It's actually pretty easy to play for a kid look at my videos I suppose I could add video and not just audio well I'll see if that gets some hits otherwise great tourtial I don't exactly play it like that but...
Coordinating the right with the left hand. I fail to notice in this video for example, if I have to touch the left and right at the same time (an example) or if you left and second right after. The Times, can it be?. I understand sir. Thank you very much for everything!
@nahu4ever The coordination of the left and righthands will come easily with a bit of practice. In general, the chords are played with the RH and LH together, and individual notes are usually played separately. If you can't reach the notes (which is very common), you can leave the top note of the chord off of the RH, and leave out either note of the LH octave. I hope that helps!
Thank you very much for answering my message, sir. The problem is that I am a beginner, and I learned the intro in another video tutorial. But seeing yours, that certainly sounds like the original. I'm practicing with your video, but I can not reach the notes, maybe I'm missing it more fluently. And another problem I have, not only with his tutorial, but in general.
Hello sir. How are you?. I am very grateful to share with us all your great videos. Certainly 'The Beatles' was and is the best band of all time. I have a question, through the first 00:20 seconds, is an alternative way to play the intro?, Could explain what notes you play? ..
Paul in his live concerts, plays an alternative? or you explain (the second)? .I have a suggestion, if you could explain again this video is slower, and perhaps from a different angle to fully appreciate what it touches.
@nahu4ever There are easier ways to play the intro, mostly using few notes on the chords. Are you having difficulty reaching the notes, or is there something else that's giving you problems on it? Greetings to you in Argentina, by the way!
@pianojohn113 Sir! Greetings from India! This is a superb tutorial for the Let It Be intro! But sir, there is a technical problem I'm facing here i.e. the piano on which you are teaching this tutorial has the F key as its lowermost key, while the Yamaha keyboard I employ has only till the C key as its lowermost key by default, so a total of 7 lowermost keys (F,G,A,B and also the black ones) are missing. As a result, I face difficulty in playing some of the chords.Can u plz help me?????
@metrockpop Yes, that can be a problem, but the way around that is to just play single notes in the left hand instead of octaves. You can play the small F-F#-G fill too - just raise the notes that I played by one octave and play them there. I hope that helps - Greetings to you in India!
@pianojohn113 oh cooll...my dads 47 too...only he doesnt like music and doesn't know how to make a youtube account...:P and thanks for the lesson...:)
@Gerdisan I think this is an ideal song for a beginner. Sometimes the octaves can be a stretch for people who aren't used to them, but otherwise it's a great tune to get started. Give it a shot, and let me know how it goes!
@muffyandfluffytv I probably won't put up a video on the easy one, but there are sheets available on a few different websites that show how to play it.
Im cnfused onwhen to hit the sustain pedal, my piano is lousy and has lots of reverb so i usually sit cross legged and use no pedals, but on real piano when i playthis, the transitions soundawful
@corbinamondo The best thing to do is to hold the sustain on each chord, then release a press again on each change of chord. It takes some practice, but after a short time it will become intuitive and you won't need to think about it at all.
@pianojohn113 im 13 years old as well and im trying to get this song down perfect well i have small hands but i manage to switch from a 4 note c chord to a 4 note g rapidly except i cant seem to keep on beat the left hand where its going into the g from the c and i can play the 2 other chords after the c and g chords also with 4 notes but i forgot what there called lol
@MitchConor19 Yes, you can just play the lower note in the left hand instead of octaves (leave the top note off). In the right hand, you can leave either the upper or the lower note of the octave off, whichever you prefer.
The Beatles were/are modern prophets, and there are hidden messages and meanings in many of their songs. To learn how to perceive these hidden meanings, search "Truth Contest" in Google and click the 1st result, then open The Present and read through the section about The Beatles.
@MartimRockass Let up on the pedal at the F-F# "fill" notes, then press the pedal when you hit the G chord. Release and depress again when you go to the Am chord.
Do you have a Video to show which Piano Chords are which? I only just got mine yesterday, and I don't have the money to take lessons from the local Music Store. (It's a very good one. Looks extremely small on the outside, but there's a basement which leads underground for much more room.) I've only learned one thing so far, "Piano Cat". But that's only I learned that by counting the white notes from right to left and writing them down.
@DeathForRomance I don't have any specific videos covering that, but I do know there are many good websites that show the different chord structures. Once you know the names of the notes and the chords, playing songs becomes much easier.
@pianojohn113 I can't learn by reading, I need to hear something to understand it. But once I have comprehension of that thing, it'll start making sense to me on paper. I've tried looking it up, and no one has anything I can do.
@DeathForRomance learn notes and triads and everything becomes clearer triads are major traids are the three notes that make up a particular chord so if he says a G chord the traids will show you you need to play a g, b, and d all together to make a g chord so you can use your own variations it has made learning other instruments 30 times easier I'm using my guitar theory to learn keyboard. My teacher rules. Good Luck
Great cover it was close, the first chords are RH: EGC, BDG, CEA, CDA, CEG, BDG, FA, EG, DF, CEG. LH: C, E, F, F#,G( little fill between the C and G chords) G, A,F, C, G, F( Lower octave) F (LH STOPS)
and play in lower octaves as well for bass notes like you are.
nice job...when I get my keyboard out I gotta try it this way...sounds much better....I usually do the root and 5th of the chords in my left hand...but the octaves plus the one note sound A LOT better.....amazing musicians the beatles
@pianojohn113 We have the first part down, but the second part is harder to hear what is going on. It is easier to play though, perhaps an E chord, where the lyrics say "two turntables and a microphone". I am teaching my son Robbie to play that now. I bet you can hear through all the other stuff to get the essence of the electric piano. Any help with Beck would be greatly appreciated. If you feel like it, check out my song on you tube, "A Lover Takes the Fall"
I love your videos, and continue to be amazed at the world you have opened up for me in terms of playing keyboard, so thankyou.
I have to point out though that there there is no left hand playing the C with the thumb after the first right hand Cnchord in any of thereleased versions of LIB that I have - and I think that musical 'space' created between the two times that the right hand plays the C chord, is what makes the intro. so atmospheric.
@drutgat2 You could be right on the LH, I haven't listened closely to it for quite a while. But certainly, if you like the sound of it that way, by all means play it with just the RH there. The great freedom in music is tailoring a song to fit your own tastes and standards.
first off i loved the video i can actually play it now. i never liked the "learn the piano in 3 seconds but dont be nearly as good as an average player". and second you sound like chevy chase. which is pretty sick.
you are a great teacher. you break it down and make it simple for us. thank you! can i make a request, can you also do a tutorial by "i love lucy". it's one of my favorite tv shows. thanks!
@doodlmnstrxD I think I started adding the notes on-screen with the Hey Jude video, actually. All the ones I've posted since then have them, and I may add them to the older ones if I can find the time. Glad you like the vids, thanks!
Thank you for the tutorials!! Im a 33 year old father and self employed, and to be truthful, I dont have the time to take lessons and really learn the piano. Ive played guitar for 15 years so I know about music and chord relations, but learning songs and doing all that is just too much for me at this time, so its nice to have someone like you break it all down for us and give us the easy way to learn.
@llToml I don't have a link for sheet music, but there are some digital music websites that might have it.. don't know how accurate the transcriptions are, though.
@cast390 Yes, just work slowly, and be patient with yourself. If the octaves are too much of a reach, just play the single notes until you're comfortable with them.
Sadly, although I have my own 100 year old upright, I played this on my microKORG synthesizer first, except with a synthesizer patch and not enough polyphony, it sounded more like "Breakfast in america"
Wow could u go any slower?! I just skipped to the end cuz it was taking forever then I tried to get it down but I couldn't see what notes you were playing! Man I could smoke this guy playing piano
damn it i just have an electrical piano and it cant touch more than 4 notes at time and i love piano and beatles songs and i cant play this beautiful song , but thanks for the vid, it it's really good if i had a really piano i could play this song with your video.
I'm just peeping into the big piano show, and I'm learning it all by youtube and myself and stuff... So I can say I'm not really good, but I enjoy playing the piano, and I like it even more, when I can play songs like this.
Thank you for making this possible, I had a great time, and I will enjoy it when I can play it deacently. (haha, crappy english, sorry :) )
Anyway, Thank you so much, you are a good teacher and a great pianist. TX!!!
Hi, so I think this is a GREAT lesson, but try as I might I can't hear Paul rolling between the C and G chords. Just wondering how you knew that, or if there is somewhere I can hear it easily. : D Thank you again very much for the lesson.
@trailblazer225 I don't think he did it on every version that was recorded.. The film version was different from the single, and there were a couple of different album versions as well. The roll was on one of those, but I can't recall which one!
@pianojohn113 Thank you. I went and checked a couple of other versions and found it after reading this comment. I really appreciate your attention to detail. : D
You're tutorials have helped me learn Hey Jude, Let it Be, Fun Riffs and Vienna - Billy Joel - thank you very much.
I have been looking for a good tutorial for 'Life on Mars' by David Bowie as it is such a great song. However, there aren't any!
I would deeply appreciate it if you could consider teaching this magnificent piece on youtube, as I and many, many others believe YOU ARE BY FAR THE BEST TEACHER ON YOUTUBE.
@000paramountor000 Thanks! Glad you like the vids. I'll probably post Life On Mars eventually.. I just don't play it that often, so it needs some brushing up on my part.
@pianojohn113 I hope you do! it's an amazing song and it would be great if you could post a tutorial. I just started learning and i can already play hey jude and imagine thanks to you. You are a god! *bows down*
I just wanted to say that your videos are awesome. I got a piano from a guy at work a few weeks ago, but I didnt really now how to get started playing. I learned a few basic chords, read some on the internet then I found your videos and man they really kick started my piano skills. Keep up the good work!
Wow this is one of the best tutorials I've seen. You don't treat us like if we don't know anything about piano but you don't rush through it, and I can tell you're good and you know your songs because it sounds exactly like Paul.
thanks for posting this! youre a good teacher and i find learning like this much easier and more natural than reading notes. i love the beatles and this is such a beautiful song :)
@chennaprateep I don't have the sheets available to send, sorry.. You should be able to find it pretty easily online, though, at one of the digital music websites.
I don't have a piano in front of me, if I did it wouldn't matter that much, because I don't know how to play. At all. And, not being a musician, with almost zero recognition and comprehension of your reference to the musical notation, I was virtually "lost" from beginning to end.
And yet, absolutely transfixed, I loved every single moment.
This version sounds very nice. And since I suppose we're all entitled to our opinions, that roll to the G is not F-F#-G. A close listening to the Beatles recording reveals it to be C down to F#-G.
its probably still an easier way to play it! i have something to improve it!
instead of playing the c with the left hand twice together with the chord in the right hand at the beginning you could do it that way: 1. left: higher c right: c-chord 2. lower c in left hand 3. only right hand c-chord 4. only higher c in left hand!! if you do it that way the roll to the g-chord is a bit later and faster like paul mcCartney also does!!
hey john i have added a video response to show how learning piano solely through your videos has allowed me to teach myself to play other songs I like but that you may not teach. This let it be intro was the first video I learned from, it taught me what a chord was ! hope you like it. I posted this comment already but it's not showing up so im posting it again sorry if it turns out to be a double.
@lenglain I just saw the video.. Fantastic! That was self-taught? Amazing. I liked the little quick "break" about half way through, the sharp-sounding B note (I think it was a B).. you've got lots of style, and your technique is quite advanced. Just a great job, all the way around. Thanks for posting a video, and let me know if or when you put another one up!
Wow I hadn't seen this comment they load slow for this video for some reason thanks a lot that was really encouraging! the little break was to separate the end of the piece and the beginning of my own little version inspired by it, It's the same idea with the left hand but a different melody, thanks for the feedback!
Hi John I've posted a video of me playing "comptine d'une autre ete" just to show how learning through your tutorials has enabled me to also pick up the piano skills necessary to learn other pieces I enjoy but that you may not cover. i posted it as a video response dunno if it will show, otherwise you can check my channel and tell me what you think. this is the first video i used - it taught (and showed) me what a chord was!
THAT'S what i was missing - the two higher c's (1:09) and the "bridging" (1:42)- could not figure out by listening by ear copycatting.
billboardnumber1 2 weeks ago
It's actually pretty easy to play for a kid look at my videos I suppose I could add video and not just audio well I'll see if that gets some hits otherwise great tourtial I don't exactly play it like that but...
Epicmonkey34 3 weeks ago
Up to your usual standard sir!
Rboybot 1 month ago
Thank you, sir.
Snackay 2 months ago
At 1:18, what did he mean by "always something on the B"? Or did I hear him wrong?
peachpapoose 1 month ago
Oh, wait, nevermind. Just realized he said "beat". :)
peachpapoose 1 month ago
@pianojohn113 this is by far the best sounding piano tutorial i have seen exactly how paul plays it great job
cyprus2943 2 months ago
@cyprus2943 Glad you liked it, thanks. :-)
pianojohn113 2 months ago
@pianojohn113 : Ditto. This is my next project!
auggiedoggy 3 weeks ago
NICE!!! :D thanks for the tutorial :)
juanskater2010 2 months ago
Coordinating the right with the left hand. I fail to notice in this video for example, if I have to touch the left and right at the same time (an example) or if you left and second right after. The Times, can it be?. I understand sir. Thank you very much for everything!
nahu4ever 3 months ago
@nahu4ever The coordination of the left and righthands will come easily with a bit of practice. In general, the chords are played with the RH and LH together, and individual notes are usually played separately. If you can't reach the notes (which is very common), you can leave the top note of the chord off of the RH, and leave out either note of the LH octave. I hope that helps!
pianojohn113 3 months ago
Thank you very much for answering my message, sir. The problem is that I am a beginner, and I learned the intro in another video tutorial. But seeing yours, that certainly sounds like the original. I'm practicing with your video, but I can not reach the notes, maybe I'm missing it more fluently. And another problem I have, not only with his tutorial, but in general.
nahu4ever 3 months ago
Already, many thanks for everything! A big greeting from Argentina.
nahu4ever 3 months ago
Hello sir. How are you?. I am very grateful to share with us all your great videos. Certainly 'The Beatles' was and is the best band of all time. I have a question, through the first 00:20 seconds, is an alternative way to play the intro?, Could explain what notes you play? ..
Paul in his live concerts, plays an alternative? or you explain (the second)? .I have a suggestion, if you could explain again this video is slower, and perhaps from a different angle to fully appreciate what it touches.
nahu4ever 3 months ago
@nahu4ever There are easier ways to play the intro, mostly using few notes on the chords. Are you having difficulty reaching the notes, or is there something else that's giving you problems on it? Greetings to you in Argentina, by the way!
pianojohn113 3 months ago
Just got my first keyboard after many years.
Your instructions are so eay to follow.
Thanks for posting these vids
cjr0756 3 months ago
@cjr0756 Very glad it helped you out! :-)
pianojohn113 3 months ago
@pianojohn113 Sir! Greetings from India! This is a superb tutorial for the Let It Be intro! But sir, there is a technical problem I'm facing here i.e. the piano on which you are teaching this tutorial has the F key as its lowermost key, while the Yamaha keyboard I employ has only till the C key as its lowermost key by default, so a total of 7 lowermost keys (F,G,A,B and also the black ones) are missing. As a result, I face difficulty in playing some of the chords.Can u plz help me?????
metrockpop 2 months ago
@metrockpop Yes, that can be a problem, but the way around that is to just play single notes in the left hand instead of octaves. You can play the small F-F#-G fill too - just raise the notes that I played by one octave and play them there. I hope that helps - Greetings to you in India!
pianojohn113 2 months ago
which piano do you have? and how old are you ? dont mean to be nosey but...im a kid...:D
trense13 4 months ago
@trense13 I have a Boston GP-163 piano. I'm 47 years old, but sometimes act like a kid, so no worries!
pianojohn113 4 months ago
@pianojohn113 oh cooll...my dads 47 too...only he doesnt like music and doesn't know how to make a youtube account...:P and thanks for the lesson...:)
trense13 4 months ago
@pianojohn113: you explain really well! Thanks so much. Do you think it's silly trying to learn this if I am a beginner?
Gerdisan 5 months ago
@Gerdisan I think this is an ideal song for a beginner. Sometimes the octaves can be a stretch for people who aren't used to them, but otherwise it's a great tune to get started. Give it a shot, and let me know how it goes!
pianojohn113 5 months ago
can you show how to play the easy intro ?
muffyandfluffytv 5 months ago
@muffyandfluffytv I probably won't put up a video on the easy one, but there are sheets available on a few different websites that show how to play it.
pianojohn113 5 months ago
this seems to be in a different key than the original song
KyleJordanHenry 5 months ago
@KyleJordanHenry It's the original key.
pianojohn113 5 months ago 8
Im cnfused onwhen to hit the sustain pedal, my piano is lousy and has lots of reverb so i usually sit cross legged and use no pedals, but on real piano when i playthis, the transitions soundawful
corbinamondo 6 months ago in playlist let it be intro piano tutorial
@corbinamondo The best thing to do is to hold the sustain on each chord, then release a press again on each change of chord. It takes some practice, but after a short time it will become intuitive and you won't need to think about it at all.
pianojohn113 6 months ago
@pianojohn113 im 13 years old as well and im trying to get this song down perfect well i have small hands but i manage to switch from a 4 note c chord to a 4 note g rapidly except i cant seem to keep on beat the left hand where its going into the g from the c and i can play the 2 other chords after the c and g chords also with 4 notes but i forgot what there called lol
ayberkdude 6 months ago
@ayberkdude Remember, you can always switch to 3-note chords if the transitions are too difficult.
pianojohn113 5 months ago
thank you so much!!!!! this is GREAT!!!!! :D
danemex792 7 months ago
I'm only 10 so i have lil hands i gotta do the easy 1 but good video :)
3cookingwjenna 7 months ago
@MitchConor19 Yes, you can just play the lower note in the left hand instead of octaves (leave the top note off). In the right hand, you can leave either the upper or the lower note of the octave off, whichever you prefer.
pianojohn113 8 months ago
@pianojohn113 thanks a lot ... i'm learning this song right now ... you'r amazing !!! thank you again :)
89diegor 8 months ago
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The Beatles were/are modern prophets, and there are hidden messages and meanings in many of their songs. To learn how to perceive these hidden meanings, search "Truth Contest" in Google and click the 1st result, then open The Present and read through the section about The Beatles.
vividDC 8 months ago
John thanks a lot for all your videos, they have taught me so many songs: "Imagine", "Hey Jude", and now this one. You really are a great teacher.
15nurbic 8 months ago
when you go to the G, at 2:05, how you use de pedal?
MartimRockass 9 months ago
@MartimRockass Let up on the pedal at the F-F# "fill" notes, then press the pedal when you hit the G chord. Release and depress again when you go to the Am chord.
pianojohn113 9 months ago
@pianojohn113 *the pedal; and thanks for all john!
MartimRockass 9 months ago
Do you have a Video to show which Piano Chords are which? I only just got mine yesterday, and I don't have the money to take lessons from the local Music Store. (It's a very good one. Looks extremely small on the outside, but there's a basement which leads underground for much more room.) I've only learned one thing so far, "Piano Cat". But that's only I learned that by counting the white notes from right to left and writing them down.
DeathForRomance 9 months ago
@DeathForRomance I don't have any specific videos covering that, but I do know there are many good websites that show the different chord structures. Once you know the names of the notes and the chords, playing songs becomes much easier.
pianojohn113 9 months ago
@pianojohn113 I can't learn by reading, I need to hear something to understand it. But once I have comprehension of that thing, it'll start making sense to me on paper. I've tried looking it up, and no one has anything I can do.
DeathForRomance 9 months ago
@DeathForRomance learn notes and triads and everything becomes clearer triads are major traids are the three notes that make up a particular chord so if he says a G chord the traids will show you you need to play a g, b, and d all together to make a g chord so you can use your own variations it has made learning other instruments 30 times easier I'm using my guitar theory to learn keyboard. My teacher rules. Good Luck
Ericclapton325 7 months ago
@DeathForRomance Sorry i meant triads are major notes not major triads
Ericclapton325 7 months ago
Great cover it was close, the first chords are RH: EGC, BDG, CEA, CDA, CEG, BDG, FA, EG, DF, CEG. LH: C, E, F, F#,G( little fill between the C and G chords) G, A,F, C, G, F( Lower octave) F (LH STOPS)
and play in lower octaves as well for bass notes like you are.
CoIeStones 9 months ago
@CoIeStones Yes, those are the same chords I'm playing, just different notes.
pianojohn113 9 months ago
@pianojohn113 You still miss a couple things, I was justing poitinting one out, still a great cover
CoIeStones 9 months ago
nice job...when I get my keyboard out I gotta try it this way...sounds much better....I usually do the root and 5th of the chords in my left hand...but the octaves plus the one note sound A LOT better.....amazing musicians the beatles
matco24 9 months ago
what happened to the other parts?
please put them back up
NighttSwimmming 9 months ago
@NighttSwimmming There is only one other part, and it's still up.
pianojohn113 9 months ago
You mean "Faul plays it"
ActingWithWierdos 9 months ago
Is there any way you would give a tutorial for Neil diamond love on the rocks?
wedner2 10 months ago
very nice, keep 'em coming. I am teaching my 7 year old this one. Thanks, rb6strings
RB6STRINGS 10 months ago
@RB6STRINGS That's great, always good to know that the young kids are learning Beatles songs!
pianojohn113 10 months ago
@pianojohn113 Can you help us with the second part of Beck's Where its at?
RB6STRINGS 10 months ago
@RB6STRINGS You mean the electric paino riff?
pianojohn113 10 months ago
@pianojohn113 Yes!
RB6STRINGS 10 months ago
@pianojohn113 We have the first part down, but the second part is harder to hear what is going on. It is easier to play though, perhaps an E chord, where the lyrics say "two turntables and a microphone". I am teaching my son Robbie to play that now. I bet you can hear through all the other stuff to get the essence of the electric piano. Any help with Beck would be greatly appreciated. If you feel like it, check out my song on you tube, "A Lover Takes the Fall"
RB6STRINGS 10 months ago
@RB6STRINGS I'll have to listen to that riff again, it's been a long time. I'll check out your song too, thanks for the heads up. :-)
pianojohn113 10 months ago
thanks!
ButterflyofOceans 10 months ago
You are amazing! I have taken piano lessons for about a few months now and you are my inspiration.
My goal is to be able to play some of your songs like you.
Thank you for the videos!
musiclover061283 10 months ago 2
could you please put the note on screen? im bad at seeing what notes there are... :/ but thanks! i learned "hey jude" watching your videos:)D
tarabiru 10 months ago
i would epically high five you if i had the chance
coolscape6 10 months ago
great videos any chance doing a simple stride tutorial thanks
123plumberman 10 months ago
notice his name, maybe John Lennon isn't dead
X3kawaiichan 10 months ago
Life goal:
Learn ALL The Beatles songs on their respective instruments (piano/guitar)
Thank for helping me on my journey to reach this goal.
plokmijn47 11 months ago 22
@plokmijn47 Wow. Thats impressive! How far have you got?
goodfrojonny 6 months ago
@goodfrojonny
bout 20 - 30% done
plokmijn47 6 months ago
@plokmijn47 GOOD EFFORT!!
goodfrojonny 5 months ago
Thanks for the tutorial, your amazing. Could you do one of Billy Joel, "Ain't No Crime" that would be great. thanks again for all your tutorials.
hungryken4 11 months ago
Where's the name of the notes? Those are EXTREMELY helpful.
skullface667 11 months ago
John you are amazing - but you probably already knew that
DeusMortiis 11 months ago 2
i dont know how to play piano could you teach me
or put it in your next videos thank and love that beetles let it be you play awsome
gabewarren1997 1 year ago
Can you do a video on "A Time For Us"?
GamerJake94 1 year ago
do you think you could show us how to play bohemian rhapsody?
abottomful 1 year ago
i like when you write the notes on screen :)
dougdmelo 1 year ago
Hi John,
I love your videos, and continue to be amazed at the world you have opened up for me in terms of playing keyboard, so thankyou.
I have to point out though that there there is no left hand playing the C with the thumb after the first right hand Cnchord in any of thereleased versions of LIB that I have - and I think that musical 'space' created between the two times that the right hand plays the C chord, is what makes the intro. so atmospheric.
All the best, and thanks again,
drutgat2 1 year ago
@drutgat2 You could be right on the LH, I haven't listened closely to it for quite a while. But certainly, if you like the sound of it that way, by all means play it with just the RH there. The great freedom in music is tailoring a song to fit your own tastes and standards.
pianojohn113 1 year ago 2
Hi @drutgat2,
Really no C after the chord? I can hear them. Please have another listen..... ;-)
88stars 11 months ago
first off i loved the video i can actually play it now. i never liked the "learn the piano in 3 seconds but dont be nearly as good as an average player". and second you sound like chevy chase. which is pretty sick.
abottomful 1 year ago
DUDE TY a lot never got it to sound like paul until this
krnboi617 1 year ago
Truly superb, everything about your teaching (AND your playing) is so inspiring, thanks for sharing your talent and for all your hard work.
geespar1 1 year ago
you are a great teacher. you break it down and make it simple for us. thank you! can i make a request, can you also do a tutorial by "i love lucy". it's one of my favorite tv shows. thanks!
coolchicnfriends 1 year ago
i really want to learn this song... so i can play at my school's talent show
Beatlesforever97 1 year ago
Thanks again for another fantastic video.
Im subscribed to your videos and I havent seen any Radiohead songs on your list but you should make a tutorial for karma police
IAMnotTHEWALRUS9 1 year ago
Great stuff - many thanks
MrPjbull 1 year ago 9
I'm glad I can trust you to be accurate, unlike many of the tutorials you find out there. =)
Also, a request - if it's not too much trouble, I'd love it if you put the notes on the screen more often like you do in Hey Jude. That was perfect.
doodlmnstrxD 1 year ago
@doodlmnstrxD I think I started adding the notes on-screen with the Hey Jude video, actually. All the ones I've posted since then have them, and I may add them to the older ones if I can find the time. Glad you like the vids, thanks!
pianojohn113 1 year ago
wow, this is perfect, thank you! BTW, intro=1st, 2nd, and 3rd versus
completley accurate and amazing thanks, now I know most of the song!!! :)
(post a chorus tutorial plz!!!!!!)
BestofOakridge 1 year ago
May heaven BLESS you more for doing all these tutorials!
rafaelg45 1 year ago 3
Thank you for the tutorials!! Im a 33 year old father and self employed, and to be truthful, I dont have the time to take lessons and really learn the piano. Ive played guitar for 15 years so I know about music and chord relations, but learning songs and doing all that is just too much for me at this time, so its nice to have someone like you break it all down for us and give us the easy way to learn.
Thank you!
CONCRETE13 1 year ago
@CONCRETE13 i like ur COD comment LOL
warlands719 1 year ago
Very nice man, 5/5 liked subbed, could you maybe write it up? or give link for sheet of music please, and very good.
llToml 1 year ago
@llToml I don't have a link for sheet music, but there are some digital music websites that might have it.. don't know how accurate the transcriptions are, though.
pianojohn113 1 year ago
im having trouble keeping the beat
any suggestions?
TheBubbleTease 1 year ago
@TheBubbleTease Is there a particular part of the intro that's giving you trouble on the rhythm, or is it the entire intro?
pianojohn113 1 year ago
@TheBubbleTease dont do music... its not something that comes easy and for those who r talanted not something come hard ;)
archezsss 1 year ago
@TheBubbleTease get a metronome!
Pianoman077 1 year ago
@TheBubbleTease Buy a metronome and adjust it so its as fast as the song. Then play the chords on the beat...
Ineedwords1121 1 year ago
I WASTE MY TIME TO SUBSCRIBE noteflight and score IS NOT PRESENT!!!!
ivnvlp 1 year ago
Any advice for a noob begginer like myself?
cast390 1 year ago
@cast390 Yes, just work slowly, and be patient with yourself. If the octaves are too much of a reach, just play the single notes until you're comfortable with them.
pianojohn113 1 year ago
the score is not found on the link!
iBaloney 1 year ago
@iBaloney I'll check it, they may have taken it down.
pianojohn113 1 year ago
this is my favourite Beatles song
halofreak60 1 year ago
i need to learn this!
livelaughlove4123 1 year ago
Thank you sooooo much your vids have basically made my piano skill, also i would not have started making "stop-Music" videos
EukalaSaurusRex 1 year ago
@EukalaSaurusRex I just saw it, very cool!
pianojohn113 1 year ago
Sadly, although I have my own 100 year old upright, I played this on my microKORG synthesizer first, except with a synthesizer patch and not enough polyphony, it sounded more like "Breakfast in america"
Cds56 1 year ago
@Cds56 lol, well, there's nothing wrong with "Breakfast In America" either... :-)
pianojohn113 1 year ago
hey i just finished editing my vid of this go watch, ill have it uploaded in like 5 minutes
EukalaSaurusRex 1 year ago
Wow could u go any slower?! I just skipped to the end cuz it was taking forever then I tried to get it down but I couldn't see what notes you were playing! Man I could smoke this guy playing piano
BL00DY3LM0 1 year ago
You said you have a huge backlog of "dinner music" songs ... think you could do a tutorial on any of those? thanks!
elrais2 1 year ago
amazing goof job have u got the corus up as well? I can't find it if u do
marcolesy 1 year ago
wow thank you soooo much! you r such a great teacher! i learned this in 10 mins!!!
halo3sims3 1 year ago
Very good
kwookodeal 1 year ago
@pianojohn113 Awesome! Thanks much
elrais2 1 year ago
I don't know where to put this but could you do a tutorial for The End of the Innocence - Don Henley? Thanks!
elrais2 1 year ago
Really helpful video. Check out my version too!
jedah3k 1 year ago
damn it i just have an electrical piano and it cant touch more than 4 notes at time and i love piano and beatles songs and i cant play this beautiful song , but thanks for the vid, it it's really good if i had a really piano i could play this song with your video.
Gathitafanitaelizabt 1 year ago
gawwwddd what are the keys for the 9th chord in the right hand?
Keyboardguy99 1 year ago
@Keyboardguy99 Which section are you referring to? If you give me the time stamp on the video I'll be able to help you better.
pianojohn113 1 year ago
I'm just peeping into the big piano show, and I'm learning it all by youtube and myself and stuff... So I can say I'm not really good, but I enjoy playing the piano, and I like it even more, when I can play songs like this.
Thank you for making this possible, I had a great time, and I will enjoy it when I can play it deacently. (haha, crappy english, sorry :) )
Anyway, Thank you so much, you are a good teacher and a great pianist. TX!!!
profasion 1 year ago
thanks, this helped a lot :)
starfish419 1 year ago
From Spain a greeting to you, good job!
PS: Could you playing All My Loving, please? I would appreciate.
ferranbenavente 1 year ago
@ferranbenavente from America what the heck
danchael 1 year ago
@pianojohn113 your welcome! you teach it really well and its easy to follow! Keep it up!
HanSydIzz 1 year ago
Thank you so much dude you have taught me how to play a LOT of song
God bless
777christianboy 1 year ago
the only thing I missed about this vid was the fact that the notes were written above the piano, even so, it was very helpful
MeritCullen 1 year ago
@MeritCullen Yes, the earlier videos did not have the notes on screen, unfortunately. Sorry about that!
pianojohn113 1 year ago 15
Hi, so I think this is a GREAT lesson, but try as I might I can't hear Paul rolling between the C and G chords. Just wondering how you knew that, or if there is somewhere I can hear it easily. : D Thank you again very much for the lesson.
trailblazer225 1 year ago
@trailblazer225 I don't think he did it on every version that was recorded.. The film version was different from the single, and there were a couple of different album versions as well. The roll was on one of those, but I can't recall which one!
pianojohn113 1 year ago
@pianojohn113 Thank you. I went and checked a couple of other versions and found it after reading this comment. I really appreciate your attention to detail. : D
trailblazer225 1 year ago
It's kinda annoying that you talk alot about the easy stuff and almost nothing about other things.
ForkMadness 1 year ago
Your videos are awesome :D I never really understood how to play let it be until now!
cellofreak796 1 year ago
this guys is awesome!
HanSydIzz 1 year ago 3
this video is lacking in right side sound
dougthedude52 1 year ago
You're tutorials have helped me learn Hey Jude, Let it Be, Fun Riffs and Vienna - Billy Joel - thank you very much.
I have been looking for a good tutorial for 'Life on Mars' by David Bowie as it is such a great song. However, there aren't any!
I would deeply appreciate it if you could consider teaching this magnificent piece on youtube, as I and many, many others believe YOU ARE BY FAR THE BEST TEACHER ON YOUTUBE.
Once again, many thanks.
000paramountor000 1 year ago 3
@000paramountor000 Thanks! Glad you like the vids. I'll probably post Life On Mars eventually.. I just don't play it that often, so it needs some brushing up on my part.
pianojohn113 1 year ago 2
@pianojohn113 I hope you do! it's an amazing song and it would be great if you could post a tutorial. I just started learning and i can already play hey jude and imagine thanks to you. You are a god! *bows down*
morganfreemanislord 1 year ago
@pianojohn113 Thank you.
Please can you let me know when you are thinking about making a tutorial for Life on Mars.
000paramountor000 1 year ago
I just wanted to say that your videos are awesome. I got a piano from a guy at work a few weeks ago, but I didnt really now how to get started playing. I learned a few basic chords, read some on the internet then I found your videos and man they really kick started my piano skills. Keep up the good work!
Draedon 1 year ago
Wow this is one of the best tutorials I've seen. You don't treat us like if we don't know anything about piano but you don't rush through it, and I can tell you're good and you know your songs because it sounds exactly like Paul.
thanks a million
SebAlva 1 year ago
3:09
"That's nice. That's actually quite nice"
hahahhahaha it does sound nice
SebAlva 1 year ago
@SebAlva Sometimes you just stumble on a nice way to play a chord! :-)
pianojohn113 1 year ago
oh you're so awesome! Thank you so much for taking the time to make these videos!
kmbownds 1 year ago
My hands are too small :) My pinky always hits the B in the first C I'll give my hand sometime to grow and come back lol.
himynameisben95 1 year ago
@himynameisben95 Understandable. If you can't reach the octave notes yet, just play the lower C note and don't worry about playing them both.
pianojohn113 1 year ago
what kind of piano do you have it sounds awesome
LinkMaster159951 1 year ago
@LinkMaster159951 It's a Boston GP-163.
pianojohn113 1 year ago
thanks for posting this! youre a good teacher and i find learning like this much easier and more natural than reading notes. i love the beatles and this is such a beautiful song :)
aLeXgrl379 1 year ago
i always find music sheet's easy! donno y :s
is there any way u can send me the sheets for it if u have it?
chennaprateep 1 year ago
@chennaprateep I don't have the sheets available to send, sorry.. You should be able to find it pretty easily online, though, at one of the digital music websites.
pianojohn113 1 year ago
thank you!
mrsullyrox 1 year ago
You Sir, are bad-ass.
I don't have a piano in front of me, if I did it wouldn't matter that much, because I don't know how to play. At all. And, not being a musician, with almost zero recognition and comprehension of your reference to the musical notation, I was virtually "lost" from beginning to end.
And yet, absolutely transfixed, I loved every single moment.
Cheers!
showtime951 1 year ago
"actually, this might be bitter" 3:05 hahaa
GoBrewers23 1 year ago
now that i see how its played , i dont need to learn this song!
jarooism 1 year ago
I agree with John that it is F F# G
westfield90 1 year ago
McCartney's genius...
gino066 1 year ago
Nice tutorial :)
Egillgun 1 year ago
no comment....
alt1962 1 year ago
great! but it would help me if you named the whole chord progression first, then went back and showed the rolls, etc
jamesmykal 1 year ago
This version sounds very nice. And since I suppose we're all entitled to our opinions, that roll to the G is not F-F#-G. A close listening to the Beatles recording reveals it to be C down to F#-G.
LB6060 1 year ago
@LB6060 you're definitely right because this is a gospel tune and C-F#-G is part of the C blues scale
SparkyWifi 1 year ago
its probably still an easier way to play it! i have something to improve it!
instead of playing the c with the left hand twice together with the chord in the right hand at the beginning you could do it that way: 1. left: higher c right: c-chord 2. lower c in left hand 3. only right hand c-chord 4. only higher c in left hand!! if you do it that way the roll to the g-chord is a bit later and faster like paul mcCartney also does!!
TheBloodyBeginners 1 year ago
More people can play piano than can teach piano. And good teachers are even fewer. You, sir, are an excellent teacher!
SkySurferZero 1 year ago 50
This was great!! I finally learned my favorite beatles song.
12807justin 1 year ago
Just amazing. I give you all the credit in the world. You have great God given talent! Thanks so much for the lesson sir.
semperfi128 1 year ago
hey john i have added a video response to show how learning piano solely through your videos has allowed me to teach myself to play other songs I like but that you may not teach. This let it be intro was the first video I learned from, it taught me what a chord was ! hope you like it. I posted this comment already but it's not showing up so im posting it again sorry if it turns out to be a double.
lenglain 1 year ago
@lenglain I just saw the video.. Fantastic! That was self-taught? Amazing. I liked the little quick "break" about half way through, the sharp-sounding B note (I think it was a B).. you've got lots of style, and your technique is quite advanced. Just a great job, all the way around. Thanks for posting a video, and let me know if or when you put another one up!
pianojohn113 1 year ago
Wow I hadn't seen this comment they load slow for this video for some reason thanks a lot that was really encouraging! the little break was to separate the end of the piece and the beginning of my own little version inspired by it, It's the same idea with the left hand but a different melody, thanks for the feedback!
lenglain 1 year ago
Hi John I've posted a video of me playing "comptine d'une autre ete" just to show how learning through your tutorials has enabled me to also pick up the piano skills necessary to learn other pieces I enjoy but that you may not cover. i posted it as a video response dunno if it will show, otherwise you can check my channel and tell me what you think. this is the first video i used - it taught (and showed) me what a chord was!
lenglain 1 year ago
Thank you once again =)
grantlockwood98 1 year ago
i like this video its more difficult.
xCarreyCarebear 1 year ago
THANK YOU MAN! :)
*I know saying 'thank you' isn't enough.. anyway..
-badong
br0bi16 1 year ago