I'm having problems with the sound on pianojohn113's tutorials. I hear a low-volume sound like a tape being fast forwarded, but no music. The sound is fine on other users videos. I hope it's temporary. Anyone else having this problem?
@aeynub This was recorded on the old mono videotape, before You Tube went stereo. You might try putting your computer's main speaker volume tab in the middle or all the way over to the other side. That often clears up the problem.
Stumbled upon your tutorial while listening to Beatles on Youtube. Great visuals, clear instructions, very motivating. Been using simple tabs on sheet music for 30 years. Now I want to get back to my keyboard.
hey john, how do you learn these tunes yourself? do get the sheet music or do you pick them out by ear? i think your tutorials are just brilliant, thanx for your time and effort, very much appreciated.
Saludos desde Chile! he aprendido mucho con este video y devo decir que tocas demaciado bien (: , queria felicitarte por tus tutoriales que estan a toda madre.
Porfavor continua haciendo tutoriales de the beatles, ya que es una de las mejores bandas de la historia y porque tienes un talento notable (:
@schaapsploeg Move along, troll, or at least dispense with the sanctimonious attitude. Myself, and his nearly 18,000 subscribers, appreciate the time he's taken to explain songs like this. If dishing out condescending criticism is what makes you feel important in life, think about this: nobody is listening.
@schaapsploeg I'll agree with pianojohn......well said.
If you don't thinks it's right watch some other "correct" video. I've seen all the pianojohn songs........I go to them first because they're simple and to the point.
@schaapsploeg Unless you were in the studio when the piano part was recorded, you have no idea what the notes are. This is my interpretation, and I say it is correct, just as I stand by all of my tutorials. If you don’t like F-F#, then play it your way. Simple. And no need to “wonder” what the rest of the song is like.. just let it play and listen, then repeat the process with other videos. See the You Tube “Help” section for more information on how to do that.
@pianojohn113 the beginning chord does sound a bit high, but I won't go to the extent of questioning your whole tutorial repetoire like that guy. And BTW the rest of the song sounds spot on.
@LuminousScope Thanks, I appreciate it. Yes, my issue with that guy wasn't necessarily whether my intro notes were correct, it was more about him calling my entire tutorial into question. If notes sound incorrect, I'm always open to suggestions on changes, as long as the person doing it is at least marginally respectful.
<-- I Dont Play Piano.Seems John Did Play Octaves often with the Left Hand,bass(Imagine,Sexy,Love is Real etc) You Pick up his Style Great.I Did notice when You Played The B min It sounded like...Love ...I never noticed that before ahha.Great job!
This is truly a fantastic tune. I can not play piano, but watching you build the tune up is wonderful. That flip at the start makes it sound like there should have been a few notes at the very beginning but they have been missed off from the recording! But obviously it was written that way. But it makes it sound so fresh. Thanks for posting.
I tried learning this when I first got a piano but it was too hard. Now I can play it. I honestly got chills when I first hit the chords for the "greatest of them all" part.
If you're ever strapped for cash, you could make these into a DVD series. Even though they're all available online for free, I'd definitely support you.
@drawboy6x3 Yes, that "greatest of them all" chord was a jazz chord that was rarely heard in pop music at that time. It really makes a difference in this song.
Can't stop watching this. Beatles best piano riff, oh. there is Let it Be. it's hard to pick just 1 Beatle favrorite. pianojohn? what's the most challenging, pleasing Beatle piano bit for you? hard to beat Sexy Sadie, right? when you play "the whole thing", awesome, beautiful.
Thanks for the tutorial pianojohn113. Have you heard Radiohead's tribute to this song? Their hit "Karma Police" has some similarities and the band admitted that they were listening to the White Album at that time.
I have the Get Back keyboard solo, and I also have a brief tutorial of Don't Let Me Down.. but that one was done without the overhead camera, so it's probably not quite as useful.
lololol - its the equivelant of the bees knees - only quite rude which is why I only put "the dogs" bit.....but the other phrase is...You're the Mutts nuts
lol You would NEVER get a bad reputation, we all think you're the dogs ( thats a good thing ). I have learned to play more tunes in 2 weeks with you teaching me than I did in 5 years with my private tutor lol.
Hi John...I did it, I actually learned how to play this.
You are a really good teacher - your tutorials are the best on you tube....now you gotta do one on "Because " because you promised me in you email lol and you have the voice of a guy who doesn't break his promises xxxx
Hi John, I never played piano and already have the beginning of Martha My Dear worked out.Your videos are wonderful! You must have the patience of a rock! I hope you're around for a very long time. This is so great!
btw, just to be beatle nit-picking - Paul played piano on this song, so I'm guessing the Cm/Gb/Ab bit was Paul's idea in the studio cos' it isnt on John's original demo of the song of how he wrote it
I can't thank you enough for this my friend. One of my all time favorite Beatles songs and I love the piano sound on the recording but it's never sounded right for me just playing the chords. Great job.
Dear John, I remember myself being a 14 year old boy sitting at my piano and trying to figure out the chords and the lines. Over 20 years had to pass by to find out now - on behalf of your video lessons. Thank you a lot!
Hey John, I love your videos. I just started playing a few months ago and have already learned a ton from your videos. I know that you get requests for songs but I thought I would at least ask if you would possibly be interested in doing a tutorial on "Love Reign O'er Me", by the Who. One of my all-time favorite songs, and has an absolutely beautiful piano playing throughout the song.
Good to know they're helpful! Yes, I've always liked that Who song, with the great piano intro.. Eb is my favorite key, too. Would be a challenge to teach on a video, though. But I'll keep it in mind!
Fan-freaking-tastic Pianojohn. I love the White Album, the second disk more so than the first but I mean, it's all good! This is amazing. I'm curious, do you do the Peanut's theme? I think it's called Linus and Lucy but I'm not sure. Anywho, keep up the amazing work!
Thanks very much! I agree with you on the White Album.. Disc 1 has more "popular" songs but Disc 2 is a little more creative and fun to play.
I used to play "Linus and Lucy" many years ago, or at least the first minute of it.. never bothered with the rest, unfortunately.. Maybe I should learn it now!
Thank you so much for taking the time to do this. Your version is better than any sheet music I've come across. It feels wonderful to play this song. Keep up the amazing work.
You're amazing PianoJohn, I've learned soooo much from your video's. I only tell the girls that I've never had a lesson, lol, I tell all my guy friends about your vids!
nah i wouldnt say that. its not like ppl are born playing piano its just like anything else all you hafta do is start playing and your body and mind get used to it and it starts to become natural. i never thought i wud be able to play this a year ago then i took piano lessons now this might be the easiest song i've learned how to play and it sounds amazing!!
Pianojohn these tutorials are great I can actually play these songs with your very user friendly tutorials...Thanks...If I could ask..do you know "Glad" by Traffic?? I'd love to learn a jazzy piano instrumental like that since I don't really "enhance" the Beatle songs by singing with them, if you know what I mean.....also maybe "Feeling Alright"
There are definitely some similarities between Sexy Sadie and Karma Police. Interesting huh? Apparently the boys were listening to the White Album while recording O.K. Computer.
thanks for the great free pictorials. i just started playing and instead of reading music, i watch. instant gratification i guess. hey, whatever works..
Excellent! I've always loved this solo but could never figure it out. Thanks so much. Great playing and teaching method. Any chance you could do the Pulling Mussels from a shell solo by Squeeze? Keep up the good work. Cheers!
When you finish to play the second bridge, what do you play then? I would say the same thing ( Gb ...) that you play after the first bridge but i'm not sure.
I'm actually just breaking up the notes of the Am7 chord. Same thing with the part before the Gm7 (unless you're talking about a different part of the video).
I realise every artist needs inspiration to fuel creativity but Yorke doesn't even try to create something new. Shame on Radiohead and every artist who hasn't the balls to use his own creativity.
IMO, he succedeed. He made a song with a totally different feeling, that doesn't mean he doesn't have tha balls to use his own creativity. He didn't even use the exact same piano part.
The Beatles also 'ripped off' other artists if that's the term you want to use. Lady Madonna was a Fats Domino 'inspired' tune for example. If you really think that people don't use bits from other artists to make something new and original then you don't know much about music.
Wow. You truly do not comprehend much of what I said. Notice the Beatles didn't change the name of the tune? therefore it is a cover which clearly credits Fats Domino as the author. Radiohead took the hook of "Sexy Sadie" and gave it a new name, thus ripping off the Beatles. I don't mind a good cover as long as it is recognized as a cover.
You're getting confused. Paul McCartney wrote Lady Madonna, the song is credited to Lennon/MacCartney. It was inspired by Fats Domino who then went on to cover the song himself. Look it up on wikipedia.
First of all Wikipedia is unreliable, but I've confirmed through other means. Now let's recap: Paul McCartney wrote Lady Madonna in the STYLE of Fats Domino (he didn't take any chord progression from a specific song) and Fats Domino covered it. Back to the point: an artist can write a song in the style of anothers without plagarizing. Radiohead clearly plagarized: the most important chords of each song are identical.
If you really think the Beatles never 'borrowed' anything from anyone else you're welcome to delude yourself. For example, John heard Yoko playing Moonlight Sonata on piano, asked her to play the chords backwards, and ended up with the bones of "Because". Also Paul's bass line for "I Saw Her Standing There" was taken directly from the Chuck Berry song Im Talking About You. Paul said that he literally played exactly the same notes and it fit the song perfectly. These are just 2 examples.
And the riff to "I Feel Fine" is stolen from a Ray Charles song, "Come Together" sounds just like Chuck Berry riffs and melodies, "Blackbird" sounds exactly like this one bache guitar interlude, etc.
What I like about these tutorials is the fact that you actually spell it out for us. It's especially useful for those of us who are musically illiterate(ME!). I can't read music to save my life. Before this , literally the only thing I could play on the piano was 'Frere Jaques'. You brought the piano out of the dark for me. Thanks, John.
Awesome. You hear the song as a kid of 10, fall in love with it, remember it from time to time over the years, then you see something like this, which just brings home the creative and imaginative genius of these incredible musicians. Then you think they were able to execute the performance of the song and make it look effortless. Dunbstruck is the word.
Thanks, great comment.. I think I first heard this song around age 10 as well. It was one of the first Beatles songs I learned, and never forgot it! They were incredible.
I tell you.. it's magical when my piano sounds in the intro like the real song. i just learned dear prudence and started this one and had to write something.
Hey :) Thanks for this. Just wondering if you have or would do You Won't See Me sometime? It's got a really cool piano bit that I'm sure lots of people would love to learn :)
I did learn to play this on my own back in the '70s when I first bought the White Album, but have refined it over the years as I've listened more to it. This version is much closer to the original than the way I played it 30 years ago.
Hey, thanks to you I was able to learn this great song! Thanks a lot! One question, I know you must be very busy, but have you ever thought about doing Cry Baby Cry?
I've been teaching myself how to play the piano for a little over 6 months ago. I listened to a friend play this and my goal is to play this song in a year. Please don't take this video down. Thanks again, Awesome!
Incredibly good, PianoJohn. I've spent years figuring out Beatles songs on the piano, but your talent tops the list. This is so good and so well matched to the actual record...great job and thanks very much!!!
Excellent! Yeah it took me a few times too but you have a cool way of explaining it.. SOO many thanks for taking the time to do this my friend. Kudos to you from the UK ;)
it took me a few times to figure out why you gave a little "heh-heh" when you said "use these three fingers" but then i finally realized and gave myself a little "heh-heh" as well and now i cant play this song with out thinking about it. "shocking!" isnt it? hahaha
I always hated this song but this tutorial made me appreciate the intro, and now I can't stop playing the song on my ipod. The beatles were so great at intros like this. My favorite is the intro to "I've just seen a face" Do you think it possible to play that on the piano? I'm trying but I cant say that I'm on my way at all
Yes, the intro to that song can work on the piano, although I've found that it doesn't sound quite as good as it does on a guitar, for whatever reason. Some songs seem to sound better on guitar than piano (Blackbird is one of them), but I think that intro could work.
I'm having problems with the sound on pianojohn113's tutorials. I hear a low-volume sound like a tape being fast forwarded, but no music. The sound is fine on other users videos. I hope it's temporary. Anyone else having this problem?
aeynub 6 days ago
@aeynub This was recorded on the old mono videotape, before You Tube went stereo. You might try putting your computer's main speaker volume tab in the middle or all the way over to the other side. That often clears up the problem.
pianojohn113 4 days ago
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Hollo4ever 2 weeks ago
you and the beatles are genious...
amarunarff 2 months ago
@amarunarff Thanks, I appreciate it. :-)
pianojohn113 2 months ago
Stumbled upon your tutorial while listening to Beatles on Youtube. Great visuals, clear instructions, very motivating. Been using simple tabs on sheet music for 30 years. Now I want to get back to my keyboard.
POCPerth 4 months ago
hey john, how do you learn these tunes yourself? do get the sheet music or do you pick them out by ear? i think your tutorials are just brilliant, thanx for your time and effort, very much appreciated.
purpleduke77 7 months ago
@purpleduke77 I learned many of them years ago, just working through each one until it sounds just right. Glad you enjoy them, thanks!
pianojohn113 7 months ago
awesome tutorial - 10/10
pg549 8 months ago
Amazing stuff thank you sir. 17 people just can't play Sexy Sadie :)
theinfideluk 9 months ago
Man, THANK YOU! You are really great! Thank u for all your tutorials, you are brillant!
You are my piano teacher :)
Kisses from Brazil
ellenfilms 9 months ago 2
@ellenfilms Glad you liked it, greetings to you in Brazil, my friend!
pianojohn113 9 months ago 2
Brilliant, One Of the best, i would of loved to of herd you finish all the notes in full though
fumeze3 10 months ago
you seems to be a very happy man : )
aviomarinoli 10 months ago
I LOVE YOU JOHN!
zknn93 10 months ago
Top notch as always!! Any chance I could request God only knows by the beach boys? Paul would approve!!
Nsmith412 11 months ago
@Nsmith412 My favorite BW composition of all time.
pianojohn113 11 months ago
im 13, and learned this in about an hour :) i think this is great and your a very good teacher! seems like you got it all correct, long live beatles!
gantz93710 11 months ago
@gantz93710 Glad it helped you! :-)
pianojohn113 11 months ago
Saludos desde Chile! he aprendido mucho con este video y devo decir que tocas demaciado bien (: , queria felicitarte por tus tutoriales que estan a toda madre.
Porfavor continua haciendo tutoriales de the beatles, ya que es una de las mejores bandas de la historia y porque tienes un talento notable (:
Sorry for my english.. : D
Yerulio 1 year ago
@schaapsploeg ...Just shut up
mrdeivid91 1 year ago
@schaapsploeg Move along, troll, or at least dispense with the sanctimonious attitude. Myself, and his nearly 18,000 subscribers, appreciate the time he's taken to explain songs like this. If dishing out condescending criticism is what makes you feel important in life, think about this: nobody is listening.
GRaise1978 1 year ago
ahh stop shouting at me :(
girty97 1 year ago
@schaapsploeg I'll agree with pianojohn......well said.
If you don't thinks it's right watch some other "correct" video. I've seen all the pianojohn songs........I go to them first because they're simple and to the point.
jonstepheno 1 year ago
@schaapsploeg Unless you were in the studio when the piano part was recorded, you have no idea what the notes are. This is my interpretation, and I say it is correct, just as I stand by all of my tutorials. If you don’t like F-F#, then play it your way. Simple. And no need to “wonder” what the rest of the song is like.. just let it play and listen, then repeat the process with other videos. See the You Tube “Help” section for more information on how to do that.
pianojohn113 1 year ago 5
@pianojohn113 the beginning chord does sound a bit high, but I won't go to the extent of questioning your whole tutorial repetoire like that guy. And BTW the rest of the song sounds spot on.
LuminousScope 1 year ago
@LuminousScope Thanks, I appreciate it. Yes, my issue with that guy wasn't necessarily whether my intro notes were correct, it was more about him calling my entire tutorial into question. If notes sound incorrect, I'm always open to suggestions on changes, as long as the person doing it is at least marginally respectful.
pianojohn113 1 year ago
<-- I Dont Play Piano.Seems John Did Play Octaves often with the Left Hand,bass(Imagine,Sexy,Love is Real etc) You Pick up his Style Great.I Did notice when You Played The B min It sounded like...Love ...I never noticed that before ahha.Great job!
SmokeBojangles 1 year ago
Very helpful! Thanks!
topstep 1 year ago
This is truly a fantastic tune. I can not play piano, but watching you build the tune up is wonderful. That flip at the start makes it sound like there should have been a few notes at the very beginning but they have been missed off from the recording! But obviously it was written that way. But it makes it sound so fresh. Thanks for posting.
buddhabder 1 year ago
@buddhabder Glad you liked it, thanks! I agree, it's a great song.
pianojohn113 1 year ago
I tried learning this when I first got a piano but it was too hard. Now I can play it. I honestly got chills when I first hit the chords for the "greatest of them all" part.
If you're ever strapped for cash, you could make these into a DVD series. Even though they're all available online for free, I'd definitely support you.
drawboy6x3 1 year ago
@drawboy6x3 Yes, that "greatest of them all" chord was a jazz chord that was rarely heard in pop music at that time. It really makes a difference in this song.
pianojohn113 1 year ago
Can't stop watching this. Beatles best piano riff, oh. there is Let it Be. it's hard to pick just 1 Beatle favrorite. pianojohn? what's the most challenging, pleasing Beatle piano bit for you? hard to beat Sexy Sadie, right? when you play "the whole thing", awesome, beautiful.
gino066 1 year ago
great man, but i'm not sure about that first trip.. i usually play D C A and trip those. but i guess it works either way.
sgtpeppers94 1 year ago
@sgtpeppers94 Either one is fine.
pianojohn113 1 year ago
i always stock on the F chord.. just don t get it
Radiobeatle 1 year ago
cool man thanks for sharing
matthewaunger 1 year ago
Fantastic, might take me a few hard days nights to learn it though
to sum it up 09:22
TheNicholas0202 1 year ago
Just Love it...
Thanks...
Animaliere 1 year ago
so
kind
goldie9o9 1 year ago
el comienzo es en RE y MI, ayudado con efecto (ECO), todo lo demas esta bien, solo el comienzo esta mal!
b1ch1n 1 year ago
your good
meickofreako 1 year ago
@meickofreako whose good? His good or my good?
rhcp500 1 year ago
el comienzo esta mal
b1ch1n 1 year ago
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@b1ch1n el comienzo es en RE y MI, ayudado con efecto (ECO), todo lo demas esta bien, solo el comienzo esta mal!
b1ch1n 1 year ago
Lennon's genius!
gino066 1 year ago
@gino066 Yep, very typical of Lennon's later Beatle years, with complicated chord structures and repeating patterns.
pianojohn113 1 year ago
Thanks for the tutorial pianojohn113. Have you heard Radiohead's tribute to this song? Their hit "Karma Police" has some similarities and the band admitted that they were listening to the White Album at that time.
muymalmoon 1 year ago
I love your tutorials! I've been playing for about a year and learned this in a couple of days -yay! Thank you!
spark29slowsdown 1 year ago
its actually in C flat
OldMusicisGoldMusic 1 year ago
why dont you try with C flat and dont fuck up!! just enjoy if you disagree do your own video !
sorry John but great job . this has helped me a lot!1
indotravis 1 year ago
your on it i have been half assing that sexy sadie intro for to long you got some get back or dont let me down
TheUlyssescoat 1 year ago
I have the Get Back keyboard solo, and I also have a brief tutorial of Don't Let Me Down.. but that one was done without the overhead camera, so it's probably not quite as useful.
pianojohn113 1 year ago
I love your videos! You should make more! I see you haven't made one in two months. Have you run out of Beatles songs?
WiiPlayer113 1 year ago
lololol - its the equivelant of the bees knees - only quite rude which is why I only put "the dogs" bit.....but the other phrase is...You're the Mutts nuts
chalyminx 1 year ago
lol You would NEVER get a bad reputation, we all think you're the dogs ( thats a good thing ). I have learned to play more tunes in 2 weeks with you teaching me than I did in 5 years with my private tutor lol.
chalyminx 1 year ago
I've never played piano before and managed to follow this video very easily. Well done! Thank you! ^_^
Arghhhhhh 1 year ago
Hi John...I did it, I actually learned how to play this.
You are a really good teacher - your tutorials are the best on you tube....now you gotta do one on "Because " because you promised me in you email lol and you have the voice of a guy who doesn't break his promises xxxx
chalyminx 1 year ago
Thanks a lot for all your videos! they have helped me a lot on piano.
westimer93 2 years ago
Thank you thank you thank you *.* :D
sopandapple 2 years ago
wow, just awsome! nice explanation
cossackxxx 2 years ago
I am playing guitar but your description shows how amazing it is on piano this is my most favourite song ever. Thanx
ttutinek 2 years ago
Hi John, I never played piano and already have the beginning of Martha My Dear worked out.Your videos are wonderful! You must have the patience of a rock! I hope you're around for a very long time. This is so great!
GregDrayGregDray 2 years ago
thnaks so much! I just played it! sounds GREAT!
btw, just to be beatle nit-picking - Paul played piano on this song, so I'm guessing the Cm/Gb/Ab bit was Paul's idea in the studio cos' it isnt on John's original demo of the song of how he wrote it
hellobeatle 2 years ago
Very cool. It's so much simpler than I thought! Your tutuorials are an enjouable way to spend my day off from work!
corinne54 2 years ago
I can't thank you enough for this my friend. One of my all time favorite Beatles songs and I love the piano sound on the recording but it's never sounded right for me just playing the chords. Great job.
oldmajor666 2 years ago
"use these three fingers (perverted laugh)"
Stevesk0011 2 years ago 31
Dear John, I remember myself being a 14 year old boy sitting at my piano and trying to figure out the chords and the lines. Over 20 years had to pass by to find out now - on behalf of your video lessons. Thank you a lot!
LouiseFarrenc 2 years ago
So truly outstanding, i am forever indebted to you for this remarkable tutorial. Keep it up!
brianjcorby 2 years ago
awesome. you kinda explain things over and over a lot tho. i guess there are some slow people in the world who would need it, nevermind.
idiocyinbubbles 2 years ago
what is a trip
iamamannow 2 years ago
A tripped note is a grace note.. one that's played very quickly into another note, almost as if you'd played it by accident.
pianojohn113 2 years ago
hi john - thanks for posting this, i've always wanted to learn this song and i'm getting it, slowly... bit by bit but its getting there -thanks!!
lexgarnier 2 years ago
Hey John, I love your videos. I just started playing a few months ago and have already learned a ton from your videos. I know that you get requests for songs but I thought I would at least ask if you would possibly be interested in doing a tutorial on "Love Reign O'er Me", by the Who. One of my all-time favorite songs, and has an absolutely beautiful piano playing throughout the song.
Thanks!
thisisemerica2005 2 years ago
Good to know they're helpful! Yes, I've always liked that Who song, with the great piano intro.. Eb is my favorite key, too. Would be a challenge to teach on a video, though. But I'll keep it in mind!
pianojohn113 2 years ago
Fan-freaking-tastic Pianojohn. I love the White Album, the second disk more so than the first but I mean, it's all good! This is amazing. I'm curious, do you do the Peanut's theme? I think it's called Linus and Lucy but I'm not sure. Anywho, keep up the amazing work!
Samorganic07 2 years ago
Thanks very much! I agree with you on the White Album.. Disc 1 has more "popular" songs but Disc 2 is a little more creative and fun to play.
I used to play "Linus and Lucy" many years ago, or at least the first minute of it.. never bothered with the rest, unfortunately.. Maybe I should learn it now!
pianojohn113 2 years ago
Thank you so much for taking the time to do this. Your version is better than any sheet music I've come across. It feels wonderful to play this song. Keep up the amazing work.
HZTBB 2 years ago
Glad to do it for you, HZTBB.. Enjoy!
pianojohn113 2 years ago
You're amazing PianoJohn, I've learned soooo much from your video's. I only tell the girls that I've never had a lesson, lol, I tell all my guy friends about your vids!
TheLastOffender 2 years ago
lol, thanks! You're doing it right, on both counts.. nice job!!
pianojohn113 2 years ago
very good
victorecr1992 2 years ago
Thanks!
pianojohn113 2 years ago
John you're great ...
pellegrino2 2 years ago
Thanks, pellegrino! :-)
pianojohn113 2 years ago
Great job John, easy to play, and great tutorial, like all the rest of them! Amazing!
ruskybalboa 2 years ago
piano playing is so far beyond my comprehension and phisical ability...
nice.
jm1072 2 years ago
nah i wouldnt say that. its not like ppl are born playing piano its just like anything else all you hafta do is start playing and your body and mind get used to it and it starts to become natural. i never thought i wud be able to play this a year ago then i took piano lessons now this might be the easiest song i've learned how to play and it sounds amazing!!
trevor0195 2 years ago 2
This is the latest and the greatest of them all!!!
dhloup 2 years ago 15
lol, thanks! :-)
pianojohn113 2 years ago
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dhloup 2 years ago
Thank you, very much!
drstirling 2 years ago
Great lessons, all of them! Thanks!
You must get invited to a lot of parties.
quenuca 2 years ago 3
Something tells me that Martin had something to do with this.
deanthut 2 years ago 3
this is my favorite song from the white album!
and this is a great video man! thanks!
aPpLeJuIcE37RainLucy 2 years ago
Glad to do it for you!
pianojohn113 2 years ago
the white album is my favorite beatles album. its the rawest of all i reckon.
wildcomfort88 2 years ago
Pianojohn these tutorials are great I can actually play these songs with your very user friendly tutorials...Thanks...If I could ask..do you know "Glad" by Traffic?? I'd love to learn a jazzy piano instrumental like that since I don't really "enhance" the Beatle songs by singing with them, if you know what I mean.....also maybe "Feeling Alright"
Leanhombre 2 years ago
Thanks very much! I haven't played "Glad" before, but I do know "Feelin' Alright".. Both great songs. Thanks for the suggestion!
pianojohn113 2 years ago
DIDNT RADIOHEAD RIPP OFF THE PIANO ?
jandean61 2 years ago 4
There are definitely some similarities between Sexy Sadie and Karma Police. Interesting huh? Apparently the boys were listening to the White Album while recording O.K. Computer.
muymalmoon 2 years ago 4
@Pianojohn, you are a godsend.
wopman1010 2 years ago
Glad it was helpful! :-)
pianojohn113 2 years ago
Thanks! Hard song but fun to play!
oktober69105 2 years ago 2
I've never really played piano before, except the odd mess around as a kid.
But this intro only took me 10mins to learn and it all goes down to this video.
Thanks!
skaterchad69 2 years ago
i like your singing! haha. but your playing is amazing!!! :D
bryan0REX 2 years ago
thanks for the great free pictorials. i just started playing and instead of reading music, i watch. instant gratification i guess. hey, whatever works..
monkusbee 2 years ago
Excellent! I've always loved this solo but could never figure it out. Thanks so much. Great playing and teaching method. Any chance you could do the Pulling Mussels from a shell solo by Squeeze? Keep up the good work. Cheers!
yaktones 2 years ago
Jools Holland.
darganx 2 years ago
HEY GRAN TUTORIAL . GRACIAS ¡¡¡
HIGASHI79 2 years ago 3
Why is there only audio on the left side?
arromeo3 2 years ago
When you finish to play the second bridge, what do you play then? I would say the same thing ( Gb ...) that you play after the first bridge but i'm not sure.
monusername 3 years ago
I say you another time...=)!!!You play the piano very nice, and another time thank you for teaching!!! XD
ps This is one of my fouvorite song, becouse I like the miusic and the harmony !! =)
sorry if I write something wrong , (Italian)XD
happylittleEStar 3 years ago
me italian too. thanks so much for the tutorial :D
FrancescoFp 3 years ago
Thanks for answering
'Breaking up the notes' : does it mean you make an arpeggio of the chord ?
PS: I am French
monusername 3 years ago
I've got a question about the bridge you play at the end( 9:57)
You play a Am7 chord twice but it seems that you play a ( or several )note between the 2 Am7. Which note is it?
And before going to the Gm7 you play a note. Which one is it?
And for the rest of the chords it seems you do the same thing. I hope I am understood Thanks
monusername 3 years ago
I'm actually just breaking up the notes of the Am7 chord. Same thing with the part before the Gm7 (unless you're talking about a different part of the video).
pianojohn113 3 years ago
pianojohn, thank you very much for your help..
Philly1967 3 years ago
Sounds like Radiohead ripped off the Beatles...This is what you'll get...G to bG. Maybe the karma police should arrest THEM.
dustinavery06 3 years ago 2
thom yorke wanted to make a song that sounded like it. same with happiness is a warm gun (paranoid android).
oglockwood 3 years ago
I realise every artist needs inspiration to fuel creativity but Yorke doesn't even try to create something new. Shame on Radiohead and every artist who hasn't the balls to use his own creativity.
dustinavery06 3 years ago
... you're an idiot
oglockwood 3 years ago 2
IMO, he succedeed. He made a song with a totally different feeling, that doesn't mean he doesn't have tha balls to use his own creativity. He didn't even use the exact same piano part.
nigelcollinmartinez 3 years ago
The Beatles also 'ripped off' other artists if that's the term you want to use. Lady Madonna was a Fats Domino 'inspired' tune for example. If you really think that people don't use bits from other artists to make something new and original then you don't know much about music.
chadp2004 3 years ago
Wow. You truly do not comprehend much of what I said. Notice the Beatles didn't change the name of the tune? therefore it is a cover which clearly credits Fats Domino as the author. Radiohead took the hook of "Sexy Sadie" and gave it a new name, thus ripping off the Beatles. I don't mind a good cover as long as it is recognized as a cover.
dustinavery06 3 years ago
You're getting confused. Paul McCartney wrote Lady Madonna, the song is credited to Lennon/MacCartney. It was inspired by Fats Domino who then went on to cover the song himself. Look it up on wikipedia.
chadp2004 3 years ago
First of all Wikipedia is unreliable, but I've confirmed through other means. Now let's recap: Paul McCartney wrote Lady Madonna in the STYLE of Fats Domino (he didn't take any chord progression from a specific song) and Fats Domino covered it. Back to the point: an artist can write a song in the style of anothers without plagarizing. Radiohead clearly plagarized: the most important chords of each song are identical.
dustinavery06 3 years ago
If you really think the Beatles never 'borrowed' anything from anyone else you're welcome to delude yourself. For example, John heard Yoko playing Moonlight Sonata on piano, asked her to play the chords backwards, and ended up with the bones of "Because". Also Paul's bass line for "I Saw Her Standing There" was taken directly from the Chuck Berry song Im Talking About You. Paul said that he literally played exactly the same notes and it fit the song perfectly. These are just 2 examples.
chadp2004 3 years ago
And the riff to "I Feel Fine" is stolen from a Ray Charles song, "Come Together" sounds just like Chuck Berry riffs and melodies, "Blackbird" sounds exactly like this one bache guitar interlude, etc.
iamamannow 2 years ago
Fantastic
Better than the original
johnmcglinchey 3 years ago
ITS IN THE KEY OF G!!!!!!
arnoldwarrior15 3 years ago 2
What I like about these tutorials is the fact that you actually spell it out for us. It's especially useful for those of us who are musically illiterate(ME!). I can't read music to save my life. Before this , literally the only thing I could play on the piano was 'Frere Jaques'. You brought the piano out of the dark for me. Thanks, John.
PrudenceNumberNine 3 years ago
Makes me sing. Thank you. :)
artofwar420 3 years ago
I've been looking for this FOR YEARS!!! The right "sing along" way to play!!! Thanks from another french beatles fan. Pianojohn rules!!!
ahatettikia 3 years ago
pianojohn113 you are fantastic!!
olbeatle 3 years ago 2
Just fantastic the way you explain and go through it. Congrats John and keep it up if you will.
pepesanda2000 3 years ago
Man you are fantastic!!
Thank you very much for these tutorials!!!
I would be (been) grateful if you do a "Jealous Guy" video on the piano.
Sorry for the verbal mistakes, greetings from Argentina!
R3xCORDx3R 3 years ago
Great video mate. Beautiful Lennon composition, rolls perfectly into Helter Skelter.
GrungeRock1991 3 years ago
Awesome. You hear the song as a kid of 10, fall in love with it, remember it from time to time over the years, then you see something like this, which just brings home the creative and imaginative genius of these incredible musicians. Then you think they were able to execute the performance of the song and make it look effortless. Dunbstruck is the word.
Glostershire 3 years ago
Thanks, great comment.. I think I first heard this song around age 10 as well. It was one of the first Beatles songs I learned, and never forgot it! They were incredible.
pianojohn113 3 years ago
very inpresive sounds good mate and yes its a great song
numberonebeatlesfan9 3 years ago
I tell you.. it's magical when my piano sounds in the intro like the real song. i just learned dear prudence and started this one and had to write something.
PedroElVirtu 3 years ago
Glad it was helpful!
pianojohn113 3 years ago
Thank you!
jpoole908 3 years ago
Hey :) Thanks for this. Just wondering if you have or would do You Won't See Me sometime? It's got a really cool piano bit that I'm sure lots of people would love to learn :)
Stratocaster42 3 years ago
I should get around to that one eventually.. It's on the list, anyway!
pianojohn113 3 years ago
awesome...
SpaceElevatorMusic 3 years ago
Thanks!
pianojohn113 3 years ago
Thanks! You're right about Paul (although this is more of a Lennon song). I think he'd be flattered at your comparison! :-)
pianojohn113 3 years ago
It's very similar to Karma Police.
tomsega 3 years ago
hmm I see what you mean
squidwombat 3 years ago
Thank you for taking your time to share this. It is allowing me to finally play some songs I have always loved. Thanks!
muggymug 3 years ago
Glad to do it for you.. Enjoy!
pianojohn113 3 years ago
Very good. Thank you!
whiffleninny 3 years ago
dude i'm hooked. great vid.thxs
bctesla 3 years ago
Do cry baby cry next!!"
zurles 3 years ago
Awesome! I might try this song. Its so pretty, one of my faves by the Beatles. Thanks for the tutorial! Check out my videos!!
beatlesfanx82 3 years ago
Oh, I also meant to ask, did you learn how to play this song on your own?
beatlesfanx82 3 years ago
I did learn to play this on my own back in the '70s when I first bought the White Album, but have refined it over the years as I've listened more to it. This version is much closer to the original than the way I played it 30 years ago.
pianojohn113 3 years ago
Amazing tutorial! Keep up the great work. Thnx!!
deltoideusdexter 3 years ago
contratado!!!
pighardcore 3 years ago
This is awesome
westfield90 3 years ago
Hey, thanks to you I was able to learn this great song! Thanks a lot! One question, I know you must be very busy, but have you ever thought about doing Cry Baby Cry?
Worldie17 3 years ago
Yes, in fact I may some day get to most of the Beatles library of tunes.. Just need to find more time!!
pianojohn113 3 years ago
did paul play the piano for this?
thetimeiswha 3 years ago
I believe he did, but I'm not entirely sure.
pianojohn113 3 years ago
Yes, and Lennon's got a Hammond organ in there too.
infinitewisdom42 3 years ago
Nice, man, I've always wanted to learn how to play that one! :(
juanchisgomez 3 years ago
Glad it was helpful! :-)
pianojohn113 3 years ago
I've been teaching myself how to play the piano for a little over 6 months ago. I listened to a friend play this and my goal is to play this song in a year. Please don't take this video down. Thanks again, Awesome!
dtrandal 3 years ago
Incredibly good, PianoJohn. I've spent years figuring out Beatles songs on the piano, but your talent tops the list. This is so good and so well matched to the actual record...great job and thanks very much!!!
Jeffpiano77 3 years ago
my hero
KGlovesYou 3 years ago
:) I suck at piano
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wittyjohn 3 years ago
you are very very good at teaching a song to me as i have never had a lesson
i appreciate your contributions to the teaching of these beatle songs
excellent job brother
bea78tles 3 years ago
Excellent! Yeah it took me a few times too but you have a cool way of explaining it.. SOO many thanks for taking the time to do this my friend. Kudos to you from the UK ;)
theinfideluk 3 years ago
it took me a few times to figure out why you gave a little "heh-heh" when you said "use these three fingers" but then i finally realized and gave myself a little "heh-heh" as well and now i cant play this song with out thinking about it. "shocking!" isnt it? hahaha
epicrsm2 3 years ago 2
I always hated this song but this tutorial made me appreciate the intro, and now I can't stop playing the song on my ipod. The beatles were so great at intros like this. My favorite is the intro to "I've just seen a face" Do you think it possible to play that on the piano? I'm trying but I cant say that I'm on my way at all
lenglain 3 years ago
Yes, the intro to that song can work on the piano, although I've found that it doesn't sound quite as good as it does on a guitar, for whatever reason. Some songs seem to sound better on guitar than piano (Blackbird is one of them), but I think that intro could work.
pianojohn113 3 years ago