Piano tutorial for Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer's "Plays Pretty for Baby"

A piano tutorial of my piano version of Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer's "Plays Pretty for Baby."

My four YouTube channels:

- http://youtube.com/user/ToddGates - my musician channel

- http://youtube.com/user/ToddAllenGates - where I discuss the ideas in my book "Dialogue with a Christian Proselytizer" (a dialogue between a Christian proselytizer and a Socratic skeptic)

- http://youtube.com/user/ToddAllenGates2 - where I discuss the ideas in my book "Hunting, Gathering, & Videogames" (such as "Why do we have to work?" and "Why do we have to use money?" and "How should we define 'success'?")

- http://youtube.com/user/BlasphemyPiano - where I play the background piano accompaniment for songs in Nick Gisburne's book of lyrics "Blasphemy! Anthems for Atheists."

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Plays
• Pretty
• for
• Baby
• Zolof
• Rock
• Roll
• Destroyer
• piano
• tutorial
• cover
• acoustic
• ToddAllenGates
• ToddAllenGates2
• Anthony
• Green
• Saosin
• Todd
• Allen
• Gates

[Kaboom0RAZR]

I can't really get the left hand... My brain just can't control it... I have to be looking at my left hand to play it... Any advice or ways I can practice

[ToddGates]

@Kaboom0RAZR

> Any advice or ways I can practice

The left hand *is* a little tricky ... I've been playing for years, and it took me several weeks to learn it ... maybe even longer. So my only advice is to play it very slowly and evenly, and pick up speed only when it becomes comfortable. And if it takes a month or more, just have patience ... even it seems like your brain isn't getting it, after a while the muscles in your hand WILL get used to it, and it WILL become natural!

[Kaboom0RAZR]

Yay!!!!! It so simple, I'm just starting and it's easy, can't wait to show my friends... And my Sis will be so jealous because she LOVES!!! This song and she wanted to play it on guitar so bad!!! Haha I win!!! Jackie ( my sis)

And y'all should go to warped Tour 2011 please!!!!!!!!!! Think about it ( if y'all do go) make sure to bring Anthony Green!!!

[ToddGates]

@Kaboom0RAZR

> I'm just starting and it's easy, can't wait to show my friends...

If you upload your performance to YouTube, let me know!

[tantalizedlovee]

alright thanks your an asshole

[ToddGates]

> alright thanks your an asshole

I'm not sure why you're upset, as all I did was answer your question. But when you asked "type out the chords," were you asking "what notes make up these chords?"

If so:

Ab major = Ab, C, Eb

Eb major = Eb, G, Bb,

Bb minor = Bb, Db, F

Db major = Db, F, Ab

[ToddAllenGates]

> yay!!! the tutorial!!! i'm excited I can play it myself now:)))

Good to hear - and if you post a video of yourself playing this arrangement, please let me know!

> Oh, and I think you should try to make an arrangement of "As You Sleep" by Something Corporate

My "videos To Do" list is a little long at the moment (mostly with my other 3 channels), but I'll check it out!

> Thank you for the wonderful tutorial!

Your appreciation is appreciated!

[SweetMissTrouble]

yay!!! the tutorial!!! i'm excited I can play it myself now:)))

Oh, and I think you should try to make an arrangement of "As You Sleep" by Something Corporate, because it is such a lovely song!

Thank you for the wonderful tutorial!

[ToddAllenGates]

> thank you for sharing! (:

Glad you liked it missy!

[missyrawien]

Thanks, that was a great tutorial! I love this song and your cover is lovely, thank you for sharing! (:

[1Ash2ley3]

haha that would be really cool :D

nobody on youtube has made a tutorial of it or done it slow enough with a good angle to see what they're doing :/

[ToddAllenGates]

> you should do a tutorial of 'you're not alone'

I was able to come up with a piano arrangement for "Plays Pretty for Baby" that I think works well ... but I'm not sure I can do the same for "You're Not Alone." But if I do (and then do a tutorial on it), I'll let you know!