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

By Adam Rafferty 2 Comments

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

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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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I’m Adam Rafferty – a guitar player born and raised in New York City, and currently spending most of my time on tour playing concerts and coaching my guitar students online at StudyWithAdam.com

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  1. Noe DeJes Lara says

    May 2, 2023 at 3:43 am

    I would love the tabs to your staying alive performance!

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  2. John Hughes says

    May 14, 2025 at 12:54 pm

    Brilliant Adam, love it, it looks real difficult, but you make it easy

    Reply

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