Working For the Weekend (Instructional Keyboard Cover)
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- Опубликовано: 17 окт 2024
- This is my cover of Loverboy's "Working For the Weekend". I'm pretty sure the whole main riff is, normally, doubled with both hands. But, I think it sounds better with only the right handf for part of it. I was lucky enough to find a transcription for the crazy keyboard part in the middle of the song (which is very difficult to isolate when listening to the song). The "oboe-sounding" part in the middle of the song is very subtle and difficult to hear, but I strive to make songs sound as close as possible to the original. When the main riff goes up an octave toward the end of the song, I'm pretty sure there is some overdubbing, as it would take three hands to reproduce, accurately. I just have the right hand ascend an octave, instead of having both hands ascend. Again, I think this just sounds closer to the original.
Wow!
Frikin’ wow!
Not only did we get to witness an artist in action, we got to hear the most important part of the tune!
The happy 😃 part is the keyboard!
Thanks man! ❤
Thanks, much! Glad you enjoyed it!!! :D
This was invaluable in helping me break down the arrangement for my cover band. Thank you! Almost 100% certain the original "oboe" sound was played on a Solina (depress only the "Horn" button with no effects). I have used the Arturia Solina VST set up like that for both this song and part of The Cars's "Moving in Stereo." Seems to be a dead ringer.
Thank you very much! That's interesting about the Solina. I have the Arturia V Collection 9 and I'm currently moving toward going fully VST (probably going to take a year). My band doesn't do "Moving In Stereo", but I'd love to do it. The end has lots of keyboard lines, so I'm not sure how I'd pull it off with only two hands, though...lol
I can still remember listening to this on cassette tape when it was first released. Listened to it on a red Sony Walkman. Man, that was a long time ago!
Great memories, for sure! I also had a Sony Walkman. Those were the days. :-)
@@goatghost I was in 8th grade when this was new. One of my class mates came from a family that had a lot of money. One day he wore those classic red leather pants. Man did he get a lot of attention. As far as I know he was the only student from our middle school that had them. His father owned a chain of car dealerships. Even today that dealership is still operating; passed down to his sons. Unfortunately the son I'm speaking of with those pants was tragically killed in a snowmobiling accident last year. 😓
Wow...interesting story, but such a tragic ending. :-( Thanks for sharing!
OMG what a time saver and a treasure!! Thank you!!
Glad you found it useful! It's definitely a tricky part...very difficult to hear. :-)
Thanks Goat!! Very helpful! The best I've seen!!
Thanks much! Glad to see you found it useful! :-)
I just found this and believe it to be excellent. It saved me a ton of time learning this tune for my band. I subscribed!
Thanks, Vance! I'm glad you found it useful. I'll probably be posting some new tutorials in the coming months. Thanks for subscribing. :-)
The part at 0:23 or so are ascending figures (initially, thirds), played using both hands. Transcribing the parts into text is a bit impractical, but if you visit Jon Kubis' website, he has the complete transcription (or, his interpretation) of it. jonkubis.com/
:-) BTW, that's where I learned the crazy keyboard riff which plays in the background.
There is not a transcription on that page from what I see
Thank you for posting. I’ve watched almost 100 times trying to learn. Almost have it down. Zoom in more on the hands next video if you can.
Glad to see you found it useful, Tim! I will try my best to zoom in on the hands in future videos. :-)
I'm actually uploading a keys cover of this tonight, using a Microkorg and a DX7 as the controller. This was super helpful on getting it just right!
Very cool, man! Glad to hear it was helpful. :-)
This video is a great time-saver! What banks are you using on the X7 to get this sound? I am trying to get as close to this as possible with a mere Yamaha P-250 (I'm using strings+synthpad - it's alright in a pinch - but these X7 sounds are very close to the original). Ideas?:)
Appreciate the breakdown of all the parts and the elusive oboe! This has helped me put a combi together on my Kronos. Thanks a ton!
Thanks, Kevin! I don't hear many bands which the "elusive" oboe part...probably because they don't know it exists...lol Glad you found the video useful! :-)
Good job, nicely played and very true sounds ... keep them coming!
Thanks, man! Coming from an incredible player, such as yourself, am very humbled. I'm hoping to post some more, soon. I just have to get around to setting up the camera...lol
Thank you for posting. This is so helpful! I didn't realize how difficult this song was when the band suggested it.
Glad to hear you find it useful! It is more challenging than most people realize (if you want to play it properly), but totally doable with a bit of practice. :-)
@@goatghost Still struggling with hitting that high note during the chorus, but feel confident enough to pull it off in rehearsal now. Thanks again!
@@lindzybird Glad to hear it's working out for you! The keyboard is kind of low in the mix, but it really thickens the song. :-)
Awesome Tutorial. Well Done. It helped a bunch :)
Thank you very much! Glad you found it useful. :-)
Very helpful video. I cringed when my group first suggested we learn this one, but it truly isn't that difficult. My fingers aren't liking the chorus bit at the moment, but I'm sure they'll adapt. Thanks for posting!
Thanks! Yeah, the chorus is the hardest part, but once you learn it, it's a lot if fun. Most people don't even notice how crazy the keyboard part is. Good luck! :-)
This is very helpful! I do this song with my cover band and, as you say, it's very difficult to isolate the keyboard part during the chorus. Thanks for posting this!
Glad you found it useful. Thanks, Jim!
Thanks for the vid. Well Done! Will save me lots of time and accuracy on difficult to hear parts!
Thanks, Steve! Much appreciated. Glad you find it useful. :-)
What patch are you using? I have an X6 with 4 expansions in it with World, Ultimate keys, Complete orch, and Dance. I'd like to match what you are using.
I have the Vintage Keys and Platinum Trax expansion cards. The main synth patch I created, myself. It's pretty simple to duplicate, though. I used only one "tone" in the patch. I used "565 OB Str 2B" for both waves which make up the tone. LPF filter is used and the cutoff frequency is 104. You can set your own attack and release envelope values in either the patch or the performance (if you decide to assign the patch to a performance).
For the left zone (which I use during the "galloping" guitar part, I used the "XP-B: Pro-5 BrsSRX" patch (I assume this is from the Vintage Keys card). For the "oboe-sounding" part (2nd verse?), I used "GM146: Bassoon" in the right zone.
very helpful! thank you so much!
Thanks, Giovanni! I am glad to see you found it helpful. :-)
Great Job!, Saved me tons of work! , I have a Jupiter-80 what were your patches?
Very nice video I believe could help me a lot. You're playing a Fantom, can I ask what patch you're using?
Doh nevermind, I read further down!
+Greg Mein Sorry for the delayed reply. Thanks! :-)
Great Job! Helped me a lot!!!!
Glad to hear it was helpful to you, Andreas! :-)
Great job! Thank you. Was very helpful.
Thanks! Glad you found it helpful. :-)
Thanks! :-)
Hello! I'm a new keyboardist and have several questions. Could I ask you questions through email possibly?
Very helpful - Thanks a lot !!
Did you program the Drum Track ?
Glad to hear you find it useful! :-) Actually, I downloaded MIDI track and stripped it of everything but the drums. I'm using the Fantom X7 sequencer to play it.
hey, i was wondering if you could write the part at about 20 seconds and give me the chords you play that aren't related to the intro of the the song. I can play this song too but not with the key line i play the backup chords from the guitar and it would be awsome for me if i could learn the main key line thanks!
stupendous
What type of key board are you using?
The sounds are coming from the Roland X7 synthesizer workstation (the silver one on the bottom). :-)
Thank you so much! :)
Damn it's hard for me to share a key between two fingers heh. Excellent.
Much appreciated! Thanks! :-)
Was this played originally on a DX7 ?
Definitely not. "Working for the Weekend" came out in 1981 and the DX7 came out two years later (1983). I just looked at the "official" video, and it appears to be a Yamaha CS-50 (left hand), layered with a Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 (right hand). :-)
@@goatghost I appreciate the explanation. You are the boss.
No problem, Pete! :-)
Nice video, but AI software nowadays can get it highly accurate sound wise and transcription wise by isolating the synth, IF that’s the goal. There are some differences in what you do but it’s almost studio accurate I’d say.
NICE!
Thanks! :-)
Thanks! :)
What keyboard did you use?
It's a Roland Fantom X7...discontinued, but still very powerful.
I am using a Roland Fantom X7. The keyboard above it, a Roland JV-90, is used as a MIDI controller. It is not producing any sounds on the video. It is, basically, just being used to play alternate sounds on the Fantom.
Hey than good touch keyboard
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