This is a really special piece of music it’s like a cornerstone piece of musical history. I know most people might not agree but trust me it really is.
It's a really boring piece... It always put me to sleep... Ugh. What an absolutely horrible opening to a show and I think it's funny because the opening to taxi I think was the second worst TV opening of history.
I'm an intermediate player and I was able to play this fairly well in an hour or two. So well explained, at the perfect pace. Thanks! My best memory of my grandmother is how we laughed at Taxi when I was a young boy. "What does a yellow light mean?"
Thank you for commenting. Wanting to play a tune drives you to learn it much faster and keeps you playing it once you have learnt it. I'm glad I was able to help get you there.
Thanks for this Paul. As another tuber said, this song reminds me of being a kid about 8 or 9. My dad would come home late from work and I used to stay up way too late for school nights and watch Taxi with him. Funny show, great song, and great memories of laughing with my dad. :)
I PLAY IT ON ALTO SAX WISH I HAD SOMEONE TO PLAY IT ON PIANO TEACHING MY DAUGHTER NOW BUT SHE IS JUST BEGINNING SO MAYBE IN A FEW YEARS WILL BE A VIDEO LOL
Thank you Paul. I've been looking for years how to play this. Lovely memories of a very late Friday night after rolling in from a night on the beer. I love your tutorial method, well done.
I would recommend the viewers to get familiar with the form of a blues scale for this song, especially in the key of C as that is what the verse is predominantly in. 1 b3 4 b5 5 b7 1 (C Eb F F# G Bb C). Just a small tip :)
Dear Paul Thank you so much for posting this. I have been wanting to learn Angela ever since I watched Barry Norman in the eighties. With your help this had happened. My crowning achievement of 2015! I thank you.
Thank you Paul so, so much for you patience in learning and posting the how to on this song. I have always wanted to learn how to play Angela but never could quite figure it out. I am an accomplished pianist but this tune always puzzled me. Even the last chord ( C/A#🔺7)... just couldn't hear it. So I put it in the someday category! Paul you have made my someday a reality. You may not know just how Grateful I am to you but if I am ever granted the opportunity-your 1st 16 beers are on me that nite. Thanks Again!!!!!!!!! Awlo Bunni
Hi Mr. Fog. Thank you for your encouraging comment. I have a batch of new sheet music transcribed and ready for tutorial videos to be made. Please keep watching.
always been a fan of this.. since i used to watch the tv show so long long ago... took up piano in 2012..this is on the bucket list ... very nice walk through ... hope you keep posting these classics... haven't seen anyone do a walk through of amoreena yet..if you ever consider
Hurray for you! I have loved this song for years. Thank you so much. When I would watch Taxi I would always pause and listen to these beautiful uplifting mellow tones in the melody and marvel at the underlying chord support as well. As I now have a keyboard and started learning piano on my computer I came across the Fender Rhodes sound and freaked while playing some upper notes. OMG that sounds like Taxi! Stumbling to no avail I could not put the melody together. So I would just hit notes in the range to hear that beautiful warm bell sound and pretend like a child that I was playing piano. Ha! Thanks to your patience and skill you have shared a perfect video of how to play this song. I have downloaded it and will study what you have done for many more hours to come. Just getting the the first two sections of melody down alone is pleasure enough. So much more work and pleasure to come. Thank You Paul!!
Soon as I get time I'm going to learn this. Always been a fave choon of mine, it reminds me of being a kid. Thanks for uploading this Paul, it sounds great. I'll try to reply with a vid.
Thanks for this! Very clear tutorial. Memorized it in one day. Now ironing out the wrinkles, which will take about a good week is think. If you could do more of this seventies style fender rhodes stuff, that would be very welcome.
ERROR NOTE: At the 4:30 mark I believe you meant to play a G not an F maybe?. It tripped me up a bit. Thanks a million for the lesson. It is awesome! :D
Doc Lee Pierce It's a bit hard to tell without going back and listening to the original. I think the tutorial reflects what I normally play - which could well be wrong.
And Paul actually plays the G (instead of F). He just called it out wrong when he was doing the step-by-step. He says Gdom7, but then plays a G major right after that. Still an awesome tutorial!
Yes, you're right. I was using more of a dull, rapidly decaying sound here. I now have 12 different electric piano sounds on the Nord, so one of them probably would be a closer match.
Thanks Ryan. I've just had a listen. I knew the title of the show, but I didn't remember the theme tune. It's in F# which might be enough to put off the 'original key only' pedants. It even has a modulation towards the last few seconds.
Thanks for this. I just started to relearn this piece, only now I'll play it 'right'. I'd love to see the full version (or find the charts). Keep it up!
Are you saying you learnt 'Angela' by ear? Do you utilise any slowing down without changing pitch software or anything. What is your process for learning by ear? Sorry big question. What is the process of learning by ear when the music is more complicated harmonically than a I,IV,V triad song? Could be a video in that.
You are probably right. A general video explaining how to learn any song would be interesting to make. I slowed down audio to learn the Kenny Kirkland solo, Tomorrow's world, and Sultans of Swing. There are other solos where I have needed to make a loop to which I can play along. Mostly though, I can tell just from listening. I know what all the intervals sound like, so I can follow a melody. I know the common relationships between chords so normally there are few surprises there also.
I've had an acoustic upright for a couple months now. Only electronic keys before that. I mostly learn simple reggae grooves with triads and play the baseline with my left hand. From your reply I can see that the more familiar I get with 4 note chords and harmonising the melody, I should get better at learning jazzy music by ear. There is a PDF transcription online of 'Angela'
The tune is the most important thing. People will forgive the occasional strange chord inversion but anything wrong with the melody is just not allowed.
Hey man, just wanted to let you know that even 8 and some change years later, your tutorial is still inspiring myself as well as others. Thanks dude.
You are welcome. I'll keep making more videos as long as I keep getting comments like yours :)
This is a really special piece of music it’s like a cornerstone piece of musical history. I know most people might not agree but trust me it really is.
It's a really boring piece... It always put me to sleep... Ugh. What an absolutely horrible opening to a show and I think it's funny because the opening to taxi I think was the second worst TV opening of history.
I'm an intermediate player and I was able to play this fairly well in an hour or two. So well explained, at the perfect pace. Thanks! My best memory of my grandmother is how we laughed at Taxi when I was a young boy. "What does a yellow light mean?"
Thank you for commenting. Wanting to play a tune drives you to learn it much faster and keeps you playing it once you have learnt it. I'm glad I was able to help get you there.
I can't thank you enough for how helpful this is. One doesn't simply look at a sheet of music and immediately understand the song's attitude.
Thanks for this Paul. As another tuber said, this song reminds me of being a kid about 8 or 9. My dad would come home late from work and I used to stay up way too late for school nights and watch Taxi with him. Funny show, great song, and great memories of laughing with my dad. :)
Brings back good ol memories when life was worry free warm feeling inside....
Great stuff... 9 years later and I'm inspired just like agent136. Spent ages tweaking the kronos to get exact sound. Thanks
This song always makes me feel some kind of way.
I PLAY IT ON ALTO SAX WISH I HAD SOMEONE TO PLAY IT ON PIANO TEACHING MY DAUGHTER NOW BUT SHE IS JUST BEGINNING SO MAYBE IN A FEW YEARS WILL BE A VIDEO LOL
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It's crazy isn't it? This tune is an incomprehensible blend of carefreeness and sadness. It's sublime.
Thanks there were a few chords that I've always wanted to know what they were and you clarified them for me. This is very much appreciated.
Thank you Paul. I've been looking for years how to play this. Lovely memories of a very late Friday night after rolling in from a night on the beer. I love your tutorial method, well done.
I would recommend the viewers to get familiar with the form of a blues scale for this song, especially in the key of C as that is what the verse is predominantly in. 1 b3 4 b5 5 b7 1 (C Eb F F# G Bb C). Just a small tip :)
Thank you so much for your time and patience in publishing this tutorial. You're awesome!
Hi Paul,
I really admire all your plays and I never miss to visit your site just to get some techniques and the way you play...u
Dear Paul
Thank you so much for posting this. I have been wanting to learn Angela ever since I watched Barry Norman in the eighties. With your help this had happened. My crowning achievement of 2015! I thank you.
You are welcome. I am always glad to hear a story like yours.
+paulwwells thanks again!
What's Barry Norman got to do with the theme from Taxi?
Thank you Paul so, so much for you patience in learning and posting
the how to on this song. I have always wanted to learn how to play Angela
but never could quite figure it out. I am an accomplished pianist but this tune
always puzzled me. Even the last chord ( C/A#🔺7)... just couldn't hear it.
So I put it in the someday category!
Paul you have made my someday a reality. You may not know just how Grateful
I am to you but if I am ever granted the opportunity-your 1st 16 beers are on me that nite.
Thanks Again!!!!!!!!!
Awlo Bunni
Classic, classic, classic from the master Bob James and the of course the theme to the show that made Danny Devito a household name.
amazing. perfectly executed and explained. wish i had money and lived over the pond. i would hire you as a daily tutor. thank you excellent human!
Hi Mr. Fog. Thank you for your encouraging comment. I have a batch of new sheet music transcribed and ready for tutorial videos to be made. Please keep watching.
Really helpful. That certainly cleared up some chord errors I was making in this one.
always been a fan of this.. since i used to watch the tv show so long long ago...
took up piano in 2012..this is on the bucket list ... very nice walk through ...
hope you keep posting these classics...
haven't seen anyone do a walk through of amoreena yet..if you ever consider
Hurray for you! I have loved this song for years. Thank you so much. When I would watch Taxi I would always pause and listen to these beautiful uplifting mellow tones in the melody and marvel at the underlying chord support as well. As I now have a keyboard and started learning piano on my computer I came across the Fender Rhodes sound and freaked while playing some upper notes. OMG that sounds like Taxi! Stumbling to no avail I could not put the melody together. So I would just hit notes in the range to hear that beautiful warm bell sound and pretend like a child that I was playing piano. Ha! Thanks to your patience and skill you have shared a perfect video of how to play this song. I have downloaded it and will study what you have done for many more hours to come. Just getting the the first two sections of melody down alone is pleasure enough. So much more work and pleasure to come. Thank You Paul!!
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Chris M lollipop
Thank you Paul! Such a gorgeous tune; very accessible tutorial. Thanks again
Thanks for saving me ther trouble of pulling apart the recording. Accurate too.
Cheers.
Superb tutorial. This is my project for this week. Thank you so much Paul.
Just found your channel. Wow cant wait to dive deep into these songs.
I heard this used in souls of mischief “cab fare”. Came upon this video and learned some today. Thank you for the tutorial man👍
Merci❤❤
Thank you, Paul. Seems fairly elaborate for such a short piece. I have my homework cut out for me!
Thanks amazon prime for putting Taxi on there. I'm 17 and Taxi is my favorite show right now.
Thank you sir. This might be my favorite song!!!!
Dynamic piano tutorial! Enjoyed watching and can't wait to start working on this.
Soon as I get time I'm going to learn this. Always been a fave choon of mine, it reminds me of being a kid. Thanks for uploading this Paul, it sounds great. I'll try to reply with a vid.
Great tutorial - and I'm a guitarist :)
Man, thanks for this tutorial. It helps a lot.
@scottjacko87 Definitely. Good observation, knowing the scale narrows it down a lot.
Thanks you for the lesson!
Very good teaching!!
Paul, Many thanks for such a detailed and accurate tutorial for a wonderful tune, tremendous job! Best regards, PJRII
Thanks for this! Very clear tutorial. Memorized it in one day. Now ironing out the wrinkles, which will take about a good week is think.
If you could do more of this seventies style fender rhodes stuff, that would be very welcome.
Thank you so much! I enjoyed learning this!
So Beautiful
Thanks for the tutorial, Paul!
thxs , you were so helpful, great teaching!
This is so helpful, thanks!
You are welcome.
Where did u get the notes and harmonies, man? this is totally amazing!!
Amazing tutorial ! Thank you!!
ERROR NOTE: At the 4:30 mark I believe you meant to play a G not an F maybe?. It tripped me up a bit. Thanks a million for the lesson. It is awesome! :D
Doc Lee Pierce It's a bit hard to tell without going back and listening to the original. I think the tutorial reflects what I normally play - which could well be wrong.
+Doc Lee Pierce I agree, I think it's G. F sounds a little off. But yeah this is a really nice tutorial.
And Paul actually plays the G (instead of F). He just called it out wrong when he was doing the step-by-step. He says Gdom7, but then plays a G major right after that. Still an awesome tutorial!
Doc Lee Pierce weaird!lolll!!!!?
Daaaaaaaaammmmmmmmm You hit those marks!
people seem to forget the difference between a tutorial and just posting to show off your skills
I say ol' bloke....jolly good show
Thanks for this. I could not figure it out on my own.
Thank very very much for this!!
Cool tutorial, again. Cheers ;)
Great tutorial! I used to love that series. Could you add School by Supertramp to your list ( the piano solo)?
Well played sir.
Great stuff again, thanks.
You are a great teacher. How about Still Crazy After All These Years or Georgia.
Awesome!!!!
Still a great tutorial!
You promised and you did...
Thank you.
great tutorial con u recommend a source for sheetmusic to go along with this? thx!
Cheers!! 👏🏻🍺🍺🍺
Cool, man!
Thanks for the tutorial...I would use a different electric piano voice to get closer to the Bob James version.
Yes, you're right. I was using more of a dull, rapidly decaying sound here. I now have 12 different electric piano sounds on the Nord, so one of them probably would be a closer match.
Don't know if you're still doing tutorials, but I'd like to see the St. Elsewhere theme song. There are none on youtube.
Thanks Ryan. I've just had a listen. I knew the title of the show, but I didn't remember the theme tune. It's in F# which might be enough to put off the 'original key only' pedants. It even has a modulation towards the last few seconds.
Thanks Dude Very Help full
Around 4:30-4:45, you play the fourth right-hand chord two different ways: GBD and FBD. It is not consistent.
Thanks for this. I just started to relearn this piece, only now I'll play it 'right'. I'd love to see the full version (or find the charts). Keep it up!
great . . . thx
Thank you!
Thanks soooo much.....
I'm still trying to learn this.
Say, what board is that?
Greetings from New Zealand.
Paul, how did you learn 'Angela'? Ear or sheet?
I don't bother with sheet music
Are you saying you learnt 'Angela' by ear? Do you utilise any slowing down without changing pitch software or anything. What is your process for learning by ear? Sorry big question.
What is the process of learning by ear when the music is more complicated harmonically than a I,IV,V triad song?
Could be a video in that.
You are probably right. A general video explaining how to learn any song would be interesting to make. I slowed down audio to learn the Kenny Kirkland solo, Tomorrow's world, and Sultans of Swing. There are other solos where I have needed to make a loop to which I can play along. Mostly though, I can tell just from listening. I know what all the intervals sound like, so I can follow a melody. I know the common relationships between chords so normally there are few surprises there also.
I've had an acoustic upright for a couple months now. Only electronic keys before that. I mostly learn simple reggae grooves with triads and play the baseline with my left hand.
From your reply I can see that the more familiar I get with 4 note chords and harmonising the melody, I should get better at learning jazzy music by ear.
There is a PDF transcription online of 'Angela'
The tune is the most important thing. People will forgive the occasional strange chord inversion but anything wrong with the melody is just not allowed.
WKRP in Cincinnati!
but it does seem to go a bit too slowly nearing the closing phrases, sorry
@Leemondus Good. It would be excellent if you could reply with a vid.
Angela-bob james
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Viva La Vida.?
tight tutorial. creepy ass hands.
As Bonus:
1/2 of
Portishead songs? nifty