How To Play How To Save A Life By The Fray On Piano Part 1

[JoeeKHD]

Great tutorial. I just seem incapable of playing the part at 6:20. Any advice? :(

[jaxon2388]

@PIANODREW I HAVE LEARNED SO MANY SONGS FROM YOU. I HAVE A FEW SONGS THAT I AM DYING TO LEARN BY YOU ONLY. CAN I EMAIL A FEW TO YOU? AND TO ALL WHO TRY TO POINT FINGERS AT DREWS FINGERS JUST SHUT UP AND WATCH THE VIDEO YOU CLICKED ON. MY HANDS LOOK ALOT LIKE THIS.

[Razengan4]

Great video, easy to follow :) god job!

[sydneydarling22]

interesting hands... :) haha total pianist.

[dramaqueenwishes]

thank you :) it helped alot

[Helenchen09]

hey i'm from germany and i really love your tutorials <3 i just wanted to ask you if you can make a lesson about the song "run" from leona lewis. that'd be great!! nice greats, helenchen

[lucyluz450]

well this has been the best tutorial for this song by far :) and i think you have the hands of a pianists :) Thanks <3

[xxMandi16xx]

THANK YOU SO MUCH! your a great teacher! thank you once again

[ShaniaVidgen123]

LOVE THIS! you are so good at explaining, r u a teacher? lol

[ClassA1234]

Scary hands mate...

[pianodrew]

@ClassA1234: Scary mind mate...

[ClassA1234]

@pianodrew whhhaaaa??

[pianodrew]

@ClassA1234: Repeat: "Scary mind mate..."

[ClassA1234]

@pianodrew how do i have a scary mind? you just have big hands? calm down??

[pianodrew]

@ClassA1234: I'll tell you exactly how pal: looking at the world in a way so perverse you think you have to highlight peoples' physical differences. That's pretty sick =P

[ClassA1234]

@pianodrew well that makes no sense? i m small and I have a big head but I dnt get so offended when someone says that? Yeeeah you need to calm down?? ur playing the piano so i look at your hands and see they are just a bit bigger than the average joe, why did you get so offended???

[pianodrew]

@ClassA1234: Makes perfect sense. Let me put it like this: a man speaks in a funny way. People mock him for this, not knowing he had throat cancer as a teenager. Now do you see what I'm getting at? Yes, you look at my hands when watching this - but when you drive a car you look at a road. You don't judge the car on the road. This is a tutorial showing people how to play a classic song; that's what should be at the forefront of people's comments. Not idiotic rubbish like "Scary hands"

[ClassA1234]

@pianodrew no because i was just saying you have big hands? i think its a good tutorial coz i m playing it in my band, its just they were actually cool coz i would help you with playing the piano, i have small hands so its harder for me?!

[pianodrew]

@ClassA1234: Stating the obvious: if you thought it was a good tutorial, why didn't you just say that in the first place? =P. "Just saying" is the thing that starts things like this - always remember that. If they were cool, why didn't you say "Cool hands mate" instead of "Scary hands mate"? Like I've already said: everyone different; some more than others. You however do not know why or how, therefore you should never comment thoughtlessly. 

[ClassA1234]

@pianodrew because its who i am, i guess i m some sort of hippy? i say scary for like awesome or sick blad as the chavs would say...

[pianodrew]

@ClassA1234: For those of us who speak the lost and forgotten language that is "English", words like "scary" even in chav-talk should be teamed with a complimentary words after to show what is truly meant.

[walle12343]

This is a really good video! Do you know where I could get the sheet music online or something? Or if you don't know do you mind telling me when the 2 part and 1 part switch in the song. For example I know it starts off with the first part then goes to the second but then does it just keep switching like that the whole song? Or does it play the second or first part twice in a row? Sorry for the questions. (or am I even making any sence >.< haha)

[KristiDopey123]

wht dm are u talking about!!!

[pianodrew]

@KristiDopey123: The man who broke the Da Vinci Code would have trouble deciphering your comment :P

[RokinGamahGurl]

Oh and... I'm weird. Also didn't know if you knew that already. -More sarcasm sarcasm sarcasm-

[RokinGamahGurl]

@pianodrew I'm not dissin' you, bro. I'm just sayin' you have skinny fingers. And when I'm being sarcastic I say: -Sarcasm sarcasm sarcasm- :3 Oh and by the way... You say mate. :3 Didn't know if you knew that already. -Sarcasm sarcasm sarcasm- oFTo

[pianodrew]

@RokinGamahGurl: ...yeah, I know due to contrast :P. I was "just saying" a little sarcastic joke. The subliminal point of my original response was "have you nothing more constructive to say"? After all, this is not a video for people to look at and go "you've got skinny fingers"; it's a video for people to learn HTSAL. I guess no-ones seen the titles yet (!) <---grammatically correct way to indicate sarcasm. Can also be "(?)" in some cases. You're way's cool though "mate".

[kyletheweird]

thank you so much this is soo helpful

[brco2003]

Is this the original key? I think the original is in A whereas this is in Bb.

[pianodrew]

@brco2003: Bb is the original key, which this is in.

[zaldrax2]

He has an accent? I was too busy not being able to hear him to notice.

[pianodrew]

@zaldrax2: Yes, as many others have pointed out, I have an accent :D. Do you have eardrums? I was too busy counting the thousands of others who can hear me perfectly to see any substance to your comment =P

[zaldrax2]

@pianodrew Sorry that I didn't respond quickly, I was busy counting the thousands of people who share my same opinion. If I turn my volume all the way up, however, I CAN hear you. But if a video instructing you on how to play MUSIC requires you to turn your volume ALL the way up to be able to hear the person talking in a less-than-moderate volume, then the video isn't even worth watching. And you mean "significance", not "substance".

[pianodrew]

@zaldrax2: That's okay mate; I know some people have difficulty counting to 3. If you're finding fault with this videos volume, then you obviously have got technical issues on your end: YouTube Volume control, PC/Mac Volume Limits, ect... The fault is not with the video; the volume is more than audible on every computer and mobile device I've tried it on, as 130,814 people would agree. And no, I mean "substance" as there is nothing to "substantiate" your comment.

[eggattackman7]

I wish I had the same keyboard but ine is like A BILLION years old. I wish I had your accent it is AMAZINGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!

[paigeheartsadtr13]

i have the same keyboard as you, and i was wondering what setting you had it on?!

thanks so much!!11

[runningwithmanny]

Learn n 12mmins

[winkipopful]

best tutorials out there are all yours!!

[DianaEpicAwesome]

OMG you have a british accent!! ~~~ i love you ~~~

[OG035]

ur keynoard has a great piano sound:) just saying:)

btw this is gonna be my very first song:) practicing a lot:P

[PAARSxALWAYS]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!! <333

But ehm, how many times you play the part by 6:45? ;$

[neracorleone]

Do you got sheet Music? That would be helpful for me.

[pianodrew]

@neracorleone: Sorry, everything's done by ear.

[MyGoldentoast]

ya gut gemacht

[Conlar2k12]

Brilliant tutorial mate. cheers. its really hard to find tutorials as good and thorough as this one. thanks

[RokinGamahGurl]

Your fingers are skinny, bro.

[pianodrew]

@RokinGamahGurl: Ya know, you're the first to say (sarcasm).

[bluesheep29]

Thanks this was really helpful :) you have really good videos!

[22brookeboo]

You are awesome at this! This helped me play this a lot! Thx!

[djsublogic]

Don't let these debbie downers get you down because of their own jealousy, some of the best tutorials online are made by you, killer mate, killer.

[MrColourBurst]

great tutorial. keep it up mate.

[timothydaschel]

I pretty much can't understand a single mumbling word you are saying man, but you play nice and at least i can follow along with the keys.

[pianodrew]

@timothydaschel: I've never quite understood what attraction music has to the deaf - but hey, you learn something new everyday :P

[MrAnonymous626]

YOU GOT SOME UGLY HANDSS!!

[pianodrew]

@MrAnonymous626: Oh well, at least I don't have a sick, perverse mind! :)

[CauseImaRockerr]

@MrAnonymous626 well that was rude ._. he doesn't

[Joum92]

What did "theunboxers1" say?

[denitsa7177]

Simple and yet teaches you a lot thank you person I love all of your vids and my fave is lovestory by sarah bereilles [bet u that I spelled that wrong lol]

[IEatSmallChildren101]

you are by far the best person at making piano tutorials. Dont ever stop :)

[Chillfire77]

you lost me on the part where you play F four times do u play it every other beat of the left hand or every one?

[The123lj]

im having trouble learning the last part cuz i dont how to pattern goes?

[chicco224]

i have the same exact piano!!! :DDD

[lilemoprincess101]

What are the notes for the left hand?

[PillowLuvr0506]

nice!! you did it slow, you showed us one more time, and you told us the notes!! :D GIANT DOUBLE THUMBS UP!

[Brainfreeze56]

thank you soo much! that patteren really helped me out with the left hand!

[pianodrew]

@candypink99: Hahaha! :)

[TheBluesAndJazz]

nice piano

[julianastar911]

Thank you so much this was amazing!

[pianodrew]

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[gwarm1994]

Ive been looking for a decent piano teacher who goes through techniques more than once, and you are the perfect teacher. Thank you. :)

[jaaasssmmiinnee]

thank you so much. this helped me so much. i love you for making this!

[pikhatu]

we have the same piano :D

[hughesy88]

Thank you :) top stuff

[crazygamer454]

I waz playing this for 30min. and got it down!!!!!!

[louiseavril]

I'm finding your tutorials absolutely brilliant. Thank you for making them. Although, that left hand pattern is pretty hard to get your head round, isn't it? Didn't you say you play by ear?

[pianodrew]

@louiseavril: Thank you. Have to say, when I started to learn I found numbered patterns the easiest way to go about learning common patterns in music, hence why I use the technique in my tutorials. And yes, I did it by ear.

[louiseavril]

@pianodrew Sure. Okay. Thanks.

[AshlayisUhmazing]

thankkk you for this video!



[bobbisawesome2]

he ses F U at 7:43

[bobbisawesome2]

omg i cant play it not strong enuf in my left hand :(

[faddyhahaha101]

haha(at last) i've finished ur river flows in you tutorials (yey i can play it already) this is next i'm bringing down all your tutorials ... so continue making hehehe plsss.... ur a great teacher :) can't find one that's better than you

[liamrossignol]

i though the left hand was b(flat), f, d, f, f, f, d, f then again exept replace bflat with an a ?????

[V8Dau]

This was a verryyyy helpful and useful tutorial. Thank you :)

[xCoL0uRs]

Hey,do you have a xbox live account if you do is it RubberPro

[themaikenholmboe]

Those hands were made to play piano

[ross9093]

Great I learnt a lot and I can play it smoothly without many mistakes but my friends agree saying a 5 star video

[jalmoc1]

Thank you very much for this! You make it pretty simple compared to other people attempting to play this. You really explain, not to mention "demonstrate" the way to play the song. Again, thank you very much!

[AlisonJulia1]

how many years have you been playing?

[RandomVids863]

I learned this in about 20 minutes I would say...thank you! XD

[andrewzach2]

Dude Ur really good

[Dodo2702]

Great Job!!! Thanks a lot :)

[kwalters89]

@xPENGUIN96 def something wrong with youtube cause i was able to see it perfectly 3 months ago.

[LittoHeavaG]

this is really good, thanks soooooooo much, the numbers thing is a good help rather than just saying b flat etc

[anterydha94]

Love you're tutorials, mostly because you really show what you're playing and takes it very slowly!

Keep up the good work :)

[TheTspaeth]

If you are seeing green, which happens sometimes, you need to right click, select settings and the uncheck hardware acceleration.

[MissMonicaRane]

best teacher by faaaaaaaar on youtube. thank you so much!! please do a marianas trench song? ?? ? !!? please!

[Morgana450]

WOW, thankyou so much this video is bril, i learnt the intro in just 10 mins thankyouso much :D

[shendiva100]

is it my computer or is the screen black !! thumbs up if this happened to you

[MagicalMysteryShow]

i got the intro in 15 minutes :D

i will keep learing the rest

thanks!

[HannahBanana794]

hey, would you make one for Adele's "To Make You Feel My Love" please?

no one has a good tutorial anywhere and i really want to learn it...thank you!

[szala0007]

Thank U so much :) I like your tutorial videos so much :) :)

[pianodrew]

@xPENGUIN96: Must be something wrong with YouTube.

[destroyz00]

I'm really confused, what about the part where it actually goes: "where have i gone wrong...." or am i just missing something mate?

[pianodrew]

@destroyz00: That's the chorus, which is taught in Part 2 :)

[destroyz00]

@pianodrew for some reason it doesnt sound like it bro? is it cuz its that slow? :|

[pianodrew]

@destroyz00: Maybe it's because I teach the backing. Once you've got it, try playing along with the song and you'll see how it fits in.

[destroyz00]

@pianodrew any idea where i can see the main line of the song then? s:

[pianodrew]

@destroyz00: I'm sorry - but I don't teach melody. I don't know if you play by ear - but if so a tip is that the melody is within the chords to the song. i.e: it's basically the same notes, with a couple more per bar. Try looking at the video of me playing the song and it should give you an idea of how the melody sounds :)

[flem125]

Loved it!!

and LOVE the accent btw... haha

[botzmaven]

This has got to be the best explanation of a song ive seen, hardly anyone tells u what keys to play for each cord, they just say what its called and barely take their time. Thanks alot.

[superhumaaaan]

great tutorial :)) just got to say that i love your accent hah :D

[gniesam3]

This is amazing!! thank you so much andrew!!

[Elimination135]

EXTREMELY HELPFUL!!!! thanks :)

[4EverLifehouse]

Thank you so much!! I'm still practicing but by far this the best tutorial I've seen for How to Save a Life. Thanks a lot!! :)

[babajessful]

thanks for this vid. From Austria

[ExtraGirl1000]

Thanks a bunch!!!!! :D

[theunboxers1]

ur hands look like SCROOGE ....thumbs up if u agree

[m552t]

@theunboxers1 is a cunt...thumbs up if u agree

[clarepurvisX]

lol! at the 3-1-2-1-1-2-1 part i was saying it out loud to get it right & i was saying it in your accent.. but i'm scottish, so it was probably a pretty poor accent but i remembered it anyway :D ! this is the 2nd of your tutorials i've used tonight and it's really helping, thanks alot!!

[4EverLifehouse]

@clarepurvisX LOL I'm saying the 3-1-2 part a loud also! :)

[tHeArTfReAk101]

i love this tutorial because it goes really slow for me! thank you for that:) lolz

please make more like this!

[Lilyluvsmusic]

This was the first tutorial dat actually got sumthing in my head ... subscribe fer sure ! :)

[Eddiearsenal]

wish i had your piano :(

[angelbud8]

thank you so much learned in 30 minutes for both part one and two! Thank you thank you!

[SOBBclan]

is there pedals for that keyboard?

[kagejakubiec]

how can i download this video its great thanks m8 :L

[RachiePops95]

thank you, (:

this really helped. (Y)

im just struggling with the chorus a bit though.

[NINbeliever]

I have the 625 model of that keyboard. :D Great keyboard too!

[primus202]

you are awesome

[boarding5401]

dude u got a loooong ass thumb hahaha jab it in my butt please lmao

[missy14512]

like wtf? this is pissing me off cuz its not correct in the beggining the way the keys r played. can u please tell me why the 3121121 sounds like shit?

[badeeeeend]

@missy14512

because you're doing something wrong. Do you know which keys are number 1, 2 and 3. You probably made a mistake there.

[sophy0995]

@missy14512 maybe its cause your not playing it right yourself love :). Dont blame him, he taught it perfectly.

[grapolimonkey]

thanks :D this was really easy to learn :)

[rachelfarrell93]

that's a very good tutorial mate.. well done!

[LifeisStarTastic]

i like your accent.

:)

[bgrl96]

great tutorial, i dont take any lessons and i got it!

[umanggupta95]

best how to save a life tutorial

[iMMaGEEK1]

i have the same piano XD

[BewareOfKillerPie]

what kind of keyboard is that? i can tell its a Yamaha but what is the model?

[pianodrew]

@BewareOfKillerPie: DGX-620.

[BakuraSR45]

@pianodrew can you show us how to play My Immortal by Evanesence?

[relientkz3]

This really is the best piano tutorial I've ever seen.

You've done an amazing job.

[xxcorekidxx]

Wow, must say this is the best set of piano tutorials I've come across, I'm a beginner basically and I've almost got this! You rock sir, you absolutely rock!

[XCookiepantsX]

thank you :D!

[stijnenkjelt]

can you make a vid of the whole song?

[mellymelvin125]

I love how you play it. The first video of yours I watched was how to play never say never great job. I however hate that my downloader app on my iTouch can't download your videos (the ones I really want) is there a way you could help with this problem

[KnightWlkerm]

Just a little slow but i think it was good. Good job man keep it up ;D

[horgo99]

hi mate sorry i just listened again to the song and the intro part is just what keeps playing through the verses isnt it? and i think i figured out the second part - i think you play it like the second timing where i was playing the first from the other comment - does that sound right? thanks again!!

[horgo99]

Hi andrew - also another question just about the tutes. In this one we learn the intro and what sounds like a bridge and in the second one we learn the chorus. how do you play the verses? and how do you link this tute with tute 2 to play the song? Cheers mate - keep up the great (and VERY helpful!) work!!

[pianodrew]

@horgo99: Hi

In this part I teach the Intro, the Verses, and the Outro; in part 2, I teach the Chorus :)

[horgo99]

Hi mate - great tutorial, best tute video i have found for any song on you tube yet! quick question about the second part of this clip though - when you are playing the 4 f notes are they being played (CAPS indicates RIGHT hand):

F + f, F + d, F+f, F+c or is it more

F+f, d, F+f, d, F+f, d, F+c ?

I am playing it as I have written in the top line and it seems to be shorter then your version? Thanks heaps for the tute!!

[musicsoulic]

how much was your keyboard?

[SamTheElectroFreak]

You're a really good teacher...

Thanks for the tutorial :D

[Togobo7]

Hey I was using your tutorial for You found me and I noticed that you didn't put up the rest of the song for difficulty purposes. Could you put it up please...for me? I don't mind the difficulty, just do it the way that's right. I'm sure I'm not the only person that could understand it. You're a great teacher and I want to continue to learn my favorite songs the way you play them.

Thanks :)

[Footballdude1945]

wow thanks man learnt the intro extremely quickly

[jojo101225]

thank you sooo much. i learned the song in 45 minutes thanks to you.

[iliveinnarnia10]

You have my favorite panio tutorials. Bravo. :) p.s. your accent is pretty awesome :D

[slamnxgirlxjulie]

that was really good ! but the ending was a little fast for me to learn

[Ouchmyback]

thank you once again for another one of the best tutorials on youtube. yours are probably the most thorough, and definitely the clearest tutorials i've been able to find

[pspHackable]

probably the best how to save tutorial on youtube

[McLeAnO94]

im english =)

[aemichan]

I wish i could play this song, but everytime i hear the intro or the chorus, i start crying -w-""

[ForeverDisney2010]

hey can you do a tutorial on "fly me away" by annie little pleeeeez? i cant find any D:

[Aennil1]

You are a really good teacher! I've been watching other videos, but this one is both thorough, HQ, and plain awesome!

Keep upuupupup.

[MyFaithsInFacts]

hey good teaching. what key is is played in?

[pianodrew]

@MyFaithsInFacts: Hi.

'How To Save A Life' is played in B Flat Major.

[SalvationAD33]

you're accent is very cool. you sound english. where are you from? were you able to finish the other parts? I have been having so much trouble finding a good video for that :( you teach very well.

[pianodrew]

@SalvationAD33: Hi. I'm from England - but am also partly Italian. Both parts' to "How To Save A Life" are on YouTube :)

[luna38]

i like this kind of tutorial! it's at my pace.