"Leaving Hogwarts" on piano (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone)

[ZampaPiano]

I really love this song and, honestly, this is the best version I've heard of it on YouTube. Congrats, man!! :D

[DustinOfPersonality]

"Albus Severus Potter, you were named after two headmasters at Hogwarts, and one of them was a Slytherin, and he was the bravest man I ever known."

[Purplehp123]

I so wanna play this on the piano 'cause it just makes my eyes water whenever I hear this song..... OH WHY, OH WHY DOES IT HAVE TO END? :'(

[iHeartYou5000]

Words can't express how much I love this song. <3

[bassetts1899]

i want this played at my funeral

[ThePetrificusTotalus]

very good. I can play this too, but a shortened down version, bcs of the tutorial i followed. Can you make one? :D

[DoctorWhoCenter2010]

Can I use this for a video please? I'll give you credit :)

[ATHFguy]

Great. Now I got goosebumps. Thanks a lot.

[joysanwhoa]

brb crying an ocean

[happyLILwierdo]

Even though Harry technically has been over for four years, my mischief will never me managed.

[TheFreakboy48]

@happyLILwierdo it's not over. never.

[StarWarsFan786]

Done by ear eh?

[1taken]

@StarWarsFan786 Yep!

[StarWarsFan786]

@1taken Well, if that really is true (which i seriously doubt), BRAVO!

;-)

[1taken]

@StarWarsFan786 The video description is accurate and honest - this was mostly done by ear. So thanks! ;)

[krakeness]

I got chills from the first few chords. Therefore this piece gains my approval.

[merabet92]

Harry Potter will always be in my heart, and thank you for making my childhood magical <3

[tjdaniel194]

You're a wizard 1taken:-)

[nickjtuttle]

This video is a amazing and my me and many others cry. It'll hold a place in my heart forever. May you PRETTY PLEASE with a cherry on top respond and tell us the chords?

[1taken]

@nickjtuttle Glad you like it! That would be a lot of chords, though, and it'd be hard to describe when the chord changes are, and there are some parts that don't really even have a discernible chord...

[nickjtuttle]

@1taken I understand. Well thanks anyway for making true music. :)

[1taken]

Thanks for all the comments, folks. =) I finally saw Deathly Hallows Part 2 today, and this piece made me cry, too. Well, as close to crying as I've ever come during a film, at least. Haha.

[icecreamforpeace]

@Surferboyy4 "I'm not going home. Not really." <--- totally said that at the end of Deathly Hallows Pt. 2 when my parents told me we had to go home and I was sobbing from the epilogue.

[AwesomeSuperKids]

chills tears and clapping

[123FazZe]

you have the piano sheet music?? please i need for the love of God

[SnappyTune22]

@Mincho1994 I walked into the movie a child and out of it all grown up... sad to say but it's true.

[SnappyTune22]

I was literally doubled over, dry sobbing, making way too much noise during the epilouge. the guys next to me were quite annoyed but oh well..

[joshbowe100]

I cried 

[Meadowgirl1901]

Would you ever consider putting up a "How to Play" video for this? :)

[1taken]

@Meadowgirl1901 Sorry, I don't have a video camera. =(

[alsepang]

@1taken maybe some sheet music, if you could? this is a very good rendition. cheers!

[FatalNoodles]

@1taken ill give you one if i have to just for a tutorial

[doggieyo]

I teared up a bit.

[elsamso1]

Harry Potter turned out to be...SHUT UP YOU IDIOTS NOBODY WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT AN STUPID ILLEAGEL ONLINE MOVIE SITE

[Mincho1994]

I grew up with Harry Potter. I... I can't believe it's all...over.

Just like that...over.

[zeipodtouchguru]

Cry

[KingRamses1017]

I feel like crying :'(. I'm gonna miss Harry Potter.

[thedarkpoet26]

can anyone tell me where to find the sheet music (for the piano) of this song? please?

[Humour132]

AMG I CRIED.

IT'S OVER. AMG.

/wrist

[michellewarmerdam]

the fact they actually used it at the end of deathly hallows, omg, my life is complete now.

[Anieckieee]

This is beautiful <3

And I love the fact they played this during the epilogue, the film was more than awesome <3

[RedMist59]

@Anieckieee i started crying, it was great being with harry through all those years!

[frostysnowflake]

Utterly beautiful.

[xxlollylaurenxx]

omg, this is so beautiful. I've been playing piano for 8 years and could never play like that :)

[rachelstephanie96]

I am seriously going to cry at the end of Deathly Hallows Part 2 :'( This is amazing <3

[jordashXXX]

@rachelstephanie96 especially because this is the song they use at the end of the movie!

[rachelfrench1992]

@rachelstephanie96 I never cry in movies. Like, NEVER. And I was spewing all through this film. No lie. :P

[iTaLiAnBoYFrOmRoMe]

@rachelstephanie96 same D':

[eachy74]

I got chills hearing this. Thank you, sir.

[mardoggie2013]

I just cried. This is amazing!

[lisaolivant]

pleasepleaseplease make a tutorial, I would love to play this at my friends' funeral

[battlefieldpwn]

makes me cry

[battlefieldpwn]

please buy a camera and make a torurial

[battlefieldpwn]

@battlefieldpwn lol

[TheLilyanaShow]

Shame about no tutorial, but still, you play really well! :) I wish I could play by ear, but I have little patience hehe. Well done :)

[baracade234]

can you tell me what key this in and what chords you use??

[1taken]

@baracade234 It starts in A, eventually modulates to D, then ends up back in A again.  There are a lot of chords, though. =P

[baracade234]

@1taken ohhh thanks heaps, i spent an hour and a half last night figuring out a bit of it though i only got about 30 of the way in. ill keep trying to figure it out =D

[1taken]

@baracade234 That's the spirit! =D These things do take time, although they get easier as you do more and more of 'em. Just listen closely, experiment plenty, and be ready to do a lot of pausing and rewinding. Then post it when you're done!

[baracade234]

@1taken yeahh!! :D and when i post it if i did any wrong chords feel free to give me a heads up :)

[1taken]

@baracade234 For sure!

[binithejew]

Do you have a piano tutorial? I would love to learn this!

[1taken]

@binithejew Sorry, I don't have a video camera! =/

[binithejew]

@1taken aww ok. thanks anyways

[biancaamanda17]

so beautiful :) makes me cry.. literally!

[TheCtcns]

Can you do a tutorial please?

you're amazing!!!!

[TheCtcns]

This is amazing!!!

You're fantastic playing this song!!

You're the best!!!

[xVampireCandyx]

I reaaally hope this plays at the end of deathly hallows part 2! itd be amazing :'(

[TheCelestialTeacup]

@xVampireCandyx Are you a wizard?! O_o

[MsSonatine]

wow this really is amazing! is there a chance you can record this as a midi file aswell? I would love to play it!

[danquirke28]

This is honestly SO beautiful!, really wonderful, have you recorded it on as an mp3?? AMAZING!

[yonythemoony]

I hope Desplat uses this one in the epilogue but with a piano version with some strings

[happymmot1]

This is fabulous!! Where did you find the sheet music? I have been looking everywhere and cannot find it to buy. :(

[MsMur1]

this honestly made me cy.

[GeneralVariety]

YESYESYES!!!! I LOVE THIS!!! :')

[jordanb7624]

oh my god this is beautiful, you should continue doing harry potter soundtracks, i love this!!!!

[1taken]

@jordanb7624 Thanks! =D I'm currently working on "The Arrival of Baby Harry"!

[castmemberzack]

Request: Screamin.

Zack,

PS. Wow. I could only play the right hand by ear because 1. i hate left hand it just messes everything up when i play it. 2. Its to hard to figure out cords for left hand.

[1taken]

@castmemberzack Screamin' is a definite possibility...maybe it's time for me to record that one. Still needs some work, but I could do it...hmmmm...

Left hand stuff is definitely tricky. I often have a hard time figuring out things for my left hand to do. Getting the chords right, creating interesting (but non-distracting) textures, avoiding monotony, and being playable are all big factors, and sometimes I'm not real happy with one or more of those.