Billy Joel - New York State of Mind - Fingerstyle Guitar Cover 

This song has been one of those I've wanted to arrange for years. In my opinion this is one of the best songs ever written, and I'm really pleased to finally be able to share this one with you!

My gosh man... your musical choices are so tasteful. And your playing is so daggone smooth and sensitive. Perfect for this tune. Brilliant work. And that detune for the final chord, that’s commitment 😎🤘🏻

This is one of my favorite songs.

Sounds amazing

You're insane James. Thanks a lot for sharing one more song with us.

one of the best versions ever, in my opinion

Your playing beautifully reflects the rich chords and melodies in this song! Billy Joel is one of my favorites, and you did an amazing job.

C est un cadeau du ciel ! BRAVO !

That was beautiful. Your guitar is an amazing instrument! And you play it so very well. Dankeshoen.

Superb!..you hit every note of billy joel's signature song!! Thank you for the music. You just made every new yorker happy and every billy's fan the inspiration esp in these crucial covid 19 onslaught. God bless us all!..from the Philippines.

Some folks like to get away Take a holiday from the neighbourhood Hop a flight to Miami Beach Or to Hollywood But I'm taking a Greyhound On the Hudson River Line I'm in a New York state of mind I've seen all the movie stars In their fancy cars and their limousines Been high in the Rockies under the evergreens But I know what I'm needing And I don't want to waste more time I'm in a New York state of mind It was so easy living day by day Out of touch with the rhythm and blues But now I need a little give and take The New York Times, The Daily News It comes down to reality And it's fine with me 'cause I've let it slide Don't care if it's Chinatown or up on Riverside I don't have any reasons I've left them all behind I'm in a New York state of mind It was so easy living day by day Out of touch with the rhythm and blues But now I need a little give and take The New York Times, The Daily News It comes down to reality And it's fine with me 'cause I've let it slide Don't care if it's Chinatown or up on Riverside I don't have any reasons I've left them all behind I'm in a New York state of mind I'm just taking a Greyhound on the Hudson River Line 'Cause I'm in a New York state of mind

Ahh the hard work behind this piece is !!!

Your tones are SO rich and full. Beautifully done.

Just amazing, MAJESTIC! all my respect! Keep playing and enjoying music! Greetings from México!

Outstanding!

Masterclass right there...

You need to cover "Scenes From an Italian Restaurant" some day, never seen anyone do it before

HA nice touch at the end. superbly translated. one of my all time favorite songs on my favorite instrument. great show.

Absolutely beautiful!!

Incredible man

Sounds amazing, beautiful guitar! Nice job, keep it up!

Absolutely phenomenal! You’re such an inspiration to us guitarists all over the world. By the way, I noticed you did a cover of Keane’s Somewhere Only We Know a really long time ago, and you’ve only gotten better over the years. It’s one of my favourite songs, and I’d love to see a rendition of your style that you’ve developed over the years on the song. Just a tiny request from a big, big fan :)

This is amazing! Congratulations, this really captured the song.

never stop playing ... please don't stop ... when you play ... time stops ... thanks

Fantastic job! Utterly impressed.

Sounds almost like a harp. Incredible sound/audio quality and of cours excellent playing as alwaqys. Cool brother. Jeremy

Good music.

Nice cover man I don't understand why are so many people who didn't subscribe to this channel.

Блин,это так классно! Ооооочень красиво! ❤️

Good

Beautiful keep doing it

Meuuu amigo, que violão lindo * -- *. Som massa de mais, TOP.

3:00 That a string tap… 🥲

Thumbs up!

Hello sir james, can i ask where is your video of drifting? I can't find it anywhere

What is your guitar?? Im curious bc it sounds absolutly beautiful

Do you arrange bass separately? Because if not you have two brains XD. Beautiful arrangement btw :)

Je n arriverai jamais a atteindre ce niveau

Dear God by Avenged Sevenfold hoping and waiting for you to play for this its fits your style

Please Cover level of concern! pleaaase:)

mix the bass a little less and you got gold

😦

:)

Hy

Hello You are very skill in plsying Can you give me lessons in playing for a sum of money that you specify?

Beautiful chords! Not your ordinairy pop song ;) You did this classic song justice, James!

this is great !

I absolutely love Billy Joel, and your arrangement just reflects on the song's greatness and makes it sound all the better! 😍

only people who anderstand the beautiful harmonic progression of the billy joel song can figure out how good is your rendition . really flawless !

Badass.

Awesome!

Man this is great. I've thought it would be a great song like this too. Great job. Love it.

Soooo soooo cooolll...!!!

Stunning rendition of one of the best songs ever written…Joel is a master musician and you brought this masterpiece to life with just six little strings…bravo maestro! Now I might spend the next six months stumbling around trying to learn your version!

Thanks for uploading! If you have a second, I recorded a cover of Jason Isbell. As a fellow music fan, I'd love if you would check it out. It's on my channel. Hope you like it!

Wow, this is art. Please do 'Hold you in my arms' by me, I would love to see what you do with my song!

OMG FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What tuning is this? It’s absolutely gorgeous!

Tutorial pls on any of your covers

Absolutely epic mate. Total, 100% respect! Beautiful!! Thanks so much for sharing!!

Absolutely magnificent.

Wow, that was thorough, not a single aspect of the arrangement missed. Superb.

OMG I LOVED THIS SONG AND I ACTUALLY WANTED SONGS LIKE THIS TO BE ON UR FINGERSTYLES AND MY PRAYERS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED! BEAUTIFUL COVER, JAMES!

😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍O M G

A perfect music before going to bed

Молодеець Джамес.СлаваБогуу за тееббе.

Outstanding!

Hell ya…could you also do Billy Joel’s Always a woman”plzzzzzz

drop D on the low E string....

Nice arrangement it seems to so hard to play for me☺😀😁😁

absolutely unreal dude

4 menit lalu

maybe...??

GD

Billy would be proud man!! You are gettin' better and better James. For me you are one of the best fingerstyle artists of the planet. My respect and my biggest like from Hamburg, Jimmy

Very beautiful melody and cool guitar playing Great job 👍💕

Not as viral as AliBaTa but so tender and soothing, thanks James

finally found some guitarist that doesn't overuse beats

What strings are you using and how thick are they? Great video!

Nice.... I'm come from Indonesia..😊

I love the way you play...

Wholly smokes!! Effing incredible Sir! What a beautiful rendition. Now I have to figure out how to play that😀🤔

Looked up a finger style arrangement for this masterpiece was expecting a bunch of horrendous covers but this truely is beatiful thank you !

This is incredible, wish I has this sort of musical talent and ear for myself. Do you have any tips for someone who wants to start making his own arrangements for songs? I really want to make one for the song "Lost" by Edwin Klift, but I feel like I don't even know where to start!

Such a beautiful song and played so beautifully! Thank you for sharing your talent! I really hope I can be half as good as you someday💪🏻

I'm trying to learn it by wayching it again and again, but it's kinda hard because I have no idea in what tuning this is on... Can you teach me which tuning have kept your guitar on while playing this jazzy early morning vibe?

Excellent buddy. Excellent. Be proud. Be very proud.

wow! you have amazing videos. Congrats! and thanks for sharing

Your my idol, I like your arrangements so much, extremely clean😍

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MUY HERMOSA TU VERSION, FELICITACIONES

Gosto muito desse jeito calmo de tocar

Remember the time when you had those weasley comments? Nice vid btw

What type of strings do you use? P.S. love your content keep it up man!

Have you thought about doing skinny love?

Guys, does anyone know what kind of this guitar is?🥺

Wow. What a magnificent cover.

Can you do one step closer it RU-vid music

Hey James, I’m just a newbie to fingerstyle arrangements and was wondering if you applied music theory to your arrangements? Do I need theory to start playing like this?

Ridiculously good!