Civilization IV - Baba Yetu (piano)

[logggge]

nice work

[RogerRoids]

fuck jesus

[33geishagirl]

I have no words to describe how well you play the piano!!!! Mad props dude!! H rock!

[Carocarolcarol]

no odien a esos 32 que pusieron dislike, solo eran sordos..y ciegos.

[peppythepivot]

rip megaupload

[Carocarolcarol]

DUDE, YOU ARE AWESOME. And the song, absolutely beautiful :')

[Ruarcs30]

Lol! Is it possible to get the sheets for this somewhere? I almost got it by ear, but i have problem whit getting the excact quints in the right hand, they sound awsome!

[newglarusbrewcrew]

Just bought the sheet music for this, epic!

[DackxJaniels]

Is this your own arrangement, or do you have sheets for it?

[LadyGameLyric]

You have immortalized a milestone for the video game industry.

[AhnLovesYou]

Sheet music:) yeah?

[IFAIFAnatic02]

Hmmmm... CHALLENGE ACCEPTED!!!



[MrWildancer]

nice...

[Loxeran]

May you have the notes of it?! I want to play it, too. =)

[Colijn10]

Awesome!

[EXterminator777]

nice one;d

[JPSpiller123]

I wish I could do this...I had so much fun playing Civ IV and this song brings back so many memories :)

[bluefire519]

so i have been searching for sheet music and just cant seem to find any. can you please give a link for sheet music if you used any? I want to actually purchase a legit copy for an event

[Gazekreal]

32 people lost in CIV

[Stiknin1234]

@ModistOne do you have sheet music for this song?

its amazing :D

[0tobsam0]

Is it a piano from YAMAHA ? sorry,my english is very bad

[BarrySTFUSrsly]

Holy crap. That was amazing.

[DreamFree777]

I love how close you stuck to the original! THANK YOU!

[titorotod]

Just sayin.. Make it downloadable in iTunes plz! Lol cause i Got used to this version and not the one with vocals

[DannyJS93]

This is pretty spectacular! :) Awesome! 

[Tumesst]

I think the ModistOne has won a cultural victory

He must be an Augustus Ceasar

[TheInfearnal]

Very nice cover of it, absolutely charming

[twosaibackbot]

I used to make jokes about the dislike bar, but then i took an arrow in the knee.

[ImJustACommenter]

best Baba yetu piano cover in youtube!

I disliked coz NO MIDI FOR THIS or piano tutorial :(

[loffegutt]

Midi for this please??? :)))

[ynotris]

31 people were killed by Montezuma :D

[pokemonde94380]

c'est fou ce que tu jopue bien!

[G4m31oI2d]

I want to here and see the original soundtrack on a spectacular concert! maybe a show?? and did you know that "baba yetu" is the "our father" in swahili? Awesom!!

[richensw]

Awesome

[seekingseaker]

Is this just the sheet music or did you add a little of something else to it too?

[punisher060387]

nailed it, nicely done

[IBiancoNeve]

Great!

[negerlul1]

Make a tutorial !!!

[Snibunna117]

at firts: in this case "too" is written with 2 "o"

but i should not be such a wise guy^^

how could 31 people klick the dislike button?!?

great job man, really great job

[lukeclews]

@Snibunna117 Don't TRY and be a wise guy. He is using 'to' correctly as it is short for 'towards'. A tribute 'towards' Christopher Tin.

[goodShinigami]

to fast, but respect

[LichexJenkins]

Fuck that was good^^

Love and respect!

[MultiThebay]

I can do that better! Here hold my beer!

[jonasoaz]

congratulations from Portugal. masterfully played

[GoodPieIs]

Not hating on your talent and creativity, because this is the epitome of Epic... but there's a wrong note at 1:23...*crowd boos*(at me)....-.-'

[TheItoff]

@GoodPieIs At the end of the description it says : "... so even though there were a few slips ups, I decided to just go with it."

[ScarecrowInfinity]

One word. Amazing.

[zockermaster3000]

I wish this Video never ended. Thanks! This so beatiful

[angryguythatedits]

This song actually sounds better on the keyboard than the piano. It's much harder to control the pedal on the piano. And of course the mandatory compliment for your spectacular playing.

[HaniiPuppy]

@angryguythatedits Nonsense, it's not harder to control the pedal on a piano. It's pretty much the same - the only difference (which actually makes it harder to control on a keyboard) is that the keyboard sustain pedal, not being fixed, tends to run away from you in complicated or fast songs.

[angryguythatedits]

@HaniiPuppy What I meant was that the keyboard produces a clearer sound than the piano since the sound is digitally produced, allowing it for greater precision with less effort than on a piano.

[Dragonul13D]

for this vid i have 2 questions :

1) why is on this vid a dislike button?

2) where is the EPIC button?

[IcyBlade3003]

The dislike button is a Ninja.. You know its there, but its invisible.

[Zylo587]

Could you give a link to the sheet music/piano tabs?

[xAvaxlanche]

This piece is absolutely beautiful and your playing absolutely does it justice, you're a fantastic piano player and this was really moving.^_^ I'm delighted that you have an MP3 of it listed, because it's definitely going on my ipod alongside the original version. Wish I could find sheet music as detailed as you're playing!

[2Pains1Love]

You sir, just rocks.... NO DESCRIPTION AVAILABLE

[sitecommerce]

MTF WTF OMG KAWABUNGA!!

[Pivotdiddyx]

my god my god what do i see here? i see beethoven reborn.

[princeofperiaByte]

on a scale from 1-10 i say...1000000000

nice job mate

[reofan0309]

凄い！

it's a great!

[kadonagaw]

this is done pretty well!

[Blahpuh]

Im singing this song for chorus and i loved the voice recording but when i heard this i just... i just lost it

ITS SO BEAUTIFUL

[pasky7777]

bad ass!!!

[kittiesmeowbitchh]

My marching band is playing this for our closer and may I say you're amazing.

[RedFireGreenThunder1]

Wonderful work.

[supergirl2648]

you are amazing i am soo shocked i have never seen anyone play this song that good :D

[peoplecookies]

@supergirl2648 *well

[mikerainbow11]

I like the sharper sound, personally. I can hear every change in pitch and every note.

[moosnum2]

its a crying shame youre playing it on the piano you are.... id love to hear this on a good ol concert grand

[Gamezilla00]

This is beautiful man

[LVDofTheUnderworld]

It's a bit fast, but other than that, it's beautiful :')

[MCGotyk]

This is Awesome!!

[kelly4187]

I've just finished my grade 4 piano and am practicing for my 5, and whenever I get despondent with with the errors in my performance and need a pick-up, I turn on this song and I feel, well, so damn Inspired.

Thank you. Really, thank you.

[raptor0clw]

This is pure awesomeness. I love it. (I also read your FAQ and liked that too).

Keep up the good work!

[EXterminator777]

VERY NICE WORK!

[MeteorMan05]

What keys are you playing in? Because the version I have starts in G then changes to D major. You're playing different notes.

[Niggo25]

@MeteorMan05 He plays by ear

[MeteorMan05]

@Niggo25 I know. But he still should know what key he's playing in. I could tell myself if the video wasn't so blurry.

[millenniumf1138]

@MeteorMan05 Watch his hands carefully. The piece does in fact start in G major and transition to D major before reverting back to G. When he gets to the part where it would be a tenor solo, his right hand index finger is on a G, which is the one at that point.

[MeteorMan05]

@millenniumf1138 Hrmm, true, but they're different notes than in the sheet music. That's why it's confusing me.

[millenniumf1138]

@MeteorMan05 The sheet music may not be in the right key then. The original was in G, so if the sheet music isn't in G then it is not true to the original piece.

[MeteorMan05]

He's not playing in G at first, there's a B flat in the melody with his right hand.

[millenniumf1138]

@MeteorMan05 It's in G throughout the beginning, tonally speaking. At least, when I match the tone on my own piano it sounds like a G major. He may have altered the settings on his keyboard to transpose his notes up a whole step, which I know is possible on the Yamaha DGX-520 Portable Grand (the keyboard he is playing on and my personal favorite). I'm not sure why one would do this though, as F has as many accidentals as G, unless it's just easier to play in F for some reason.

[millenniumf1138]

@MeteorMan05 That should have read "transpose his notes *down* a whole step" . . .

[MeteorMan05]

@millenniumf1138 ? What should have read?

[millenniumf1138]

@MeteorMan05 My previous reply (there's no edit feature on YouTube, so I had to amend my previous statement so I didn't look like an idiot. ;) ).

[Pappy55]

I'm going to rip this and mod it into Civ V

[fizfishfiz]

I am so jealous of you musical skill! That was amazing, like like like!

[nintendork64]

You know, whenever I'm feeling pissed off, I come back to this video and listen. I can honestly say that this is the only thing I've ever found that can completely wash away the anger like that. Just... WHOOSH! ... and it's gone.

Like Sweboii and DXRCecer, I keep coming back to this video because it's just so awesome. I want to thank you deeply for making this.

Something about this song just touches me in a way others can't.

[Tptaylor31]

This is fantastic. Excellent work!

[littlekuriboh21]

To the guy who made this video. I just want to let you know your awesome.

[forja123]

i know where the love button is under ba yetu from Civilization IV - Baba Yetu (piano)

[PandaAndWindmillTech]

Time to learn piano...

[thdude598]

fuckignm love

[Sweboii95]

I'm playing this over and over and over for the last week, and i believe i will for many more =D It's phenomenal <3

[DKRCecer]

@Sweboii95 You too? Damn!

[Gamezilla00]

Lol this is the only vid I like of baba yetu piano

[StkProdigee]

how come your videos are the only ones with amazing quality on the piano 

[broodjekaas13]

AWESOMESAUCE

[nintendork64]

I have no soul. And this still touched it.

Not many things can do that.

[coolbji]

@nintendork64 Same. Sold my soul to the devil for kudos.

[Gamezilla00]

Love this song so much!! Played it over millions of times through my life xD

[muibadah]

You really gave up classic piano playing for something this beautiful, so you can share it with the world... I'm glad that you even exist...

[bereta27]

simplement magnifique genial mec continu ..

[JkIaliasIshdowman]

ur a god

[thedumbasschannell]

i masturbated..

[JkIaliasIshdowman]

Awsome...

[JoshHVandy]

This is a 3 minute and 12 second video. 4 seconds in, my head exploded from sheer awesomeness.

[ic3cr4ck3r]

just.... awesome *-*

[logggge]

epic



[KoreanSDM]

Awesome +_+

[MrBubbles40]

I see the subscribe button, *click*. ^^

[Cyborg3669]

Just 1 Word to say:

beautiful :)

MFG

[SteaknShakeServer42]

I want to marry your hands. Just saying.

[zephyrus777]

what grade this song is like?

[ShizuokaDolphin]

Safe to hit Like before the video even starts? I think so. :)

[Linushz]

Sorry, but 360p not available for safety reasons.

[coolio0212]

Nice Playing.. It's really Aaaaawsome!!!!!

[rokcwi]

i watched this video last october and couldn't stop myself from looking for the piano score and practice until i basically memorized the whole score.. Thanks for such an inspiring video!!

[VulcanTrekkie45]

Any chance of getting a MIDI of this version/is there one around that I could find?

[ashadds]

guys someone has copied modistone,s work and uploaded a video as his own..thumb me so all of us can spam this copying fag..modistone,s baba yetu video copied..

watch?v=sR6iaqBQKiA

spam him if your a fan of modistone

[VtVbug]

The great thing is that it's relativity simple, and completely blows away any of my friends (the ones that play civ) when i play it.

[Fr3ddyKrgr]

Oh-ho key change mo-fo!!

[mghisi]

Very Nice! The way you play is so beautiful, amazing. Congratulations!

[itsjustme1020]

I have been taking lessons for the piano for six years and i can't play that good

How did u learn to play like that

[Icaurs389]

@itsjustme1020 When he made this video he had been playing for 12 years. And he has always played by ear.

[ftsHUNTSMAN]

You're not Black enough to pull it off, soz dude

[PatrickSmithPhD]

@ftsHUNTSMAN - Seriously? lol

[ivanasw1]

Cool guy.

[journalistgirl07]

Wow! 

[Wubblez10]

this brings back memories from my junior year when my choir sang this<3

[PatrickSmithPhD]

You are breathtakingly inspiring, maestro. Incredible.

[Darkxwolfxxx]

Wow ur really good man.

[SteaknShakeServer42]

Anyone know how to get this sheet music? Or if you have it can you email it like in a JPEG format for printing??? Thanks!

[yorickslang]

i remember i listented this on 11 sep 2008.

[FlutePlayerLovee]

Wow, that was amazing! You're very gifted!

[IcyBlade3003]

@GP850mAh I wrote that in my own language on facebook. Everybody thinks its a nice quote :)

[batteur841]

AMAZING Oo

[lewis121234]

I actually cried.

[anubis502502]

In some ways, this version is even more touching than the original.

[MrDorian1972]

Bravo super bien joué ^^



[TheAnimator40000]

Hello, I am a piano player too and I was wondering where you got the sheet music for this it is amazing!!!!

[JTProductionsChannel]

@TheAnimator40000 Hey, I'm a different user. This guy probably won't answer. But send me a PM and tell me your email, and I'll send you the sheet music. They will be in JPEG format, so you'll just have to print them.

[IcyBlade3003]

Dum... Dum.. Dum dum dum!! Dum dummhhh! This is amazing :)

[yourmen1]

@GP850mAh pojebany jestes

[th3nugget]

@TheOfficialDPRK CIV IV CAME OUT IN 2005

[joshuajb1234]

I like playing Civilization but this cover interest me more.. :D

[EastDurhamBoxer]

You are a god of music!

[legobyggerne1]

aah so good <3

[yshfdez]

Thanks for the mp3 and the recommendation of Christopher Tin!

[Valbuenium]

omg YES

[TheMADHOUSE68]

very good, you have talent mate :D

[sweinreich]

Wonderful

[PlasmaPrestige]

You have some real talent. Fantastic job. 

[PLmakaroni]

beautiful piece of work, starting at 1:12 it just blew my mind

[IcyBlade3003]

@PLmakaroni That sure is the best part. Also, what I love about videos like these, is that people don't trash talk or flame eachother. Videos like these are filled with peace, positive energy, harmony and everlasting friendliness!

[lucaslvarela]

Amazing!

[springbokk4life]

I read your FAQ but im not exactly sure how you record this? What program are you recording it with and what camera are you using in this video?

Answer much appreciated, i want the same sound quality.

[IcyBlade3003]

@GP850mAh Wow... That quote is like.. FANTASTIC!

[xXximperfecttxXx]

29 people are jealous or can't acknowledge talent.

[cleny217]

@xXximperfecttxXx Hell yea im jealous but still hit the like button cause my body wouldnt allow the mouse to go over the dislike button O.o

[xXximperfecttxXx]

@cleny217 lol

[sleepoversisters123]

i love it we learn it in choir in swahilli

[cleny217]

There a love button?

[DannySayChow]

this is amazing dude

[Ubermam]

Well scored and you seem to have a some skills with the piano, but I didn't like the way you played. You hit almost all notes way too hard and because of that it didn't sound that well to me. sry

[plzforgiveme987]

lkasjdlajflaflghlafahf U FCKKKINNN GOOOOOD

[Laratora]

I love this! good job!

[aznmaplemaster]

he plays with such passion the keyboards sways

[tildemark]

thanks for the mp3

[Maiizel]

So very skillfully played,

My hat off to you, sir.

[Montezadma]

29 people got nuked.

[567hurricane]

@Montezadma usually when i do its by ur username or catherine lol

[xalicakesx]

Feckin' love this.

[88madsnake]

OMG bro you play the piano so well, wowed me when i was watching this. well done :)