I've been listening to this piece of music for over 45 years and never get tired of hearing. But to finally see the notes played out on keyboard for the first time simply reaffirms to me what a masterpiece it is. Truly timeless.
Absolutely spot on. Reminds me when I bought Tarkus in 1971 or 72. I still love this song as much as the day I listened it for the first time. Emerson really was a genius
Ah ha! I thought I was having auditory hallucinations. It’s actually more brilliant than maybe anyone has realized. It’s the studio version but with the solo from the live version cut in. I think the studio solo is awesome but the live solo is just beyond awesome. This would have been a real treat either way (live or studio) but this is a double treat as it has both, and the best of both. So well done
Thanks Dave, I've cut in the live solo because to me is the most beautiful hammond solo ever. And often I like to play it slowly so to catch all the nauces of those passage.
@@everyonelovespotatoes7242 @Everyone Loves Potatoes I've been practicing Tarkus for several years and still only somewhat got the original solo. But hey, I'm not a full time pianist/keyboardist so I guess I can be forgiven
@@everyonelovespotatoes7242 That reminds me. About a year ago I made a live action music video on Tarkus, using old film footage. Maybe you'd find it interesting. th-cam.com/video/6atAdWQ3VDo/w-d-xo.html
If only this video had the chord/note names on top of the playing, it would be the most helpful with learning Tarkus! I come back here once in a while to see how well I learned the piece😃
@@everyonelovespotatoes7242 But why play to the record...? I see a lot of drummers do that as well. Just play it on your own, it would be a much more interesting tutorial. Playing along to the album is 'cheating' IMO. Also, I used to use your left hand fingering for the 5/4 pattern, but when I was in Emo's house and we were messing around on his piano he stopped me, got hold of my middle finger and asked what was wrong with it..? He's right you know, it fits the hand much better using 1/3/5...!
@@noddyspuncture Hi noddy's puncture. Well, about the drummers I think that a cover of the drum part without the music would be quite boring, so if they play over the original to me it makes sense... but this is the opininion of a "non drummer". About the ELP music track on the back wile I play the keyboards, I keep Emerson in very much respect and never I would cheat him on purpose!! Is just a mater of choice. Probably you are right, it would be more interestig listening at only the keybord part. Hopefully with my band mates we will share the ELP music played live at a gig or at the rehearsels; this would honour much better ELP music than playing alone over a track! Thank you for the comment. Next time that I'll post a "tutorial" I'll do it without the original music. ops, I wasforgotting the fingering: here I think that each of us has his own way to approac depending on the propper hand. Keith had a very wide hand that allowd him to play Fanfare for the Common Man in a way that I cannot manage, so I've change the original music layout in order to make it suitable to my hand. Some times there are traid offs that need to be considered to not mess up the play in front of the audience. :) About the 5/4 either the two ways would work fine.
damn! what can i say ... i grew up with this song and now im playing hammond. tarkus is the boldest shit ever performed on a hammond and you nailed it!
Thanks for posting this, nice playing. I always have trouble playing the ostinato part for the left hand along with the parts for the right hand. I think the power of Emerson's music is the way he uses quartal and quintal harmony. Emerson taking his own life was an incredible tragedy, it made me very sad. But his music lives on.
@@everyonelovespotatoes7242 You may be interested in hearing my music, some of it has Emerson's influence (and Zappa too). My 2nd album took 3 years and I hired a lot of talented Tampa Bay area musicians and I play several keyboards including a full size pipe organ in an old church. Link: th-cam.com/video/V3zmOaPvoQo/w-d-xo.html
I recall reading some letters to Keith in Keyboard Player Magazine asking things like ~what sequencer did you use on ~ and his replies were something like ~I used my left hand on .~
Io strimpello le tastiere, e vedere la tua esibizione mi fa venire voglia di smettere, perchè è li, dove sei arrivato tu, che vorrei arrivare e purtroppo non ci riuscirò. Il pezzo è geniale, uno dei più grandi in assoluto di tutta la musica contemporanea. Tu la esegui in modo magistrale. Mi piace la sospensione come ha notato un utente , non mi dispiace neanche la modifica live. Condivido che la versione di Welcome Back è uno dei punti più alti in assoluto, dove la musica , nell'assolo finale , tocca il mistero del cielo, dove non troveremo Keith, ma mi piace, in fondo al mistero della mente, crederlo ogni tanto. GRAZIE
Ti ringrazio per il commento. Per me quel solo di organo è il più bello di sempre. Non ho trovato un "solo" la fuori che mi esaltasse come fa questo. Deve essere per via di un misto tra il suono di Hammond e il gusto di Keith Emerson che lo rende così unico. Ancora oggi, quando lo sento, a volte mi commuovo (soprattutto quando rallento la velocità per cogliere tutte le sue sfumature). Comunque ti assicuro che suonandolo prima lentamente e aumentando sempre di più la velocità, alla fine riuscirai anche tu a suonarla. Il problema è, quando hai alzato quella barra della tua performance, di riuscire a mantenerla nel tempo! Grazie ancora. Saluti
Wow, this was stunning to see played in real time from above ELP, your fidelity to what Keith did is fantastic and I'm sure he'd have give you his stamp of approval if he was still with us to see/hear this. As a footnote, I grew up with all this stuff, and the prog jazz area too, RTF, Coreyell, Herbie ,Tony Williams Lifetime, and to this day, cannot understand people's aversion, or total disdain, for it. To me it says a few things: dislike of proficiency in playing and composition, the idolization of genres like punk and grunge because that's all you want to understand, or are capable of, or worse yet, music was never anything more than empty fashion for you and this music, like most classical, demands attention and some effort put in to appreciate it.
Thanks for your comment! Yes I agree with what you say. Regardless of the tastes that each of us has, for sure, in order to appreciate a certain kind of music, you can't do it under a shower. You need attention and study. The music of ELP and the one you mentioned is almost like classical music: it requires attention and a certain culture that (rightly) is not common to everyone. When I was young I could not understand why my friends did not appreciate ELP. But now I know that there is nothing wrong with this! However, I wonder if, as for ELP, in 50 years from now there will be someone who will listen to the music that is on the radio today. ;)
I absolutely cherish that you *don't* resolve the suspension at 1:28 (just as Keith didn't in the original) Even as a kid, I thought that was surprising and effective, and much more in keeping with the edgy quartal harmonies which are such a primal feature of the piece, and I felt deep disappointment when I heard recordings of later live performances when Keith always seemed to move from the sus chord to the conventional resolution. Admittedly, most people don't seem to share my preference, or even notice the diff. Somehow the effect of going from the sus chord straight to Carl's gong reminds me of how the sublime bitterness of a ristretto can be "set" on your palate by following each sip with a slug of iced water.
Thank you for a great rendition. A tutorial it’s supposed to teach people how to play a composition. If you could please do another that could simply teach much lower different parts of this you would be a God.
Probably you are right. I've call it tutorial only because of the camera view (top side). Still you can decrease the speed of the video to understand better the fingers moving. However thanks for your comment. I appreciated it.
I'm a bit confused. How is this tutorial? Looks more like a performance than anything else. A very good job, too, I might add. But, I was looking for some instruction as well.
Thank you for your comments. And yes, you are not the first that points out this concern. Actually the "tutorial" was ment because of the camera position; and about the speed there is the chance if you want to reduce it in the settings. That it helps. (maybe ;)
what instruments are you playing on. How do you control the sound track like that? You are fabulous dude. One of the greatest songs EVER. So jealous. Please give me the models you are using thank you. I just subscribed and became a member.
Hi Dr. Keith. The red keyboard is a NORD Stage 3. The hammond section is playing the entire extension of the keyboard while the piano is active on the low ocataves. There is also a pad with a long attack time to support the part where the notes are hold (min.2.24). The lower keyboard is a Roland RD2000 midi connected to an Integra 7 (Roland). There is a software called "Audacity" (free) and with that I've cut from the original track the most of the organ sound (not all actually). Thank you for subscribing!
I've been listening to this piece of music for over 45 years and never get tired of hearing. But to finally see the notes played out on keyboard for the first time simply reaffirms to me what a masterpiece it is. Truly timeless.
Thank you for your comment, is very nice!
You tone is just completely perfect. This is part of my Prog holy trinity along with Close to the Edge and Supper's Ready.
I feel happy and sad whenever I hear Greg Lake’s wonderful singing voice.
A unique voice timbre!
Watching your hands reminds me of ELPs genius ... intricate, complex, brilliant, melodic ... super human. Bravo.
Thank you very much!! Very kind of you.
I wonder why? It's not like he's playing ELP.
There was a move towards complexity in rock around 1970, for me this was one of that style’s greatest masterpieces.
Great video.
Outstanding rendition - takes me back. ELP were one hot outfit..!
Thanks,
William
Thanks!
Absolutely spot on. Reminds me when I bought Tarkus in 1971 or 72. I still love this song as much as the day I listened it for the first time. Emerson really was a genius
Ah ha! I thought I was having auditory hallucinations. It’s actually more brilliant than maybe anyone has realized. It’s the studio version but with the solo from the live version cut in. I think the studio solo is awesome but the live solo is just beyond awesome. This would have been a real treat either way (live or studio) but this is a double treat as it has both, and the best of both. So well done
Thanks Dave, I've cut in the live solo because to me is the most beautiful hammond solo ever. And often I like to play it slowly so to catch all the nauces of those passage.
Brilliant!
The most intense thing I have ever seen
Actually I play Eruption with a third sinth which it makes it even more intense. Thank you!
Wonderful !!
This made me very happy. Thank you
troppo avanti anche dopo 50 anni . Grazie EMERSON !!!
pretty much an exact copy stunning work
Tutorial? No way !!! this is a Master Class...... Just a few words: EXCELLENT and THANK YOU VERY MUCH..... WOW !!!!
Thanks!!
Amazing!! Every detail nailed!! Great work!!
Thank you!!
Man I wish I could play it as virtuously as you do. Flippin' legend
Lots of practice! ;) Thanks for the comment!
@@everyonelovespotatoes7242 @Everyone Loves Potatoes I've been practicing Tarkus for several years and still only somewhat got the original solo. But hey, I'm not a full time pianist/keyboardist so I guess I can be forgiven
@@everyonelovespotatoes7242 That reminds me. About a year ago I made a live action music video on Tarkus, using old film footage. Maybe you'd find it interesting.
th-cam.com/video/6atAdWQ3VDo/w-d-xo.html
I see lots of practice and attention for detail, here... @@everyonelovespotatoes7242
If only this video had the chord/note names on top of the playing, it would be the most helpful with learning Tarkus! I come back here once in a while to see how well I learned the piece😃
You know who you are watching 👀, a legend 🦸♂️ reborn.
the amount of practice it would take to learn this masterpiece is just as impressive as writing it. kudos to this youtuber and to mr emerson
Congratulations. Superb and well-crafted tutorial of one of Keith Emerson's best musical moments, IMHO (an old Spanish fan). Thanks
Thank you Javier!
The work from "Welcome Back..." is the greatest ever.
Damn, you were great with the Keith Emerson parts, but you absolutely *nailed* Greg Lake's Vocals :)
Thanks, but I'm playing on the original ELP record. :)
@@everyonelovespotatoes7242 But why play to the record...? I see a lot of drummers do that as well. Just play it on your own, it would be a much more interesting tutorial. Playing along to the album is 'cheating' IMO. Also, I used to use your left hand fingering for the 5/4 pattern, but when I was in Emo's house and we were messing around on his piano he stopped me, got hold of my middle finger and asked what was wrong with it..? He's right you know, it fits the hand much better using 1/3/5...!
@@noddyspuncture Hi noddy's puncture. Well, about the drummers I think that a cover of the drum part without the music would be quite boring, so if they play over the original to me it makes sense... but this is the opininion of a "non drummer". About the ELP music track on the back wile I play the keyboards, I keep Emerson in very much respect and never I would cheat him on purpose!! Is just a mater of choice. Probably you are right, it would be more interestig listening at only the keybord part. Hopefully with my band mates we will share the ELP music played live at a gig or at the rehearsels; this would honour much better ELP music than playing alone over a track!
Thank you for the comment. Next time that I'll post a "tutorial" I'll do it without the original music.
ops, I wasforgotting the fingering: here I think that each of us has his own way to approac depending on the propper hand. Keith had a very wide hand that allowd him to play Fanfare for the Common Man in a way that I cannot manage, so I've change the original music layout in order to make it suitable to my hand. Some times there are traid offs that need to be considered to not mess up the play in front of the audience. :) About the 5/4 either the two ways would work fine.
@@noddyspuncture I mean, the background of the keyboard solo definitely sounds nothing like the record
damn! what can i say ... i grew up with this song and now im playing hammond. tarkus is the boldest shit ever performed on a hammond and you nailed it!
Thanks for your comment!
Thanks for posting this, nice playing. I always have trouble playing the ostinato part for the left hand along with the parts for the right hand. I think the power of Emerson's music is the way he uses quartal and quintal harmony. Emerson taking his own life was an incredible tragedy, it made me very sad. But his music lives on.
Yes! Tarkus suite is based on quartals. He used to play that quite often in his compositions and solo. Thanks for your comment!
@@everyonelovespotatoes7242 You may be interested in hearing my music, some of it has Emerson's influence (and Zappa too). My 2nd album took 3 years and I hired a lot of talented Tampa Bay area musicians and I play several keyboards including a full size pipe organ in an old church. Link: th-cam.com/video/V3zmOaPvoQo/w-d-xo.html
Simply great playing and great to watch! Love the sounds too! Cheers, Tom
Great
F**ing brilliant.
I recall reading some letters to Keith in Keyboard Player Magazine asking things like ~what sequencer did you use on ~ and his replies were something like ~I used my left hand on .~
I remember that. It might have been with regard to Peter Gunn. Whatever. What a great reply!
So thrilling. Wondering about some of the fingerings and registers of parts. Sounds phenomenal.
Fantastic.
Wonderful!! The way you play and the keyboards' timbre
Grazie! :)
in one word: fantastic!!
Thank you very much!
Simply brilliant!! Congrats
Thanks!
I am going to start working on this NOW! Thank-you
Chi ama Emerson è orgoglioso di te... Grande!
Non esageriamo... ci sono i puristi che certe libertà che mi sono preso non le accetteranno mai! ;) Comunque grazie.
@@everyonelovespotatoes7242 ma come cazzo è che le cover migliori di sta song sono tutte fatte da italioti?
@@giuseppecognome3647 :))))
@@giuseppecognome3647 massimo bucci did a great tarkus cover
@@ceice2248 i know it
Io strimpello le tastiere, e vedere la tua esibizione mi fa venire voglia di smettere, perchè è li, dove sei arrivato tu, che vorrei arrivare e purtroppo non ci riuscirò. Il pezzo è geniale, uno dei più grandi in assoluto di tutta la musica contemporanea. Tu la esegui in modo magistrale. Mi piace la sospensione come ha notato un utente , non mi dispiace neanche la modifica live. Condivido che la versione di Welcome Back è uno dei punti più alti in assoluto, dove la musica , nell'assolo finale , tocca il mistero del cielo, dove non troveremo Keith, ma mi piace, in fondo al mistero della mente, crederlo ogni tanto. GRAZIE
Ti ringrazio per il commento. Per me quel solo di organo è il più bello di sempre. Non ho trovato un "solo" la fuori che mi esaltasse come fa questo. Deve essere per via di un misto tra il suono di Hammond e il gusto di Keith Emerson che lo rende così unico. Ancora oggi, quando lo sento, a volte mi commuovo (soprattutto quando rallento la velocità per cogliere tutte le sue sfumature). Comunque ti assicuro che suonandolo prima lentamente e aumentando sempre di più la velocità, alla fine riuscirai anche tu a suonarla. Il problema è, quando hai alzato quella barra della tua performance, di riuscire a mantenerla nel tempo! Grazie ancora. Saluti
I hace been has a great moment watching You playing elp. Thanks
Hablo español disculpa mi escritura
@@germanpicagutierrez7522 no problem! Thank you for the comment, I've appreciated it.
Really exciting !! from start to finish ^^
who pushed the dislike button??? Play it better dude. Hats off to the great work, I am sure Keith would agree.
Thank you Dave. Not always we can like to everyone... mostly when they are keyboard players! :)
What an artist you are !
Actually the music is an hobby for me... but probably we can say that in a way I'm also that! :))) Thank you Kai!
My kind of tutorial. Bravo.
Wow, this was stunning to see played in real time from above ELP, your fidelity to what Keith did is fantastic and I'm sure he'd have give you his stamp of approval if he was still with us to see/hear this. As a footnote, I grew up with all this stuff, and the prog jazz area too, RTF, Coreyell, Herbie ,Tony Williams Lifetime, and to this day, cannot understand people's aversion, or total disdain, for it. To me it says a few things: dislike of proficiency in playing and composition, the idolization of genres like punk and grunge because that's all you want to understand, or are capable of, or worse yet, music was never anything more than empty fashion for you and this music, like most classical, demands attention and some effort put in to appreciate it.
Thanks for your comment! Yes I agree with what you say. Regardless of the tastes that each of us has, for sure, in order to appreciate a certain kind of music, you can't do it under a shower. You need attention and study. The music of ELP and the one you mentioned is almost like classical music: it requires attention and a certain culture that (rightly) is not common to everyone. When I was young I could not understand why my friends did not appreciate ELP. But now I know that there is nothing wrong with this! However, I wonder if, as for ELP, in 50 years from now there will be someone who will listen to the music that is on the radio today. ;)
Fking awesome! Technic and arrangment down to a T
Amazing!!!
master 🙌
Amazing 😊
Excellent!!!
Wonderful! Happy new year.
Thanks, to you too! :)
Keren bro. Edunt❤
Superb!👍
Perfect!
well done!
Top!!! Talento puro
Grazie!!
Just f*#@ing brilliant man. Well done.
Thanks!!
Another excellent job!
Just brilliant!!
GREAT !!!!
Not an easy cover. Great work!
Mind boggling
This is so perfect that I actually starting thinking it was CGI, but I know it’s not.
it's TOP
Bellissimo. Grazie!
Grazie a te!
So good, so perfect. You should record it again with just one mistake, to spare us from straining to make sure you’re not just finger-syncing! 😁
Actually a couple of mistakes there are. ;)
Amazing
fantastic job! thanks
BRAVO!
Wow! Great as the original.
Amazing skill of playing and super sound on the two manuals. Respect man!! 🎹🎹 What keybord is the lower one ? 👌👍
At that time I used to have a Roland RD2000. Thanks for the comment!
Very very impressive!😎
Thank you!
Bravo bravo bravo 👏🏻 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thanks!
I absolutely cherish that you *don't* resolve the suspension at 1:28 (just as Keith didn't in the original)
Even as a kid, I thought that was surprising and effective, and much more in keeping with the edgy quartal harmonies which are such a primal feature of the piece, and I felt deep disappointment when I heard recordings of later live performances when Keith always seemed to move from the sus chord to the conventional resolution.
Admittedly, most people don't seem to share my preference, or even notice the diff.
Somehow the effect of going from the sus chord straight to Carl's gong reminds me of how the sublime bitterness of a ristretto can be "set" on your palate by following each sip with a slug of iced water.
I really like your comment, and I agree on what you have written. The sus4 at that point is a kind of: "this is not all... much more yet to come".
Bravíssimo!!!
immenso
Excellent
Thanks!
Fantastic
Bravo!
Grazie.
Bravissimo!
Grazie!
The beginning sounded similar to a pipe organ with Vox Humana and diapason stops and in pipes!
Remarkable keyboard playing.
Not Hammond....but very close.love seeing how Emo might have done it.
Yes, that sound is very close to the original, and, considering the light weight, is worth option! Thank you
Love it !
just one simple question. besides how do you do it I also wonder is the name of the keyboard that you use at the bottom.
Is a Roland RD2000 midi connected with a Roland INTEGRA 7
Thank you for a great rendition.
A tutorial it’s supposed to teach people how to play a composition.
If you could please do another that could simply teach much lower different parts of this you would be a God.
Awesome !! It sound exactly like ELP made it...
What keyboard are you using?
Thanks! ... The organ is a NORD Stage 3 and the lower one is a Roland RD2000
cool
Goose Bumps!
Beautiful music!!! ;)
I came.here.to.see a tutorial like , slow play but well.... Awesome cover btw lml
Thanks for sharing this classic. Requires excellent hand coordination and independence. Unfortunately i can play only with one handj
Thanks! Yes, is a lovely old song!
yeah
Cripes!
I wonder if Yuja Wang could be persuaded to have a go at this....
It would be nice! Also is very easy for her to play.
I would not call this a tutorial but great playing.
Probably you are right. I've call it tutorial only because of the camera view (top side). Still you can decrease the speed of the video to understand better the fingers moving. However thanks for your comment. I appreciated it.
Very good! Next time the solo with "ribattuto" like live in Budapest '92" Bravissimo, very difficult piece!!!
Superbe!
Thanks!
I'm a bit confused. How is this tutorial? Looks more like a performance than anything else. A very good job, too, I might add. But, I was looking for some instruction as well.
Thank you for your comments. And yes, you are not the first that points out this concern. Actually the "tutorial" was ment because of the camera position; and about the speed there is the chance if you want to reduce it in the settings. That it helps. (maybe ;)
Awesome job. Keith Emerson was a true genius when it came to keyboards. Any chance of doing the the other 13+ minutes?
Damn, now I have to sell all my keyboards LOL. Fantastic job!!!!!!!
😂 I hope not!!!
what instruments are you playing on. How do you control the sound track like that? You are fabulous dude. One of the greatest songs EVER. So jealous. Please give me the models you are using thank you. I just subscribed and became a member.
Hi Dr. Keith. The red keyboard is a NORD Stage 3. The hammond section is playing the entire extension of the keyboard while the piano is active on the low ocataves. There is also a pad with a long attack time to support the part where the notes are hold (min.2.24). The lower keyboard is a Roland RD2000 midi connected to an Integra 7 (Roland). There is a software called "Audacity" (free) and with that I've cut from the original track the most of the organ sound (not all actually). Thank you for subscribing!
@@everyonelovespotatoes7242 thank you so much😊
Who the hell is this person???? I want to start an ELP Tribute band with him!!!
:))) What you play? Drums? Bass?
How does one think of this stuff?
Really! I wonder too ... and he wrote it at 27 !!