lol extremely simplistic version for piano. But im not here just to criticize the authenticity of ur music but to share a few suggestions; make sure ur solid on ur lyrics & dont hold back when u sing....go for the high notes bro...ur stuck in one octave of lowness & trying to cover it w/ high cords doesn't float the boat. keep working hard & once u learn the easy stuff go for the hard versions w/ the 4 note cords etc. hope that helps
Dude... you should try the high notes! You sound great when you sing "sugar bear"! The higher notes sound sexier than the lower ones by the way. Warming up your voice and practicing can definitely help with those high notes...but good job. Love this song!
Dropping your voice down doesn't bring as much dramatic sense to the song as if you did go and hit the notes. You have a great voice and you show in a in the chorus that you can hit the high notes, when you say, "sugar bear".
its G#, not G, my bad. but your bass note should be on C#, as C# is the first note you hear on the record. if you dont believe me, play the song on your stereo and match it up.
Then the songbook is wrong. The first chord is a flat on the RH/ e flat on the LH. And you have a perfectly good real piano behind you with 88 keys, why not use that.
Elton originally did this (on Cap't Fantastic) in Ab (A-flat)... first chord is Ab in the right hand over Eb octave in the bass (left hand). However, because it's easier for the "beginner to average" player, many books do an arrangement of this song in the key of G, since that's close to Ab. For the first notes of the song, that would be a G-chord in the right hand, and D-octaves in the left hand. Elton often does this song now in the key of F, since his voice is lower post-surgery. There ya go!
Publisher Hal-Leonard has this in their book titled "The Elton John Keyboard Book" (ISBN 0-7935-1478-9), as an exact arrangement of the original version in A-flat. This book is intended to be a reasonably accurate exact duplication of the notes Elton actually plays in all the songs in this book. I recommend it. Look it up on Amazon.. yellow cover, Elton wearing a "top hat" in the center picture (so you'll know it's the right book). Check out my own Elton covers. I'll be doing this song too =)
i did a search for this song to try to learn it and came up with a bunch of hits for elton john. ballad guy's would be too difficult for me to learn. For us beginners, it would make life alot simpler if the camera were focused on the keyboard. did the casio come with that one programmed in?
Dropping it down an octave at the high parts...I'm not so sure. You have a good voice. I'd rather hear it transposed down a key or two so the high notes are in your range. (I know this song has a wide range...it's hard to sing well). Gotta love those casio-tones. LOL Good job inspite of it.
This is great! I think you should transpose down a few steps so you don't have to switch octaves though - you have a great voice! If you click on my name, you can see 3 of my videos from a little concert I gave in August - and one of them is this song. Later man! Good job!
Not bad at all... Hard song to sing isn't it? :P but why why why don't you use the piano in the background in stead of that sad keyboard? just wondering...
Thanks for the compliment, and yes it is tough to sing. The piano tuner is coming tonight, so as for now it's so badly out of tune that it's painful to listen to. Believe me I hate that "sad keyboard". I hope to put it away for good soon. :P
lol extremely simplistic version for piano. But im not here just to criticize the authenticity of ur music but to share a few suggestions; make sure ur solid on ur lyrics & dont hold back when u sing....go for the high notes bro...ur stuck in one octave of lowness & trying to cover it w/ high cords doesn't float the boat. keep working hard & once u learn the easy stuff go for the hard versions w/ the 4 note cords etc. hope that helps
danman745 2 years ago
Great Song One Of My Favorites can you tell me how to play this song please.
Michael Salazar
Your # 1
mickeysalazar 3 years ago
Dude... you should try the high notes! You sound great when you sing "sugar bear"! The higher notes sound sexier than the lower ones by the way. Warming up your voice and practicing can definitely help with those high notes...but good job. Love this song!
eelwoman75 3 years ago
great!
congratulations!
hebops 3 years ago
it's sugar babe not sugar bear
ntnbutnetlsko 3 years ago
think before you post! it is of course "sugar bear" - end of discussion
storming78 3 years ago
Dropping your voice down doesn't bring as much dramatic sense to the song as if you did go and hit the notes. You have a great voice and you show in a in the chorus that you can hit the high notes, when you say, "sugar bear".
dwaynaz 4 years ago
the song is in C#. are you playing in C
nickrock23 4 years ago
I got the music directly from the EJ songbook, and it's in G.
maxchsbr 4 years ago
its G#, not G, my bad. but your bass note should be on C#, as C# is the first note you hear on the record. if you dont believe me, play the song on your stereo and match it up.
nickrock23 4 years ago
Then the songbook is wrong. The first chord is a flat on the RH/ e flat on the LH. And you have a perfectly good real piano behind you with 88 keys, why not use that.
fffffffffffffffffffy 3 years ago
find me a songbook that's correct. i stopped using sheet music in 1992.
nickrock23 3 years ago
Elton originally did this (on Cap't Fantastic) in Ab (A-flat)... first chord is Ab in the right hand over Eb octave in the bass (left hand). However, because it's easier for the "beginner to average" player, many books do an arrangement of this song in the key of G, since that's close to Ab. For the first notes of the song, that would be a G-chord in the right hand, and D-octaves in the left hand. Elton often does this song now in the key of F, since his voice is lower post-surgery. There ya go!
jungleboiyt 2 years ago
Publisher Hal-Leonard has this in their book titled "The Elton John Keyboard Book" (ISBN 0-7935-1478-9), as an exact arrangement of the original version in A-flat. This book is intended to be a reasonably accurate exact duplication of the notes Elton actually plays in all the songs in this book. I recommend it. Look it up on Amazon.. yellow cover, Elton wearing a "top hat" in the center picture (so you'll know it's the right book). Check out my own Elton covers. I'll be doing this song too =)
jungleboiyt 2 years ago
nice! :D
martin2288 4 years ago
First this is my favorite song of all time, flat out!
Second, all I ever wanted was to learn that main riff
A million thanks, you just showed me!
himjill 4 years ago
i did a search for this song to try to learn it and came up with a bunch of hits for elton john. ballad guy's would be too difficult for me to learn. For us beginners, it would make life alot simpler if the camera were focused on the keyboard. did the casio come with that one programmed in?
nickolouswatson 5 years ago
Dropping it down an octave at the high parts...I'm not so sure. You have a good voice. I'd rather hear it transposed down a key or two so the high notes are in your range. (I know this song has a wide range...it's hard to sing well). Gotta love those casio-tones. LOL Good job inspite of it.
grandcarriage 5 years ago
WOW! You are good! This is a hard song by nature. You do a good job! Maybe witha few enhancements you'd be great!
twoonbiscayne 5 years ago
Absolutely cool! You did a good job. I wish I could do what you can do. Beside I enjoyed singing along with you!
purpleplzr 5 years ago
you are so cute. keep it up!!
readyfreddie77 5 years ago
This is great! I think you should transpose down a few steps so you don't have to switch octaves though - you have a great voice! If you click on my name, you can see 3 of my videos from a little concert I gave in August - and one of them is this song. Later man! Good job!
BalladGuy27 5 years ago
Not bad at all... Hard song to sing isn't it? :P but why why why don't you use the piano in the background in stead of that sad keyboard? just wondering...
loveiren84 5 years ago
Thanks for the compliment, and yes it is tough to sing. The piano tuner is coming tonight, so as for now it's so badly out of tune that it's painful to listen to. Believe me I hate that "sad keyboard". I hope to put it away for good soon. :P
maxchsbr 5 years ago