Ben E. King - Stand by Me - Fingerstyle Guitar Cover by James Bartholomew

Here's my fingerstyle guitar cover of Stand by Me by Ben E. King!

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[SuperSedingAngeL-yr]

As a self-taught, longtime Veteran and practitioner of the art, I can confidently and boldly assure you that I have no fucking clue how he's doing it, but it's beautiful man.

[riecheese]

This is one of my favorite songs, it brings back memories of high school after moving to the city. I was so shy and scared of people but the guitar class I took helped me so much. I played this song in front of my class which was the first time I was able to overcome my fears, I cried afterwards because of how supportive my whole class had been (I couldn't sing the lyrics - which we were suppose to do while playing - but the whole class (teacher included) started singing it as I played).


It's literally one of my most favorite memories....



I guess you could say they stood by me XD

[Lanvy]

I always hear my mom sing this xD It's a really catchy song tho! :D

[srhawkgameplay]

When the night has come
And the land is dark
And the moon is the only light we'll see
No I won't be afraid
Oh, I won't be afraid
Just as long as you stand, stand by me
So darling, darling
Stand by me, oh stand by me
Oh stand, stand by me
Stand by me
If the sky that we look upon
Should tumble and fall
Or the mountain should crumble to the sea
I won't cry, I won't cry
No, I won't shed a tear
Just as long as you stand, stand by me
And darling, darling
Stand by me, oh stand by me
Oh stand now, stand by me
Stand by me
Darling, darling
Stand by me, oh stand by me
Oh stand now, stand by me, stand by me
Whenever you're in trouble won't you stand by me
Oh stand by me, oh won't you stand now, stand
Stand by me...

[lindajesparza]

When the night has come
And the land is dark
And the moon is the only light we see
No I won't be afraid
No I won't be afraid
Just as long as you stand, stand by me
And darling, darling stand by me
Oh, now, now, stand by me
Stand by me, stand by me
If the sky that we look upon
Should tumble and fall
And the mountain should crumble to the sea
I won't cry, I won't cry
No I won't shed a tear
Just as long as you stand, stand by me
And darling, darling stand by me
Oh, stand by me
Stand by me, stand by me, stand by me
Whenever you're in trouble won't you stand by me
Oh, now, now, stand by me
Oh, stand by me, stand by me, stand by me
Darling, darling stand by me
Stand by me
Oh stand by me, stand by me, stand by me

[neilsthepoet]

I would love to hear a bass drums and a flute come In like pouring rain

Excellent guitar work

[jimjmcd]

Man, your right thumb in an inspiration! Never distracted, never obstructed--congratulations!

[andrewchang]

Awesome. That picking-hand tap to get the high note in the pre-chorus while maintaining the bassline is a stroke of genius.

[garret]

Do you have plans to right a tab out for this? I would love to get my hands on it

[lindsayh.]

Please please cover “my girl” by the temptations, i have yet to find a cover of this I love and I know you would do an amazing job!!!! 🤞
You are very talented!

[orangebking]

Great song and an awesome arrangement! So cool how you managed to keep the base line while also playing the melody!

[noodle]

Awesome cover James. Tell your old man I said hi! I miss hanging out in his shed whilst he fixed my guitars! Lol

[darylgrimes]

This is honestly brilliant, perfect acoustic version one my favourite song of all time

[alexerhard]

I would love a copy of your arrangement

[candyman]

my brain cannot concentrate on more than one rhythm this is magical

[antoniobavia]

I've got a problem. Really can not understand thumbs down. Could somebody explain those?

[FlightSim]

It looks easy to play what you just did, but I couldn't keep up, thanks well done it sounds beautiful . Thank you for sharing

[LUTXXCC-Y]

When the night has come
And the land is dark
And the moon is the only light we'll see
No, I won't be afraid
No, I won't be afraid
Just as long as you stand
Stand by me

So darlin', darlin', stand by me
Oh, stand by me
Oh, stand
Stand by me, stand by me

If the sky that we look upon
Should tumble and fall
Or the mountains should crumble to the sea
I won't cry, I won't cry
No I won't shed a tear
Just as long as you stand
Stand by me

And darlin', darlin', stand by me
Oh, stand by me
Oh, stand now
Stand by me, stand by me

And darlin', darlin', stand by me
Oh, stand by me
Oh, stand now
Stand by me, stand by me

[arihorie]

When the night has come
At pinatay ang ilaw
Oh, madalas, lumalabas
Banyo queen
Oh darling, darling, stand by me
Oh - oh stand by me
Oh madalas, lumalabas
Banyo queen
Kaya doon sa bar ako'y kanyang inaya
Inom daw kami at siya ang taya
Kaya't kaming dalawa uminom ng beer
Inangat ko ang mug at ang sabi niya sa 'kon "Cheers"
Ang 'di ko alam ay maroon s'yang inilagay
Ako'y biglang nahilo, nawalan ng malay
Nang ako'y magising, aking napansin
Pangalan ng motel "Anito Inn"
Kaya't ang sabi ko: Naku! i-isplit na ako!
'Pag nabuko ang girlfriend ko, mahirap 'to
Nawala sa isip ko ang kanyang baywang
Nang nakita ko siya naka-twalya lang
Pft HAHAHAH

[skyzcry]

Hello from Paris
Can you make the tab please 👌🏼