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This here is my personal in-depth piano tutorial for both beginners and advanced players.
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Loop and slow down parts of the lesson:
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Here are the tutorial parts (min:sec):
1) The 3 parts of the song - 00:13
2) The 4 major chords of the song - 01:19
3) first part - 01:29
4) second part - 05:46
5) third part - 07:48
6) all 3 parts of the song one after the other 10:27
7) when to use the sustain foot pedal - 11:31
8) dynamics/volume - 12:13
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sheet music and lyrics for free:
sheet music:
pdf:
www.dropbox.com/s/g2gk716e2cg...
musescore file:
www.dropbox.com/s/jvi5v0ppj2b...
lyrics:
www.dropbox.com/s/mpmdss3cfg9...
Correction:
At the first part, first bar, at the 4th beat please always play an E with the left hands pinkie for one beat instead of the C I played in the video, I missed this originial voicing when I did the tutorial, sorry, so to be really accurate and like the original please amend the left hands playing here. Thx.
Additional Info regarding your fingering:
In the New York live recording and the Making Of John plays the alternating rhythm pattern between the single C bass tone and chord tones E,G just with the right hand and with the left hand a one finger base or an octave bass, but it is is easier and better to learn it the way I show it in my video.
But it's up to you of course.
And also please note:
John actually does not play the D with the right hands little finger during the little lick explained at 3:48.
Instead he plays the G with his left hands little finger.
D is a harmonic overtone of G that is why we hear a D allthough not played. I added the D especially for electric pianos wher the overtones of the G do not ring the D strings. At the end of the road it is your choice to play the D or not . If not, just play a G /C Base in the left hand instead of a C/C octave. Thanks to Lander Vervaet and John Lennon Fanatic for your input!
Important:
Remember that people love to sing this song, they just do not recall the lyrics by memory.
Print out the lyrics 5 or 10 times and bring them to the next invitation/party and play the song on the piano.
People will love to sing along. It is a great experience.
Enjoy playing it it like the original!
All The Bes!
Birdmann