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  • lol i just listened to the other versions and u funked this up so NICELY. real props. was sweet!!!!

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  • Thats sweet!!!!

  • I think it's funny how some people credit this to Chingy, when actually it was SWV who made this an original R&B tune. It contained a sample from Jaco Pastorius, but it was SWV who expanded it into the full score it is known for today.

  • chingy....Fuc#% all u uncreative Biters...Go 2school and learn how to play like jaco OR anyone in Weather Report and then talk. Funny that u say its funny when its RIPPED off from JACO PASTORIUS WITHOUT GIVING HIS FAMILY A CENT OF MONEY! I call that FUNNY! CHINGY AND THE WRITER OF SWV's RAIN SONG NEED 2GIVE PROPS 2THE ORIGINS...I SAY ORIGINS OF THEIR...cough...gag..."CREATIV­ITY"! (I miss the good ole days where the majority of music didnt come from sampling/stealing others work) RIP JACO!!!!

  • @keybobrob: Um, SWV has credited Jaco Pastorius ; it's clearly listed in the "Rain" credits sooo...what exactly are you upset about? In addition, while "Rain" does contain a small sample of Jaco's work, SWV's producer definitely expanded on it and added a large amount of original music to compliment Jaco's track. It contains ELEMENTS of "Portrait Of Tracy" but it's definitely not a 100% "lift" because a lot of what's in "Rain" was never produced by Jaco. So...how is that "uncreative biting"?

  • yes my friend,I agree w/ u2sum extent. Sum songs R100% lifts.BUT then we have the partial lifts..case&point. Let me ask u, If I excised the most recognizable melodic motif of someone elses' masterpiece&strategicallyTRANS­PLANTED it onto my OWN song would it add to the HIT potential of the song?Do U honestly think that this "new song" creative& if u say yes i ask u this: HOW GREAT WOULD IT BE WITHOUT JACO's PART? Is it safe to assume that the entire song was built around JACOs part?YES PERHAPS!

  • @CDJINT so...yes u r correct that it is not a 100% knock off of Jaco..but again its clear that the most alluring part of the song is surely the portrait of tracy section...that i am sure the songwriter was so inspired by that he wrote a enitre song around that part....the verse ( mainly jaco's) is actually stronger than the hook (not jaco's). Moreover I know the family of Jaco...and they were indeed STIFFED BIG TIME!!..in spite of the credit u see on the CD insert. and MOST importantly

  • if u have time...read US Magazine.com it will help relate my feelings about the whole sampling thingy and how it has been used in pop music in the past 20+ yrs. Short cuts are a slippery slope my friend! Read about what the great Mr. Quincy Jones has to say about KANYE WES (go to the worldwideweb usmagazinedotcom/moviestvmusic­/news/quincy-jones-lashes-out-­at-kanye-new-michael-jackson-a­lbum-20102211) I think you will get my point if you read all of what he says when he is compared to Kanye.

  • @keybobrob: I understand your point. But you're talking like this is something new. How many songs from the 60s and 70s were sampled by the likes of Babs Streisand, Elvis, and any number of Motown artists? Sampling is part of our culture and an ode to great musical composition. I think Jaco's fans are upset on "copying principles", but if it weren't for SWV's huge hit, "Portraits" would have been widely overlooked. Millions of people have been exposed to his work now. So in the end, Jaco won.

  • @CDJIN..Yes, creativity comes in many forms and few would deny that view. I have witnessed remarkably talented folk use the technology of binary-bit based sampling and create beats/songs/grooves that were truly KILLING!! Brilliant work, I once saw a dude here on utube demonstrating his skills with his mpc. Man that dude blew everyone else away in that regard. Part of his BRILLIANCE was his ability to time-stretched &truncated his sample sources BEYOND RECOGNITION and CREATE A MASTERPIECE!

  • 2) then he would take 5 or 10 or 15 snippets from one or two or much more sources and proceed to TIME AND/OR PITCH altered them and them sync them up into some amazingly melodious backed with a thumpin hard hittin back beat that would blow ur mind. My point is that this talented dude would use the technology of bit-based/computer sampling and use it like an INSTRUMENT....creating something totally virtually new and 100% UNRECOGNIZABLE from the original music sources.

  • I'm more impressed with that sort of use of sampling...one must dig deeper in order to create that kind of art. Yes you are right, millions of people will be more "exposed" to his work...and unfortunatley most of those millions could care less about where it came from. I can't really get into it here...but if u did read what Quincy had to say about Kanye then u will understand that..some people work real hard at pushing the envelope..bending the boundaries WHILE OTHERS just ride on coat tails.

  • I totally respect&agree w/much of ur thoughts. I personally have witnessed a transition in music of the WORST KIND..and that i would boldly assert that many (not all) of these neo producers/songwriters are not REMOTELY close to the MUSICAL KNOWLEDGE of some of the "older" ones. I used to really get bothered when i heard some new pop rapper talk about how HE JUST FINISHED WRITING A NEW TRACK..BUT ALL THIS NEW SONG WAS TURNED OUT TO BE WAS JUST A RIP-OFF SAMPLE OF SOMEONE ELSES WORK.

  • btw..explain your usage of the term "sampling" when you referenced Elvis, Streisand, Motown...etc as examples of people who have "sampled". I as you already know was refering to ELECTRONIC SAMPLING ie, (digital reconstruction of analog sound data) I think when you use the term sampling in the regard you did...its clearly different because the technology was not created yet. So it seems clear that you mean re-creating tracks from previous works. Which is also a cop-out. NORMAL doesnt equal GOOD.

  • its NORMAL 2eat Mcdonalds here..but that shit is slow acting poison!!! Just because sampling is or has been (as u put it) a " part of our culture" doesnt mean that its a good thing. And in my humble opinion, its not an ode 2great musical composition...ur description of it is an EUPHEMISM...but in fact sampling is stealing others creativity...whether you used an instrument(s) to recreate the music or whether u use a MPC or other sampling software! Its stealling.thats why the copyright laws exist.

  • VERY HELPFUL - and as mentioned.. it is originally a SWV choon. but AMAZING additions rifffin homie!

    hear my beats also!

    i

  • Sound good great track

  • damn nice keyboard! what kind is that? i could really jam with that!

  • amazing improvise

  • i love that sound

  • this is really good.!

  • Dude sick piano

  • dude what piano is this? and how much did it cost?

  • @6487ichigotheman

    That's a Yamaha Motif ES 8. It can go for anywhere between 760-1,500 - 2,500 USD. It depends on use, and condition. New would obviously be more, though the XS8 has since replaced this model in stores.

    A Korg Triton Extreme or (newer) Korg M3 would suit you much better, as the interface learning curve is approximately 5 minutes to a week, depending on person and effort. Both feature TouchView screens, though the Triton Extreme features a working vac tube, m3 a kaoss pad, etc

  • Awesome!

  • I LOVE what you do at the en dof your tutorials. Ride For You and this... good stuff

  • this is great,dude. i sorta lerned how2 play this from watching this vid

  • damn man the last playin was better than the original song !^^

  • what´s the name of that keyboard,it seems like it has a lot of cool effects

  • what instrument are u usein ?

  • bestg versoin like the real song

  • ♫ Every time I try to pee ♫

    ♫ Some one plays ♫

    ♫ Color Me Badd ♫

    ♫ Me Badd Me Badd ♫

  • Nice!

  • you can also look in the NewReal 1 real book and learn "Portrait of Tracy" by Jaco.

  • u rock!

  • That Is Wicked Man Im Rating

  • thats hot. imma try n play that. im playin i cant play that.

  • if you didn't know that's swv rain :) thx for posting !

  • no the original version is a really bad song from a bass player

    Jaco Pastorius "a portrait of tracy"

    just watch the video directly at 2min50 (because that is really annoying), then y'ou will see (and will be shocked too lol)

  • and swv sampled it 2 in "rain"

  • @libyhlitonye you're calling "portrait of tracy" a bad song? lol...

  • great now u taught me the generic chingy while u play that smooth mixed twist of urs lol...u are a beast at that song man ;) could u gimme the tutorial of the harder version now

  • yhh dahz gd brreezzz

  • you should make a seprate video of u jus improvising to this it would sound so sick

  • your too sick with it man.

  • dude, you got 10 sausage links for fingers

  • ohmyg0000D

    portrait of tracy ftw :s

    i don't like these versions.

    great keyboard btw

  • ableton!

  • i like it

  • nice

  • this beat's from SWV :)

  • It's actually from Jaco Pastorius (Brilliant Bass player)- The track's called "portrait of tracy"

  • Yeah, it does sound like Rain

  • WOW! you got Jazz Hands from 0:37-0:40

  • this is best version yet

  • lol chocolate rain? haha your really good at the improvvv haha btww; what key is this in?

  • damn your sick at the keys

  • yo this is tight man keep up the good work and make a full version if u can.

  • You are really good keep making more vidz! :)

  • so when the song is RAIN by swv? lol yeah

  • this one is tite... :)_

  • thanks a lot i pretty much got it now.

    anyone knows the tempo?

  • Jaco!

  • How were you able to do those riffs at the end, whats the method behind it?

  • that felt like a jazzy goodness

  • This is not only "Portrait of Tracy" by Jaco but SWV's "rain" and Chingy's "Pullin me Back" its been around for a minute lol

  • luvd it

  • RECORD IT!!!!

    your rendition is priceless, *bows down in honor

  • THAT WAS NICE MAN KEEP IT UP

  • This is actually Portrait of Tracy by the bass player Jaco Pastorius

  • feel big by stating sumthin thats been stated so many times its unbeleavable?

  • that was felt really jazzy man kudos

  • that was crazy!!! i love watchin this video i learn alot jus watchin...

  • how can i learn some of that improv stuff you did in the end..how did u learn piano?

  • Thats nice Bro...Love those extra's at the end...

  • can you make a video showing the last part where tyreese is like "It was meant to be, you were meant for me so that means we gotta make it work"no one plays that part and I really want to learn it.

  • hey, that jazzy variation you did of the song should be recorded. You should consider it and send it to me when it's done =)

    I would rock that joint all day. RECORD IT!!! its hot

  • for real man... this should be recorded

  • wow!!! thats awesome.........

  • Learn how to play the piano

    Learn chords

    ???

    PROFIT!

    Yea, I need to brush up on my lessons.

  • WOW

  • WOW

  • Keep up the good work!!

  • watch?v=cNj3Fsp6irs

    same sample

  • wow...you really have a gift

  • You got skills dude!Great tutorial!

  • amaizinggggg

  • absolutely love it especially the bit at the end on the first time you play it. love the jazzing up!

  • that was awesome!!! thanks!!! keep it up!

  • I love this sng so much It helps me go to sleep at night because it's so soothing & Calm! 5/5 & Favs

  • is okay

  • Yamaha? nothing better! ;P

  • roland

  • very look like ;P :$

  • he is using a yamaha motif but a roland is better

  • Chingy and tyrese's version is an interpolation of SWV's "Rain"

    just throwin that in thair

  • SWV's "Rain" is a interpolation of

    Jaco Pastorius - Portrait of Tracy

  • yup

  • GET IT!!!!!!!!! That blues part was hot

  • u GOT A YAMAHA MOTIF... :O

  • this should be rated 7 stars.

    i like the grace notes nd fills you got in there

  • the song wasnt made by SWV, it was actually made by a famous bass player named jaco pastorius..so you guyz are rong. but wat he played was cool

  • I didn't say it was made!!I said it was from that song!!!!

  • That is from a song called Rain by SWV.

  • pretty impressive :)

    i likee.

  • omg that shiznit towards da end was sick!

  • you gotta show how to do that jazz part

    that was tight but i couldnt see the keys cuz it was too fast

    overall that was tight

  • oh shit that blues scale u did there was tight

  • Tha Beat Is Originally Made And Sung By Singing Group "SWV"

  • thats cool

  • can u teach me j holiday pimp in me jamie foxx heaven or pretty ricky love like honey love them songs

  • LOL Nice improvision on the run! Kool

  • coo

  • IT'S A LITTLE OFF.

  • i like the improvision at the end

  • that was great

  • BEAUTIFUL!

  • COOL

  • thanx alot man. you made that lesson really easy for me. I'm ready for more. Great job!!!!!!!

  • You made this song worth listening to, so thanks for that. And yes, people it's from the song "Portrait of Tracy" by Jaco Pastorius.

  • Hey. . just wondering, what kind of keyboard is that??

  • A Yamaha Motif workstation.

  • This sounds a lot like portrait of tracy

  • just a sample people! wheres the rest of it!?!?

  • I'm gonna try it!I LOOOOOVE THAT SONG, thank you so much!

    !Nat!

  • you actually made that sound better...

    your gonna get so much poon off of that song

  • omg, why do I have Negative 6?? LOL

    coz I used the word "Orgasmic"?? lol..

    yeh..I guess people are right...TOO MUCH INFORMATION!!

    Man...no-one even saw or bothered to read the REST of the commen...SAD! lol

    *_^LEI-onsay

  • really awesome

  • u hav a good ear or u can read music well.

    into gospel?

  • Nice.

  • holy shit, i learned how to do that cuz of this video!!! WOOOOOO ALRIGHT MAN!!

  • CRSIP!! ure vid sounds the best

  • thanks for the drop also nice set,.. Livewire- :p

  • cool man you make me want to learn piano 4 real i'm a drummer and i look like a drummer but it's nothing cooler than a drumer looking guy gettin on the piano and going hard . may be next life time keep up the good work

  • wow !!! not bad !!! thanks TONIIKPRODUCTIONS for the show !!!

  • puissant,surtout l'impro a la fin.....great job,love improvisation a the end..........

  • R.I.P Jaco Pastorius. To anyone who hasn't heard Portrait of Tracy (which is where this originally comes from), I suggest you do - especially if you are a bass player. Thanks for the video, by the way.

  • Damn, that sounds sexy

  • martinaee, I totally agree - and his improv at the end is classy.  Makes me want to learn to play it. Great job man.

  • Just discovered your videos -- I like the way you teach. I don't read music very well (never learned), but play by ear and watching others. Thanks for sharing!

  • hes gotta be asian

  • awesome

  • w0w cool :P

  • somple my culo thats the hardest shit ive ever done in my life!!!!!!!!!

  • very gud now can u plz plz make a tutorial of dis

  • wow that sounds very well!!

  • DANG THA DUDE WIL'N OUT HAHAH!! i WAS GONA LEARN IT BUT I WAS TOO BUSI ENJOYIN DAT! HAHA! U WAS GETIN iT AT THA END 2

  • watch us rap video.click my name.

  • that kinda sounds like rain by swv. u have talent for real

  • probably because it is....

  • yes, the 8 notes from portrait of tracy was used in swv's rain and then also used in pulling me back

  • Those changes are from SWV's "Rain" by Brian A. Morgan. I think he was also involved in the making of this cut.

    Nice vid. :)

  • Ahhh No That is Jaco Pastorius's Portrait of Tracy. He wrote and played it on a 4 string bass guitar! Check him out. Most of the stuff we like today came from the jazz artist of yesterday. Those guys wrote some timeless stuff!

  • yes the 8 notes in the intro are from portrait of tracy. they were also used in swv's rain in which tyrese did a cameo in too.neat huh...

  • that waz hot fo real..u got skillz

  • Wow ur really good that was hot!

  • dis song is wut it is!!

  • Damn...I bet u get all the women!

  • Woah dude. Those jazzy bits, howd u do that? lol

  • excellent playin mann, thats really good!!!!!!!!!

  • so wanna play that but im not really a keyboarder but on the controller,forget it!lol

  • thats real gud` keep itt up

  • u call dat simple??

  • lol it makes me laugh how ur piano playin get awesome towards the end!

    Keep doin what ur doin!

    - all da way from Leeds, England supportin you!

  • Yo your sick!!

    u neeed 2 play sammie - come with me

    its got a good piano riff in it!

  • AMAZING

  • u are fucken talented

  • im just figurin out the originator took that melody from Jaco's famous "potrait of tracy"

  • dam ur gud

  • thats hot

  • that is really good. i put the vid up on my faves. =)