Sam Smith - Stay With Me - Fingerstyle Guitar Cover by James Bartholomew

Check out my fingerstyle guitar cover of Stay With Me by Sam Smith!
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[@JamesBartholomewMusic]

Thankyou guys for 5000 subscribers! :) Here's my better late than never cover of Stay With Me :)

[@vincentjonathan4529]

1 year ago you only have 5000 subscribers, and now you get almost 150k xD Good job man.

[@weirdoblabla6400]

James Bartholomew

[@sr.runknow4990]

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[@Dad_K]

From 5k to 762k!

[@azariawalker1498]

reading this comment and then seeing how you now have over 1 million makes me happy. you got the recognition you deserve and i hope your channel continues to grow.

[@SrHdezTrades]

You should definitely make a tutorial for this song

[@amritageteldvirse5286]

Guess it's true, I'm not good at a one-night stand But I still need love 'cause I'm just a man These nights never seem to go to plan I don't want you to leave, will you hold my hand? Oh, won't you stay with me? 'Cause you're all I need This ain't love it's clear to see But darling, stay with me Why am I so emotional? No it's not a good look, gain some self control And deep down I know this never works But you can lay with me so it doesn't hurt Oh, won't you stay with me? 'Cause you're all I need This ain't love it's clear to see But darling, stay with me Oh, won't you stay with me? 'Cause you're all I need This ain't love it's clear to see But darling, stay with me Oh, won't you stay with me? 'Cause you're all I need This ain't love it's clear to see But darling, stay with me

[@xblankyytgacha210]

HOLY SHI- *stops to continue reading*

[@fisherman7633]

The best rendition. Just the right tempo. Beautiful arrangement. The sound is just wonderful. The playing is great, too.

[@BlessedEraProduction]

0:38 the best part.

[@christofferalsing9462]

This is bloody amazing, my fingers are bleeding trying to learn this, well done!

[@ewinston22]

you motivate me to keep going with guitar! thank you!!

[@loudrockacdc]

Wow, in fingerstyle form it sounds even more like Won't Back Down.

[@ChrisCrostonMusic]

Same chord progression, same key. Sam smith does it in a different key though. The only thing making them different songs are lyrics and tempo

[@rizkiapuspasari5252]

[Verse 1:] Guess it's true, I'm not good at a one-night stand But I still need love cause I'm just a man These nights never seem to go to plan I don't want you to leave, will you hold my hand? [Chorus:] Oh, won't you stay with me? Cause you're all I need This ain't love it's clear to see But darling, stay with me [Verse 2:] Why am I so emotional? No it's not a good look, gain some self control And deep down I know this never works But you can lay with me so it doesn't hurt [Chorus 3x]

[@phillyg3994]

i swear this makes me so happy listing to to u play becuase the melody you play in is beutiaful.😊

[@blakecaudell1617]

Best guitar cover of this song I've heard yet. Keep up the good work man!

[@cryxtalz1648]

omg you're great! i can't believe it! i was listening to this like '😍😍😱😱😱' i can't you're sooo gooood in it!

[@warrenphmungcal333]

so amazing perform. God i love it ❤️😢

[@b00000000b999]

Dammit man! you've set me to tears 😩 keep it up👍

[@catenachung7269]

Love this!

[@EnzoLouis]

Beautiful playing James! Congrats on 5k subs!

[@JamesBartholomewMusic]

+Enzo Louis Thankyou dude! :D

[@ralfbarget]

Wonderful , I love it. Thanks for sharing. Best wishes regards Ralf

[@adamdabomb1113]

WOW I AM BLOWN AWAY

[@celinaprada9184]

I love your music it is so amazing!

[@JamesBartholomewMusic]

@Martin Schneider Hey man, even though there's a reply option, my reply wont actually post... Do you mean the one by Sara Bareilles? :)

[@JamesBartholomewMusic]

+Martin Schneider Ah sweet, I really like that song, I actually briefly looked at arranging it the other day when I was browsing songs haha, I will have another look at it :)

James Bartholomew What is the brand of this guitar?

[@kenanmanickum1368]

James Bartholomew this sounds so sweet. Please can you post a tutorial bro

[@Travissmith-nc9ms]

Yes gravity-sara bareilles..great idea!!

[@AlexVanellis]

Amazing ...beautifull to see how you play better and better ...Hope you will play with Andrew Peter Gareth Addie...Good Luck James !

[@tal1bny3]

you are amazing!!!!!

[@sfkait2343]

This is an awesome cover :)

[@kandacekingsbury]

Sooooo good! Your amazing! :)

[@MrNonaste]

Yeah. This is what I'm talking about. Beautiful!

[@JamesBartholomewMusic]

+Ray Thanks man :)

[@RodrigoSilva-sg1so]

Amazing Brodi

[@marcosmouta7732]

Amazing!! 0.0

[@TJHooper123]

nice one, james! The tone of that guitar is amazing.

[@JamesBartholomewMusic]

+TJ Hooper Thanks man! :D Yes it really sounds great, and this was using some quite light strings that it arrived with whilst tuned down a tone :P

[@96katal]

Sounds amazing James!

[@JamesBartholomewMusic]

+Kathleen Alpurado Thanks Kathleen! :)

[@AlbertGyorfi]

Sounds great! congrats for 5k, dude!! my subs goal for 2015 is 5k xD I still have few months left

[@JamesBartholomewMusic]

+Albert Gyorfi Thanks man! Ah good luck! That would be a pretty solid few months but its not impossible :D

[@Milky_Nguyen]

any how, now its 858k..... huh

[@DA7NB4TT]

Might I enquire, how is 903K subs?

[@nitrojessica32]

Smooth

[@warrenphmungcal333]

Please james ❤️👏🏻

[@yorch0710]

This is the one in the best version on youtube.

[@JamesBartholomewMusic]

+yorch0710 Thanks! Glad you think so :D

[@moezart94]

You really should have millions of views for this kind of playing!! Nicely Done! Hopefully you'll reach to the top!

[@musiciannate8691]

Other songs he does have millions of views. Most popular one is let her go by passenger with a whopping 13 million views

[@bentheo4016]

i like your skill..so awesome. next time i hope you can give some tutorial video Thank you.

[@shaunlawler]

You make it look so simple! Fantastic as always ;)

[@JamesBartholomewMusic]

+Shaun Lawler Haha I try ;P

[@stevocanuck]

+Shaun Lawler nice pic....................................

[@ann_b4462]

Great job! First time hearing in 2017 and I'm pretty mad at myself, lol.

[@Matin_M]

Awesome guitar, fantastic playing, awesome mic and editing, bro, you're so good man :D Can you make a video about your setup and how you edit the recordings please? That'd really help me out, I love playing guitar, I have a C-1U USB mic and a nylon string decent guitar but I can't make it sound good on recording, I'd really appreciate your help! I love all your videos btw, specially "Time" oh man!

[@sadmanmahdi8281]

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[@DerekAQR]

have you got it yet?

[@CrawfishParish]

Wonderful..

[@JamesBartholomewMusic]

+CrawfishParish Thankyou! :)

[@nackkiijakkarin6480]

very goooooooooooooooooooooooddddddddddddddddd

[@loo.k.8712]

nice and clear! thumsup and subscrtibed.

[@massiefruta359]

perfect!

[@JamesBartholomewMusic]

+Massie Fruta Thankyou! :)

[@mangopsb]

the best arrangement of the song by far!!

[@JamesBartholomewMusic]

+Park Sung bin Thanks man! :)

[@eroticscrub5696]

you should hear it on violin

[@nicenicenice9282]

great work bro keep it up!

[@JamesBartholomewMusic]

+Christopher R Limoa Thanks dude! :)

[@adielw11]

this acoustic sounds so good i have to check it out

[@emilio6746]

עדיאל ויינשטיין well 1500 pounds

[@ChrisCrostonMusic]

No matter how late it is it's still probably one of the best I've heard, that deep top string was nice

[@JamesBartholomewMusic]

+Chris Croston Thanks man! :) Yeah I tuned the guitar down a tone, surprising still sounded good despite how light the string that came on it were :)

[@ChrisCrostonMusic]

+James Bartholomew right, Id have expected them to be heavy

[@JamesBartholomewMusic]

+Chris Croston I usually use 13s of 14s, I think these were 11s or 12s, I recorded this a couple of hours after the guitar arrived as it sounded good with the new strings that came on it :P

[@jijidjihane2946]

your so good .hope that everyone will know that

[@12Jsilva]

wow... now i wanna learn how to do fingerstyle acoustic... hope you can teach me where i can start. i play electric guitar but when it comes to acoustic guitar i dont know anything but basics and i wanna improve that.. can you give me some advice on where to start playing like that? i've been playing for almost 10years but mainly rock and solo

[@peanutsandronny9558]

Another snazzy tune! Nice job and congrats 5k!

[@JamesBartholomewMusic]

+PeanutsandRonny Thanks man! Onward to 10k! :D

[@peanutsandronny9558]

+James Bartholomew I hope you make that goal and more!

[@peanutsandronny9558]

+James Bartholomew what is the tuning to this? On the tabs it says only the 6th string is tuned to f the rest is all regular.

[@JamesBartholomewMusic]

PeanutsandRonny For the video I ended up tuning the guitar down a tone as well, so in the video it's D#GCFAD, but it's easier to tune FADGBE which is also the original key of the song :)

[@peanutsandronny9558]

+James Bartholomew ok thanks!

[@fallinjan179]

I bought the tab but I spot some where are different would you mind update it?

[@gazzagazza6302]

i fuckin love this bro

[@yasmincristal31]

Vou ganhar um violão e essa será a primeira música que tocarei nele🌊👑🥹

[@brunalopes864]

😍😍😍😍😍

[@paulacardim8611]

Which tuning do you use?

[@jackyang7591]

omgg dudee

[@princefjmusic46]

Hi +Jamesbartholomew Can i use this for my song cover? asking for permission :)

[@RomanticGuitar-ns4qn]

I wish everyone who clicked on this video the most love, peace and abundance. You’re so much closer than you realize. I love you♥🤞🏾

[@Valentina-rp9qy]

Try to sing “see you again” it works

[@cezarablazo8132]

is true

[@daniputtmann3652]

Could you do a song of Lianne La Havas?

[@efrainvasquez2089]

Me gustaria Que Lo explicaras.

[@wazzobazzo]

Good stuff. Instant sub. Would be really cool to see both hands (to copy;). I'm a newb and not used to tabs so will only input that the view from the neck or straight from the front with a little distance is the best.

[@JamesBartholomewMusic]

+wazzobazzo Thanks man, these videos aren't shot to learn from, I shoot other playthrough videos which are available via my Patreon page for helping learn to play the songs

[@wazzobazzo]

+James Bartholomew Ah thanks for the reply and for the tip I'll learn what I can from these and go check out your page. Meant to learn from or not it's still nicer to see from the front but hey that's just my humble opinion. Again very nice videos.

[@giepet1435]

grttf

[@toarevasanford7570]

You can make a tutorial pls

[@tajaobonz3553]

I wish i can play a guitar like you

[@alexandervue9464]

SCAR 2005 anything is possible if you put your soul, heart and mind to it

[@matrusum7629]

Hey James, the download link for this cover is broken. If you could please renew it. This cover is great, so calm and pure, im gonna learn it :)

[@matrusum7629]

Nvm, it works now :D

[@vanessaariza8883]

What tuning is this in?

[@warrenphmungcal333]

Please

[@andutregar724]

nice brother :)

[@giepet1435]

goooooooooodddddddddddddfdddddddddddddddddddd

[@Gizzburt]

Hello good folks. As far as I can tell (and I can tell pretty good) the tuning he is using in this video is: G#2, G#2, C#3, F#3, A#3, D#4, as compared to the FADGBE he has written in the tabs. Makes it easier to use tabs and this video to learn. I may be incorrect, feel free to experiment, but for the most part it sounds like it should. Good day.

[@JamesBartholomewMusic]

Nope, its EbGCAD, which is FADGBE down a tone, as most will not want to tune down a tone to play one song, especially considering most peoples guitars probably aren't set up to be tuned down a tone

[@Gizzburt]

I stand corrected, much thanks indeed.

[@charlieallan2979]

James Bartholomew So could I just tune my low E up to F and play it like that?

[@catsexual3412]

Tab for this song?

[@ernestgty1442]

i love you

[@danielalpala2764]

tutorial please :) o tab

[@jackyang7591]

ohhh u should make the video

[@davidanderson6061]

I got this tab and tried it out. but still can't figure out how to do the slide part in the beggining of the chorus :( any tips james? haha thanks :)

[@JamesBartholomewMusic]

+David Anderson It's just a case of barring the chord, and releasing by sliding the shape down the neck after striking it, time it to end the slide just before playing the next bass note :)

[@davidanderson6061]

+James Bartholomew i got the job done and i just realized that I need to tune down the strings to! thanks for the response james! :)

[@reyzonrey6725]

Bueno vídeo pero seria mejor un temporal de como tocar la melodía y todo...

[@user-tu9nw3ir2k]

shittttttttt!!! finger style amzing !!!!

[@JamesBartholomewMusic]

+박시은 Haha thanks!

[@raphaelxaviersilva9675]

Nom

[@user-kp8uk4ln9b]

What is the guitar model?

[@JamesBartholomewMusic]

Terry Pack DBS

[@user-kp8uk4ln9b]

James Bartholomew thanks

[@jackyang7591]

can u try taylor swifts song wildest dream

[@JamesBartholomewMusic]

+Jack Yang I'm playing around with it a bit at the moment :)

[@fredosansil]

Pq la sexta cuerda suena en tono alto al aire y al pisarla en tercer traste suena grave. Eso no cuadra.

[@josephserdena12]

2018 anyone?

[@chananabips7009]

2019

[@federicorossignoli2864]

2020

[@gazmanfish1776]

still a freak i see :) keep 'em coming

[@JamesBartholomewMusic]

+gazman fish Of course ;P

[@panicattackization]

What is your tuning on this song bro?

[@JamesBartholomewMusic]

+PanicDimension EbGCFAD

[@panicattackization]

+James Bartholomew Thanks bro

[@patrickventur721]

+James Bartholomew Hi James, in your free TAB it is FADGBE - is your tuning in this record a half step deeper? thanks!

[@giepet1435]

tutgrd

[@John62581]

What is the guitar ?

[@silverrobo2767]

Terry Pack DBS

[@John62581]

Thx

[@warrenphmungcal333]

please ? 🙁🙁

[@hello1236909]

Lol. I don't know why I can't open the tabs from your site😭

[@JamesBartholomewMusic]

+Han Ong As stated at the top of the Tabs page, the tabs are downloaded as .rar file folders, which are similar to zip folders, most PCs will come with software that opens them so you can just double click on the file and extract them, if not then download WinRAR for free.

[@hello1236909]

+James Bartholomew ok will try that thx!

[@JamesBartholomewMusic]

+Han Ong If you still cant open it, I'm gonna be changing all the downloads to zips today, so everyone then should be able to open them easily

[@hello1236909]

+James Bartholomew ok problem solved thx

[@marcocortez5887]

2 hours practice with 0.75x speed and im already know the whole vids yet.

[@rebelscum1925]

Mark Angelo Cortez English -1

[@JoanEstebanComic]

es por estas cosas que nadie quiere el fingerstyle

[@giepet1435]

qjrka

[@musingsofajay387]

why does my guitar sound so diff from urs o..o its tuned the right way

[@JamesBartholomewMusic]

The guitar in the video is tuned down a tone o..o

[@musingsofajay387]

James Bartholomew omg faints* he responded

[@WigsLtd]

can't seem to buy the tab so 'come on everyone, three more likes

[@warrenphmungcal333]

I just want to play this in front of my gf please 😔👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@jakehartnoll6625]

they aren't free tabs though? you have to pay £1???

[@JamesBartholomewMusic]

+Max Hartnoll This song is called 'Stay With Me' by Sam Smith. The only paid cover tab on my website is 'Last Request' by Paolo Nutini. If it's £1 as you say then you are on my original, not covers page. By what logic do you think that this tab is paid because a tab to a completely different song with a different name is paid??? If I was gonna sell this tab, surely I would give it the title of the song, not some completely different title??? Try actually scrolling down the covers tabs page and finding the one called STAY WITH ME - SAM SMITH.

[@jakehartnoll6625]

+James Bartholomew didn't mean to seem rude but I just couldn't find it when I was searching for it

[@jakehartnoll6625]

+James Bartholomew I like the cover though btw

[@nahumcummins9931]

Your fingernails are to long.. SORRY CAN'T HELP IT LOL

[@rileyn9933]

HoloZiba Roblox it helps with struming and finger style i believe

[@supersonic41341]

Riley Nichols it helps from strumming and slapping and playing at the same time

[@bentheo4016]

i like your skill..so awesome. next time i hope you can give some tutorial video Thank you.

[@tracyangeliealoria1469]

Guess it's true, I'm not good at a one-night stand But I still need love 'cause I'm just a man These nights never seem to go to plan I don't want you to leave, will you hold my hand? Oh, won't you stay with me? 'Cause you're all I need This ain't love, it's clear to see But, darling, stay with me Why am I so emotional? No, it's not a good look, gain some self-control And deep down I know this never works But you can lay with me so it doesn't hurt Oh, won't you stay with me? 'Cause you're all I need This ain't love, it's clear to see But, darling, stay with me Oh, won't you stay with me? 'Cause you're all I need This ain't love, it's clear to see But, darling, stay with me Oh, won't you stay with me? (Oh won't you stay, won't you stay) 'Cause you're all I need This ain't love, it's clear to see (This ain't love, no, no) But, darling, stay with me

[@perthvelasquez3006]

Guess it's true, I'm not good at a one-night stand But I still need love 'cause I'm just a man These nights never seem to go to plan I don't want you to leave, will you hold my hand? Oh, won't you stay with me? 'Cause you're all I need This ain't love it's clear to see But darling, stay with me Why am I so emotional? No it's not a good look, gain self control And deep down I know this never works But you can lay with me so it doesn't hurt Oh, won't you stay with me? 'Cause you're all I need This ain't love it's clear to see But darling, stay with me Oh, won't you stay with me? 'Cause you're all I need This ain't love it's clear to see But darling, stay with me Oh, won't you stay with me? 'Cause you're all I need This ain't love it's clear to see But darling, stay with me

[@annarizkia6942]

Guess it's true, I'm not good at a one-night stand But I still need love 'cause I'm just a man These nights never seem to go to plan I don't want you to leave, will you hold my hand Oh, won't you stay with me 'Cause you're all I need This ain't love, it's clear to see But, darling, stay with me Why am I so emotional This is not a good look, gain some self-control And deep down I know this never works But you can lay with me so it doesn't hurt Oh, won't you stay with me 'Cause you're all I need This ain't love, it's clear to see Oh, won't ya stay with me Oh, won't you stay with me 'Cause you're all I need This ain't love, it's clear to see But, darling, stay with me Oh, won't you stay with me (won't you stay, won't you stay) 'Cause you're all I need This ain't love, it's clear to see (this ain't love) But, darling, stay with me