Adam Rafferty - Superstition by Stevie Wonder - Solo Guitar

[Marco80727]

Very Good!!!

[JerichoDitch2]

that full rich sound is why the acoustic guitar was invented... crystal clear... beautiful..

[GuillaumeDuveau]

Awesome groove man

[Dodge14722]

Really enjoyed that, well done mate

[tunefultony]

BRILLIANT............A groove to die for.

[LadyOnlyOnce]

On travaille cette version avec mon cours de guitare. Je dois m'occuper de la partie aiguë en tant que première année, et j'en chie déjà. Quand je le vois, je me rend compte que je suis une vraie merde!

[Hereho]

Fookin quality skills geeza.

[iBj0rN]

Feeling the groove dude!

[mekkemobil]

A.M.A.Z.I.N.G :O

[panovmobile]

AMAZING!! ERIC CLAPTON - LAYLA (UNPLUGGED) !!

[BlueFrogg21]

great man, thats sick. keep it up bro!

[MrRymode]

Hi Adam! I want to purchase some instructional DVDs (Stevie Wonder and Jackson 5) from your website. I've been playing guitar for about a year now so I'm still a novice/amateur. I really want to be good at fingerstyle guitar. Do you have any advice? and recommendations on which DVDs to buy? What I'm really asking is whether your DVDs are too advanced for beginners to learn.

[erasmus800]

Nice Channeling Guru. I think I actually saw the Funk Flow return to the Cosmos when you were done.

[ZuoCruz]

Never thought fingerstyle guitar could look this much fun! I'm switching to acoustic. Good bye electric guitar. :)

[djag43]

nice piece, been practicing this with your cover for an hour this morning; curious though. Is the original a half step down?

[derstefanbrodbeck]

i downloaded it to,, so i can listen to your great song everytime and everywhere, you are so good :)

quite amazing !

[yummy041496]

love how you put soo much feeling into it

[yummy041496]

:D

[tylerh07]

My god, this is amazing...

[HGHolmes8]

this is talent

[LukeJKArmstrong]

This is great! I got the DVD a while ago and am planning on making a start on it this weekend. Please come to San Sebastian some time!

[musicboxer1]

awesome!! What a swing you got while playing the guitar :)

[sayyyyyywhat]

pure genius 

[BirkButtchereyt]

Will see him in Remscheid!

[adrianlydon]

1:05 ALWAYS GETS ME!!! love your work!!!

[danieltsadler]

Awesome, I hope you don't mind, I converted to mp3 and DL'd so I can listen anywhere, anytime...well done. I will be sharing!

[crescentridge]

@danieltsadler No sweat man!  Enjoy...

[googlepromotion]

dude i am speechless!! GREAT WORK!! AWESOME!! :)

[MrYosizzle]

can you please make guitar lessons? Or at least tell us your secret?

[jackzar121]

WHAT GUITARS DO YOU USE? is it a tayor 114ce?

[hello47302]

this video makes me happy.

[linebk302]

Extremly perfect my friend, thanks for sharing such a great interpretation and taste of music (=

[thuaphong2704]

best song I ever hear, keep it up :))

[BitterSweetFeast]

cool jason statham is also playin guitar

[krapticfool]

You feeeling it maan~ Lol

[NPlancarte]

if you could show a step by step vid on this, i would b forever greatful!lol :)

[stevieG3232]

top class m8 nice 1

[radu122]

Very cool arrangement, it's really got the groove ! I'll try this on my classical guitar.

[sunniewillow]

Jamie Holka Video response posted in video response section of this video. Inspired by Adam's DVD.

Search Jamie Holka Superstitious in the You Tube Search box

[Nsx25]

What guitar are you using? I know it doesn't matter but I want to be like you!

[ElioVidetta]

Just wanted to show you the progress that Ive made over the last year because of your help. I started transcribing your arrangements from watching your videos and by ear. I then ended up buying both your S. Wonder and Jackson 5 DVDs unbelievable! I enjoyed them so much, they arrived in November last year. I was then gonna post videos of them but I then thought that it would be nice to arrange a song myself using the all the techniques that I picked up whilst studying your video. Thanks

[crescentridge]

@ElioVidetta Excellent, I can't wait to see what you are doing!!!!

[ElioVidetta]

@crescentridge cool, I posted a video response below for you to see. 'Forget You' by Cee Lo Green. Thought I'd keep the soul/funk vibe happening. Thanks again for the virtual help!

[EhsanEarl]

49 people are superstitious

[TheIncredibleMrBear]

Hey Adam, I know you are a fingerstyle guitarist, but what do you think of Jimi Hendrix :D? By the way, your playing is awsome!

[crescentridge]

@TheIncredibleMrBear Dude, I play all styles. Hendrix was one of the greatest ever!

[TheIncredibleMrBear]

@crescentridge Ah cool! I totally agree with you! Haven't seen videos of you doing Hendrix and stuff (yet), haven't looked into you too much so dont know ;)

[Ticklesyurbum]

dig

[rolas0912]

it sounds totally amazing dude... its a taylor guitar doesnt it?

[spiced32]

bet his bird is a cracker!!

[Smargiasso33]

outstanding

[TheFrenchRev]

I called the company...but my guitar just won't do that!!

[12chippyh]

Great touch....FANTASTIC cover!

[SweetCaramelaki]

your fingers are dancing :D awesome!

[MrManTick]

Magic Rafferty !!!

[obsession2eetbutter]

DAAAAAMN u goooood man

[TheDeac65]

I've been listening to this since 2009, and still get the same big ass grin when I hit play.

[TheNarutoCrusader]

press 5 every second and it looks like he's bobbing his head- Great vid too i might just take guitar lesson JUST so i can learn this

[ACPerformances]

Brilliant. I still listen to this at least once a week. It's a great composition and interpretation of this piece and I love it. Keep making the great music Adam!

- Aaron.

[heardc0re]

this is just brilliant!!!!

[catwat01210]

amazing stuff, see what you think of our cover

[tilz88]

The weird chinese boy Sungha Jung will never have the groove and soul you give the songs! keep up bro!!!!

[AndTrollingForAll]

Wow, so sad. Deleting my comment, what a fag.

[chilitoday]

Funny, someone criticizing a musician making faces during a performance.

What a shallow comment, which tells you something about that person.

There's quite an effort involved and much concentration, especially in a fairly complex rhythm pattern like this. All part of a real and great performance.

[THISISIT071721]

one word: PERFECT

[brogless]

All of the artists you cover would certainly be in awe of your renditions, as we all are... mb

[stilar123456]

Your'e Fantastic!

[OreoEater100]

is gabriella Quevedo your student?

[spiced32]

Two Words: Super Cool!!

[MrRymode]

Hey Adam, this is awesome! When are you coming on tour to Toronto!?!?

I have a QUESTION for ya, I'm going to buy your Stevie Wonder DVD but I noticed that my favourites aren't on it: Isn't She Lovely, My CHerie Amour and Higher Ground.

I'm still a beginner (playing finger style only 10 months) so I was hoping for tutorials of those ones. This might be a crazy request but could you produce a DVD of some other tutorials too???

[crescentridge]

@MrRymode Oh man!!! I was just in Toronto!!! Shucks. And - Your 3 faves plus "Sunshine of My LIfe" will be on my Vol II Stevie DVD, which will be shot in January, available (I hope) In March 2012...working hard here, will do all that I can!!! I leave for Germany in a few hours...

[MrRymode]

@crescentridge Yes! such good news, I can't wait! and its a shame I missed you in Toronto, too bad I just learned of you last week.

[crazybasslady]

that was so amazing! he played the drums bass and gutair all at once!

[thewolfe54]

That was a very beautiful job with a wonderful piece of equipment, big taylor fan!!! I'm sure you could make it sound just as good with anything, but thanks to Bob Taylor for making our job easier!!!!! Great job Adam!!!!!!

[deoshah]

Best arrangement of superstition i've heard so far ... i just had to "borrow" it .

[UtzChips2009]

Since Adam's pinky is longer than my index finger, I guess I'll not bother trying to learn guitar.

[soren650]

I say loop pedal! ;)

[rafaelg45]

I kept watching this over and over again. Very funky!!!

[Samisvlogging]

you're literally the best solo guitar player I've EVER heard, you obviously put a lot of effort into it!!!!!

[darthnod]

You sir, are awesome! I could never do that! Awesome!!!

[riderato]

este es el maestro de sungha jun

[riderato]

parece un don

[MrFlipvanSchil]

Your rythm feel is just sooo.....

OMG

[Navizurc123]

ouch. my jaws are gone.

[micahmackinnon99]

lol.



[micahmackinnon99]

Btw I gave you those views....

[micahmackinnon99]

Dang, thats all i gots to says.

[holysomes92]

Bass Ass! Thanks

[jjczfilms]

Zesty



[kickniko]

Just heard your arrangement form Rick Graham and Michel Volkmann. All of you guys great, I must say. Rick sounded a bit more bluesy to me. Michel a bot more country like, and you are the total funk here.

But man, how did you manage to get that all on a single guitar arrangement? Much more than playing it, it is getting all those little nuts and bolts together, I guess. Great work not only for playing but above all for conceiving it!

OK, now I replay it and do as if I played the drums!

[mantaishere]

Dude. DUDE. WORD TO THA MUTHA.

[ParvaanTheBand]

This is just so awesomeeee

[allrapsucks]

Dude, you are way smooth and cool. I'm totally impressed with your mad skills! Envious too! Peace.

[amoghavarshamurthy]

This is awesome !! :)

[Greg763]

Unlike the other uncouth viewer who pissed himself, I just pooped a little bit in my pants that was so good. Nice job !

[thalesbernardol]

What guitar do you use?

[proskaterwannabe]

is this in standard tuning? thanks!!

[mrko1888]

I just pissed my jeans!

[elesgabor]

Lot's of work . . . . great guitarist . . . .

[roftedele]

harmonic solution at 2:01...wow

[JeromefromSampacity]

yo, people, check this out:

"O Homem Dos Olhos de Raio-X" - Trama Radiola 30/08/09

this is a Brazilian guy (very talented, worth double checking !!) who plays a kind of funk you guys will appreciate, with no doubts.

I am no fan of this guy, it'just that the match feels natural to me between those 2 artists and musicians.

who ever is curious enough to get to know this pute talent, be my guest ;-)

Peace !

[HordanMrice]

So much feelin' goin' into this - loved it good work man! ;) :P x

[InFlames004]

have ta take a shower after that funk!!!!!

[thaolinh362]

Is it legal if I learn this and tab it out and publish the tab for free?

[crescentridge]

@thaolinh362 Totally illegal, I sweated out paying EMI to legally publish tabs. If you do it for yourself only, no problemo! EMI will likely take you to court if you distribute any of their music for free online.

[eerahman]

@crescentridge so TECHNICALLY....would that make all the tab's on ultimate guitar illegal? :P

[LiquidSword1116]

@thaolinh362 would it be illegal to send me an email with said tabs?

[thaolinh362]

@LiquidSword1116 Totally illegal, because it will go viral.

[reevo79]

@thaolinh362 Why dont you just buy the DVD and book of adam raffertys website you cheap skate, the mans gone out his way to write the book and dvd and you want to publish it for everyone to see.... Why the fuck would you want to do that. pikey...

[graycrom]

utterly brilliant

[XuBlax]

ffffonky! listening to people like you only makes me practice harder! great job!

[tyzer23]

amazing man! jazzin it up!

[MHFROX]

BRAVO....nuthin else to say....just BRAVO!

[steveski74]

Fuqq me drunk!!! That's so awesome!



[DJmaex1]

You're my favourite guitar player I never saw a guitarist with so much feelings :)

[TomyPisa]

Dude record that and please put it on iTunes for a download or if there is a downloadable recording of this please send the link to volcom_rocks911@yahoo.com

[TheTrueNicki]

I know the Tabs. I know how, when and where I need to put my fingers on the guitar ... in the theory. It simply astounding how this man creates this groove! One of the best arrangements out there, if you ask me. In general, not concerning just Superstition.

Best regards,

Nicki

[EatAPeach25285]

this is sooo nasty! i got chills when you played that lick at 1:08

[manofpopsicle]

hell yeah man awesome job!! you tear it up, keep playin your heart out!!!

[SheReply]

i like this alot, you did a great job of establishing the bass line under the melody. you seem like you really enjoy it too and its shown in your playing

[ecl1psePT]

what a great arrangement, played with superb technique and groove..i didn't think it was possible to play this with only 1 guitar! That slap thing that mimics the drums is very cool:) And the rhythm fits perfectly with the solo parts, there are no breaks! and the sound is tremendously clean! what a masterpiece, i'll show this to all my friends :D I tried to play the rhythm section and it comes out ok, but i just can't do the slap thing for the groove...i'll try to add it later!

[kulkajani]

You are made out of music.

[LarryLane07]

awesome!

[jellebel17]

That's tight man!!! I'm jealous!

[XUncleRockX]

Adam you have the meanest skillz! I hope you dont give a rip about peoples comments concerning your facial expressions! You're Awesome!

[giobi9]

AUUUUUUUUUUUUAAAAAAAAAOUUUUUUU­UUUUU..YOU ARE FUCKING GOOD..EXELANT.!@@

[pierrebugblatter]

45 no likers??!?! how?

[DMTgamezone]

GOD DAMMIT!! -.-... i hate when the thing sais that its free and when you get in you have to pay -.-... IM FROM VENEZUELA!... i cant pay that T-T... please can someone find it free for me?

[crescentridge]

@DMTgamezone Excuse me. Superstition tabs are not free. I had to pay for licenses and make a legal product. There are free tabs on my site of original songs. No, no one will send you this stuff free. Sorry.

[DMTgamezone]

@crescentridge oh no... dont worry :P... i now its not free :P... but it makes me crazy that i cant find the tabs :P... GREAT VIDEO!! :D

[tyzer23]

@DMTgamezone it says there ARE free guitar lessons on the website, this one isnt free though

[crescentridge]

@tyzer23 There are free tabs of other tunes ....not free Superstition tabs...sorry!

[tyzer23]

@crescentridge yes, i agree! nice cover mate

[Elliottctwo]

@crescentridge

I recently purchased the Stevie Wonder DVD from Adam Raffery/Crescent Ridge. It's a very professional well done instructional video. I look forward to learning some STEVIE WONDER! Thank you Adam! Great Job!

[crescentridge]

@Elliottctwo Awesome, and thank you!!!

[cowbags64]

@DMTgamezone pay for it or figure it out!

[Da7eyyy]

Honestly, your facial expressions and your passion is what makes your playing so great. Adam, I hope you don't ever feel that you should stop expressing that passion through your facial expressions because of a few disapproving people who don't understand what it means to get "lost" in the music. It's what makes playing and listening to music so great! You're an amazing and genuine musician.

[ThinkingDog06]

@Da7eyyy - Completely agree. Tommy Emmanuel credits Chet Atkins with passing along one of the most important tips he ever received: "tap your foot!" The point is, great musicians feel music in every part of their body when they play -- Adam, keep up the facial expressions, the head bob, shoulder swim, foot tap and everything else you've got goin' on... you're the master of fingerstyle groove, and it's a joy to see the music consume and move you as it does to your audience.

[muckwrangler79]

@Da7eyyy Have you seen the facial expressions of people walking down the street everyday? far more disturbing than any yutube video.

[tetelletatou]

whaaaao  j'adore!

[cdgrim]

am i the only one who hates his faces? hes worse than john mayer! but he plays amazing '

[crescentridge]

@cdgrim Thanks, I appreciate your comment. Adam

[carvetop01]

@crescentridge

Adam,

Any enthusiastic amateur studying your arrangements and trying to learn from your incredibly expressive playing (like me) appreciate the "guitar face". It lets me know something special is about to occur and that I need to pay very close attention. If wearing a Gorilla mask would help me play with your expressive authority I would buy a batch of bananas and wear the mask on all of my uploads. Critics be damned! Keep doing what you are doing. It's who you are.

allen

[bennediktable]

@cdgrim yes, you are the only one who hates his faces, and no, adam doesnt play amazing, he is beyond that :D

[nielsvanderkamp]

@cdgrim i dont know if you can say that he is worse than john mayer. I'm a big John Mayer fan, but john plays a really different style.

[cdgrim]

@nielsvanderkamp you missunderstood..i meant the faces he makes are worse not his playing

[nielsvanderkamp]

@cdgrim haha okay sorry. I didn't red it like that(:

[MusicOfEli]

@cdgrim Yes , You're the only one.

[li2ljay]

@cdgrim when you get to a certain place in your playing you'll know what that is ,sort of a "mus-gasim"Love it



[siganese]

@cdgrim - It has something from Donald Sutherland ... and find nothing hateable in it ;o)

"By the way" - great peace of arrangement! Thank you for 3 good minutes :o)

[tman916x]

@cdgrim A small, seemingly insignificant price to pay for being that much of a guitar bad-ass.

[Ishavedmymohawk]

Your facial expressions and weird sounds kill it for me lol.

[imjusthedude]

amazing. simply, amazing.

[upTOWNboy94]

I like you !! so cool cover ... and you're totally relaxed ----> that's cool ;)

[dandeliontea7]

That was freakin sweet.

[98bassdave]

You can see in his face he's like 'oh Stevie, why are we so awesome?' nice cover man I'm like obsessed with it haha

[MasonScottMcDowell]

Stevie would be proud.

[SinbadDHock]

damn it , i was shaking my leg while listening ..

[crescentridge]

@SinbadDHock They have medications for that :-)

[SinbadDHock]

@crescentridge No sir , ur music is a new life , not illness :) , shaking is the start of that life xD

[crescentridge]

@SinbadDHock Thank you!!!  :-)

[dtguitars]

Absolutely awesome Mr. Rafferty. I have watched this video at least 50 times, and it never ceases to amaze me. It is great to also see talent as yourself sharing stage with Tommy. He is a freind and customer of mine, playing a TE-14 I built him based off of his KG-14 Kalamazoo.

Anyway, great playing. You are definitely among the tops in my book, and seem to be a classy guy as well.

[crescentridge]

@dtguitars Thank you so so much for the kind words!!!! I hope we'll meet in person soon.

[cdgrim]

i cant find the tab:/ can anyone help me here?

[555pontifex]

Wow.. the lengths people go to when they can't sing.

[cdgrim]

@555...says someone who can only sing

[555pontifex]

@cdgrim lol... funny comment. But seriously, this is very impressive playing, but it's the kind of thing you like to see at parties. It's like watching a dog walk on its hind legs, impressive because it's difficult. But without the human voice it's all a bit sterile and falls short of truly soulful artistry. It's impressive, but that's as far as it goes.

[crescentridge]

@555pontifex Great comment, thank you!

[555pontifex]

@crescentridge Are you mates with Tommy Emmanuel by any chance?

[crescentridge]

@555pontifex Yes, Tommy is a friend of mine and I consider him to be my new mentor.

[TomDodsonMusic]

@555pontifex Forgive me if I'm wrong (seriously :P) but i believe you're just way too caught up in the mind-set that music requires a vocal element to be taken seriously. I can appreciate where you're coming from as this is an arrangement of an incredible stevie wonder song which has a vocal element. But i think you'll understand what I mean if you look at some purely instrumental acoustic guitar from Adam, tommy emmanuel, Antoine dufour, andy mckee etc :) They are magical without vocals.

[555pontifex]

@synJAKEa7x Wow... Jake... I mean, calm down. What kind of twisted heart do you have to have to want to insult someone so nastily and then suggest they need to be killed with a bullet just because you disagree with their youtube post. Seriously, you have a spiritual problem.

[555pontifex]

@synJAKEa7x "Music has yet to touch my soul"...

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@synJAKEa7x youtube.com/watch?v=QIeH2x-hsJ­k