How to Play Moonlight Sonata (Part 1)

[911middleman]

Notes dude

[untensil]

Isn't this what scores are for? They also give you the key.

[Sient3lo]

make more tutorials :D youre great teaching akjajk

[hotmikey777]

Yikes! Wrong key bro...

[rosiesharpy1]

I would give any thing to be Abulson to reed music

[zarathustrasworld]

Confuses me at the end......

wrong notes...

but good

[m3t4Ls1lv3r9000]

awesome playing but dont crack your knuckles because it makes your fingers crooked after a while trust me

[CJEChurchill]

Thank god. I've been looking for this version for ages. All the other tutorials play it different with different keys.

[jakex322]

@CJEChurchill U stupid? This is the wrong one. Jeez...

[CJEChurchill]

@jakex322 Errrr. I didn't say this was the right one, are you stupid? 

[jakex322]

@CJEChurchill Are you stupid? You we're supposed to say that then. Your turn :D

[jakex322]

This isn't Moonlight Sonata but nice video anyway!

[vajrabud]

yes i have to add that this sonata is in C# minor, so what you are teaching is (technically) incorrect and you should at least warn people about that before they go around bragging to their friends (who might know better). Cheers.

[ResidentEvil9125]

You know that isn't the correct notes. Do you have the music? The first three notes on the right hand are G# C# and E will you please get the actual sheet music before you teach people wrong

[Taguiltsev]

Thank you, but fingers are strange a bit. I do not let my left hand to jump to the right side as it was in 6:41 and 6:46. In the Soviet Union it was common in C-minor. No idea how it is now in Russia.

[desmonfireice1]

and then the wall magically opened

[mody879]

thumbs up if you wana learn it cus of resident evil :P

[pownage878]

Thank You SOO Much Now Because Of You I Can Perform This To My Class!! :D

[jfraticelliful]

thanks for the video, sounds great in C minor.

[gauden942000]

in C# minor moonlight sounds so sick, Beethoven will kill you!!

[Neddskorg]

Thanks for the video I like your C minor version its easier for me to play.Excellent job dude

[Coolestorigami]

You did great! Is that the whole song?

[Coolestorigami]

You did great! Is that the whole song?

[icallhimGOD2]

dude ths is awesome thnk u can u put up the other movements

[mindovermatter87]

the "that" that you refer to in 4:21 is called a G!

[onearkgirl]

Thank u so much for making this tutorial and don't worry about messing up-- when there is a song that is complex like this its easy for the mindto get overwhelmed. I know I did and would lol

[JavelinMan94]

shut up u wanker ur shit

[sjpw62]

wow you sound like me when I was learning piano. ha ha ha nice try cheers to you. It sounds a whole lot better when you play with both hands.

[Poofy3145]

thank u so much for not saying chord like "we're gonna switch to high chord f now" or something like that bc i have no idea how to play when ppl talk like that......instead u said we're gonna do the first key in the three section and then skip 2.....lol i really liked it thanks for helping me play moonlight :)

[joebstarsurfer]

I knows its in the wrong key but learnt the basics from the thx.

[vladnek]

thanks man, i actually learn it

[McBinia]

Thank u for this tutorial

[emachines91461]

he made this 4 years ago do you think he still cares about the comments

[empirefreak1]

this is in the wrong key man, its still a very good tutorial tho ! but yea the notes are wrong, it should be in there are 4 sharps in the original =)

[MrGman424]

Good video, but this could confuse som people because this song is meant to be played in C# minor.

[Poofy3145]

@MrGman424 close enough



[MrGman424]

@Poofy3145 it should be played how it was meant to be played, and not an easier version.

[Wetallovah]

@MrGman424 seriously, i like learning the eaiser basics first. And i think he did a fantastic job, byfar the best on youtube ive seen. Kudos you to bob!

[Poofy3145]

@MrGman424 sorry professor beethoven, but not all of us can afford piano teachers and have to learn this sonata all on our own, so yeah i will start out with the easier version first, thanks.

[MrTieuvan]

@MrGman424 : This video is for beginners , so using C minor maybe more convenient.

[christina5126]

Ahh, you should seriously disregard those negative comments. You are absolutely fantastic! Thanks to you, within an hour or two, i learned a classical! not as great as you, i still have a few tweaks here and there, but you are great! thanks a lot!

[TheUberdoof]

i dont know who taught you but the original piece is in the key of C# minor, or at least thats who my piano teacher taught me

[TattooBull]

@TheUberdoof .... I thought it was off just a little ? ... then I looked up 2 other how to videos ,and both of them are in the key of C# ...

[lulu3jones]

cool!!! i was taught the start of moonlight sonata when i was a kid n always wanted to learn the rest of it lol thanks now i can!

[11snakeyes1]

I sure am glad you aren't my piano teacher!

[DeathLight14]

Please, learn to play Piano, and don't think you are good...

[zorgen123]

You did great until about 5:00..you got bored and went too fast..once you hit the high note I could not follow you. :(

[remmi445]

thankyou sososo much for this

[rndmprsn123]

thanks bro! im so excited! :) i dont play piano and after watching your video a bunch i finally got this song and its soooo pretty!! :D

[backinthespot]

is it not CC in the octaves for bass and G3# C4# and E4 then BB in the octave and right hand repeats for ffirst 8 notes or am missing something

[jackbdead]

Dont listen to the haters kid, you're doing great teaching others.

[ganondorf326]

This is in a different key, but it is correct for the most part. Beethoven (the best composer EVER by the way) wrote it Ab Db E for the first part

[Emrovsky]

look you could have played it but teaching it..... beethoven!!!! the moonlight sonata???

i think it's not up to you

[zorgen123]

@Emrovsky shut up

[Emrovsky]

@zorgen123 Same to you old bag

[isaaci2250]

it is wrong though



[isaaci2250]

jk jk



[isaaci2250]

you started the song wrong the part you are playing is from the middle os the song

[cosbusta]

Good effort, wrong notes.

[alaespsd]

i have a 5 octave keyboard- bought it only for controlling the tone i'm in, i haven't used it for learning to play. could you please tell me if it is right to start with a keyboard?

[ThePianooDude]

It's nice mate but you should be playing in c# Minor so you are in the wrong key. 

[MrLightsaberMan]

i hope you know that the key signature is in C# minor,

meaning there is C# D# F# G#

and you tell everyone to play G when clearly the first note in the piece is G#

[DeludedSaint]

Where'd you learn how to play this?

I was following your playing with the notes I have...All the sharps are wrong. The beginning two measures are G sharp, C sharp, E. You played G, C, and E flat. You then played A flat, C, and E flat, when it should be A, C sharp, and E.

In the fifth measure, you should have played two G's simultaneously. Instead, you played a single G three times. In addition, you never refer to any of the notes by their letter. I could go on, but I'm ran out of space.

[onlyjacque7]

i watch it very easy but... i dontd shure that i cant in my first time :P

[XxLunaxHeartxX]

I got lost towards the end. :c BUT, I will master it. :3

[henbaine]

dude, good tutorial- but the right hand starts on G# actually and the starting base note is C#

[raypoo04]

i just wanna say i learned this because of you. thanks so much bro.

[Togniaka]

if you want to teach , then teach not play. what can i do, waching and typing. Next time speak notes, name of notes, like c, or c1 , C d d# if you want to teach someone something

[impishmiss]

im sorry, but this is dreadful, really bad. This is NOT how this piece is played

[jakex322]

Wtf? This isn't Moonlight Sonata! It's played differently.

[0xRFMx0]

UM i don't know what this is called but why don't you play the orginal Moonlight Sonata or do you not have a full size piano.

[ThePumpkin95]

Thanks for the video it really helps!

[marilu007]

to the first comet, dont hate raw talent! it brings you down! God bless you!

[tokyouniverse07]

Thank you so much... i now play like a king!!!

[bigsapo1245]

THANK YOU MAESTRO!!! I have been trying for yeard, with you guidance now is possible

[papcyrill]

wrong key pal,,why not tutor in the original key?

[095theman]

2 hours  for 3:29 LOL

[AvaXDeathTheKid]

Thia was an amazing help to learn this piece. You are absolutely amazing. I've loved this song my entire life and have grown up to classic music. Mondschein Sonate is my absolute favorite!! I just started taking piano and it's taken me two days to learn my favorite piece. Thank you so much.

[maofishi]

Usually you play this song in C#.

[MrTranspo52]

excellent vid dude i'm going to sub. thanx a lot honestly i just started and i want to take ona classical piece that wasnt to difficult and i'm happy to have found your vid thanx bob!

[Daniil805]

он неправильно показывает!Ноты там другие)

[SouthApe]

God bless you man ! i just learned the first 2 parts using "garageband"

cant wait till i play a real piano !

[whole27]

HAHAHA, just the way i play! Beautiful! I hate trying to read sheet music....i just memorize which keys to hit..this is the only song i want to leanr anyway!!! Winning! High Five!

[ThinkingChristian29]

to view my latest piano composition search "Ballade of the Stars". Click on first video. I hope it moves you in some way

[majicain08]

Wrong key...



[inritus01]

@Szhenrik. You're right !!!

[afshinsaffa]

Dont listen to the haters, they lack common sense and an education. Great job and thanks for taking the time to do this video. It definitely helped me. =) Keep practicing too!

[Szhenrik94]

Khm... It's in C sharp minor...

[xSkarprox]

this is not starting in the right position :(

[dying2l]

slow down god dammit!

[Nexy9259]

It would be better if u play alil slower , maby ,, mabee

[KarOcolour]

Well done... But a little bit to fast for the first time... But without this very good job!

[markoogle]

I'm pretty sure this song is not played like that..

[2HeadedMidget]

God damn it i wish this was in c minor. i'm trying to read the sheet music but it is SOOOOO complicated

[spoogerification]

thanks now i can impress my girlfriend

[eyesetokillfan546]

@spoogerification exactly!!



[MyHabboman]

@eyesetokillfan546 There are 2 hands i can lay it

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[MyHabboman]

@eyesetokillfan546 play*



[Snackay]

@spoogerification Try again.

[NotSoAmericanIdiot]

Different key?

[ggabbee]

I don't get the C minor things, but on my synth the tutorial is like this and that's how I play it ! xD I didn't study music at all! But Nice tutorial! :P

[jordanlavell]

this isn't the correct way to play moonlight sonata

[dani96ela]

thanks!

[gwk326]

isn't this song in C#??

[theredtelephone1]

isn't this song in C#??

[theredtelephone1]

isn't this song in C#??

[MetaView7]

LOL... you made it so easy.

Thx.

[R1chWaltz]

wrong keys bro.

[kaylihurst]

Wronggg. You aren't playing sharps..

[Perrynillaa]

Thank you! :D

[dinaalaa53]

thank you for this video it helps me alot thankssssssssssss:)

[elloMello27]

Great to know what F'N keys to press! Thanks

[vroginskiy]

Yeah, that was massively confusing... having taken music as a child I kinda knew about tones and half tones (I never really studied hard) but seeing all the other tutorials in C# minor it was kinda confusing... I'd recommend learning it in C# minor (if you don't know what that means, boogle it)

[haters5554]

There are different versions. I know this version but the original piece starts out in then black keys but they both sound pretty good and you did a very good job of teaching people how to play a version of the song.

[LonelyyyRyannij503]

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[Incariuz]

For all those who may disagree with Bob's style of playing this song, all good, but do yourself a favor, and refrain from bashing it. This sounds perfect to me, and on top of it, this is the only method in which I can perform this song on my keyboard to get the proper sound. Other methods lead to me having a lack of keys for my left hand, because I have to play more to the left of my board. So consider the fact their may be many people in similar situations, and thus, this helps a a bunch.

[MusicIsMyLov3]

i dont mean to be rude but ur playing the notes wrong it is the black keys i learned this song and i have the notes ur missing the sharps

[Bushman42069]

i seen another tutorial that plays the first notes with the black keys, why does this 1 differ...

[MrOverlord1000]

did u ever take piano lesson?

[MrOverlord1000]

dude, u dont play the piano with 1 finger

[EllieWantsCookies]

@MrOverlord1000 I'm sure he doesn't play piano with one finger. He's playing it with one finger to show the viewers what he's pressing.

[AudioMayhem100]

It needs to be in C#m! i agree with vzmeister, it is much easier to play in C#m than Cm

[helloworld300]

I don't know how to read sheet music so i'm at a loss when piano tutorials are saying stuff like "G sharp" and "b flat". Much easier when you dumb it down and point saying, "that one." Thanks (:

[raceman06]

just terrible played sooooooooo wrong....

[csywan1]

thank you :)

[massimiliano123123]

I think you can't play piano.....

[SSvolksgrenadier]

i think this kids done an exelent job, i mean im learning piano myself and would like to take a step forward, this video helps. great job man ;)

oh though i wish he'd refer to notes i bit more and some techniques such as which position is the song to be played in g or c?

[bluedasher23]

What is this in? Is it in E major, C minor, what?

Forgive me if my comment doesn't make sense as I am new to piano and most of the other tutorials on Youtube aren't like this.

[Kurtovnik]

@bluedasher23 C minor

[JavelinMan94]

na m8 i go to piano tutorials looking to learn the second part of this song but you cant even play the first half properly and no im not gonna waste my time and make a turorial coz i have better things to do in my life

cunt

[mobius1leader]

@GabriKain *cough cough*

Look at Resident Evil 5 and look at what I have found....MOONLIGHT SONATA:

watch?v=3XyshejmwTg&feature=re­lated

[QueenofSadism]

And I just noticed this was 4 years ago

Jesus Christ.

[QueenofSadism]

Oh, may the Lord spare this child's soul for not beginning in C#m and ruining Beethoven's legacy!

Off with his head I say, for teaching us the Devil's way!

OH, THE LORD!

Srsly, though.

Thanks for the tutorial, man.

[charlenecnw]

@QueenofSadism shut up you weirdooo he tried his best...he did not ruin beethoven's legacy...why dont you teach since u seem to knoww whats right..

[QueenofSadism]

@charlenecnw Oh my God. Please tell me you're not being serious.

[zorgen123]

@QueenofSadism Oh my God. Please shut up.

[QueenofSadism]

@zorgen123 Sheesh calm down.

[megamonkey232]

thank you so much, your amazing :)

[megamonkey232]

thank you so much, your amazing :)

[AceOfHearts620]

I'm not here to say its horrible or you don't know how to play. I'm just gunnahat the way Beet say thoven had wrote this song was for the beginning to start on G#, C#, then E. If you notice that the key signature says that throughout the whole song (unless there is a staccota) it should have all C, D, F, & G should be sharps... Just a pointer that way these bitches get off your back. lmao

[mindfreak8080]

@nahumsamperio2 ikr! at least this kid noes how to play betr than faggets who dunt. ppl who h8 can suk a dik.

[mindfreak8080]

hey thnxz man :D i learned alot!

[SarahLuvsCupcakesxo]

That's the way I learned it. Start on G :)

[franishappyful]

i like your username

[colts219SnJ23]

@ 6:16...lmfaoo,,whoa sorry! lol

[Kurtovnik]

which one sounds more deep? Cm or C#m?

[henbaine]

@Kurtovnik C#m

[DarkestFayte]

...its a good tutorial :D

and it's not wrong... lol it's the same key I learned to play it in... :D

[Matey3]

Thanks for sharing,

for someone who can only play by ear, it's very helpful.

I know it is hard to break the flow once you have to stop and show the keys but overall done a good job. Thanks!

[97aaroniscool97]

Wtf wrong key, wrong fingering, missing a whole bunch of notes, and your not teaching people to read music, just to copy you. Oh, i want to learn this song, oh shit, i cant bobtheblob hasnt made a tutorial.

[badbrojack]

all i can say is an emotional WOW

[vicmcc]

Hi. Thanks for the lesson. I am a beginner and I think this is very helpful and sounds so beautiful. I am learning for myself.

[ace7467]

good job kid, keep it up

[2LegsMag]

great job, thanks. I think I got enough to practice for a while

[mobius1leader]

Resident Evil music :D Thanks man now I can play it :D

[MsToriaa]

no offense at all, you're good but you're playing it in a different key from the original song, (just trying to help) but good job :)

[SuhmMusic]

I'm gonna be with the majority. Play it in c# minor.

[thevibrantpianist]

It's great you're trying to help but if you are going to play a piece properly then you should at least use the right key.

[buildsbest]

The score is avaiable in the .. 'I CAN PLAY THAT' series. Seek out

(Beethoven 'I CAN PLAY THAT')

[SRHxCso]

thank youuuu !!! you're sooo gooood *_*

[1610Lulu]

I have the Sheet Music and i used different Notes, I am not saying that it is Wrong im Just saying! Great Job! You are a very Good Pianist.

[zpabbasi]

Thank you for a great tutorial. It is sad to see that some people leave indecent comments instead of being thankful to you and many nice people like you who take time and make a deliberate effort to share their knowledge! However, I take comfort in knowing and believing that there are more of nice people in this world than trouble makers. Thanks once again. Keep up the good work. It is much appreciated.

[meciify]

Thank you! :D

now i just have to learn it with the left hand s:

[zarbatuk]

have you ever really learned to play piano!??? brrrrr

[999heartlessbitch]

Thanks a lot! you really helped me a lot! Don't pay attention to those bad comments. Making this tutorial really was a good thing to do and i for one am most grateful to you! :)

[JavelinMan94]

you have played this competely wrong you didnt do the right notes ahahaha your shit

[buildsbest]

@JavelinMan94 For anyone interested in playing this IN THIS KEY. The score is avaiable in the .. 'I CAN PLAY THAT' series. Seek out

(Beethoven 'I CAN PLAY THAT')

[hcvideoproductions]

@JavelinMan94 Ok, than you make a tutorial, douche bag. And I'm pretty sure the only one who is shit is the one who goes to piano tutorials just to bash on the people who made them. GET A FUCKING LIFE

[cef90501]

damn kid you rock!!!

[NastushaSuperStar95]

очень грубо(

я про камент nahumsamherio2

[TheAllyGrace]

thanks this tutorial helped me a lot...... i'm not very good at the piano but seeing this tutorial was great cause it was easy to follow ..... thanks

[TheAllyGrace]

this helped me a lot... im not very good at piano and i think its really hard to follow tutorials but this one was easy to follow for the slow people like me out their... thanks

[spasman]

umm...slightly unhelpful seeing as its in C# minor. Im tired of seeing so many bastardised versions of this great work, its not even that difficult to play in the real key guys! And the octaves beneath arent exactly impossible to put in...

[squirtleenblastoise]

@spasman agreed 100%

[MaggieLepe]

Thank you so much!(: I couldn't learn how to play this with any other tutorials but this one helped me so much thank youu!

[MrSkate4weed]

well you started out well, then everything just went to shit, I think I actually lost ability by watching this video, kids shouldn't try to teach piano