How to play any song with four chords on the piano

[carlosmota7361]

thats the chord progression thats in style thats cool

[Mlindos]

the key is G. so don't ask. BTW too basic!!!

[annah199486]

u're amazing!! can u list some more songs i can sing with ?

[ROCKCML]

Thanks for the simplicity of this vid. This little tidbit of info really helped me move forward in my music endeavor. Good Deal!

[lolchannlex]

thank you so much !!!!!!!!! 

[lyvynluvnlafn]

well done hun....!

[redvines2298]

thank's a'lot me and my sister are wrighting a song and this should help a little bit :)

[p165711]

So a standard blues then.... you don't wanna go messing with those tricky black keys eh? Dork.

[phephe68]

Thank, thank you this was extremely helpful to me.

[Garlgraxx]

piano players have such muscular forearms :3

[MsJccross]

this helped me!! thanks (:

[amyybarron]

i can do the chords now but how do you make it more like a song like you do, rather than it sounding like playing just 4 notes? Could anyone link me to a tutorial? xx

[MrConcerto1]

nice theory but very basic chords...you can play like this without the passing chords that go in between..but what happens when u get to the bridge? Not all songs follow this same basic pattern...Its True anyone can pick up these chords on the keyboard...but thats like sayin anyone can cook fried eggs, but not every one is a Chef lol....I like the voice

[so0phiie4]

You are SO hot. Lol :) nice video!

[caitlinstruthers]

What song is the last one you sing? x

[thekeithchannel]

I didn't come here for a tutorial I just wanted to see if it was possible to play any song with four chords.

[xXKATY101Xx]

That really helped!!! Thanks

[PreenzMaman123456789]

can i use : C, G, Am and F ( in scale of C)?

[bboyfabolous1994]

@PreenzMaman123456789 u can do whatever u want.

[JamaicanDave1980]

cool

[freeble123]

well done

[Greg763]

cool.



[sev07pass]

Right on man good tut.

[DavidTebbott]

since you been gone- rainbow

[Norbury53]

Damn! I thought this was "any song" not "any crap song"...

[TheeMeezy94]

i love your sexy girl voice lmaoooo

[neverBaCkDoWnFr1]

great video thank you man..

[broberson100]

GOD Bless You Little brother

Thanks

[TheKopulita]

Impressive Taylor swift voice:3

[agentcn]

That's the trick!

[loopssound]

nice job



[titanicwicked]

or you could just say its the I V vi IV (1,5,6,4) ... that way you can just pick a key signature and use the theoretical analysis of the four chords. For example the 4 chords you mentioned was applied to the Key of G major GM(I) DM(V) Em(vi) CM(IV).

[iVisionZxReflex]

You look like a midget in the beginning because you can't see the bench lol :p

[GagasHooka]

most helpful video i have watched on this yours .of all your off comments here is one positive comment yuou just taught atleast one person how to play piano. At the same time gave interst to continue learning. TY

[johnnedepp]

wow never knew that:p ^^ great job

[ohExcisions]

Branson? i live in carthage :O

[derekjwilcox]

1:08 - G flat? Since when did D major have a G flat in it?!

[oldepersonne]

@derekjwilcox  he probably meant F#,which of course is the same sound although not the same harmonically

[sartube]

@derekjwilcox g flat = f sharp

[LoveAddiction19]

LMAO at the taylor swift song thingie.. but thanks <333 (:

[64JesusLover]

this is amazing i just played some songs with everyone joining in thanks so much, this is the first one i have understood form all those i have listend to ,brilliant

[JayneMarie1958]

You have just made my dream come true...fantastic thanks heaps...great video. Thanks also to Kathrynnnnr - for the tips

[JordanAlize]

Fag

[boogjune]

After looking at 100 of this tutorials your the first one I understand and can follow!! YAY! thanks man!

[implantedorgy]

good job !

how is the first example song called ?

[bocascrapper]

Thanks Garan we just got a piano yesterday as a gift and are clueless and I think this will help. Thanks again.

[JonaBoy16]

Many beginners prefer to avoid the black keys. If you use the four chords C G Am and F you avoid the black keys and gives the same result..

(most people find it harder to sing though)

[MoriyaMug]

Sudden falsetto for comedy value.

[heroslyfe]

OK. because some people like the old me got confused with half step whole step.....HERE IT IS. FOR MAJOR CHORDS:

PICK ANY KEY, ANY! WHICH WILL BE THE ROOT KEY OF THE CHORD. THEN PLAY IT, SKIP 3 KEYS, PLAY, SKIP 2 KEYS, PLAY. LIKE THIS, ROOT, 3, 2.

FOR MINOR CHORDS: GUESS WHAT? REVERSE IT! ROOT, 2, 3. THAT SIMPLE. NOW WHEN YOU LEARN THAT, THEN LEARN 8 CHORDS, C, D, Eminor, F, G, Aminor, B, THEN BACK TO C. GET A SONG BOOK WITH CHORD NAMES, AND YOU WILL SEE HOW FAST YOU FIGURE OUT SONGS. :)

[heroslyfe]

@heroslyfe AND WHEN I LEARNED IT I WAS PLAYING POPULAR SONGS THE SAME DAY. ALL AFTER A YEAR OF MUSIC THEORY, AND PIANO AND STILL NOT KNOWING CHORDS OR HOW TO PLAY ANYTHING BUT WHAT I MADE UP BY EAR!

[sythema17]

D Gb A?????

smh...

[RedDragon52]

@sythema17 Thank you.

[harveyfenellere]

pwahahahhaahh!!! ran!! your amazing dude!

[DuctapeisSilver]

O.o...I thought there were more chords after I learned my first piano song based on C,D,E,and C chords...but apprently..those are the only chords needed :P

[detlingyes]

top man

[Froschritter]

It starts 0:40

[i1forGodisvisible]

I think its good for an beginning exercise, to train somewhat on my roland keyboard synthi; to bring the fingers to the music, but after a time, you need to go to more, the fellows wrote it, I can not understand all the stuff. A good will with your lesson, thank you -

[UltraMegaSuperPhil]

Nowhere near "every" song uses this progression. Also, most of them that do aren't in the same key, so if you just played "any" song using these chords, you'd probably be playing in the wrong key. On top of that, learning the structure of a song isn't the same as learning the melody.

[baldmanwithBIGlegs]

too cool for school, yeah?

[baldmanwithBIGlegs]

to cool for school yeah?

[SleepCatSleep]

You seem like a super chill guy.thanx bro.

[jaws5263]

can you play enter sandman by metallica with these chords?

[Axel230]

@jaws5263 That's why this trick is a fail, DON'T LISTEN AND LEARN THE WHOLE THING!!!

[undergroundfishchap]

seem like a genuine guy and good voice too im gonna practice thanks :)

[FreeStyleForever21]

Can you please show a video of this method with the song I see the lights from Disney's tangled please please please

[SharniMackintosh]

Man, you are awesome!!!! :D

[abraskadaddle]

yeaa you're hott

[368Isabelle]

Thank You! Your explanation is very clear as you repeat the name of the chords so we are able to understand better. Keep it up!

[mikkimtz1]

Nice voice!

[ETsonggalaxy]

His name is Bret? I d rather call him the REAL Iron Man cause he is creative and teaches very well on the piano. I give him four stars because i learned instantly thru this video !!! His method is proven worthy STEP by STEP / SLOWLY and CLEARLY, CALLING out each chords played! Do more guy , kick more ass! You got it all right!

[joessj5]

omg i knew this before this video lol. I kinda learned how to play using this progression and trying toget away from it

[clrjazz]

That's tight my friend,

[cracks21229]

This works if you only play parts of the songs that fit this chord progression. But when you have to add in chorus, for example, it doesn't work. Same goes with that Axis of Awesome thing.

[JustGuitarHero]

2:10 to start listening

[Catatize]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING !!!! USED IT FOR MY GIG ! PLS KEEP POSTING - LOVE YA !

[PrinceRufus2]

It's F#, not Gb



[yenhoho]

@PrinceRufus2

Yes. In D chord it should be F# to fit major third.

[Singer4life1222]

AWESOME



[marcusflair68]

awesome dude

[kathrynnnr]

youre hot. just saying.



[masterpatricZeta3]

@kathrynnnr if he is hot i am HELL.

[FriendsandAllies]

Winter Winds :)

[thechunky06]

your cute :)

[humankindslastchoice]

nice video but here's a way to get any minor or major chord without memorizing them thumbs up so everyone can see this tip

to get a major chord all you have to do is start with your thumb on the root note go up 4 keys (both white and black keys or half steps as i call them) and get that with your middle finger then go up 3 half steps with and hit that with your pinky

to get a minor start on the root note and go up 3 half steps and them 4 half steps

[Nwidmann]

@humankindslastchoice

great tip, thanks!

[UltraMegaSuperPhil]

@humankindslastchoice It's WAY easier to just learn the chords. Once you learn the 7 basic chords (A, B, C, D, E, F, G), you'll find that learning related chords comes really easily. Also, if you actually learn the chords rather than just count keys, you'll also be able to play inversions and other variations really easily, not to mention get a better understanding of most melodies. I'd also strongly recommend learning what notes are in each major key. It's nowhere near as hard as it sounds.

[takall01]

Great job,thanks  a million.

[natsin112]

this is really awasome :) it actually helped me ...

[jorgepietro]

i cant play yonkers with theses chords.....

[usarules10]

@jorgepietro what?

[jorgepietro]

@usarules10 yonkers the song 

[usarules10]

@jorgepietro Oh haha, i guess i read that wrong

[niknarnevets]

u should credit axis of awesome for this but thanks for the tutorial

[timonix2]

@niknarnevets axis of awesome made it known to the people outside music, but it has been around for 100th of years xD

[moDubstep]

dude one word... thanks

[WoodyWMan]

3:14-3:29 LOL XD Nice!! Thanks for sharing this!!

[FacePaintedClown]

FAKE!! Gays don't play piano unless they're all flashy.

[WoodyWMan]

@FacePaintedClown WTF dude?!?!

[sbs8tjh]

thanks for that mate, nice one

[rhsdude5]

im from missouri

[2ironlionzion]

mate your well good and pretty good at singing aswell, id rather see you than the most of britains got talent crap, and by the way i aint gay just sucking up to you i just thought you were pretty damm good.

[imdaashun]

this is amazing but how do u play with the chords like counting the beats and the variaitons? UR AMAZING!!

[MarcoMovies94]

hey (: can you tell me what songs you can play with these chords?

[CourthouseSquare1]

@MarcoMovies94 Dont Stop Believing, Wherever You Will Go, Forever Young, Pokerface, Paparazzi, Let It Be, Under the Bridge, Down Under, Dammit, Where Is the Love, Can You Feel the Love Tonight, Take Me Home Country Roads, She Will Be Loved, With or Without You, Horses, Taylor, Man in the Mirror, Take On Me, When I Come Around, Save Tonight, Toto, Torn, Self Esteem, Complicated, You're Gonna Go Far Kid, You're Beautiful, Apologize.... Just to name a few. "Search for Axis of Awesome 4 Chords"

[MarcoMovies94]

@CourthouseSquare1 :) Ok thank you so much :D

[froglegs59]

ohhhhhh shit this is awesome!!!!!!

hmmm, i mean.....good job.

[Adelbert1309]

this one really helped me thanks alot!!!

[VACFORLIFE]

Very good tutorial , helped heaps

Thanks :D

[0wnerNL]

for the ladies >.<

nice vid anyways

[nikkistylee]

thank´s really good;)! sweet!

[witzbold91]

Really good! This deserves much more attention!

It helped me a lot to play the four chords and he is very talented ;-)

[persson123123123]

thank you !! ;D

[Rawritstommy]

nice man.

[feeet911]

Ummm good job (: