Castlevania COTM - Awake

[thedragoonknight]

Best version of the piano version...can you re-record this with a better camera eventually?...I really...really..really...like this video

[thrawn80]

@thedragoonknight Thanks! Hmm... I'll try - but might not be able to have the same playing quality though - my fingers get stiff very easily coz i started piano really late, ie, when i was already 16... and more importantly, i don't practise much nowadays...

[thrawn80]

@samuel588 thanks!

[samuel588]

Your welcome

[ignisterra]

I like this music !!! and i like your accompaniment more than mine.

[thrawn80]

thanks!

[Markell1991]

Brilliant work! If it was better sound and video quality it would be better than perfect; but as it is it's just perfect.

Seriously though, THE best piano version of Awake on here.

[thrawn80]

thanks!

[bige66the]

I hope i don't get annoying with comments, but i forgot to rate it: 547/10

:-)

[Michelle2815CV]

you ought to get a better quality camera!!! It's so well done!!! Go Nathan go!! Go thrawn80 go!!!!

[thrawn80]

Thanks! Heh, I do have a better vid-cam now, but my skills have diminished by a lot as well. :(

I did try to re-record "Lost Painting" without success :(

I'll probably try to update my videoes again some time later.

[bige66the]

i love this song. about 2 or the hundred of the views are from me. You rock dude. I wish i could play even just the right hand of this song. I tried and failed to copy you. Keep up the great work :-)

Castlevania 4 life

[thrawn80]

Hi bige66the, thanks for your comments :)

Here's a tip, try to learn this song in different parts, the verse, the bridge n the chorus.

The bridge is probably the hardest, the E7 chord has 2 b played in different inversions. This involves the left hand as well. :P

As for the chorus, it's more of the right-hand's last 3 fingers to do the job.

As for the rest, try to play the note first, then stick in with the inversed chord, ie, first note is E, stick it with A and C.

Hope that'll help :-)

[bige66the]

Helps more than i can say, tyvm

[yoshishot16]

that was cool i liked it =p

[Michelle2815CV]

WOW~~~ This is just like the original version

[thrawn80]

thanks!

[bige66the]

i have to agree lol

[Shadowserg]

Good work!

[TheBaldEaglee]

nice! :D

[therealcaz]

tutorial plz!

[thrawn80]

haha i'm afraid i can't do that... i play by ear and can only give chords at most...

sorry

[thrawn80]

Good thing about this song is, the melody somewhat guides along with the chords.

Check this out:

(verse part)

Am, D, Dm, G, Am, D

Am, D, B/Eb, E7

The whole song is in C major or more technically, A minor. (Since Am is the harmonic minor of C)

[thrawn80]

To be strict, there is not much differences between C and Am since they're based on the SAME set of simple chords except for B and E chords which are prevalent in Am.

Am has a more "negative" feel which explains why many CV songs are also in minors as well.

Say, Lost Painting from SoTN is a A major, F#m song. But it's technically, F#m instead.

[BostonTeaBagParty]

Awesome! That sounded amazing! thanks for making me look bad =D

[thrawn80]

Boston, please don't say that.

You've played well in fact. I've watched your video several times and I understand your constraints. It's not easy playing it with an elec guitar.

[whispo]

Hey mate, first of i gotto say that this is one awsome song and your piano playing is awsome ;)

But a question, while you dont use any music sheet in this movie, do you happen to have a sheet of this ?

[thrawn80]

Hi whispo, I don't read scores. :)

However, if you want, I can only tell you that this song is a C major or A minor song. The set of chords are more or less within the range of this song.

[mitsurugi666]

Awake... my favorite music in COTM... great work men :D!!!!

[psychorlando]

that's tight!

[thrawn80]

hihi, tight as in? :P

[psychorlando]

yup.

[knightonlinefan]

great!

[thrawn80]

thanks!