This is my guitar rendition of the two classic Jackson 5 songs, “I Want You Back” & “ABC”, originally arranged by the fingerstyle guitarist Adam Rafferty. Played a bit faster than I prefer, with a few mistakes here and there, but I hope you enjoy it nonetheless. Performed @ West Hills High School in Santee, CA (Advanced Guitar Concert, May 21st 2011). Bookmark it: Read more...

www.rikkismusic.com The Adam Black O-5 acoustic guitar defines aural excellence! This guitar provides all the sonic thrills you’ll need to reach the heights of your guitar playing aspirations. The Adam Black O-5 is suitable for beginner, intermediate and even advanced guitar players. The slightly smaller physical size makes it comfortable to hold but doesn’t detract from producing a bright, natural tone. The tone produced whilst strumming is Read more...

Part 1 of 2 Playing my original, Stop and Smell the Roses, in the Fingerstyle Guitar Competition. Click here fore Part 2: Evolution www.youtube.com Performed Sunday, August 2nd 2009 The rules of the competition: We played on stage in front of a live audience. We had to play into a condenser microphone from a seated position. The judges were in a trailer. A feed from the mic went to the judges. The judges were supposed to be anonymous, but they were obviously Read more...

My favorite song. ) It was sung by my favorite artist D I dedicated this to …… ) Umm, I just edit my video at Onetruemedia.com I used the guitar tutorials as my “instrumentals” ) and I appreciate LIKES thats all. toodles. Bookmark it: Read more...

Greets friends. Here’s a fun beatbox & fingerstyle guitar blues tune called “Play it Back”. It’s a blues of sorts – the main melody & bassline are Dr. Lonnie Smiths. I had the pleasure of playing with Dr. Lonnie at his house several times, and played some jazz festivals and clubs in NYC with him. When I saw how much fun he had & gave the audience, that really re-awakened my desire to have fun playing music! Dr. Read more...

This video us a response to a few comments asking me to explain the strumming technique that I use. Hope you find it helpful. Bookmark it: Read more...

Here’s an original “walking bass style” E Blues called “Vitamin E Blues”. If you’d like the tablature for this one it is FREE PDF once you sign up for the mailing list at www.adamrafferty.com You’ll get the link for the download in the final confirmation email. Enjoy! Connect With Adam Now! www.myspace.com adamrafferty.wordpress.com Bookmark it: Read more...