Billy Joel - New York State of Mind - Fingerstyle Guitar Cover

[@JamesBartholomewMusic]

This song has been one of those I've wanted to arrange for years. In my opinion this is one of the best songs ever written, and I'm really pleased to finally be able to share this one with you!

[@unclegardener]

Are you the brother of the chess dude?

[@markhinde710]

What I would like to know is how you arrange songs. How do you hear a song and figure out how to arrange it? That would be a cool video of your process. All the steps, how long it takes, all the screw ups.

[@tellingyoustories]

Phenomenal

[@SuperMisterKory]

@@markhinde710 I've learned a lot of James's tabs and I've started writing my own. I'm in no way on his level but I can tell you that some of it is a lot easier than it looks and some of it is just impossible to grasp (without proper understanding). My guess is a masterful understanding of music theory coinciding with a well-tuned ear for proper notation and obviously years and years of daily hours of practice. In my eyes James is one of the most underrated guitarists of today. I've learned and studied his work and playing for the past few years and he really does have more talent than most "artists" you come across, 100%. But in short response to your post, I also would like to see an in-depth video detailing the process on how he writes his songs because I have so many questions myself. Especially now that I've started to attempt to write my own covers, I just can't seem to get them to his standard and precision!

[@jean-pierrehenrie8908]

Merci !!!

[@BeyondTheGuitar]

My gosh man... your musical choices are so tasteful. And your playing is so daggone smooth and sensitive. Perfect for this tune. Brilliant work. And that detune for the final chord, that’s commitment 😎🤘🏻

[@JamesBartholomewMusic]

Thanks a lot man!

[@AaronWillmon]

This is one of my favorite songs.

[@JamesBartholomewMusic]

Same here, and I’ve always thought it had good potential on guitar 👍🏼

[@AaronWillmon]

I would like to tackle some of his stuff. He’s a great musician.

[@charlietango5163]

That was beautiful. Your guitar is an amazing instrument! And you play it so very well. Dankeshoen.

[@JamesBartholomewMusic]

Thanks man 🙏🏼

[@GuusMusic]

Beautiful chords! Not your ordinairy pop song ;) You did this classic song justice, James!

[@JamesBartholomewMusic]

Thanks man 👍🏼

[@samueljanik6076]

Guus what's up?

[@nubeguitar2937]

Sounds amazing

[@joeblough261]

Badass.

[@jean-pierrehenrie8908]

C est un cadeau du ciel ! BRAVO !

[@petranovalija5195]

Some folks like to get away Take a holiday from the neighbourhood Hop a flight to Miami Beach Or to Hollywood But I'm taking a Greyhound On the Hudson River Line I'm in a New York state of mind I've seen all the movie stars In their fancy cars and their limousines Been high in the Rockies under the evergreens But I know what I'm needing And I don't want to waste more time I'm in a New York state of mind It was so easy living day by day Out of touch with the rhythm and blues But now I need a little give and take The New York Times, The Daily News It comes down to reality And it's fine with me 'cause I've let it slide Don't care if it's Chinatown or up on Riverside I don't have any reasons I've left them all behind I'm in a New York state of mind It was so easy living day by day Out of touch with the rhythm and blues But now I need a little give and take The New York Times, The Daily News It comes down to reality And it's fine with me 'cause I've let it slide Don't care if it's Chinatown or up on Riverside I don't have any reasons I've left them all behind I'm in a New York state of mind I'm just taking a Greyhound on the Hudson River Line 'Cause I'm in a New York state of mind

[@moshezarviv1252]

only people who anderstand the beautiful harmonic progression of the billy joel song can figure out how good is your rendition . really flawless !

[@dougm659]

Stunning rendition of one of the best songs ever written…Joel is a master musician and you brought this masterpiece to life with just six little strings…bravo maestro! Now I might spend the next six months stumbling around trying to learn your version!

[@chriswalkerbass]

this is great !

[@viniciusdaud23]

You're insane James. Thanks a lot for sharing one more song with us.

[@mikehuffman5460]

one of the best versions ever, in my opinion

[@akkrosu]

I absolutely love Billy Joel, and your arrangement just reflects on the song's greatness and makes it sound all the better! 😍

[@JamesBartholomewMusic]

Thanks! Took a lot of work to get it sounding fairly faithful to the piano

[@martinscriven3894]

Wow, that was thorough, not a single aspect of the arrangement missed. Superb.

[@chavalampert8541]

Your playing beautifully reflects the rich chords and melodies in this song! Billy Joel is one of my favorites, and you did an amazing job.

[@edwinpascua2653]

Soooo soooo cooolll...!!!

[@edwinpascua2653]

Superb!..you hit every note of billy joel's signature song!! Thank you for the music. You just made every new yorker happy and every billy's fan the inspiration esp in these crucial covid 19 onslaught. God bless us all!..from the Philippines.

[@AndyBankside]

Absolutely epic mate. Total, 100% respect! Beautiful!! Thanks so much for sharing!!

[@AruthaGiannis]

Your tones are SO rich and full. Beautifully done.

[@Univerzalnimislilac]

Good music.

[@prodigaljess]

Absolutely magnificent.

[@leo11stringguitar]

Awesome!

[@casualobserver3881]

Ahh the hard work behind this piece is !!!

[@jonnykarklins3497]

Man this is great. I've thought it would be a great song like this too. Great job. Love it.

[@scottmitchell1861]

Outstanding!

[@raimavadhanam212]

OMG I LOVED THIS SONG AND I ACTUALLY WANTED SONGS LIKE THIS TO BE ON UR FINGERSTYLES AND MY PRAYERS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED! BEAUTIFUL COVER, JAMES!

[@leorao9168]

OMG FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@gunther90025]

Wholly smokes!! Effing incredible Sir! What a beautiful rendition. Now I have to figure out how to play that😀🤔

[@arturo_gmz2615]

Just amazing, MAJESTIC! all my respect! Keep playing and enjoying music! Greetings from México!

[@garethbloomfield59]

Excellent buddy. Excellent. Be proud. Be very proud.

[@johndoug4794]

Masterclass right there...

[@JimmyQuango]

Billy would be proud man!! You are gettin' better and better James. For me you are one of the best fingerstyle artists of the planet. My respect and my biggest like from Hamburg, Jimmy

[@TheDarinAmes]

Fantastic job! Utterly impressed.

[@billyelliot78]

HA nice touch at the end. superbly translated. one of my all time favorite songs on my favorite instrument. great show.

[@fingerstyle__ononiha3539]

Good

[@JpKizzy]

Wow. What a magnificent cover.

[@mcswiggs698]

Looked up a finger style arrangement for this masterpiece was expecting a bunch of horrendous covers but this truely is beatiful thank you !

[@spencervaughn1897]

absolutely unreal dude

[@giorgialopuano6820]

I love the way you play...

[@KirbyJane]

Absolutely beautiful!!

[@kickoran]

Very beautiful melody and cool guitar playing Great job 👍💕

[@benb6696]

This is amazing! Congratulations, this really captured the song.

[@dreambeliever3652]

Incredible man

[@SchnellRiff]

Sounds amazing, beautiful guitar! Nice job, keep it up!

[@antoniomaciasgonzalez]

never stop playing ... please don't stop ... when you play ... time stops ... thanks

[@arnoldmendez9097]

Ridiculously good!

[@miimaster8280]

Such a beautiful song and played so beautifully! Thank you for sharing your talent! I really hope I can be half as good as you someday💪🏻

[@leolaf6501]

Your my idol, I like your arrangements so much, extremely clean😍

[@vincepaperclip7874]

You need to cover "Scenes From an Italian Restaurant" some day, never seen anyone do it before

[@rzuleta]

wow! you have amazing videos. Congrats! and thanks for sharing

[@officialgabo6222]

Nice cover man I don't understand why are so many people who didn't subscribe to this channel.

[@rajsingh38]

Absolutely phenomenal! You’re such an inspiration to us guitarists all over the world. By the way, I noticed you did a cover of Keane’s Somewhere Only We Know a really long time ago, and you’ve only gotten better over the years. It’s one of my favourite songs, and I’d love to see a rendition of your style that you’ve developed over the years on the song. Just a tiny request from a big, big fan :)

[@JamesBartholomewMusic]

That does actually happen to be on my list of songs to record new versions of already!

[@PedroCarrascoBer]

MUY HERMOSA TU VERSION, FELICITACIONES

[@marishka2702]

Блин,это так классно! Ооооочень красиво! ❤️

[@jefesonfl4897]

Meuuu amigo, que violão lindo * -- *. Som massa de mais, TOP.

[@kimonspence6879]

Beautiful keep doing it

[@rc1305]

A perfect music before going to bed

[@JeremyMeister]

Sounds almost like a harp. Incredible sound/audio quality and of cours excellent playing as alwaqys. Cool brother. Jeremy

[@Kalparkr]

Thumbs up!

[@SergeUnplugged]

Not as viral as AliBaTa but so tender and soothing, thanks James

[@GabrieldeCarvalho]

Gosto muito desse jeito calmo de tocar

[@marcangeloofficial]

finally found some guitarist that doesn't overuse beats

[@themightysleuth1402]

What tuning is this? It’s absolutely gorgeous!

[@nathantitshaw6234]

This is incredible, wish I has this sort of musical talent and ear for myself. Do you have any tips for someone who wants to start making his own arrangements for songs? I really want to make one for the song "Lost" by Edwin Klift, but I feel like I don't even know where to start!

[@vedantchauhan3609]

Wow, this is art. Please do 'Hold you in my arms' by me, I would love to see what you do with my song!

[@dokkrokket8692]

Hell ya…could you also do Billy Joel’s Always a woman”plzzzzzz

[@jitendrakumarsingh3514]

lots of love from india.

[@cokycanjaya4640]

Nice.... I'm come from Indonesia..😊

[@rifaatisk1061]

What is your guitar?? Im curious bc it sounds absolutly beautiful

[@paleolithicpirate]

Have you thought about doing skinny love?

[@lukeg481]

What type of strings do you use? P.S. love your content keep it up man!

[@SikopawiTV]

Nice arrangement it seems to so hard to play for me☺😀😁😁

[@JamesBartholomewMusic]

Its a bit of a tricky one!

[@somyungkangfilms]

I'm trying to learn it by wayching it again and again, but it's kinda hard because I have no idea in what tuning this is on... Can you teach me which tuning have kept your guitar on while playing this jazzy early morning vibe?

[@craemy-pasta1769]

Hello sir james, can i ask where is your video of drifting? I can't find it anywhere

[@lpweltsinan8158]

What strings are you using and how thick are they? Great video!

[@JamesBartholomewMusic]

I normally use Elixir Phosphor Bronze HD lights, which are 13-53. Basically medium high strings and light low strings. For this I only had regular lights left though.

[@lpweltsinan8158]

James Bartholomew Thanks for your quick response. Love your play style and music.

[@wolfman7273]

@@JamesBartholomewMusic can you do a tutorial?! I’m barely through the intro but man this is KILLER

[@jenzentong8942]

Tutorial pls on any of your covers

[@JpKizzy]

3:00 That a string tap… 🥲

[@wallspknw6422]

Remember the time when you had those weasley comments? Nice vid btw

[@bulbulce]

👍

[@dumashernandez5125]

Do you arrange bass separately? Because if not you have two brains XD. Beautiful arrangement btw :)

[@dumashernandez5125]

Hey James, I’m just a newbie to fingerstyle arrangements and was wondering if you applied music theory to your arrangements? Do I need theory to start playing like this?

[@shwaggmuffin157]

Might help

[@ВікторЛісовий-э9й]

Молодеець Джамес.СлаваБогуу за тееббе.

[@rfi4560]

Guys, does anyone know what kind of this guitar is?🥺

[@jean-pierrehenrie8908]

Je n arriverai jamais a atteindre ce niveau

[@patrickmcneely113]

mix the bass a little less and you got gold

[@zlark.chroma8906]

Dear God by Avenged Sevenfold hoping and waiting for you to play for this its fits your style

[@Haladir1989]

Please Cover level of concern! pleaaase:)

[@Дмитрийе59-47]

👍👍👍🤗🤗🤗

[@beautifulkanada9145]

😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍O M G

[@ronghuang586]

@James Bartholomew，do you have TikTok? You can follow me on TikTok, I play Guitar on TikTok, my TikTok name is AcousticCovers18, username is michaelmillburn.

[@randyv6071]

4 menit lalu

[@christianguitarcovers7043]

Can you do one step closer it KZbin music

[@captainlevi6662]

Hy

[@edmundchan590]

drop D on the low E string....

[@ethanjoel7096]

😦

[@denzelboks]

:)

[@edmundchan590]

maybe...??

[@Wicksguitarshopofficial]

GD