Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine - Fingerstyle Guitar Cover

Check out my cover of Sweet Child O' Mine!
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[@KristianPH]

Really Nailed it at 2:42 I loved all you're Fingerstyle Cover! keep it up!

[@joram7292]

Kristian PH OMG 😯

[@ハシータカ]

Kuya kris😍

[@artfredtugade4609]

Kuya?

[@Strainf1232]

Idol

[@JamesBartholomewMusic]

This one's been on the to do list for years, here's my cover of Sweet Child O' Mine! :)

[@patriciamaetolentino2900]

Hi James Bartholomew can i request you to do a Killing Me Softly guitar fingerstyle cover? Thanks man. You're such a good musician😊 Have a good day!

[@andrzey8903]

the best i've ever seen :) this is masterpiece

[@strauz3313]

Why did you change your old watch? i liked it so much... :/ By the way nice video! :B

[@miljanthedrummer]

Excellent cover.. Well done, dude

[@briandavegenelaso2639]

JAMES? Can you Cover Killing Me Softly??

[@michaelmoskal4971]

The tuneup from D to E was just insane. Great cover

[@EddievanderMeer]

Love this dude!

[@andrzey8903]

I love listening to your and James covers. Maybe you can do something together :) ?

[@nemesician_]

Eddie van der Meer make a collab vid 🙄

[@hrishantsaxena4591]

Eddie van der Meer i am ur huge fan and pls do something together

[@Bani-fr7cg]

And i love u

[@juancubides6598]

Hi!!! Eddie, I share another fingerstyle interpretation of this song, Greetings from Colombia! kzbin.info/www/bejne/in-qaoKFZ9yNlac

[@Leroy1995]

Nothing better to drink a morning coffee, eat breakfast and listing to some James Bartholomew guitar covers. Have a nice day yall. :)

[@richardwalker3760]

2:43 -- Now you're just f---ing with me.

[@wildchameleon7622]

lmao im watching in 2x speed too

[@zulemaisabelramoshernandez4511]

@@wildchameleon7622 capo traduce lo que voy a decir esa afinacion es facil por que fue la ultima cuerda que solo la usaba para los chasquidos

[@chadow8888]

Man I really respect your musical ear. Out of all the KZbin musicians, I have never been more impressed by how a person can cover a song so identically to the original. A lot of people say "yeah I like to play it with some modifications to put my touch in it" And I think they end up ruining the real spirit of the songs. Cuz most of them just can't do what you do. Respect to you man.

[@skylarskim]

Damn I just realized how beautiful this song sounds when it's played on acoustic. It's so nostalgic and I just want this to be repeated forever. I'd love to hear this sitting next to a bonfire.

[@pizzadaddy9291]

3:40 - 3:50 is damn impressive, man.

[@debadrimukherjee1469]

Amazing cover, nailed it at 2:42

[@JamesBartholomewMusic]

I actually surprised my self and tuned it perfectly in my first take for that shot! The machines heads are high ratio so it takes quite a big turn haha.

[@maxbarnett1933]

I had to rewatch that a few times

[@TheRyanator36910]

He nailed it at 0:00

[@JoeGPERY]

2:42 that’s what I call a quick turn (up) of events 😲

[@JamesBartholomewMusic]

*Ba dum tisss*

[@JoeGPERY]

James Bartholomew What was D major concern was quickly turned into E minor thing . (Yes, I don't know when to stop 😅)

[@Robin-ie3ns]

João Gabriel Carvalho I think it’s time to drop D jokes...

[@seanlambson4510]

Ya, that tripped me out too!! That was crazy. This dude is a beast!

[@hankmoody666]

Imagine if he tuned it out of tune and fucked up the song because of it.

[@Joe-hl2ts]

wow the solo was so innovative, doing something that complex on a classical guitar is truly amazing!

[@meeseeks1489]

Its midnight, cold and calm, we have james playing this song, Life's Good!

[@kellymariadesouzacavalcant2110]

sure, guitar´s on fire

[@PanHedonic]

Love how he gets the bass line over the treble lick in the beginning!

[@nuttynat122]

She's got a smile it seems to me Reminds me of childhood memories Where everything Was as fresh as the bright blue sky Now and then when I see her face She takes me away to that special place And if I'd stare too long I'd probably break down and cry Oh, oh, oh Sweet child o' mine Oh, oh, oh, oh Sweet love of mine She's got eyes of the bluest skies As if they thought of rain I hate to look into those eyes And see an ounce of pain Her hair reminds me of a warm safe place Where as a child I'd hide And pray for the thunder And the rain To quietly pass me by Oh, oh, oh Sweet child o' mine Oh, oh, oh, oh Sweet love of mine Oh, oh, oh, oh Sweet child o' mine Oh, oh, oh, oh Sweet love of mine Oh, oh, oh, oh Sweet child o' mine Oh, Sweet love of mine

[@JakubRoszczyk]

Probably the best thing I have heard in a while!

[@juancubides6598]

Hi Jakub!!!, I share another fingerstyle interpretation of this song, Greetings from Colombia! kzbin.info/www/bejne/in-qaoKFZ9yNlac

[@francxs9371]

Nah check his bohemian rhapsody

[@joseguilherme12]

Wow, my favorite parts, were the beginning, when u played the first riff and the bass line together, and the solo, of course, Best cover on youtube, period. Actually, when u messed with the tune, right before the solo, what did u do, like, it was on Eb and then, what?

[@JamesBartholomewMusic]

Thanks man! Up until the solo its in Drop D, but it changes key from D Major to Em for the solo so I had to tune up to standard :)

[@joseguilherme12]

Nice, Drop D sounds interesting, i may try it, thank you, man, always got something to learn from your videos!

[@soulSaysHi]

James Bartholomew that's nuts man...I'm blown away

[@BrendanWhelan]

josé guilherme was the tuning change done live or edited? Either way you’re an inspiration and the best I’ve seen at this style

[@erikiversen6607]

Was that a video edit where you tune up to standard? How do you get the string to E right on the money without hearing it?

[@skisunshine]

goosebumps........amazing

[@SimonHoweGuitar]

Outshining the sun there, James. Outrageously brilliant. ....and whoever gave it a thumbs down don't deserve ears.

[@juancubides6598]

Hi Simon!!!, I share another fingerstyle interpretation of this song, Greetings from Colombia! kzbin.info/www/bejne/in-qaoKFZ9yNlac

[@FrenchFlyingBoy]

I hear you bro' ;) !

[@kevinuranga7581]

I could cry!!!! That was beautiful!

[@magicalpotato3888]

3:15 what are you

[@SaikatDeOfficial]

Magical Potato Inspiration.. ❤️

[@AlbieLudiScoffi]

??

[@SaikatDeOfficial]

He is an inspiration..

[@hrishantsaxena4591]

Samuel Pickle can u do the same without using a thumb

[@alexkent652]

geez thats fast

[@zazzmazzter]

Best fingerstyle cover of this song I've ever heard. Most of the covers miss the solos, which was the best part of the song for me. You included that and you play it real clean. The sound quality and recording was awesome. Keep it up bro! This deserve way more views!

[@alimatos411]

Wao, you're a genius, how we do usually say: Arrechísimo!

[@cloud_curtain_houseofficial]

めっちゃかっこいいです。すごい、いつかわたしもこんなふうにギターを弾けるように頑張ります！！！

[@andreaswahyudi7283]

Soft but still rockin! Good job exactly..I like it bro😎😎👏👏👏

[@robinkhoury5579]

Blew my mind man wow

[@jimmusch1124]

Unbelievable! You have such control of that guitar.

[@Sportranger1998]

November rain please

[@JamesBartholomewMusic]

I'll probably cover that later this year :)

[@HMRD_HerryMardian]

+James Bartholomew how about Patience?

[@2039481488]

Yes!...how about later this month instead? please? this one was amazing.

[@bambostarla6259]

James Bartholomew the all 9 minute one thanks :D

[@juancubides6598]

Hi!!!, I share another fingerstyle interpretation of this song, Greetings from Colombia! kzbin.info/www/bejne/in-qaoKFZ9yNlac

[@Slash1066]

Utterly fantastic cover, really. I have seen a million covers of this song and this one blew me away. Playing the solo acoustic and in the open position is amazing.

[@HMRD_HerryMardian]

i like this the most among all your covers... just brilliant. thanks for covering this!

[@CrawfishParish]

Man that is absolutely Amazing..

[@paulosergiodecamposcampos5933]

Ohhhh my God..this was too incredible..you are too much of a beast..congratulations

[@AntonioFardella]

Uff........ what's that song? "oh why can't I?" Marvellous!! Thumb up.

[@mattgoodwin-king2228]

Mind blowing range of skills! Kudos

[@samuelsanchezmartinez9331]

I like this arrangement, but I love your guitar sound. Goodman!

[@samuelsanchezmartinez9331]

I whisper you will have more followers in a few time.

[@kamrynsands05]

I absolutely LOVE this...that guitar solo is insane, i wouldn't have ever thought it was possible to create an acurate classical version of a Slash electric guitar solo, but here it is. This is amazing dude, I'm super impressed👍

[@codystewart6875]

wow this just blew my mind! one of my favorite songs keep these vids up

[@sumitmandal3901]

One of the BEST covers

[@tdmcurly]

This is awesome. Awesome job bro. This is honestly one of the best things I came across today

[@JamesBartholomewMusic]

Thanks man :)

[@liran1779]

Cant stop watching this over and over again!!!!!!👍👍👍👍👍

[@YagamiKou]

hmmm Its nice to see that the regular upload schedule doesn't negate the *tidy, mellow, brilliance* you've got going...

[@JamesBartholomewMusic]

Well, I did take a break last week as I knew Hotel California would pull its weight! I did work a bit on something else but it wasn't up to standard, so I chose to wait a week and upload this one :)

[@dhiaazizrizqi6883]

Such a sweetest cover for a sweetest song

[@thewismana590]

Awesome man, I was holding my breath at the "solo" part.

[@JamesBartholomewMusic]

That solo caused me a lot of trouble haha. Need to work on my ability to play fast stuff

[@thewismana590]

Cool man, just as expected from you, haha. Keep ur great work :)

[@austinmonroe3490]

This has been my favorite song for years and now this is my favorite version!

[@AzHwk]

Awesome! Always enjoy waking up to a new upload from James Bartholomew. Thumbs up... keep up the good work.

[@ClaussGuitar]

300k subs yeeey :) And I'm really amazed by your latest song choices. This one truly rocks :)

[@JamesBartholomewMusic]

1.8k to go! about 3 days :) Thanks! Made a big list of songs that I like, but are also popular in the guitar scene, back at the end of last year. Been sticking to it and its paying off :)

[@juancubides6598]

Hi!!!, I share another fingerstyle interpretation of this song, Greetings from Colombia! kzbin.info/www/bejne/in-qaoKFZ9yNlac

[@shavinimasha3345]

you are amazing,a good work and a nice song wish you all the best

[@personalemail1534]

Tf what kind of sorcery is this, it's like he's playing 3 instruments at the same time kudos to you dude you're bloody talented and amazing Edit: lemme rephrase that you're bloody skillful I know there's no such thing as talent you worked hard for you to get to this level

[@dontsubscribeme9547]

Yes the riff was still going and verse started fading in...🤯🤯

[@matthewheadland7307]

should watch his bohemian rhapsody vid

[@jorgealejandrovelasco6304]

Exelente!!! Que marca es tu guitarra? Suena fenomenal!!! Which brand is your guitar?

[@willcoomans9674]

only guitar players will know how damn impressive this is

[@krugerfamily2522]

Fr

[@EnriqueRojasmusic]

Totally agree! pretty impressive

[@aaronhargis2440]

For real this will take me a year or more lol

[@handersondollahite3868]

Masterful, amazed

[@RedditLatos]

Merecedor de 100 mi de inscritos, todo sucesso pra você Brasil💚💛

[@gihutokachumi9956]

I really love the way you play bruh. I'm inspired to work more on my playing skill

[@priyaranjanmishra9874]

You know why I hear this song just over and over? When I was very young, I used to get guitar classes... Like since I was 7 years old maybe... My guitar teacher used to play this... Now I am 14, but I lost contact with all my guitar teachers who made me love this instrument... 😭 Back in the day there was nothing interrupting, no second thoughts. I just really miss them and I couldn't find a possible way to contact them actually 😭 Just wanted to make my mood lighter by sharing it... I hope somebody at least understands... 😇

[@paedeapaedea8961]

Finger placement precision on both hands is utterly astonishing

[@adityaraharoy3300]

What the hell did he do at 2:44🤤😨 Nice skills and flawless playing. Dude you are really a talent.

[@Titan12]

sharpened e string

[@paedeapaedea8961]

Clean playing James. Such precision and accuracy...

[@MateusFelippe]

Bohemian Rhapsody please

Amazing arranged!!

[@biaka7983]

How i wish i could play like that

[@siswandikasoedjonokusumono8207]

Nice... The Best Fingerstyle 4 this song

[@gabrieldiaz4960]

Faz tutorial up

[@wandersoncoquinho8740]

Aguardo até hoje

[@anonymous891]

is it only me or do everyone feel like eating candy listening to his cover!!! just sweet....

[@BadassBrutusGuitar]

WOW James.... Awesome bro! I've just put myself on your subscribers list... ;-) Bert

[@kadetodd1234]

Honestly mate, lost for words, absolutely incredible.

[@lebreakdown5516]

Please next cover from Saybia - The Second You Sleep

[@mihailuralmash8998]

Hello James, as always cool played, tell tablature will continue to do?

[@Kinobambino]

Teach me how to do that solo

[@jaojenml9894]

Amaze by ur talent... Keep going bro... That was so wonderfully played, love from India 🙏

[@DrGru]

Damn.... That bass line tho

[@fredericroy6425]

Tank You James for your arrangement!!! You 're a great guitarist!!!

[@SaikatDeOfficial]

What are you thinking of? A legendary 2018 playlist.. 😉 I just Love your work very much James.. And beautifully played.. ❤️ And please check your fb messege it's a humble request..

[@leslieconnolly392]

63 retired female, getting that guitar soon..love your videos ❤️

[@andrinauli4764]

Hotel california plese this song

[@C.E.R.B.E.R.U.S]

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! There are no words to desribe this! Only frequencies.

[@fredrickmayo6271]

For some reason, this reminded me of the passing of time and how we should all be toward each other.

[@gabeft95]

A deep seated observation there Fredrick

[@msayenkomsayenko]

Unbelievable and remarkable talent. The technique is pristine and superbly tight. I can’t imagine ever being able to play this and I’ve been playing for 16 years. Brilliant. Anyone who gave a thumbs down doesn’t play and therefore has no appreciation for the sheer difficultly of the arrangement. Stumbled across this channel while listening to Michael Chapdelaine. He’s arguably more stylistic but I think your technical aptitude is superior. Which is insane. Anyhow - keep it up and please put out more content. Would love to see your rendition of Never Going Back by Fleetwood Mac. Such a brutally difficult song.

[@samequecampos6844]

Tab pls

[@andrewserrazina5261]

Tab behind the solo would give me a brain aneurysm.

[@Bot-vp8wn]

@@andrewserrazina5261 hahahah

[@arkaguha2113]

Best sleep therapy ever!!good job!!

[@jennyrae1]

why does it looks so easy...😂😂😂 Hey pops, can I humbly ask you to play I don't Love you by My Chemical Romance please😊😊😊

[@kalebkaraa4344]

Portuguese version of SWEET CHILD THE MINE - GUNS N 'ROSES, copyrighted Geefen Records, publisher of the album Appetite For Destruction - (1987) >> bit.ly/vevooficialkaleb

[@iTaxHD]

So clean!

[@tuhinfrags]

please a tutorial video

[@fikriarrizal221]

love this dude

[@ianrodriguez7294]

Bohemian rapsody!

[@JamesBartholomewMusic]

That a big ask! Maybe in a couple of months :)

[@aaronalkarim1890]

Thank you Sir for this Art... you. Are AMAZING

[@akshatrajoriya2357]

I was just waiting for the solo

[@stevegjelsvik]

you absolutely nailed the feel of the entire song, especially the solo!

[@whtesrgeswe4128]

Holy guacamole

[@jhreyes2668]

such an amazing

[@felixfelixis2213]

2:42 could’ve just, you know, edit the video.. just sayin’

[@Swisspaynie]

That is simply unbelievable - wow. Your incorporation of Slash's solo is really impressive - well done.

[@sapo_2813]

3:15 wtf bro

[@royklein12]

Thios amazing, the way you managed to integrate the bass solo into the intro effortlessly, and just integrating all of those touches without hurting anything else. easily one of the best covers i've heard in a while and defintly the best of this song. Any chance you make a tutorial?

[@francois8900]

Smooth af he got it all in one!!

[@dannyr333]

Beautifully done Impressive work

[@paavosnicker2442]

this is awesome! what guitar and strings are you using?

[@mathieudager4234]

Simply perfect. As a Gn’R ultra fan I just wanna say thank you 🤘🏽

[@HelloFellowMellowMarshmallow]

smooth as usual. you are amazing dude

[@richcup55]

So good!

[@prasbudianto5781]

Wow amazing...really sounds great. Keep playing no matter they say, you are genius, incredeble musician....