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  • best version

  • Are you a mathematician or physicist ? Your name HilbertSpace is what makes me wonder.

  • Holy Cow dude seriously...

  • This was so amazing. Did you play this by ear?

  • I'm definetly replaying this song........

  • this is amazing, ive pressed play so many times listening to it.love the style its in!

  • Please, would you upload the sheet music? I'd like to be able to play this!

  • That was Effortless and beautiful, very cliche, but its true.

  • This is Great finally someone who doesnt break the chords down and make them sound weird..

  • 0 people hate good music..

  • beautiful. best piano cover I've heard. finally I found someone that doesn't play it like a robot.

  • Perfect Performance. Greatings

  • Anyway I can get the sheet music for this? Beautiful arrangement

  • Very few songs can I listen to over and over. This is constantly on repeat. Well done man, keep it up.

  • very beautiful. Did you play/study this by ear or with sheet music?

  • beautiful

    

  • AND WE HAVE A WINNER!!!! BRAVO! (watched other videos too)

  • he kind of has the hair of the guy from five for fighting

  • been looking for this kind of cover. thank you for this one. beautiful, just beautiful.

  • this is very relaxing!

    was this by ear? i reali wnna learn this

  • Wow, you're amazing! I love your technique. I'd love to learn how to play like you some day. I do play, but I wish I could play that wonderfully. Keep it up, I admire your playing. You play with such emotional depth and it's my favourite Beatles song.

    Keep doing what you're doing man. I'll subscribe and maybe you'll give me confidence to post my playing on YouTube. :)

  • this is amazing

  • Great job! Love dat Bruce Hornsby poster in the back, good taste!

  • That was amazing, the best rendition of the song i've heard.

  • this is freakin beautiful!

  • this brought me close to tears.

    and despite the genuis of this song, it has never inspired me like you have.

  • I was searching Youtube for Bob Patin's version of this song. I was unable to find it and so I figured I'd just have to find some barely decent version and settle for that. Then I stumbled upon this. You have amazing talent, my friend. Truly a beautiful sound; you pull it off so expertly and in such a poetic way that I could replay this for hours and not get tired of hearing it. Well done!

  • @DjDirective

    Thank you! I actually have this running through a mixer and into Pro Tools. I added some light compression and reverb to the recording and then synced it up with the video later. Best of luck with your music!

  • I like your touch. It sounds profound and poetic.

  • @nunohide

    Thank you very much!

  • Very tasty voicings. I'm so stealing this. :D

  • @gnocchi142

    Thank you! Be my guest!

  • So far, out of all the piano versions, this one is the best so far. :3

  • Absolutely beautiful...leaves me breathless, speechless, peaceful and inspired. As a fellow musician I commend you--your talent is heartwarming, particularly the emotions you evoke through your sensitivity in playing--your amazing nuances/embellishments in chord structures/progressions. I am truly grateful for your sensitivity and care in performing this particular piece as it's a song of symbolism about racial tension in the US back in the 60's. Thx for tugging my "harpstrings." Bless you.

  • @autumnharp

    I am so glad that you enjoyed it. Thank you very much for your thoughtful comment.

  • Too bad there's no applause in the end of the video coz this he really deserves it. Great job!!!

  • @musicking22

    Thank you! [Takes bow.]

  • anybody can play the piano....but not everybody can put emotion behind those notes when they slowly caress those keys...and you sir do just that. I currently have goosebumps because of you, and I hope to one day play as beautifully as you do. Amazing job on a classic song :)

  • @niecey101

    Thank you for such a nice comment!

  • @HilbertSpace You are very welcome :)

  • this is great, its truly soothing to listen to, and a beautiful arrangement

  • @seabass888000

    Thank you very much!

  • I have to say, this is without a doubt one of the most beautiful things i have ever heard.

    Right at the begining when you began to play i cried, because not only is the music beautiful, but there is a beauty in seeing someone play music and feel it as well.

    Thank You!

  • @premedgurl

    Thank you so much for that lovely compliment. I am very happy that you enjoyed my version of this tune. Good luck with school!

  • @HilbertSpace Thank you, and good luck to you in all your endeavors.

    You are an amazing pianist and i can only hope to one day play the piano as you do.

  • @premedgurl

    Thank you! Best of luck to you as well!

  • your style reminds me of my dad's. thank you for this beautiful version.

  • @monsterbikeroot

    And thank you for your nice comment!

  • a lovely and calm version! (most are too fast)

    on what keyboard/amp is this played? thanks in adv.

  • @rbzzz

    Thank you! I'm playing a Yamaha P-90 electronic piano running into Pro Tools through a Mackie 1202-VLZ mixer. It got a little compression and reverb in Pro Tools.

  • do you have sheet music for this?!?!?!?!?!

  • @jcedrone1003

    I didn't transcribe my arrangement, but it came from improvising on the lead sheet found in the Hal Leonard Beatles fake book (which is a must have, in my opinion).

  • This deserves 1,000,000 views.

  • @KevinMcDonaldMusic

    Thank you. I really appreciate that.

  • best piano version of this on youtube to date. excellent 9/10

  • @MrGankles

    Thank you very much!

  • omg man! youre so amazing! this made me cry haha. congrats ;D

  • @eliasneto18

    Thank you!

  • youre awesome man, beautifully played

  • @locolope123

    Thank you very much!

  • awesome!!

  • @kk4u7777

    Thank you!

  • you have serious talent man

  • @timebomb925

    Thank you very much!

  • this is so beautiful....

    wow...just wow.

  • @lxia92

    Thank you! I'm so glad you liked it.

  • Really great version :) Also, do you study maths or physics? Your name seems to suggest so ;)

  • @EdBallMusic

    Thank you! And yes, I am a math and physics guy. I am working on a Ph.D. in cognitive science, but my bachelor's and master's degrees are in applied mathematics. Nice catch! How about you?

  • @HilbertSpace haha great! I'm just about to start a master's degree in physics.

  • @EdBallMusic

    Excellent! I hope you enjoy the process! (In my case, it seems as though I am still waiting for a dissertation topic to appear in a lighting strike of inspiration.)

  • @EdBallMusic

    By the way, I really like the videos you have posted. I especially love the broad range, from my favorite piece from Zimmer's "Gladiator" score to Sia ... and even Aphex Twin!

  • so i was kinda stressed when i was about to click on this, and when you started playing its as though my mind melted and i forgotten the stress....you did that :) your piano playing is very inspirational, and you put so much feeling into the song that a lot of performers lack. you are just phenominal....i could keep going on, but it would be too much, but you made my favorite song, and my day a whole lot better! :D thanks

    btw- im a piano player too :)

  • @fuzzy2413

    What a great compliment; thank you! I am glad that my version of this great tune helped out a little in bringing down your stress level! I am very happy that you enjoyed it.

  • beautiful man. I am a young piano player, and this totally inspires me to keep on learning and getting better. Seriously one of the best covers of blackbird I have heard. Keep up the good work!

  • @jmizner12

    Thank you very much! I am really happy that you enjoyed it. Best of luck with your music. Have fun!

  • <3 <3

  • @tinamachine

    ;)

  • i love that elton john poster in the back

  • @IamAsi94

    It's actually a Bruce Hornsby poster ... but I definitely like Elton, too!

  • @HilbertSpace lets just go with elton...

  • Fantastic rendition.

  • @theINSIGHTSchannel

    Thank you very much!

  • Wow, excellent! Seriously, I have been searching and searching for the perfect arrangement to walk down the aisle for my wedding next month. Can you tell me where to get the sheet music?

  • @latwinacoralynn

    Congratulations on your upcoming wedding!

    I am very happy that you enjoyed my rendition of "Blackbird." I did not transcribe my arrangement of it, since it was essentially improvised during the recording of the video. I did, however, base it on a lead sheet found in the Hal Leonard Beatles fake book (ISBN: 0881887579; it's available on Amazon).

    Thanks again, and have a great wedding!

  • Amazing. I love the moment when I'm going through 20 mediocre versions of cover songs and end up on "the" one.

    Keep it up! And thanks for suggesting the Fake Book. :)

  • @assmmonkey

    Thank you so much for your wonderful comment! (And I hope you find and enjoy that fake book!)

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  • you made your piano sing... suavecito !!!

  • @mjayne51

    Thank you!

  • beautiful rendition. thank you.

  • Wow. Thats awesome, its the best piano version I've ever heard.

    Could you possible do a tutorial? Or post the notes?

  • @RachelBriannePlatt22

    Thank you, Rachel! I'm really glad that you enjoyed it. I would love to be of more help with a tutorial, but my current camera setup prevents me from recording a decent one. As for the notes, I based my version on the lead sheet found in the Hal Leonard Beatles Fake Book (ISBN 0881887579), and I improvised the arrangement around that pretty much on the spot. I do recommend that book, though. It's a great source, and you're free to add your own flavor to the tunes.

  • @HilbertSpace Thanks! I actually am just learning to play piano really. I'm horrible so far lol. But I'm using youtube videos to help me. And Blackbird is my favorite song ever so I'd like it to be the first song I learn. But all the piano versions I find are so unemotional unlike the actual song, and yours is perfect!

  • @RachelBriannePlatt22

    That is a great compliment. Thank you! I certainly hope you enjoy learning to play, and I wish you luck. The most important thing of all is to have fun while you're doing it ... so have fun! (That "Blackbird" is your favorite song is a very good sign that you've "got music in you," so I think you're well on your way!)

  • @HilbertSpace Thank You! =)

  • Wow. Thats awesome, its the best piano version I've ever heard.

    Could you possible do a tutorial? Or post the notes?

  • Class mate, just got the regular version down, but this one pisses all over it. nice stuff. How can I learn this......

  • @vidington

    Thank you very much! Of course, it was not my intention to piss on anything in the process of making this video! Even so, it's a great compliment. Thank you.

  • That was absolutely gorgeous. Great job.

  • @SarahJane28x

    Thank you!

  • awesome expression...

  • @leohammondb3

    Thank you very much!

  • Hi EXCELLENT WORK DUDE!!! IT MAY BE A CHANCE IF YOU COULD SEND ME THIS GREAT SHEET MUSIC...! THANK´S A LOT!

  • Very DMB. 5 stars

  • @MinuteOfForever

    Thank you!

  • I wish I had this song on my phone.... Have a CD out yet? Would buy one forsure.

  • Thanks, man. That's a really nice compliment. No CD out, I'm afraid. I'm just a hobbyist now, although I would like to work more on music after I finish grad school.

  • Awesome! Best piano on youtube!

  • Thanks, David!

  • that was absolutely amazing, i envy your piano skills immensely!

  • Thanks, man! I'm really glad you liked it.

  • truly beautiful. I envy you and your playing skills ;)

  • Thank you so much. Happy New Year to you!

  • Wow man, my fav arrangement for this song so far, love the subtle jazzy feeling on it =D am a blues guitarrist (hobbist jeje) so jazz and blues sounds are my all time faves 5*s man!!

  • Thanks, man! I really appreciate the compliment.

    By the way, great job on Clapton's "Old Love." I've loved that tune ever since I heard the arrangement on his "Unplugged" album. Really nice tone you've got on it, with some tasty note choices to go along with it! (I even heard some bits in there that made me think of the solo in Funkadelic's "Maggot Brain," which is really cool.)

  • This is absolutely beautiful, thank you so much for sharing.

  • Thank you! I am so glad you enjoyed it.

  • new camera $500

    Keyboard Equipment $650

    This song: PRICELESS!!!!

    MAN NICE ARRANGEMENT!!!!!

  • Great comment! Thank you!

  • You're welcome[: Do you listen to anything on the radio now? LOL, That sounds SO corny. But i'm not calling you old or anything. :D

  • I actually don't listen to the radio too much these days, largely because I don't have much use for the format. Even so, I am always eager to get turned on to new music. There are a few songs from the top 40 that I like, even a few guilty pleasures, but not too many. I mostly stick to my existing iTunes stuff and occasionally add a few new songs here and there.

  • Do you know the song Fireflies by Owl City?(:

  • I have heard that one. It's good. The vocalist really reminds me of Ben Gibbard from Death Cab/Postal Service. The style is a little like Postal Service, too.

  • You should do an arrangement of that. ;DDD I've figured out the chorus of it on piano. But i don't think i can do anything more than that[x lol.

  • Oh My. This is phenomenal. I'm only 13& i love the way you did this arrangement. i would LOVE to have this sheet music. It's so pretty, and it just flows. Thank you so much for this[:

  • Thanks, Madison! I'm glad you liked it. I used a "fake book" (which reproduces just the chords and melody of a song) and improvised the arrangement based on it, so there is no precise sheet music for this version of it. Your ear will probably be the best guide. Thanks for your nice comment!

  • First time I"ve heard this kind of arrangement. Very nice!

  • Thank you very much!

  • This is so beautiful thank you

  • Thank you!

  • Honestly, I would love to buy the arrangement that you made on sheet music! It's phenomenal!

  • Thank you very much! I wish I had some sheet music for you, but I was just winging it on this one.  I'm really glad you liked it!

  • Absolutely beautiful! Where did you get that sheet music? I'd love to play that song!

  • Thank you! The sheet music I based this version on was a lead sheet in the Hal Leonard Beatles fake book, which is a great collection of songs.  As with most lead sheets, though, the arrangement is up to the player, and I just kind of winged it with what wound up on this video. I certainly recommend that fake book, though.

  • I always thought this song would sound awesome on a piano, it blew my mind how much this sounded exactly as i imagined it would on a piano. While youre clearly techincally very skilled, you have such a fantastic grasp on what just sounds good on a piano, it was absolutely beautiful.

  • Thank you for such a great compliment. Thank you also for letting me know that my version lined up well with what you heard in your "mind's ear," which is a great place to experience music.

  • Do you have your arrangement available on sheet music?

  • wow you have a great feel!!

  • Thank you! I'm really glad you liked it.

  • I really like this one too! I can only play this on guitar but i think i like it on piano much better!

  • Thank you! Beatles songs are great on any instrument, I think. Thanks for watching!

  • This is beautiful! A perfect arrangement!

  • Thank you so much! I am very happy that you enjoyed it.

  • This is excellent, really love it.

  • Thank you!

  • excelente interpretacion, gracias!

  • ¡Muchas gracias!

  • you are amazing! i am so glad you posted these videos for others to enjoy!  i look forward to seeing more from you!

  • Thank you! It's great seeing you on here, too (I love the Christmas bit). Keep putting videos up! I hope all is well in (sort of) sunny CA.

  • Transcription maybe?

  • It was an extemporaneous arrangement, so I'm afraid I didn't write anything down.

  • Wow. You were talking of my arrangements?! This arrangement is perfect. It was so good it gave me chills. I'm putting it on my video log.

    Fil

  • Wow, thanks, man. That's a great compliment. By the way, I must have watched/listened to your cover of "Vanishing" 100 times now. You really nailed it.

  • I've been listening to this all day. Really beautiful. If there is a chance to make another video of this so we could see both hands at work, it would be just great. I'm trying to learn to play it the way you do but it's a bit difficult just by ear. Love your work.

  • Thank you so much. I have yet to figure out a way to position the camera for a good view of the keyboard (this was, in fact, the first video I ever shot). But if I ever do another version of this song, I'll certainly try to shoot it with a better view. Thanks for watching and listening!

  • wow this really is beautiful. it does just make you feel good lol such a nice song. great job!!!

  • Thank you! I'm really glad you enjoyed it.

  • beautiful!

  • Thank you!

  • wow, abseloutly gorgeous. thanks for posting.

  • Thank you so much!

  • Oh wow. That felt so good just to watch it. Your dynamics are incredible. THANKS FOR POSTING !

  • And thank you for such a nice comment. You made my day!

  • it helps alot in your life, great cover <3

  • Grazie mille!

  • every time i play this vid it blows me away.

    just perfect.

  • Completely agree with the previous comment. I looked all over for someone to get the attitude and feeling of Blackbird because nobody could seem to get it right...but you nailed it. Fantastic job.

  • Thank you! I'm really glad you liked it. I wasn't sure what to do with this video; I left it "private" for over a year and a half before deciding to share it, so it is really nice to see that some people have found it and enjoyed it.

  • Best version so far. Have you put it on paper, would love to get a copy.

  • Thank you! I really appreciate the compliment. This was an improvised arrangement, so I'm afraid that I don't have it written down. I had been leafing through the Hal Leonard Beatles fake book just prior to recording this, though, and this one stuck in my head. It's hard—no, impossible—to pick a favorite Beatles tune, but this is certainly one of them for me.

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