Bob Dylan - Piano Mood

[UniversalCaitlin]

One of, if not the most beautiful people I've ever seen. I love him too much.

[MyNamesBreezy]

i cant understand a word he says but it still sounds fucking amazing

[robertfergusson3]

by the time i get immersed in this masterpiece it ends! click, replay!

[BeatlesFanCharsh]

BOB... WHY YOU SEXY?!?!?

[pjasp17]

I'm pretty sure that God has a picture of Bob Dylan in his wallet.

[subyron]

Thinking a gloomy day was somehow made better.

[bornwithoutwarning]

the maestro composing. fantastic footage.

[paulpellicci]

turtle neck?

[ProducShuns]

his voice adds so much character to the melody

[Kaleeshofkalee]

Two people are Justin Bieber fans.

[Kaleeshofkalee]

This might sound odd, but this was a great video to watch to learn to draw someone smoking xD

[slaudet]

wish i was that black guy chilin in the corner

[firmly6]

@slaudet I believe that "black guy chilin in the corner" is the legendary Tom Wilson.

[MegaGreengod]

@firmly6 before that, I told myself it was Malcom X, something like a dream to see this then. . .

[trevgibb1]

erm....

[beckbeckbeck]

very beautiful and  poignant.

[lumpyloks]

Thank god this man was born

[trevgibb1]

CLEARLY IN THE MIDST OF WRITING LIKE A ROLLING STONE HERE. NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.

[Pmitsou123]

@trevgibb1 Whatever gave you that idea?

[IWantToKnowChrist]

i starts off in f sharp, i think on his piano he's playing it in c, but the piano is a tone flat. i'm learning it by ear, might make a tutorial

[orionmyers]

@IWantToKnowChrist He likes the black keys, so keep that in mind.

[IWantToKnowChrist]

@orionmyers yeah i figured it out : ] as far as i can tell it's F sharp, then B, with a few C sharps in there somewhere

[ProducShuns]

What key is he playing in? Whatever key he fuckin wants, he's Bob Dylan.

[aaron234567890987643]

@ProducShuns f#

[anibalnikov47]

you can hear the beats with he's boot heels

[mogewards]

This is wonderful.

[vieldtruth]

please someone out there who is a musical genius would you be so kind to make a tutorial on piano to play this diamond of a tune so i can spread the joy,thanks for posting this video its really inspired me to play piano 

[vieldtruth]

anyone capable out there to do a piano lesson on this it would be much apprieciated

iam so slow at picking out the right sequences but iam getting there very slowly ,

i feel dylan is so full of raw truth in hes lyrics and music, it hurts, and i come to a place where i think and accept ,then i really start to live reality

[cavanaghhq]

find a whole version please

[jaytoor]

Is that Tom Wilson the most badass producer ever sitting in the corner?

[vieldtruth]

thanks for posting this video best ive seen for long time

need order of chords and inversions please anybody aarons did not help sorry aaron

[thegreatfish]

@vieldtruth The chord progression basically goes F#, B, F#, C# (hold), then a quick B and back to F#. When he plays the F# he moves back and forth between F# major and F# sus2. He's also adding a melody on top, the notes are Eb, Db, Bb, Ab. He plays this right before going to the B chord. You can play it with your pinky if you play the F# at the 9th fret. While playing the chord, on the high e play the 11th fret, then the 9th fret, then on the b string play the 11th fret and then the 9th fret.

[Tripooch]

@thegreatfish make a tutorial!

[jimmy7264]

you gotta love the black dude in the back ,jivinto dylan soulful playing

[aaron234567890987643]

i have actually written lyrics to this (once i figured out the chords)

[rubberducky113]

@aaron234567890987643 You should upload a video of you singing it.

[aaron234567890987643]

@rubberducky113 well i would if i had a decent mic

[SlimFitSam]

That man sat beside the piano did perhaps, get to listen to the whole of this performance and for that, I am incredibly jealous.

[aaron234567890987643]

ok i got the chords f# b f# c# f#

[aaron234567890987643]

can someone find out what he is saying?

[turtles12]

Someone post what chord inversions he's using and how he does that descent

[hannahpierce1]

this is an early version of like a rolling stone,,,the melody he sings near the middle is obviously not the same and improvised but the chords at the start are the ascending c/ dm/ em/ f/ g that starts like a rolling stone

[newsy214]

What is the song he starts to sing at around 1:15?

[Delmer7]

Why does it have to end? Melancholy.

[Delmer7]

Why does it have to end? Melancholy.

[stratking69er]

Go on Bob!!!

[SikoKthxbye]

Absolutely one of my favorite scenes from the film. Bob isn't "on" here, it's just him and the music. It's a beautiful thing. Wish this song had come to fruition because I could listen to it forever...

[sugarmagnolia94]

Dylan never had a formal lesson nor did he ever learn how to read music. This sh*t comes straight from the heart.

[jakevest]

commentary by both on Dont Look Back reveals this song as an early version of "It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry."

[yellowfail]

i consider this scene as the best from 'DONT LOOK BACK' documentary about Dylan..

[brockster6734]

I agree, I've watched this part over and over in the middle of the movie, def. the best scene!

[Qjayne]

it's incredible...love the way he looks around and scratches his chin as he's playing,,and the stamping feet..what a legend

[Ma2quared]

could someone reccomend a song like this? Cos this is increddible and has been stuck in my head and i'd love to hear something that could even remind me of it or act as a complete version!

[beatlesfan4lyfe]

Does anyone know the lyrics to this?

[packrat365]

what do you think he saying?

[skatefallsmash1]

pretty sure hes just improvising around his song, Positively forth street.(Same Chords), Its just mixed up alittle bit.

[TheCommodore64]

amazing

[Zimmie63]

yet more testimony to his never ending talent..wish there was a full version...

[Evmonk]

@Zimmie63 this is the full version, at least in terms of the final cut of "don't look back"...there's a hard cut to some kids in the street trying to get bob's autograph the instant after this clip ends.

[Zimmie63]

@Evmonk yes, true...I just wish he would have made actual song recordings of so many gems he started and never finished. His throwaways are better than many artists keepers.

[90fitzgerald09]

greatest thing i have ever heard

[sembo1]

what isthis song? i heard him play this on 'dont look back' it a great riff. what is it?!!

[jimmypagek26]

feels like im right there

[holyshimoly]

this is one of the best clip of bob dylan i've ever seen, i mean, you can really imagine yourself sitting there in that room listen to him play, just like the guy next to the piano. it's so close in some kinda way.

[presweil]

tom wilson is just sitting there in awe

[drawboy6x3]

What's that clunking sound in the background? Is he stomping his foot?

[Baltizori]

Probably

[tylertriple6]

THAT - is fucking genius !

[lambchoppy]

i could listen to this on loop forever

[acamodio]

@lambchoppy At about 1:15:39 into Dont Look Back, Bob begins another version of this song- noodling around and such... if anyone can name this tune, please do!

[gaminemome]

i am so so so glad you posted this. this is one of my favorite parts of DLB and it's beautiful. Amazing talent...

and i love his hands... thank you : )

[amyed84]

don't be looking at his hands

[gaminemome]

lol... inevitable. he's playing the piano... but this is one of my favorite pieces of footage of Dylan... there is part of this in ETD, or all of this perhaps - i know i have it somewhere... ; )

take care... gamine mome...: )

[amybeth21484]

you've seen ETD?! where can i find this in it's entirety (w/o having to pay a million dollars)? my favorite part of DLB is when he says: "can't I have a good ol' laugh once in a while? isn't that all right with you?"

[PearlJammer07]

You can find this on the Deluxe Edition of Don't Look Back. I do not know if it is on the one disc version of DLB.

[crooks501]

haha i also just keep coming back to this. id love to see more. in his book he said he attempted to play piano for this one group, cant recall the name, but there was never a piano (let alone in tune piano) at anyplace theyd play.

read Chronicles, im not done but its awesome

[aleatoric12]

i first saw this clip was i was maybe 16, it had a profound musical impact on me. i think its when of the greatest moments ever captured on film. if you watch the guy in the back you really start to understand the impact dylan and his music had on people. such a good melody too!

[mizterblack]

tom wilson one of the greatest record producer s

[thegreatsilkie]

It reminds me of his very early version of "I'll keep it with mine" (great song!): similar tune and moreless same piano arrangement...

[jjoohhnnnnyybb]

Anyone that ever doubted Dylan had some serious soul should check this thing out. Pennebaker tells a story about wanting to cut this section out of his don't look back outtakes and wanting to showcase his guitar playing more. Of course Dylan says "you ever filmed anyone writing a song before?" Pennebaker put it back in.

[frankc91]

catchy tune

[Matthewmooremusic]

A tutorial anybody?

[bdubya1]

song is in F# with basslines of C#-D#-F-F# leading into the changes

[jeffhowison]

i stayed up all night trying ot figure this out after the first time i saw DLB. cool to see it had the same effect on other folks too. the chords are f#, b, and c# with a walking baseline...you can see him play it if you look closely enough. i would guess it's some sort of traditional gospel song, not sure of much else about it.

[Matthewmooremusic]

thanks :)

[crooks501]

will you post a video of you playing it. i got the baseline down easy, i got the chords down but it just doesnt sound right and id like to see a steady angle of someone playing it because the quality/color/angle of the clip of bob isnt working. well i could always listen real hard..

[vieldtruth]

@Matthewmooremusic please mathew if you come across tutorial let me know pal

[loudei]

I guess asking the movie's director or Bob neubirth about this piece,could give us some answers. Personally I think this is him improvising, you can tell he is not singing real lyrics, just coming up with a melody. Who knows for sure. However its music to my ears from an artist who at that time was changing the times.

[madhatter84]

I think I heard on the commentary from the Don't Look Back deluxe edition DVD, or something, that this is an early version of It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry.

[eldonbennett]

thats right

[jackshadbolt]

i think, from what I can make out, the lyrics are really similar to absolutely sweet marie, off blonde on blonde, which is a terrific song. bob was just improvising this! its amazing

[scarredsky]

@loudei

i've always wondered about that. i think that he could have released the song with incomprehensible lyrics and still make it a hit. this song is what inspiration sounds like in vibrations.

[thegreatfish]

@loudei He's writing a new song. The director mentions this in the commentary. I tried searching for the completed version several years ago, but to my knowledge he never finished it. Apparently he did enjoy the song though. The director mentions he cut the scene down significantly in the copy of the film he gave to Dylan for screening, but he added the deleted footage back in after Dylan asked him if he'd ever filmed someone writing a song before. I thought the scene was longer than 1:38?

[thestone311]

@thegreatfish this fragment was actually added to songs throughout his career. listen to it takes a lot to laugh, it takes a train to cry, when he returns, and ring them bells. you'll hear some similarity to what he plays here, especially in absolutely sweet marie. i really wish he recorded this though even if he was mumbling like he is in the video for 5 minutes haha

[ccgabbert]

@loudei DA Pennebaker explains in the video on this page at about the 4:20 mark: vimeo[dot]com[slash]21664518

[ccgabbert]

@loudei basically, Pennebaker had cut the scene until Dylan asked during editing whether he had ever filmed somebody writing a song before and then, when he realized what he had actually captured, Pennebaker put it back into the film.

[doneckreddahl]

@loudei When Dylan saw the screening of this he said to keep it in because it shows the writing process. Neuwirth said as much on the commentary of the film.

[ffej44]

Dylan is highly under-rated as an instrumentalist...

[TorpedoSam88]

I disagree.

[Mukaaa123]

Don't even try to disagree xD

[joet88]

Wow, I've always wanted to see this on youtube!!

Although it seems that the general consensus is that this was never recorded or anything, if anyone knows any additional info about it, like if it's someone else's song, please tell! I've always wanted to know!

[thefentoozler77]

only bob....

i wish he recorded this...

[JohnnyNTernett]

This is my favorite part of Don't Look Back. I have to crank it way up everytime. Thanks! Saved to Favorites!

[blondierach89]

ok I need to learn how to play this song! if anyone thinks they know please tell me!

[psychedelichobo]

it's basically a chord that is based off of the three notes, c#, g# and b-flat. just work around with that you should be able to pick it out by ear.

[pcrkid]

i'm in love with this tune!

[zeppaholic]

i wish he recorded this, i love his stuff when its just him and the piano(ex. ill kepp it with mione)

[SteerforthBinoculars]

wow... this is fantastic!

[stanleycreek]

love it..as we now know, musical genius at work