Rob Smallwood - How to play Running Up That Hill (Daybreakers film theme) on piano

[Touvda]

I'm listenning the song for the third time today... Sorry, i'm not a musician but what you play doesn't sound like Placebo's version, which is Daybreakers theme song.

[perfectbudgie]

@Touvda Hi, yeah you're right, this is my version, I never try to sound exactly like original artists, but if someone gets to grips with the chord structure they should be able to work towards playing most other style and versions of the song. Thanks for listening

[Touvda]

@perfectbudgie Okay ! Sorry, I may have been a little bit aggressive. Very good job, good continuation :-)

[perfectbudgie]

@Touvda Thank you!

[MrShadowlows]

WoW!!! You are amazing m8... i hope u will make more videos like this!! going to be your fan :)

[Husaberg231]

Wow! Immense Knowledge of music and chord progression! I used to think guitar was much more difficult to master than piano, but now you have pursuaded me otherwise! nice video! come play at my wedding!

[perfectbudgie]

@Husaberg231 That's very kind of you! Wedding - just let me know when you have a date!

[13THELUCKY13]

thanks so much! i also can play an epic medley now

[leicestertube]

Bravo!!!

[Esoteria7]

I think your a great teacher, you open doors to many more things than just one song in particular. Thank you

[BlacktoWhite1000]

oh, amazing!

[perfectbudgie]

@BlacktoWhite1000 Thankyou!

[becdawg]

wow. that is amazing, how long have you been playing piano?

[perfectbudgie]

@becdawg Hi - I had lessons as a child but niwadays just play by ear - thanks for listening!  Rob

[guitargodattheheart]

hey i think your piano playing is awesome but i wasnt so sure at the start but its awesome. i was wondering what the chords for the placebo chorus and the bridge bit with the "come on baby, come on come on darling" are? mutchly appreciated :)

[anko1mitarashi]

oops. XD ..sorry .. anyways its nice talking to you

[anko1mitarashi]

.. thats cool... cause iv been havign a trouble ..with my friends/// and well i love thsi sogn by the backstreet boys ik.. but this song i lisned to ..when im sad.. its caleld i want it that way by backstreetboys thankyou very much... i love your vidios

[perfectbudgie]

@anko1mitarashi Hi Reid, check out 'Backstreet Boys I want it that way piano' and you'll find loads of piano versions of that track already including tutorials....

[anko1mitarashi]

aw its fine XD by the time i go to the spa they wont be so fin by the way do you do request?

[perfectbudgie]

@anko1mitarashi  If I manage to find the time I'll do requests...

[anko1mitarashi]

you're welcome i love howd you play it. but it seems i cant play it because on my hand structor XD

[perfectbudgie]

@anko1mitarashi Sorry to hear that!

[anko1mitarashi]

OMG BRITISH ACCENT <3

[perfectbudgie]

@anko1mitarashi Thanks for listening, Reid!

[boredllady]

I love the way you play things. Awesome job!

[perfectbudgie]

@boredllady Thanks, Loni!

[moogle107]

your amazing! that was great! it brings a smile to my face every time i watch it! awsome!!!!

[justinsane78]

THANK YOU!

[hodgins]

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Frankie509]

wow thats amazing!

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[importssuckazz]

dude thank you

[iedsri]

Very interesting and helpful, and I learned a lot. Thanks.

A couple of minor criticisms: the connection of blues with Kate Bush's music -- and this goes for nearly all of it -- is a real stretch. Virtually all of her musical output has been based mainly on the classical harmonic tradition as informed by folk music, mainly from the British Isles. She herself has said as much on several occasions.

Also, the progression here has a far longer history in Classical/Romantic music than in blues.

[perfectbudgie]

Hi Bolto, thanks for your comments which are very constructive. Yes, I'm probably stretching things on the video when I state that it seems to me the song is based on a blues theme. What I should have said of course is that it can easily be treated as so, as with much music with a ii-V-I or IV-V-I progression. I too was classically trained at Uni so I acknowledge the debt that blues owes to the classical greats. By the way, I grew up with the Kate Bush version, but was asked to play Placebo!

[iedsri]

It's worth mentioning also that virtually any sequence of minor and 7 chords can be tinted with a blues flavor, not just the chords in Running Up That Hill.

Final point to all who see this video: please try to remember that Placebo had nothing to do with the creation of this song; they simply recorded a rudimentary cover version of a great original song by Kate Bush, whose 1985 recording of it remains vastly preferable to any and all later treatments.

Thanks again.