Learn to play "Walking In Memphis" on Piano (Tutorial)

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Put on your blue suede shoes it's time to join Brett and Lisa as they "walk" you through the iconic song 'Walking In Memphis' by Marc Cohn!
This song isn't easy, but Brett breaks it down and shows you step by step how to play all the parts of the song, as well as his personal tips and tricks to playing the song successfully!
If you've ever wanted to jam to the classic tune, this lesson is for you!
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:30 - Getting started
2:10 - The verse: Add in singing
3:05 - Tips n tricks for playing
4:02 - The second verse
5:49 - Chorus
6:13 - The Bridge
8:21 - Last verse
8:54 - Weird bits and bites
10:17 - The ending
11:27 - Closing thoughts
FROM BRETT ZIEGLER:
Music is my life - from teaching piano and saxophone for nearly 20 years, to working as a musical director, technical director, worship leader, actor, recording musician, touring musician, theatre bandleader, and so much more. I’ve been formally trained through the Royal Conservatory of Music (Grade 9 Piano, first class honours) and have earned my Bachelor of Arts with extended minors in music and communication. I guess that’s the quick way of saying that I love this incredible instrument that you’re interested in learning - and I can’t wait to share some techniques and insights!
FROM LISA WITT:
I love to help students unlock their full musical potential. I have taught in a wide variety of settings from Music for Young Children to helping recording artists prepare their songs for the road. I also have specialized experience working with children that struggle with learning, developmental, and physical disabilities. While my background is classical, I’m currently focusing on helping my students play the music they love by ear! I’m excited to be a part of YOUR journey as you learn how to sight read, play by ear, and progress through musical theory. It is going to be fun!
Lyrics
Put on my blue suede shoes
And I boarded the plane
Touched down in the land of the Delta Blues
In the middle of the pouring rain
W.C. Handy, won't you look down over me?
Yeah, I got a first class ticket
But I'm as blue as a boy can be
Then I'm walking in Memphis
Was walking with my feet ten feet off of Beale
Walking in Memphis
But do I really feel the way I feel?
Saw the ghost of Elvis
On Union Avenue
Followed him up to the gates of Graceland
Then I watched him walk right through
Now security they did not see him
They just hovered 'round his tomb
But there's a pretty little thing
Waiting for the King
Down in the Jungle Room
When I was walking in Memphis
I was walking with my feet ten feet off of Beale
Walking in Memphis
But do I really feel the way I feel?
They've got catfish on the table
They've got gospel in the air
And Reverend Green be glad to see you
When you haven't got a prayer
But, boy, you've got a prayer in Memphis
Now Muriel plays piano
Every Friday at the Hollywood
And they brought me down to see her
And they asked me if I would
Do a little number
And I sang with all my might
She said
"Tell me are you a Christian child?"
And I said "Ma'am, I am tonight"
Walking in Memphis
(Walking in Memphis)
Was walking with my feet ten feet off of Beale
Walking in Memphis
(Walking in Memphis)
But do I really feel the way I feel?
Walking in Memphis
(Walking in Memphis)
I was walking with my feet ten feet off of Beale
Walking in Memphis
(Walking in Memphis)
But do I really feel the way I feel?
Put on my blue suede shoes
And I boarded the plane
Touched down in the land of the Delta Blues
In the middle of the pouring rain
Touched down in the land of the Delta Blues
In the middle of the pouring rain
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@PianoteOfficial 2 жыл бұрын

Get more tips on our blog >> www.pianote.com/blog/walking-in-memphis-piano-tutorial/

@adogownerandadogfeeder9363 2 жыл бұрын

Hi. Currently I'm 13 but I can't afford a piano or piano lessons. I do want to learn it though, do you think when I will be older and get enough money, will it be too late?

@kavokei1337 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, I taught myself to play this by ear when I was about 13 or 14 and somehow got it about 90% right. How did I even do that? I wouldn't know where to start these days without this video. Thank you! Love this channel ♥️

@BallisticDrummer 2 жыл бұрын

Thank You!!!! I have LOVED this song for ever!!!!

@LisaRSArt 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful singing Lisa! 😊🙌❤️👏👏

@mhathaway35 2 жыл бұрын

Love how exciting they make it. Whole new perspective I’ve the song.

@Tony-Stockport 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for this tutorial. Loved it!

@ryanrabbitt9409 9 ай бұрын

Love this thank you guys so much very inspiring for us at home learners!

@toneranger Жыл бұрын

Beautiful voice Lisa. Thanks for the great tutorial guys.

@joannecunliffe8067 Жыл бұрын

I have been trying to play this for years but with your help I think it doesn't look anything like as difficult as I thought it was. I'll have a go. The arpeggios remind me a little of Richard Marx's "Right Here Waiting" (which I can play). I'm basically a guitarist but I can play piano a little. You've inspired me! Thank you so much 🥰

@rickfiddler133 2 жыл бұрын

Just wonderful!

@PianoteOfficial 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for watching :)

@rh45sth62 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this wonderful lesson ! Loved the tandem approach which made it seem easier to learn 😀💯👍🎹

@karaokeking9747 6 ай бұрын

Wow, thanks so much for this! I have been self teaching for the past year and have just started departing from the method books to work on my ultimate goal- accompanying my singing on the piano. I read music just fine, but just looking at the transcription, I would have been too overwhelmed to even start. I love how you break everything up into chunks and explain what’s going on (for example- hey, that intro is just a couple of triads with the middle cut out. I can do that!) I think this is the perfect middle ground between just wading into the sheet music, or following one of those RockBand style tutorials. You guys obviously have a passion for teaching. I’m still making my way through the first two verses and am excited to learn those blues chords in the bridge. As a relative beginner it’s going to take awhile, but I’m confident I can do it.

@Nighttrainpiper 2 жыл бұрын

I can’t believe that super complicated song ends on a c chord. The audacity!

@marcodonati572 10 ай бұрын

Amazing!

@LisaRSArt 2 жыл бұрын

This is so beautiful❣️. Thank you for this. Definitely one of my favorites! Wow❣️👍🏼👍🏼👏👏👏❤️

@PianoteOfficial 2 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome! thanks for your support :) :) :)

@Momoheim 11 ай бұрын

Bless you for that tutorial guys!!! i give you 1 month of my life, which I would have lost if i didn't have this.

@laydenjohnson5587 2 жыл бұрын

This is really nice

@iowauss 2 жыл бұрын

You make it look easy, U R Good !!

@michaelleggieri7135 Жыл бұрын

I've been playing solo piano for years. I get requests for this song so started to figure it out and never realized how tricky complex this song is. Will probably take me a week 2 hours a day with metronome .

@kevingodding9316 2 жыл бұрын

Great Video, Fantastic Singing 👍👍👍

@ralfnolte174 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this great tutorial, folks! This is really the most detailled one i could find, and you also seem to have a good time! Fun to watch! Could you do another one for "Silver Thunderbird", too? Could not find ANY floating around... Keep up the good work! All the best, Ralf

@susandraluck25 2 жыл бұрын

An episode of “X-Files” used this song in one of their rare tender upbeat endings to the story line-sweet!

@robarias8625 2 жыл бұрын

Yes! And that’s why I’m here.

@billymona6011 2 жыл бұрын

May you please show us how to play Dandelions Ruth B. My sister is learning to do a dance to it for an upcoming competition, and it would mean the world to her if I could learn this piece. I Love what you do and your music lessons, I have learned so much from you!

@annies8075 2 жыл бұрын

This is beyond my capabilities at the moment, so I'll have to try this at a later date when I get more proficient on the piano.

@lindajolive7155 9 ай бұрын

I love this arrangement, it's great. Can I please buy the sheet music from you, somehow?

@janemc4342 2 жыл бұрын

LOVE YOUR VIDEOS AND YOUR HAPPY CONTAGIOUS MANNER. I HAVE A QUESTION, WHAT KIND OF MICROPHONE AND FILTER DO YOU HAVE IN THIS VIDEO, I LOVE THE SET UP YOU HAVE THERE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW. BEST TO YOU!!

@oscarbilly547 2 жыл бұрын

Gr8!

@PianoteOfficial 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@laydenjohnson5587 2 жыл бұрын

hey I was wondering if you could do " she could be you shawn hlookoff" no one in the world has a tutorial plz

@louisdouglas270 2 жыл бұрын

could you please do a tutorial of children - robert miles

@greysoncolman2843 Жыл бұрын

could we try some more country classic stuff? or just some more oldies please!!

@Indianabones007 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, this is awesome, what a great song! Could you do the same with Whole of the moon? Got rhythm but need intro and outro ❤️🤟

@PianoteOfficial 2 жыл бұрын

definitely putting it on the list!

@Indianabones007 2 жыл бұрын

@@PianoteOfficial that would be awesome! Just working on Walking in Memphis now 🤟❤️

@judebrown4103 2 жыл бұрын

I think I finally worked out the other reason I find this kind of music hard... Set aside the fact that I'm pretty sure I'm rhythmically dyslexic (!) 😂 I just realised that unlike classical music which gives you every instruction on volume and emphasis etc with dynamic markings, this kind of notation does not. The times I've gone to sight read a piece like this that I kind of know what it should sound like but then play the notes as written (-ish) and there's something missing and I can't tell what. It's the stress marks showing where the beat goes! There are none so if you're hopeless with rhythm like me even after hundreds of years playing classical piano I'm lost as to what the music means! I guess there might be some notation in the first few bars..? If so I'll have forgotten at the page turn 😂 Now you lovely people have shown me how to relax and just use the chords and listen I need to revisit this kind of stuff. I'm 64 this year so that's two Beatles references to my name so I better get tuned in! 😂 👍 Enjoyed this very much but my brain hurts 😁👏👍 Edit : oh my goodness! I've just worked out this is why I've never enjoyed playing Bach... he wrote for organ and did not put in pianoforte dynamics... so unless you get a piece of sheet music that's been well edited for piano there is no guidance. Have we established yet that my classical training was restrictive and not conducive to letting loose the musical imagination? Or do we deduce that I am not a musician able to be in touch with the feel of the music that I'm making? 🤔

@AdventurousJS 2 жыл бұрын

I think you’ve deduced that nobody ever allowed you to explore your own personal interpretations of music, and so that particular musical muscle was never strengthened. Nobody grading you now…time to experiment like you are 5 years old and don’t care what the paper says! 🥳

@judebrown4103 2 жыл бұрын

@@AdventurousJS ha😄, you're right of course and that's just what I try to do these days. I never sit at the piano without starting a free form session without music so I hope to awaken that musical muscle... Now if I could just have some of the energy of that five year old! Thank you for the encouragement. 🙏☺️

@santomon07 2 жыл бұрын

I liked the 3rd and 4 verses....but I was hoping to see what he was doing on the C chord in the chorus...sounds really cool but hard for me to figure out what his little riff or ornament is that he's doinf

@jurpretiheijdeinespinosa3378 2 жыл бұрын

Can you do tutorial for Line without a hook by ricky montgomery

@pinchopaxtonsgreatestminds9591 2 жыл бұрын

Awhile back you taught Bohemian Rhapsody part. I would like to learn the rest of it now. How about it?

@GeorgetteBu 10 ай бұрын

In other word the first beat is "and one and two and three and four". The first note is like a "pickup" beat but it's a note. Or it's like a "rest" but there is a note.