Autumn Leaves in the Styles of 10 Classical Composers (PART 1)

How would these famous classical composers have arranged Autumn Leaves?? Composers included: Bach, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Chopin, Liszt, Rachmaninoff, Ravel, Gershwin, Shostakovich, Philip Glass.
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[@NahreSol]

I made a Part 2!! 🍂 Autumn Leaves in the Styles of 10 MORE Classical Composers (Beethoven Debussy, Satie, Kapustin…) kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4LJhZ6EosmpasU

[@leecherlarry]

i liked the bonus best. sounds very nahre indeed.

[@eatmyspam]

Nahre Sol, the link in your video description for " My Piano Intensive Video Course" looks very suspicious. Can you confirm this is the intended URL?

[@antonissexywisdom]

SO good :D I sooo much wish there were stand-alone extended versions/ improvisations of each of those.

[@DavidMcMahon100]

Just fantastic! Thank you!

[@staticGenerator4You]

Fantastic - You had Philip Glass in there…wasn’t expecting that! When will we see your album “à la NAHRE SOL” featuring your inspiring version of Autumn Leaves?

[@blogleftbanker]

I struggle just to make Bach sound like Bach.

[@d_rivadeneyra]

Best comment lmao

[@bw2082]

I really appreciate how you know the compositional styles of everyone and actually make the piece in the style of vs. sticking the tune into the middle of one of the composer’s pieces like a lot of these “in the style of” youtubers do.

[@jeff__w]

“…vs. sticking the tune into the middle of one of the composer’s pieces…” My thoughts exactly.

[@arcynical8053]

If you find more in the style of video's that are actually in the style of and not just a remade hit song please let me know. Genres anything rock/metal like :)

[@barmstrong6811]

@@arcynical8053 nahre's happy birthday in the style of... is really good.

[@laurenth7187]

The style is only a decorative element, i would wish here to go futher...

[@d__osaka2433]

The Bach version is epic

[@MichaelChengSanJose]

Your interpretations of all those composers are totally on point, as if you’ve gotten into their heads and made them play the piece for us.

[@speedsterh]

True, but I would have like to have annotations as well on this piece ! Superb work on all pieces

[@clif_plays]

All these versions are great, but your own interpretation of the original is so beautiful. I sometimes come back just to listen to it

[@alielhoussieny9543]

1) 1:09 - Bach 2) 1:36 - Mozart 3) 1:59 - Mendelssohn 4) 2:29 - Chopin 5) 2:58 - Liszt 6) 3:24 - Rachmaninoff 7) 4:00 - Ravel 8) 4:45 - Gershwin 9) 5:13 - Shostakovich 10) 5:41 - Philip Glass 6:35 - BONUS

[@dustsky]

TY!

[@alielhoussieny9543]

@@dustsky NP!!

[@a_seaoasis]

Thank You 🙏💕

[@andrewsutton6640]

11 likes for your time stamps and this video:-)

[@alielhoussieny9543]

@@a_seaoasis np :))

[@himmelektronik]

wow the Philip Glass one was AMAZING. Also I like that you just put the word "suffering" on the Rachmaninoff segment

[@NafthaliHananja]

Lol I just commented the exact same thing!

[@7Volkan6]

I need a full version of the Glass one.

[@David-yz4hk]

Agreed. Reminded me of the Downton Abbey theme song for some reason.

[@pauloya]

Agreed , I'm going to go listen to some Phillip Glass :)

[@miowmeowmoew]

@@David-yz4hk exactly!! it’s reassuring to know it wasnt just me thinking that :)

[@finnianreilly1831]

This is genius level composition and shows what a deep understanding of compositional style Nahre has ! Brilliantly executed and very educational and insightful

[@amca2421]

Ms. Sol you are a musical genius yourself. Brilliant! ❤

[@DorothyOzmaLover]

This is why Nohre is so legend, she's so artfully creative w/ gorgeous emotive and stirring music that intrigues while enlightening one's mind. 🎶🎹🔥

[@adrianopiano5551]

Absolutely

[@franktaylor7978]

Nahre is such a legend indeed.

[@phoneticalballsack]

Sounds like an AI generated comment. You would be a good oil & gas lobbyist.

[@leroyrodriguez]

Yesreh

[@19andthe16]

Fun fact) Nohre means song in korean

[@joeraciti]

Unbelievable. The whole thing was amazing but the Liszt gave me chills. Nahre = genius.

[@chanfonseka8051]

I suggest a hot honey lemon tea

[@roypeaslee1305]

This pianist has a wonderful understanding of music and how it can be presented. She is truly an artist.

[@kakashimandan8605]

All of these composers are looking down amazed by this performance ❤️

[@PianoWithJonny]

This is incredible Nahre! As a classically-trained jazz pianist, my mind is blown how you weaved the two worlds together with such perfection. Well done 👏

[@gamingham9868]

Hi you! :)

[@vasapianocovers6331]

Yo Johny ! Nice to see you lurking !

[@omamajohnpaul4215]

Greetings great Maestro

[@ivanporsche2572]

I’m sure some one else has said it, but your ability to compose all of these different versions in “the style of” shows how much you deeply and truly understand every composer you exhibit. I can’t help but think of insane amount of time and effort that has taken. Bravo!!! Love your videos!

[@Gurumurthyify]

Frederic Chopin “spaced out”. (Left hand 😅) I love Nahre, you are a genius.

[@AnthonyJones-zo7dy]

BRILLIANT!!!! THANK YOU! A truly magnificent effort... All the continued VERY BEST!

[@ErkaaJ]

Not actually entirely true, some of them are more like "charicatures", e.g. Liszt. It's like when everybody can make a Christopher Walken impression.

[@AnthonyJones-zo7dy]

@@ErkaaJ so... can you do what she did? Regardless, of your view, I still her effort was brilliant ... considering the capture of the 'character' of the composers...

[@ErkaaJ]

@@AnthonyJones-zo7dy You are perfectly allowed to, I think it is awesome what she is trying to do, but there is no need in making it seem deeper than it is.

[@RobertSeviour1]

Nahre demonstrates a magnificent understanding of the styles of these composers. Her playing is delightful. Subscribed

[@rhodorawong3257]

I really don't listen much to classical music, I've listened to some popular pieces, and I'm very familiar with the song Autumn Leaves. I was smiling the entire time, thoroughly enjoying myself listening to the different manner the pieces were played based on those composers... It was educational, an eye opener, and was fun to listen to. Thank you. You're a magnificent pianist. ❤❤❤

[@freshprinceofbeleren3022]

In addition to this amazing performance, I especially loved the captions describing the techniques you used to emulate each composer. The timing/editing made it so much easier to follow!

[@marisda_]

Yeah, I watched the descriptions like I understand them (I don't), but having listened to most of those composers I can intuitively see how the original song was translated to the difference styles and techniques.

[@hank1519]

And some are really funny!

[@JDH_MUSIC]

You are incredible at this. The Phillip Glass one was gorgeous. You should do a full song in that style.

[@JariSatta]

Yes

[@bcharafrancisalsafi9805]

That Rachmaninoff part was really pleasant to listen to

[@Lisa-jk9re]

Several centuries of music culture in one video😃 This video inspiring so much. Each style sounds so cool!

[@Foodgeek]

Awesome :D Please, do a video with how famous jazz pianists would interpret a classical piece ;)

[@lcoleman1961]

You may be interested to hear Chick Corea's last album. He plays some Chopin, Scarlatti and Scriabin in addition to his own compositions and jazz standards.

[@openendedthinking4033]

You might want JiminDorothy for that

[@alexbezdek1]

What a great idea!

[@birddoesnottalk1032]

Not Piano but Grant Green- Mozart 40 is fun. Also Eugene Cicero Swinging the classics

[@lcoleman1961]

Don't forget Jacque Loussier.

[@truecuckoo]

Genius level achieved 🙌🏼 So much musicality and creativity in there, while on point at a next level. I had to go back and enjoy Liszt a few times. So good! I love this.

[@NahreSol]

Thank you 😍😍😍

[@clarenzlarka]

I laughed immediately with Liszt. Seemed almost like parody 😊😊

[@starros1]

What a learning experience to listen to. Your talent and creativity runs off the charts. Thank you so much, Nahre.

[@jkimsc]

This is absolute brilliance. We need more of this in the world these days. Thank you.

[@BlessYourHeart254]

Fantastic ❤

[@baldy555]

Those subtitles truly make me realize each composer's uniqueness. Like, Yes yes he does that. Truly talented all round classical and jazz keyboardist. You'll go places, Girl!

[@RasiRon]

It almost doesn’t matter how faithful the pianist is to the mimicked composer ; the pianist adds a sweet style to all these variations and they’re just a pleasure to listen to.

[@JJBushfan]

The ability to play a piano at all is a mystery to a normal mortal like me, but this stuff is from another planet. As somebody remarked below, KZbin at its best.

[@isaaccespedes4817]

I love the Autumn leaves and classical music. This was the best, and so accurate. Like teaching magician secrets. Bravo.

[@PianistJay]

Just amazing. As always. As a musicologist, this should be a mandatory video for my students to learn about genre, style and manières of composers. Thanks again.

[@jesster816]

I looove the Ravel version! And as a classically trained pianist, I overall loved watching this.

[@valerynikitina7683]

The Rachmaninoff gave me chills, you absolutely have captured it!

[@buddyneher9359]

"whimsical but slightly menacing"..... nice!

[@argophontes]

It's absolutely fascinating how the mixture of tendencies of each composer really do make them sound "like themselves". The ending of your Ravel interpretation made me want to hear Autumn Leaves à la Erik Satie.

[@N4m43]

Yeah I would have loved to hear a Satie and Debussy version. But the ones here are amazing nonetheless!

[@user-hy4tz3vk8o]

I'd also love to hear Nahre's version in the style of Piazzolla.

[@clarenzlarka]

Yes. It was a marvelous performance and interpretation.

[@ucb.aapmotman]

The Liszt one sounds like you crammed every Liszt-esc technique into 30 seconds 🤣 Also the humour of the last note being effectively the same but different names is hilarious! Genius composing

[@RideAlongAdventures]

Omg…LISTZ. Nailed it. That is both hilarious and perfection at the same time. 😂

[@michaeld5888]

Victor Borge couldn't have done better. Brought a smile to my face. Thanks.

[@CL-08]

As soon as you started the Bach rendition I started smiling and didn't stop the whole time. Also really liked the high notes on Liszt and all of Gershwin. Oh, and Philip Glass. All of it. Really amazing work.

[@1000left]

That was stunning!! Your understanding of the composers and absolutely magical fingers punctuated with words like "Whimsical'", Glistening Broken Chords" and "Almost fragile" made for a phenomenal video!!! THANK YOU!!!

[@mustngjoe]

No TV in your house growing up huh? Absolutely brilliant ❤

[@c.t.murray3632]

I will never listen to Autumn Leaves the same way again. I will watch it several times just to get a good idea of your descriptions for each composer. very entertaining.

[@WeAreOnePiano]

I loved Nahre version the most. This video is KZbin at its finest!

[@musicislanguage8657]

How nice to see you here! :)

[@imalive9235]

she's married, but nice try brother

[@JSBach-pd4yg]

you should do better than always using arpeggios

[@musicislanguage8657]

@@JSBach-pd4yg 😂

[@michieldpiano]

No

[@musamor75]

This is an astonishing display of pianistic mastery of the highest plain. Miss Sol explores the labyrinthine technical possibilities of the piano covering a wide range of idioms. A truly breathtaking experience. Is it mere coincidence that she chose the same key as Liszt's Transendental Etude on the Paganini theme, La Campanella? G#minor. Not the easiest of keys. This is a musical monument, something in the line of what Alexei Kissin would play, only more imaginative. I am truly blown over. Thank you for sharing this precious moment. God bless.

[@MKisJ]

perfect!

[@marblemadness8870]

I'm curious why you automatically think her preference of key had anything to do with Liszt's version of la Campanella? Why couldn't it have just been a coincidental choice? This piece had little to do with Liszt or the Paganini Etude. In fact, her variations go through the gamut of the most well known composers, (Except for Brahms ). 😢 The Key of G# Major may be "very difficult" to you, but from a pianistic vantage, it is a very comfortable key to play in. The White keys & black keys align very well with the hands natural posture. This is why Chopin would teach his students to play scales with the most flats & sharps before scales with all natural keys like that of C Major & a minor.

[@jackhenrywhetstone4246]

@@marblemadness8870 that was such a mean response, damn.

[@GenophefeElisabeth]

This is truly one of the comments of all time. Bravo Vince!

[@chamboyette853]

Good composing too.

[@MattRichardsMusic]

As a jazz guitarist (who plays some classical guitar and crosses genres quite a bit) this is really well-done. Your version is really first-rate! Thank You!

[@brianohehir9515]

I listen in awe, with envy!

[@ryantabor3026]

The Ravel and Shostakovich versions are very fascinating and intriguing for me. I love those. You portrayed elements of their music very excellently.

[@medokarbo]

Yes same! Ravel was the most aurally interesting, while I am a sucker for Shostakovich’s sarcasm.

[@stefanocanali6477]

THIS IS SUCH A GREAT JOB! I can only imagine how much you worked on this!

[@stuperug]

You made the piece "not jazz" in the most jazz way possible. This was a lot of fun!

[@jpdj2715]

Brilliant work, Nahre. About the song from wikipedia and the interwebs: "Autumn Leaves" is a popular song and jazz standard composed by Joseph Kosma in 1945 with original lyrics by Jacques Prévert in French (original French title: "Les Feuilles mortes" - “Dead leaves”), and later by Johnny Mercer in English. The melody was influenced by a piece, "Rendez-vous", a ballet by Joseph Kosma written for Roland Petit, performed in Paris at the end of the Second World War, large parts of the melodies are exactly the same, which was itself borrowed partially from "Poème d'octobre" by Jules Massenet with lyrics by Paul Collin. The first commercial recordings of "Les Feuilles mortes" were released in 1950, by Cora Vaucaire and by Yves Montand. As a jazz standard, "Autumn Leaves" has accumulated more than a thousand commercial recordings. The song was recorded steadily throughout the 1950s by leading pop vocalists including Steve Conway (1950), Bing Crosby (1950), Nat King Cole (1955), Doris Day (1956), and Frank Sinatra (1957). It was also quickly adopted by instrumental jazz artists including Artie Shaw (1950), Stan Getz (1952), Erroll Garner and Ahmad Jamal (separately in 1955), Duke Ellington (1957), Cannonball Adderley and Miles Davis, Vince Guaraldi (all 1958), and John Coltrane (1962, maybe earlier). Roger Williams made the song a number-one hit in the U.S. in 1955, the first piano instrumental to reach number one. Composer Terry Riley has written a contrafact of the song (1965), using the same principle of small repetitive cells of melody and rhythm first put in use in his breakthrough piece, In C (1964). In 2012, jazz historian Philippe Baudoin called the song "the most important non-American standard" and noted that "it has been recorded about 1400 times by mainstream and modern jazz musicians alone and is the eighth most-recorded tune by jazzmen." The song is heavily referenced in "La Chanson de Prévert", a song by Serge Gainsbourg. Nahre's performances Part 1 Nahre Sol (simplified original) Bach Mozart Mendelssohn Chopin Liszt Rachmaninoff Ravel Gershwin Shostakovich Philip Glass Nahre Sol Part 2 Nahre Sol (simplified original) Scarlatti Haydn Beethoven Schubert Brahms Debussy Scriabin Satie Prokofiev Kapustin

[@Summer_Lee]

I really appreciate how you can clearly tell the style of each composer and the melody is still there! Nahre, you are a genius! I would love to hear a Debussy rendition!

[@haroldcampbell3337]

I was also going to suggest Debussy.

[@Williamottelucas]

And Erik Satie!

[@MargaretLeber]

Read my mind.

[@ZephyrPatchouli]

And Beethov

[@Williamottelucas]

Thanks for including him in the Happy Birthday video!

[@brianlarter6576]

That was absolutely brilliant. You captured the style of all the composers perfectly - and the choice of Autumn Leaves was spot on. It has such a great melody and you turned it into a magical musical journey. Bravo!

[@silversurfer8278]

I've probably learnt more in the last eight minutes, than in the last eight years of listening to classical and film music! What an amazing distillation of years of experience. Thank you, Nahre.

[@richardbedard1245]

I am familiar with all but three composers. The concept of demonstrating the different composing styles by adapting one song to fit those styles is pure genius! Thank you for sharing your gift with us!

[@antm64]

This is one of the most educational videos on KZbin! That you can demonstrate the style of each composer was amazing to hear and to see. Thank you for taking the time to add the descriptive captions. Really well done!!! Your talents and skills are astonishing! Thank you!!

[@malteplath]

Thank you for explaining more about these composers by your interpretation than a hundred lectures could. (I still love the bare, minimalist original the most - it sends shivers down my spine.)

[@privacyantiscum6453]

YAYyyy! Bravo!!! I hope you can compose your own classical music! I am so proud of you in advance! My name is Rich! Make a Rich violin concerto when you are ready!!!!

[@peace-now]

A timeless and universally known and loved song.

[@nightowl5395]

How pretty is the Mendelssohn.....and I like the 'sinister' ending to the Liszt ! You are so clever, so talented to do this, and thanks for sharing it with us 😊

[@mehwhyausername1]

"a bit tragic" lol "as if overcast"

[@mehwhyausername1]

I guess she's a bit of a humorist as well

[@jeff__w]

The interpretations are brilliant and gorgeous. (The descriptions-e.g., “pearly,” “whimsical but slightly threatening”-are enlightening and exactly on point.)

[@giltayallusion]

Well, that was delightful.

[@komoru]

I know the video length is short, but this really had to take TONS of time to create and practice. Not only that, but of course, you're drawing upon a lifetime of experience playing music from these composers. Hats off!

[@JIAbbot]

Absolutely magnificent, Nahre Sol. I particularly love the on-screen commentary-it’s like the musical equivalent of one’s favorite intrepid foodie’s review of choice dishes at the best restaurants! Thank you so much for these remarkable offerings. You are one of the greatest music teachers alive today.

[@Psionara]

Your version was my favorite!

[@PrzemeQ_XY]

This Philip Glass rendition was just so SPOT-ON (as practically every one of them) But this last just... Ahhh... Just so damn Glass-esque! Left me completly spellbound.....

[@mightymashak]

OMG, I can definitely see each composer writing this melody in his own style! Can't event tell who is my favorite, 19 century - List, 20 - probably Rakhmaninov. Thank you for giant piece of amazing job you did!

[@Stick-a-fork-in-Gmorks-tort]

Spectacular bonus there. It's just as impressive when jazz gets to let its classical side come out to play as the other way around.

[@TheVoitel]

This is not in fact Jazz, like many Jazz classics. This is french Chanson.

[@LorenIpsum75]

I'm not a musician, but a listener. Enjoyed your variations on "Autumn Leaves". As I watched, I called out, "do Gershwin, do Gershwin!"...and you did Gershwin! 🤩 Thanks, Nahre.

[@tfofurn]

I love Gershwin's Springy Doodads. Thanks for reminding me to pick a box up on the way home tonight! 😂

[@ce1089]

that ravel was perfection, 4:23 onwards especially is so spot on

[@VicenteGrubsic]

Marvelous playing and artistry as always. This needs a part 2! Proposed composers: Scarlatti, Haydn, Beethoven, Clara Schumman, Albéniz, Scriabin, Florence Price, Kapustin, Ginastera, Gabriela Lena Frank

[@antokr8668]

*Debussy

[@andreas.setyaputra]

Handel.. And Vivaldi too would be very interesting to hear and watch ^^

[@mikemosley9790]

I love this. She is such a talented musician to be able to hear and play the sometimes subtle differences in players across centuries. Just musically amazing.

[@qchupritam]

watching you play piano is so much fun!

[@franklesko2485]

Your written comments on the style are both hilarious and downright savage at times, well done!

[@didenkodar]

That’s amazing how strong you are in knowledge of each composer style. And definitely put every pattern into the arrangement! That’s wonderful!!!

[@TheNat11]

During those 7 Minutes i cheered, laughed and cried more than i did this whole year. I can hardly describe what kind of magic you have there, or genius, and I don't even know if I wanna thank you for hitting my emotions so hard, but let me express my greatest respect for you, your art, your work - and thank you so, so much for sharing it with us!

[@johnhix9678]

This is the most enlightened thing I've ever heard!

[@MADEINFLEVOLAND]

Great comment, my thoughts exactly! :-)

[@neovxr]

We should see that this is a lot about what is happening in this world. All about style, hard to discover the real content in these ongoing matters of conflict. So, Nahre helps us to recognize content, when doing these examples. What seems the meaning of all the preachings, in fact it is only style, and has the purpose of "alignment". We getting taken for a ride all the time. Nahre takes us for a ride in a funny and enlightening way. So we can leave the wrong train in our reality. In music, fortunately there are no wrong trains, but to us as individuals, some may look and sound simply more familiar.

[@JonathonLietz]

Right on! Said so beautifully….. thank you

[@ChuckisNorrish]

touch grass bro

[@joem1070]

As an alumni of Berklee College 1976, love your creativity, thank you

[@lukacrayz]

Oh, I love your beautiful fingers dancing on the piano keys. I could not only listen to you playing, but just watching your beautiful hands for hours.

[@robertgiles9124]

At times I was reminded of Keith Jarrett. Been thinking about him a lot and when I ask if anyone I know knows him...I get blank looks. People really seem to not know one of the greatest pianists in recent history. This week I checked my local Library and they had ONE CD from about the 100 he put out! Anyways...great job here.

[@jeffb2550]

I love the description for Shostakovich, “like a dark circus.” I can think of several of his symphonic movements to which this could apply.

[@kofiLjunggren]

Symphony no 9 lol

[@emmetharrigan5234]

Leningrad first movement came to mind

[@wiesorix]

yes! second movement of the violin concerto got one of my favorite dark circus movements

[@wiesorix]

@@kofiLjunggren nah, the 9th is just a circus. nothing dark, at most ironic

[@siegfriedhekimi6857]

loved it. “Soupy” for the start of Rachmaninoff was great and hilarious.

[@riverdreams9510]

I just appreciate how much you have embodied each classical composer on how will they interpret it as if the original jazz piece travelled back in time and being reborn. Refreshing and very educational.

[@benposedi9844]

This was incredible. My favourite one yet. The Bach and Rachmaninoff made me laugh out loud with how accurate they were! Loved it.

[@Henri.d.Olivoir]

i just love these composers' syles videos!

[@kaimarco9294]

OMG ! You gave me goosebumps ! Awesome ! You’re brilliant !

[@ailrova8388]

each composer feels like a different personality and some of them remind certain friends of mine. its really cool

[@angelal1607]

“suffering” 😂 I adore playing Rachmaninoff’s piano music and think you did such a great job capturing the feeling of his compositions (and the others, too).

[@jakebloor]

Holy crap that Liszt interpretation was insane! Fair play to you Nahre 👏

[@bettywhitelouie1868]

❤❤❤❤,the sound 🔊 is so soothing. Thanks

[@solola5632]

Our professor built our first music composition class around your video, so I guess you’re absolutely great

[@hi-five4960]

This sounds beautiful, I would *love* to hear more pieces in even more styles. She did an incredible job.

[@kurusujann6660]

Nahre always delivers! This is an interesting exploration though: it gives us a basis to easier understand each composer not only based on the general stylistic choices made during their respective eras but their personal preferences/choices as well. Would definitely love to see other pieces of music of varying styles reinterpreted this way and learn but can barely imagine the insane amount of effort put in to this. Thank you, Nahre!

[@EnesOzkayaGitar]

That’s fantastic Nahre. You inspired me🙏🏻😊

[@SirDrValentin]

I am full of admiration such wonderful improvisation's Nahre Sol! Brava and Brava!!!🙂🙂🙂

[@mattevans6752]

This is such a cool idea executed to perfection. I really liked the Bach one and the Liszt one the most. It's funny that the oldest composer felt the closest to the original.

[@raymitchell9736]

Beautifully done, I like the commentary (at times comical!) on the styles as you played the various composer's approaches to the piece. I like your rendition, it's a bit playful, it would have been fun to see a similar commentary. While I've played Autumn Leaves by listening to it and then playing it by ear, it was in a much simpler key... but G# minor?!? YIKES!!! No doubt you are the pro... I wouldn't attempt that at home, I might sprain a finger or two. LOL 🤣

[@antoniaezac4653]

I think G# minor has a peculiarly melancholy color to it that makes it perfectly "in tune" with this melody. Bach's preludes and fugues in this tonality in "The Well-tempered Keyboard" are amongst his best, in my opinion (particularly the fugue in Book 2)

[@KrMees]

Most trained pianists actually prefer keys like G#, because it's ergonomically really nice. The most-used chords and notes fit your hands really nicely. At some point, you don't have to think about which notes to play and where the keys are, and at that point only feeling matters. Apart from that G# or Ab has a really nice sound to it that just fits this tune.

[@raymitchell9736]

@@KrMees Okay, you convinced me to try that at home LOL... You know something? It never occurred to me that there are chords that fit the hands better in different keys. Disclaimer: I'm not a trained pianists, I wish I had the chops for that... what I had was about 1 or 2 years of piano lessons about 40 years ago (I also played clarinet for 7 years in elementary school thru high school), today I just "noodle" around with the piano/synths, I'm in that awkward stage of "not a beginner" but still struggles with a lot of fundamental things.

[@KrMees]

@@raymitchell9736 No need to be a top level pianist to appreciate this! Generally, when you start playing, keys like C, Am, F and G are easier since it's all white keys and one or two black keys. Later on, you will notice that Cm, Fm, Abm or Db actually play really easily. Db is a great example,. It is tricky to read, but playing the chord progression Db->Gb->Ab->Db feels really natural. But at any rate, don't worry about your skill, just enjoy playing =) you might discover these keys are easier then you thought, or you might still find them tricky. That's all okay.

[@raymitchell9736]

@@KrMees Thank you for your response... I need to try that chord progression to see what you mean by that... but it's funny you should mention Cm and Fm... I like the way the music transitions between those keys... when it transitions from Cm to Fm it almost sounds happier like you went to a major key, but then the minor sound is quickly reestablished... I think the Phantom of the Opera is a prime example of that key combination that does that. In my piano lessons a billion years ago LOL, I learned the Moonlight Sonata 1st movement in C# minor and another piece I learned had a key modulation from Bb ( 2 flats) to a key with (can't recall) either 5 or 6 flats in it... and I got through that, eventually LOL. What I guess I'm saying, it's not about the technical with key signatures or reading the sheet music (score) with double sharps and stuff like that... yes, it's a challenge, but I don't give up easily and I improve with practice... I love learning about the nuances and like you said: having fun while noodling around.

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