How to play Clocks by Coldplay on Piano

[nico16011995]

best part starts at 0:17, the face and the rythm of you is so funny! by the way, good job man!

[loquendo66100]

LOL WOW

[SoughtafterSoundsTV]

Keep up the great work.

[1029384756ilikepie]

Link to next vid anyone? If there is one xD

[fafaerer]

definitely gonna impress some academy award winning actress with my skillz

[fhorntrumpetdud]

haha! this is awesome! i found this video 2 or 3 years ago, and looking back on it now i see that i'm actually in a Piano I class for music majors at the university level and you teach the class!

[mariocast]

@fhorntrumpetdud It's a small world that we live in.

[gwechoochoo]

@mariocast I listened two time thur and had it... Thanks

[Reeceinator007]

for the fingering?!

[swanboy77]

Man u r very good

[intelX1000]

"on the bottom, so i use 5 2 and 1 for the fingering" best line of the vid

[cindyferrer909]

thanks a lot yhu made dis easier ur the best piano teacher ever

[JeylinRocksOut]

I really liked your vid. This is one of my favorite songs THANKS!!!!

[xhafx1]

Thanks, now i can play a cold play song! u are a very good teacher lol

[SuburbanEagle]

hey really stupid question...so the top octhave ir right or left hand?

[shawngreen1520]

hate to be a "bonehead" but i haven't had a piano lesson in 4 years, and although i like to learn songs through youtube, its only effective for me when i get to see it being played, and you fail to focus on that!

[Pirkiojr]

Come to italy and teach me!

[Pirkiojr]

Come to italy and teach me!

[ProlikeGFX]

Can you do one for the left hand please?

[mariocast]

@ProlikeGFX Just watch starting at 1:12 in this video for the bass notes in the left hand.

[AlexIsTheBest0428]

HAHAHAAHAHAHA AT 1:45 HE SAID HE USES IT FOR FINGERING

[shawngreen1520]

@AlexIsTheBest0428 u skallywag

[dancinpelican]

when u said one of their easier songs....i hate to think what the hard ones are!!

[mikaperelshtein]

Thanks)



[maximeseurs]

re# sol la#

 fa la# re

fa sol# do

[ak47shooter5]

That is so cool, and what was the computer for?

[anangon]

cool

[JuniorHallak]

bom muito bom, very nice, Mario .

[RantingThespian]

Thanks, I was just looking for a quick way to learn this, and now I know it.

[aj2563]

thx u but what about the other chords

[Ismael69910]

no esta mal

[MrDeezil23]

Thanks Mario, great tutorial

[draggt03]

wait im confused you pressed some notes inbetween i cant follow D:

[mariocast]

@draggt03 Click 'Replay' and pause it in the places where you missed the notes. Isn't video great?

[draggt03]

@mariocast well pausing didnt help but ya the video is great. Didnt know you had to play the first two notes of the chord and then go to the next set....

[tobsta790]

exelent tution!

[cupcake11945]

this would be very helpful........if i could play the piano

[divineawsomeness12]

this is my first song i ever learned on piano you made it so easy i love your teaching methods!

[KhAxel96]

any one notice that the main rythem of this songs like grenade, i knew that grenade copied something

[XXdiefishyXX]

Wow :o Amazing

[sofiajohannas]

Thank you!

I love this song and now i can play it thnx to you! :DDD

[KimberliiGigglez]

Notice he said "one of their easiest songs". Psh! I can barely play F chord!

[darkaarin]

Interesting, I just started playing Clocks not too long ago, and looks like I was playing the base wrong all together.. time to work on the bass notes!!!! Thanks!!

[nuts4lifett]

you saved my life!!!!!!!!!!!

[Concorne6]

I REALLY wish I had a piano

[meisawosome]

what do you play with the left handb pls upload

[TheRisingDevils]

He want that too from the joke at the end!

[pianomanCP]

nice thanks but why does this have 4 flats and its in Eb?

[spudsrob]

Are you chinese?

[bubbles2053]

i get the notes but the one thing i don't understand is if the G you are playing is middle C. I have an piano like yours and it sounds a little low on mine when i play it on middle C. Thanks :)

[EmanEzone]

Real Nice Job... Regards e ;)

[Blink41ColdRomance]

You are absolutely the man. It was wicked easy to learn...I learned more about piano mechanics and the joke at the end was hilarious! couldnt have made a better video keep on teaching

[elekidster]

@Blink41ColdRomance what end joke

[MALIKAGAA]

thx man nice video very helpful but what's is that at 1:44 you use 5,2 and 1 for the fingering o_O

[MrPlaystationboy]

I love how coldplay have piano in almost all there songs

[DevineIntervention98]

dude, i love ur name

[MrA19A92]

If only I COULD impress an academy award-winning actress...

[detlefshremph]

well done mate, awesome!

[WoW1018Man]

Niiiice Maaaan !! :O ^^

[AlongTheHorizonLine]

I find it to sound nice if you play the right hand an octave lower with your left hand.

But I can't seem to find the high part that seems something like G# G D#

[purpleheart300]

yeah when u dnt knw notes u try to learn by wht u think their playing n as u go on learn the notes when they say it

[TheEpicPianist]

Thanks! This video made me start playing the piano.

[lezzingentertainment]

thank you so much! there are many videos where they show it but i coud'nt undertand it but this it was so easy

[silverfire0jake]

Dude very nice video, also I saw you on Synthesia forums :)

[fantooo]

nice explaining, detailed and complete, i like

but isnt it more of this song?

[vassible]

im new to piano and i found this really easy to learn from :) thankyouu

[teamhex]

Great video. I was having issues understanding the other ones, but when you break it down like that I got it.

[xblazex100]

mmmm and your left hand ?

[varymr]

hi great video! i was wondering if you could explain the bass notes; and YES i know they are at 1:12, but since i dont know a single chord or note, i just copy what your fingers are doing :/

great video! thanks

[varymr]

no one have ever succeded in learing me a song before you did

my god

thanks,!!

[PlanetsRtheWorld]

Your awesome

[aForkandaSpoon]

Great Job, I don't get how you couldn't like this. You are a good teacher, keep it up.

[01435946]

U da man

[DanishaSinger1]

hahahaa i love how he say your piano skeeeeeeeiiiilllzzz at 4:10

[Moss235]

@DanishaSinger1 Yes indeed that just adds the human toucch to a fantastic lesson, without even realising it I now know the E Flat and B Flat chords, which will give me some basic stuff to work on as I try to learn this magnificent instument

[greenbananaful]

thank you ...i watched a few wannabe teachers, who probably need some lessons. you made it simple to understand im very basic on piano but i will be taking some more lessons from yourself.cheers ...brian from scotland

[mariocast]

@greenbananaful Thanks, Brian. I appreciate the compliments. You and some other viewers might be interested in my new video, "How to play Christmas Lights by Coldplay on piano". You can find it under the video responses to this video or on my YouTube Channel. Happy Holidays!

[DevineIntervention98]

@greenbananaful YEEEEEESSS SCOTLAND!!!

[Gibbodan]

Im english (and british)

its like saying the beetles aren't English they are Liverpudlian

[UltimateVenom]

@Gibbodan who are the "beetles"?

[xinfamousgruntx]

lmao look at his thumb on 1:42

[UnexampledMelody]

helpful stuff. thanks

[EastCoastPeace3]

lol my piano skIIILs

[BoJanga97]

Cool video! One thing: I dont know if you meant to do this but the last chord is supposed to be minor, not major.

[NeoSound1]

@BoJanga97 Yeah, the final note of the last triad in the sequence should be an F instead of Eb. Strangely enough, this fact is portrayed correctly in the video, but not in the recording.

[thevianna100]

this is genius im now learning how to play the piano and i was looking how to play clocks and no ONE i found would break it down slowly for me but then i found YOU! THANK YOU SOO MUCH!!!! excellent work!!

[AJMZ13]

Great tutorial, though.

[sawah96]

bass notes ???sheet music??? O: 

[mariocast]

@sawah96 Watch starting at 1:12 for the bass notes. Go to my blog for a link to buy and download the sheet music.

[jihun7]

i really love ur english pronunciation can i learn that in the phlippines?

[chikichik12]

grrr i wish i knew how to read music... wuld be so much easier for me. i always learn by ear or else watching.

[porcupineman929]

the gwyneth paltrow thing was funny

thanks anyway

[mex55]

awesome videoo dude!

very well explained, keep up the good work :D

[guitarpro72]

MarioCast I Wanna Learn Piano I Have A Keyboard Can You Please Do A Video How To Read Music

[TheCosway]

im pretty sure that instead of an Eb you play an F the third time

[RunescapeCheeseNoob]

wow, lots of rasism in the commentary.... but stop dissin mariocast he's not trying to offend anyone.. and yes that was pointed at you, OmeGaSoLjaX.

[divineawsomeness12]

still the best "how to" vid out there after i quit piano

[chromaphasemovies]

hi guys, thank and continue that way, its great!

[shiznanzz]

Where's the other 10% of the song? :(

[CosmeticLolita]

Amazing <33

[nugster1]

Wow too easy 3 chords and people think coldplay are musical geniuses PFFT!

[ic4LY]

@nugster1 they are. 3 chords and no one thought about it before? that's creative.

[EpicRandomness25]

u r AMAZING

[RachaelPie]

Thanks to your tutorial I now have some piano skiiiiiiilzzzzzzzzz

[TheMredmund]

heeeeeyy thank you saludos desde mexico

[Teckno94]

lol root position>>>>!!!

[Yanimeluvfan]

cool dude :)

[damikulek]

1:45 RoCk n' Roll

[paralied]

Thanks, this was a fun way to spend an afternoon! And how we will wait for that future award-winning actress... XD

[AM4eVeRR]

Thanks man !

[InsomnaticGossipGirl]

HE'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOD.

[shannonreneee]

Why must people get so off track with the comments, who gives a shit what someone calls another person. It is not a big deal, Coldplay aren't having a cry about him calling them British, so I don't think anybody needs to speak for them.

[nerfdude96547]

you are awsome

[ArtLenLa]

Thank you very much for this FREE lesson. Many of us really appreciate it, although some will never tell you.

[antiemo666777]

dude this guy is awesome he is like 90% assertive and 10% aggressive

[mrhoppy654]

Great tutorial. Keep it up :D

[MartinSeamusMcfly1]

what software do you use to view music on your laptop?

[whitchp09]

you are pretty awesome! i love this thank you!

[redcheeks321]

why don't we all just have a cup of tea?

[saria1989]

omg people england is part of great britain...just deal with it.

[puppyjasper]

I had lessons for about 4 years, when I was a kid. I really want to play Coldplay songs.. So maybe I will take lessons again. Maybe.. I need a very good pull-factor on that.

[scorpionsG13]

very good my friend..i dont play piano but it is a good job. ;P

[oMeGaSoLjaX]

English.. not "British".. why do Americans always do this..

[mariocast]

@oMeGaSoLjaX To cover all of Great BRITAIN?

[mariocast]

@oMeGaSoLjaX And why are some "English" so nitpicky?  Because they're trolls and are bitter about The Treaty of Paris of 1783.

[Hardster2k10]

@mariocast There is no need for that sort of abuse. Remember we owned you for quite a long time. So next time, think before you insult us.

[mariocast]

@Hardster2k10 Just to clarify, I wasn't insulting you or English people in general. The comment was a response at the user: oMeGaSoLjaX. He complained about me calling Coldplay "British". Do I get all my panties up in a bunch if someone calls me "American" instead of "Filipino-American", "Texan", "Former-New-Jersey-Dweller", etc.? No, because it doesn't matter. If you read some of the profane insults that he sent my way, you might understand. If I offended any English people, I apologize.

[ViolentBanshee]

@Hardster2k10 Haha this made me laugh because first of all...most Americans have come from other countries and you're trying to say you guys owned "Americans?" Besides those were your great ancestors and our great ancestors from a long time ago, it wasnt you nor anyone else still alive. So dont try to act tough about something you had nothing to do with

[ChristianPainter131]

@Hardster2k10 "Remember we owned you for quite a long time."

Ownership of another person is equivalent to slavery. It is not something to be commended, and definately not something to be proud of.

[edmundred]

@Hardster2k10 aww you got owned by mariocast you useless idiot

[TheSpazzySam]

@edmundred well ur nice...

[Jbaker8390]

@mariocast LOL EPIC WIN

[FlyingGold]

@mariocast Yeah you tell him!

[julianm1234]

@oMeGaSoLjaX The Coldplay bassist, Guy Perryman, is Scottish. So British would be a more accurate description.

[zowi1]

@oMeGaSoLjaX

actually Guy Berryman is from Scotland.. so yeah its a British band

[zarkanian93]

first of great video and i was wondering if you can help . i have a problem using both hands together because if i do ill start to speed up with my right hand until eventually it just sounds 'mashed' i was wondering what you do to help your students if they have the same problem.

[tiffany14587]

Thanks so much! (:

[Jodylikespie]

i don't even know how to play the piano and i can play this and trouble. thank you! :D

[mariocast]

@Jodylikespie I like hearing comments like this. I hope it inspires you to continue learning piano.

[SkAtErbji1]

hey mario, I have a keyboard and i know the song but the pedal is missing do you know any stores that have pedals?

[mariocast]

@SkAtErbji1 Amazon, Musician's Friend, Sweetwater, Walmart, and various other online stores. Just do a search for sustain pedal.

[SkAtErbji1]

@mariocast THx

[alphie10]

the 249 dislikes are people wo clearly hav shit in their ears this is amazing

[Riixox]

@alphie10 the 249 people who disliked gave up because they couldnt get it

[anime4life1300]

Really good and right to the point thanks i find this really usefull. ill try it and practice it.

[Riyu55]

i have no idea what this shit means

[lisaioane1]

Fantastic - Thank you. My son is learning this by ear and it was fabulous to see you blog to check we had the correct notes! Awesome!!!

[biglukasabc]

very helpful!

[hesitation11]

?????? lol this is good stuff but your confusing me sry, i dnt get it lol no affense oh well.........

[TheSlypry]

Hello Mario.....I am a huge fan of Coldplay. I love the sound you get with your keyboard. How do you get the back ground music and the base. Is it something to do with the laptop on top of your keyboard. If so could you lead me in the right direction.

[OneVoiceOneDesire]

This is great. I went srtraight downstaris to my piano and it's like i'd been playing it since i was 10 (i'm 16). Thanks for this video

[MrTsikara]

oh thank you very much

[tayluvscoldplay]

When you were playing in the beginning of the video, something sounded off. I'm pretty sure you were hitting the wrong key, yet your trying to teach people to play the song? Wth?

[kaine180]

whats the piano you are using?

[Tictac2220]

Almost up to 1 1/2 million views on this video. Are you excited? Were you excited when this video got up to 1 million views?

[Arkimedes2012]

Suscribed I don't talk english but I love Piano I wanna learn it was fairly easy to understand you.

[TheRaglefragle]

why do u have your computer?

[halo2lover99]

@TheRaglefragle he has it out so that he can play the music more fluently and make it sound better on youtube to record.

[drterrenceyap]

Hi Mario,

I like the way you teach. Simple and cool. Though I am not into piano, u make me want to learn it.

Keep up the good work!

[pioneersnd]

this is sick man. thanks

[erikster382]

Mario, your five-year old might be able to play, and so can I when I say this, but some people can't remember everything there is to know about how to play a piano. Of course, they will be lazy if not trying, but sometimes people just can't learn.

And can you play this on a piano? I hate the keyboard.

[TheGenocideGamer]

Stupid if you cant play 8 notes in the left hand in a measure and are whining because he didn't show how to play it obviously you've never played piano. I think i learned how to play hands together when i was 5.

[Grobanite895]

thank you so much for posting this! it helped me out a ton..because we had to play this for my music theory class

[24tgm]

Thank you. :)

[kingmoria]

you know, he showed the notes of the left hand, and it was so easy even a baby can read it! if you cant read that note, you are pretty useless with piano...

[hazylarkin007]

great song and your very good :) im new to this keyboard / piano cant pick it all up correctly i know how to play some bits thanks

[Morphan293]

WRONG!!!!!

The low note of the third chord is D#, not F!

[C00P3RAG3]

Thanks for this I'll keep practising :-)

[BrotherJohnMusic]

For those concerned that he is teaching the wrong note (the lowest in the Fmin arpeggio), you should follow his instruction, not by the sound of the MIDI file that is representing the song. He is teaching how to play it correctly. A common problem with MIDI files is that they are, frequently, incorrect. If you play what he is teaching, you will be able to play the song as written by Coldplay.

[nathatsat]

You said, and I quote, "Here's the explanation of the LEFT HAND for all the boneheads who leave comments saying it was left out" Well I'm sorry but you are the bonehead if you aren't even going to teach us how to play it!!!!!!! All you did was explain the piece, not how to play it! Have you thought about that one!?!?!? If you're going to insult people, you should think about what you're saying first!

[mariocast]

@nathatsat What part of "1 measure of E-flat, 2 measures of B-flat, and 1 measure of F" did you not understand? If you are so musically illiterate that you can't play the left hand after that explanation AND having the actual notes on the bass staff shown on the screen, then the root of the problem is in the one who's learning and not the one who's teaching.

[falconiomx]

wooooow

[phoenix732]

i love Coldplay because they use the piano a lot and well because they're just the best

[Constance1055]

that is SOO GOOD!!!! :O

[monster98012]

do you use the MIDI file for it for the deims and alot sax? WATch my vide on it mario!

[Marqueymark]

Hi buddy, at 0.09 you play an F-minor chord, but I clearly hear you playing an Ab-major chord.

I guess what we see is not exactly what we hear. F-minor by the way is the correct chord...

Keep up the good work!

[spartan30013]

the end is funny!

[ctorregrosa1]

looks like a neerd lol

[qXxFabixXp]

nice toturial :)