Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams Piano

Two hands playing the full song of Sweet Dreams by Eurythmics.

Hi! A new video has been posted by Ultragamerification that is the visual/animated "sheet music" for Sweet Dreams (using a free software called Synthesia). Link is below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngB0BNalQJQ
I highly recommend you study this. You will do well if you're from the Dance Dance Revolution era. (or Finger Finger Revolution) =D

CLICK "MORE INFO" to learn the LEFT HAND MOTIF.
(I slowed down at first to show you guys then sped back up.)
let's use coordinate pairs:
1st coordinate = note
2nd coordinate = finger

(low_2 C, 5),
(low_1 C, 1),
(low_1 C, 5),
(C, 1),
(low_1 Eb, 5),
(Eb, 1),
(low_1 C, 5),
(C, 1),
(low_2 Ab, 5),
(low_1 Ab, 1),
(low_1 Ab, 2),
(C, 1)
(low_2 G, 5),
(low_1 G, 1),
(low_1 Bb, 2),
(C,1)

I'm (actually not that) sorry I don't have time to film an error-free version. I listened to the song for 2 straight weeks and came up with this transcription by ear. All my transcriptions are done by ear. My gf filmed this over my shoulder.

If you want to learn how to play this song, the real part to practice is the left hand. Practice until perfect. This bass part is extremely important and is the backbone to the song. This motif is by definition INVARIANT throughout the song. This is why I provided the tutorial for ONLY the left hand.

As for putting in the right hand: when you are able to sing along (or have your friends to sing along) with your left hand only, practice singing through your fingers. Easier said than done, but it can be done if you're hellbent to learning it.

Again, all songs I will be posting up is a demonstration on how to "sing through my fingers". I hope you can learn from this.

Good luck and see you all soon!

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[slimxdi]

guys, I felt compliments in both of your comments and I thank you for that! Please calm down!

[slimxdi]

Whatever this was to you, I had a genuine blast figuring this song out. So again, I am interested in creating (and showing) the necessary technique that captures the essence of instrumentation + vocals for all my videos. If you learn from the technique I demonstrated here, please help improve the song cover by all means. (i.e. make a better video)

By the way, you meant transcription?

[punkrockpax]

hey what up with the tempo? it is accelerando because you wanted? or you cannot control the tempo? no offense

[slimxdi]

@punkrockpax Both. I was too absorbed into the song (while being relatively unfamiliar with it at the time), made me want to go faster. So yes, I chose to do it accelerando because it gave me a high but I didn't expect it to go THAT fast (hence I wasn't able to control the tempo).

[mikelsaint]

My problem is how did they play it in the actual song? I've seen a lot of improv but When I use the same instrument they had it doesn't sound the same.

[slimxdi]

@mikelsaint If you're talking about the actual soundfont (proper terminology?) used in the keyboard, there might have been a discussion way back in the comments section regarding that. Or you can ask the gentleman MarkoPA50 who video responded with his keyboard cover. Come to think of it, there are many related videos that got the soundfont correct. One thing I'm sure about is: since the keyboardist's (Stewart's) part is separate from Annie's, there is no need to do his part with one hand.

[Candycrazygirl93]

woo. look at that left hand go!

[sammysamsamxxx]

you have pure tallent and epicness in you keep it ;)

[TheMrmchuffy]

thank you sooo much Just learned the left hand after about ten minutes and can't stop laughing at how epic it is, It'll take some learning but thanks, great job!

[Vaynze]

Hyundai fait des piano ? :o

[cerebralHassansin]

Fantastic

[Tanzinzator]

awesome but work on your tempo man

[QWERTY08081]

Make a tutorial please

[noelglowacky]

love it !:D

[xAyako91x]

@slimxdi I think it sounds great even if it is fast

[mr17krm]

is that a "Hyundai" piano ??? whats next an apple fridge ???

[animelover555101]

hey i think you are awsome at piano!!! i really love this song so i was wondering if you could post a video on how to play the melody part cuz i love that part -_- anyway, i do play piano so i should have fun tryin to learn it :)