I Am Not Worthy by Jay Chou

周杰倫 – 我不配

This song has been suggested by a few readers. Thank you for your suggestion!

I have divided it into 3 parts. Please note that Part 1a and Part 1b only differ in their endings. The same goes for Part 3a and Part 3b.

Here it is…

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You Needed Me

This is a song by Anne Murray….

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Hero by Enrique Iglesias

Firstly, let me repeat what I have said several times before, in case you haven’t read my previous postings, i.e., the reason I play with 1 finger on my left hand and 2 fingers on my right hand is to make it easy for you to identify the notes I play on the keyboard. So, please feel free to use any number fingers and whichever fingers easiest for you. For example, for this song, it would be easier to use your right-hand pinky to play that highest note rather than moving your fingers around like I did in the video.

Also, I always try to minimize the range of notes captured on video, so that it is not too difficult to see what I play under a low resolution. That means, you are free to spread your left and right hands further apart, to play lower bass notes, or higher treble notes. You don’t have to follow within the range of notes I use. I hope this is clear. 🙂

There is nothing much I need to say about this song. I think it’s quite straightforward to follow the video. I know I didn’t step on the suspend pedal very consistently. Hehe. Sorry about that.

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Mamma Mia!

I know, I know. I played too fast on the video! The tempo in my head was going very fast! But it has been done, and I’m not willing to go back to recording it all over again. Anyway, since there’s a lot of repetition (i.e., there aren’t a lot of changes to chords), I believe one can still see what I play quite clearly on the video?

19 NOV 2008

There was a request to demonstrate how to play the melody along with the accompaniment for this song. I have to warn you that it’s going to be difficult to see what I play on the video. That’s because there are so many fingers there! 🙂 Anyway, I hope you can see what notes I pressed.

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Without You

The song was originally sung by Harry Nilsson I think. The key that I played in the video is according to that version, i.e., in E.

There are 2 parts in this song, each part is played twice.

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I Am Free by Newsboys

First of all, this is not really a song one would play on the piano alone. However, if you insist, then this is how you can play it. I thought I would post this video anyway because it may be useful to some who want to sing the song in their small group gatherings using a piano.

Secondly, I decided to post this song because it is a good example of playing a song the “cheat” way. You will notice the notes on the right hand need not change at all.

To play this song well as an accompaniment (for the singing) on the piano alone, you will need to vary the volume and the intensity. That’s where your ‘feel’ comes in. Please see the illustration on video.

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Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

I have divided this song into 3 parts.

Part 1a and Part 1b are very similar except the ending.

Part 3, though is repeated, the endings are different too. Please take note.

I hope this video is useful for those who would like to gather around the piano and sing along with friends and family members during Christmas holidays.

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You Love Her So Much

李圣杰,林隆璇 – 你那么爱她

“You Love Her So Much” is a direct translation of the Mandarin title, “Ni Na Me Ai Ta (你那么爱她)”

The song is in the key of Bb.

I have divided the song into 4 parts (1a, 1b, 2a and 2b). Part 1 belongs to the verse and Part 2 to the chorus of the song.

You will notice that in fact the progressions for these 4 parts are quite similar. The earlier portion of the progressions is in fact the same, while the latter portion may vary slightly for each part.

For those keen on learning the “Cheat Theories”, this song (especially the earlier portion of the progressions) is a good example of one with the bass notes walking down the scale. See “Changing The Bass Notes (part 3)” under the “Cheat Tricks” category.

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Seasons In The Sun

This song is under the ‘Evergreen’ category but I don’t know who the original singer is. The version I have listened to is by Westlife. The keys that I used in the video follow that of Westlife’s. There are 2 keys in the song: F# and A.

Part 1 and Part 2 are in F#. Part 3 is actually just a repeat of Part 2 but raised to the key of A.

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