Tom I'm so inspired by your advice to really let our own creativity shine through in improvising pop songs rather than robotically tapping out a sheet music arrangement. Like many I had a youth dalliance with piano lessons and one of the reasons I gave it up for decades was thinking "what's the point, I'm just replicating a player piano." Your brilliant insight and challenge to learn the basic chord structures and then play all sorts of variations is wonderful, as is your call to just play and sing. After all, it's OUR musical journey and we're not playing for anyone but ourselves. Thank you!
Thanks Tom. A simple song by the Beatles but not so easy to play as you demonstrated at the end. Your tips are very useful to me and definitely gives me something to work with.
literally brought a tear to my eyes at the end. Wow, thank you. this song means allot to me and it has inspired me to embrace my musical journey again.
Thank you Tom, I only discovered LCSP a few weeks ago. This insight into such a great song was fantastic. You and Siwan Rhys are such good teachers. I have learned so much from your tutorials already & I am looking forward to progressing my piano journey with your invaluable teaching methods.
Thank you for this great piano tutorial. Can you please teach us Shine On You Crazy Diamond by Pink Floyd piano tutorial using your chord teaching method.
How come what you are playing is different to the score? Is there a tutorial on the whole piece the way you play it? This may help us as a structure to build our our own improvisation on, using other tutorials you have filmed
Hi James you need to watch our other tutorials on Pop Music! In Pop Music you should NEVER play what's on the sheet music. Why is that ? Because the original artist never wrote it down on sheet music. It's all about the chords ! Start with this one, it will really help you figure out where you are up to. th-cam.com/video/7mMuB4GaLgc/w-d-xo.htmlsi=0YmAQry1x0TiZb9G
Actually, it's neither G major or E minor, it's an (almost hybrid of the two) Cmaj7/G - but Em is a good way to teach this first, esp in context of studying the self arrangement skills in this video.
I don't think it would ever sound like the Beatles with a solo piano, no bass player, no drum fills, guitars/backing, and no vocals, A solo piano is a different animal. It requires translation, and often, for certain songs, the translation will lead to something feeling quite different. I'm often very choosy as to which pop songs I play on the piano, as some don't work as solo pieces, so do, some partially do. Let it be, though from the educational viewpoint is a gold standard choice! A great progression of diatonic chords.
Actually, in the original recording, it's neither a Gmajor nor an E minor but a Cmaj7/G - (which has the notes E G B in it) so for a solo piano arrangement, I took the view that E minor is a better voicing for intermediate players as it avoids the parallel 8ves of the Am to G. What you have to consider is that Pop Music is fluid, when you are arranging it for piano from the band, you have to make modifications. So taking a binary view (right and wrong chords) will bring no benefit to your playing. You have to look beyond into greater realms of musical possibilities.
Thank you for watching! What Beatles songs you love playing?
Blackbird-after hearing Brad Mehldau do it.
sexy sadie is good 4 piano
Yellow submarine
A great lesson; thank you for being so generous with your time and your knowledge. Robin.
Tom I'm so inspired by your advice to really let our own creativity shine through in improvising pop songs rather than robotically tapping out a sheet music arrangement. Like many I had a youth dalliance with piano lessons and one of the reasons I gave it up for decades was thinking "what's the point, I'm just replicating a player piano." Your brilliant insight and challenge to learn the basic chord structures and then play all sorts of variations is wonderful, as is your call to just play and sing. After all, it's OUR musical journey and we're not playing for anyone but ourselves. Thank you!
I love your lessons, you're the best piano teacher I've come across. Thanks very much.
Ob-la-di ob-la-da
All the best for 2023
Thank you! These tutorials are extremely helpful. Good quality training!
thank you for this, and for the inspiration to move beyond the basic chords
Thanks Tom. A simple song by the Beatles but not so easy to play as you demonstrated at the end. Your tips are very useful to me and definitely gives me something to work with.
In a way, I am so glad I didn’t have a teacher like this growing up. I never would have gone into medicine. 😂
Medicine- it’s easy compared to music. It’s just a trade.
I am also a doctor. There is no brain power involved.
Very nicely done Tom. Great build up and progression from the straightforward to a delightful play through of your interpretation. 😀🎶🎶🎶
I just love the way you teach; a step above everybody else. And your illustrations and visual layouts make it all so easy to understand and learn.
Many thanks Richard
literally brought a tear to my eyes at the end. Wow, thank you. this song means allot to me and it has inspired me to embrace my musical journey again.
Thank you! Loved this video. Keep em comin!
Thank you Tom, I only discovered LCSP a few weeks ago. This insight into such a great song was fantastic. You and Siwan Rhys are such good teachers. I have learned so much from your tutorials already & I am looking forward to progressing my piano journey with your invaluable teaching methods.
Many thanks Barry, I'm glad it's helped.
Love it. Thank you for the lessunm I learned something new. One of my favorite melodies.🥰💖💞
Headhunters in the back. Way to go!
5 stars 🌟 for picking this!
Another great video thanks so much Tom
Nice classes. Having a blast improving my playing
Great to hear!
Thank you for this great piano tutorial.
Can you please teach us Shine On You Crazy Diamond by Pink Floyd piano tutorial using your chord teaching method.
How come what you are playing is different to the score?
Is there a tutorial on the whole piece the way you play it?
This may help us as a structure to build our our own improvisation on, using other tutorials you have filmed
Hi James you need to watch our other tutorials on Pop Music! In Pop Music you should NEVER play what's on the sheet music. Why is that ? Because the original artist never wrote it down on sheet music. It's all about the chords ! Start with this one, it will really help you figure out where you are up to. th-cam.com/video/7mMuB4GaLgc/w-d-xo.htmlsi=0YmAQry1x0TiZb9G
Imagine..!
Is it correct playing em in the chorus? It sounds more as G major to me but maybe because these 2 chords are so related. Am I right or wrong in this?
Actually, it's neither G major or E minor, it's an (almost hybrid of the two) Cmaj7/G - but Em is a good way to teach this first, esp in context of studying the self arrangement skills in this video.
This is excellent but it doesn’t quite sound like the Beatles version. Something different on the downbeats? I don’t know enough to better explain it
I don't think it would ever sound like the Beatles with a solo piano, no bass player, no drum fills, guitars/backing, and no vocals, A solo piano is a different animal. It requires translation, and often, for certain songs, the translation will lead to something feeling quite different. I'm often very choosy as to which pop songs I play on the piano, as some don't work as solo pieces, so do, some partially do. Let it be, though from the educational viewpoint is a gold standard choice! A great progression of diatonic chords.
in the Chorus , Em doesnt sound right , i think it is a G
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Wrong voising. In the chorus, the second chord should be in G major, not E minor.
Actually, in the original recording, it's neither a Gmajor nor an E minor but a Cmaj7/G - (which has the notes E G B in it) so for a solo piano arrangement, I took the view that E minor is a better voicing for intermediate players as it avoids the parallel 8ves of the Am to G. What you have to consider is that Pop Music is fluid, when you are arranging it for piano from the band, you have to make modifications. So taking a binary view (right and wrong chords) will bring no benefit to your playing. You have to look beyond into greater realms of musical possibilities.
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