John Lennon's Imagine tutorial

[partyrockbaeee23]

This was very unhelpful and was not specific at all.

[TheJake1776]

100 people have no absolutely patience

[TheJake1776]

100 people have no absolutely patience

[eravuri]

Hey mr.john do you have a tutorial for obladi oblada if you don't can you please make one.  Thank you.

[pianojohn113]

@eravuri Yes, it's recorded, just need to edit and post.

[Naturecompany1]

PLEASE!! PLEASE!! DO A TUTORIAL OF NOBODY´S HOME BY PINK FLOYD!!!! I WILL APRECIATE THAT :)

[Mrpcleao]

Amazing tutorial!! That helped a lot, thanks!!

[pianojohn113]

@Mrpcleao You're very welcome!

[trick5t3r]

finally a good and clear tutorial!

[pianojohn113]

@trick5t3r  Glad you enjoyed it, thanks.

[SicilianEskimo]

Crystal clear explainations and a very crisp sounding piano too! You are easy to hear and use understandable words. If YouTube don't publish your videos in 1080p HD in 2 weeks I'm going to complain. Good job, and thank you.

[pianojohn113]

@SicilianEskimo Very glad you liked it, thank you.

[ISALUA33]

dear @pianojohn123, i heave no words to say to you ,but THANK YOU!,you´re the best,i´ve been watching your videos of tutorial since 2008,and i think i learned like 15 songs,and i heave like 12 years old!,aniway,you´re the best,keep on the magical work and happy new year

ps:i created this account just to `like` and comment on your videos :)

[pianojohn113]

@ISALUA33 That's wonderful, very glad the videos have been helpful to you. Good job learning these songs at the young age of 12! Keep up the good work, my friend. :-)

[stanleybion]

100 pessoas não conseguirão.

[LifeAsAnExtra]

Brother, recommend me a website, somewhere where I can buy a dvd sets on how to play piano. Something. You inspire. Happy new years.

[pianojohn113]

@LifeAsAnExtra I recently saw a pretty good website called keyboard blues. You might check that one out. Happy new year to you too!

[SMyD77777]

Thanks so much man, you made my day.

[pianojohn113]

@SMyD77777  You're very welcome, enjoy. :-)

[eravuri]

Hey, thanks so much I love all your tutorials can I recommend you to make a tutorial for help.

[pianojohn113]

@eravuri Got it on the list!

[Rossmanator]

ur magical i love ur talent. thanks for teaching me :D

[pianojohn113]

@Rossmanator You're very welcome. :-)

[YouCanCallMeDollFace]

Thank you so so much for this! I have the sheet music to this song, but it helped a lot to have a visual. I appriciate what you do.(: Much love. ♥

[pianojohn113]

@YouCanCallMeDollFace Glad you liked it, DollFace, thanks!

[rocko471]

esta pa que veas si esta easy de learn y tu teaching muy bien carnal gracias desde la tierra de los toltecas

[pianojohn113]

@rocko471 Gracias, amigo, me alegro que te guste. Saludos a usted desde California, EEUU. :-)

[2ootsie]

Thanks so much for this video! I played it at my school's talent show this evening

[pianojohn113]

@2ootsie Cool! Hope it went well.  :-)

[supremedudeman]

This is really good!

[N1wwefan]

Yes!!! Yes!!! Finally I played this song!!!

[plpeak]

i find that as i go through this tutorials- i learn that i tend to overcomplicate my interpretations; hence, i need (ed) to develope better discipline by actaully slowing it all down and learning the actual music as oppossed to '" faking it." eg besides making me a beter musician/ piano player your i'm becoming a betteer person ( getting better all the time)

[pianojohn113]

@plpeak That's a good idea - sometimes we make things more complicated than they actually are. You're doing it right!

[oscar2oo9]

hi, man i'm still learning, imagine i'm have way there thanks man, and god bless.

[pianojohn113]

@oscar2oo9  You're very welcome, keep up the good work!

[danucard13]

It would be great if you could do a tutorial for instant karma. I would love to learn how to play that song.

[egoistdeviant]

Great stuff, you should do Mother.

[Sarah25737]

I learned this song on piano thanks to you! One of most favorite songs. You're such a good teacher. My favorite throughout the internet. Thank you!

[pianojohn113]

@Sarah25737 Very glad it helped you!

[yusuke1700]

Great video. is this the real version that john lennon played

[N1wwefan]

I love your tutorials but for me they are difficult but forget about it your tutorials are awesome

[pianojohn113]

@N1wwefan Glad you liked it, N1wwefan, thanks!

[dancesinglaughplay]

Thanksyou so much, you are the greatest person alive :)

[pianojohn113]

@dancesinglaughplay You're very welcome. :-)

[DeceitfulCheshire]

My fingers are too small to reach a full octave u.u BUT I SO LEARNED THIS. I'm ADD, too, so when you didn't have the yellow notes up, I got confused, but I have the talent of picking out what I need, so we're all good. XD great video. ^^

[pianojohn113]

@DeceitfulCheshire Good to know it worked for you. If you can't reach the octaves, just play the lower note by itself in the left hand and that will work fine!

[eravuri]

You are awesome

[pianojohn113]

@eravuri Thanks. :-)

[eravuri]

Thank you so much pianojohn your videos inspire me a lot. I was hoping you would make a tutorial for the song she loves you

[frangelico444]

This shit is perfect.

[ElReyDeLosTacos1]

You are a very good teacher, keep the good work up! Personally I just had doubts in the "all" section, but the rest was incredible!

[pianojohn113]

@ElReyDeLosTacos1  Glad you enjoyed it. :-)

[jcotter1888]

Thank you so much your tutorials are so straight forward and easy to follow after half an hour practice I had the basics of the song after 2 hours I was doing it with my eyes shut. Thank you!!!!

[pianojohn113]

@jcotter1888 That's awesome, great job! Congrats on learning it so quickly!

[babsag]

@pianojohn113 for how long have you been playing the piano?

[pianojohn113]

@babsag I've been playing for about 45 years. I guess I'm getting old...

[DANNYGRIL3]

I love your tutorials but there's something I've always wanted to know, what type of piano do you have?

[pianojohn113]

@DANNYGRIL3 It's a Boston GP-163.

[Holiday061798]

I already know how to play this, but my damn hands are too small so I can play it well! :(

[Holiday061798]

@Holiday061798 *can't

[kotoispro]

@Holiday061798 ik same! it sucks :(

[bigguns2014]

This video is the only reason why I know how to play this song! You are the best pianojohn113! I am going to contiue watching your videos and add to my list of songs learned :)

[pianojohn113]

@bigguns2014 I just saw your video, nice job!

[bigguns2014]

@pianojohn113 Thanks pianojohn! I couldn't have done it without your video! Thanks for taking the time to make all these tutorials and watch my video!

[shaadoguardian]

5:07 you add a middle C with #5 on the RH. but you dont mention it. I threw it in and it sounds nice. Thanks pianojohn113

[pianojohn113]

@shaadoguardian I hadn't noticed that, sort of a "happy accident," I guess!

[rachiepbaby]

me thumb doesnt reach the second c :S im having huge difficulty with just the beginning!!! :L

[pianojohn113]

@rachiepbaby One way to get around that is to play the lower C with the left hand, and play the second C with the right. The fignering would be slightly different than how I showed it, because you'll need to reach the upper B note with the right hand as well, but it can work. Try that and let me know how it goes.

[samuraisage]

@pianojohn113 Thanks so much bro. Ur tutorials really helped. Plus u have good taste in music ^-^

[Drakethatsme]

In the first part that repeats, what do you think about adding the 9th on the C chord right after the fill? The original piano plays that, so I'm not sure whether to play it or not.

[pianojohn113]

@Drakethatsme You can add the 9th on the C chord (although I don't hear the D note played when I listen to it), but you need to make sure you're not playing it when you hit the B for the CMaj7 chord.

[Drakethatsme]

@pianojohn113 Ok, its just that i've seen it being taught both ways. I was just unsure what do do. Thanks a ton though, amazing tutorial!

[supyoist]

Ok I'm sorry but you suck at teaching piano. Though your playing wasn't bad

[manuelirou]

You are an amazing teacher it's incredible that you're watching this for free, keep going, sharing the music with the whole world.

[pianojohn113]

@manuelirou Glad to do it for you. :-)

[Meatballer]

@manuelirou to me i consider john as my my mentor/master

just like master yoda in the star wars...

great great teacher!!!

huge huge respect for him!!!

[2dostone2]

thanks for video ::)

[jasedwads]

thank you, this is the best imagin lesson on the net. Million thank yous and you are a great teacher.

[SSDJFilms]

did you use the foot peddle thing to hold the sound each time or no?

[pianojohn113]

@SSDJFilms Yes, I use the pedal on each chord.

[Abromacfilms]

Thanks SOO much :)

[1318991]

Thanks dude wonderful video.

Just finished the song. Now its time to show off;)

Thanks again!

[misshjw]

I love Beatles piano music! Thankyou so much for helping me learn this :) I'm very grateful :)

[indiansk8er12]

the part you played in the beginning doesn't match what you taught..

[maanu40]

I saw this tutorial after two years again, and i realised this song made me play piano! Thanks for showing me the awesome world of piano! :3

[esmemckenzie]

thanks i can kinda play it now:)

[aviationdmr]

@pianojohn113

wondered if you've ever done or will do "Go Now" by Moody Blues, "Love" by John Lennon, or "You Turn Me On" by Ian Whitcombe? i find these peices very interesting and If anyone can break it down to where even I can get down it would be you. You're pretty awsome, Sir.

[MrDrHelloKitty]

Where can you find good, free sheet music for this? :/

[pianojohn113]

@MrDrHelloKitty You can find the chords listed for free just about everywhere, but I don't know where free sheets are.

[pianojohn113]

@MrDrHelloKitty Wait, not true, it is available on the Molto Allegro website. See my main channel page for details.

[MrDrHelloKitty]

@pianojohn113 Thanks :)

[weehaut]

Thanks for this awesome tutorial! Learned it in time for a performance I did today!

[GuitarOran]

wow thats really like the original versoin ! XD

youre goooood

[luribeiroify]

Adorei o tutorial. Ótima versão. Muito fácil. Muito obrigada. AMO essa música. 

[rjsmith358]

Maybe you can be the person that finally does a tutorial for Badly Drawn Boy-Promises???? Ive asked like 15 of the good piano tutours on here to do it. Sounds pretty easy, but i cant quite get it down by ear..

[erickjazztrumpet]

hello sir, can you please make a tutorial or "Right here waiting" by Richard Marks? please

[mgabriellecr]

hi!! can you please tell me were can i find the sheet music???

[pianojohn113]

@mgabriellecr I think musicnotes is a pretty good website, if you can find a version that's not "easy piano."

[musicaluserfly]

cool tutorial!!

[AwesomeSauce416]

Can you pretty pretty please with tacks and nails on top make a tutorial for sleep by my chemical romance?

[07garet]

do you have bohemian rhapsody or any queen songs...and barry manilow or air supply songs....plz....plz...plzzzzzz­zzzzzzzzz

[isaacslunchbox]

I HEAR YOU SINGING LOL

[MistaKilljoy]

Like I said, I love the tutorial but I just noticed you didn't show the notes to play in the transition from the first part to the second part

[cakeordeath99]

thanks!! really great vid helped me loads !!!

[BonJoviBeatlesLedZep]

I jus discovered this song and searched for a tutorial. When I saw you had one, I was instantly relieved.

[pianojohn113]

@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep Glad you found it. :-)

[loverocketsfer23]

Pleaaaaasee!!!!!!!!!! I NEED SPANISH SUBTITLES :(!!!

[loverocketsfer23]

T___T I LOVE THIS SONG BUT I DON'T SPEAK ENGLISH :(

do you have subtitles in Spanish?? ;D

[Akane35000]

@loverocketsfer23

You dont need to talk english to learn this. I speak spanish too and i learned perfectly.

[rjgrjg94]

does anyone know where to get the sheet music that he just used? I really want it and I can't find it anywhere. You play awesome and I love it so much thank you!!!!

[trackstarr77]

dude thank you so effing muchhh! i LOVE JOHN LENNON! all my friendss are likee danng she crazyy but seriously im into all different kinds of music! they just dint respec lennon or the beatless. their genius! and so is this vid!!

[alexgqh]

3:18 "Just repeats, very simple" Reminds me of Dwight Shrute from the office.

[joanneavz]

Hii! I think it's really cool what you're doing, where did you get the sheetmusic from? I'm dying to find this version, hope you can help me out?

[pianojohn113]

@joanneavz I didn't use sheet music, but I'm sure it's available at many digital music websites or in music books.

[blueflames0518]

Omg,can u make tutorial for captivated by lady gaga?

[dhloup1]

I always had trouble with the 3rd part around the 6:40 mark, but not anymore..Thanks!!!

[Cars0ndh]

thank you! I've wanted to learn this song but haven't found free sheet music for it on the internet. Then I tried to sit down and figure it out by ear, but i only got the first few chords. then i saw this video and I know how to play the whole song! I'm sure I will have it perfected in a few days! :D

good video.

[pianojohn113]

@Cars0ndh Cool! Good to know it helped. :-)

[MistaKilljoy]

@pianojohn113 Thanks so much for this tutorial! I need to learn this song for my grandma's 70th birthday in the Philippines!

[pianojohn113]

@MistaKilljoy Great, happy birthday to her!

[Nicoteam31]

I'm french and I really like your teaching way. It's a great song and you're a great teacher.

Thank you very much

[SinisterGrin131]

Oh my god dude your amazing! I learned this in literally 5 min! Can you by any chance upload the sheets? Keep Up The Good Work

[brightstarlit]

Hello, i really appreciate the video/tutorial! its a great help. I have tried playing piano (mainly synths and keyboards) since late 2006, although I have never had any training, and i mostly play by ear. 4 years later I am still a beginner and can not get the hang of it, not talented. Any advice? The only part of the video that I wish you would have spent more time is the chorus or bridge, "you may say im a dreamer..." was too fast for me, had to rewind alot the other part was a good pace

[pianojohn113]

@brightstarlit The best advice I can offer, if you haven't already done so, is to learn chords as much as you can. Then, when you see and hear notes being played, you'll look at them as chords or broken-up chords instead of individual random notes. If you hear a C major chord, for example, you'll already know the notes that are being played, and it will make a lot more sense.

[DeadCowEntertainment]

You're an amazing teacher! The editing was so simple but great and combined with your teaching effort it made it a breeze to learn this amazing wonder of a song!

Thank you, I've nothing but respect for you! :)

[pianojohn113]

@DeadCowEntertainment I appreciate the comment, thanks! Very glad it worked for you.

[07garet]

please make a tutorial of "you're my fantasy by gerard kenny"

[LODRT8D]

did anyone else sing along at the beginning of this video? c:

[bcg1102]

hey im 11 and ur a great u tube teacher

[juanivansean]

nice, have checked the other videos but i found this the closest to the original rendition, thanks for sharing.....will continue practicing the piece....

[TheJAG97]

Do you happen to know "Bad day", not sure who it's by, Daniel something I think. :P

[pianojohn113]

@TheJAG97 Yes, Daniel Powter.. Pretty good piano song.

[Ngaungau3829]

Thanks sooo much! This is really similar to the real one, some of the other tutorials on YT are kinda inaccurate. Thanks so much again. My dad loves this song a lot. =)

[VortexProductionsINC]

Great video! I had NO piano experience and I was able to play it!

[oldschool90z]

@VortexProductionsINC Yeah, me too. Thank you so much John!

[MASR4]

When you learn to play it, its like riding bike.

[cloclocupcake7]

What do you get when you cross an epic song with an easy, correct-sounding translation?

A pianojohn113 tutorial

Thanks so much.

[nathy24x7]

Oh my God! That's amazing! Thank you very very very much!

[alphasxsignal]

John seems to be playing something diffrent in his HQ video on Youtube

[dudu88dudu88]

really congratulations, this video it's very clear and do good

[bsanj1025]

how did you do that little left hand fill at 1:17?

[pianojohn113]

@bsanj1025 It's just a run upward from G to Middle C, alternating Middle C with each note.

[bsanj1025]

@pianojohn113 Cool, thanks much!

[Kibblesnits]

oops, 88 people missed the like button. thanks man this was awesome

[gwampy98]

I play it different because I just started :D

[dianeo100]

Poanojohn Great Job on John Lennon's Imagine tutorial !! Do you know I Need you by America..

[pianojohn113]

@dianeo100 I do know it, but I don't play it too often on the piano.

[IdontBlink123]

Can you play close to you by the carpenters?

[yellowbandana]

too bad you didnt teach it the same way you play it. ive learned the way you teach but it doesnt sound like the original on some notes. ill have to download your video and slow motion it

[TheNightcrawler300]

dude, speak up when you sing!!!

[Ruberick28]

john lennon :( we miss you!

[thatcrazyhippie420]

Where did yu find the sheet music for this song?

[pianojohn113]

@thatcrazyhippie420 I don't have the sheet for this song, but it's available on most digital music websites and in many songbooks as well.

[CoIeStones]

@thatcrazyhippie420 This cover is close John its was good, but I have the transcribed sheet music exactly as the recording with the fills as well, if anyone wants the sheet music subscribe and tell me your email and ill send you a copy and like this video for being the most accurate lesson on the internet, just a couple of errors rather than that great cover!

[JimJam696]

Great job ! I hope to learn the whole song soon.

[RuroiniStenchin]

I just learned this, my first piano song ever!

[XDruugs]

Thanks !

[kkk7hh]

sry could be good but i cant learn in mono sry

[hier214]

fmjh

[BeefAndDairylicious]

Could you possibly do a Jealous Guy tutorial, the few that are out there are very poor or closer to covers rather than anything? :)

[mrmanseven]

You are my go to for piano tutorials. When I'm looking for a piano tutorial and you pop up I go "SCORE!" By far my favorite instructional videos. Not overly simplified or overly complicated. Not too slow paced not too fast. Perfect. These videos looked pretty dated though, when were they taken?

[pianojohn113]

@mrmanseven Some of them were recorded at least four years ago on an older camera, before You Tube had better quality, so they do look dated. The newer ones, anything from the past two years, are better in quality.

[CoIeStones]

@pianojohn113 You play EGD for the first chord of the bar, and then its EG, I have the transcribed sheet music for this song if you want some of the other notes let me know, rather than that very good cover.

[PaperheadsXD]

Great tutorial, but I think it's amazing how vastly different you sound when you sing. haha

[hatenewbz]

Very well structured.

After some minutes after the vid, I 've managed to pull it off real nice.

Thanks A LOT <3

[Phillipjo]

thankssss ;)

[juliefulll]

You're a wonderful teacher, I got this down in ten minutes. Thank you.

[Beme12]

Can you do "Mother" by John Lennon? I haven't been able to find a tutorial for that song and I'm new to music, so I'm pretty much lost. :)

[marcooni03]

thanks again , i learnt this from just watching you play it almost , great teacher , why couldnt i have come to you for my leasons all those years ago !!!!!!

[l1stekPiano]

@pianojohn113 hmm do u know Bryan Adams "everything i do". I ll be so happy if u can help me with it. Mayby u can record any videos like " how to play Bryan Adams - everyting i do "?

[pianojohn113]

@l1stekPiano  I know the songs, but haven't tried them on the piano yet.

[l1stekPiano]

@pianojohn113 if u can do this i ll be so happy :)

[taotaomona21]

I already knew how to play it but otherwise an extremely great job!

[l1stekPiano]

thank You SO MUCH!!!!!!!!! great teacher thank u again i made it!! i played it!!

[GamerPyk]

Thank you so much for posting this sir! It's really appreciated.

[FuckingPressMJIsFair]

It's amazing . Now, I'm trying to learn 'Whatever Gets You Thru The Night', but it's difficult ; (

[johncena3205]

omfg im surprised EVERY SINGLE John Lennon fan hasn't seen this video.Thank you man youre both a genious and a very big help.

[trollzeroid]

kanye west is better

[Beanmaster5000]

@trollzeroid go away troll

[DanielSimpkinsJPGR]

@trollzeroid sorry i think your looking for computerizedjohn113.

[drutgat2]

@pianojohn113 Hi John, Yes, sorry, I got this wrong, I meant a G (rather than an F) above C, and I was referring to the first part of a chord which takes place at 00.00 (the second holding down of the chord is at 01.00, but sounds different, like the regular C chord). Perhaps J.L. is playing a part of a C chord in that first half chord, or maybe he actually played a longer intro. than is present in the final recording. I'm very curious about this.