Adam Rafferty - "Som*ewhe*re" - W*est Si*de St*ory - Solo Acoustic Fingerstyle Guitar

[key2kingdom]

Is this standard tuning?

[carvetop01]

This is a brilliant arrangement. Every note breaths. Every note has a purpose. Clever harmony as well.

Cheers and thanks for the inspiration!

allen

[hirth90]

Magnificent !!

[PissRockcu]

omg ur so good ! Can u send me the tabs pls?

[bellapinay]

beautiful

[searteroc]

Hey Adam!!! can't stop watching your videos !!!! One little question... Is this and all of your arrangements on standard tuning???? Thanks for your music :P

[yebdox]

Another great rendition! Put this on the list for the next video! DW

[sandyshalk]

Goodness man. That's gorgeous!

[tonadaasbl]

Will you have some of your instructional dvd's with you? You have a student here!

[tonadaasbl]

Hi Adam, Giuliano here. I just realized you will perform in Brussels this thursday. I'll be there :-)

Can't wait!!

[carvetop01]

Back for another listen. You Mom has to dig this.

[carvetop01]

Magnificent.

[BirdmanWayne94]

Very elegant. Lovely and smooth touch on that (new?) guitar, Adam! I like this arrangement...

[MrStuClark]

Hey Adam Stu Clark here !!

Fabulous arrangement I especially love the dynamics in this,which is so difficult to get across in a recording or video.

5 stars as always.

Best Wishes

From England

Stu

[crescentridge]

Stu - thanks!!!

I'll be in the UK April 2- 15. Let's hook up. AR

[GuenterGeurts]

Hi Adam, I like Leonard Bernstein, I like Oscar Peterson, and I especially like your version of this wonderful song.

Best wishes, Guenter

[nericko28]

so relaxing,thanks for all your videos and your talent and thanks for your covers of MJ.

Love from France and I hope to see you in our country one day.

[guitarrasco]

From a guy filled with sadness due to earthquaqe in Chile where I was born amidst all the turmoil and pain, I listen to you because you Sir as you play bring warmth and comfort to my heart and soul. You not only are a great masterful guitarist but I dare say you have the touch of an Angel. I sure pray that my fellow countrymen now in heaven about 800 so far are hearing these notes coming to them. GOD Bless you Mr. Rafferty, or I should say GOD has Blessed you :)

[crescentridge]

Thank you. I never thought my music could help anyone in Chile!!! God bless, you are in my thoughts and prayers.

[arrrang]

Breathtaking! Like.. WOW! O.O

[batfink777]

Amazing!*****

[ghyslain2]

It's late tonight, I just got back from a noisy party, I'm quietly behind my computer looking for some rest, I found this new video from you, I can't stop listing to your music. You are a "grand musicien". Respect and love from a french guy in Malta.

[crescentridge]

Damn, thanks!!!!

[poolph01]

Just another .... Wow!! kinda video, Great job ....

[Musikman511]

This is truly one of the best songs of all times but your interpretation elevates this song beyond all comprehension. You never cease to amaze me. Thanks for the post.

[JBPURCELL]

I can't get enough of your facial expressions, haha.

Great job as always.

[BoeckmannLudwig]

Beautiful!

Martin

[CindyPeress]

Great ending!!! Wonderful playing, as usual!! Are you gonna drop in on your way to Germany? Sure hope you will!!!

[crescentridge]

Hey Cindy

Just arrived Koln today...not sure about a visit your way, but would love to...what nights are the performances???

Be well

AR

[CindyPeress]

I have a little gig with band on the 13th March(sat) You can play before us, otherwise the boat is always on mondays. If you wanted nite of your own at Cocos, you would have to give me a date and I could see if you could be booked in! Have a wonderful time in Germany!

[ThinkingDog06]

My favorite melody of all time. You've done the composers proud ... brilliant as always.

[marcelziul]

- I first heard this song on the Oscar Peterson Trio album "West Side Story"

Awesome to listen to this on there for the first time.

The kind of emotion you convey only comes from true talent, my friend.

[ormonthom]

Really nice choice of voicings...

[Musicmyvideo]

very nice, 1 of my favorite tunes, sweet sound, thanks Adam

[NicksJam]

Passionate player.

[UglyGirlSingsGood]

Just Beautiful Adam Thanks So Much I Hope You Are Doing WELL!!

[kbkesq]

Adam, superb. One of my favorite songs as well. I was expecting you to finish with the diminished chords at the end a la Oscar. Would love to hear that If you do an extended version.

This is great stuff. I'm sure I'm not alone in wishing it was longer. When is this going to be on a CD or available for download so we can own it in high fidelity? Great music as always!

[crescentridge]

Thank you sir!

[nichshang]

Gorgeous!!! How wonderfully you convey the sentiment of the song. Your love for playing guitar is written all over your face.

Thank you for sharing :-)

[niichollassgod]

You give music, life. Amazing.

[BigJL79]

Awesome!

[miragod]

beautiful

[Bojazzki]

So jazzy cool. I'm going to try to hack up a chord melody based on this. (okay I'm gonna copy your arrangement as much as possible !). It always brightens my day to see you have a new piece up on youtube.

[davidnee]

great recording - amazing gift that you share!!

[333jas]

Adam, your playing is so musical and inspiring. You don't just play the guitar you play music. Big difference. Keep on doing what you do so well.

[ohlcv]

unexpected & beautiful - thank you

[ladybret]

Oh yeah, nice. :)

[killuminati1980]

sounds B~E~A~utiful

[LittleMickyFingers]

I'm sure that there's many people like myself who'd like this quest of yours to go on for a long time to come.

Top drawer stuff!

♫♪♫♪♫

[DoublePenetration0]

This song is somehow very playable.. it looks quite easy for me.. whats the catch? lol

[josh4380]

lol thats what I had thought about superstition... in what I thought would take a few weeks, turned into 5 months and a few days...

[crescentridge]

Aha! Yes, the fretting looks easy, but once you deal with things like bringing out the melody, setting the groove up right and not crashing into extra strings...and in my case I have to not grunt or overly click strings. Also - "discovering" a playable solution takes a minute :-)

[carvetop01]

DoublePenetration0,

I don't think it's so much about the notes, it's how they are expressed that is special with this recording. (at least for me).

[Jaydaddyfresh]

amazing as ever! the beauty and emotion with which you play is something to be admired, aspired to and advertised from the rooftops!

[HateCrewHound]

Enjoyed every second, cant wait to see more.

[staffansvahn]

Wonderful, Mr Source!

Great rendition.

Best regards

Staffan

[OneTimer1127]

Oscar Peterson = <3

[Heevamos]

hi adam, great interpretation and great playing !

[NGstalagmite]

Nice man! i swear to god there is a guy who is your clone! i saw him today, his name is tony X3 heh, he plays guitar too! lol X3

[AnoukHoofd]

Great, I didn't knew the song before this, but I like it. (: