Billy Joel - Prelude

[MsYoyoyobb]

so cool with the foot!

[savageathmb]

who are you billy

[sengle1013]

this is awesome!



[gencodiz]

super

[InsultToIgnorance]

please could you make a tutorial for this?

[dperryd1]

2:22 FOOT WTF???!!??

[1oftheMaggots]

Amazing dude! I loved the lights too, haha

[TheRandification]

1:32 and 2:20 gliss with feet lol!

Great job!

[TheRandification]

1:32 and 2:20 gliss with feet lol!

Great job!

[ebtent]

what the fuck?!?!? u have 3 hands?!?!

[ArswawWorldofWarcraf]

Good my young padawan. You play piano well.

[bigmac027]

great job man, really good cover

[yhuampy]

???WTF? --> 2:21 :|?

[PianoMan10]

Some chords are off and you miss some bass notes. Also you tie the G down in one part...etc. But not bad.

[songagainstsex]

fucking fantastic.

[CruznVette]

I tell ya its the best cover of that song on here.........

[ben1996123]

2:22!

[shcorporation]

Hey mate, had to drop by again to tell you that we've just posted a cover of Prelude/Angry Young Man. Please come and tell me what you think! Well done again on your version, it's brilliant!

[shcorporation]

"...I'll eventually try to upload a better one". Well I don't know how you can get it better than this! This is better than perfect! Damn that was good! When you did the foot slide thing I couldn't believe it! Coolest thing I've ever seen! Thanksso much for this, I have to learn it now I've seen this! Please check out my Billy covers, I'd be honoured. In the meantime, I'll wonder how you got so damn good...Jeez.

[froochie123]

Amazing!

[Narimatzu]

how can you even make a "better version" of this, you play with your feet! and its flawless lol, trust me. a better verision is not needed

[MIXOLYDIAN123]

2 years and still waiting for the "better version".... if that's possible, or were you just being modest? Great work. BTW, does anyone know if you can get sheet for this?

[tomcat017]

Mix. - thanks. Some things in this one bother me, and I just haven't made the effort to brush up on it and re-record it. But I'm planning on it. The sheet music is available as part of one of the books (called Rock 'n Roll). But it's not very accurate, so I'd definitely suggest playing along with a CD. Thanks again.

[MIXOLYDIAN123]

cool, thanks. It will be worth waiting for I'm sure.

[yeshuaschild]

Whoa my lanta Mike! sheesh louish! I think I can honestly say you are the best piano player I've ever met... this is astounding.

I am in awe. Great job.

-Carissa

[tomcat017]

Haha, funny seeing you on YT all of a sudden instead of on FB :-). Well, thanks, that's extremely generous - I think we need to introduce you to some more piano players ;-). Glad you liked it!

[PJoel1972]

Wow !

[Miketar2424]

This has been my fav youtube prelude post for a couple of years. It's better than latibe's even. Keep playing please.

[tomcat017]

Thanks for watching mike - I know, I've got to upload some more video. Starting with an update of this song - one of these days... Thanks again.

[planetice]

The foot slide is just killer!!!!!! lol

[frankiebarongi]

that is reall good

[olllie24]

A did comment on this video some months ago, i am now learning this song, and i am now through the whole thing, just finishing timing issues, and i realised that this IS out of rythm.. Not so bad, but is..

[tomcat017]

yup...a couple parts, esp around some of the transitions...really need to repost one day...congrats on learning it!

[mistafingaz]

and the key sweep with the foot was a nice touch as well....showoff...lol

[mistafingaz]

very nice. this is my favorite piece by Billy Joel.

[iStupider]

Your the best guy on youtube playing this other than Billy Joel himself

[tomcat017]

Thanks for the comment!  Glad you enjoyed it.

[nuclearmny]

i want your piano

[Jafix008]

lol ur foot!

[TheFifthBeatle06]

amazing man!!!!

loved it and i LOVE Billy!!!

[Kakarot21591]

Sooo much better than me...

[tomcat017]

Seems to be easier on which ever you are used to. I find it OK weighted, but originally had a really hard time playing it on an unweighted or lightly weighted keyboards. Now that I've done it a few times, I think a more lightly weighted keyboard helps. But if you practice, you'll be fine on either. Cheers.

[tvcommercialman]

That is awesome! Probably among my favorite Billy Joel songs(he has too many great ones). My dad bought this record new in 76'. I have it and have played it over and over. Along with Capitan Fantastic and many others.

[tomcat017]

Thanks for commenting! I have a few of his old vinyls too, and there's something great about listening to them. Thanks for watching, and for the video response.

[francescotuba]

From Italy, you play as a God. Fantastic.

Francesco.

[langdon567]

wtf foot

[JFelipe6]

very nice man, where did you find the sheets ?

[tomcat017]

sheets are in one of the bound books, though I'll warn you it's not the most accurate. The guitar chords are helpful, and the actual music is useful in a few spots. Sheets + a CD is the ideal way to do it though.

[JFelipe6]

thanks man

[Th0mse]

I actually found some pretty accurate sheets by downloading a .midi file for the song and using a program to convert it into sheets.

[grossstadthengst]

wtf?! oô what ARE you doing with your foot? :-D just a great video!!!

[chihirorocks]

This is incredible, I have attempted it and got most of it but man you make it look easy, for me it is so hard!!

[joeymets3]

i cant stop watching this!!!! im still stunned!!!!! i tried the begining again in the last 11 or 12 minutes and just to let you know still cant do great vid........again

[tomcat017]

wow, thanks for all the kind comments :).  And thanks for watching! Stick with it--the song is a little tricky, but it's all about practice. I'm not the best piano player--just repetition that helps. Best of luck with it, and thanks again.

[joeymets3]

wow this is unbelivible im a huge billy joel fan and ive always wanted and tried to play this but i cant even play the begining and im a pretty good piano player (even though the begining is hard) great vid!!!!:)

[joeymets3]

Holy shit! :)

[XCemily9994]

im speachless!!

[chriswales19]

Stunning

[Ramapazan]

I have no words*

[Ramapazan]

Greeeeeeat!!!Congratulations!

You play wonderfully. I don't have words ^^

[topbun]

amazing, keep up the good work

[pupowermaster]

omg !!! your cool footslide FTW!!!

[Dontbustthecrust]

oh my god. the foot slide. great work. billy would be proud

[Mikeg73070]

Great job!! Nice foot slide!!

[Qboy316]

haha, wtf! u have 3 hands!!!!

[StevieGZach]

jeez that was awsome! you blew me away! :D

[sheckybish]

c'mon Billy - you look good to me

u no I'm waiting

I love u endlessly

[sirjoshire]

very good!

[Kakarot21591]

That piano sounds beautiful. What kind is it?

[tomcat017]

It's a Young Chang (1990's, not sure of the model number)

[chrisz31974]

youre really good dude

[dussan007]

to me, this song its excelent and thank you

[dussan007]

aproximately, how long take to an amateur, learn this song, practicing about two hours daily?

[tomcat017]

All depends on how comfortable you are with the piano--some people, who are a lot better than i am, would probably take a few days, or less. If this songs sounds way harder than anything else you play, then it would probably take a really long time. anyway, best of luck with it! Thanks for watching.

[landdownunder0123]

love the foot glacando!! good stuff monkey man!

[traffic34]

it's all out of the beat. use a metronomo or a click!

[KeysForKeys]

Hmmmm... I didn't hear that...

[KeysForKeys]

Hmmmm... I didn't hear that...

[candace2224]

thats so awesome. i totally gave up... my hands wont go fast enough!

hahah. i should probably try it again.

do you have the sheet music?

[tomcat017]

Thanks for the comment; I don't have the sheet music available to send.  A decent version is in the "Rock n' Roll" collection of sheets--keep up the playing, and definitly don't give up.

[irishbkel7777]

is it a grand piano?

[medavid1111]

best rendition Ive seen on here. You may want to keep the foot on the floor though. It makes you look like a monkey.

[speederald2]

I think its a neat and very contemporary idea...i like it!

[rousipousi]

oh my god, where can i get this sheet?

[heiliger95]

awesome!

[Trippingbobcat]

awesome job. I love that song.

Can u send me the sheet music?

Please.

GREAT JOB

[KevinLaurenceForum]

thanks a lot for accepting my video response. Your rendition rocks as well. Very nicely done.

[alpedototal2000]

Good job, man!

[JoelFan95]

is tht like a grand piano?

[kyrykyry9]

BRAVO! BRAVO!!

[speederald2]

wow amazing job. the timing was near perfection. Im currently working on the song and im gonna post it so keep an eye out for it to pop up.

[Hymake]

wow! it's awesome!! you are the best!

[jero13595]

Wow you are awsome! i wish I could play the piano like you I am currently Grade 7. you can play so quickly! everytime I try to play quickly my fingers would get out of control and it would turn out as a disaster. lol

[Kakarot21591]

Outstanding job! Those octaves are played so fast! I can't hold that hand position! And that foot thing... nice! Billy would really be impressed!

[kayleb15]

man this is outstanding. I want to learn how to play this anyone know if theres any like tutorials around?

[sarah29683]

ohh and i love the little foot slide thing...i dont think anyone else does that.

[sarah29683]

WOW

if one day i can be half as good as you i will be extremely happy....although being able to play as well as you would make me happier!!

btw...i love the christmas lights

[olllie24]

Ok, that is absolutely fantastic!! I am doing pioano for 8 years, and never heard such a wonderful play... perfect pedal work, and lovely way of redoing the song, because this is in a different - nicer to listen.. just perfect.

[zeclam]

that was rate kewl

[donovanbaily]

woah man ur hero. i wanna play this for my hsc do u reckon u could send me the sheet music for this?

[sbruner10]

hey if you ever get that sheet music, can you send it to me at thanks

[crazyboii6666]

flawless

[LifeLongRacer]

aww man that was perfect...bravo!! looked like fun to play!

[HotnSpicyy]

*falls off chair* WOW! DUDE! U KILLED ME ! GD JOB BICE VIDEO. =)

[shinobusora]

*falls on floor* good god that was incredible!

[tonysnail]

Nice job mate.. Great rendition of a great piece of Billy Joel piano writing

[sycoskater69]

Sir, You Are Insane(ley good)

[ARSHMM]

That's freakin' insane.

[simoncowellfan]

omg...his foot...omg ladies and gents THIS is NEW talent!

[TakSunn]

BRAVO!!!

[orderandnumber]

you have GOT to be kidding me! This is absolutely brilliant. I was spellbound the entire time.

[turtle7788]

that wasnt another hand it was his foot! i dont know how he did it!

[simoncowellfan]

where did the other hand come from in around 2:21 that freaked me out lol! anyway You are soooo good!!!

[gordo39432]

LOL what, you didn't know he's got a third, spare hand, just for glisses??

[JoelFan95]

Good job almost the real thing

[baserunner295]

Don't say you eant to repost a video because of mistakes when we can't even here them.The one key to performing is never let the audience backstage. Good job

[killwill07]

At 1:33 is the best!!

[me666gothskatemodude]

1:13 on is so cool

[Muzzarr]

I love Billy Joel and this nearly as good as the real thing! Well done great effort keep it up!

[unirover]

The best "Prelude" I've seen on You Tube. You really need classical training to get the tempo and dynamics right (to say nothing of just hitting the right notes) but you also need to belt the hell out of the instrument. As you say, there are some minor issues with timing here, but I think it well done.

[Laurens213]

Hi could you please send me the sheetmusic of this song. I found one but it's not much like the one you're playing. Is this your own improvisation or not? Because I prefer the way you play it. (Wonder how 'right foot' is noted ;P).

[KeysForKeys]

Do you have sheets from this, or did you just listen to the song?

[tomcat017]

hey KeysforKeys-- a little of both. The sheet music is good for the chord structures, but it's also missing a lot. So I listened to the CD for the rest. And it still has some problems--lots of spots that I need to fix, and will hopefully then re-post. Thanks for commenting!

[KeysForKeys]

Wow! Well done! Beautiful piano too!

[xxxsnoopy]

great great now play barney!

[godslittleangel16]

WOW!! Awesome!!

[kelleherkm]

very cool !! you should have played our wedding :)

[pumafan07]

so i was sittin there watchin the video and i was like alright was that a third hand? or was there some one else helping you?... then i realized it was your foot. very slick and great job .

[act4ever]

nice dude. i wish i could find the music to this damn song

[Hymake]

awesome! I liked it very much! I enjoyed ^^

[Revbaron]

Enjoyed it!

[riproryn]

Love the fancy footwork!

[bessie9]

upea, loistava!

[oxxokateoxxo]

you are AMAZING!!!!!

[driksk8]

Rien a dire, c'est parfait, le coup du pied est bien pensé ça fracasse ! Serait ce possible que tu m'envoi la partition?

[lesceptique]

moi aussi je donne 5 étoiles, c'est incroyable. Bravo!

[altintopolo]

de tout youtube c'est toi qui joue mieux ce morceaux

[tomcat017]

altintopolo, tu es tres genereux--merci pour ta remarque! :)

[Uglymik]

A FINE job! Cheers to the bunions on your toes!!!

[Elzie6]

omg amzing song - loved the foot bit please can i add u as a friend or wateva u do on utube and canu give me some tips for playing piano

[yoranespea]

the foot thing is cool! :P

[yoranespea]

that's really cool, i wish i can play like this! ahhhh!

[Lovestragedies]

My god, that's amazing.

[trelover]

wow! :O

[Pelita24]

I loved the foot!!!

[iamloveingitxo]

AWESOME!!!

[tongueboy500]

nice playing dude!

[Th0mse]

Thanks tomcat, Ill try to get it in some way :D

Btw if i should comment one thing you could do better.

When you go from one part to another you sometimes skip a note before continuing. (01:18),(01:23)&(01:28).

Beside that it's almost flawless.

[tomcat017]

Thanks for the feedback, Th0mse. It's got quite a few mistakes, here and there. But thanks for pointing it out--I appreciate the help. I'll be sure to fix it before I post the next one :-). (BTW: amazon has that sheet book pretty cheap if you want it--and the CDs as well). Thanks again.

[Th0mse]

No problem. It just came to my ear every time I heard it, so i felt like saying it.

I'll look at amazon then. Do you know if it's purchasable in a single version, so i don't have to buy the whole book? (i've got the song)

[tomcat017]

I've never found it as the single sheet, unfortunately.  But the book is pretty cheap--not much more than you'd probably pay for just the 1 song.

[Th0mse]

okay. thanks

[tomcat017]

Wow... Thanks for the comments everyone!! You guys are all way too kind, but thanks for the good responses! I'm glad you're enjoying it--it's a great song :-). I'll try to post a better version of it in the near future with some of the errors fixed, so feel free to subscribe, or just check back from time to time. Thanks again for all the great feedback!!

[tomorrowkiddo]

awesome! (fine..... I'll go and practise!)

[Bigs321]

I think I wuold love to have piano lessons with you!

[retta2587]

holy poo...wow!

[Elvisius]

Hahaha with your foot :)

[Th0mse]

Amazing!

Anyone know where to get the notes for this one?

[Th0mse]

Edit: the sheet?

[tomcat017]

Th0mse: thanks for the comment! The paper sheet can be found in the book: "Rock n Roll" (ISBN: 978-0793572779). Just be warned: it's not very good, so be sure to get as much as you can from the CD. Good luck! Thanks again!

[yowhatupgirl]

the blinking christmas lights really did it for me.

[DualThunder]

dude thats awesome xD love billy joel

[ethicks]

Wow thats.. unorthodox but it worked lol.

[27thchronicle]

wow, a great performance..is the person in the vid posted this video..i need a tutor!ahahaha..i can't play that fast..

[spynfrenzy7]

you got some wicked chops man, good stuff!

[nobodyzsukey]

*standing ovation* Absolutely outstanding performance! (btw, who is your third hand?)

[DMcLean1989]

that was his foot he popped up into the screen to do the run down

[nobodyzsukey]

Holy ----! I didn't believe you, so watched again, and you're right! Well, don't know what comes after a standing ovation. Perhaps roses?

[KrapGrimChr1]

nice foot

[bbj2captain]

Allow me to add also, that I love how you really get into your music. It makes it sound so much better. I know when i really get into a song, and am in the right mood, my songs sound SO much better! again BRAVA!

[zlytherin]

great hands; great foot! Win!!!

[Gujume3333]

That was just amazing....I wish one day I could play that well. Keep up the good work.

[dulce1916]

just fabulous. loads of talent.

[bbj2captain]

Brava! That was amazing! I love that piece! great foot action! :]

[Pyr0tekhazard]

That was really amazing, post more!

[fersoft]

Great!!!!! Show!!!!

How long time to learn play this music ????

[ramitupursnout]

SUPERB!