Holy crap. This is one of the first piano tutorials I ever used on TH-cam maybe a dozen years ago. Barely knew how to play. Now I can play hundreds of songs, joined a band, and have played in bars. Thanks, John!
I will say it's very kind of you to make these helpful tutorials. They are easy and I like that you write the chords over the keys whole the time, it facilitates. Thank you! /A pianist from Sweden
You play very well, its really nice that you share your talent and teach everyone here in that good way that you do..if I may say, the best way here on youtube. We beginners, like I am, need a little help on the way, so thanks again for your inspiering playing and teaching.... A really big thanks! Best regards/ Niclas
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!! I can play this surprisingly easy but beautiful song! But my audience doesn't know that! To them, I'm a 13 year old playing what they would think as a hard song! ^.^ Thank you for teaching so many people and sharing your talent! :)
Hey John, just wanted to thank you for your great videos. Of all the tutorials I have found yours most useful. I been playing guitar for 18 years and decided just now to learn a new instrument. It definitely helps knowing cord structure and the notes. I've been able to learn close to 8 whole songs in less than two months having never touched the keyboard before because of your videos! Thanks so much!!
I've seen 2 of your tutorials so far and I have to say they're really good. I like how you refer to chords and save up a lot of time and energy that way. I find your tutorials great for my current level of playing. thanks alot.
This was a very well made tutorial. I'm used to replicating things by ear (can't sight read) but I've always found Elton John songs to be tricky. This really helped me get to grips with the basic chord sequences and now I can play it through - it's a great feeling. I'm well on the way to learning "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" now too. Just wanted to take the time to thank you for the work you put in - I appreciate it.
thanx alot john your lessons are beneficial in so many ways that i dont think yourealize how many people youve really helped. love the simplicity, the notes given , the actual chord names when you know them, even the camera angle. just superb. i dont know what your up to these days but i sure would like to learn "Levon" if you would post it. thanx again and keep up the great contribution your makin to the world of musicians...
Recently purchased an 88 key weighted midi controller(after having played on 61 synth-action keys for over a decade) and your channel is just the ticket....for my arduous transition into more piano-style playing. How wonderful life is,while PianoJohn is in the world....
Thank you very much. A REALLY well put together video. I've just bought a piano after not playing for many years and have just learnt "Your Song" in an evening thanks to you. I'm looking forward to learning more from you. All the best.
hi john, just want to say i think it's great how you spend so much of your time teaching people you've never met how to play so many great songs. i'm sure thousands are watching and learning that haven't commented, but i'm positive all of us admire and respect you for taking us under wing. regards, ralph ps: please don't stop!!!!!!!!!
I have been teaching music for 36 years and getting ready to retire. I feel like I need to learn this song. This is "Their Song" for all the great memories the students have given me.
John this has been a blast. I've been playing lead guitar in bands for 25 yrs, just started piano a mth ago and thx to you can get thru 3 Elton songs. Annoyed my kids to death but hey, its my house. Thx again!
Thanks John! I've been having real trouble getting my head round this song but your easy learning method helped a bunch and I can now play it fluently :)
The piano we bought has sat in the corner untouched and unloved for nearly 2 years. Then I came across your tutorial a month ago and since then I have barely been off the thing! This is inspiring stuff - a great tutorial expertly delivered. I love your choice of tutorials and if you could include Elton's Rocket Man soon, I'd love them even more. Sincerely, THANKS A MILLION.
Thanks for doing this tutorial - it's very clear and easy to follow. I'm working my way through, writing down the notes you play and going through them. Thanks to you I can play the intro and verse pretty well, time to start the chorus I think!
ive never ever played the piano before and learned it easy , memorized it all with no problem in 3 days. My first song.I cant thank you enough John, your awesome !!!!
You provide the best tutorials. This one is another example why I choose your lessons over EVERYbody else's . The chorus on this one was a little harder to follow for some reason? Thanks for everything !
Thanks John. Just got back into playing piano after a few months and this is the first song I've learnt. Can't do all the twiddley bits yet but I can sing along quite happily out of tune :D. Looking forward to learning plenty more from you, thanks again.
hey man i've been looking for elton john piano tutorials on youtube for a lonnnggg time..god bless..i would just like to say thank u!! ur simply why youtube was created!! Keep those Tutorials coming!!!!
this tutorial is wonderful. I just started playing piano and hopefully one day I will be able to play this song as well as you can. Thank you very much for the tutorial.
This song is beautiful and your lesson fantastic. My first son will born the next month and he has his first song thanks you and my fingers jaja, a hug
Hi John, Mike sent me to you and wow! you're wonderful! Your tutorial for this tune is very to the point and expedient. I'm still putting all the chords together but I will complete this very soon. Thank you so much for blessing us with your knowledge. I absolutely love this song. Mike says you're his mentor and now I see why. I am grateful. Have a wonderful day. Gfine
I am trying to learn only the chords to this song, your instruction is very helpful. I like how you show you can break up the chord using both hands> i just want to finish learning one verse
Thanks man! Really helpful video. Once you get the routine it's not impossible but my left thumb goes bananas all the time though. Great videos you've uploaded overall btw.
Thank you for putting this together, I have spent a few hours so far and am getting there. If it was a bit slower it would be SO much easier for me but then this is way above my level (level zero :)). Thanks again
dude i wanna meat you! ive been using your videos for a while now and love them. im only 18 but i hope some day i will be like you! thanks for the videos man
thank you John for these lessons, it's very helpful. Now i play correctly imagine and let it be, and i hope that you can post other songs for elton john and the Beatles like Yesterday and jealous guy. Thank you very much and i know that you receive a lot of request. Exuse my bad english. Sincerly yours
It would be greatly appreciated if you did a tutorial on empty garden by Elton John, your tutorials are so well done and I would love to be able to play that song! Thanks!
@MrSwordofa1000truths True, and not just for those who can't afford lessons. Even if you could afford them, you could not look at your instructor's fingers for hours on end, noting every detail, rewinding when necessary -- all you would get is your half-hour for the week and that's it. Not only that, most piano lessons use traditional teaching methods, which de-emphasize the use and learning of chords, and are really designed to do one thing -- train you to be a professional classical pianist.
I'm currently trying to learn everything by Michael Buble but no one has as clear and effecrtive methods as you. Its such a beautiful song, if you some spare time to upload a tutorial of how to play it i'd be most grateful
love the tutorials. would you consider looking into a tutorial for the Norah Jones version of The Nearness of You? Or do you have any other channels you recommend to look for it? I haven't come across a good tutorial for it yet. Thanks again for your work.
Still the gold standard in TH-cam piano tutorials.
You're so right! So bad he isn't doing tutorials anymore
hear hear : )
@@stevewhite8971 I too miss his tutorials, but more than anything I just hope he's OK.
Trueeeeee
Still correct
Holy crap. This is one of the first piano tutorials I ever used on TH-cam maybe a dozen years ago. Barely knew how to play. Now I can play hundreds of songs, joined a band, and have played in bars. Thanks, John!
So...it's 13 years later and this is till THE BEST OUT THERE! You also seem to just know what songs I want to learn haha. Thank you!!!!
Thanks, Ella, very glad you're enjoying the vids after all these years. :-)
pianojohn113 do you think you would start making tutorials again ?
John, quite simply, you taught me how to play piano. I've been playing over 10 years now and you were always my teacher. So thank you so much!
i learned how to play piano from you! Thank you!
keep coming back to these
nothing as good anywhere else.
quite an achievement.......
thanks again
I wonder how many people are learning this to impress a girl.
John you are getting a lot of people laid, keep up the good work!
You're a great teacher and pianist. Thanks for your videos :)
Pianojohn, not only the best tutorials in Internet, also BEST teaching system, step to step and camera on keyboard. Thanks, thanks and, again, thanks!
atlast some body who understands.
not to much talking and clear lesson.
perfect.
greetings from holland
I will say it's very kind of you to make these helpful tutorials. They are easy and I like that you write the chords over the keys whole the time, it facilitates. Thank you!
/A pianist from Sweden
You play very well, its really nice that you share your talent and teach everyone here in that good way that you do..if I may say, the best way here on youtube. We beginners, like I am, need a little help on the way, so thanks again for your inspiering playing and teaching.... A really big thanks!
Best regards/ Niclas
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!! I can play this surprisingly easy but beautiful song! But my audience doesn't know that! To them, I'm a 13 year old playing what they would think as a hard song! ^.^ Thank you for teaching so many people and sharing your talent! :)
Hey John, just wanted to thank you for your great videos. Of all the tutorials I have found yours most useful. I been playing guitar for 18 years and decided just now to learn a new instrument. It definitely helps knowing cord structure and the notes. I've been able to learn close to 8 whole songs in less than two months having never touched the keyboard before because of your videos!
Thanks so much!!
I've seen 2 of your tutorials so far and I have to say they're really good. I like how you refer to chords and save up a lot of time and energy that way. I find your tutorials great for my current level of playing. thanks alot.
This was a very well made tutorial. I'm used to replicating things by ear (can't sight read) but I've always found Elton John songs to be tricky. This really helped me get to grips with the basic chord sequences and now I can play it through - it's a great feeling. I'm well on the way to learning "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" now too. Just wanted to take the time to thank you for the work you put in - I appreciate it.
I think this guy plays the best. Teaches the best. i've seen dozens of tutorials. He sounds the most pro
thanx alot john your lessons are beneficial in so many ways that i dont think yourealize how many people youve really helped. love the simplicity, the notes given , the actual chord names when you know them, even the camera angle. just superb. i dont know what your up to these days but i sure would like to learn "Levon" if you would post it. thanx again and keep up the great contribution your makin to the world of musicians...
Always liked this song. Thank you for posting.
wonderful song... wonderful tutorial
I really appreciate what you've done here. cheers man
Wow, blast from the past. This was the first song I ever learned on the piano six years ago. Thanks for making learning piano so easy and fun!
I just want to say thank you. Breaking the song down into chords has really helped me master this song.
Recently purchased an 88 key weighted midi controller(after having played on 61 synth-action keys for over a decade) and your channel is just the ticket....for my arduous transition into more piano-style playing. How wonderful life is,while PianoJohn is in the world....
The most useful video on the internet ! Thank you so much ! 😘
Glad it was helpful to you!
Thank you very much. A REALLY well put together video. I've just bought a piano after not playing for many years and have just learnt "Your Song" in an evening thanks to you. I'm looking forward to learning more from you. All the best.
hi john, just want to say i think it's great how you spend so much of your time teaching people you've never met how to play so many great songs. i'm sure thousands are watching and learning that haven't commented, but i'm positive all of us admire and respect you for taking us under wing. regards, ralph ps: please don't stop!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for the great lessons. With this one it will be three songs learned thanks to you. Regards from Quito, Ecuador.
Excellent lesson ! You are one of the Best John. Thanks
Glad you liked it, Pierrick, enjoy!
I have been teaching music for 36 years and getting ready to retire. I feel like I need to learn this song. This is "Their Song" for all the great memories the students have given me.
Fantastic! Must try and learn. Thank you.
You are a very good person, not to mention talented and generous.
Thanks.
John this has been a blast. I've been playing lead guitar in bands for 25 yrs, just started piano a mth ago and thx to you can get thru 3 Elton songs. Annoyed my kids to death but hey, its my house. Thx again!
awesome song and awesome lesson!! Thanks
Thanks John! I've been having real trouble getting my head round this song but your easy learning method helped a bunch and I can now play it fluently :)
The piano we bought has sat in the corner untouched and unloved for nearly 2 years. Then I came across your tutorial a month ago and since then I have barely been off the thing! This is inspiring stuff - a great tutorial expertly delivered. I love your choice of tutorials and if you could include Elton's Rocket Man soon, I'd love them even more. Sincerely, THANKS A MILLION.
you are making great tutorials, so easy to follow and great results :P thank you very much
Hey John Whats up! Thank you for helping the world to learn the piano wich such a good taste selection of tutorials! Have a good one buddy!
Thanks for doing this tutorial - it's very clear and easy to follow. I'm working my way through, writing down the notes you play and going through them. Thanks to you I can play the intro and verse pretty well, time to start the chorus I think!
This makes it so much easier for me to learn!! thank you for posting this!
Thank you man soooo much! I feel like I understand the piano so much more now. Please take care and keep it up. You bring happiness to the world.
ive never ever played the piano before and learned it easy , memorized it all with no problem in 3 days. My first song.I cant thank you enough John, your awesome !!!!
You provide the best tutorials. This one is another example why I choose your lessons over EVERYbody else's . The chorus on this one was a little harder to follow for some reason? Thanks for everything !
Your tutorials are fantastic!
j'adore cette chanson j'ai hâte de pouvoir la jouer merci
j'apprend aussi à jouer cette chanson pour les amoureux
Thank you very much. This is my favourite Elton John's song.
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!!
i found this to be the most helpful guided tutorial. ive never played a full song on a piano before but this helped me learn an EJ song in a day!
this is great man!! one of the best ones i've seen, so clear and your playing is great keep it up its awesome!!
Thanks John. Just got back into playing piano after a few months and this is the first song I've learnt. Can't do all the twiddley bits yet but I can sing along quite happily out of tune :D. Looking forward to learning plenty more from you, thanks again.
Finally! I found a real piano teacher. This is amazing. Thank you sir!!😁😁😁😁
hey man i've been looking for elton john piano tutorials on youtube for a lonnnggg time..god bless..i would just like to say thank u!! ur simply why youtube was created!! Keep those Tutorials coming!!!!
Please make some more vids, you have some of the best tutorials ive seen on here!!
this tutorial is wonderful. I just started playing piano and hopefully one day I will be able to play this song as well as you can. Thank you very much for the tutorial.
This song is beautiful and your lesson fantastic. My first son will born the next month and he has his first song thanks you and my fingers jaja, a hug
So thankful you made these videos!
your tutorials make me feel good
Thanks so much i love your tutorials :D x
very nice tutorial i like it a lot, one the best tutorials I've evver seen
Hi John,
Mike sent me to you and wow! you're wonderful! Your tutorial for this tune is very to the point and expedient. I'm still putting all the chords together but I will complete this very soon. Thank you so much for blessing us with your knowledge. I absolutely love this song. Mike says you're his mentor and now I see why. I am grateful.
Have a wonderful day.
Gfine
thanks so much pianojohn!! it may be "your song," but now thanks to your tutorial, its also my song :)
O man you have all the Good songs! I will definitely spend a lot of time here :)
Thanks for the Fantastic Tutorial of one of the Greats Sir Piano John113!
Glad it was helpful to you, my friend. :-)
I am trying to learn only the chords to this song, your instruction is very helpful. I like how you show you can break up the chord using both hands> i just want to finish learning one verse
That was a perfect tutorial. Thank you so much, has everything i needed!
thats awsome. thats a song that ive been trying to learn forever. good job.
Thanks man! Really helpful video. Once you get the routine it's not impossible but my left thumb goes bananas all the time though. Great videos you've uploaded overall btw.
Thanks for your great tutorial. This is my mom's favorite song and now I can play it for her :-)
I see...thanks again for all the wonderful tutorials that you've done! ^_^ Take your time with it, I know you get tons of requests!
Have a great day!
You are the man!!! THANK YOU!!!!
This was an amazing tutorial!
Thank you!
this si so easy to learn from , thanks very much again
great tutorial! thanks so much !!!
I remember buying piano turorial CD when I was a kid which is very similar to this clip if not the same..anyway..really love this song ❤
Thank you for putting this together, I have spent a few hours so far and am getting there. If it was a bit slower it would be SO much easier for me but then this is way above my level (level zero :)). Thanks again
took me about a half an hour to learn this...i love this song thanks so much pianojohn
this is awesome! u r great!
I always loved this tutorial. Any plans on making a triumphant return to making tutorials?
Thanks for this tutorial. I am trying to play this song and I am finding it very useful. Bye, Chiara.
You are a genius!
dude i wanna meat you! ive been using your videos for a while now and love them. im only 18 but i hope some day i will be like you! thanks for the videos man
Great lesson.
great !!! thank you sir !
Thanx a lot John, ive just put it all together, im actually starting to sound like an half decent piano player now. Thanx for your time and effort.
thank you John for these lessons, it's very helpful. Now i play correctly imagine and let it be, and i hope that you can post other songs for elton john and the Beatles like Yesterday and jealous guy. Thank you very much and i know that you receive a lot of request. Exuse my bad english.
Sincerly yours
One of the first songs I learned to play 'by ear'. This tutorial is clear and accurate. 5*
Wow! This is the song that I've secretly been hoping you'd do. :)
Saying thanks hardly does it justice!
Awesome!!! Best teacher on TH-cam!
THANK YOU JOHN
love your vids, cheers
Big John you're some man for one man
lol, thanks!
i second that. i really want to learn that song too.
It would be greatly appreciated if you did a tutorial on empty garden by Elton John, your tutorials are so well done and I would love to be able to play that song! Thanks!
@MrSwordofa1000truths True, and not just for those who can't afford lessons. Even if you could afford them, you could not look at your instructor's fingers for hours on end, noting every detail, rewinding when necessary -- all you would get is your half-hour for the week and that's it. Not only that, most piano lessons use traditional teaching methods, which de-emphasize the use and learning of chords, and are really designed to do one thing -- train you to be a professional classical pianist.
Great tutorial, as usual! When's the next LA show John?!
i will definitely attempt tht.
thanks!
I'm currently trying to learn everything by Michael Buble but no one has as clear and effecrtive methods as you. Its such a beautiful song, if you some spare time to upload a tutorial of how to play it i'd be most grateful
thanks for this it really helps
Great song! Thank you. I have posted a video response of me playing your version of this song. Thank you again for the time you put into these videos.
Thank you
Thank you
Thank you
love the tutorials. would you consider looking into a tutorial for the Norah Jones version of The Nearness of You? Or do you have any other channels you recommend to look for it? I haven't come across a good tutorial for it yet. Thanks again for your work.