Excellent! I have a good ear so picked it up right away, very much appreciated! Your teaching method is great. Though i know chords, I play a lot by ear & just need the visual, so your method is great for me, thanks!
For some reason the sound for this video is only coming in on the left headphone. The right headphone still works when I watch other videos. It is just this one that only streams audio through my left headphone or left earbud.
Anyway, I appreciate you! Keep up the excellent work!
@wraith092 Yes, sorry about the audio, it was recorded in mono way back a few years ago. That wasn't an issue when You Tube was also in mono, but when they went stereo, it affected the audio on all of these older videos.
He arpeggiates the "F" chord in the right hand with the notes facf, and adds a G note before switching The F chord to an acfa arpeggio, and then adds a G note right before he switches chords to the Gmn7
The F is played with an A octave in the left the whole time
Just move the right hand into the next octave or change the chord where it isn't inverted by playing the Gmin7 with your pinky on the F and so on with the next chord. Just listen to the track and figure it out. The notes that form the chords are all the same so just change your fingering to match what you prefer.
Hey man I would like to say that you do a great work. Beside being a ecxelent player and teacher, the audio and image are good. Awesome videos. Congratulations
thanks so much. Is there any chance that you could post the sheets like you do for some of your other song? I find it a lot easier to follow along if I can use the sheets as well. Thanks again; I've re-discovered my love for piano because of you!
@ktsmith5 Another YouTube user creates and posts the sheets for me, so I'm not sure if or when the other songs will be done. Glad you like the vids, thanks!
wonderful! I am trying to learn these songs to play as an Elton John Tribute performer. I got " Your Song" down perfectly from your tutorial. Now I want to learn "Rocket Man" next. 1 at a time from your fantastic tutorials. Thank you for all of time you spend teaching!
whenever i wanna learn a new song i browse around from video to video, but when i see that you have the tutorial for the song i wanna learn, it makes my day. Thanks alot
Awesome vid! Defo one of the best tutors on You Tube! Could you possibly do a tutorial on that Elton classic "I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues" please =D
hey man good job on the videos there helping me alot. im just wondering if you would ever consider doing some stevie wonder..i would really love to learn the song 'isnt she lovely'
Seriously...you the man!! Love this and Your Song...gonna be moving to Yellow Brick Road next...and I don't even play piano. You make it so simple and clear...thank you, thank you, thank you!!
hey man, i was wondering whether you could help me, because i'm getting rather confused! When you're playing the chords, is that you just playing them as "broken" chords back & forth? When you're playing the "fills" , is that you improvising the fills or what is actually played by the artist? I've only being playing for a few months, and haven't any experience of pop music as of yet (just classical)...
@tomboiskater Usually I improvise the fills, although they're so prominent on EJ songs that I often imitate the ones he plays. So it's a little of both, actually. Most of the time I break up the chords randomly, or I'll use 4ths or 5ths.
@pianojohn113 You're right, it's not so easy to explain music using words... I'll try to clear this passage:
1st measure:
|| F/A & 2 & | F/C & 4 & ||
bass: (Bb-B) (D-E)
(the bass notes positioning is clearly audible on the original track)
2nd measure:
|| F & 2 & | F & Eb/F & ||
I hope it is clear now... I "rectified" your performance not because it sounds bad for me, but just because I think this is Elton's original sound and you made an interpretation!
@moiraghino I'll try your version later this week when I'm back at the piano. There are probably dozens of different ways to play it, so I would imagine it's just fine to do it that way too. I like to experiment with different sounds, so it's great that you have another interpretation of it.
Hey man! I think there's an error on the bass line (in the video at 0.56): the piano fill before the chorus goes like (chords change at 1st and 3rd) F/A (double chromatic bass Bb-B on the last two 32nds goin' to C in the next measure) F/C (the same D-E, not Eb ---> F) F and ends on a F11 (or Eb/F) on the last 16th of the 3rd, with a bass line of four 16ths on the 4th: F Eb D C ---> Bb (next chord)... Try it, sounds good? Let me know!
@moiraghino Well it's hard to follow exactly what you're saying there, but you could be right. I'd say that if it sounds better to you to play it like that, then absolutely do it.
i love your tutorials, john. i have been learning a bunch of your stuff lately. i wanted to learn "sorry seems to be the hardest word" but you didnt have it. any chance of puting up a tutorial of that? i really appreciate you making these tutoials. keep it up!
John, you have the best piano tutorials on YouTube, by far. I am a huge Beatles fan and I love all the obscure, semi-unknown Beatles tunes you do. I was wondering, do you create all of your arrangements by ear? Also, I would love to learn Elton John's "This Song Has No Title", annoutstanding piano piece. Thank you!
@MoonRacerO9 Thanks for the comment! The arrangements are mine, yes, although I try to stay as close to the original as I can. I don't change the chords, just add some voicings and fills here and there. I'll add the Elton song to the list, good suggestion. Wish I had time to cover them all! :-)
hey great job! your a fantasIC TEACHER. IM an ex guitar player do to a wrist ingery.. sold 1 of my 8 guitars to by a piano. I ahve almos copied your version in three days. Keep more comming please. starved for music here,, and thanks for posting hope you have alot more. if your a piano fan you may get a kick out of this. my name is Billy Powell..please send me any more lessons thanks again,,
thank you, John for all the break-downs. What would normally take me a week to learn a song through sheet music, now takes me a few hours. "your song" and "rocket man" are the newest members of my song arsenal. thanks again, John. God Bless. Keep posting.
@Curoch It wasn't 2010 when I recorded this video. Try listening in mono.
A simple brain operation, whereby the auditory nerves are rerouted through the medulla oblongata and around the cerebral cortex, will allow you to hear everything in mono without having to go through the bother of changing your computer speakers.
Piano John.. You are seriously the man! I cant tell you how much these videos help, not only me but everyone else who watches them. I cannot read music very well and have relied on playing by ear ever since I stopped taking lessons years ago. I havent found many tutorials that play songs accurately. Your are always spot on. I'm sure Im talking for everyone when I say THANK You, thank you, thank you very much for taking the time to make these videos!
YAY! Glad I found this series of videos! I prefer this type of "get down to it" lessons rather than 10 minutes of yapping and 2 minutes of instruction. I'm salivating at the long list of Elton songs. Can't wait to start stirring the keys up a bit. Keep on!
Thank you so much! That's exactly the way I always wanted pianolessons to be. And it seems that you're playing (or making tutorials for) exactly the kind of songs that I like and always wanted to play better. Not just the "simple" chords but the right voicings and ideas for fills... Great job, dude!
you have single-handedly given me a life skill with all these songs and brilliant tutorials. you deserve your amazing popularity and more pianojohn, you're certainly a gift to the internet and budding piano players!
I don't have the sheets, but there are some decent ones available online.. You might also check the Elton John Keyboard Book, which as I recall has a pretty good transcription of this song.
lol, well I've heard that song many times but was never enamoured with it enough to want to play it! Hmmm.. maybe there's sheet music on it somewhere? :-)
@pianojohn113 - what about Alone Again by Gilbert O' Sullivan - go on - i'll pay you ;o) - actually now i think of it - he has a house about 50 miles from here - maybe i should doorstep him.... ha ha
I love how you start out by saying "It starts off like this..." and then just go on and play the whole song. Understandable, since the whole thing flows so well.
Thank you very much pianojohn! I've found it quite a difficult song to play even with the chords because of the rhythms, but having watched your video over and over I'm starting to get the hang of it. It's been really helpful. Thanks again from a Roacket Man Fan. Also your Piano Man video is great too - I've improved my version of that song too!!! Thank you!
Hey John, your videos are great I've learned 6 songs this month thanks to them, just learned rocket man. I know you get alot of requests but i was wondering if you knew any phil collins, preferably "against all odds" or "you'll be in my heart". Also I was wondering if you knew the song "after the rain" by Blue Rodeo, but it's a really good piano song as well.
Hello, im from peru, you are great, you are the best teacher to me, i love your work and i think we need more people like you in the world.... i was wondering if you could do alone again naturally by gilbert o'sullivan is a great song... sorry for my english and congratulations John... thak you thank you thank you so much
accurate, easy to understand, and fast-paced. Thanks for putting the names of the notes there too-I got my keyboard just a few weeks ago and its a lot easier to catch on with the names above the keys.
These videos are really helpful. Really enjoy getting a peek at Elton's chord inversions, alternate bass notes and fills. I'd love to see the intro to Levon broken down like this. Thanks for your efforts.
Glad you like them, thanks.. You're right about Elton's chord sequences.. he uses those inversions very effectively, and by changing just the bass note he creates a whole new sound. Very groundbreaking.
This is perfect! And you make it so easy to understand. I've only been playing piano for six months or so and I picked this up in about an hour. I wish there was a way for me to repay you for all your videos that have helped me.
would you do sad songs say so much by elton john please i whach your video for hand placing and other thing gooodbye yellow brick road you really helped me thanks
Thanks John! I have been at the piano for three years now. Everytime I start to loose interest I watch and try to learn your Elton videos and they really inspire me.
This is great PianoJohn, For those of us who have trouble with reading music this the perfect solution. Do you ever plan on doing a tutorial of "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?"
that's awesome i can play it to but i cant read music that's what makes it so hard for me = ( so your video helps me figure out where i went wrong LOL thank u
If you could post the chord structures in the info area, that would be really helpful on all of your tutorials. Thanks for putting the time into all of this!
John every time i see you do these tutorials, they help me out every time. I really appreciate it. I just finished up this tutorial and I am now working on "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road". It's a difficult song for me but i'm still doing my best at it. You play piano very well. Once again, love your tutorials! Keep making more!
Hey, thanks! Yes it has been one of my favorites for years.. the chord structure on this song flows really nicely.. very typical of Elton's work at that time. An awesome composition.
I love ur Tutorial.. Just that! ... Why don't you show us how to play the second verse where Elton Sings: And all the science '' KLANG! '' I don't Understand '' KLANG! '' ... ?? :D Im only asking for that Part!!! Please respond to my comment mate!
I have completed the song. But, I do not know what to play at the end of the second verse. Where is goes...A rock-et....man, a rock-et man...? Then the chorus is played.
The chords there are exactly the same as the first verse, "on such a timeless flight.."
From memory, I think it's Eb, Bb/D, Cm, Cm/Bb, F/A, F7, Fsus4 to Bb. Without the video or keyboard in front of me that might be off a bit, but I think it's corr
Excellent! I have a good ear so picked it up right away, very much appreciated! Your teaching method is great. Though i know chords, I play a lot by ear & just need the visual, so your method is great for me, thanks!
seeeingitself 1 month ago 2
@seeeingitself Very glad it worked for you. :-)
pianojohn113 1 month ago
My right ear was lonely.
Maxbtwshow 1 month ago
Excellent
CDrive1337 3 months ago
i love the way you teach this. Somehow i realize that not much people teach the way you teach.
PinoyLabanFighter198 4 months ago in playlist PinoyLabanFighter198's Favorited Videos 3
@PinoyLabanFighter198 Very glad it worked for you!
pianojohn113 4 months ago
You are awesome.
chappytk 4 months ago in playlist Elton John tutorials
Thank you so much for this.
For some reason the sound for this video is only coming in on the left headphone. The right headphone still works when I watch other videos. It is just this one that only streams audio through my left headphone or left earbud.
Anyway, I appreciate you! Keep up the excellent work!
wraith092 5 months ago
@wraith092 Yes, sorry about the audio, it was recorded in mono way back a few years ago. That wasn't an issue when You Tube was also in mono, but when they went stereo, it affected the audio on all of these older videos.
pianojohn113 5 months ago
@pianojohn113 you are awesome man!!! and coming from mean that means a lot i normally view videos with the intention of making fun of them
TheChamberofFarts 5 months ago
@TheChamberofFarts lol, thanks I'm glad you enjoyed it. :-)
pianojohn113 5 months ago
@oliver654
He arpeggiates the "F" chord in the right hand with the notes facf, and adds a G note before switching The F chord to an acfa arpeggio, and then adds a G note right before he switches chords to the Gmn7
The F is played with an A octave in the left the whole time
TKOTokyo 7 months ago
Pianojohn113 is the man!
TKOTokyo 7 months ago
@truMTV
Just move the right hand into the next octave or change the chord where it isn't inverted by playing the Gmin7 with your pinky on the F and so on with the next chord. Just listen to the track and figure it out. The notes that form the chords are all the same so just change your fingering to match what you prefer.
TKOTokyo 7 months ago
Hey man I would like to say that you do a great work. Beside being a ecxelent player and teacher, the audio and image are good. Awesome videos. Congratulations
dudumali 7 months ago
@dudumali Thanks, I appreciate it. Glad you enjoy the vids.
pianojohn113 7 months ago
I just posted a cover of this thanks to you PJ! search jett prescott and let me know what you think ^_^
jettprescott 8 months ago
What about those higher octave parts for the 4th verse?
truMTV 9 months ago
thanks nice, you no harmony
BretMicheals2002tour 9 months ago
thanks so much. Is there any chance that you could post the sheets like you do for some of your other song? I find it a lot easier to follow along if I can use the sheets as well. Thanks again; I've re-discovered my love for piano because of you!
ktsmith5 9 months ago
@ktsmith5 Another YouTube user creates and posts the sheets for me, so I'm not sure if or when the other songs will be done. Glad you like the vids, thanks!
pianojohn113 9 months ago
this is great. can you do "Got it Made" by Crosby Stills and Nash?
RichardJNotturno 10 months ago
wonderful! I am trying to learn these songs to play as an Elton John Tribute performer. I got " Your Song" down perfectly from your tutorial. Now I want to learn "Rocket Man" next. 1 at a time from your fantastic tutorials. Thank you for all of time you spend teaching!
radioustad 10 months ago
@radioustad Very glad to help you out.. enjoy!
pianojohn113 10 months ago
Nice job man..enjoy your tutorials.
AMawdesley 10 months ago
@AMawdesley Thanks, glad you like them.
pianojohn113 10 months ago
wtf i cant see shit!!
crosales925 10 months ago
whenever i wanna learn a new song i browse around from video to video, but when i see that you have the tutorial for the song i wanna learn, it makes my day. Thanks alot
trollzeroid 11 months ago
Awesome vid! Defo one of the best tutors on You Tube! Could you possibly do a tutorial on that Elton classic "I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues" please =D
PianoDude291 11 months ago
I love you man! Your videos are a huge help!
McCA1RO 11 months ago
we love u
KadeshLeMort 1 year ago
hey, thanks again for teaching me another song =) i was wondering if you could make a tutorial for crocodile rock by elton john
MUFFINSNOTMUPPINS 1 year ago
@MUFFINSNOTMUPPINS Should have that one up here eventually, yes.
pianojohn113 1 year ago
thank you john for like the 6th time lol it took me literally 20 minutes to learn since your such a good teacher
LeGreatReySteven 1 year ago
@LeGreatReySteven 20 minutes, nice! Good job!
pianojohn113 1 year ago
hey man good job on the videos there helping me alot. im just wondering if you would ever consider doing some stevie wonder..i would really love to learn the song 'isnt she lovely'
classicalrockfan99 1 year ago
@classicalrockfan99 Good song, Stevie had a bunch or nice piano tunes. I"'l keep it in mind, thanks.
pianojohn113 1 year ago
You are the best piano teacher on all of youtube or anywhere else thanks a million man, your'e the best
thebreezy90210 1 year ago
Elton ?? Is that you ??
mehmetcemunal 1 year ago
hey man, love your tutorials you have a gift in teaching the material
Thank you, and merry Christmas
FildoSagins 1 year ago
Fantastic tutorials, but please get a better mic. And output it through both speakers
LordSkellig 1 year ago
i think its gonna be a long long time... till i learn this song
joshbell95 1 year ago 2
dude no audio
bl00dzy 1 year ago
Thanks very much!
elrais2 1 year ago
i like how you make tutorials that are like beginners tutorials, but the songs are complex (like Piano Man for instance). keep up the tutorials!
REA00002 1 year ago 2
Thanks a ton, you're the best piano tutor on YouTube I've seen so far. :D
JustinBieberMustDie2 1 year ago 17
Thank you very much! I'm very appreciative of the efforts of all the musicians on youtube! You and all the rest are great!
highcouncil1 1 year ago
could you explain me " sorry seems to be the hardest word ? please
i love what you're doing and help me very much to play the piano
thank you
oursonariege 1 year ago
@oursonariege Got it on the list.
pianojohn113 1 year ago
theres no sound........
jamesfelix303 1 year ago
@jamesfelix303 try un-muting your computer.
Murtag999 1 year ago 2
Seriously...you the man!! Love this and Your Song...gonna be moving to Yellow Brick Road next...and I don't even play piano. You make it so simple and clear...thank you, thank you, thank you!!
TheBeedaB 1 year ago
Learning this song got me 3 girl's phone numbers.
No joke.
I will learn as many of these as possible.
BashyMcBashBash 1 year ago
HONKYCAT, PLEASE!!! :)
gorillazfan3 1 year ago
hey man, i was wondering whether you could help me, because i'm getting rather confused! When you're playing the chords, is that you just playing them as "broken" chords back & forth? When you're playing the "fills" , is that you improvising the fills or what is actually played by the artist? I've only being playing for a few months, and haven't any experience of pop music as of yet (just classical)...
tomboiskater 1 year ago
@tomboiskater Usually I improvise the fills, although they're so prominent on EJ songs that I often imitate the ones he plays. So it's a little of both, actually. Most of the time I break up the chords randomly, or I'll use 4ths or 5ths.
pianojohn113 1 year ago
@pianojohn113 You're right, it's not so easy to explain music using words... I'll try to clear this passage:
1st measure:
|| F/A & 2 & | F/C & 4 & ||
bass: (Bb-B) (D-E)
(the bass notes positioning is clearly audible on the original track)
2nd measure:
|| F & 2 & | F & Eb/F & ||
I hope it is clear now... I "rectified" your performance not because it sounds bad for me, but just because I think this is Elton's original sound and you made an interpretation!
moiraghino 1 year ago
@moiraghino I'll try your version later this week when I'm back at the piano. There are probably dozens of different ways to play it, so I would imagine it's just fine to do it that way too. I like to experiment with different sounds, so it's great that you have another interpretation of it.
pianojohn113 1 year ago
Hey man! I think there's an error on the bass line (in the video at 0.56): the piano fill before the chorus goes like (chords change at 1st and 3rd) F/A (double chromatic bass Bb-B on the last two 32nds goin' to C in the next measure) F/C (the same D-E, not Eb ---> F) F and ends on a F11 (or Eb/F) on the last 16th of the 3rd, with a bass line of four 16ths on the 4th: F Eb D C ---> Bb (next chord)... Try it, sounds good? Let me know!
moiraghino 1 year ago
@moiraghino Well it's hard to follow exactly what you're saying there, but you could be right. I'd say that if it sounds better to you to play it like that, then absolutely do it.
pianojohn113 1 year ago
Thank you very much for this video. I'm self-taught I'm really surprised at how quick I picked this song up. Your video made it very easy to learn.
tickitytak 1 year ago
can anyone please explain the transition at 3:17, what does he exactly do?
olivier654 1 year ago
@olivier654 It's just playing random notes of the F chord with an A in the bass.
pianojohn113 1 year ago
Wow Elton John must be clever to have come up with this!
1091Floyd21 1 year ago
@pianojohn113 how in butlars do i do that?
DJR0 1 year ago
super!
partsat99 1 year ago
your audio's broken buddy
DJR0 1 year ago
i love your tutorials, john. i have been learning a bunch of your stuff lately. i wanted to learn "sorry seems to be the hardest word" but you didnt have it. any chance of puting up a tutorial of that? i really appreciate you making these tutoials. keep it up!
blklvnrls 1 year ago
John, you have the best piano tutorials on YouTube, by far. I am a huge Beatles fan and I love all the obscure, semi-unknown Beatles tunes you do. I was wondering, do you create all of your arrangements by ear? Also, I would love to learn Elton John's "This Song Has No Title", annoutstanding piano piece. Thank you!
MoonRacerO9 1 year ago 4
@MoonRacerO9 Thanks for the comment! The arrangements are mine, yes, although I try to stay as close to the original as I can. I don't change the chords, just add some voicings and fills here and there. I'll add the Elton song to the list, good suggestion. Wish I had time to cover them all! :-)
pianojohn113 1 year ago
hey great job! your a fantasIC TEACHER. IM an ex guitar player do to a wrist ingery.. sold 1 of my 8 guitars to by a piano. I ahve almos copied your version in three days. Keep more comming please. starved for music here,, and thanks for posting hope you have alot more. if your a piano fan you may get a kick out of this. my name is Billy Powell..please send me any more lessons thanks again,,
bnj68 1 year ago
thank you, John for all the break-downs. What would normally take me a week to learn a song through sheet music, now takes me a few hours. "your song" and "rocket man" are the newest members of my song arsenal. thanks again, John. God Bless. Keep posting.
-Eddie
tmgrapplerszone 1 year ago
i feel soo dumb, do yuh mindd breakinqq it down or do yu kno sum1 dhat has already donee so?
iiLyUnasBomberas 1 year ago
@iiLyUnasBomberas I'm not sure if there's another video that breaks it down more. You can try some of the sheet music versions, though.
pianojohn113 1 year ago
hi...first: good job man;)
really like your style.
But could you perform "I guess that's why they call it the blues"...
would be very nice;-)
I know that there are a lot of performances on you tube...
But I do know too, that yours would be the best approach to the original...
Greetings from Germany;-)
michaelbaur90 1 year ago
2 DAYS ago i saw Elton John on his Prague's concert 10th july 2010!
It was so BRILLIANT!! SPEECHLESS! ILL UPLOAD SOME VIDS GUYS..I cried 2 times,it was so excited!!!!
LayDee000 1 year ago
2 DAYS ago i saw Elton John on his Prague's concert 10th july 2010!
It was so BRILLIANT!! SPEECHLESS! ILL UPLOAD SOME VIDS GUYS..I cried 2 times,it was so excited!!!!
LayDee000 1 year ago
Haha!! Guess what?? I'm seeing Elton John in concert next month and I'm very excited!
Charsh14 1 year ago
@Charsh14 Good luck one more week to go =) hf at the concert!
VinniesVideoz 1 year ago
You're kill my ear. Record in stereo next time, it's 2010.
Curoch 1 year ago
@Curoch It wasn't 2010 when I recorded this video. Try listening in mono.
A simple brain operation, whereby the auditory nerves are rerouted through the medulla oblongata and around the cerebral cortex, will allow you to hear everything in mono without having to go through the bother of changing your computer speakers.
pianojohn113 1 year ago
Piano John.. You are seriously the man! I cant tell you how much these videos help, not only me but everyone else who watches them. I cannot read music very well and have relied on playing by ear ever since I stopped taking lessons years ago. I havent found many tutorials that play songs accurately. Your are always spot on. I'm sure Im talking for everyone when I say THANK You, thank you, thank you very much for taking the time to make these videos!
bryguy07 1 year ago
@bryguy07 Very glad to do it for you, bryguy07. Thanks for watching!
pianojohn113 1 year ago
YAY! Glad I found this series of videos! I prefer this type of "get down to it" lessons rather than 10 minutes of yapping and 2 minutes of instruction. I'm salivating at the long list of Elton songs. Can't wait to start stirring the keys up a bit. Keep on!
figleaf101 1 year ago
@figleaf101 I'm glad you found the lessons.. enjoy playing Elton John!
pianojohn113 1 year ago
Thank you so much! That's exactly the way I always wanted pianolessons to be. And it seems that you're playing (or making tutorials for) exactly the kind of songs that I like and always wanted to play better. Not just the "simple" chords but the right voicings and ideas for fills... Great job, dude!
treasureolli 1 year ago
@treasureolli Glad you liked it! :-)
pianojohn113 1 year ago
Thanks a lot dude!!
theleftymonster 1 year ago
@theleftymonster You are very welcome.
pianojohn113 1 year ago
Dude you're great !!!!!!!!!
Calatafimi 1 year ago
@Calatafimi Thanks! :-)
pianojohn113 1 year ago
Excellent tutorials love them.... Big ask but any chance of a root beer rag tutorial?
michaellouishopkins 1 year ago
@michaellouishopkins Thanks! Probably can't do a Root Beer Rag tutorial, just because of all the notes involved. Great song, though.
pianojohn113 1 year ago
you have single-handedly given me a life skill with all these songs and brilliant tutorials. you deserve your amazing popularity and more pianojohn, you're certainly a gift to the internet and budding piano players!
jimaverik 1 year ago
@jimaverik I appreciate that, jimaverik, thanks for the comment. Have fun with the songs!
pianojohn113 1 year ago
5 stars ay time 2and a half for the song the other 2half for such an easy tutorial an extra 5 just for being that awesome :D.
fishysam27 1 year ago
Thanks!
pianojohn113 1 year ago
Just want to say thanks for taking the time to teach us cool songs Thank YOU!!!
ountain1 1 year ago
Glad you liked it, ountain1, thanks!
pianojohn113 1 year ago
cant see shit!!!!!!!
rontoad98 1 year ago
he did, albeit metaphrorically, one would hope
he's become a hermit now, like Yoda.
spam60 2 years ago
Hey do you have sheets for this or no? Just curious I wish I didn't have to run back and forth from my room to the piano.
Gohan976 2 years ago
I don't have the sheets, but there are some decent ones available online.. You might also check the Elton John Keyboard Book, which as I recall has a pretty good transcription of this song.
pianojohn113 2 years ago
iv had a keybord for like 3 years and iv only really sat down propley how do u feel that u taught me my first ever song
kylemetalgod 2 years ago 7
That's great, good to know you were able to learn it from the video! Congrats!
pianojohn113 2 years ago
again this is top drawer stuff . . .
Any chance of How to Save a life? By The Fray
I'm not that keen on it myself but i've been asked to accompany some 8 year olds in school and i'm in a mild panic.......... ;o)
spam60 2 years ago
lol, well I've heard that song many times but was never enamoured with it enough to want to play it! Hmmm.. maybe there's sheet music on it somewhere? :-)
pianojohn113 2 years ago
@pianojohn113 - you're right, it's quite awful
can't read sheet music ha! i'll call in sick ;o)
spam60 2 years ago
@pianojohn113 - what about Alone Again by Gilbert O' Sullivan - go on - i'll pay you ;o) - actually now i think of it - he has a house about 50 miles from here - maybe i should doorstep him.... ha ha
spam60 2 years ago
Now THAT song could work! Actually, didn't he "visit a nearby tower" and throw himself off?? :-)
pianojohn113 2 years ago
I love how you start out by saying "It starts off like this..." and then just go on and play the whole song. Understandable, since the whole thing flows so well.
Veggieman87 2 years ago
Yeah, I've found that sometimes I can't find a good place to stop so I just keep playing.. :-)
pianojohn113 2 years ago
pianojohn you rock dude! .^)
overtime2005 2 years ago
Thanks!
pianojohn113 2 years ago
Thank you very much pianojohn! I've found it quite a difficult song to play even with the chords because of the rhythms, but having watched your video over and over I'm starting to get the hang of it. It's been really helpful. Thanks again from a Roacket Man Fan. Also your Piano Man video is great too - I've improved my version of that song too!!! Thank you!
phoebe10 2 years ago
Thanks, phoebe10, I'm glad you liked it, and that it was helpful to you! Enjoy.
pianojohn113 2 years ago
Hey John, your videos are great I've learned 6 songs this month thanks to them, just learned rocket man. I know you get alot of requests but i was wondering if you knew any phil collins, preferably "against all odds" or "you'll be in my heart". Also I was wondering if you knew the song "after the rain" by Blue Rodeo, but it's a really good piano song as well.
clarke452 2 years ago
Hello, im from peru, you are great, you are the best teacher to me, i love your work and i think we need more people like you in the world.... i was wondering if you could do alone again naturally by gilbert o'sullivan is a great song... sorry for my english and congratulations John... thak you thank you thank you so much
lunahienarock 2 years ago
Glad you liked it, lunahienarock.. I've got your request on the list. Greetings to you in Peru!
pianojohn113 2 years ago
great job john i was wondering if you could do Sorry seems to be the hardest Word thats such a great song
BeatleFan231 2 years ago
That one may be up here at some point.. great song, you're right.
pianojohn113 2 years ago
accurate, easy to understand, and fast-paced. Thanks for putting the names of the notes there too-I got my keyboard just a few weeks ago and its a lot easier to catch on with the names above the keys.
rocksoulfire 2 years ago
Happy to do it for you.. glad it was helpful!
pianojohn113 2 years ago
These videos are really helpful. Really enjoy getting a peek at Elton's chord inversions, alternate bass notes and fills. I'd love to see the intro to Levon broken down like this. Thanks for your efforts.
riderrand 2 years ago
Glad you like them, thanks.. You're right about Elton's chord sequences.. he uses those inversions very effectively, and by changing just the bass note he creates a whole new sound. Very groundbreaking.
pianojohn113 2 years ago
The sound isnt working
dylancaprotti 2 years ago
It's on the other audio channel.. sorry about that.. just bring up the left channel and it should be there.
pianojohn113 2 years ago
Dude, you're so good, I think you write your own music. You probably already do. You could be famous man! You're amazing!!!
TheMikey71294 2 years ago
Thanks very much! Glad you liked it. :-)
pianojohn113 2 years ago
This is perfect! And you make it so easy to understand. I've only been playing piano for six months or so and I picked this up in about an hour. I wish there was a way for me to repay you for all your videos that have helped me.
drawboy6x3 2 years ago
No need to repay, just be sure to enjoy making music! Glad it was helpful to you. :-)
pianojohn113 2 years ago
and im gonna be highhhh-ighhh-ighhhh
nice work.
AtomicFuse1 2 years ago
Thanks! Tough part to sing there..
pianojohn113 2 years ago
would you do sad songs say so much by elton john please i whach your video for hand placing and other thing gooodbye yellow brick road you really helped me thanks
jon35jon 2 years ago
That song should be posted eventually.. glad the others worked for you!
pianojohn113 2 years ago
Thanks for all the tutorials, I think I speak for everyone when I say you are the best!
jiffinbigles 2 years ago
Thanks, I appreciate it! Glad they're helpful.
pianojohn113 2 years ago
i love all your videos
great teacher
alexonermen 2 years ago
Thanks, Alex!
pianojohn113 2 years ago
Been watching your tutorials John and your chord progression are exact and right... Keep it up man and more power.
butchsoy 2 years ago
Thanks, butchsoy, I appreciate it!
pianojohn113 2 years ago
Thanks John! I have been at the piano for three years now. Everytime I start to loose interest I watch and try to learn your Elton videos and they really inspire me.
Thank you!
scottegm1 2 years ago
Thanks, scottegm1, glad they're helpful to you!
pianojohn113 2 years ago
This is great PianoJohn, For those of us who have trouble with reading music this the perfect solution. Do you ever plan on doing a tutorial of "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?"
TylerCrump12 2 years ago
I think it's on the list, but I'll check. if not, I'll add it for you.
pianojohn113 2 years ago
that's awesome i can play it to but i cant read music that's what makes it so hard for me = ( so your video helps me figure out where i went wrong LOL thank u
Hoticehilda56 2 years ago
Glad it was helpful!
pianojohn113 2 years ago
I was wondering if you can do some music by Toto please do some tutorials...
Thanks.
lennonfan123 2 years ago
Yeah!!! Africa would be AWESOME!!!!!
Lochsloy92 2 years ago
If you could post the chord structures in the info area, that would be really helpful on all of your tutorials. Thanks for putting the time into all of this!
BuncaHuey 2 years ago
John every time i see you do these tutorials, they help me out every time. I really appreciate it. I just finished up this tutorial and I am now working on "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road". It's a difficult song for me but i'm still doing my best at it. You play piano very well. Once again, love your tutorials! Keep making more!
Jbergmusicman 2 years ago
Hey thanks, I'm glad they're helpful to you! Let me know if you have any problems or questions on any of them.
pianojohn113 2 years ago
John, it's a pleasure watching you teaching this song at such ease - this surely is one of your favorites, isn't it?
namedontmatter 2 years ago
Hey, thanks! Yes it has been one of my favorites for years.. the chord structure on this song flows really nicely.. very typical of Elton's work at that time. An awesome composition.
pianojohn113 2 years ago
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teamforteress 2 years ago
Middle C is to the right, so the octive is perfect.
f251192 2 years ago
I always thought that middle C was the third C up from the start of the Bass Clef just before the Treble Clef comes in for the other notes.
I'm just voicing an opinion
swordkorn 2 years ago
excellent vid!!
Ch051 2 years ago
You are playing the right hand an octave higher than it should be played.
You should be playing a Gm7/F and the right hand should be an octave down from what you are doing.
Try it. It will now sound like the record.
nb1255 2 years ago
You seem to know a lot - you should do a tutorial.
ezekielthemack 2 years ago
Not trying to be a smart ass.
Just a little friendly advice.
I would be happy to send you a video if you like.
Best Regards,
N
nb1255 2 years ago
I think he does it to make it fit in the camera.
JessMenu 2 years ago
r u stupid then it's too low and it sounds muddy hes playing in the right octave
PiAnOdUdE976 2 years ago
im learning thanks!!!
smashtree 2 years ago
U r amazing lol
MatthewPalmer1992 2 years ago
Great tutorial I love your teaching style!
54spiritedwill54 2 years ago
Thank you for the TUTORIALS
ArtyomShipoff 2 years ago
This is great work. All of your posts are amazing. Thanks for sharing.
err124 2 years ago
could you make some more elton tutorials..a wanna learn more :-)
Ohoven 2 years ago
I'll have more on the next set.
pianojohn113 2 years ago
that sounds great!!
Ohoven 2 years ago
u just earned a subscriber
trevor8930 2 years ago
Thanks!
pianojohn113 2 years ago
wow this is great! I can't wait to entertain the family with this.
nndaystar 2 years ago
AWESOME. whenever i want to learn a song and i'm too lazy to try and find sheet music, the first perosn i think of is pianojohn.
dirkmathison 3 years ago 2
AWESOME john i recently arrivived from elton john´s concert "rocketman tour" thanks for the song and fabulous tutorial
arauco4444 3 years ago
I love ur Tutorial.. Just that! ... Why don't you show us how to play the second verse where Elton Sings: And all the science '' KLANG! '' I don't Understand '' KLANG! '' ... ?? :D Im only asking for that Part!!! Please respond to my comment mate!
mortenkul 3 years ago
can you post a lesson on how to play Honky Cat.
It seems like a really fun song to play and I haven't seen it yet on youtube.
tyleryesta1 3 years ago
I have completed the song. But, I do not know what to play at the end of the second verse. Where is goes...A rock-et....man, a rock-et man...? Then the chorus is played.
Thanks
trwmodela 3 years ago
The chords there are exactly the same as the first verse, "on such a timeless flight.."
From memory, I think it's Eb, Bb/D, Cm, Cm/Bb, F/A, F7, Fsus4 to Bb. Without the video or keyboard in front of me that might be off a bit, but I think it's corr