This was an excellent lesson! There are many YT lessons on Your Song but you have managed to do what noone else has done so far. You broke the song down into the underlying chord voicings and then went into detail about the arpeggiation. By doing this, it is much easier to learn and memorize the song. I appreciate the work you put into this tutorial. It would be awesome if you could do tutorials on some of the Elton John songs for which there are no good tutorials on YT like Take Me to the Pilot, Burn Down the Mission, and Amoreena.
Once again your attention to detail has shown me I have been a little more “random” 😂 playing and singing this song. These are nice small details I have missed in past!
I've never been good at music theory but this was pretty helpful so thanks. Not sure if you've already done something with: If I can dream - Elvis Presley, but it would much appreciated.
Thank you!:) great lesson😊. you made this song so much more accessible than other lessons. Would you consider writing down chord charts that line up with the lyrics? And maybe write down the fingering for the chords.
Very good instructions! Please do Candle in the Wind? Cannot find anyone that can teach it well..I would really appreciate it. So far I like how you teach
Ser, Piscitelli can you play Rossana, the syntiser part and piano solo at ending part, and make it tutorial and do it in very slow motion& thank you! Appreciate it.
Great teacher, Great. Song but definately not. For beginners 😂 your keyboard has Great sound May We know what brand and modèl Thank you for sharing your Amazing talent ❤
Guitar player here. Just starting to play the piano You’ve made it soo easy for me to transition to playing piano with your tutorials of classic songs (I’m 50 btw) great teacher!👍
As a hybrid learner (by ear and also by chord names) perhaps the most difficult part of playing a song like this is resisting the temptation to reach for those melody notes as you’re arpeggiating through the chords. Is that a thing?
Man! If I would have had a piano teacher like you back when. . . . I've been a formally trained (trumpet) musician since 1973. In 1978, I began "noodling" on the piano. I used everything I knew about music theory to "fake" a lot of popular songs. The problem? My fingering was . . . not good. I have, over the years, either in college, or by a private teacher, taken piano lessons. That was somewhat successful. However, to this day, I'm still just playing the chords and faking it. If I have a chord sheet, I can hold my own - - - but. - - - if someone puts sheet music in front of me, it's gonna take me a few minutes to translate it into chords. Is there any hope for me?
This is very cool, thanks Pierre. I’m still struggling to work out the intro even on min speed. Is the any chance you could spell out the fingers for the arpeggios? eg Eb 1253 Ab 1253 Cmin 9 12542 I think :)
They are going to vary depending on the individual, technique and size of your hands. I would follow along with the video and copy my fingers slowly, making adjustments if what I’m doing feels weird!
I wish I knew how to get you more views on your question and answer video. I loved it. I'm afraid you will avoid that format in the future. I want to know more. I know you already covered perfect pitch with Beato, but you should do your own episode about it. You are probably sick and tired of talking about it but a lot of us are very fascinated. Just do a really good and thorough treatment of it, then forever more you can say "I did a video about it. Here is the link." I'll bet it would be a steady view earner for many years. Tell us your top 100 favorite songs. You don't have to play them, just tell us. Also, tell us who you follow. I was just looking at the jump in views you got when you did the Rhodes and DX7. I think you are on to something. I'm not sure if your plans include getting sponsors, but if higher views are enough, I really love unsponsored opinions on gear, but I would understand if you were holding out for a sponsorship. Thanks for your hard work. I look forward to your drops.
Thanks for this-- very thoughtful and insightful. As the channel is still pretty new, there is going to be a fair amount of trial and error. Some videos are smash hits, and others fall flat. It's a normal part of the game! I'm just doing what interests me, and what I hope will interest others. I'm always taking suggestions and ideas. Thanks again for watching!
Everyone always does the obvious Elton songs, maybe you can break that trend, there are no tutorials for Elton's Lucy in the Sky or Pinball Wizard or lots of his deep cuts. I do enjoy your channel though.
Hi Pierre, your tutorials are really great - thank you!! Is there any way I can get the actual score written down as you have done on the video? Many thanks, Joan.
There are many scores floating around online if you would like to read note-for-note transcriptions, but I don't have any personally, as I am trying to teach those who cannot simply pick up a score and read the parts. Many of these songs were written by ear, or with chord symbols, so often times this is a more organic way of teaching in my opinion!
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Thank you. It's nice to hear it played the way it's supposed to be played. Amazing chord progressions that flow together and ring on through eternity.
Thank you for not trying to sing during your tutorials, it makes them infinitely more watchable. You’re the man
I would never do that 😂
Best lessons on YT at the moment
agree
Thanks!! 🙏🙏
By a mile...
Exactly what I was looking for. That tutorial was just perfect for me. You're an excellent teacher. You're born to do this.
Thanks so much 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
This was an excellent lesson! There are many YT lessons on Your Song but you have managed to do what noone else has done so far. You broke the song down into the underlying chord voicings and then went into detail about the arpeggiation. By doing this, it is much easier to learn and memorize the song. I appreciate the work you put into this tutorial. It would be awesome if you could do tutorials on some of the Elton John songs for which there are no good tutorials on YT like Take Me to the Pilot, Burn Down the Mission, and Amoreena.
That arpeggio learning style would also be appropriate for the "Tiny Dancer" intro as well.
Love the channel Pierre!! I'm a huge Hornsby/Elton John fan, so you are right in my wheelhouse!!!
Awesome. Thank you so much. I'm a self taught player and I had learned in another key. This is definitely the best. Very grateful
Me too. Self taught. 😂 But always more to learn
Thank you you are really good to teach (not too much blabla et clear in détails) congratulations.
We try to avoid the blabla
Been playing this for years, and still learned so much from this beautiful tutorial.
Pierre, because of your demonstration and chord arpeggios that now after decades of, I can play this mater piece - THANK U SO VERY MUCH❤
Fantastic lesson. This is the kind of format that actually teaches you the song and I certainly hope you keep making them.
Fantastic tutorials, thank you!
So great. You should do more lessons on how to sing and play piano together. And lessons on piano progressions. You are great .👍
Excellent tutorial, thanks for breaking it down into logical steps like that, it really helps, cheers 👍🙂
Thank you, you brought a horse to water and made her drink. What an intuitive way to learn. This is a total MasterClass.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks!
Great lesson with Elton John ❤….Love his music 🎶 and would love to see many more from him as well🎹
Go on this way
Once again your attention to detail has shown me I have been a little more “random” 😂 playing and singing this song. These are nice small details I have missed in past!
Excellent work!
Great video, Pierre! Clean and to the point. :)
Thank you so much Pierre. This is one of my favourite songs and I've always wanted to play it. Superb lesson, as always.
My pleasure!
Thank you for taking your time because I've tried other sites and they're so fast. I think you're really good teacher
🙏🏻
Great tutorial! Thank you
Great lesson. Love your energy. Clear instructions.
Love this tutorial. Your teaching style is awesome.
AMAZING
Your a great teacher!
I've never been good at music theory but this was pretty helpful so thanks. Not sure if you've already done something with: If I can dream - Elvis Presley, but it would much appreciated.
I was hoping you'd eventually talk about this song. Great content as always! 👏🙌🙏
Thank you so much for your tutorials, Pierre! They are just so helpful and fun to watch, you have such a pleasant teaching style.
Great tutorial! Thank’s a lot - very helpful! 😍😍😍
Excellent teacher. I can do this! Thank you!❤
You are a fantastic player and instructor, thank you, I have now learned this song!
Thanks so much!
Another Great Lesson!
This is great thank you, looking forward to giving it a go!
The King Must Die, is a very haunting tune from him, powerful piano in it.
Always something learned which is a good thing! Thank you
excellent, thanks a lot. I'm new to piano, but between lessons like to learn songs I know (very slowly) cheers!
Wonderful.
Just fabulous. Thank you so much - I learned tonnes from watching this. I will subscribe.
Beautiful chords and very clear explanation. Thank you.
Really clearly but great way of teaching the songs. Concise video. 5/5🎉
Thank you!:) great lesson😊. you made this song so much more accessible than other lessons. Would you consider writing down chord charts that line up with the lyrics? And maybe write down the fingering for the chords.
Uh oh....Pierre is going Hollywood on us with the fresh haircut!!! Thanks for another amazing lesson!!
Absolutely, beautiful!!
Thank You. Very Nice!
Very good instructions! Please do Candle in the Wind? Cannot find anyone that can teach it well..I would really appreciate it.
So far I like how you teach
Excellent way to teach great way to learn 😊
loved this tutorial -you know music
Ser, Piscitelli can you play Rossana, the syntiser part and piano solo at ending part, and make it tutorial and do it in very slow motion& thank you! Appreciate it.
Thank you for great lessons :) I also would like to learn "Sad eyes" by Bruce Springsteen, a fairly simple but beautiful song.
Great teacher, Great. Song but definately not. For beginners 😂 your keyboard has Great sound May We know what brand and modèl Thank you for sharing your Amazing talent ❤
I use the Yamaha CP73.
genius!
Just Great, after 30 years of fiddling with this song, now I can actually play it right. Outstanding!
Amazing! Thank you so much!!!
Great tutorial
Excellent!
Great tutorial. Could you do a turorial about Sad Songs, live version?
Excellent!! Ty!
Guitar player here. Just starting to play the piano You’ve made it soo easy for me to transition to playing piano with your tutorials of classic songs (I’m 50 btw) great teacher!👍
So glad it was helpful!
Me too. Guitar player and vocalist
62! Taught myself piano 3 years ago
😂😂 yay me.
great tutorial. i wish you played and sung the entire song before you ended your video.
I'm noticing Elton - writing in several keys and modes - - - a lot of his music has a Bossanova flavour.
Thanks so much for the lesson. By the way, what piano are you using?🙏
Thanks for watching! Sometimes a Yamaha CP40, sometimes a CP73. I use the Garritan CFX plugin for the piano sound.
You’re the kind of piano teacher I’d send my child to…
What software is it that you use for the staves and reverse chord lookup in the top right corner?
Chordie
like to see your take on..harmony…by him…
Yesssss !
I like your lessons - very well done. BTW, what keyboard are you using in that video? it doesn't look like a CP40 to me
Thanks! I switched to a CP73 for some videos, which I also love.
As a hybrid learner (by ear and also by chord names) perhaps the most difficult part of playing a song like this is resisting the temptation to reach for those melody notes as you’re arpeggiating through the chords. Is that a thing?
Absolutely, if you are trying to create a solo piano arrangement, feel free to reach for melody notes.
Man! If I would have had a piano teacher like you back when. . . . I've been a formally trained (trumpet) musician since 1973. In 1978, I began "noodling" on the piano. I used everything I knew about music theory to "fake" a lot of popular songs. The problem? My fingering was . . . not good. I have, over the years, either in college, or by a private teacher, taken piano lessons. That was somewhat successful. However, to this day, I'm still just playing the chords and faking it. If I have a chord sheet, I can hold my own - - - but. - - - if someone puts sheet music in front of me, it's gonna take me a few minutes to translate it into chords. Is there any hope for me?
This is very cool, thanks Pierre. I’m still struggling to work out the intro even on min speed. Is the any chance you could spell out the fingers for the arpeggios? eg Eb 1253 Ab 1253 Cmin 9 12542 I think :)
They are going to vary depending on the individual, technique and size of your hands. I would follow along with the video and copy my fingers slowly, making adjustments if what I’m doing feels weird!
Cool
Can you do some radiohead songs?
👏👏👏📽️🔝
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That shape G Bb Eb G is quite a stretch.
It is 😅
Apologies for them comments ...oops 😊
👍 😎
I wish I knew how to get you more views on your question and answer video. I loved it. I'm afraid you will avoid that format in the future. I want to know more. I know you already covered perfect pitch with Beato, but you should do your own episode about it. You are probably sick and tired of talking about it but a lot of us are very fascinated. Just do a really good and thorough treatment of it, then forever more you can say "I did a video about it. Here is the link." I'll bet it would be a steady view earner for many years. Tell us your top 100 favorite songs. You don't have to play them, just tell us. Also, tell us who you follow.
I was just looking at the jump in views you got when you did the Rhodes and DX7. I think you are on to something. I'm not sure if your plans include getting sponsors, but if higher views are enough, I really love unsponsored opinions on gear, but I would understand if you were holding out for a sponsorship.
Thanks for your hard work. I look forward to your drops.
Thanks for this-- very thoughtful and insightful. As the channel is still pretty new, there is going to be a fair amount of trial and error. Some videos are smash hits, and others fall flat. It's a normal part of the game! I'm just doing what interests me, and what I hope will interest others. I'm always taking suggestions and ideas. Thanks again for watching!
@@pierrejpiscitelliDoing what "interest YOU most" is a great plan.
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How about Empty Garden, there are no real tutorials for it
Everyone always does the obvious Elton songs, maybe you can break that trend, there are no tutorials for Elton's Lucy in the Sky or Pinball Wizard or lots of his deep cuts. I do enjoy your channel though.
I play in D....much more easy😅
Hi Pierre, your tutorials are really great - thank you!! Is there any way I can get the actual score written down as you have done on the video? Many thanks, Joan.
There are many scores floating around online if you would like to read note-for-note transcriptions, but I don't have any personally, as I am trying to teach those who cannot simply pick up a score and read the parts. Many of these songs were written by ear, or with chord symbols, so often times this is a more organic way of teaching in my opinion!