How to play GREAT BALLS OF FIRE
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.พ. 2025
- This video is dedicated to the memory of Jerry Lee Lewis (1935-2022). It is impossible to overstate his importance in American music history. He was also one of my original inspirations for studying piano when I was 9 years old, and I have made this video to help spread knowledge of his piano style to those who are interested in learning. I hope you will learn it and help us keep his music alive 😎🤘
Sheet music is available for the full song demonstration at the end of the video: bit.ly/3U04A15
About the song structure for Great Balls of Fire:
This song has two sections, A and B. Both sections are 8 measures long.
The A section chords are: C, C, F, F, G, F, C, C (each letter is 1 measure = 1 cycle of the bass pattern)
The B section chords are: F, F, C, C, F, F, G, G, G, G, G, G (the G chords are stop time "breaks")
The form of the song is:
A (verse - played with the intro breaks)
A (verse)
B (bridge)
A (verse)
A (piano solo)
A (piano solo)
B (bridge)
A (verse and ending)
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SHEET MUSIC for the last part is available here! bit.ly/3U04A15
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I’m 59yo. Never played piano, never took lessons. Have always wanted to be able to walk into a hotel lobby and sit down at their grand piano and bang out this song. In Feb I received my mother’s 58 yo piano and found this video tutorial. I try to learn/practice every day even if just for 10 minutes. I have all the bits and am now putting the left and rights together. Surprised at how quickly I am learning but also how difficult it is to play as well as you do in the vid. Thank you for posting!
That's great! Good for you for learning piano. It's incredibly rewarding and I hope you enjoy it!!
This is the best tutorial I’ve seen for this song. I appreciate it very much, great work!
Thank you!
🎵This is a fantastic tutorial Arthur! Everything you need to learn and perform this classic rock n roll tune is here. Left and right hands, the piano solo, coordination for both hands even the lyrics! A must learn for players in this style. Excellent!🎵
Thank you Dave! Appreciate the encouragement and enthusiasm!
The money chord is fantastic!
Thanks for watching! It really is a powerful chord, isn't it.
Thanks for a great tutorial. Wish I could have met the man but luckily got to see him perform in 2018. Can’t wait to learn this one.
God bless Jerry Lee
Please keep these coming! Best tutorial structure I’ve seen. Thanks!
Thanks very much!
Thank you so much Arthur!!!!! Idolized he since the 50’s
Thanks; awesome lesson !
Thank you!
Thanks!
Thanks Elijah! Really appreciate it! Great to see you again.
Madre mía!!!!!! Espectacular video. Enhorabuena y gracias. Viva el rock and roll.
gracias!!!
Fantastic, thanks for taking the time to share this with us, just started to learn and only several days in and videos like this is invaluable to me..progressing quicker than I thought I would 😀 😊... R.I.P JERRY LEE 😊😎❤
Thank you that's great to hear!
Been practicing this all day yesterday and so far all day today I'm really surprised at how quick I'm picking it up it's coming along nicely can't wait until I can sing along to it thanks again Arthur see you at office hours 👍
Great job Scott!
Thanks
Thank you!!
wow just realized that this has been published 9 days ago :D just at the moment when I wanted to learn this song. Perfect timing. I started to play the piano last month. I can play the parts on separate hands but playing both it is just impossible at the moment. Then, I will have to add the singing. Scary but fun :D
Perfect timing! Enjoy! It might take a little work but be patient and persistent and you’ll get it. 😎
Arthur again you’ve unlocked a world of FUN for me. Thanks for this one!!
But now after months of drilling boogie & blues I have to UN-unlearn playing straight eighths and accenting the 1! 😂
You got this! ;-)
What a fantastic tutorial, excellent. Well done
Many thanks Dean
Thank you for a great lesson, this is the best I've met.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
Than you Arthur! Rest in peace Jerry...
Love this, no bulshit talking and wasting time, straight to the point.
Thank you!!! :-)
Nice one Arthur. Tip top playing.
You put on a suit to make this tutorial: that's dedication LOL
Thanks
😂 trying to make it classy
GET DOWN!!!!!! GREAT LESSON, CLASSIC SONG!!!
Thanks Ray!
This is amazing - great tutorial, I always wanted to learn this and I knew something strange was going on with that money chord - but I could never figure it out. Wonderful chord. Thanks - I have saved this in my 'watch later' playlist and I will learn it !!
Thank you! Yeah that chord tripped me up for a while too. I actually just had to watch videos of him playing live to check the hand shape and position.
Hey Goose you big stud! Thanks for the tutorial!
Fantastic tutorial Arthur 👏👏👏 love the on screen lyrics 🎤 and emojis 🔥😀😀
Haha thank you! That was a little extra editing in perfect video
@@thearthurmigliazza I wondered if you had used Perfect Video as I recognized the style 😀😀😀
Thank you! I tried with HD piano a couple of months ago, but didn't work out. Your tutorial is so much more helpful
Thanks Anton!
@@thearthurmigliazzaForgot everything about this song, now I'm back 10 months later, trying to learn it again, I'm 2 days in so far and it's going great. Can't wait till I can play the whole song. Thank you again for this video!
Cheers Anton welcome back! @@TheDreamingDriftersStories
Thanks for posting!!👍😎
muchas gracias por compartir y enseñar,,,saludos desde Ecatepec Mex,
Thank you!
I know the man was getting old, but seeing this video has alerted me that Jerry has passed. I am sad he has died but happy to know he had a great life and gave us his passion for rock and roll. I believe he had more God given raw talent than Elvis ever did. Had he not married his first cousin his popularity would had shadowed Elvis. Thank you for keeping this man’s music alive. God Bless !
Fan-freakin’-tastic tutorial! Thanks so much for making it!
Thank you Brian! Glad you enjoy it.
Great tutorial! Thanks Arthur. 👍🎹
Thanks Rob!
Rest in Peace He was so great!
He really was!
Fantastic tutorial! Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Nice 👍
Wish all tutorials were as clear as this. Most teachers want to show off n don’t really help you to learn.
Best tutorial ever
Thank you kindly!
Thank You !!
thank you
Thank you!
Awesome! thank you!
WOW!!!!! This is it!
Enjoy! 😃
That's Great
Thanks Yury!
Gràcies!!
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I think left hand does octaves
I think it should be reported that the tempo in the "all togheter part" is at 0.75x speed of the original song
rip jerry
Got NoLa written all over IT
Your channel would increase significantly if you focused more on these type of tutorial videos. Post at least 3 a week, full length and free. Then start knocking out a public piano performance at least once a week. Keep this upload schedule and I promise you could make youtube your full time career. Godspeed.