Adam Rafferty - "I Want You Back" - Jackson 5 - Solo Fingerstyle Acoustic Guitar

[brogless]

There is NOTHING WRONG with the ending, or any part of this cool tune... Well played again, Adam... What is wrong is the senses of that viewer... mb

[littledrummer16]

I absolutely love this arrangement. This is truly and inspiration to all musicians especially because you can tell you love what you do. I will say the only part I was not a fan of is 3:05. That last chord to me almost feels like it ruins the arrangement. Although it is exactly what's on the recording I think you could have been a little more creative especially since you put so much effort into this. thanks for sharing

[WeirdRorschach]

His fingers can dance

[frontloop71]

i cant believe he plays the bassline too!

[communitymart]

I liked the entire thing but the ending. And you better take my word on it and study it.

[crescentridge]

@communitymart Let me kjnow what you thought was off....

[freeagent2354324]

lmao dude you fingerbanged the shit out of that guitar that was awesome

[ILYMTCfriends4eva]

That was majestic! I freaked out after watching this!!

[shotsttp]

This is fucking awesome

[mnabors1001]

Dude u fucking rock

[Mercury91]

Really? Thanks for making my toss my guitars!!!! OMG AMAZING!

[tmac2k61]

Good to see you having fun jamming to this song =)

[AreYouSayingPamn]

dude, my mind just exploded after listening to this

[ultravenia]

Man, you are up there with Tommy Emmanuel and Sam Bush. Awesome, Bravo.

[iamtwp]

I had a BANGIN' dance to this at around 4 in the morning at a West Coast Swing convention about a month ago. One of those ethereal dances where a month later, I'm still taking it in, when right after it was done, I had to run over to the DJ booth to find out from him where on earth he found that cover, and who the hell played it! Thank you for your music!

[ILRandB1]

Where can i buy that dvd? + I wanna her you do a fragile verison if you want to :)

[dekken231]

sorry to ask, but do you have the tabs for this beautiful arrangement?

[crescentridge]

@dekken231 Yes, but due to licensing they are only available with the official Jackson 5 Guitar Fingerstyle DVD. Publishers Shmublishers!!! Thanks so much...

[waldo2384]

Not bad, but it would be better if you could throw some moon-walking in there.

[SyazrilTheBarbarian]

Hi . i'm from Malaysia . And i just wanted to ask about your DVD of How to play the music of The Jackson Five . I really loved the way u play . I just wanted to ask if it could be shipped all the way to Malaysia ?

[313noble]

Damn r u havin a sesure or something? Lol ur not bad tho.

[mattman1004]

Uh put freaking music in the backround

[SimbaWarrior1]

@crescentridge did you tape your guitar pick to your thumb?!?!

[bjlkd]

spider fingers!

[Amirtheband]

YOUR AMAZING MAN !! I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS

[noaOFC]

this is mature playing right here, thumbs up!

[norxcal707]

I really like how you play this song, wow!

[biodag]

wow what a briliant cover!!!!

[crazycantolpe]

Do you think can send out some tabs for this song

[tayloralisonswifter]

wonderful

[Protagonist]

That was REALLY damn good! Instant like!

You need to post some tab so us scrubs can try it!

[maninscratch]

this is so great, I really enjoy watching/hearing this :)

[amandapinheiromusic]

This is aaaalways my favorite of all your videos :) I sometimes remember it and come watch it again, I've watched it like a million times!

[lakesrmagiclakers]

U making that thang talk u go boy lol

[iLovePainting28911]

Michael would be proud of you.

[presario3200]

BEST HEAD BOB EVER, seriously!

[AlexMeza811]

Nice job!! What kind of guitar is that?

[RSTAINE1014]

dude that was AMAZING!!! add some music in the background, me singing and you would b da best EVER!

[RSTAINE1014]

dude that was AMAZING!!!

[stottsmonkey2]

It constantly astounds me the generosity of people on the web. thanks for taking the time to blow us away. By the way, brother, your "faces", don't "bother" be in the slightest. Keep up the great work!

Bob

[Surfshacksully]

That guitar sounds very sweet indeed! beautiful.

[braymalluko]

that this talent is, congratulations, you made​a real show using only a guitar, I am amazed the world with so many talents Brai'm Ricardo, BRAZIL ... until more ... enjoying it, you beast ...

[izhnogut]

eargasm xD

good job mate ;D

[poivre0]

quel talent !!!! et surtout tu as beaucoup de gout ! ! ! tes choix musicaux sont excellents !!!

[buggld]

The super quiet sounds you make with your mouth make it millions more awesome. = )

[MarkPhelan1]

You are superb mate. Kudos & Peace...

[hanzerocool]

really profisional....

[zmadecm33]

brother man, I'm on fire please help man! that is way too good! congrats

[Jamman1010]

Where did you buy this guitar? i love it

[ridetgr]

Man you are good this is so sick

[loveandtheft21]

Sick. So sick.

[mikebrice73]

Damn!!!

[alexandernec]

Do you have a Tab for this song? Or a video lesson?

[alexandernec]

Sorry, ignore this post. Just read your website ! My mistake

[hiphopsucks96]

love ur arrangements! i was wandering around ur channel, and a thought came to mind- do u play all ur songs in standard E tuning?

[ElsewhereAPureGuitar]

Very good !

[KacemGuitare]

Thank You for accepting my video response! i'm a BIG BIG EXTRA LARGE FAN OF YOU MANNN !!!!!!!!!!

[buggld]

Just wanted to ask, dunno if you'll even reply, but how long have you been playing? Or are you just a natural prodigy or something?

[crescentridge]

@buggld My dad tells me when I was 8 I wowed him and other people, but no one ever called me a "prodigy." I practice my butt of and strudied hard.  And I'm taking a practice break now, checking comments. It never stops, never ends...always new songs to work on!!!

[Tcho713]

This is just fantastic

[workingdogbarney]

hi adam,

i just want to thank you for the joy that you bring into my life with your music. i'm always running around with an earworm of one of your arrangements. i also just finished the tune i want you back of your dvd and i am really proud that i made it. it makes me feel good and i'm really motivated to learn to play it smooth and funky like you do. i really thank you and i'm looking forward to your concert in bielefeld in march :)

greetings, timo

[crescentridge]

@workingdogbarney Timo!!! Thanks man, I appreciate it.

[crescentridge]

@workingdogbarney Timo

Comments like yours make it all worth it to me. Thank you!! See you in March my friend!

Adam

[kickedrs]

This makes me practice even more every day.

[Faethon888]

it's good to see guitarists getting real emotion of the music piece =] very nice vid

[jessemy]

Really, really fantastic.....and you make it look easy....

[jessemiller96]

are your videos easy to understand? and will it teach me all that you play in this video?

[crescentridge]

@jessemiller96 Yes and the DVD version is much improved over this version. Tabs are included. Enjoy!

[jessemiller96]

where do i go if i want to order your DVD?

[crescentridge]

@jessemiller96 just go to my website - adamrafferty  com Thanks for asking!

[Narwaffle]

Reppin' the Cole Clark on an outstanding rendition!

Beautiful work, inspires me to play more fingerstyle.

[nefmax]

Amazing ! Can't stop watching this one !

[geomango20]

@hippoglosus1 haha XD

[SurveyDaSt8ofDaSoul]

You remind people why the fingerpicking style is so fantastic through this song rendition! Play on :)

[rolololo11]

It's fucking good... though I miss someone singin' but thats fingerstyle... no vocals (-; peace

[tylahwalters]

seriously this is flyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

[guitardjoe]

E X C E L L E N T

[ryantaylor9443]

WHAT TUNING IS THIS?

[joeandrews123]

best acoustic cover ive heard!!!!!

[xxxlizzieluluxxx]

How can ppl not lyk dis :@

XXX

[MsTae92]

OH MY GOD! That is AMAZING!

[45aydan]

tres fort perfect

[julcesarrizan]

perfecto parece que la guitarra ablara y cantara los michel estaria feliz por este exelente cover

[fenderbender28]

amazinggg! :D

wat woods are ur FL2AC?

[1760yrdshot338]

I have officially watched all of your videos and i can not find one i dont like you are amazing and have great feel and groove i could listen to your music all day long every day!! keep it up and keep the music coming and if i could say one thing id love to see you do a version of ode to billie joe!!!!!

[crescentridge]

@1760yrdshot338 Thank you so much. Comments like this make me feel good. You made my day :-)

[MartyKemp]

@1760yrdshot338 "Officially"... where exactly is that "officially" written down!?

[samoan268]

@1760yrdshot338

hahahaha

Billy JOe

[jessemy]

Absolutely Wonderful!! 

[CAR105729]

dude thats freaking awesome

How did u learn how to play both the bass and guiter parts at the same time

?

[The2Ninja]

perfect :):):)

[hails101]

Rad

[pieman3968]

omg its like you shoved all of the jackson five and mj's voice into your guitar strings

[94Amadeo]

very nice! 

[geomango20]

i'd give up my car for this..

[hippoglossus1]

@geomango20 Well, but then you would "want it back"

[cheeseleaflove]

nice

[cosmoK18]

Dude, that was freaking AWESOME!  I really enjoyed that arrangement.

[jesielanjus]

Profissional !

[raikchemnitz87]

omg i HAVE to learn this....

[jamcaleda]

he looks like john malkovich

[7792leyenda]

hey Adam.

Just a constructive idea for you: I think it would improve the sound of you playing a lot if you are more "aggressive" to the strings. It almost seems like you are afraid to pluck the strings. Try to pull the strings more, and just rock and play loud. hope you can use it, and know what i mean (:

but anyway, great play and arrangements!!

[juansebastianramiful]

WWoogie from there's something about mary

[FloMac177]

like your Fat Lady ;)

[key2kingdom]

Heroic arrangement Dude.

[EffOne95]

May ask what is that you are using on your thumb? :P (I'm a novice at guitars xD)

[YB0G]

how can u not like this.... (i'm talking about those 12 idiots)

[sooleah07]

danggg super AWESOME ! lol

[Halloojj122]

This put a HUGE smile on my face man. I hereby thank you for the best version of this song i've ever seen in my life, THANKS. Please keep up what your doing!

[epitafiopadreporras]

man, that was flawless...

[epitafiopadreporras]

man, that was flawless...

[lummers12dub]

I think this guys is from outer space

[jessemy]

F'n Excellent, MAN!!

[afriend8888]

at first i was like i dnt think il ever be that expressive/emotive in the way you play guitar.. but after having learned ur arrangements from ur dvd they do really make you move your head all over place haha! thanks!

[jdwylde7]

Such a wonderful sounds...i myself love finger picking and i love listening to you. the most important thing is havin fun and getting lost in your music and you do both here

[russgriswald]

Adam,

The DVD is fantastic, and it's hard to imagine how this arrangement could improve, but it has.

[crescentridge]

@russgriswald THANK YOU! Enjoy...

[mbterp]

Totally bad ass brotha.... keep this up. I love hearing your renditions of these timeless songs. Love your "Sir Duke" cover also . Unbelievable.

Take care,

matt

[crescentridge]

@mbterp thank you!

[BadboybillyC]

you are bad ass. Hats off to the excellent renditon.

[crescentridge]

@BadboybillyC thank you!!!

[brooklynsweb]

Can't stop listening to your stuff.. going through both channels. You have skills my friend.

[letricbon]

pfff....j'ai pas assez de doigts!!

[syrafam]

sweet!!! looks like alot of fun, maybe someday I will be able to jam that out!

[MaSJRyu]

Hey

[jessemy]

AWESOME!!!!!! How the heck do you play the melody along with the bass line?

Really great!

[akhennion]

Adam, maestro, the sounds you stole from the strings are magic. Hear your guitar to belive is possible to do it. Congratulations for your good job. Waiting for your new dvd from Spain!

[krzysiekz28]

i love this feeling :) sorry for my English

[kamikrazi123]

Rafferty, if you get like 20,000 more views this month, it's coming from me learning to play your song. :) I can't get the melody and bass line and the thumb slaps to sync!!!

[crescentridge]

@kamikrazi123 Ha!!!! Hey man, the instructional DVD with tabs for this song comes out in a month, hang tight!!! - AR

[tomitchell2002]

@crescentridge if i could learn to play this song even half as well as you do id be soo stoked

[AiiMUrDiRtYMoM]

u look werid moving your head alot

[kamikrazi123]

Someone for the love of all that is musically holy, TRANSCRIBE!

[Guitarnazis]

all your tunes sound the same, boring and repetitive. Same dynamics, melody is not infront.....

[dekanbackward]

i love you. this is the best thing i've ever heard in my life.

[TimChuski]

This wouldn't be as good if you weren't having a good time while you were playing

[thejokerplus]

you are a legend !! very good! from Italy.

[jishtheguitarist]

i just discovered how great an acoustic can be. Nowadays, I listen to you and Emmanuel daily (like 10 to 20 times a day) and I just keep being amazed by what sounds you get out of a guitar. Amazing....just.....amazing...­.thank you so much!

[jishtheguitarist]

Hey Adam, just all your songs are AMAZING! First I had a cheap classical guitar (about a year ago, when I started playing), but a few months ago I bought an electric because I didn't like the acoustic guitar because in songs you just hear simple chords or a simple riff and just never a cool solo or anything. Then i discovered YOU, and you changed my life Adam. HOW AMAZING THE ACOUSTIC CAN BE!!! First i was playing solos like November Rain, Stairway to Heaven and stuff, but now......FINGERSTYLE!

[ZEROboarder00]

amazing cover

[YellowFender]

I THINK I KNOW WHAT I'M GONNA WORK ON OVER SUMMER! that was amazing!

[mrbadx19]

pure magic, so very well done.

[Halloojj122]

HAHA, so damn good so im about to fall of my chair. Cant stop moving my head in the same rythm ^_^

[singana1]

that is AWESOME

[MrPeterlife]

increible!!!!!!

[igglepiggle07]

what guitar is that?

[fatfredthe28th]

@igglepiggle07 Cole Clark Fat Lady Guitar. Adam has it posted in the video information.

[aside77]

so cool..your awesome! Long live MJ's Legacy

[tazzie0123]

I realised you played this before Michael's untimely passing...and i love you for that.

[mikediesel762]

Dude, that was frickin' AWESOME! Really brightened my day.

[bfk4life555]

You fucking rule dude!

[xjennajennax]

I love it!

[donaldthepwnerer]

so clean and smooth.

[jzev]

Sick! My respects, dude.

[likenob04]

Questions of technique aside (because clearly, that's something you've got down), I think you've found something lovely and unexpected in this song. Thanks for sharing it with us.

[berryberrymuch]

you are the best !

[MultiViceversa]

FUCKING AMAZING DUDE!

[chivista310]

WOW Adam, you are absolutely freaken AMAZING!!!! Your "rock with you" cover is superb as well, along with all of your other covers! Keep it up man!

[liof16]

I would pay you to do a tutorial haha

[bboycrashin]

i think if i listen to this enough illl pick it up =)

[mah3eg]

HEY! what is the tuning?

[bboycrashin]

@mah3eg standard capo the 1sr

[candibodine]

Adam, you are so talented! Thanks for sharing your skills and passion. My sons and husband all play guitar and they all think you are amazing!

[bboycrashin]

how can i play like that. not just play that song. but your skills are tight. i wish i can play at that level. i thought i played alright. i mean i kno chords but my theory sucks. your amazing. =/ ill never become a professional LOl or at least as good as u =(

[djsylvia]

Dude who ever hated this is fricken stupid. This was really amazing. Looks like you have some some Jazz playing back ground going on there. Guitar sounds great too.

[crescentridge]

@djsylvia Thanks. WHose comment are you refering to?

[littleman3002]

@crescentridge hes talkin about the dislikes, keep jammin brother. this is sick

[chicomaddy]

skills !! love it

[gypsydjango]

Incredible feel, tone and arrangement. Thanks.

[noons74]

best version cool

[crescentridge]

@pickmasterjeff you'd be amazed at how much it's ears and a better axe that make the melody pop....you'll see!!!! I hear what you are saying though....

[Narwaffle]

@crescentridge you cant go past cole clark in the 'better axe' department.

Fantasticly played and arranged parts! True talent right there.

[morankewl]

awesome!!

im starting to be your fans :))

are there any of your arrangements tabs shared for free??

seeing your videos made me play my guitar again..

[rosesblood99109]

simply AMAZING!

[allaballe]

I would love to hear you do a version of "Nora Jones - Come away with me". With your feeling for playing the guitar I think it would be fantasic!

[Battle4Darkness]

Beautifully played, excellent emotions through out! Love to watch and listen, Thank you!!

[thebraseltons]

Wow! I just found your videos. You are amazing with a guitar! It's like watchig a ventrilliquist speaking an the puppet is speaking at the same time. That is what I see when I watch you play! Great job!!!!

I can't stop shaking my head in awe!

--39yearoldlearningguitar

[hcteks99]

Wow dude you are sick!

I am def not a hater (esp when it comes to music) but it saddens me that Miley Cyrus is a mega star and you aren't.

Youtube is amazing, so many hidden gems if you look hard enough. subscribed and shit

[ninjanir16]

this is really awesome!