BPK - How to Play Famous Tori Amos Riffs Part I (Piano/Keyboard)

Silent All These Years, Precious Things, Pretty Good Year, A Sorta Fairytale, Cooling, iieee, Winter.

(I wasn't planning on adding Winter at the end but it just sort of happened, so it's a bonus: a bit rough, but there.)

The featured video for this month is Juarez from To Venus and Back melded with You Oughta Know by Alanis Morissette:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwU59CxTx-M

I love Juarez because of what Tori does with it when she plays it live. The album version is a bit cold and passionless but she really brings it to life both with band (as either herself or Clyde) and solo. Her mesmerizing key change at the end of her solo piano Juarez was the main inspiration for me to play it that way. Check it out if you love Juarez as much as I do! Beware though, the video received some random hate and a 1-star rating. It's not for the feint of heart or anyone who has trouble understanding Tori or Juarez itself.

Here are some links to covers of the full songs in the tutorial here. A few of them are a bit older and not as polished but I think they'll help from an information standpoint. UPDATE: I freshened up most of the really old ones so they are more fun. :-D

Silent All These Years: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bbs26L9Vhs

Precious Things: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbMFZDY5rAs

Pretty Good Year: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oK6INFe60c0&fmt=18 (I play the vocals and piano part simultaneously and have some fun with it.)

Pretty Good Year (Instrumental): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mekx3M7js4 (This is performed by a friend named Justin who is a new pianist and he plays the instrumental version as written by Tori. He's very graceful and accurate.)

A Sorta Fairytale: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oe7ATphQlPo

Cooling: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaRCYv5_UbI

iieee: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE56FgHTai4

Winter: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NM7ytOtt99I

Peace, BPK

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[todd60613]

dude! you play well! you also explain stuff really well too! well done!

[wbarreguy]

@todd60613 Thank you!

[toriphile1989]

umm the cooling part.... i think tori plays it in Cm Bb Ab.... or somethink like that... its sounds closer to it anyway on my piano... and i know you play be ear so try it out playing those chords.... also i think on WTSF if you watch her hands she starts in Cm....

[wbarreguy]

It's possible. The version I have is in d minor though.

[ladypenelope1983]

Great! I am teaching myself piano and your videos are awesome however a full video of how to play Tori's 'Precious Things' would be good.

[wattaschvatski]

youre an amazing teacher!

[ermac59]

I Don't Play Keyboards But Your Lessons Are So Good! Greetings From Argentina!

[hollowedxXxbeauty]

XDD omfg right before i saw this video i just figured out how to play that riff from "Silent All These Years" XDDDDDD

[ayrerebeisuedu]

can I play most tori songs on a 76 key digital piano? Im bothred about not having a full 88 but as long as I can play tori, I dont care

[TheTfaerie]

hey. i'm only telling you this because you said you don't know exactly what notes the iiieeeiiis are. the d sharp is actually a d flat. i really enjoyed your videos.

[nowywolf]

Cool, ty!!

[DerekBancroft]

your cute

[jahamette93]

thank you loads for this!

question though, in precious things is the bass line the same for the chorus?

[wbarreguy]

Yikes! Def. hope it wasn't a statement on the current relationship of the bride and groom. I've played Tori at weddings before but just CfG, Gold Dust, and Horses (one reception was in a renovated barn made for wedding ceremonies... couldn't resist). :-)