If Chopin had ADHD

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If Chopin had ADHD by SMB
Arranged by Rafał Bienias
Edited by Samuel Dickenson
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[@SheetMusicBoss]

a couple of months after having the idea for this this our editor got formally diagnosed with adhd lol

[@Fishfartyparty]

Love this for them lol

[@someoneelse1840]

Yes

[@honeyyclxud]

HELP I LOVE THIS COINCIDENCE

[@kingpog9399]

say hi for me!

[@the69420]

new charity: donate to support attention span

[@coffee4789]

As a dude who has ADHD, this is something that usually happens when im practicing a piece that I don’t care about, like when the teacher leaves you a piece that you dont like. Because (at least for me) I usually am hyper focused on things i like, so its not likely that i will be distracted on a chopin piece.

[@dungeoncat5238]

This is single handedly the most relatable thing i have heard in my whole life

[@Bulldog2003_]

I also have ADHD and I am the same way.

[@floan69]

It’s a person who also has ADHD I could agree it’s like a super power at least that’s what everyone says but it’s a very annoying superpower I also paused like 20 minutes in between writing all of this😂😂😂

[@user-H_m]

Girls are different but yeah

[@cblyrically4310]

Same here

[@darealbeesechurger]

I love how calmly the entire keyboard full of notes comes up, just letting your ears know whats about to happen

[@HuyTheKiller]

*compressed rush e*

[@3ftninja132]

So polite.

[@codastra]

Yeah XD

[@espy9244]

Its like watching a giant wall slowly fall from above

[@mospusthespider1246]

I was waiting for this the entire video and you weren’t kidding

[@Namepending173]

About 1:16 is where rush E begins and I like how you see the huge block of keys approaching so that you know the pain and suffering you're about to endure

[@what_696]

*Around

[@hafidzv97]

@@what_696 no

[@Ivansinchioficial]

@@what_696 no

[@Tale_julio]

And that's when i MAX MY VOLUME

[@southnashvillerailfan]

"Enough of THAT nonsense"

[@bit6037]

The amount of ADHD energy in this video is humongous

[@nate2.094]

yeah but there was no rickroll

[@name_unkn0wn]

@@nate2.094 Hugh Mungos.

[@unsightedmetal6857]

humonogulous cloud

[@mb_torpedo]

adhd brain go brrrrrrrrrrrr

[@data4385]

Amongus?🤔

[@dirk5697]

As someone, who actually has ADHD...I appreciate the joke, but it is exactly the opposite of what I usually do...while it's true, that people with ADHD lose focus easily, this usually (at least for me) only happens with things I am not interested in. That being said...if you are interested in something (and this is the plus side which everyone with ADHD knows, but maybe not appreciates) you get into a state of hyperfocus, which results into something like you trying to play e.g. La Campanella over and over, forgetting everything else.

[@greydungeon2384]

What if he wasn't interested tho 🤔 Like he's being required to do so Or executive dysfunction I have adhd as well and even if I'm interested in doing something executive dysfunction will stop me from doing that thing productively so maybe it's that 🤷

[@dirk5697]

@@greydungeon2384 really? If I'm into it I forget everything else...Eating, drinking, sleeping...just doesn't exist

[@greydungeon2384]

@@dirk5697 I get into hyperfixation mode too it's just that executive dysfunction is stronger than hyperfixations

[@jorisheit]

As someone with ADHD I can confirm this. but I also appreciate the joke. but perhaps this might happen to someone who has ADHD and wants to play just has no idea what to play and the idea's just keep popping up?

[@kynanverwimp847]

This is more about what it might feel like rather than how they play. Which to me is accurate lol

[@IIdot]

Shredded a tear on how funny some of these were and the transition was smooth

[@BSKY4907]

R/boneappletea

[@kingstonlovely7404]

@@BSKY4907 shut up!

[@Revengilate]

1:10 imagine being in a restaurant, the pianist starting to lose it real quick and then continues

[@camo6465]

1:19 I love how slowly that mass of notes approaches before the piano EXPLODES into the chaos that is Rush E lol

[@victoriadelapena8858]

True lol

[@Mia-pp1hi]

It sounds so good tho

[@jessecarpenter6434]

Couldn’t have worded it betyer

[@cha_hoe]

@@jessecarpenter6434 betyer

[@lemongloves]

the calm before the storm

[@Trent2win]

This actually feels relatable, I don’t play piano but my mind strays from what I am thinking about to something else.

[@kylieschuttloffel1261]

i literally was talking to one of my coworkers today, and i trailed off midsentence because i forgot a word, and i started making a rhythmic noise with mouth while trying to remember and that vocal stim decided it was going to turn itself into a funky little beat

[@Trent2win]

@@kylieschuttloffel1261 When I try making a video and try to reference on thing I end up making a whole rant about it

[@sherbetstudios8075]

I’m having flashbacks to one time I had the most random train of thoughts and I managed to go from tires swings --> lettuce --> sleepovers--> pizza ---> lettuce again

[@steamfunk6889]

Yeah this is how I think, not how I'd play piano. I do play some instruments, and once I get into a groove I can't do anything else until I finish the phrase! But if I were uninterested in what I was playing, this is exactly how I'd play 😆

[@Carlo99yehey]

same, i was playing goodbye to a world then i accidentally turned into that sans song whenever i press the "D" key

[@ChristofApolinario]

0:03 Plays some _shoopan_ 0:13 A wild JoJo appeared! 0:19 Beethoven be fastin' the Moonlight Sonata 3rd 0:23 Back to _shopin'_ 0:37 Stuck with La Campanella 0:41 Okay, goin' back... 0:47 Chopin's suspense rises 0:50 Fear the Mountain King 0:57 boom, now what? Brb? 1:03 He be goin' to grillby's 1:16 b e p r e p a r e d 1:21 EEEEE E EEEE E EEEEE 1:29 Alr, enough 1:42 I wonder if it was on the Industrial Age 2:00 up 2:03 La Campanella, again 2:09 is this the final part? 2:25 nope imma play with the keys 2:32 _im the b a l d g u y_ 2:34 almost there 2:37 B O O M

[@germanguy2]

This needs morr likes

[@youd243]

1:12 dream on half a heart

[@janein0624]

1:21 Most interesting part like the original rush E, we can hear the rush E main sound in that screen-filled notes

[@Wojtek1250XD]

That's because they can modify how much force to press a key with, they just fill the entire chart with zero energy notes complitely covering the actual ones

[@MCAlexisYT]

And that was a preview for Rush E 2

[@rockystudiogaming]

@@MCAlexisYT damn boi you’re good

[@jeshelmer4166]

Rush E 1st Movement

[@Zeingamer98629]

Yeah Same bro😂!!

[@CircutCircus]

As a guy who actually has ADHD, I can confirm that this is 100% accurate to what we do when we learn how to play the piano

[@gamerboi64729]

yes

[@whatnujgaming714]

I just hit my keyboard at random but this video is offensive

[@The_Quacken_]

same

[@aj8841]

yes, and any other instrument as well, *sorry music teacher for all those broken guitar strings that I did not pay for and replace*

[@sumairu641]

As a girl with adhd, this is 100% a thing i know I would do

[@shay-170]

1:17 I like how hes so calm and then:

[@AwildGwen]

This is just music perfectly describing my morning-

[@geegox2459]

Chopin could probably play Rush E- thankfully it wasn't written by Chopin with cooperation from smb cause that could cause pain.

[@kayejk]

COULD cause pain?! As if the solo SMB version doesn’t already cause pianists’ hands to bleed 😂

[@geegox2459]

@@kayejk Do you know who Chopin is? Chopin could make your hands fall off faster than your hands would bleed.

[@TheMusicscotty]

As a dad with four boys, three of whom have ADHD, I can say pretty equivocallly that you nailed it.

[@iamcre8ive]

This is the most accurate description of me playing any instrument ever. It's just ridiculous how many times my brain just switches to a completely different song (it's usually or frustration for making mistakes or they just both sound nice together or something lmao).

[@chronostheviolinist]

never in my life have I seen a video wordlessly yet perfectly encapsulate how ADHD feels on a daily basis

[@chronostheviolinist]

Like not even playing an instrument, just like- this is how my mind feels

[@CreedmanTheBot]

As a pianist with ADHD i can confirm this is indeed how I play.

[@brookehargraves6339]

Me too

[@CNWPlayer]

no

[@mattyice5702]

@@CNWPlayer no

[@CNWPlayer]

@@mattyice5702 i have adhd

[@marcosruiz5425]

I have adhd and I DON’T play like that.

[@mudmudd26]

As someone with ADHD, this was very accurate and relatable

[@CNWPlayer]

no

[@theshowmaster3836]

Buzzkill

[@gamerboi64729]

same

[@camiengstrom334]

Did you mean relatable?? This is the second time I’ve seen someone misspelling relatable as reliable, what’s going on- 😭

[@theshowmaster3836]

Ever heard of auto correct?

[@JIMINYJONES29]

I personally have ADHD, and this is definitely true, I literally taught myself to play megalovania and the seven nation army by myself while I was slacking off during music class.

[@finnie4394]

1:12 King: Oh how I do day this is a lovely solo of quite harmonic- OH GREAT HEAVENS!

[@rimimimimimimimim4170]

Damn you really just proved that Chopin made Giorno’s theme.

[@rimimimimimimimim4170]

@Derekanic and still Dre lmao

[@rowhaleski]

2:01 I love that transition 🥹

[@gabeskorcz2932]

Liszt roll

[@DeAguaMusic]

Super relatable with some of my students lol good work!

[@Kayla-fm4ps]

im in tears i think this is officially my favorite video of all time. congrats

[@garrettmiller1355]

This makes me think of Tom trying to play the piano while Jerry is just messing with him inside the piano.

[@Deverik1981]

Oh goodness, YES! Underrated comment.

[@fenukii]

That cartoon is called Cat Concerto and it won an Oscar in 1946. That's the cartoon that got me into classical music :)

[@ozzywatchesyt4720]

This legit reminds me of the time I had a similar situation: my friend was just playing Heart and Soul (the most overplayed song ever) and I (like Jerry), just bombed it completely, my friend got pissed but it was worth it

[@TFPrimeX_0806]

Lol sounds like a friend of mine

[@SaloCh]

2:00 I love how with just 4 notes(?) you can already tell what song that is

[@clairewiggins9370]

Cactus Juuuuice

[@charlesthomas5956]

Its actually 6 notes

[@etmezh9073]

The references go crazy

[@planes-in-a-nutshell]

Its actually 4 right hand notes and 2 left hand notes

[@etmezh9073]

@@planes-in-a-nutshell 🤓

[@soanyway6746]

Well Thomas has officially caught us all by surprise. 1:40

[@bigleeneth]

It is actually insane how much emotion 4 notes can bring out of you.

[@Chigger]

Chopin: *Plays something physically impossible, and it's something far ahead of his time* Also Chopin: "Enough of THAT nonsense."

[@ChopinFreak]

Lol

[@irishuisman1450]

@@ChopinFreak name checks out

[@ChopinFreak]

@@irishuisman1450 lol everyone says that

[@ronjalindpetren1914]

As someone with ADHD, I can confirm this is a really accurate representation of what it sounds like when I try to play something. It's even funnier when ur whole band has adhd and everyone gets distracted and starts playing random songs when we're supposed to practice... it somehow always ends up being 9 to 5 by dolly for some reason.. everything eventually turns into 9 to 5 lmao

[@CNWPlayer]

kind of

[@Bun_Bun51]

Help, my mind during orchestra is so gone- I'll just start playing random bass rifts and also random song snipettes from like 3 years ago ;-;

[@ruizoob]

I LOVE HOW RUSH E JUST CASUALLY STARTS PLAYING

[@tonydasnail5605]

This is insanely accurate I will constantly find other songs main tune or whatever in other songs

[@brianorozco1074]

I relate to this video so much, especially the part at 1:12 where it’s so peaceful and then just turns into absolute insanity at 1:21

[@AtomicEmperor]

so you casually rush E

[@Wojtek1250XD]

It literally goes from nothing to everything

[@brianorozco1074]

@@AtomicEmperor Yes

[@msn924]

me every 5 seconds:

[@mohammedyuan8213]

1:12 I has to submit work 1:21 YOU ONLY HAVE 1 MINUTE

[@Moonblaster13]

I could cry with how accurate this to my life with ADHD, especially with things I don't want to be doing.

[@user-gu4wc9mz5f]

I don't know why this only has 50 likes. It's too good.

[@vc101]

THE RUSH E SECTION JUST SORTA JUMPS FROM 0 TO _1000_ IMMEDIATELY AND I LOVE IT

[@McJellio]

That's basically my brain in an exam 😭 1:20 How the chickens did you even make that sound like rush E-

[@Gmte]

Becuase most of the notes are played so quiet you cant even hear them and only the important ones stand out, atleast thats what i think

[@dynozgaming250]

Yeah, just volume stuff, playing some tracks louder than others

[@BasicaIIyMyseIf]

Velocity

[@-crazycat]

Because that is the madman that made rush E

[@dawae7288]

I feel physical pain to how there wasn't a rickroll in there. Especially when a master should play a masterpiece!

[@dirtytacticz4]

This explains how my head works

[@Heroas_Hamseros]

This is too good. Well done!

[@MrSupercar55]

1:43 I guess he really derailed it there. Like Ozzy Osbourne, he sure is going off the rails on a crazy train…

[@imcherryxd3359]

What is the name of the song?

[@clairewiggins9370]

…Thomas the train theme?

[@nicholasl.blackfire6558]

@@clairewiggins9370 and after that?)

[@abeIIe]

1:20 As a person with ADHD, I can confirm I sprawl out on my piano and start violently jumping up and down on it

[@madifal]

same

[@fornaxwastaken]

I could definitely relate, my brain thinks of other things when I'm playing piano, and sometimes, I play nonsense

[@ASweetShortCake]

Epic remix of anxiety, dude! 😁 It sounds so accurate!

[@BAD_HOBO]

A musical representation of me, bored, trying to do homework and thinking of memes.

[@ArrowProds]

Can confirm this is what ADHD feels like. No wait, sounds like. Wait, *is* like. But that doesn't make sense... This is what... having ADHD feels like (?)

[@Zahra0042Jamila]

You need to make a playlist of these videos it’s so funny istg

[@somebodyudontknow6981]

This might be the most relatable thing I've seen in a while

[@genuphobia1029]

As someone with ADHD, this is exactly what it is like. The soundtrack of my brain. It is eternal. It is maddening. Gotta love it :D🤘

[@Madisongs]

As someone who has ADHD and took piano lessons for 5 years (stopped because they got too stressful), this is almost EXACTLY what my practice looked like.

[@faithfulbrook]

As a very ADHD and autistic person i really love and relate to this. MORE ADHD VIDEOS

[@TheAjKeys]

Its so fun when the wall of notes comes down but it still sounds like music.

[@johnathanruiz-pineda9610]

“Nonesense” is an understatement. An “abomination” is more like it. I love it XD

[@Kia_NK]

As a person with adhd, I would like to say, i dont feel this, so lemme explain, When i play piano i have no problems because of my hyperficsation (idk if i spelt that right , im not good with words) when I play piano i do focus on other songs, but i only play 1 over and over again because it's basically fun to play, and I kinda forget how to play other songs in the process but yeah. I learn by ear

[@CNWPlayer]

THANK YOU

[@Kia_NK]

@@CNWPlayer your welcome

[@MulderHiggins]

i love chopin's little texts that come up

[@livi_raine]

i literally do this so much, i'll be practicing a slow and delicate piece and i'll turn it either into a meme or really fast and frantic 😂

[@Lightning_Fox]

My brain is like this for a while, but eventually it just locks onto one thing and hyperfocuses until every ounce of its value is gone.

[@Glerven]

Same. Until like 10:00 AM I can’t focus on nothing until then if I find one thing, that is what would be on my mind all day.

[@carolzavck8204]

I know that this is a long song, but can you please do “Dancing Mad” from Final Fantasy Vl? It’s my favorite video game OST.

[@inuush]

That's a really good one!

[@skyviper3279]

And KEFKA the song I mean it’s awesome

[@womp_wompwomp]

as someone who has adhd and plays guitar, this is painfully accurate to us string players as well

[@CoriLane3060]

As a pianist with adhd this is hilarious and accurate, there like no thought before I just which to something super random

[@phoenixfeathers4128]

That transition near 1:20 was fantastic lmao. I ascended

[@johnkyle8283]

Rush e at 1:20

[@FirstnameLastname-jd4uq]

1:21

[@noahhapa]

This is the best thing ever. As a classical pianist with ADHD & tics who just so happens to be a special education teacher, this is made for me

[@SuperTessa25]

''w-why do i hear boss music playing?'' famous last words from epic axolotl

[@markjoshuadavid8551]

This is funny and cool especially the rush E part. Because of that, you earned me and i just subscribed. To be honest, i really wanted to learn how to play piano. I want to play those pieces especially Rush E HAHA 😆😁

[@Slither747]

please do more of these ADHD videos! it definitely makes me feel like I'm not alone with my attention span

[@craftcrewtv8094]

I'm 99% sure this is just one time thing even tho I love the concept. Also I was dealing with it too but eventually learned to control myself

[@Duolingobird100]

Yes do part 2

[@loganriehle3584]

Thank you for this. Still greiving the loss of the amazing person Alex "Technoblade" TECHNO NEVER DIES - When you die, the cancer dies also. Therefore techno didn't lose, it ended in a draw. Amazing job SMB!!!

[@CNWPlayer]

techno died but he didn't lose to death

[@loganriehle3584]

@@CNWPlayer so true, so true

[@lindseymoeller7751]

As a person with ADHD, HOW HAVE YOU MANAGED TO GET IT SO PERFECT

[@emmett1963]

I have adhd tooo

[@aweirdo4955]

The Rush E part always gets me wheezing

[@altoclef4249]

All the references Chopin - Nocturne in E flat major Giornio's theme Moonlight Sonata Third Movement La Campanella Random diminished minor chords In the hall of the mountain king Megalovania Rush E Thomas the train theme Dies Irae Requiem (i think) Bach - Toccata and Fugue in D minor La Campanella Still dre I dont know

[@Klabbity_Kloots]

"I dont know" is my favorite.

[@anthonyjames696]

At 2:00 we also have very shortly Married Life from the Pixar movie Up

[@LordAJ12345]

0:19 Flawless

[@naturesonslimechaefan]

What song is tht?

[@Jimmyandcharlieadventures]

​@@naturesonslimechaefanmoonlight sonata 3rd movement

[@Unusual.Backup--]

1:25 I was getting bored and skipped forward ten seconds i kid you not i verbally enunciated "what."

[@Rapfan262]

Haha me too

[@janetmendoza3019]

This is a masterpiece

[@blucardboardbox]

This might be the most accurate artistic depiction of adhd I’ve ever seen

[@CNWPlayer]

no

[@mitsu5042]

i love like in 00:51 there are just 6 note you play with the right hand 😂

[@clairewiggins9370]

And then BANG

[@panema0]

someone transcribe this beautiful masterpiece

[@axy_the_alien7034]

Love this

[@moldy-grapes5272]

As someone with ADHD this is exactly how it feels, you captured it

[@Therian-and-fairy-friends]

I love how you did good with the rush e part lol

[@moonyasnow36]

You somehow managed to describe ADHD in musical form wow This is so accurate Now I can just show this to anyone who doesn't understand what ADHD feels like

[@StriderZessei]

Well, that's three minutes of my life I'll never get back.

[@zionfultz8495]

Yep, that is why it is so nice

[@Ascension721]

and another three minutes. And another. And another

[@imthedoctorlol]

smb is the only one that can smash the whole piano and still sound good lol

[@catastrophia2160]

As someone with undiagnosed but 100% possible ADHD this is my brain whenever I’m humming a song to myself and it transforms into a musical of random songs that shouldn’t belong together

[@PookieBear486]

1:20 that random boost of energy fr

[@aaronpiper2169]

I have ADHD and can also play piano and this happens to me every single time I sit down to practice. I hate everything about how this video gets it perfectly right.

[@PlainOlViridian]

Rest in peace techno ❤️

[@DovDoc]

He was a legend

[@IX_4]

Rest in Peace

[@Klabbity_Kloots]

"Techno never dies"

[@chronomentrophobia4337]

1:16 literally the definition of calm before the storm

[@Holy_HandGrenade]

I like how he manages to make playing every note on a piano actually sound like a song.

[@unhingedd7075]

I like how the song casually changes to campanella twice in 0:36 and 2:03

[@quasarproductions2690]

What scares me is that I have been diagnosed with ADHD since I was a child, and I've done exactly what he did in this video with those 2 parts of La Campanella, randomly while messing around. This video was hilarious and scary because its so relatable.

[@clairewiggins9370]

Do y’all know what’s at 1:47?

[@ShrubStudios4]

As someone who's played piano for 10 years and has ADHD *same.*

[@monicamaquignaz3750]

Lol I've only played for 6

[@Karma-km8vk]

same

[@mitzielovesrabbits1234]

I've played piano for 4years

[@CNWPlayer]

no

[@ShrubStudios4]

@@CNWPlayer yes ❤️

[@ItsADHDavy]

Seems pretty spot on to my piano playing experience tbh.

[@Xero116]

This is just like the "but I got distracted" or the "but it's terrible and made me fail music theory" meme pieces and I love it!

[@Wojtek1250XD]

1:17 I LOVE how it suddenly transitions from nothing to everything without sound bad xd

[@courtneybrown2243]

Haha this is delightful to listen to thank you

[@SparrowsDen]

A trend with ADHD is someone will want to do somthing they find easy or like to do more than more difficult parts such as switching hands or complicated pieces. Great job!

[@RafaBienias]

It's not ADHD. I was just drunk ok? Sorry for that - won't happen again :/ Or will it? 🤔

[@ge118]

pass me a bear here too mate . I ain't no drunk ain't no sober but I be chaotic neutral so ain't got no problem

[@slimyduck2140]

*Vsauce music plays*

[@foodofthegods]

vsauce moment

[@NUISANCE_ANIMAL]

as someone who does not have adhd I perfectly understand this