The Mourning Palace - Instructional

[terrodar2]

how you get the right song for pizzicato strings?

[milesdleeg1]

Where can I get sheet music for this?? I want to play it for my piano recital but I cannot find sheet music anywhere!

[LivingDeadBeat99]

thanks a lot, man! enjoying this tutorial!

[unblackcellofreak777]

Dude thanx for uploading this! I'm trying to arrange this song for cello quartet, and I really needed help figuring out the argeggiated runs. I might have to modify them a little bit, due to the limitations of my instrument. However, I'll try to be as accurate as possible.

[metalchika123]

like i saw on some other vid; MUSTIS FOR PRESIDENT!!!!!

FUCK OBAMA!!!!!!

[yamilganzur]

muchas gracias, muy bueno

[amaister93]

The pizzicato parts seem as difficult as fuck!

[ChrisPlaystheSynth]

It really isn't. The first is to play the notes in this order: F# C# C# (with left hand) F# A C# F# (right hand) then you go back down with your right hand: C# A F# (and then back up) A C#. So if you're going by fingering, it should be: 5 1 3 (LH) 1 2 3 5 3 2 1 2 3. If you don't know what the numbers are, on your left hand your thumb is 1, pinky is 5. On your right hand, thumb is 1, pinky is five. Does that help?

[AODAzraelBC]

I love this. i reference it frequently. is there anyway you might be able to do A succubus in rapture?

[ChrisPlaystheSynth]

I've considered doing it. In either case, I would add it to my new channel. Check the video description for the link.

[WAMPIREGEAR]

tak toto by som chcel vedieť ,uplne geniálne :D

[ChrisPlaystheSynth]

what language is that?

[TrueKingFear]

Thanks for this video, I'm studying it intently. :)

It would be helpful to include the chords for those of us that know a bit about music theory, for instance the intro/verse goes F#m/H (I think). The pizzicato part goes F#m/E/H, knowing this part follows the chords makes it a LOT easier. By the way, H = B for you Americans, etc.

[ChrisPlaystheSynth]

If I knew any theory, I would have included some references. I even thought of writing out the entire score, and somehow layering it over the video so people can see the actual notes I'm hitting (in case of ambiguity with where my fingers are landing). Sorry!!

[6sodom6boy6]

your puppy likes dimmu borgir too

[ChristopherRodrigues]

He is the biggest metalhead of the family

[Drummermean2]

That's right

[OkOtChA666]

Yep... He and Vortex were kicked out of the band. Via Text message,,, LOL

[Drummermean2]

shame mustis is out now :/

[ChristopherRodrigues]

say what???

[TKun95]

@ChristopherRodrigues it true :c

[Krauservant]

@ChristopherRodrigues

Mustis is out of the band because they stolen his songs and he has no credits for that

[MforceArts]

@ChristopherRodrigues

mustis is out of dimmu

[kafusitaupu80]

@Drummermean2 mustis didnt play keybords on edt... jus sayn ;)

[SpliffusBongicaOfGor]

@Drummermean2 Stian Aarstad was the keyboardist for the first three albums (this being the third), not Mustis btw

[BBradyo]

you should make the camera face your keyboard like your face faces it! ;/

[ChristopherRodrigues]

trust me, I tried. I even came up with a little helmet camera so that wherever I face, the camera automatically follows. However, that didn't work out too well since I'm not always looking at the keyboard hahaha!!!

[Lvzbe666]

thats great dude can you make a tutorial of Spellbound??? please cmon please plesase

[isolistidizagreb]

second note is not fis, it's cis. quints fis cis - fis minor...that's intro on strings.

[ChristopherRodrigues]

what?? I don't know theory, bro.sorry if it's incorrect, this is merely my interpretation

[0ut0f0rd3r]

well i play guitar and i know theory a lil and he probably means with cis and fis C# and F#

[laydson666]

thankssssssssss!

very good!

[0lvl]

the dog is going to sleep in background =))

[Lvzbe666]

dude what srings did you use for the beggining?

[ChristopherRodrigues]

PROG D003, -01 octave, 0 attack, 07 release.

[azter9]

I play this song differently only good intro is almost the same thing but just sounds identical jejejej

[DeLaVampire]

thank you soooo much. this helped me out alot.

[ChristopherRodrigues]

I'm glad! As I said before, if anyone makes a video cover of "Mourning Palace," send it to me as a video response so I can see it and share with friends. Thanks for watching!

[texplosion69]

Best vid for Mounring Palace instructions!!

5/5 thanks so much!!!

[noobisheno]

Thanks duuude!!!!!!!! I love you ;)

[Mandred2008]

Is that a cat or a dog in the background?

[ChristopherRodrigues]

That would be my 7-year old Dachshund, Boomer. He's made guest appearances in some of my videos, this seems to be the only one which made it to YouTube.

[RASTASZETA]

loko sos un capo!!!

[TATYISPRETTY]

i dont know if its just me because im a perverted girl.. but is that your puppy humping a white blanket on my background? lol that just made my day ahahaha!!!!....anyways, thanks for the video, im going to learn how t play it now ;).

[ChristopherRodrigues]

He's not humping it, he just kind of 'digs' on it until he feels it's comfortable enough for him to lay down. He is an awesome puppy, though =)

[ChristopherRodrigues]

No, it isn't. It's a Casio WK3200. I'm only using it as a controller, all the sounds you hear come from the Korg X50 (the one on top).

[omgwtfzuperpewpew]

I have wk 3000 it looks exactly the same I thought you had the same 1 but looks like you have newer model.Its an ok keyboard though the keys are a bit to light weight dont you think?

[omgwtfzuperpewpew]

oh my bad actually mine is 3300

[TheSuvii]

Could you send this video for me? i really need it, because i don't have internet sometimes and i have to practise this song. :)

[jacklyndias]

awesome!!! very impressive.

[zelihic]

nice playing dude. do you have any sheets for dimmu borgir or other black metal bands for piano?

[ChristopherRodrigues]

Sorry, this is the best I could do. Besides, these metal keyboard tracks are too easy to play that I wouldn't go through all the trouble of writing sheets for.

[CANNlBAL]

hey ... could get the song on the spellbound Dimmu?

[ChristopherRodrigues]

I already have 2 videos of spellbound uploaded somewhere on myspace. I can't leave a link here, so check your inbox.

[Fucking666Monster]

can you make Instructional for Dimmu Borgir The Sacrilegious Scorn? I realy wan't learn to play that song... but I'm too noob to learn it all by my self...

[ChristopherRodrigues]

I'll look into it. I'm still waiting to get a better tripod or to clear up some old furniture in my room so I can have a better setup to make more videos. I plan on making instructionals for all my current covers and then start some new projects.

[Fucking666Monster]

well I have Casio 3300 and I think they have the same sounds but please can you tell me what sound did you use?

[ChristopherRodrigues]

Well, it won't matter telling the patches because they are different across different companies (Korg, Casio, Yamaha, etc). But you should look for some Strings that have a short attack length, and moderate decay length. Then find pizzicato strings for the second part, some Choir for the choir part, and Piano for the outro. Patches ont eh X50 are, in order, (prog) D003, A080, B037 and A001

[ChristopherRodrigues]

Funny how I was using "natural light" for this video, and if you drag the slider around after teh video has loaded, you get this cool shadow effct, hahaha!

[DanielQuintanilla]

OMG you know ur shit somehow?

great stuff thanx ive been trying to get this down XD

[candyxxx2006]

Wow! That was awesome! :) I've been able to play that song, but not THAT well! :p Thanks for sharing that.

BTW, I want your keyboard! q: :p lol

[8rodney8]

THANK YOU!

it really streches your fingers on those chords :P

[ChristopherRodrigues]

At first, yes; but it's good practice when you decide to move onto more intricate, technical stuff

[cubo2424]

Exelente video!

[Thestrup1]

TY alot, i learned everything from your vid i might post a video response of me playing it =)

[stonefingas]

can you send me the notes man?

[mustissilenoz666]

YEAH do a instructional of the sepentine offering dude please

[AODAzraelBC]

you are a sanity saver my friend! how many keys does your keyboard have? I have a Roland E-09 with 61 and i'm trying to figure how to compensate for the lack of range

[ChristopherRodrigues]

My korg only has 61 keys, which is why I use the Casio WK3200 for the more complicated parts. it has 76 keys. The x50 does have some neat one-button octave adjustments to make up for the lack of keys, but if you get any MIDI compatible, or even just a controller, you'll be fine.

[coreyshagrath666]

great dude that help me in my band ca you do a instructional of in deaths embrace? please

[ChristopherRodrigues]

Haha, I definitely would if I thought I knew the song well enough. I just don't feel comfortable making a cover of a song I don't even remember how to play =D

[coreyshagrath666]

well one morething can you tell me what tone yu use in the part one: strings? because I have the same keyboard and I dont know what tone is that please tell me and the pizziciato strings too please and thanks

[ChristopherRodrigues]

Part One: D003 Legato Strings, with +5 Release

Part Two: Same as above, but only for this video. I usually use A001 (Piano) any other time I play it. Don't like the sound of the Pizzi from the x50.

[coreyshagrath666]

thanks dude you are my hero

[coreyshagrath666]

hey can you do a instructional of the serpentine offering? because you are very good in the keyboard and I really wantto play that song please and thanks

[noxernoxer]

you rock dude =D... Can you learn The Sacrilegious Scorn it would be cool (: keep rocking

[ChristopherRodrigues]

Can I learn the song? Sure. Consider it done. You mean make an instructional video for it? I can do that. In fact, every single video I have already will be replaced by a full instructional cover.

[MetalMef]

k i got the piano notes. thx u rock

[dillxdough]

thank you so much for this!!! it really helped

[Burnth666Priest]

This is great man! thanks a lot! ill send a video of me and my band when we play this live!

and again

CHEERS

[voltaspeeder17]

Man, nice job you've done here!

[ChristopherRodrigues]

Thx. I wish I had some form of showing layered images of a keyboard so I could actually graphically show which notes I'm hitting, in addition to hitting them. Also, the original was well over 15 minutes long, and YouTube only allows 10, so I had to re-record some parts a little faster. Hope this helps!

[DwarvenDwarf]

Agreed, thanks alot for this :)

[ChrisPlaystheSynth]

I've actually been making a list of songs I'll be covering for the new account (ChrisPlaysTheSynth). I thought of a bunch of Dimmu songs, but haven't chosen any yet. A Succubus in Rapture, Spellbound, Arcane Lifeforce Hysteria, Sorgens Kammer Dei II, Sympozium, and Serpentine Offering are all ones I'm looking into. I might do 2 or 3 of them.

[ParoniSamedi]

I really don't recom Sorgens 2, it would be too boring to play :D

[ChrisPlaystheSynth]

It really is. That's why I haven't done it yet =)