Money, Money, Money

Ok, I know. It’s not very smooth. Well, what can you expect with 3 fingers? 🙂

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Hey Jude by The Beatles

Part 1 should be repeated. However, for illustration purpose, I did not do so. This is the case with all my videos.

The following is a related video someone introduced to me on YouTube. Most of you might have seen it. If not, do check it out… the little boy is pretty amazing!

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You Needed Me

This is a song by Anne Murray….

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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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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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Because I Love You by Shakin’ Stevens

I have not commented much on chord progressions for the songs I have posted lately. Ok, perhaps I shall do for this one.

There are 3 different parts in this song, as I have marked on the video.

Part 1 and Part 3 have the same chord progressions. It goes like this:

I –> VIm –> IIm7 –> V

The song is in the key of B. So the above progression is translated as:

B –> G#m –> C#m7 –> F#

Part 2 is actually similar to the above too, except with a slight twist. This is how it goes…

I –> III –> VIm –> VI –> IIm7 –> V

In the key of B, this is translated into…

B –> D# –> G#m –> G# –> C#m7 –> F#
With some tweaking, we can simplify it further into what you see on the video. If anyone is interested to know how this is done, please let me know.

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Wind Continues To Blow

張國榮 — 風繼續吹

This is originally a Japanese song, I think, but made famous by the late Leslie Cheung of Hong Kong, through his Cantonese version.
It is easier to learn the song when you can “see” it as 3 different parts, and therefore not that long really.  I have marked the parts on the video. Just before the ending, the part is similar to Part 2, but with some modification. I hope it’s not too difficult to see where the differences are, and to follow accordingly.

Anyway, as I have said before, if anyone needs clarification, please do write to me.

Here’s the video…

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Hard To Say I’m Sorry by Chicago

I am assuming that those who read this post probably find learning to play this song other ways more difficult. The video here illustrates a very simplified form of playing this song. With the assumption, I decided not to go into the part of the song where the key is changed to G (initially in E).

However, if anyone is interested to know how to play the part that is in the G key, please let me know. It’s actually the same pattern in E just repeated in G.

Here is the video…

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Words by Bee Gees / Boyzone

I wonder if I need any explanation for this song. I believe the video is quite easy to follow.

Perhaps what I need to do here is instead a reiteration of one of that purposes of my blog, that is, to help adult learners pick up the playing quickly and sing along while playing the piano. Call this “karaoke” piano or “sing-along” piano, if you like. 🙂

Here’s the video…

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