Bastille - Pompeii - Fingerstyle Guitar Cover 

Came here from Canary! Just had to hear what this rendition sounded like

just used my guitar as firewood after seeing this edit: 2 years later, keep practicing everyone

Can you play more of their songs? I love the band and plus theirs songs are heavy dense in the drums and guitar 🎸

Every video of you that i click on, i know i can instantly like it before even listening cause i know its going to be great anyways

Hey, what's the tuning on this? I'd love to learn it.

insane dude

I was going through my unfinished arrangements the other day and came across this gem of a song, Pompeii by Bastille, hope you like it!

Tuning is C#G#D#G#A#D#, with a capo on the 3rd fret. To everyone who typed "CTRL-f tuning" to find my comment ... you're welcome.

My gosh little dance class Canary has brought me here and I am so thankful 😮

I was left to my own devices Many days fell away with nothing to show And the walls kept tumbling down In the city that we love Grey clouds roll over the hills Bringing darkness from above But if you close your eyes Does it almost feel like Nothing changed at all? And if you close your eyes Does it almost feel like You've been here before? But if you close your eyes Does it almost feel like Nothing changed at all? And if you close your eyes Does it almost feel like You've been here before? Nothing changed at all Nothing changed at all We were caught up and lost in all of our vices In your pose as the dust settled around us And the walls kept tumbling down In the city that we love Grey clouds roll over the hills Bringing darkness from above But if you close your eyes Does it almost feel like Nothing changed at all? And if you close your eyes Does it almost feel like You've been here before? Nothing changed at all Nothing changed at all Oh where do we begin? The rubble or our sins? Oh where do we begin? The rubble or our sins? But if you close your eyes Does it almost feel like Nothing changed at all? And if you close your eyes Does it almost feel like You've been here before? Nothing changed at all Nothing changed at all

Turned out great, James!

Can anyone listen to this without humming or singing??? Beautiful ❤️

i really love your arrangement simple and smooth..no unnecessary fancy percusions

who else loves his fingerstyle the most

This man deserves more subs show him some love

for people who like fan fiction and BNHA its on Archive its called Canary by cloud_nine_and_three_quatrers GO READ IT IF YOU WANT ( i came from canary )

I was left to my own devices Many days fell away with nothing to show And the walls kept tumbling down In the city that we love Grey clouds roll over the hills Bringing darkness from above But if you close your eyes Does it almost feel like Nothing changed at all? And if you close your eyes Does it almost feel like You've been here before? But if you close your eyes Does it almost feel like Nothing changed at all? And if you close your eyes Does it almost feel like You've been here before? Nothing changed at all Nothing changed at all We were caught up and lost in all of our vices In your pose as the dust settled around us And the walls kept tumbling down In the city that we love Grey clouds roll over the hills Bringing darkness from above But if you close your eyes Does it almost feel like Nothing changed at all? And if you close your eyes Does it almost feel like You've been here before? Nothing changed at all Nothing changed at all Oh where do we begin? The rubble or our sins? Oh where do we begin? The rubble or our sins? But if you close your eyes Does it almost feel like Nothing changed at all? And if you close your eyes Does it almost feel like You've been here before? Nothing changed at all Nothing changed at all

Cleanest arrangement by far! Good work on this :)

Is anyone else here from Canary its on ao3

It's very bright and uplifting! Totally my cup of tea, love itttt

So good! Way to bring back an older pop song!

Saw this on your instagram. This is amazing! I hope your guitar covers never stop, your arrangements are unreal and they only keep getting better! You've developed that "James Bartholomew" feel in your covers now.

Here from canary!

Now that's some good playing!

Watched in 4k and I dont think my laptop could handle it. Your guitar was creating some mental patterns it was like i had dropped acid... but anywayyyy. Well played sir

Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh I was left to my own devices Many days fell away with nothing to show And the walls kept tumbling down In the city that we love Grey clouds roll over the hills Bringing darkness from above But if you close your eyes Does it almost feel like nothing changed at all? And if you close your eyes Does it almost feel like you've been here before? How am I gonna be an optimist about this? How am I gonna be an optimist about this? We were caught up and lost in all of our vices In your pose as the dust settled around us And the walls kept tumbling down In the city that we love Grey clouds roll over the hills Bringing darkness from above But if you close your eyes Does it almost feel like nothing changed at all? And if you close your eyes Does it almost feel like you've been here before? How am I gonna be an optimist about this? How am I gonna be an optimist about this? Eh-oh, eh-oh Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh Oh, where do we begin? The rubble or our sins? Oh, oh, where do we begin? The rubble or our sins? And the walls kept tumbling down In the city that we love Grey clouds roll over the hills Bringing darkness from above But if you close your eyes Does it almost feel like nothing changed at all? And if you close your eyes Does it almost feel like you've been here before? How am I gonna be an optimist about this? How am I gonna be an optimist about this? If you close your eyes Does it almost feel like nothing changed at all? Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh

Most of the comments are here from canary lol

Picked up the tab for this one. It's going muuuuch quicker (so far) than when I learned your arrangement of Let Her Go. I was brand new to the thumb slap (and slap at the same time as strumming down) when I was learning Let Her Go and it was tough at first but I'm really glad I was able to learn a new technique because of you. I chose this one to learn because of course I like the song, but also because it's going to introduce me to that right hand technique of acting as a second fingering hand. I was confused at first with the tuning because the tab I've followed in the past usually starts the tuning instructions at the 6th string but this one started at the 1st so I tried playing the intro and it definitely wasn't sounding right 🤣 Once I figured out the correct tuning I hit the ground running! Thanks for making your tabs available and for the excellent angles in your videos to help learn the songs!

MY ENGLISH TEACHER USES THESE COVERS AS LESSON TIMERS AND EVERYONE RECOGNISES THE SONGS AND GETS RLLY EXCITED!!!! THIS IS YEAR 7S BTW AND WE GET RANDOMLY EXCITED ABT IT 😭💀 im now gonna binge watch all of these lmao

Please make a tutorial for this! Such an amazing song and arrangment. Looking foward to it!!

This is one of my favorite songs ever, and this makes it even better 💗

I love it! =) Nice and Clean and great quality video!!!!! The audio is great.

Beautifully played. I like ur fingerstyle guitar covers.

Nice! When you showed this on IG I went crazy for not being in yt.You are very talented james

Hey james what kind of electric guitar do you recommend for blues music

Sir I’m one of your fans out here in youtube you played the guitar very well, im still hoping one day i could reach that level on playing guitar and play your arrangement also , God bless

I was awestruck when I watched this! You are so amazing!!!!

Probably one of my favorite ones you have done :) Keep up the good work!

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AMAZING IS ALL I COULD EVER SAY ON HIS VIDEOS!!!!!❤

× ALLVIDEOSMAPSNEWSIMAGESSHOPPINGBOOKSFLIGHTSSEARCH TOOLS Pompeii Bastille I was left to my own devices Many days fell away with nothing to show And the walls kept tumbling down In the city that we love Grey clouds roll over the hills Bringing darkness from above But if you close your eyes Does it almost feel like Nothing changed at all? And if you close your eyes Does it almost feel like You've been here before? But if you close your eyes Does it almost feel like Nothing changed at all? And if you close your eyes Does it almost feel like You've been here before? Nothing changed at all Nothing changed at all We were caught up and lost in all of our vices In your pose as the dust settled around us And the walls kept tumbling down In the city that we love Grey clouds roll over the hills Bringing darkness from above But if you close your eyes Does it almost feel like Nothing changed at all? And if you close your eyes Does it almost feel like You've been here before? Nothing changed at all Nothing changed at all Oh where do we begin? The rubble or our sins? Oh where do we begin? The rubble or our sins? But if you close your eyes Does it almost feel like Nothing changed at all? And if you close your eyes Does it almost feel like You've been here before? Nothing changed at all Nothing changed at all

whoa, thats so pretty

Bastille!!! Oh James! Thank you very much for this! That’s great 👍👍👍

Excellent cover as always mate! 👌

Awsome.. (Y)

Damn Keep it up it sounds great! Thanks for sharing!

Hey James... Love your playing. Was wondering about the guitar you used on your fingerstyle version of Slow Dancing in a Burning Room. Can you tell me what it is?

Why I try to play it and Ive found the same sound at the 4th and not at the 3rd key. Have you granted the guitar a tone higher?

Hey I just wanted to say that I think you are so incredibly talented and awesome. I love all off your stuff so much, please never stop making music 🎶

Waiting for those days when I become excellent like you through years of my dedication on this beautiful instrument

i love it song

I've listened to this about 15 times now, it's amazing!

is your guitar seeing anyone? I'm thinking about a life together 😁

Respect bro! Beautiful sound!

I hoped you would do this song one day. Thanks and well done, James!

So good! would love to see a tab for this one, keep up the great sounds man 👍🎸

Man, you are the best guitar player

This is insaaane omg how does he do the fast part after the main part

I was left to my own devices Many days fell away with nothing to show And the walls kept tumbling down In the city that we love Grey clouds roll over the hills Bringing darkness from above But if you close your eyes Does it almost feel like nothing changed at all? And if you close your eyes Does it almost feel like you've been here before? How am I gonna be an optimist about this? How am I gonna be an optimist about this? We were caught up and lost in all of our vices In your pose as the dust settled around us And the walls kept tumbling down In the city that we love Grey clouds roll over the hills Bringing darkness from above But if you close your eyes Does it almost feel like nothing changed at all? And if you close your eyes Does it almost feel like you've been here before? How am I gonna be an optimist about this? How am I gonna be an optimist about this? Eh-oh, eh-oh Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh Oh, where do we begin? The rubble or our sins? Oh, oh, where do we begin? The rubble or our sins? And the walls kept tumbling down In the city that we love Grey clouds roll over the hills Bringing darkness from above But if you close your eyes Does it almost feel like nothing changed at all? And if you close your eyes Does it almost feel like you've been here before? How am I gonna be an optimist about this? How am I gonna be an optimist about this? If you close your eyes Does it almost feel like nothing changed at all? Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh

Perfect CLEAN sound!

you are amazing.

Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh I was left to my own devices Many days fell away with nothing to show And the walls kept tumbling down In the city that we love Grey clouds roll over the hills Bringing darkness from above But if you close your eyes Does it almost feel like nothing changed at all? And if you close your eyes Does it almost feel like you've been here before? How am I gonna be an optimist about this? How am I gonna be an optimist about this? We were caught up and lost in all of our vices In your pose as the dust settled around us And the walls kept tumbling down In the city that we love Grey clouds roll over the hills Bringing darkness from above But if you close your eyes Does it almost feel like nothing changed at all? And if you close your eyes Does it almost feel like you've been here before? How am I gonna be an optimist about this? How am I gonna be an optimist about this? Eh-oh, eh-oh Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh Oh, where do we begin? The rubble or our sins? Oh, oh, where do we begin? The rubble or our sins? And the walls kept tumbling down In the city that we love Grey clouds roll over the hills Bringing darkness from above But if you close your eyes Does it almost feel like nothing changed at all? And if you close your eyes Does it almost feel like you've been here before? How am I gonna be an optimist about this? How am I gonna be an optimist about this? If you close your eyes Does it almost feel like nothing changed at all? Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh Eh-eh-oh, eh-oh

Maravilhoso o som meu amigo parabéns

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This arrangement is just beautiful

What a great arrangement. Thank u for this

How old are you? You're losing hair, better get on finasteride, just some friendly advice Also, amazing cover.

I love your arrangements :)

So great as always!! Love this

What a sweet cover, I really love it!

Amazing cover but did you know we have all sinned and Gods wrath and judgment abides, if you repent from your sin and put your trust in Jesus you can avoid that and receive eternal life because he died and rose 3 days later on the cross paying the fine of your sin

Love your playing!

I love this!

❤❤

Beautiful... Do You love playing more in Drop D? Cuz it sounds relaxing...

Imagine play this song close the person do you like in a camp

help for me stress in me head sleepfullmusic

Screw dislikera like they can do any better🤣

I wonder how many times he practiced this song and listened to it.

First!!

Perfeito e preciso com sempre !

this is so beautiful

what the fuck. this is amazing

Contains copyright?

Very nice. Btw can i get the tab plz?

Your fingers are in Gold

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Please do nier automata's WEIGHT OF THE WORLD. please..

I Love you music 😍

Please make a tutorial

great video, like it !

Loved this from the Instagram preview aahh this is beautiful ♥️

You deserve more than 1 mill views

So nice 2 listen..

Will you make a cover of start depapepe. I think you would really do well with that song. 😁💕

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So amazing ❤ best guitar player on RU-vid❤❤❤

Great cover! We love it 🎶😊👍 Just have a look on our covers too 😉 Best wishes Cosmic Studio

Please do a tutorial of this song!

Next to me by Imagine Dragons 🙏🏽 lots of love from Guatemala 🇬🇹 💕