Billy Joel #2 - Piano Man tutorial, main part
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- Опубликовано: 27 авг 2024
- Part 2 of 4 videos on "Piano Man". See part 1 "Intro" video for left hand basics.
Video Guide:
0:00 - 2:10 Chords only
2:15 - 3:05 Chords with beat added
3:10 - 4:50 Second part of verse
4:55 - end Bridge
Your tutorials must be the best on RUclips. Simply excellent.
Just discovered this on u tube, Was just playing this on easy piano, I,m 76 now, and love to learn to play. Your teaching sounds great, very happy i looked for this..Thanks john
That's great, glad you found the video! If you have any questions on it, just message me here. Enjoy!
I really appreciate your attention to detail and effort completing this video for all of us piano novices. Very well done.
billy joel, paul mccartney and pianojohn113 were all in the same room. unfortunately it blew up because the room was unable to maintain such a level of awesomeness
GREAT JOB!
Hey man you're an awesome teacher, i've learned up to the "dalalai" thing in just 5 hours, it is awesome man. Though i've noticed you aren't putting any more the notes like you did in the "intro tutorial", man putting the notes helped me a lot in the intro, it took me around only 1 hour to learn it. It would be helpful for many (i suppose) if you put the notes of the right hand (at least) in your videos. Thanks man, and keep up the good work, you are great.
Your tutorial is very helpful. I've never had a piano lesson in my life and I can play up to the end of this one so far. It's a little confusing for me with the chords and stuff because I don't really have a clue where all those are but I manage. =D Heck, I'm even learning some of that stuff by watching! Plus, I'm a little confused how some of the transitions work out, but thanks for your help with it!!
"Getting the chords first" Took me a week practicing 1-2 hours every day... whew, and now for the good part :-)
+firesickle So damn true!!!!!
+Phillip Sullivan Has it really been 6 months? I'm still working on this song :-) I practice it every day
+firesickle Have you seen +Vivi Falabella's comment? "Quicker", I wonder what the original way was.
Mate, these videos are great. They are free and great walk throughs the song. Your doing a good thing
Glad you like them, Josiah, thanks. :-)
Thanks so much for taking the time to show us. I like your videos very much.
Ahhhhh! So many chords at once! If you make a video of the chords, but slower it would be much appreciated. I always have trouble remembering chords and I need to go slower than most people haha.
I used to play piano by ear and never could play this one, and i love how you teach !!! I am going really fast, It is hard for me to work with the notebooks because I hardly can read them... thank you thank you please keep uploading!
Wow! You are such a great paino Guru! Piano Man is one of my favorite songs but I never got to play it as nice as it sounds on air. Thanks to you, I think I'l play it better this time. Well, probably not as flawless as you do; I'l settle for just better. It is really so much easier to learn something if I can see and hear it. I really enjoyed your video tutorial. Thanks very much for sharing your awesome talent Mr Piano (Man) John 113. The divine force is with you. :)
Hey John, I just wanted to say that these are fantastic videos, I don't play piano that well but, have wanted to play this song for ages. Now I'm sure I'll be able to with your lessons!!! Thanks Jason
thank you john, thank goodness your stuff is still up here. I learnt this a few years ago but still have to come back every now and then because my memory ain´t perfect ;)
I'm glad it's still here too.. with You Tube you never know!
You are a very lucid explainer. i hope you are a teacher
You're tutorial is really clear!
For school I had to find out the music by myself, but with a little help from your video it was much easier! ;)
i'm moving forward slowly because of the big chords, but lovin it...thank you pianojohn
You are really fantastic!!!!!! Even if I practise for 100 years, I'll never reach your level.
Hey pianojohn113 I just wanna say thanks for the tutorials! I started out with easy stuff like imagine and now here I am playing Billy Joel! So you pretty much taught me to play!! Thanks Your Awesome:D
it is a wonderful way to learn how to play this quicker + the score.. it is so generous of you. thanks again
dude this is the best piano tutorial video ive ever seen. It rlly helped me. thanx :)
I FINALLY got my own keyboard! I am proud to say I have learned the parts available in the first two parts of your tutorial in a week but I have only been able to play the keyboard four times since getting it 😎☺️☺️
Good job, and congratulations to you on learning the parts!
VERY NICE SONG TO PLAY!!! REALLY GOOD LESSON.
This is the first song that i play with all those chords... good job. i got the INTRO and go for more. Thanks a lot
Thank you for your videos! You really are amazing for taking the time to teach others this wonderful piece. Playing something good is one thing, teaching it is the landmark of a good pianist ;)
What a terrific tutorial! It's hard to find tutorials that are actually for playing and singing instead of just playing the melody, or tutorials that actually go into details like fills and riffs. This does both! Awesome. If I could make one request it would be helpful if you added (in description or annotations) what the chords are, including the bass note. I.e. somewhere just listing "C, G/B, F/A, etc" so someone can keep it straight at a glance.
You rock man! Thanks for taking the time to make this video.. Really easy to follow along with your others!
Wonderful tutorial. You're transcription is right on, it's scary. Are you secretly billy Joel?
Great song, great teacher. Thanks John!
My last comment is to say that I believe my comments show up in reverse order after the initial post. Also, before I get any mean responses saying that I'm wrong, I am a Music Theory major in my sixth year of tenure at Rice university. Again, I love your videos and the truly do help me learn fun songs like this, I just wanted to clarify for you and anyone who watches your videos how the chords should be named for future reference. =) Thanks for all of the videos and help :)
you do awesome tutorials I love this one
Thank you for all your video, I just finish Hey Jude this morning and I think I would do this song next.
Wow these are terrific videos!! Your awesome for taking the time for make them to help others :)
you are awesome! I didn't think I could play this piece decently, but after I watched this and messed with the notes for a bit, I think I have my own rendition. thank you :))
awesome teacher r u a piano teacher beacause you explain things very well.
Billy Joel is the only person who can sing "La di da" and make it pretty.
this is great stuff. you made it so easy to learn. Keep up buddy
You could have a 6,5 (written the same way as 6,4 for the three note chords [or triads]) which means the third is in the bass (for a C chord that is E) and the chord contains a seventh (for the C chord that is a B). You could have a 4,3 (written the same as described above) denoting the fifth in the bass (for a C chord that is the G) and the chord contains a seventh (for the C chord that is a B).
took me a few weeks to get the basic playing hte right hand with the left....Although once you get it down the rest of the song is easy to learn - Keep playing bud practice makes perfect
Yeah, I think I got it a little better now. Honestly, I'm not much of a piano player, but I just really wanted to learn some Billy tunes, seeing as how he's my favorite, and this really helped. Of this Vienna and Miami 2017, I can do Miami the best. Thank you very much! Can't wait for some more songs...What's next!? haha
People often request this song and i previously did not know how to play it. But now thanks to you i can! Thanks again Pianojohn!! Incidentally, is there any chance of you doing a video for either 'american pie' or 'somebody to love?'
For chords containing three different notes (repeated as many times as you want. So you could have C, E, and G but play two C's at once) the possibilities are: no numbers, meaning the root is in the bass (for a C chord that is the C). You could have a 6 meaning the third (for a C chord the E) is in the bass.
Is it me or does his vids all have just audio on the left hand side???
6 years late.. but yeah same.
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EXCELLENT. I REALLY LIKE YOUR TUTORIAL. IT IS NOT EASY ET ALL, BUT I WILL TRY TO PLAY IT. THANX A LOT!!
Very nice it really helped
By the way nice voice
very cool, for you i´m learning piano. thanks teacher!!
Thank you for this video !! You can see my own version typing "cavalino billy joel" on youtube search.
But now, I'm gonna try to play like you ! :D
Really useful.
Awesome !!!
Awesome.
bass voice. This would properly be notated as an A minor6,5 chord and the notes would properly be written out like the following: A, C, E, G. For clarification, the notation is defined as the following: the letter of the root of the chord is the letter you write, and the numbers following the letter or any diminished, minor, major, or augmented notation tell which note of the chord is in the bass voice.
You are like the man with the talking hands, haha. Will we ever see your face?! It'd be nice to see the man who has taught so many people how to play Billy Joel/Elton John/Beatles songs! Haha, :-)
this was extremely helpful, thank you!
Thanks, Jarid, glad you liked it. :-)
This is awesome and really easy to learn compared to all the other vids i've seen like it. I question, at 1:10 or so, what video did you show that part in? the intro? if so i missed it. could you tell me which vid and how far in? Please and THX.
Or you could have a 6,4 (when actually writing the 6 is superscript directly above the 4 as subscript, like a fraction without the fraction bar) denoting that the fifth (for a C chord, the G) is in the bass. For chords with four different notes but repeated however many times (C, E, G, B) there are different numbers, they are: 7 denoting the root of the chord is in the bass and it is a chord that contains a seventh (for the C chord that would mean C is in the bass and the chord has a B).
Could you make a video focusing on the la la la da di da part? That is the last part I have to learn and you go a little fast on the beginning chords. That would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you very much! your videos are greatly appreciated!
I found sheets online (for free) and i've been writing all over them to match your playing! it's worth it.....but it makes it harder... lol. do you have sheet music?
I dont know how u do it ! Great tutorial Mike, thanks again,,,,I played this all the way in a couple hrs at tempo cuz of ur video :) Can u possibly make a tutorial for Ten Years After- Id love to change the world
Ignore this, more complex notes for myself😂
Part one
*beat will be added later, similar to my favorite part in the first tutorial*
Right hand 1: 0:21 (E C G E)
R+L 1: 0:25
R+L 2: 0:32
R+L 3: 0:42
R+L 4: 0:46
R+L 5: 0:51
R+L 6: 0:56
R+L 7: 1:01
Right hand 2: 1:05
R+L 8: 1:06
What we have so far: 1:11
Part two
R+L 1: 1:24
R+L 2: 1:30
R+L 3: 1:32
R+L 4: 1:35
R+L 5: 1:42
*tonic and gin section*
Repeat part 2 on right hand: 1:52
During right hand repeat, left plays G: 1:57, then C: 2:03
What we have so far: 2:04
Left hand beat added: 2:17
Harmonica interlude into "son, can you play me a memory?..." 3:15
R+L 1: 3:42
R+L 2: 3:47
R+L 3: 3:50
What we have so far: 3:57
Same as "son, can you play me a memory?..." but an octave higher: 4:30
"Oh, la, la-la, da-di-dah..." 4:56
R+L 1: 5:09
R+L 2: 5:11
Play a B to get to A: 5:12
R+L 3: 5:14
R+L 4: (with beat): 5:17
R+L 5: 5:36
R+L 6: 5:51
What we have so far: 5:57
R+L 7: 6:06
R+L 8: 6:25
R+L 9: 6:46
R+L 10: 6:50
*this makes more sense*
*what we have so far* 6:56
R+L 11 (C then repeat): 7:13
R+L 12: 7:17
R+L 12: 7:22
R+L 13: 7:28
R+L 14: 7:32
R+L 25: 7:38
*what we have so far* 7:40
"Then it starts all over again," he says.
beautiful... great work!
Thanks for tutorial, it is great!
Thanks, it is a really good song
This song is hard to play for girls...Booo small hands. My knuckles hurt just practicing this for 20 minutes haha.
Thanks for posting this though. You are a fantastic teacher and an excellent piano player. Thank you!
Finally, you could have a 4,2 (written the same way) denoting the seventh is in the bass (for a C chord that is the B) and that the chord contains a seventh (which in this case is the same note as is in the bass. a "B")
Thanks a million!
ok cool thanks. You should do a tutorial for movin out. That would be Awesome
im learning how to play this on my computer piano lolz
ok, maybe in 2 or 3 year o more, hahaha. Thanx for this work. Greetings
I know it might be kinda difficult my request, but i mean, if you can ever do it, I'm sure it will be helpful for many people (including me :p) thanks man a lot!!! =)
hey this is a brilliant video for people to learn piano man well done, but im finding it hard to tell where the parts come into this, if there is anyway to learn this easier can you please tell me but overall this is an exelent video, well done
OK, this is great. ...one question though if you don't mind..... if you do have a harmonica and can play it......what do you do on the piano during that ?....i assume the left stays during that? anything on the right?
Thanks for these.... GM
I don't understand the part from 3:40 to 4:30 and would like to play this version. Is there a way to explain it?
cool ,thx
Hey John, would you think other people that are experienced in music would be ashamed to learn a song this way, without sheet music?
I mean, really, there IS no sheet music that I can find the original song from, so I guess it wouldn't or shouldn't be frowned upon?
Great videos, by the way!
Thanks!
this is great for a beginner like me.... can you do a lesson of a Tom Waits song like On The Nickel
Beautiful job. Can anyone go out of their way and generate the music sheet and post it in the comments?
It would be a great help, and it is greatly appreciated😅📑
I read that u were a background player. That´s cool, maybe u could make a tutorial about backgroundmusic ???
You rock :D
You can find the sheet music here:
musescore.com/user/25310956/scores/6096594
you should put the letters over the top like you did in the intro
thank very much haha if you can't do that i'll just try here bit more :P haha i had no room on the other comment to thank you :) thanks john
the original is Heaven by Bryan Adams
I'm confused, is the right hand the part that is normally played with the harmonica?
Hi John, your video is great, but I am confused at the transitions. Like going from the end of "younger man's cloth" to "da di la ..." I am not really sure when does the "C to an A by playing a B" comes in.
WOW
Great tutorial! I have one question. In the bridge that D7 chord over F# doesn't sound right the second time around because the melody is a B.
when you get to the A in the left hand, shouldn't the chord be A E A rather than A F A? it sounds wrong to me
Firstly, I absolutely love your videos and they help me a lot! But I did want to point out that you sometimes name chords incorrectly. In this video specifically at 5:35 you name a chord in the right hand as being a "C6 chord". This would mean a four note chord that contains the notes C,E, and G without any others. Also, this specifies that the E is in the bass voice. Unfortunately, this is not the chord you actually played. You Played a chord containing the notes C, E, G, and A with C in the...
Is this in the wrong key relative to the video on youtube: billy joel 'pianoman' original video'?
hey, just to make sure, because i am a bit confused, video #2 and #3 are basicly the same, just that #3 is "fancier", so i could just learn #1, #2, and #4?... and, i don't know if you still got this video on your computer, if you don't if you could download it, and by any chance edit just #2 to make it like #1 and #4, with the "written" notes on the top, like the "CEDF" etc... i already got #1 and #4, im just having huge trouble learining #2 because the written thing really helps me out.
What video did you show the fill part on that you mention in the beginning?
ok, is it just my computer or is the sound not working on any of your piano man videos??
me again! does the E on top of the first C maj chord sound weird to you? maybe my ear is just messed up or something, but i think that chord should just be EGC
isnt it supposed to be an Em after the C in the begining or is it a G
Hmm.. I really find these tutorials helpful, but this particular video in your series has me stuck. I've learned the intro to Piano Man, the intro to Let It Be, as well as some technique so far. However, this one is a bit more confusing for me... When it gets to 2:42, you start using your right thumb for the beat, but it's just too fast for me to figure out how all your fingers are synchronizing in relation to each other. (And it sounds like crap when I play it, even though it "looks" the same.)
@pianojohn113 Ok thank you! Need to learn this for my GCSE Music Concert :S
Hello :) If I din't play the chords without four notes, just having triad chords, would it still work as well ??
Hey, do you have any tips for sight reading? I'm a budding piano player and my teacher won't let me move on in my teachings until I learn sight reading really well.
Which video was it where, you said you showed how to play the fill bit. Going from the D7 to the G?
yes
hey, i'm a bit confused on this vid about, are you showing the right hand chord going down the way? if you are could you post the chords going up the way lol .. dunno maybe its just me anyone else get the same problem? thanks