How to Play "Hang On Sloopy"

[kolkhidski]

the grand is seriusely out of tune guy's what are you doing...

[vicardin]

he's a great singer



[BOGZASV8MA]

awesome piano video

[swetheart19]

Send me a message please because if you live around me then do u think u could help me????

[legoswfreak2010]

OH  IO!!!!!!!!!

[SebueG]

fuckin' great voice dude

[Davis62906]

STUPID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[billzart]

The 5 chord in Louie Louie, unlike Hang On Sloopy, is a MINOR chord! Check it out!

[billzart]

The 5 chord in Louie Louie, unlike Hang On Sloopy, is a MINOR chord!

Check it out!

[jmill1948]

nice to hear the 1 4 5 method

[resultant64]

One four five... are primary triads... good to start with but you must get on with the secondary triads and then diatonic sevenths and lastly chromatic chords moving on the non tertian harmony....... keep practising

[footballguy2390]

check out my left hand pounding it out. 8:49

[goblue122394]

@footballguy2390 vagina

[FreeAgain2]

Bad Overhead camera angle - I can not see what note is being played.

[FreeAgain2]

O H -

[amfiera]

@FreeAgain2 I O

[SuperAshCash]

I thought this was supposed to teach you how to play it... all it did was show me a great performance! But i want to know how to play it.

[col63onel]

When he says, "Look at how I am pounding it out with my left hand", shouldn't he be spelling O-H-I-O with his arms?

[Espresso337]

Boom Tah Boom Boom Tah

[jgatorful]

great song!

[Duncandhucodename7]

Prefer Score

[Flexy319]

the chorus sounds a little off though... good job though!

[pianogirlie123]

oh yes its a catchy tune actully i want to say thanks cos i made it up my own way with using those chords and it sounds like tht mite be different or mite be the same so yh gd!

[pianogirlie123]

cough cough i learnt how to play tht ages it go its way easy

[broc79thef14guy]

The entertainment and instructional value of Dave Powers and Bradley Sowash is second to none. Watch, learn, enjoy!

[buckeast1]

I live in a very bad part of town............

[cplai]

This is a great show on our local PBS station. The station is rerunning the show in very low picture quality. I once watched this show in HDTV in another channel, those were the days. It would be nice if the producer of the show would do some post-production on the clips like displaying a sequence of red dots as the key are pressed. Perhaps use an electronic piano with a row of indicator lights to show when & when a key is played. That would help the beginners a lot.

[gqjohnny]

Ramsey Lewis Trio does an awesome version of this song. Look for cd The Greatest Hits Of Ramsey Lewis

[pianogirlie123]

dave have you learnt how to play piano by going through grades as in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 or have you just learnt how to play this song by tutor cos thats bad i feel the musical fusion i get into it.

[monkey1over]

I love playing that song on my flute! Everyone in my marching band says it's their favorite song to play.

[pianoguytv]

What on earth could possibly make you say that?

[toneeeeeee]

For one thing, he makes the most awkward resting positions I've ever seen, and at 50 seconds, he take an f major scale with the thumb on the f and the g.

His fingers keep collapsing too, a no no for pretty much any piano student.

I'll give him the benefit of the doubt, this type of repertoire doesn't really showcase ability or musicality.

[pianoguytv]

I actually hoped you'd respond like you did so I could make this point...thanks ;-) "Correct" technique (whatever that is...) is a means to an end, not the end itself. i.e. The goal of any playing should be to sound good, not necessarily to curve your fingers well, finger one way or another, or not use your "thumb on the f and g" as you noticed. I don't deny that all of those things can help, but let's not ever get the cart before the horse and focus more on technique than the music being made.

[pianoguytv]

(continuing...) I think Dave sounds great, no matter what it looks like. What his hands look like when he plays isn't important to me, what he SOUNDS like is... He is one of the best piano players I've ever known. He could play with his toes and nose and if it sounds as good as he always does I would still consider him a great pianist. The goal is making music, not necessarily using technique that previous players have deemed "right" or "wrong."

I'll step down from my soap box now. Thanks :-)

[skipplet]

@pianoguytv Well said.

[marygeorge1984]

@pianoguytv

the right technique is the one that fits u most. of course, i am looking for both nice looking fingerings and comfortable for me to do and get in used with them

[pianogirlie123]

soz its just i love playing piano and i really get into it but yes dave can play tht really well :)

[20shadoe]

wow this dude is greeeeeeeeeeeeeeat i wish i could play half as good as he can!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[BoeckmanOSU]

Go Bucks! OH!

Best D**n Band In the Land

[jo05dk]

I kust knew from the first note he sang. This man's got it, big time. He's a great entertainer in my book.

[ledigs]

I like this but I can't really see which notes he is playing on the left hand chords. And they don't say which notes they are. His hands hover over a few of them.

[davesnipe360]

I play this on the trumpet. This guy is pretty good though.

[jjmusicpro]

Could have done without the singing...it was so bad i had to go to anothe video...

[spectre855]

Your an idiot.

[chaoticpix93]

OH! IO! WOO

[chaoticpix93]

I've taught myself by ear to play this song, so we'll see how he does it.

[DivaJacobs313]

Dear Scott, I must say that I have been playing with the guys for about 7 years and I'm the new kid on the block... I could never get that baseline left hand going.. Until this song... OMG... I was able to get it in about 15 min... and trasposed in every key... also La Bamba really help with that latin beat.... thank a lot... love it..

[DivaJacobs313]

I wish they could post what chords spelled out could flash up... exactly what he's playing in the baseline for us to get it...

[DivaJacobs313]

Thank you for helping us grow as musicians this technique is great to learn...

[Timownn]

10:34 damn!

[watergrass5150]

i needed this one, thanks for sharing. 5 stars

[wistlej64]

DORTHY

[caputobd]

First of all, her name was Dorothy Sloop.

[DA22AH]

tossers

[spords]

Scott, While I think the piano guy is a great TV program, I thought Dave came off as being a little full of himself, and slightly condescending about rock n roll.

If he wanted something a bit challenging, he could have played the guitar solo which is kind of interesting.

I bet a number of people would have enjoyed hearing that lead which is distinctly different from the louie louie solo. Which is part of what makes the songs so distinct.

[dormanbenton]

Good Stuff. This is one hell of a great show you have going on here.

[pianoguytv]

Thanks for your comments about The Piano Guy public television series. Your comments are much appreciated!

Scott Houston

[LexyOsu]

Where can I find Scott Houston's piano sheet music for this song?

[khantac]

the guitar parts in the key of g

[davidjoanne98]

Great stuff make it sound and look very easy....try not to dismiss the learner who finds this a little tricky though

[mattfury24]

the other guy not scott,is stuck on himself,but he is a very talented musician....GO BUCKS!!!!

[knelsond]

Whats a Sloopy!?

[OxidaneProductions]

No, he's not meaning "Hang on the sloopy" xD! Sloopy's a girl.

[Michelle062970]

WOW!! WOW!! I just discovered you tonight!! LOL!!! However, I was disappointed this one didn't have a lead sheet. (I'm what you call a technical player-I need to read sheet music. haha! My life dream is to just play by ear). Anyway, in the future could you do one for Blue by Eiffel 65. All the tutorials I found on youtube that did that song helped a little, but I think you could do WAY better. Possibly get a lead sheet for it, too? You're awesome!!

[pianoguytv]

We'll put it on the list for possible future segments. Thanks!

[YouSpamTard]

LoL. Why do you sheet music people always say you want to learn to play by ear? I am the exact opposite. I have always played by ear and now I am learning sheet music. :) Funny. I guess it takes both. I think playing by ear should come first though, especially during early years of youth. But trust me, I think everybody has an ear. I think its really all about learning the guts of music. I love this Dave guy and the way he thinks.

[Michelle062970]

because i was taught at an early age to read music. now i find it difficult without reading music. guess it's how one is brought up, you know?

[skipplet]

Yeah, I find the syncopated rhythms hard to play without seeing it on sheet music first. I guess I just need to learn to visualize the music in my mind when I hear it played.

[DivaJacobs313]

I was thinking the same thing.... I was wondering if it was on sheet music.... I am not good with syncopated rhythms and I need songs like this to practice to get good at it...... I've become a slave to sheet music and trying to learn to play without it how I feel with feeling....

[timoschuh]

Hey leutz!

Das lied ist voll leicht zu spilen. Aber find ich voll schön das lied.

[jjboggs43204]

O H

[brendan78979]

I O

[thewall28]

Hang on there sloopy!!!

[marsh75228]

I really find amusement and happiness with the simplest things, these guys are doing a darn infomercial and Im just bobbing my head and smiling and singing! LOL

[papamoose77]

I-O!!!!!!!!!!!!! go bucks!!!!!!! they rock!!!!!

[Noogit1]

I thought i was the only person that said 1 4 and 5.

[FearTheVest]

What did this guy mean when he said "need I say more about that"? at 1:37

[picantesworld77]

need he should not keep mentioning Ohio

[trumpetplayer9999]

He didn't want to Michigan's feeling because he knows OSU is the best!!!

[nomenanook]

osu oregon? im confused

[Noogit1]

Ohio State University in OHIO. They bought out the rights to this song!

[nomenanook]

ooohh ok

[lurch028]

OSU isn't playing like they're the best right now in the nat'l championship right now :)

[mcmullen57]

O-H

[joegto]

I-O !

[FearTheVest]

IO!!

[Revjames81]

To all the Buckeye Fans reply.... O-H

[marcelogalahad]

tarda un poquito mas eh

[jp4482]

go bucks

[dsaturday10]

O-H-I-O Go Buckeyes...

[SnellSteven]

Go Bucks

[TacklingDummy]

O-H-I-O

[JazzySaxE]

great