenever you're in trouble won't you stand by me Oh, stand by me Won't you stand by

[@victorwillyans3798]

Parabéns pela excelente qualidade!

[@titofiorenzobenetti2332]

Bravo Bravo Bravo

[@juanvera9714]

Espectacular la guitarra canto

[@dancrazyful]

Beautiful

[@yishaiidreamer1413]

bass and lead together.. damn boyyy!

[@Skateborder1]

Excellent. Keep it up.

[@leonardosilva72]

Very good! From Brazil.

[@loreto3743]

I love this classics songs you have been uploading 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@ハルキ-g7t]

正確なピッキングに感服致しました！

[@Yubodayo]

カッコイイ！

[@isaisanchez2726]

aunque no me entiendas compadre soy Mexicano pero de verdad te admiro excelente pieza yo también soy musico pero regional Mexicano pero este solo me encanto nuevo suscriptor echale ganas

[@shelysewakefield4869]

You were my music to my ceremony xo So beautiful

[@matsuri_Seiya]

Pure Talent!

[@sharonbastos6005]

Que cover incrível, viajei, ouvindo e estudando

[@gabrieltianero6925]

The beat itself is more addictive than any drug combine! It's just so cool how you play it.

[@Iran80s]

Very good!! I watch from Brasil

[@alejandrozamora3468]

This song is amazing and I love the way you play it. Would love to see a tutorial on how you do it

[@eugenebell3166]

Very well played

[@laboed1816]

Muy bien muchacho sigue parlante

[@neuriceiamariamiranda6713]

Amazing.

[@alexerhard1198]

I would love a copy of your arrangement

[@aimeedjoubs4348]

Trop cool bravo

[@eduardaliandra]

Great song and great cover

[@PaulJones-bo8gt]

Perfect

[@guidoferreira3087]

Maravilloso

[@JRCMProductions]

You just made the song even more pleasing to the ears... Great cover! Amazing!

[@prosenjitpaul3347]

Very good sound

[@Think_For_Yourself_]

Fantastic!

[@brinkybrinkz]

Great version! Rock On!

[@eduinr.cardenasch.2346]

es increíble como mueves esos dedos

[@neneinenei292]

Everytime when I feel lonely and sad ,angry ,every drop of your guitar sound makes me feel Okay

[@글로리아-d6y]

Wow!!! great!!! great!!!

[@Leo721]

Wooow great job!!!!

[@Charsept]

So good

[@seohyun030303]

perfect

[@hnee448]

Holy moly!! My favourite song!! Thank you 😉😉😉😉

[@gilvamonteiro6530]

Show,um dia eu vou aprender tocar assim🤣🤣

[@kalleoroberto6892]

🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@froilanjalapan1578]

muy bien

[@givoneidesantana5652]

Meu e muito lindo, adoro 👍👏👏👏

[@rhiannancaraway]

Perfection.