How to play "Harvest Moon" by Neil Young [Piano Tutorial/Chords for Singing]

Harvest Moon Piano Tutorial (by Neil Young) - 🔹Buy Nate's 5-level Piano Course: www.pianochordbreakthroughs.com/ - In this piano lesson, you'll learn a great-sounding piano arrangement using chords that's perfect if you want to accompany yourself on the piano while you sing.
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“Harvest Moon” chords and lyrics chart for this version: echocitymusic.activehosted.com/f/155
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⏰ Harvest Moon (Neil Young) Piano Lesson Timestamps ⏰
00:00 - Hello!
00:34 - Intro/Main Riff
04:56 - Verse
07:06 - Simple Verse Playthrough
08:29 - Advanced Verse Details
11:30 - Chorus
14:54 - Harmonica Section
15:44 - Conclusion
16:07 - Harvest Moon Full Piano Cover With Singing
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[@PianowithNate]

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[@miggycarreon5514]

Hey man can you do more Elvis songs to commemorate the movie?

[@johnedwardpiano]

Awesome. Nate. I love Neil Young. I tried to learn some of his stuff on guitar until I found out I was terrible at guitar, so I switched to piano. Easier for me. Love your tutorials. I spend all my free time with you.

[@AshleyGomezi]

I came to say the same thing! Tried many times to learn on guitar and just wasn't working for me, skills didn't match up. Started learning piano and was like woah this is way easier and more fun for me!

[@yahmartay]

Way to go, such a clear and helpful tutorial. Thank you for taking the time to point out the nuanced parts-and then walking us through them. You are greatly appreciated.

[@PianowithNate]

You're very welcome!

[@BOMBASSTITLE]

Thank you so much for this, I’m barely 4 minutes in but you going over the beats has helped me so much I’m super excited!! To learn the rest

[@PianowithNate]

Awesome! I'm glad that was helpful

[@johnedwardpiano]

Thank you for explaining the timing. I'm only five minutes into this tutorial but I can already tell that you are going to do an amazing, and thorough job at explaining things. I have only seen one other youtuber who explains in as much detail as you do in their tutorials. The only problem is all his tutorials are in Spanish. Lol

[@jerickson725]

I'm telling you, Nate is the best! I discovered his videos a year or so ago and have learned so much from him! That is why, when I can, I support his channel by sending a little "tip" via PayPal, so he can continue doing this. Just wanted to put that suggestion in your ear because I don't know how many people actually do that and Nate never mentions it in his videos. I know he has been appreciative when I have. 😊

[@johnedwardpiano]

@@jerickson725 yes. I took your advice and gave Nate a tip. I have learned several songs from him. The first being "Wild World" and then "Space Oddity" He makes it easy with all the details he adds.

[@jerickson725]

@@johnedwardpiano That is very nice of you. I can't do it all the time, but when I can I do. It seems he isn't the type to shout out for tips, but I know he would like to do this more full-time, yet keep a lot of it free for everyone. I can't even remember the first song I learned from him, but recently Wild World has been a favorite of mine too! -Joni

[@jerickson725]

@@johnedwardpiano Now I feel the need to leave another tip too, so that's what I'm doing now 😊.

[@PianowithNate]

@@jerickson725 @John and Rikki's Journey you two are the best 🙏🙏

[@ricwurui]

This is exactly what I needed to know to play the rhythm! Great video

[@PianowithNate]

Glad I could help!

[@brendacecola2036]

Nate, once again I would like to thank you for such a great lesson. My husband plays this on the guitar (really good guitar player) and we both just love this song. I am new to piano playing and going to try this song out. You make everything look so easy and explain the playing of chords so well. This might be just a bit hard for me right now but going to give it a try! Wish me luck,lol! You are such a wonderful teacher and you make it so easy to follow along! So thanks again! ❤

[@PianowithNate]

Awesome! Thanks for the kind words. Hopefully you and your husband can jam together soon!

[@jerickson725]

This was a good one I didn't think I needed, but love. I'd like to add a vote for more of the the Carpenters, Cat Stevens, or Carly Simon, if anyone else has requested them! Honestly, I'm pretty much up for anything, including something from Pink you said may be coming up soon. 🧡🥰😘😊🧡. Thanks again Nate.

[@johnedwardpiano]

I agree. Any Carly Simon, Beatles, Cat Stevens, and Neil Young is welcome

[@deenersmc9456]

This was amazing to follow along to! Thank you!

[@PianowithNate]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@hugolima3364]

You are gifted my friend. The ideal teacher.

[@PianowithNate]

Wow, thank you!

[@eddiet2]

Nate, thank you for turning me on to this wonderful song. I'm 70, but I have never heard this before. Will learn this one.

[@PianowithNate]

I'm so glad! Neil's discography in the 80's was pretty spotty and many people stopped paying attention (so I hear). But he had this one record in the early 90's that was as good as his early stuff. His record label knew it, too, and promoted it accordingly 😂

[@eddiet2]

@@PianowithNate Trivia is my thing. Thanks, Nate. Love your approach to tutoring.

[@AshleyGomezi]

Nate!! Ive been so caught up in piano chord breakthroughs that I haven't checked here in a while but omg thank you for this tutorial! This song is so incredibly special to me, it was one of my late fathers favorite songs so me and my mom danced to it at my wedding in honor of him. I always wanted to learn it and can't wait to play it for my mom!

[@PianowithNate]

Thats so special and powerful! Thank you for sharing 💜 It's such an amazing song. Are you a Neil Young fan in general? I will probably do more because he's one of my faves. Also I'm happy to hear you're still getting good use out of piano chord breakthroughs 😄

[@AshleyGomezi]

@@PianowithNate Most definitely a Neil Young Fan, would love to hear you do Unknown Legend, Comes A Time, Sugar Mountain or Only Love Can Break Your Heart! Honestly I've been loving piano chord breakthroughs and just applying them to songs I know and adding to my practicing routine! Learning all sorts of songs on my own now!

[@AmbivalentAstronaut]

Fantastic. I can't wait to give this one a try!

[@odeerheart]

thank you, complete & welcome knowledge, easy to follow, learning not so , but you are a great teacher

[@justyoutubnforfun9007]

Thank you good sir! Your well defined teaching has advanced my playing! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

[@PianowithNate]

Great to hear!

[@tiepograph]

Nate, you are a blessing for people like me. Just keep making great content. You are the reason I am back at playing piano.

[@PianowithNate]

This makes me so happy to hear! And I certainly plan to...

[@tiepograph]

@@PianowithNate Just a tiny request. Is it possible for you to do Vienna by Billy Joel this year? Thanks.

[@Wheelsx3]

Brilliant Nate, a clean lovely to play listen to piano version not too complicated but full of beautiful notes and the melody true to the original… Easy to follow and play with your expert guidance.. 5 Stars.. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@PianowithNate]

So glad to hear this! It's always a balancing act between making something easy to learn but not simplifying too much, glad I hit the sweet spot for you

[@pixelfrenzy]

I've loved this song for a long time. Added to my list, thank you!

[@PianowithNate]

Awesome!

[@filblasi]

this is awesome! I love how you break down the steps. It makes it much easier to learn!

[@PianowithNate]

Glad to hear it!

[@eddiet2]

I revisited your cover of this song, Nate. You really did it justice; especially with the piano. Thank you, again. Eddie

[@margaretgrosskreuz8687]

Thank you so much. I'm just learning Harvest Moon on keyboard. This was so informative. Love your playing 😊🎶🎹

[@PianowithNate]

Awesome!! Thanks for the kind words :)

[@lauratribuzio7780]

Thank you. A lovely class for my favourite song!❤

[@PianowithNate]

Cheers!

[@stclare58]

Great tutorial on one of my old time favorite songs. ❤

[@PianowithNate]

It's a great one!

[@rhondalyn100]

Love this SO MUCH! Thank you...what a lovely rendition! 🙂

[@PianowithNate]

Thanks for listening!

[@DARANGULAFILM]

Thank you very much for the time and trouble of distilling those chords and subtleties out of the several instruments. I used to have almost eidetic memory for notes and chords when I was younger but the hearing a bit muddy in age, it is not so easy to hear them and dig them out these days. Geriatric evaporative memory syndrome ( sounds nicer than dementia ) also has its finger in the pie. I have also been trying to port the piece over to 120-bass accordion. There are chord combinations which can be created by combinations of chord buttons and single notes but the contortions to get there can be almost painful. - Much appreciated.

[@PianowithNate]

Glad it was helpful! Oh man, accordion's seem so complicated to me...but I've never tried

[@DARANGULAFILM]

@@PianowithNate Accordion bass buttons have two upper rows which are single notes or octaves coupled. The uppermost row is called "counterbass" and for the "C" key would play "E". The button in the second row plays the "C". The rows below play chords, successively C-Major, C-Minor, C-Seventh, C-Diminished. Above the "C" row is "F". Below the "C: row is "G". The "G" diminished can also play as "C"-Seventh. Many players keep it simple and do the complicated work on the piano-style keyboard with the right hand. It is not a good style trying to make the instrument play as an orchestra which it cannot. Sustained notes and chords on the bass buttons are not encouraged. It has been described as dragging the bass and may overpower the sound from the keyboard. The accordion is most often showcased with brilliant and lively arrangements with short notes and staccatos. However, experiments with the bass chords can be enjoyable for the player even if painful for others to listen to, mistakes arthritis and all. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6jOmn-DZ7ljpZo

[@e.castlerock8454]

This is too advanced for me, but I love this song and wanted to hear your cover. Great, great job! Doubt it, but maybe some day I can play it on piano or ukulele.

[@PianowithNate]

You'll get there! Glad you enjoyed it

[@jakado72]

Omg thank you so much, that's beautiful! And seems not too difficult:)

[@PianowithNate]

You can do it!!

[@ezechkylep.villagonzalo115]

I can see that your content quality is improving. Keep it going. I hope this channel never ends and keeps spreading happiness. Make for us a tutorial "Glimpse of us" by joji. Whoever is reading this, I hope this day will be a great day.

[@PianowithNate]

Wow, what a kind comment! Thank you so much. I am working hard on the channel and I'm glad the improvements are apparent. I'll think about Glimpse of Us...I am hesitant to do it because there are already a few tutorials posted recently by other channels that teach it well (and similar to how I would do it) so I'm not sure what value I would add

[@PianowithNate]

here it is! kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3PSc31sotB1nqs&t

[@David-zx4sq]

thank you for this, this is actually such a beautiful cover and a great tutorial. only thing that would have made it better is if you provided/created the sheet music for this just because I am learning how to read music. i am still crazy grateful for this

[@PianowithNate]

Hi David! I hear you. The theme of my channel is learning songs without sheet music since most in my audience cannot, and it is the way I have always learned and played as well. I understand that for someone like you who has that skill it would be helpful, but I'm glad you still found the video useful!!

[@katedixon7737]

Excellent! Thanks! Love the remake by Brothers Comatose. They have a ton of great songs

[@IronBobcat]

Very good!!!

[@vansullivan236]

Great, thanks

[@philliptith6763]

Could you please make the tutorial Glimpse of us next video

[@PianowithNate]

here it is! kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3PSc31sotB1nqs&t

[@charlieharpman2107]

Heyyy Nate!!! Not a big fan of Neil young, but this is a catchy song. It has a great melody line. This is a great tutorial. This ia a great explanation it’s useful how you begin to show the catchy melody and then you start adding tue specific rhythms 😝👍

[@jcbenCuisset]

Great tutorial again (as always), congratulations Nate. Having a Roland FP90X with many sounds, which one would you recommand for this song (Ragtime it seems ?) also, which microphone do you use for your voice recording ? I can plug only Dynamic microphone on Roland FP90X (no phantom power) .. thank you for your advise

[@PianowithNate]

Thanks for the kind words! As for sounds, probably the main piano voice unless you want to experiment more. I can't comment as I'm unfamiliar with this keyboard's sounds. My advice is to use your ears and pick whichever sounds the best to you! I use an AKG condensor mic for my recording, which indeed requires phantom power. If you're using it through your keyboard, you're stuck with dynamics. But thats not a bad thing! Sure SM58s are the gold standard for dynamic mics (the most common mic you'll see for singers at live shows). But you'll need an adapter that goes from XLR female to 1/4" male, since that keyboard has only 1/4" input. Cheers!

[@2020-k8v]

Great ! Is it possible to do "Words" from Neil Young, the most beautiful of The Loner. Thanks and Best

[@Marchoso.Benito]

Felicidades, eres estupendo y me ha gustado mucho el tutorial, aunque estaria bien obtener impresa completa la partitura o un midi para descargar.

[@vi2463]

this is great

[@PianowithNate]

Thanks!

[@nosoussaillle]

Very cool tutorial, thanks a lot i've find this on piano since a long time.... Is it possible to buy you the final score ?

[@PianowithNate]

Thanks so much! To clarify, are you asking for sheet music (notes on the staff?) In which case, I do not have that, just the chords/lyrics chart

[@nosoussaillle]

@@PianowithNate Yes, I would like to have the traditional note by note score but I understand that you do not have it?

[@bwalsh6992]

Turn the page , Bob Seger, greatest travel song ...

[@mikehitchcock99]

Is there anywhere to find this in piano sheet music?

[@PianowithNate]

Hi! Not necessarily this exact arrangement as I put it together by ear, but if you do some google searching for "Harvest Moon Piano Sheet Music" or "Harvest Moon Piano Accompaniment Sheet Music" you may find something similar!

[@johnedwardpiano]

Please, Nate. I know it's a lot to ask and I'm sure it's a complicated song to do a tutorial on, at least it would be for a beginner like myself, but I would love to see "A Day in the Life" by The Beatles. I have tried to do it myself and have watched other tutorials but I can't figure out the rhythm. It looks like together then left and then together then left (octave). Any insight would be grateful.

[@PianowithNate]

Hey! I am definitely planning to do this soon...sometime in the next month or so. It's definitely a bit of a project, especially because I love the song so much i want to make sure I do it right. I'm not sure what version /tutorial you looked at...it's hard to say for sure what the pattern between the hands should be. On the beatles recording, the piano part is very sparse, and a lot of what is going on musically is also from the bass and guitar. So a solo piano arrangement should incorporate all those elements together so it doesn't sound empty. But I am working on it, and will keep you posted! Also, thank you so much for the tip 😊

[@NickAkins-nn1ez]

Hey Nate, I'm getting alot out of your tutorials. Would you consider doing After the Goldrush by Neil Young. TIA!

[@PianowithNate]

Oh man, one of my all time favorites. I'll think about it!

[@PianowithNate]

Here it is! kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZqvnYOAiNBrirssi=zvFDH6TmEPnNaBVW

[@russelalinan9255]

Can you make a tutorial I'll always Love you by michael johnson thank youuu

[@swarnaradhakrishnan5361]

Hey Nate could you please make tutorial on wonder by Shawn mendes please please

[@real_lostinthefogofwar]

I'm 68 years old, for some reason I got the urge to buy a keyboard, so I guess I'm going to learn this, it seems like a good starter song.

[@PianowithNate]

Amazing!! Let me know how it goes. The rhythm is a bit tough with this one, so dont be discouraged if you hit some struggles. If you're looking for others to learn, here is a playlist of the easiest songs I have done on the channel: kzbin.info/aero/PLyKUNsqxTQI2QXzsZDk6aMIV7khIUcWEQ

[@real_lostinthefogofwar]

@@PianowithNate Wow, thanks Nate, I live in a town in north Ontario, so I'll start with Helpless.

[@bgob1456]

Search and listen to Walk Right Back by The Everly Brothers. Similar sounds.

[@PianowithNate]

Wow! Absolutely

[@violet9594]

Heyy can you do boyfriend by Dove Cameron?

[@lucianegri6643]

0:39

[@eddiet2]

Hope you don't mind, Nate: Here's a guitar tutorial for the song for guitarists/pianist. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hIvUZJ-NppejsJY

[@PianowithNate]

love it!

[@marekrajewski7848]

🙂🙃

[@eddiet2]

Nate, you're killing me here. You said this song reminds you of simpler times. What are you? 25 years old? What amount of time have you spent on Earth that is THAT simpler?? Ha, ha!

[@PianowithNate]

Ha! Just turned 36 yesterday. Being a little kid with my dad on the porch was a simpler life than the one I’m living now. By the way, I’ll respond to your email in the next day or two when I am back to my computer!

[@justiceforall6412]

Nate, I'm a vocalist and I've seen you disparage your high range several times. You don't have a bad high voice. Maybe you might consider a little work on technique and vox exercises to strengthen the muscle but overall it's not bad imo

[@PianowithNate]

I appreciate that! I'm definitely self conscious of my tone at the top of my range, and also simply wish I could go a few notes higher. I am indeed working with a vocal coach now :) Thanks for the kind words

[@Not_Sweett_Shawwty]

More Neil Young!