Frog's Theme - Chrono Trigger "Amphibious Doodle"

Here's something very different. It's definitely not my usual jazz but my first game music improvisation. Therefore, the usual viewers may not find this special...

However, if you are familiar with Chrono Trigger you might be in for a treat!
Note that at a spot or two I fall out of tempo...that's due to cold fingers...fellow musicians will probably agree with me when I say that cold fingers/hands really sucks to play with!

NOTE: This 'rendition' of Frog's theme is entirely improvised on the spot. I'm vaguely familiar with the chords which I caught on accident the other day and decided to do this.
Therefore there is no sheet music of what I'm exactly playing. If you want the chords I used, they are:

Cm Bb Ab Bb Cm Bb Ab G(sus4, resolve to G)
then
Ab Eb Ab Eb Ab Bb Cm

How did I do it? Take these chords and muck around with the Cm scale (C D Eb F G Ab Bb). Also, being a jazz pianist, I was constantly playing around with extensions (AbMaj7, for example, was very common I think)

Category:

Music

Tags:

• chrono
• trigger
• frog's
• theme
• piano
• improvise

[dojo369]

Can you tell me what chords or keys you mostly play with the left hand.

[Vayshen]

@dojo369 No idea but I hear Cm Bb Ab and back up again. Use your ears mate ;)

[dwagothegod]

This is good don´t get me wrong now. But it´s supposed to go a lot faster. That´s what makes frogs theme so awesome. i mean i´ll haven´t play this game yet... But i love he´s theme already.

[Vayshen]

Aye but this was also 2+ years ago when my technique was horrible. It's a lot better now =)

[seijido]

how did you get it to sound so rich on your video it sounds like a movie but with surround sound or something lol

[Vayshen]

Direct line in recording i.e I used no microphone and I encoded it in the best way for youtube to keep alot of sound quality at the time.

[jergola]

This is such a beautiful tune, and you have the best talent on Youtube. I think this song is beautiful and i discovered it last week online. You bring the spirit of the music to life and it is great. I have subscribed to your channel. This is not in criticism, but I would love to learn this song also in a marching beat like I have heard on some remixes and the original. Great job.

[Near54321]

I know what you mean. How can someone expect to own newbs in starcraft when your fingers are cold. It just doesnt work

[MsDobbysSock]

so sooothing :)

[lavendermagic84]

This is probably my most favourite interpretation of this piece. While the original march is nice and upbeat, it's nice to hear the arrangement at a slower tempo. Great job!

[Groltak]

Wow, what a great reinterpretation of a great song. Definitely going to listen to it again :)

[davidomgwork]

@dwagothegod well, thats the thing about improvising, as long as you keep the melody, you can do whatever you want, anyone who has played the game and heard this(without seeing the title) would be able to tell it was frogs theme right away. As long as thats possible the song is the same song, just played in a different style. =) somehow it holds the epicness of frogs theme, with a calm flow, now how that's done? I'd like to know :P

[MasterGaia]

@Vayshen so, make a new video =D

[rasarima]

it wolud be awesome for the ending

[qwert67890]

@dojo369 He mainly uses C, Bb, Ab, G, and F. Chords are paired up like this: (Most often), C-G, Bb-F, Ab-Eb, G-D.

Very well done, may I ask, are you perfect pitch? And also, how old are you?

[Tigersave101]

Dude I love it even though it's a little slower paced than normal!! Yay!!

[xGunnsx]

ur really good. who ever said u were slow with no skill doesnt know music. u did a fantastic job,