Adam Rafferty - Billie Jean by Michael Jackson - Solo Guitar

[panadesu]

there must be a simpler version, this is insanely hard ..

[jrlajarin]

Jason Statham on guitar! Amazing man! ;)

[karliong449]

Dear adam i cant understand your fingers at the intro part @@ i got the tabs but i still dun understand 2 2 XXXX 2 2 at that part i tried watching to sungha's video and sandra bae and yours i still cant understand please give an advice !

Regards

[karliong449]

or it could be my tabs is wrong can you give me another tab?

[krr0krr0thu]

155 people must have read it as 'Dis i like'.

[QuiteNiceFilms]

the only thing i can say is, Amazing

[shayneral]

I FINAL DID IT!!!

[NikitOS612]

Notes please

[ReyamGT]

Wow that's awesome ! I'm actually trying to get this song by hear and working in at the same time. It's hard for me, as I started guitar only 1 month ago x_x I hope I'll have finished in less than 1 month !

[JusticeForPinoys]

A real pro. Enjoyed listening and watching u perform.

[ncripzx]

you could be so so great.. if it wasnt for your retarded expressions

[EvgenijSege]

@ncripzx RESPECT THE ARTIST! comments like yours are not acceptable...

[ncripzx]

@EvgenijSege your mums bucketflange isnt acceptable mate but your dad puts up with it.. ffs

[Harowan]

@ncripzx you could be great if you weren't a douchebag..

[ncripzx]

@Harowan wow thanks mate :D

[ProNo0by]

What an fake LOL 

[meridius4510]

Adam these are amazing videos, but man you need to quit beat-boxing while you pick, lol.

[rossmclennanguitar]

dude, dont you buy from andertons?

[tomassetti1979]

Outstanding...

[SweSk8ter]

Am I good if i've benn playing fingerstyle for 1 year and learnt this?

[TheMihaibogdan]

...sorry bu..shunga is better..

[Rvyelp]

can i ask you one thing...whats the tuning for this..i just want to know. can you get back to me asap..thank you

[crescentridge]

@Rvyelp Standard tuning, capo at 2nd fret....enjoy!

[JtDkgtr]

So you just figured it out by writing or making up your own notes?

[MrOmran10]

very good nearly all the videos i have seen of yours doing michael jackson music is amazeing love it dude 10/10 from me

[feldmannpaul]

Oh dear, I meant right hand.

[mchathch]

Crazy cool!

[JWunderli]

Adam I stumbled on you when I was looking for JS Bach stuff (I play a couple of pieces of his on my electric) and got hooked on a number of your songs - I've been sharing via email and facebook. Great grooves; I love the arrangements.

[revedmusic]

I spent nearly a year learning every note of this exactly the way you play it. Got to say it was not easy but I just stuck with it until I knew every note. Then I bought a guitar. Haven't been doing so well since then. 

[feldmannpaul]

@revedmusic Yeah tune can drive you to hell. Tricky left hand. I'd burn it mate, don't do it. Save yourself.

[pauldc95]

WHY IS JASON STATHAM PLAYING A GUITAR??

[puppet003]

Dude, you bad! *****

[ZxTartarusxZ]

Hi Adam, I've figured out most of this song, but I'm having some problems with the baseline from 1:55-2:00 mind helping me out ? :)

[JDHHD1]

I like this very alot of your guitar style that has been arranged by you Adam, but im curious how some people for example Sungha, know the song likely exactly the same as you arranged it, do they learn it by ear, or is it they version, because I really like your songs and wanna learn them as you know have arranged it?

[crescentridge]

@JDHHD1 There are no tabs. Sungha figured it out. Others have too!

[ascitiesburn444]

@JDHHD1 good english

[Lucario1012]

this guy's a g

[connacoustic]

look! its the crazy guy from prison break

genuis playing

[connacoustic]

look! its the crazy guy from prison break

[JDHHD1]

I like this very alot of your guitar style that has been arranged by you Adam, but im curious how some people for example Sungha, know the song likely exactly the same as you arranged it, do they learn it by ear, or is it they version, because i really like this song and wanna learn it as you know how to play this?

[Romichouu]

So sad to see people there just writing about who's better... Thanks for your music Adam ! So much appreciated

[Navizurc123]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW.

[Speedboy85]

very nice!

[michi32xd]

i saw / heard you playing this amazing song in frankfurt at the musikmesse -> incredibly good!

[Brickster963]

REALLY AMAZING MAN! PLEASE MAKE MORE VIDS LIKE THESE! I LOVE YOUR ENTHUSIASM!

[diegosebastian2009]

no creo q sea cierto

[guitarrockdood]

hey adam your the best! this is the most awesome cover of billie jean ive ever seen!!! ive been seaarching the net for this tabs but though i could'nt find the exact tab you play, ive searching it for almost 4 mos. now. So if you would be so kind to give me your tabs?? :))

[aldred7191]

@guitarrockdood i dont want this to come out wrong, im not tryin to be a dick, but if you cant figure it out by ear then you cant play it

[untoter3]

This is the BEST video out there!! That makes me want to play my acoustic guitar

and YOUR Billie Jean!! I LOVE the Groove of this SONG too. SO thats a good choice for the first song to play on acoustic guitar, I will buy one. I love both acoustic and classical guitar, is it possible to be good at both? ADAM is so genius-

[crescentridge]

@untoter3 Oh, thank you so much!!!!

[Edd3390]

Man, you are a f*** genious!

[doritworld]

This mans rhythm is absolutely disgusting.. in such a good way. !!!!! wow wow wow!!!

[267abhishek]

he also speaks the notes...!!

[howard21009]

Epic

[floggymosco13]

Do anyone know what serie of the taylor guitar he's playing?

[RIIIIIIITAA]

OOMGGGGGGGGGGGGGG WHY MY GUITAR DOESN'T DO THIIIIIIIIS???????

[kidpistol2214]

baldy !! :L

[garretmurray1]

Can you do this again in hq???

[Johnjamatic]

pretty cool dude



[MHFROX]

When I grow up I want a Taylor....and 3 or 4 loops! lol (Better hurry, crowding 60!)

[VixeDyA]

Pwned By: Sungha Jung

[zlee1992]

Masa sumide is the top

[1978Allanc]

superb my man , love your shit !!

[justinemjjn]

putain jadore

[pitasoublaki]

Gareth Pearson's is waaaaaay  better version!!!

[crescentridge]

@pitasoublaki Thank You!

[awesme14]

@crescentridge idiot! completely! never say thanx to a (BEEP) - ing stranger!

........

(unless its at a resturant, of course! so in other words your uneducated!)

[awesme14]

sorry for da stupid comment, by da way your good

[mongoose707tt]

I was driving through the mountains of Pennsylvania during rain storm last night when Billie Jean (MJ) came on the radio. I never realized before how intense this song is. It's an absolute masterpiece. Beautiful rendition Adam, thanks.

[lilugon]

sem capotraste fica com mais swing!! mas esse cara é mestre!!

[TheRockClassicfan]

my top fingerstyle guitarists in order;

5.alex kabasser

4.ulli bogershaustein

3.sungha jung

2.igor presnyov

1.the one and only adam

[crescentridge]

@TheRockClassicfan Oh man, thanks!!!

[TheRockClassicfan]

@crescentridge haha ur welcome, keep putting out music! The facial expressions are epic too, but marty shwartz has u beat on those XD

[Levelord92]

@crescentridge

agreed with TheRockClassicfan, you and Igor are the best.

[CrossbowDiarys]

@TheRockClassicfan what about Tommy Emmanuel???? he has to be one of the greatest guitarists of all time

[TheRockClassicfan]

@CrossbowDiarys never heard of him, ill hve to check him out

[nikoofbodom]

@TheRockClassicfan Candyrat records for you kid.

[InFlames004]

@TheRockClassicfan: Duuuuuuude how could you say that sungha jung is in front of ulli. that one of his mentors!!!! and wheres andy mckee, tommy emmanuel, don ross, preston reed. you must not play guitar hahaha. be to hard to narrow i down ta top 5. maybe top 20 hahaha

[TheRockClassicfan]

@InFlames004 only reason i put sungha in front of ulli is ive looked and he doesnt have much out, if u can tell me where to find more of his music, ill check it out

[InFlames004]

@TheRockClassicfan: Duuuuuuude how could you say that sungha jung is in front of ulli. that one of his mentors!!!! and wheres andy mckee, tommy emmanuel, don ross, preston reed. you must not play guitar hahaha. be to hard to narrow it down ta top 5. maybe top 20 hahaha

[kappy0405]

@TheRockClassicfan Adam must be higher than Sungha; He actually makes his own arrangements!!

[christophkempel]

@TheRockClassicfan igor presnyakov is much better

[crescentridge]

@christophkempel Why thank you! Actually, I think Igor is better.

[fuefedahoidda]

@christophkempel shut up man

igor has no groove

adam has!!!!!

[trashtonporter]

It amazes me every time I watch it...& watch it....

[stebbic]

@jato4884

149 people have heard Gareth Pearson's version of the song

[shoonger001]

i love Taylor guitars :/`



[SinbadDHock]

I simply can't see ur fingers :( , need a better quality video

[SinbadDHock]

i wanna learn this so bad , too bad i can't buy the tabs ,

can u tell me if it is on standard tunning ?

am one of ur fans , I'm Palestinian and I live in Egypt now , so cheers from Egypt :)

[UncleCakez4545]

@SinbadDHock

its in standard tuning, you dont need to buy the tabs, type in billie jean sungha jung in google and a link will pop up , its in ultimate guitar tabs.com i think.

[rickyzenon]

this is much better than Sungha's rendition

[myuzeefreak]

@rickyzenon That may be because Sungha was covering this version....that Adam arranged himself.

[GJdan]

@myuzeefreak Also this guy conveys some emotion. You know, he looks like he enjoys playing and that's nice to watch.

[PinguimAfricano]

woww, you are amazing!! when i grow up i want to be a guitar player just like you...

See this mix of very nice musics: /watch?v=0Q-GnnoMchk , comment and LIKE!

[lilugon]

The adam has great technique, the progress is very right is an expression in the correct level, a great guitarist, a rare thing to see!

[SinbadDHock]

how the hell u play that by ear?!!!

[feldmannpaul]

Are you married ? I'm thinking about having a sex change. Adam, this is smooth, still the best.

[MaXaNtOnH]

wo kriegt man die noten

[disneydreamerdancer]

I'm just recently learning guitar, may i ask what is that thing on the fretboard and that little ring on your thumb? does it help guitarists play easier?

[bubblyybubby]

@disneydreamerdancer

It's a thumb pick :)

not easier, but just like fingerpicks

It your choice if you want to play with your nails or fingerpicks/ thumb pick.

If you have weak nails or just hate long nails then it's better to use those :)

hope this helped...

[partrsd]

Isn't that 'Woogy' from "There's Something About Mary"????

[mspenelusuk]

@partrsd ahahaha. but his guitar skill is so cool

[Tiny222]

Incredible thats pure talent, and earcandy !

[MrKevinRance]

I don't think any of this fighting on here about who is the best takes anything away from the amazing talent you have in this video.... just put it on and listen people. Check out the version by Gareth Pearson as well, I think Gareth may have been looking at Mr Rafferty ;-)

[LogaLogaHDTv]

i like that!

[coolwhip2035]

@0244069049 haha, EPIC FAIL

[maro767]

i DO THIS BY HARMONICA NEXT TIME MAN AND FUCK USA

[feldmannpaul]

Still the best Adam, no question

[maro767]

STUPID

[R0BL0XS]

@maro767 ID LIKE TO SEE YOU DO BETTER!

[Party69Boy]

Never heard something like this...wonderful!

makes me wanna break my windows' glasses dancing!

[biglu2]

Rascal flatts

[satanruler1997]

OH MY GOD ITS JASON STATHAM!

[DailyShout]

@satanruler1997 Actually he looks more like Daniel Stern.

[lexscripta1]

@satanruler1997 Jeepers! - You're right!

[torressage29]

its awesome man :) ignore the assholes :D.. i think its really good :)!! u should do lessons :D !

[0244069049]

HEY SUNGAH IS THE BEST U ARE FREK MAN

[puelladeluxe]

@0244069049 I call Troll on this one

[kamikrazi123]

@0244069049 Hey dummy, Rafferty made this arrangement. Sungha just covered it. Your all-caps and poor grammar explains it all.

[TheNakedQuack]

@0244069049 lol

[MightyLemur]

@0244069049 Rafferty is the one who made this version, Sungha learned Rafferty's version.

[MPHswayze]

thanks for sharing you talent, adam. it's 8:30 and this brightened my morning, so here's hoping you have a good day too

[Lite619]

I wish I could have the tabs for this. I want to dedicate it to my big sis and my lil nephew :').

Nice Cover btw!!!

[Lite619]

i love how he enjoys playing this song. if i were playing i would be all serious (concentrating on the fingering xD mainly).

[TheLittlefish11]

u surely wanna give me a heart attack!! ur rockkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk !!

[maryjaneamber]

I wanna play like you!

[Lite619]

@maryjaneamber i know right.. i do too :/

[feldmannpaul]

You are the dogs bollocks when it comes to playing this; the warmth, depth and feeling is spot on. I love this. I would like to say I was hot on your tail, playing wise, I will get this, one day. There's a girl called roozy boo or something, does a neat cover of this. It's a bit of a visual illusion, if you concentrate their's a pair of tits in the backround.

[MrMoonwalker4ever]

Gr8



[HendersonPatrick]

I love your stuff! Now are you playing a Taylor 314ce? I can't tell.

[allamericanchinese]

Good job!

[SinbadDHock]

man , i hate u lol , i so wanna learn this , but i can't buy the tabs .

great job Mr.Adam :)

[arkansawboy]

Really really good man.. and only 1 million views?? Who can compete in a numbers game against a guy named Sungha Jung anyways? Ever wonder why Yao Ming still makes it into the All-star game?

[pujolsfan02]

Adam and Sungha are both AMAZING guitar players! This cover is truly a great cover. (all of Adam's covers are great to be honest)

[KazuhiromaekawaJP]

What a super player!

[ExD3aD]

Thank you :)

[smagmauder]

Nice cover man, I just have to ask: any relation to the almighty Gerry? :P

[warlleylucas]

I see a discussion about your work and that boy, Sungha. My arguments are, both your work are very similar, but your video is older, and your work has a lot (a looooot) more feeling... I'll watch them all!

[MurrayHerts]

This is the best version i have seen on youtube.

[spawnoftheshred]

Hey man, where are you based?

[Siegerbaerchi]

I wished you could be my teacher ;) I play the guitar.. but never so good :/

[MrAtiebatie]

I know Sungha Jung he's good but come on, finally there's a good player who's not an asian -,-' And this man play with feeling, Sungha Jung plays it because he need of his parrents...

[MrFaulconbridge]

@MrAtiebatie Sungha is not forced to play.

[BTR54]

if u think this is good check out sunga jung-billie jean he plays it better and hes a kid!!

also the video has better audio.im not a hater i think this is good but the kid plays it better. THUMBS THIS UP SO EVERYBODY CAN SEE THE TALENT IN THE KID!!

[fitrikarim]

@BTR54 sungha is playing his arrangement. don't you check on sungha's vid description?

[AcousticHaim]

@BTR54 Do you think music is a competition? By the way, Adam made this arrangement which makes him 100000 times more cool than Sungha :-).

[MrAtiebatie]

My fucking god O.O So much better then the other covers!

[eloelo14]

the best one around

[jlodgey]

I think you're great man! Great personality coming through- and every bad comment makes me just laugh!!! You're great! Play on! :-)

[Exsoax]

:)

[djaism]

How long have you played guitar?

[NicolasNicoca]

Magnifiquement interprétée!!

[thatwasbuttery]

holy shit that sounds so hard

[kaberichatterjee1]

Sungha's and Adam's video both have nothing in common. They are just playing the same song. How is that copying? How would you like it if I went to Sungha's video and said he was copying from Michael Jackson? Your crappy theories don't make sense. No one is copying from anyone here. So give it a rest and listen to the master at work. :)

[franchity123]

you´re amazing:) the whole atmosphere is very pleasant :)

[Wfornos1]

Sensacional !!!!!!!!!!!

[DanielLorai]

I think if you play, you´r Heart is playing too. :)

[TheJinkazama2010]

Adam Rafferty arranged that billie jean and Sungha Jung copied it...

[SeizeTheDayTomorrow]

How the hell can you even dislike this?

[OgnistyShadow]

Brilliant job ! Congratulations! :-)

[ironaaron1]

Kick Ass

[fffan20022003]

Usually i don't comment on videos but you got something Sungha doesn't have. SOUL! i really enjoyed that on all levels i will admit i saw Sungha first but i immediately watched this video when i noticed Sungha's video was a response.

on one final not you can teach a child to play but it takes years to really feel the music and let it flow from you. Sungha was decent and better than i could do but it was to mechanical, and you could tell it was just put in front of him. Great job!

[gochad]

Adam my brother LOVE from New Zealand im an avid GAt player myself and wondering if i can get that PDF booklet of tabs !

[chasedice111]

sungha jung got nothing on this... or maybe its the other way round

[marcosesmuymalo]

Are you Colsa, from racing de santander?? xDDD

[MrFickleFriend]

Clearly following a trend, just landed here from the Sungha Jung video. I thought SJ's was pretty good til I watched this one - so glad I did. Perfectly executed, and the original arrangement!!!

[supanirt]

amazing job dude!!! thats awesome!

[ChibiShlee]

Absolutely brilliant.

[SuperRonaldoMartins]

Sungha Jung 

[IVANGEBER]

more good sungha jung i think

[orschnu]

great playing dude