This is the best tutorial ever. Overhead shot. Switch back and forth between normal speed and slow motion so we don't lose track of what we are doing and SIMPLE, direct talk.
I've been playing piano for over 4 years now. Im 14 years old and I absoulutly LOVE your tutorials. Their simple. Shawn Cheeks may be simple but he never really teaches you the whole thing and he's a little to quick. Thank you for the tutorials. Thanks to you, pianojohn113, I know over 20 Beatles songs. P.S- Could you learn how to play tears in heaven by eric clapton, I love that song and I've been dying to learn it. Other people did tutorials but they go way to fast. Thanxs. Love your videos.
@singeroftheages Very glad yo ulike them, thanks! Congrats to you on doing so well on the piano at 14 years old. It's good to know you enjoy the same songs that I do. I'll try to get to that Clapton song at some point soon!
i love your work you help me so much but i only have a keybord so i get anoyded when you go to the low b with both finger like the whole octive so if you could it would be great if you could put more of thease keyboard style songs they help alot thx
This is fantastic! Could you perhaps do a tutorial of the piano parts Billy Preston plays throughout the entire song? I think it's just a couple chords at the end of each verse. Thanks John!
@DTGninja Yes - that was supposed to be my next project when I did this video all those years ago, and never got around to it. It's a great keyboard song, a lots of fun to ad-lib.
Maaan you're amazing! I've been looking for several piano lessons and you appear everywhere! I was like this O: when I saw this one xD You're an amazing piano player (:
Maaan you're everywhere! I mean.. I've been looking for several piano lessons and you have like everything I've been looking for! You play fantastic (: Thanks a lot!
Its not so much the notes but the feel and flavor in which Billy Preston played it..personally speaking...white people jsut dont have the feel to play that solo right.
Nice job, but you've got one thing wrong. On the roll down through the D7 9, the first time, you've got the ending right with an e and f#. However, the second time he rolls down, the last two notes are f NATURAL and f#. Have a listen to the actual recording again. Its pretty clear that the f natural is there.
@johntsunami It's a difficult roll, but you'll get it. Go slower at first, then work your way up. Remember, you're playing a solo by Billy Preston, so it takes a bit of work to get it just right!
hi, me and my band are trying to do a cover of this :) i'm lead guitar but i'm trying to learn this aswell so we can do the whole song :) great lesson thanks
you are great pianojohn! I was wondering if you might lend your expertise to teaching a few of the riffs billy used when he played with the stones live...esp. on the "love you live" album from late 70's...It would be so great if I could just get some kind of feel for it,,,thanx again!
@jamesmykal Glad you liked it! Billy Preston's riffs were some of the best I've heard. He could really turn a chord inside out. I'll check out that live version, thanks for the heads up.
Do you have a tutorial for different blues rolls & fills for piano & B3? That's what I'm looking for... do it in C or G, & I can transposed to other keys. Just looking for different ideas. Thanks again!!
Pianojohn113...I just want to thank u for all this tutorials...you are like my inspipration to learn how to play piano...and i already learn this keyboard solo of course from the beatles..and i satrted to learn desperado by eagles...do you think is good for a beginner like me?...thank you so much..for all the work put in this videos...Sorry for my english ok take care have a nice week
I'm glad you enjoyed it.. Desperado can work for a beginner, as long as you're comfortable with 4-note chords. It's slow enough where it shouldn't be too hard to learn.
k i've been in music theory I this semester and still can't understand why people keep saying 9th intead of just saying 2nd just never got it. :( nice work though billy preston rip!
While the 9th and 2nd are the same notes in a chord, the 9th is normally played as the top note included with the 3rd, and the 2nd is usually played next to the root without the 3rd. This is not always true, but it may help you understand the difference somewhat.
hey piano john, thx for adding my video. You tutorial is great as well..Every one could play that solo after following your lesson and with some practice.
I tried to show how does it sound in a live set :D
DUUUDE!!! that is soooo fricken' cool. I think you just saved me like years of work, and I'm serious. Beautifully well thought out explanation. Thank you, awesome.
pianojohn113 you are the man thanks so much for doing all these vids i just found your channel and im learning so much already i can like never find good piano sheet music and when i do i get so bored cause i hate reading it cause im not good at that this is so much better thanks
Your video tutorials have showed me just how shitty my own piano playing is. I can't learn these at all. You have some serious talent, and I am definitely jealous. lol :D
These lessons are amazing! I'v been playing piano for a week and I can play this... that's how good these are! keep em' up! Beatles are my favorite band
Hey John, just wondering, were you with the Beatles when they were active??? cause u seem very very good at playing lots of their songs...wish i could play like that...
WOW did this ever save me time!!! Had a gig that came up last minute and it would have taken me a while to learn this, THANKS A BUNCH!!! Do you ever post any sessions about the theory behind the licks or the artists you cover?
thank you thank you thank you!! i've been trying to figure this out forever, but i can't play by ear very well. now when i play Get Back it sounds awesome with the keyboard solo!
It's up now. As you will probably tell, i made a mistake in the second half and cut it out. It sounds really bad. And i missed the last chord at the end. Nice to talk to you. your vids are an inspiration to all!
Thanks sooo much! I practiced it for a couple hours...I'll be performing it tonight at a gig. Hopefully someone will be video taping it so I can post.
Unfortunately they forgot the camera, but the gig went great and I got to wow people with that solo. Thanks for your help. I adjusted it slightly so it's a bit easier to play for people that do not have a lot of technical skill. I think I may post my version at some point. Can't wait to see more of your stuff.
THANK YOU!! We are covering 'Get Back' in my band and although I mostly play guitar, I play keyboard for a couple of songs, and have been looking for this solo to add to our version. Man! the guys aint gonna know what hit em next rehearsal! I cant thank you enough...we also do 'Revolution' Any chance you could post that? ;)
Glad to do it! I'd never seen this one taught anywhere, so it seemed like a good idea. And audiences love it, too. They're always blown away by it, and that's a credit to Billy Preston's abilities.
thanks for posting this video it sounds really good! i love this song! but i was wondering if you have any sheet music for this could you possibly post it?? the tutorial is really helpful but its hard for me to go straight from the computer to the piano if you know what i mean.
I tripped on to it a few days ago and can't tell you how many times I've watched it. Amazing! You've got some golden ears there my friend - to be able to discern what Billy was playing with such precision. Fantastic job! Speaking of electric piano solos in Beatle songs, how about taking a crack at the electric piano solo in "Revolution" that was played by Nicky Hopkins? That would be a real gas!Thanks again for this (and all your other hard work).
Know what? It'd be great if you started off your vidoes with playing the song as a whole, uninterupted. That makes things easier when trying to catch a melody in what you're playing. So, first play the tune from start to fin and then break it up into easy to digest piecies like you've done so far. Just a tip, 'cause that kinda bugged me. Sebastian
With your help, I can now play with my band "Martha my dear" and "Get Back". Can you post a video for the "Revolution" short keyboard solo ? That would be great with your fantastic ear !
Yes, actually that short piano part is excellent, and I think was done by Billy Preston as well. I'll try to get something done on that. Thanks for the comment!
John, thank you very much to consider my request. I'm just a little frog (french!) and appreciate a lot your lessons (I performed yesterday "A day in the life" and, with your help again, I surprised my band ! Please keep on and give us such good Beatles (or whatever you like to learn us) vibrations :-) Olivier
I leaned it,i still have to get the rhythm down better, and get it up to speed, i am now started to work on "A Day In The Life" another great song,i think if you did'nt post the "Get Back" solo i would of not have leaned it,the song books i have don't show the solo, even if they did nothing like to see how it's is played, thank's again,hope to see more of your video's, P.S, do you do any of "The Doors" songs, if you do i would love to lean there songs
Yes, Funeral for a Friend has a great intro and is a little bit long to try to teach on a video, but I love that song and I'll see if I can get something done on that.
Thanks for all these helpful video lessons. After working at them for a while they work out well. It's a great way to learn. Got any help for the solo for Don't Let Me Down. Thanks.
Well, for this solo part, Billy Preston just played a right hand part.. The band backed him up, but from the vids I've seen of it he did not include a left hand. If you want to add the left, you can play octave bass notes on the beat (it's just an A followed on the "chord change" by a D), or octaves with the 5th added between. That's worked for me in the past.
Some people have asked for that one, but it's actually one of the more difficult ones to learn (and teach on a video). I might put it up anyway, though, so stay tuned!
I know why it's so difficult: it was recorded at half-speed and played back at double speed (at which we know it now) at the actual recording but neverless you can try to play it. If you slow the music down by half you'll hear a normal piano sound and speed.
This was originally from a video I used to have of Billy Preston singing "Get Back" with his own backup group.. I got the white book about a year ago and was then able to correct some errors I'd made, so this is a combination of the video, the white Beatles book, and just listening to it.
This is the best tutorial ever. Overhead shot. Switch back and forth between normal speed and slow motion so we don't lose track of what we are doing and SIMPLE, direct talk.
m00n69 2 weeks ago
@m00n69 Glad you liked it, thanks. :-)
pianojohn113 2 weeks ago
muy bueno mi amigo si podras hacer todo el video tutorial de la cancion ? un saludos desde ecuador
davo190890 2 months ago
@davo190890 Gracias, amigo. Me gustaría hacer toda la canción pronto, si tengo el tiempo para hacerlo! Saludos a usted en Ecuador!
pianojohn113 2 months ago
I wish you were my real life piano teacher.
Oh wait, you are.
corydonald1 2 months ago in playlist Beatles tutorials
I've been playing piano for over 4 years now. Im 14 years old and I absoulutly LOVE your tutorials. Their simple. Shawn Cheeks may be simple but he never really teaches you the whole thing and he's a little to quick. Thank you for the tutorials. Thanks to you, pianojohn113, I know over 20 Beatles songs. P.S- Could you learn how to play tears in heaven by eric clapton, I love that song and I've been dying to learn it. Other people did tutorials but they go way to fast. Thanxs. Love your videos.
singeroftheages 3 months ago
@singeroftheages Very glad yo ulike them, thanks! Congrats to you on doing so well on the piano at 14 years old. It's good to know you enjoy the same songs that I do. I'll try to get to that Clapton song at some point soon!
pianojohn113 3 months ago
@pianojohn113 Thanks very much
singeroftheages 2 months ago
Have you got notes on papers or on a pdf? Thanks :-) for the video!
DerFridinger 5 months ago
@DerFridinger I don't have them written down on a digital file, at least not yet. Glad you like the vid!
pianojohn113 5 months ago
@DerFridinger I have them if they're still useful to you...
rafaj2190 5 months ago
i love your work you help me so much but i only have a keybord so i get anoyded when you go to the low b with both finger like the whole octive so if you could it would be great if you could put more of thease keyboard style songs they help alot thx
musicforlife70 6 months ago
This is fantastic! Could you perhaps do a tutorial of the piano parts Billy Preston plays throughout the entire song? I think it's just a couple chords at the end of each verse. Thanks John!
DTGninja 7 months ago
@DTGninja Yes - that was supposed to be my next project when I did this video all those years ago, and never got around to it. It's a great keyboard song, a lots of fun to ad-lib.
pianojohn113 7 months ago
Maaan you're amazing! I've been looking for several piano lessons and you appear everywhere! I was like this O: when I saw this one xD You're an amazing piano player (:
yadreppirt 8 months ago
@yadreppirt Glad you found me, and that you like the vids! :-)
pianojohn113 8 months ago
Maaan you're everywhere! I mean.. I've been looking for several piano lessons and you have like everything I've been looking for! You play fantastic (: Thanks a lot!
yadreppirt 8 months ago
Its not so much the notes but the feel and flavor in which Billy Preston played it..personally speaking...white people jsut dont have the feel to play that solo right.
RichTancredi 8 months ago
@RichTancredi thats not rascist at all.....
johntsunami 6 months ago
Nice job, but you've got one thing wrong. On the roll down through the D7 9, the first time, you've got the ending right with an e and f#. However, the second time he rolls down, the last two notes are f NATURAL and f#. Have a listen to the actual recording again. Its pretty clear that the f natural is there.
bmaugust61 9 months ago
@bmaugust61 Yes, an F natural will work there too instead of an E.
pianojohn113 9 months ago
when i try to do the first solo down. my index finger keeps hitting the d. so frustrating
johntsunami 9 months ago
@johntsunami It's a difficult roll, but you'll get it. Go slower at first, then work your way up. Remember, you're playing a solo by Billy Preston, so it takes a bit of work to get it just right!
pianojohn113 9 months ago
hi, me and my band are trying to do a cover of this :) i'm lead guitar but i'm trying to learn this aswell so we can do the whole song :) great lesson thanks
BobbynThLucidity 10 months ago
Could you record this as a midi file?it would be so much easier to learn that way
cast390 11 months ago
@cast390 I don't really have a way to make a file conversion, but if anyone else wants to do it, that's fine with me.
pianojohn113 11 months ago
@cast390 check out D W Barnes midi site. he has a good version of this. Like note for note
MtzUglyDuck 10 months ago
@pianojohn113 yep, really. i jammed it yesterday with some friends, it sounded SO cool with the solo! dude you're awesome!
Pouliot27 1 year ago
omg THANK. YOU.
Pouliot27 1 year ago
great video! now i know how to do it!
loriaer 1 year ago
ohh yaaaa this solo gets me dancin so much tanks yo!
MoMerks 1 year ago
OMFG THANK U SOOOOOOOOOO MUCH
MoMerks 1 year ago
My sincere thanks John. I've just put this all to sheet music to play in my BTEC national diploma tomorrow.
theflyingmusician1 1 year ago
@theflyingmusician1 Great! I hope it went well. :-)
pianojohn113 1 year ago
Hey John, which do you like better john or paul. Or should i say whos music of the 2 do you like listening to/ playing?
tripleacesofspades 1 year ago
@tripleacesofspades I like them both, just depends on my current mood, I guess.
pianojohn113 1 year ago
@pianojohn113 Yeah Pauls is always more Loose and Carefree And johns is more tense and serious and tight. At least thats what i hear
tripleacesofspades 1 year ago
Amazing! thanks!
Thebealdhead 1 year ago
That's great, John. Looking forward to it!
Thanks again for taking the time to do this.
bryanpersaud 1 year ago
Thanks so much for this, John. Can you show how Billy does the rit. chord arpeggios Billy uses during the break?
bryanpersaud 1 year ago
@bryanpersaud Yes, in fact I should have probably done those when I made this video.. just forgot. I'll try to post something on that soon.
pianojohn113 1 year ago
hey, i was just wondering, what would be the best beatles song for a beginner to learn first?
pandui 1 year ago
@pandui The best Beatles song to learn from the ones I have posted would probably be Hey Jude, and possibly Golden Slumbers.
pianojohn113 1 year ago
@pandui or you could learn imagine instead very easy and awesome to play
TBrb09 1 year ago
LAG
MrCubfan415 1 year ago
Bello!
cordapazza 1 year ago
can you make a tutorial for im happy just to dance with you.
pleassseeee.
valeriaisblitz 1 year ago
you are great pianojohn! I was wondering if you might lend your expertise to teaching a few of the riffs billy used when he played with the stones live...esp. on the "love you live" album from late 70's...It would be so great if I could just get some kind of feel for it,,,thanx again!
jamesmykal 1 year ago
@jamesmykal Glad you liked it! Billy Preston's riffs were some of the best I've heard. He could really turn a chord inside out. I'll check out that live version, thanks for the heads up.
pianojohn113 1 year ago
Omg THANK YOU
AGAIN I IMPRESSED MY FRIENDS =) YAY!?!?!?!?!?
YOU THE BEST
grantlockwood98 1 year ago
@grantlockwood98 Hey, impressing your friends is the best reason for learning this solo, right! :-)
pianojohn113 1 year ago
dude!! thanks so much!!
yugimotta 1 year ago
You're very welcome! Enjoy. :-)
pianojohn113 1 year ago
Thanks for postin this! These videos are great they really help a lot!
codered003 2 years ago
Glad they helped!
pianojohn113 2 years ago
good stuff man... thanks for the help! CHECK OUT MY MUSIC
:)
JACOB JEFFRIES BAND
JacobJeffriesBand 2 years ago
Great tutorials PianoJohn!!!
Do you have a tutorial for different blues rolls & fills for piano & B3? That's what I'm looking for... do it in C or G, & I can transposed to other keys. Just looking for different ideas. Thanks again!!
BRugburn58 2 years ago
Thanks! I don't have a tutorial for any of those yet, but I may add a few if I have some time.
pianojohn113 2 years ago
WOW...can send me the sheet music please?
136valeria 2 years ago
Great video for a Magic solo. I'm trying to get it here,thanks john :D
MrIlluminati 2 years ago 2
Pianojohn113...I just want to thank u for all this tutorials...you are like my inspipration to learn how to play piano...and i already learn this keyboard solo of course from the beatles..and i satrted to learn desperado by eagles...do you think is good for a beginner like me?...thank you so much..for all the work put in this videos...Sorry for my english ok take care have a nice week
DKlassicsG 2 years ago
I'm glad you enjoyed it.. Desperado can work for a beginner, as long as you're comfortable with 4-note chords. It's slow enough where it shouldn't be too hard to learn.
pianojohn113 2 years ago
k i've been in music theory I this semester and still can't understand why people keep saying 9th intead of just saying 2nd just never got it. :( nice work though billy preston rip!
beatleb07 2 years ago
While the 9th and 2nd are the same notes in a chord, the 9th is normally played as the top note included with the 3rd, and the 2nd is usually played next to the root without the 3rd. This is not always true, but it may help you understand the difference somewhat.
pianojohn113 2 years ago
hi can you make a cover of money or slow down please??
beatlekid1941 2 years ago 7
@beatlekid1941 YO ill slow it down and post it for yall
MoMerks 1 year ago
hey piano john, thx for adding my video. You tutorial is great as well..Every one could play that solo after following your lesson and with some practice.
I tried to show how does it sound in a live set :D
thelonious76 2 years ago
Well, it sounded great, nice job, well done. That was a really good performance of the song.. you guys have some chops in that band! Excellent!
pianojohn113 2 years ago
Very nice! A lot of thanks to you, my friend. Learned this in 10 minutes, and it was just what I needed for our band :-) thank you!
JesperL01 2 years ago
Hey, nice job learning it so quickly.. Glad it helped you!
pianojohn113 2 years ago
HOW did u do that??
Spinstixking007 2 years ago
I learned this in about an hour thanks to you man you should consider selling these videos
danjm11111 2 years ago
Glad it was helpful, danjm!
pianojohn113 2 years ago
i love the beginning.
spngebob1237 2 years ago
DUUUDE!!! that is soooo fricken' cool. I think you just saved me like years of work, and I'm serious. Beautifully well thought out explanation. Thank you, awesome.
sidthinker 2 years ago
Cool! Glad you liked it, and that it was helpful.
pianojohn113 2 years ago
too fast for me but you are soo good!
cblasko139 2 years ago
Thanks! This one just takes a little extra work and practice.. well worth it, though!
pianojohn113 2 years ago
i love you.
bacofishtaco 2 years ago
Man I need to talk with you, please message me .
fidelgutiz 2 years ago
pianojohn113 you are the man thanks so much for doing all these vids i just found your channel and im learning so much already i can like never find good piano sheet music and when i do i get so bored cause i hate reading it cause im not good at that this is so much better thanks
abcccccdd 2 years ago 4
Your video tutorials have showed me just how shitty my own piano playing is. I can't learn these at all. You have some serious talent, and I am definitely jealous. lol :D
kelmac72 2 years ago 3
By coincidence I was just intending to learn this solo and stumbled on this. It wld have taken me ages and this is great - clear and accurate. Thnx.
sludgefingers 2 years ago
this guy is azome!!! :) i really love how he explains and how he plays!!!!!!! :p
hughin1 2 years ago
Thanks!
pianojohn113 2 years ago
haha your welcome i hope some day i play like that (sorry for my english) your great and that song is fantastic!
hughin1 2 years ago
brillaint piece. I have been trying to figureout the piano intro to joe Cocker Unchain my Heart. its great Anyone out there to help?
cldg51 2 years ago
Hello, many many thank's, check my channel, there's me playing this piano solo, I learn seen your video, thankyou again!!!
CHARLYBLACKBIRDS 2 years ago
Thank you for the tutorials!
Finally I can play it
iuisss 2 years ago
You're very welcome! Enjoy. :-)
pianojohn113 2 years ago
I've seen a lot of your tutorials. They're awesome, but one I havn't seen is Back in the ussr. Would be great to learn that one too.
Martin53915 2 years ago
You're awesome!!! You have no idea how grateful I am for all of your piano tutorial! I'm a big fan of yours! Thank You !!!
007islander 2 years ago
Glad to do it for you! This is a fun one to play, isn't it? :-)
pianojohn113 2 years ago
the second roll is -> a f# d
forrestwyatt 2 years ago
These lessons are amazing! I'v been playing piano for a week and I can play this... that's how good these are! keep em' up! Beatles are my favorite band
ChoochProductions 2 years ago
Hey John, just wondering, were you with the Beatles when they were active??? cause u seem very very good at playing lots of their songs...wish i could play like that...
PrinceLornie 2 years ago
WOW did this ever save me time!!! Had a gig that came up last minute and it would have taken me a while to learn this, THANKS A BUNCH!!! Do you ever post any sessions about the theory behind the licks or the artists you cover?
pianoman1112 3 years ago
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pianoman1112 3 years ago
thank you thank you thank you!! i've been trying to figure this out forever, but i can't play by ear very well. now when i play Get Back it sounds awesome with the keyboard solo!
racher7 3 years ago
That's great, I'm glad it helped!
pianojohn113 3 years ago
You are a wizard! Thanks for all the great Beatles lessons.
cinci1962 3 years ago 3
Hey, pianojohn!!! i finally got this! you need to check it out its going to be on my youtube shortly.
nmzanie 3 years ago
Cool! Let me know when it's posted.
pianojohn113 3 years ago
It's up now. As you will probably tell, i made a mistake in the second half and cut it out. It sounds really bad. And i missed the last chord at the end. Nice to talk to you. your vids are an inspiration to all!
nmzanie 3 years ago
I learned this in like 5 hours just to get it right
lennonfan123 3 years ago
maybe in a hundred years i'll play it like u do
wer1971 3 years ago
that was amazing
stupidcrapcanyonlake 3 years ago
THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH!!!
Dratini999 3 years ago
Great video very clear on how to play it. If you could, could you do the same with the solo for Don't Let Me Down. Thanks
magabryszak 3 years ago
Wow, this is actually way easier to play than it seems. Great tutorial, as always.
omarmorek 3 years ago
Okay! Great one. I'm working on it. Do you think you could do the same for the Lynard Skynnard solo in "Things Goin' On"?
Very grateful for this vid.
Thanks.
sexmoron 3 years ago
Very good video, like all the others you make!
Wasn't half as hard as I thought, but would have been much harder without you help:)
henrikgt91 3 years ago
Bravo..!!!
I'll do as soon with my group.. you are great..!!!
I hope to post a video response of get back live..! ;-)
Ciao ciao!
DocJacky 3 years ago
Just wondering, why was your piano half closed?
Kakarot21591 3 years ago
It wasn't closed, the camera angle was just too far forward. I'd used a different camera stand on that one while I made adjustments to the original.
pianojohn113 3 years ago
Thanks sooo much! I practiced it for a couple hours...I'll be performing it tonight at a gig. Hopefully someone will be video taping it so I can post.
tvseal0001 3 years ago
Hope it went well! Did anyone tape it?
pianojohn113 3 years ago
Unfortunately they forgot the camera, but the gig went great and I got to wow people with that solo. Thanks for your help. I adjusted it slightly so it's a bit easier to play for people that do not have a lot of technical skill. I think I may post my version at some point. Can't wait to see more of your stuff.
tvseal0001 3 years ago
Yes, the solo always goes over well with audiences.. I think they don't expect the keyboardist to play it.
Too bad it wasn't taped.. But do post your own version, that would be great!
pianojohn113 3 years ago
THANK YOU!! We are covering 'Get Back' in my band and although I mostly play guitar, I play keyboard for a couple of songs, and have been looking for this solo to add to our version. Man! the guys aint gonna know what hit em next rehearsal! I cant thank you enough...we also do 'Revolution' Any chance you could post that? ;)
You're keeping England rocking!
Best Wishes.
BaronBeau73 3 years ago
Glad to do it! I'd never seen this one taught anywhere, so it seemed like a good idea. And audiences love it, too. They're always blown away by it, and that's a credit to Billy Preston's abilities.
pianojohn113 3 years ago
what about the two bar pickup after "..get back to where you once belong.."?
jrmusickid 3 years ago
Didn't do that part, you're right... If I get around to it, I'll add it to a tutorial.
pianojohn113 3 years ago
thanks for posting this video it sounds really good! i love this song! but i was wondering if you have any sheet music for this could you possibly post it?? the tutorial is really helpful but its hard for me to go straight from the computer to the piano if you know what i mean.
thanks! your an awesome piano player!
melina124 3 years ago
Thanks Melina.. I don't have the sheet music, unfortunately.. Sorry about that!
pianojohn113 3 years ago
John - This is just GREAT!
I tripped on to it a few days ago and can't tell you how many times I've watched it. Amazing! You've got some golden ears there my friend - to be able to discern what Billy was playing with such precision. Fantastic job! Speaking of electric piano solos in Beatle songs, how about taking a crack at the electric piano solo in "Revolution" that was played by Nicky Hopkins? That would be a real gas!Thanks again for this (and all your other hard work).
best regards,
Yanni
yannif 3 years ago
Thanks Yanni! This is my favorite Beatles solo, so I'm glad you're enjoying it too.
The Revolution solo was supposed to be up there with this one, but I never got around to it.. Thanks for the reminder!
pianojohn113 3 years ago
YOU KICK ASS!
michaelwalsh1234 4 years ago
Thanks! :-)
pianojohn113 3 years ago
If you do pick up a little van halen on here, could you do a tut on slippery when wet?
i have alwaies wanted to learn it.
yeps8 4 years ago
I'll add it to the list. Thanks.
pianojohn113 3 years ago
Know what? It'd be great if you started off your vidoes with playing the song as a whole, uninterupted. That makes things easier when trying to catch a melody in what you're playing. So, first play the tune from start to fin and then break it up into easy to digest piecies like you've done so far. Just a tip, 'cause that kinda bugged me. Sebastian
tielyphicu 4 years ago
Yes, I do that for most of my newer videos now.. Had that same suggestion from several people.
pianojohn113 4 years ago
have you ever thought about playing jump by van halen? just asking.
chucktone11 4 years ago
I used to play that, actually, back in the '80s.. it's been a while, though. :-)
pianojohn113 4 years ago
do you know any Pink Floyd?
NeedLife774 4 years ago
Not really, although I do have a couple of their old albums.
pianojohn113 4 years ago
Very nice work, indeed.
With your help, I can now play with my band "Martha my dear" and "Get Back". Can you post a video for the "Revolution" short keyboard solo ? That would be great with your fantastic ear !
olivepuce 4 years ago
Yes, actually that short piano part is excellent, and I think was done by Billy Preston as well. I'll try to get something done on that. Thanks for the comment!
pianojohn113 4 years ago
John, thank you very much to consider my request. I'm just a little frog (french!) and appreciate a lot your lessons (I performed yesterday "A day in the life" and, with your help again, I surprised my band ! Please keep on and give us such good Beatles (or whatever you like to learn us) vibrations :-) Olivier
olivepuce 4 years ago
thanks for all your lessons pianojohn....would you consider teaching "The year of the cat" by Al Stewart. Thank you
hotloadpumper 4 years ago
I haven't played it for a while, but I'll see if I can dust off the sheets and give it a shot.
pianojohn113 4 years ago
ty for this :D
adiloreto2007 4 years ago
You're very welcome!
pianojohn113 4 years ago
Right on John !!!! What an ear.
nbkid 4 years ago
Thanks! Glad you liked it. Billy Preston deserves a lot of the credit too! :-)
pianojohn113 4 years ago
Did Billy Preston write the solo?
f27271t 4 years ago
Indeed, he wrote it and performed it on the album.
pianojohn113 4 years ago
I leaned it,i still have to get the rhythm down better, and get it up to speed, i am now started to work on "A Day In The Life" another great song,i think if you did'nt post the "Get Back" solo i would of not have leaned it,the song books i have don't show the solo, even if they did nothing like to see how it's is played, thank's again,hope to see more of your video's, P.S, do you do any of "The Doors" songs, if you do i would love to lean there songs
f27271t 4 years ago
That's good, keep working on it! The music books rarely include the solos, for whatever reason, but I think they are important to play.
I don't really play any Doors songs, but maybe some day.
pianojohn113 4 years ago
Great videos. Can you put the elton john song called Funeral for a friend on. i would like to learn that!
NeedLife774 4 years ago
Yes, Funeral for a Friend has a great intro and is a little bit long to try to teach on a video, but I love that song and I'll see if I can get something done on that.
pianojohn113 4 years ago
Thanks for all these helpful video lessons. After working at them for a while they work out well. It's a great way to learn. Got any help for the solo for Don't Let Me Down. Thanks.
magabryszak 4 years ago
Thanks, glad it was helpful!
Yes, the "Don't Let Me Down" solo should have been on my last set of vids, but I forgot to include it. I should have it on the next set.
pianojohn113 4 years ago
So far i am getting it, what do you play in your left hand in the solo? what notes or chords
f27271t 4 years ago
Well, for this solo part, Billy Preston just played a right hand part.. The band backed him up, but from the vids I've seen of it he did not include a left hand. If you want to add the left, you can play octave bass notes on the beat (it's just an A followed on the "chord change" by a D), or octaves with the 5th added between. That's worked for me in the past.
pianojohn113 4 years ago
Very good video on the solo, but i am working at it
f27271t 4 years ago
That's good, keep it up.. it's one of my all-time favorite solos.
pianojohn113 4 years ago
good teacher!
KyleB1988 4 years ago
Thanks! Glad you liked it.
pianojohn113 4 years ago
what about the "in my life solo" i cannot get that one
porylanghorst 4 years ago
Some people have asked for that one, but it's actually one of the more difficult ones to learn (and teach on a video). I might put it up anyway, though, so stay tuned!
pianojohn113 4 years ago
I know why it's so difficult: it was recorded at half-speed and played back at double speed (at which we know it now) at the actual recording but neverless you can try to play it. If you slow the music down by half you'll hear a normal piano sound and speed.
P.s. thank you for your piano instruction videos
DanielLinschoten 4 years ago
Yes, it was written and played by George Martin, who slowed the recording down and played along with it, then sped back up on the final cut.
pianojohn113 4 years ago
Great job teaching. I learned the whole lead and added it to my recorded guitar tracks and just looking for a singer.
Micawil 4 years ago
That's great! What a fun song to play. I'd love to hear your rendition of it.
pianojohn113 4 years ago
thanks for this great tutorial
superflexi 4 years ago
You're welcome, glad you liked it!
pianojohn113 4 years ago
Your piano videos are great but this one looks like you couldn't slow down for some of the fast parts..
bjmapa 4 years ago
You could be right.. it's a quick solo and sometimes playing it slower can be more difficult than playing it at regular speed.
pianojohn113 4 years ago
tahnks very much thsi help me a lott youre a greate player
emiqueen1 4 years ago
Thanks, I'm glad it helped!
pianojohn113 4 years ago
It this the original version from the big white beatles book?
Thesansman 4 years ago
This was originally from a video I used to have of Billy Preston singing "Get Back" with his own backup group.. I got the white book about a year ago and was then able to correct some errors I'd made, so this is a combination of the video, the white Beatles book, and just listening to it.
pianojohn113 4 years ago
good sound to a classic
DeepCore214 4 years ago
Thanks! It's one of my favorite piano solos.
pianojohn113 4 years ago
HA! This makes me wanna start jammin in A rather than Eb! Nice vid!
RTjman 4 years ago
good one this
bigeddie69uk 4 years ago
YES! you have no idea how glad i am to have found this vid!. Thank you so much you're awesome
PureShootingPete88 4 years ago
Fantastic!
AmericanProgressive 4 years ago
Nice!I'm really enjoying your song selections! Thanks again for posting these video, they are VERY helpful and fun! poor billy preston..rip :(
noles32 4 years ago
Thanks for your kind comments! Billy Preston was great.
pianojohn113 4 years ago