Another great one! I don't even have to request songs, you're already picking all my favorites. Thanks again, Pierre!
@pierrejpiscitelli6 ай бұрын
Haha! So glad to hear that.
@chuchiedoubek7722 ай бұрын
Omg I love love love your tutorial I have been singing this song since 1972 on guitar. Then at Folsom High School (Sacramento) during school year 1973-74 where I completed 12th grade. Now I will be able to play on keyboard at Folsom High School “50th” Golden Jubilee. Pierre-Thank you! You rock!❤ 🎵🎹
@davegarski154817 күн бұрын
Excellent lesson on a classic hit. Love the polychords in these old songs.
@Kouros-t6d4 ай бұрын
Todd Rundgren is a GENIUS! His best work is Nearly Human....a MASTERPIECE!
@pierrejpiscitelli4 ай бұрын
My favorite album of his, hands down!!
@cd_87736 ай бұрын
all the bangers Pierre 👍
@pierrejpiscitelli6 ай бұрын
🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
@avieraviation97642 ай бұрын
a classic
@ChefRonnieBoy6 ай бұрын
I can’t believe this song is 52 years old. I was born a year after it came out. Some of my earliest memories were of my hippy parents playing this album quite a bit back then. I’ll usually play it 2 or 3 times in a row, myself when I’m in the mood to hear it. Good memories with a lot of nostalgia! Tyvm!
@pierrejpiscitelli6 ай бұрын
Love to hear it. The "Something/Anything" album is a masterpiece.
@richardbergermusic2 ай бұрын
Again. Thank you. Love this. We obviously have very similar tastes. Great video
@glennanderson99472 ай бұрын
This is the one I have been waiting for. I have been playing it since college. THANK YOU!
@ltvluluКүн бұрын
Thank you!! Thank you!! I've been trying to play this for years. I have the sheet music, but as a novice player, I always get bogged down in the chord changes. Your instruction helps so much!
@ltvluluКүн бұрын
If you like Todd, do you also like Laura Nyro?
@pierrejpiscitelliКүн бұрын
Love her.
@bradkressman81204 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@pierrejpiscitelli4 ай бұрын
Thank YOU! This is very generous- I appreciate your viewership and support 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
@ShawnBrandon8883 ай бұрын
Great tutorial thanks
@ColinOldfield-jw3ju5 ай бұрын
more Todd pls
@billsmith31823 күн бұрын
Pierre I finally mastered this one and look forward to your other videos. What do you think about doing Ambrosia how much I feel? I love that song
@bradkressman81204 ай бұрын
Pierre, excellent channel - your teaching style is easy to follow - consider putting a link so that some of us grateful learners can send a tip for you !
@pierrejpiscitelli4 ай бұрын
That's very kind of you! I never ask for anything, but KZbin has built in features that you'll find under the videos to send "super thanks" donations if you choose to do so. Thanks for your support and kind words.
@bradkressman81204 ай бұрын
@@pierrejpiscitelli Thank you, I never knew of that feature- will do. Keep up the great work and thank you !!!
@GinoGenero2 ай бұрын
Excellent tutorial of an amazing classic. If you ever get around to doing another Todd song "I Saw the Light" would be greatly appreciated.
@pierrejpiscitelli2 ай бұрын
Love that one!
@thomasgore26873 ай бұрын
very good , one of my favorite songs from way back Thank you
@FranciscoJota-p3z5 ай бұрын
Gracias por tus claras y eficaces explicaciones, Pierre. Todd Rundgren es uno de mis músicos favoritos. Saludos desde Vallirana, Barcelona, Catalunya, España. En el primer segundo del vídeo ya empiezas a tocar. No sería mejor dejar unos segundos y así poder tocar sobre el vídeo?
@kerrybruder41275 ай бұрын
Hey Pierre, new to your channel and really like your teaching style. This is such a great song. Also just learned I saw the light by TG. It would be great if you ended your tutorial with a full run through of the song...just a suggestion. Thanks so much for this.
@pierrejpiscitelli5 ай бұрын
Thanks! I used to, but that can result in copyright strikes so I have to be careful. Better for now to teach everyone the pieces that they need in order to put the song together.
@MikeM913204 ай бұрын
Just subscribed to your channel -- really love the tutorials and of course the songs. This Todd song reminds me of high school. At the moment its above my ability but now a goal. Thanks for doing the one! Would love it if you could also do I Saw The Light.
@howtodoitdude16626 ай бұрын
You can’t go wrong with seventh chords. I always thought this was Carol King.
@pierrejpiscitelli6 ай бұрын
Absolutely-- same exact writing style!
@ragingriccor9999Ай бұрын
This actually reminds me of Stevie Wonder.
@marklefevre34766 ай бұрын
This is beautiful! And I will l learn it, but I'm having too much fun with Bennie and the Jets right now!
@pierrejpiscitelli6 ай бұрын
Yes!! 👍👍👍
@F.O.H.6 ай бұрын
I'm new to you channel. I lit\ke the pace you set and the format you've choesn. not extreme beginner nor virtual player but fast enough to keep the interest of a close to intermitted musician.
@pierrejpiscitelli6 ай бұрын
Thanks! That’s the hardest part- imagining the hypothetical student. Showing note names and talking them out with fingers etc hopefully makes it accessible to almost anyone!
@F.O.H.6 ай бұрын
Thank you for taking the time to reply it's not very often that a you get the chance to have that level of contact with the performer/.teacher. So while I still can is there any chance we might ever see the outdo to Layla? seems as that fits your type of songs you choose.It's a great piano part that really defines that song. which seems like other songs you teach. not to gush but thanks again, I really enjoy learning from you.
@pierrejpiscitelli6 ай бұрын
@@F.O.H. It would be a GREAT lesson. It remains on my list, don't worry. These videos take a long time to make-- so if I'm lucky, I can release 2 per week. But, I look forward to teaching you Layla sooner rather than later!
@csikora51506 ай бұрын
Good morning Pierre! All of your tutorials have been so fantastic! Can you offer some advice on key recognition/ memorization?
@pierrejpiscitelli6 ай бұрын
I'm thrilled that you're enjoying them! Are you referring to reading key signatures, or hearing what key a song is in, by ear? Can you elaborate?
@csikora51506 ай бұрын
@pierrejpiscitelli Thank you! Moreso what a beginner can focus on for memorizing notes and chords. I've seen some players add stickers to their keys but feel like that could be a crutch in the long term.
@pierrejpiscitelli6 ай бұрын
@@csikora5150 I intend to make some more general theory-focused videos in the future... the stickers are fine as long as you take them away quickly so that they do not become as you said, a crutch. The best approach is two-fold: Learn songs that you love to keep things interesting while simultaneously incorporating the building blocks of theory into your practice. Learning a new major scale every week with both hands and correct fingers, as well as a new type of chord in all twelve keys is a great place to start. For example, focus on major chords in root position, all 12 keys one week. Next week, minors in all keys, next week inversions, next week dominant 7ths, etc. so that you build up the vocabulary from the ground up over time. It takes years and patience!
@csikora51506 ай бұрын
@@pierrejpiscitelli Awesome! Thank you!!
@joesamm11906 ай бұрын
Nice, Subscribed
@pierrejpiscitelli6 ай бұрын
🙏🏻
@joesamm11906 ай бұрын
@@pierrejpiscitelli Would love to see Elton's version of Lucy in the Sky, there doesn't seem to be any tutorials for that
@pierrejpiscitelli5 ай бұрын
I prefer it to the Beatles version. Don’t tell anyone.
@luizamuller543427 күн бұрын
Can you post the sheet music?
@jefflavalley29903 ай бұрын
Hello, you say to keep the pedals down but it sounds very ‘ringy’ is that normal?
@pierrejpiscitelli3 ай бұрын
You have to lift between chords. Use your ear, lift and reset back down again when things sound messy.
@jefflavalley29903 ай бұрын
@@pierrejpiscitelli I have that part down, but I’ll practice more, just seems a bit off, muddy, even when hitting one chord over and over through the 8 beats
@billsmith31828 күн бұрын
Holy crap thats a lot of chords
@davewold883 ай бұрын
Excellent video! Thank you!! Todd's 'Can We Still Be Friends'?