Song For Guy Piano Harmony Tutorial
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4 ай бұрынWelcome to our piano tutorial on Elton John's iconic instrumental piece "Song for Guy." In this Elton John tutorial, we'll dive deep into the harmonies and grooves that make this song so captivating.
Throughout the Song for Guy piano tutorial, we'll cover essential aspects such as chord progressions, rhythm patterns, and how to infuse your playing with Elton John's signature style.
We'll start by breaking down Elton John harmony, Song for Guy chords, and explore how they create a rich harmonic landscape. From there, we'll dive into the rhythm and groove elements that give the song its unique feel, focusing on techniques to add depth and emotion to your performance.
Learn how to play Song for Guy by Elton John on piano by mastering Elton John harmony and rhythm, and how to groove on piano and create your own mesmerising Song for Guy piano cover.
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@contemporaryschoolofpiano 4 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching! Master grooves on piano and expand your piano groove vocabulary by joining the GROOVE Mastery Course with Tom: lcsp.samcart.com/products/groove-mastery-everyday/
@davidfarmer2049 4 ай бұрын
What on earth are "iconic" cords.
@jennywren8937 4 ай бұрын
@@davidfarmer2049 Cambridge English Dictionary gives an accurate meaning.
@davidfarmer2049 4 ай бұрын
@@jennywren8937 Jenny. There are an estimated 250,000 words in the English Language. You dont ahve to use favourite Main Stream Media buzz words.
@davidfarmer2049 4 ай бұрын
@@jennywren8937 No incorrect the Dictionary lists the word for the usual reason: to sell more books. Conversation over thanks. 🙂
@contemporaryschoolofpiano 4 ай бұрын
@davidfarmer2049 how are your chords going on the piano?
@bazzaf7641 4 ай бұрын
You never fail to impress me Tom. You start off fairly simply then you show how it should be done. Wow!!!
@danielwesemann4205 19 күн бұрын
I'd love to see another tutorial on some other Elton piano ballad instrumentals such as The Man Who Never Died.
@lemee70 2 ай бұрын
Wow. What a finale.
@michaelhayes9975 4 ай бұрын
Fabulous! Will take more than a three hour lesson to cover that little lot. Just love it mate!
@simonnmorgan 4 ай бұрын
Wow wow wow. This is exactly the type of piano Ive been wanting to play my whole life. Ive been playing on and off for a long time but Ive always felt something was missing and I am not connecting with the music when playing. Ill end up playing. I would love to play pop music that freely and not mechanically - or simply playing it exactly like someone else. Thank you for this eye opener. Not sure how I will eventually get there.
@MyChrist2010 4 ай бұрын
As a beginner of your course "the complete musician" I love this lesson. It fits seamlessly the lessons of chord progressions and inversions. Can’t wait to start practising right away. Thanks a lot, Christopher.
@contemporaryschoolofpiano 4 ай бұрын
Yes this fits the Complete Musician materials perfectly. Hope the course is going well for you. Let us know if you need anything else.
@ernestgould953 Ай бұрын
JUST A JOY TO WATCH GREAT
@williamnumero3545 4 ай бұрын
Been waiting for Tom to do this EJ classic
@contemporaryschoolofpiano 4 ай бұрын
That's great to hear. I was wondering if people knew this one!
@gurupadmasambawa5626 4 ай бұрын
Fantastic lesson Thank you Tom. I will grab your groove course
@contemporaryschoolofpiano 4 ай бұрын
Yes it's a great addition to this class. 🎉
@keenb641 Ай бұрын
I was going to comment on your mic picking up your mouth throughout the playing but thought it wouldnt be Jarrett'esque without it! Amazing video!
@ronchiles399 4 ай бұрын
Thank you
@alexc2259 4 ай бұрын
Loved this lesson. Your explanations are so clear. Awesome outro!
@contemporaryschoolofpiano 4 ай бұрын
Thanks Alex. Hope you're well.
@knokeydv 4 ай бұрын
certain parts of the performance at the end remind me a bit of Vince Guaraldi I LOVE it!!!!!!!!
@contemporaryschoolofpiano 4 ай бұрын
Many thanks!
@contemporaryschoolofpiano 4 ай бұрын
Yes much more like Vince rather than Keith. The story of my life 😂
@elysiaestee3123 3 ай бұрын
Thanks a lot, Tom!! I can't stop playing this song. It's SO much fun to play!!! Thank you thank you!❤
@salvelox1923 4 ай бұрын
Thank you so much Tom for your wonderfull lesson! Playing piano is a joy! four years ago I had a terrible accident. I was about to lose my right forearm... Now I'm following your lessons and trying to start again! I'll never give up!
@contemporaryschoolofpiano 4 ай бұрын
Sorry to hear of your setback- I hope you are finding your musical path again. 🙏 it's all possible.
@salvelox1923 4 ай бұрын
Thank you so much Tom!! I hope too!
@darrellbrook4461 4 ай бұрын
Thank you Tom Classic !!!!!!!
@salsorice1530 4 ай бұрын
Great explanation and interpretation - and fabulous playing!
@wedgeproductions 4 ай бұрын
Have always loved this song, in fact I remember buying it on a 45 ! Fab video Tom, thanks very much
@jennywren8937 4 ай бұрын
Love your version, thanks Tom.❤
@kamranhamidfar1725 Ай бұрын
Tom is fantastic ❤
@alancurtis9155 4 ай бұрын
Great tutorial. At the end, I think you have Keith and Elton +++.
@williamnumero3545 4 ай бұрын
Thank you and I fully take that on board. I love the chord based approach to Piano and as a previous guitar chord player, I have found the transition to Piano much easier. I can now play Your Song, Sacrifice and Rocket Man quite proficiently using your methods and it’s uplifting 😊
@frederickk2852 4 ай бұрын
Totally agree with a previous comment that there is a Vince Guaraldi sound, mostly in the bassline. Keith Jarret comes to mind in the top end impro as well as some gospel as in his interpretation of “ Things ain’t what they used to be”. Really liked the lesson,great playing…thought your piano stool might get kicked away at some point 😂😂😂. Great video.
@clairebedard4872 4 ай бұрын
Thank you so much.I love the way you teach us the song.... As always ! 🙏🥰
@tomstoe7673 4 ай бұрын
I love elton and keith playing "together" ;-)
@frostybear01 4 ай бұрын
Love that song, and your improvising on the tune at the end made me hit that subscribe button. Thanks. Nice work.
@capri2673 2 ай бұрын
Lovely playing of a great instrumental. I don't play piano but it's interesting to see how it's done.
@MrEddieLong 4 ай бұрын
Well done tutorial and great performance from 13:27 on🙏 best regards Eddie
@alexc2259 4 ай бұрын
"If you play a wrong note, who cares. Just add some more notes and call it Jazz". Tom Donald. What is your favorite LCSP quote?
@markEASTWOOD 4 ай бұрын
Imagine being that good on the piano you get to choose how to play the piece..
@garyhillman4993 4 ай бұрын
Wow
@thomass.2719 Ай бұрын
I love that piece!!! I have one question: Do you use the sustain pedal all the time? Best regards from Düsseldorf, Thomas 😊
@eltongiov8063 2 ай бұрын
❤🎉 19:37
@andreiter 2 ай бұрын
Could you do a tutorial for Elton's "Blue Eyes"? 🙂
@richard135b7 4 ай бұрын
Is your Groove Mastery course video based like here on KZfaq? I don't learn very well with music course books.
@contemporaryschoolofpiano 4 ай бұрын
Yes it's a video course!
@clairebedard4872 4 ай бұрын
Can we have the sheet music ?
@Scooterboi60 Ай бұрын
I hope you don’t mind (good bit of lyric there) but can I correct you on the origin of this piece. Elton composed it on a Sunday and the next day went into the office, was told Guy had been killed on the Sunday in a motorcycle accident, went to the studio and recorded it and titled it Song for Guy.
@contemporaryschoolofpiano Ай бұрын
Thankyou for this back story. It's a moving dedication.
@Scooterboi60 Ай бұрын
@@contemporaryschoolofpiano it is and with incorporating Jarrett’s style into the piece gave it a completely different meaning which is what I guess you were going for and as a result you introduced your own personality.
@contemporaryschoolofpiano Ай бұрын
@Scooterboi60 interestingly there is a late 70s interview with Elton saying Jarrett is one of his favourite pianists.
@williamnumero3545 4 ай бұрын
Not that keen on the improv bit at end but the tutorial of the original is good. Be better if the chord sheet was shown as in the Rocket Man, Sacrifice and Your Song tutorial please. Thanks Tom
@contemporaryschoolofpiano 4 ай бұрын
Yes the problem we found with showing all of the chord sheets is it takes away from the camera and keyboard views. The other thing with this piece is it doesn't have many chords so using the approach I've mentioned on so many of these videos is to think about Chords first I.e short hand chord charts - is probably the best approach. Though if you want more dots and sheet music it's worth investing a couple of dollars to buy the score (it's still in copyright) on sheetmusicplus or someone like them. But with the few chords in this song, I don't think it's even worth doing that when you can use a pen and paper. No KZfaq trick or keyboard widget is a substitute for quality practice. The good news is, chords are where it is at and these great chords are so accessible.
@noeldavis1211 3 ай бұрын
timing on three blind mice is 3 on e 2 on d and 1 on c,( not 2 like you do it).if you listen to elton john 1978.But that aside you are a great teacher, love your work.
@roseclements8836 2 ай бұрын
Yellow Brick Road is the first and second time I ever bought an album. The first time I paid $6. How horrified I was when I paid $13 to have it again. What would I pay now?
@contemporaryschoolofpiano 2 ай бұрын
Ebay grab it on CD? I reckon you'd get it easily for under 5. Elton has sold millions of them over his career. What an album!
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