“Stayin’ Alive” (Bee Gees) – Adam Rafferty Fingerstyle Guitar

Here’s my fingerstyle guitar version of the Bee Gees classic – “Stayin’ Alive” from the movie Saturday Night Fever.

Stayin’ Alive Fingerstyle Guitar – Tips for Tuning!

• Tuning is standard tuning
• E A D G B E
• Capo 1st Fret

Here’s a fun Bee Gees story for you…I remember getting this on VINYL when I was about 9!

I made a cassette of “Stayin’ Alive” – and wore it out…I just could not get enough of the tune.

I’ve been playing it now with my band IMP DA DIMP – and I thought, hey why not try in for solo guitar…so here it is!

Guitar Nerd Alert!

For the verses, I mapped out the funky guitar line AGAINST the vocal lines. This is one of the HARDEST things I’ve ever played…it’s a real challenge! I will be practicing this for months ahead to get it smooth.

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Timestamps for these tricky spots I’m talking about:

• 0:00 (Tune Starts)
• 0:14 Verse 1
• 1:01 Verse 2
• 2:10 Verse 1 (recap)

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