How To Play Level 42 - Leaving Me Now

As played live at Wembley in '86. Note the incredible wide voicings for the left hand (could only do this on Casio). Sound comes from Roland Fantom (JD Piano).

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Music

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• level 42
• how to play
• piano
• keyboard
• leaving me now
• wembley

[cadrino20978]

is this in the right key?

the version im listening to is from the original album called 'world machine'

It is too hard for me to work this out by ear.

[Luke48]

@cadrino20978 This is the live version which IIRC is 1 semitone higher. Probably it was easier on Mark's voice.

[TheEmAraShow]

please type out the notes



[Luke48]

@TheEmAraShow Best to download the video (keepvid web site or youtube download plugin). Then you can playback frame by frame (for example with media player classic: pause and then use cursor keys to see note by note)

[MrMel0dy]

That's really cool. Nearly everyone does covers of the bass (including me), but the piano, synth, guitar and drum roles as well as the bass make the songs so awesome. Good job - sounds just like Mike Lindup plays it!

[Luke48]

@MrMel0dy Thanks. I should definitely do more Level 42 stuff.

Must be pretty nerve wrecking to play this live. Notice how in the Wembley video he smiles when he hears the crowd and then you see him quickly switch to just concentrating on playing this...

[TheEmAraShow]

thank you

[farhanssheikh]

Been trying to play this since 86 and eeeek it's hard. but thanks for the vid, good job

[moaardeeb]

nice work on the keys there I have always LOVED this riff and wondered about the fingering thanks

[simsll]

Simply awesome

[jonannlou]

my keyboard skills are too rusty to follow you - damn! Thanks for posting, I'll have to stick to bass for now!