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In The Lonely Hour
2014 2:53
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Stay With Me

Stay With Me is a soulful ballad by Sam Smith from his 2014 debut album In The Lonely Hour. The track showcases emotional vocal delivery over a smooth, atmospheric arrangement that offers guitarists opportunities to explore subtle fingerpicking and textured rhythm patterns. Its introspective mood makes it ideal for developing expressive playing techniques.

  • Released in 2014 as part of Smith's breakthrough debut album In The Lonely Hour.
  • Features intimate vocal-driven production that rewards subtle, precise guitar work.
  • The song's soulful character invites experimentation with clean guitar tones and dynamics.
Fender Stratocaster
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Fender Stratocaster

Sam Smith's guitarists use the Strat's warm neck pickup for delicate arpeggiated ballad patterns, rolling back the tone knob for a rounder, jazzier character that complements his intimate vocal delivery without cluttering the mix.

Fender Telecaster
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Fender Telecaster

The Telecaster's bright, articulate single-coil tone cuts cleanly through dense vocal arrangements on Sam Smith tracks, maintaining note definition and picking dynamics without competing for space in the mix.

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Fender Twin Reverb

Set completely clean with spacious reverb, the Twin Reverb provides the expansive, warm foundation that defines Sam Smith's signature sound on ballads like 'Stay With Me,' delivering maximum headroom and clarity.

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Fender Deluxe Reverb

The Deluxe Reverb's vintage clean headroom and built-in reverb create the intimate, spacious backdrop essential to Sam Smith's stripped-back arrangements, offering slightly less power than the Twin but the same tonal clarity.

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Vox AC30

On its clean channel, the AC30 adds a slightly warmer, more colored character to Sam Smith's guitar tone compared to Fender amps, perfect for ballads requiring additional harmonic richness and vintage character.

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Boss CE-2 Chorus

This subtle chorus adds width and shimmer to arpeggiated parts in Sam Smith's arrangements, enhancing the spacious, lush quality of his sound while maintaining the clarity and cleanliness his vocal-forward productions demand.

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