Hotel California (Eagles): Learn the chord progression on the piano quickly and easily
This is piano tutorial 1 of 4 in our series “How to play Hotel California by the Eagles on the piano”. In this video we want to talk about the chord progression to the song. Our goal will be to look at it in such a way that it will be easily memorized in one sitting.
In this video we answer the question “Why do pianists ever play with crossed hands?” It might seem like showing off, but there is actually a very good reason why pianists use this technique: It might look harder, but it is actually easier than the alternative!
Hi, this is Brett with pianoAHA and we’ve got a small Christmas project for you: “Joy to the World”, playing “Joy to the World” in all keys; mostly by ear and with a little help from some structure. >>>
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Piano Tutorial: Learn to play Adele’s Hello on the piano in 20 minutes
Hello? It’s me. Hi, Adele. Yeah, it’s Brett from pianoAHA. What can I do for you? Yes, I do know your song “Hello”. It is a little long, yeah. Yeah, there are hundreds of chord changes, but there are only four different chords right? (Actually there’s one more.) Nothing, nothing. I see. So if I’ve understood you correctly, you’re wondering if there wouldn’t be a way of somehow looking at the music so that we could find some patterns and some structures, thereby making it much easier to remember so you wouldn’t have to think from chord to chord to chord to chord over a couple of pages and 5 to 6 minutes while you are wanting to accompany yourself singing. I understand. Let’s give it a try. >>>
Hi, my name is Brett and I would like to welcome you to pianoAHA. “pianoAHA? Why is it called pianoAHA?” Allow me to explain. We would like to help you improve at the piano, not through blind hard work, but through insight; through a “light bulb moment”; through an “aha”, as it were. Let me give you a small example of the way we look at things. >>>