Have you heard of 40 FINGERS, the band that’s been making waves worldwide? They’ve gained a whopping 77.5 million views on YouTube and have hundreds of videos on Facebook with views ranging from 3 to 10 million.
This fantastic guitar quartet was formed in 2018. Each member brings a rich musical background and diverse experiences to the group. Together, 40 Fingers explores new sounds through fingerpicking, blending it with their unique style.
They offer an impressive repertoire of famous rock and pop songs cleverly arranged for four guitars, covering artists from Queen and Toto to Dire Straits and Eric Clapton, and from Astor Piazzolla to the Beatles.
On Christmas 2022, the group posted a video of their full live concert at the Cankarjev Dom in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The highly skilled guitarists of 40 Fingers performed 9 covers, with one of the highlights being a stunning acoustic guitar rendition of the classic Queen anthem “Bohemian Rhapsody.”
The talented quintet flawlessly captured the ever-changing vocals and melodies of Freddie Mercury’s iconic six-minute masterpiece.
The video of the performance got an abundance of positive feedback from viewers all over the world.
One YouTube viewer wrote, “Absolutely amazing… inspiringly beautiful every time I see you perform. It makes me smile to think of all the people and children your music has inspired to learn how to play all around the world.”
“I shut off my brain and just sat and LISTENED, eyes closed. And the beauty of your playing and the guitars mixed and wove soft white wings around me. When you stopped and I opened my eyes, and I realized tears were flowing down my cheeks and my lips were but I don’t remember smiling”, another shared his feeling.
“Then – the coolest thing of all, for a brief moment, Freddie was there, off to the side of you all and he was grinning that “I LOVE it” grin.”