How to Play "Moonlight Sonata" by Ludwig van Beethoven | HDpiano (Part 1) Piano Tutorial

In this piano tutorial we'll learn how to play "Moonlight Sonata" (Mvt. 1) by Ludwig van Beethoven!
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0:00 - Welcome!
0:15 - Demonstration
2:00 - Chords
6:20 - Rhythm
10:28 - Pinky melody
14:15 - Chords with pinky melody
14:50 - Play through
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[@HDpiano]

Full lesson: hdpiano.com/lesson/moonlight-sonata-by-ludwig-van-beethoven/ Perhaps Beethoven's most popular piano piece: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6iwdGqOr7GspbM

[@djzazk]

Can you make it free? PLZ 😍

[@HDpiano]

We'll drop the full song performance at kzbin.info soon!

[@walterpalacios5075]

Its my 3rd day into it and I'm now to second 0:40.. Because i have speed and transition perfectly... So now I'm practicing from 0:40 and on and its getting harder :o

[@walterpalacios5075]

Now i'm by second 0:55 and im trying my best and its hard.. It's hard to memorize and hard to transition. I still have a long way to it, because i saw it on HDPianoClassical which im happy it came out full but terrified if im going to be able to do it all.. Its sooooo long

[@kcmclove]

keep it moving you will get it soon! believe me i know the feeling! Keep practicing!

[@Anthrax6989]

Brings old memories this is the first song I learned for piano. It took me almost 2 months to play it well enough to impress my 5 years old niece, the only one girl I impressed with my piano skills in my life tho lol

[@HDpiano]

Aw, that's so sweet!

[@TheMeeja]

This comment could be me! I taught myself this peice after my tutor said I wasn't ready. I was 12 at the time. After many years of not playing, I am starting again and love these HD Piano tutorials. I also impressed a girl by playing this at 12 years old!

[@jesusmontalvo5931]

It took me a weak of some of the beginning

[@emiliosanchez3816]

Hi guys. At my 75 years old, I am trying to impress a girl too. My wife. She is 75 too, and trying to impress me with Ode to Joy. Keep working hard .And enjoy it. Regards from Panama

[@samanthahall1778]

@@emiliosanchez3816 beautiful, lucky lady!

[@megabriller]

5:05 v e r y n i c e

[@HDpiano]

thx

[@marito166]

You like jazz?...

[@ZapPack]

😂

[@themanofknowledge8941]

lol

[@deleteduser5162]

megabriller 5:06

[@gaylealleluia8392]

I used to think this was Chopin bc he tended to be depressed. It is so beautiful. It is my heart, your heart. The Human heart.

[@HDpiano]

Beethoven writes some extremely moody music too!

[@frederikzander103]

@@HDpiano Is he still alive?

[@kylelorenzbanaag]

@@frederikzander103 his Dead even my grandmas grandma never met him

[@frederikzander103]

@@kylelorenzbanaag Yes. It was jus because HDpiano wrote that "he writes some...music". If he "writes" he must be alive. otherwise he "wrote"

[@ShiwangYonzan]

his lesson literally taught me how to scale the voice through instrument thanks.. you are the reason why I'm doing covers on KZbin 😊..

[@HDpiano]

So happy to hear this, Shiwang!

[@rosiepena8917]

You are an amazing teacher! I was trying to learn this from a few other teachers on KZbin and you are by far the best piano teacher! I'm watching the rest of your videos from now on so I can learn how to play other pieces 😉

[@HDpiano]

Wow, thank you for the kind words! Happy practicing :)

[@mugiranezaariela7002]

Best piano teacher ☺️ I learned this on a Yamaha grand piano while we were visiting this musical place it sounds so good it's magical

[@billlink8731]

John Lennon used this chord progression to write the Beatle song "Because". Also it is obviously what inspired "A Song for You" by Leon Russell.

[@HDpiano]

Oh nice!

[@valmarquez3649]

My grandpa wanted me to play this song. And when he heard me play it, he loved it.

[@HDpiano]

Awww that's awesome

[@BenWinder108]

Oooo you're one smart cookie. Your teaching style and final instruction amazing. U really are able to simplify. Wish you could teach me in person.

[@HDpiano]

Yo thanks, Josh.

[@gdtxxq0620]

I love that Beethoven made ode to joy perfect when he was deaf

[@HDpiano]

:D

[@robertcanedo7607]

I saw on youtube, a boy of about 7 or 8, almost breaking down with tears in his eyes, while listening to this tender, and sadly beautiful work by Beethoven. Of the many tuorials , your's is much easier to follow! Thank YOU.

[@HDpiano]

You're welcome, Robert!

[@auroradarklight8871]

Played some piano as a kid, but haven't in a really long while and was in a sad mood so decided to learn this and let me tell you it took me a couple of hours of practicing the first 4 measures and I have them all down today, now learning the 5th measure with the added keys has been kind of confusing, but I will keep at it and hopefully be able to make it sound good! Thank you HD Piano love your teaching style (:

[@HDpiano]

Yesss, that's what we LOVE to hear. Glad you're back on the piano, and thanks for learning with us! 💙

[@w5r854]

YOU ARE AMAZING !! 😻 You helped me learn a lot of piano songs And the way you explain how to play it is so perfect 👌🏼 Thank you D 💚🙏🏼

[@HDpiano]

Thank you very much!

[@jgpix1]

I like this. Makes me think I've been trying things which are too hard, and maybe just focusing on something fairly simple and slow will help me. Thx HD Piano

[@HDpiano]

Yw!

[@MRMI5ERY]

I began playing piano because of you! All of my playing, and technique have been based off of you, and I wanted to say thank you so so much!!! I am going to college to be a music major

[@HDpiano]

Man what an honor- thanks, Brandon!

[@MisterstereoOso]

As a retiree just starting out & re-discovering pieces I learned as a kid, may I say thank you for this great “ easy to comprehend” lesson 🎹🙂 you have totally inspired me & this is definitely going to be my first piece to learn...( followed by Chopins prelude in E minor no: 4 opus 28,) Brilliant teaching, peace & safety to you 😷🙏🎶👍

[@HDpiano]

Wonderful!! Thanks so much for learning with us. That Chopin is a great pick as well. Take care!

[@babyc1653]

YESSS FINALLY!! THIS IS BEAUTIFUL

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[@darealbrianpark]

And this changes into still dre

[@HDpiano]

Hehehe, thug Beethoven.

[@dominicmarinelli3382]

that vid is legendary

[@okthen3397]

Only reason why I wanna play this, for the transition

[@dmackcadillac415]

Beethuggen

[@rowanfunke]

GuiZus ChRisT U have to play it in a different key

[@TheFunnyVille]

Yeeesssss finally !!!!! Thanks HDpiano!!!

[@HDpiano]

You're so welcome!

[@zafercaner2127]

Amazing teaching😊very impressive..thank you

[@HDpiano]

thanks, Zafer

[@Lavoisier335]

thank you hdpiano for this helpful tutorial! :)

[@HDpiano]

you're very welcome

[@maxbdj4748]

I think you should do something special for Avicii. He past away 20th of April and in some way or another we should honor him for being a true musician. He inspired so many and spread so much joy with his music. His music will never die and he will always be remembered for everything he did for the musical world. "Without you" would in my eyes be a perfect song to do a lesson on. Take care of each other! Rest in peace Tim Bergling, we'll miss you!

[@HDpiano]

We'll see about getting "Without You" on the to-do list. You're right- R.I.P.

[@dwcbtbuds5617]

Hey mate tell your buddy, R.I.P

[@TenThumbsProductions]

b7th in the bass, you sinister man Beethoven you.

[@HDpiano]

dirty dog!

[@maxtea1850]

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[@Pixkdraco]

This was well needed! 😭😍

[@HDpiano]

Cheers!

[@yessiebilberry677]

loved it ❤️ & Beethoven played the piano with so much force, his pianos would break down so often. he had to get a special pianos ahaha

[@HDpiano]

No way!

[@yessiebilberry677]

HDpiano yes wayyyy! :))

[@skyberg1017]

Separating a sonata apart, You savage :))

[@HDpiano]

:0

[@buzby303]

My fave beethoven / Piano piece.. 👍🏼

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[@camilacruz9735]

Thank you so much! This is a great tutorial! I know how to play für elise but I always wanted to give moonlight sonata a try! I like the classical genre so do you have any suggestions on what I could play next ?

[@HDpiano]

You're welcome, Camila! Here are our Classical offerings: hdpiano.com/browse-library/?genre=Classical

[@kenma5942]

Thank you for this tutorial! Im a beginner right now and i’ve always wanted to play classical music and learn how to read notes and by watching videos, it looks really hard and i dont think i can do it. I have piano lessons, and they are teaching me basic piano notes and stuff, i admit it it was hard for me but super easy for others. I’ve searched music notes and it was hard to read! I couldn’t even understand anything. Im 12 yrs old right now and i know! I’m too late to learn the piano! It will probably take me 10 yrs to learn how to read notes and play really nice songs! My friend, she’s really good at piano and she started learning when she was 5, and it just makes me sad because she knows how to play classical music and I don’t. I can’t help but feel jealous. I wish i started playing the piano when i was a kid but its too late....

[@HDpiano]

You're DEFINITELY not too late to the piano- 12 years old is so young in the grand scheme of things. Dive on in!

[@bittyprettyone]

if it is any comfort i started learning piano about a year ago and i am 47 years old. it is never too late, keep going and practising, you will be amazing.

[@emiliosanchez3816]

Kenma. I am 75. Retired, Senior citizen, with sons and grandsons, and guess what......I am learning to play MOONLIGTH SONATA. Claro de Luna in Spanish. Never is too late. You are just starting to live. ...Never give up.

[@chiquitacyborg]

The melody section is a bit of a challenge, but I know it will *FEEL AWESOME* when I master it🎹 *Thank You* for this *GREAT* tutorial!😊🙏🏽

[@HDpiano]

You're welcome!! Happy practicing :)

[@chiquitacyborg]

@@HDpiano 😊

[@morganhawkins3455]

Finally!! It’s here!

[@HDpiano]

Ayooooo!

[@JVDYN]

time to learn!

[@HDpiano]

Wee!

[@evanlamneck1598]

Thank you so much! I have gotten it semi well and i started yesterday!

[@HDpiano]

Keep it up!!

[@EcsterC]

Im so happy you guys finally made this! it would be better if it transistioned into still dre

[@HDpiano]

Cheers!... and hahah.

[@Grouperhunter]

Thank you for posting this!

[@HDpiano]

you're very welcome

[@ghastciler5607]

This song is the song that made me start playing the piano in the first place. It still makes me cry.😭

[@HDpiano]

[@mrflashextra5131]

Thank you so much now I can play moonlight sonata

[@HDpiano]

Hey good for you!

[@ArmadylRush]

This song is so relaxing to play

[@HDpiano]

:)

[@coolcaden26]

Thank you for the video! This is one of my songs I’m trying for SOA (School Of the Arts if you didn’t know).

[@HDpiano]

Way go to, Caden!

[@petimain5119]

thank you soo much for this tutorial you helped me a lot thx 😀😀😉

[@HDpiano]

Our pleasure.

[@BenWinder108]

So clever.

[@HDpiano]

:)

[@solomanacosta1813]

Awesome

[@727-]

mans replying to every comment damn, nice one bro! just found this channel from the overplayed songs - love it :)

[@HDpiano]

welcome!! :)

[@wavydna]

That was beautiful

[@HDpiano]

Thanks!

[@nathaniellawlor5103]

he created masterpieces without the use of his ears

[@HDpiano]

:D

[@iwishiknew-yr5rn]

thank you for this

[@HDpiano]

You're very welcome!

[@RyanDunbabin]

wow thanks this is perfect.

[@HDpiano]

yw!

[@AsapCvndyx]

This was so great and helpful

[@HDpiano]

Thanks for watching!

[@kcmclove]

listening to you play is like watching silk fly away in the wind. you are a great teacher! do you do salsa as well?

[@HDpiano]

Aww thanks!

[@kcmclove]

Your Most Welcome!! i will be starting membership soon i just need to get a piano. i have played for years but i quit. well i got carpel tunnel syndrome and i had it for a bout 2 months but i promised God that if i can be restored of this well i will play again and i will never stop. well i got better so it must have been divine intervention.

[@sharonborg2053]

And I am coming to your concert at Audley in Suffolk UK in June 🎉❤

[@richarddeleon3558]

Beautiful,, camera on birds eye view helps a lot, thanks.

[@HDpiano]

glad it works for ya!

[@MrPaolo101]

Thankyou!.

[@HDpiano]

You're welcome!

[@Dreambigandfearless]

Fabulous! Thank u sooooooooo much!✨👍🏻💕❤️☀️💃

[@HDpiano]

You are sooooooo welcome!

[@umairnasir9646]

Excellent tutorial

[@HDpiano]

Many thanks!

[@jadecoley]

Thank you so much!!

[@HDpiano]

You're welcome!

[@IM-ko5lr]

Fun fact: he became deaf, but not instantly which a lot of people forget, it was incomprehensible how painful it must have been to slowly lose his hearing over time

[@HDpiano]

can't even imagine!

[@aarongrace]

Finally!

[@HDpiano]

Thanks!

[@_guitar2348]

شكرا

[@HDpiano]

:)

[@JuniorSantos-td7pr]

Muito bom!!

[@HDpiano]

[@gifzn5200]

He was describing the moonlight with music to a blind person

[@HDpiano]

Oh wow

[@gifzn5200]

Hey hd in the next video can i have shout out

[@blankplank21]

@@gifzn5200 no water can quench your thirst

[@gifzn5200]

? Wdym @blank plank21?

[@aaronreidy9021]

@@blankplank21 lol

[@bethnader5052]

I have known this one for a while and it is my favorite he wrote this song at nighttime so that’s the only reason they named it MOONLIGHT Sonata

[@HDpiano]

OHHH

[@etbbeanz3612]

learning this

[@HDpiano]

Thanks!

[@abhijit_birje]

There is a course on Beethoven Piano Sonatas. It's so fascinating to learn how each of his compositions reflects his journey as a composer. A true genius indeed!

[@HDpiano]

Yes!!

[@xpieerd]

Omg this is one of my favorite pieces. I was listening to it today but unfortunately I’ll be out of town until September so I can’t practice 😭. It’s so painful

[@HDpiano]

Oh no! We'll be praying for you ;)

[@SubsWithoutVideoChalleng-pr9yp]

HDpiano lol

[@mauimeowi]

Get a digital stage piano.. fly Alaska (only $75 to check it in a TSA approved hard case) ;)

[@mauimeowi]

Oops.. this is 5 months old. But for next time?

[@pianotimes5571]

Great

[@HDpiano]

thanks!

[@rodtrues1]

This is such an emotional jam for me,, so beautiful and calm in structure, and you brake it down to a pace that if I take my time, I’ll get it,, thk you,,,and may you and yours be well during this time in our country in 11/2020, when folk don’t believe science, and are dying unnecessarily,, so this tutorial is therapy,😏, I bet you didn’t know you were gonna be such , it’s 3:42am est. , just chilling hoping this world calms down,,,🤪😂🤔😎✌🏿🎷

[@HDpiano]

💙💙💙💙

[@MasterKogha1013]

I want to do the moonlight sonata a lot, Beethoven makes so much beautiful music 🥹. I wish I could make as beautiful music as him🥹🥹

[@blacknight2149]

My favorite song to play for people. I taught myself this song but only learned the first two parts. The third is a different story 😂

[@miarita5155]

what many of you may or may not know is that “Moonlight Sonata” despite it’s sorrowful sound, was actually written as a love song not a requiem. The woman who Beethoven wrote this to he was very much in love with. The woman did not return his love simply because his passion for his music was too strong and his anger was an issue. But within the confinements of the chord progression towards the beginning and the long arpeggio that he plays towards the end, in itself you can hear as to why Beethoven intended to write the piece this way. Much like their relationship, it had many ups and downs and you can hear Beethoven’s pain of wanting a loving relationship and need for her love or anyone to love him. Sorry I’m a nerd but I just wanted to share 😂

[@HDpiano]

oh wow, thank you for sharing this!

[@bigpapadrew]

The adagio sostenuto has made a powerful impression on many listeners; for instance, Berlioz said of it that it "is one of those poems that human language does not know how to qualify".[19] Beethoven's student Carl Czerny called it "a nocturnal scene, in which a mournful ghostly voice sounds from the distance".[3] The movement was very popular in Beethoven's day, to the point of exasperating the composer himself, who remarked to Czerny, "Surely I've written better things."

[@HDpiano]

Lovely!

[@pranavsahith5951]

VERY NICE I Like IT super 😙😙😘

[@HDpiano]

[@daviddesilva911]

hello thank you for sharing part one of Morning has broken. I can play it quite well now. How can I continue with part 2 please? Thanks

[@hoavancac]

Thanks you! It's the clearest tut for this piece. Looking forward to seeing the next part.

[@HDpiano]

Thanks a lot! All parts to all lessons are featured at hdpiano.com!

[@laladiamondsquad]

Love

[@HDpiano]

[@nikos3460]

Please upload the tutorial of "my heart asks pleasure first, michael nyman".thank you

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[@Sami-se8bw]

What’s good HDPiano😉

[@HDpiano]

yo yo yo

[@untitled8band]

I just think it's utterly insane that we can all learn and play a song written in 1801. Thank you Ludwig van Beethoven. I've noticed the further we go back in time, the harder and more complicated the pieces are (the majority anyway, I realise there are still brilliant composers around today). Are songwriters lazier now or do people just enjoy listening to simpler songs? Is humanity dumbing itself down? Jeez, tangent there.

[@HDpiano]

I think today's technology and listening culture informs the type of music people want to hear. Also, with the many production tools available to music-makers, more emphasis can be put on things like timbre, samples, fine-tuned effects, etc. Different culture = different music! Like you said, there's still plenty of complex music out there; it's just not as widely known. --Luke

[@soulsnatcher5408]

Classic songs don't make money but HD paino makes money off of it.

[@HDpiano]

We have a bunch of completely free lessons available on the site, no signup or strings attached. Give it a try before coming to any conclusions! hdpiano.com/browse-library/?free=Free

[@kshitijssoni]

He was deaf when he composed most of his famous work. #fact

[@HDpiano]

Wow!

[@sterlingarcher606]

Actually he wasn't completely deaf; he could still hear everything he played. And he was only starting to go deaf when he composed this.

[@stijns.9146]

Me But still, nobody can say with any certainty that he was or wasn’t deaf

[@AdamHarte]

@@stijns.9146 We kinda can though. You can read his letters yourself.

[@savagekid5468]

that is very true

[@blancahunt7736]

This music peace is so nostalgic romantic and the same time so sad…I wonder what Beethoven made him be so softly sad…

[@AngeloMastroberardino]

Awesome piece. I did it. Is there a second part ?

[@HDpiano]

All parts to all lessons are featured at hdpiano.com!

[@djzazk]

man i really love this song and i want to learn it but its just part 1 can u make a full how to learn this song please i LOVE THIS SONG 😍😍😍

[@HDpiano]

We'll be uploading the full performance to kzbin.info soon!

[@djzazk]

Hey HDpiano today i had a concert i played tchaikovsky april can you mind showing people how to learn that? believe me its fun ;)

[@yougolook]

Maybe this could help. I learned it on KZbin and one other trick. Moonlight on KZbin kzbin.info/www/bejne/epqphoNnarhrj6M

[@timothybryant5918]

Benjamin Zander has exposed the fact that it is a fantasy dance. Actually written to be played much much faster. It was never a funeral dirge. The triplets are the accompaniment with melody in the bass. Try it you’ll love it!

[@HDpiano]

love that man!

[@Ethan-yx3xd]

How would you recommend to learn music theory and chords for piano online?

[@HDpiano]

KZbin! We'll have some theory stuff out soon enough :)

[@whowhat845]

I would love to learn the one where it's fused with happy birthday. Been looking everywhere but couldn't find it anywhere :(

[@HDpiano]

innnnteresting!

[@avwa4965]

te amo

[@HDpiano]

[@AverageAnnusEnthusiast]

0:15 is where the music starts to play.

[@HDpiano]

Yup

[@maximus4375]

Wow you really couldn’t wait 15 seconds to start playing huh?

[@baran_art]

Wow I can't want to learn it 😍😂

[@HDpiano]

Do it!

[@luisloaeza2367]

Could you do part two because I've already self taught myself this part 😀

[@HDpiano]

All parts to all lessons are featured at hdpiano.com!

[@sirpineappleiii]

HDpiano are they free

[@gregshirley8070]

Love your videos! I'm wondering if we can request newer classical songs or would that be like plagiarism or stealing? I requested the song "Le Rêve d'une note" by Riopy on your website and am wondering if you were actually able to do a tutorial on the song or not since it was released less than a month ago. Thanks

[@HDpiano]

We can see about those!

[@mistakenly_jay]

I can't go for music lessons , and my mom don't wanna pay for simply piano , which is the best app , what as a pianist I would like to know if there are ways u can learn , this is one of my favourite "songs"

[@AsnapYT]

Simply piano isnt the best app.

[@johnierzuluaga4059]

How to play quando partivamo i lenti please.thank u

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[@themanofknowledge8941]

thx You are actually a REALLY good helper I LIK ALL YOUR VIDEO

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[@devinmelendez7394]

I’m learning this on garage band because sadly yet I don’t own a piano

[@HDpiano]

oh wow, committed!

[@johnedward4868]

Me too. Guitar player of 40yrs. Need to move on from my 1 finger Rush synth sounds to something I can play for my wife she’ll actually like. Very inspiring thank you 😀

[@kurtmedina3736]

Save up for an acoustic piano, trust me, it sounds different from a digital piano. You can’t beat acoustic

[@joshuawilliams2222]

3:36 lol the first note in Africa-by toto

[@HDpiano]

:D

[@isaacarius2818]

He blessed the rains down in Africa with that note

[@chopshop777]

Awesome lesson, the best. this was the only way I could learn this song. thanks so much. Sorry what is the name of that software you are using ? if you don't mind. cheers from Vancouver, Canada.

[@HDpiano]

Our own - similar to Synthesia. Thanks for the kind words!

[@lorenstitles8236]

He sure is saying a lot of things I don’t understand but just watching is good enough for me to learn 😂

[@HDpiano]

Haha thanks for watching! Any words in particular we can help clarify?

[@Zenstitch]

Can you play Perfect Space by Avett Brothers please!!

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[@DushannB]

pleaseee make tutorial on avicii sunshine

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