"Just Like Heaven" by The Cure; synth cover, play along, tutorial

All credit to Robert Smith and the other members of The Cure for crafting such a timeless song. This was requested and I said I'd do it, so here it is :-). I played this the way we played it in my old Cure tribute band, Fascination Street, based out of Seattle, WA, USA.
My current band, Nite Wave (80's new wave covers), also plays this the same way, though I play bass for this song in that band. But I always loved how the strings sounded in this song, and I spent a lot of time trying to get a good sound for it back in the day.
We skip the first piano solo (it runs thru the 2nd verse) because back in my Fasc Street days it seemed to be distracting live, and for the main solo we had our Robert Smith play it on guitar. So, I never ended up playing the piano solo, but I do it here at the end just so you can see how to play it.
Take care, enjoy, and play along or create some music if you've always wanted to :-)

[@picklejam6486]

Finally a tutorial who does just the synth part of the song and not all the instruments in the song. Thank you.

[@infamousskater05]

Synth is the absolute best part of this song, so beautiful and haunting!! Bravo!!

[@DissAeon]

To me is the symbiosis that the synth and the guitar that enters a bit after create... But i also have to agree with you,the synth sets a lovely mood.

[@ahmadzaenuri5322]

yes I'm agree,synth and lead guitar in this song,makes my heart singing

[@PPPerdona]

This is so beautiful! Thank you for posting!!

[@galtem]

Thank you! :-)

[@damianmcdonagh7908]

This is fantastic, many thanks for posting. A truly classic song.

[@galtem]

thank you!

[@eddyccoyllo1260]

amo the cure

[@y2kriz06]

Oh my i miss the 80s

[@mica1k]

amazing cover! such a good feeling to this song 😍

[@marsellaquinones859]

Great cover! Definitely enjoy watching your videos!

[@galtem]

Thank you, it's fun to do!

[@ashlynrenee4603]

Thanks to you I can now play this!! I’m a beginner….this is seriously so fun!

[@carlaayelen4743]

In between days next please 😊

[@galtem]

I'll put it in the list to do, but it's probably not next up - stay tuned :-)

[@nilesh100975]

nice 🤩👍 great cover friend 🙏🎶🎶

[@xZShaneRemeydZx]

Yo sólo quiero aprenderme la parte del sólo del piano que es hermoso 😍

[@vinjali]

Thank you!

[@elisalopezterreros9717]

Thank you so much, it's amazing :)

[@galtem]

Thank you!

[@Dontquoteme933]

Thanks a lot man! I can't get to any keys before practice, I m ready now. Exactly parts I am covering because lead vocal too. Should be a cinch!! Thanks

[@galtem]

Awesome! but, Robert's playing the keys?? o_O

[@michaelgunther7577]

Das ist schön 👍

[@harleyzend3574]

Gracias gracias ,🎹😌👍

[@blackfox6844]

Excelente 👌.

[@campodonico7]

¡ Fantastico !

[@meganmcclure1094]

Your videos have helped me learn so much! Can you please do keyboard tutorial for Halo by The Cure? Thank you!

[@jacobmorgenstein6788]

Thank you

[@martinvigo8589]

Excelente

[@gusanocc51]

muy buen gusto

[@johnnyrocha1836]

Thanks

[@cristianbaldeon9295]

Wouuu me encanto , que sonido es es ? Sabes el nombre de ese sonido ?

[@martinvigo8589]

Cual es la combinación de los sonidos para que suene así

[@celiarodovalho7040]

💕

[@raytheshredgod6987]

She’ll come back :)

[@cyriledon6810]

Punaise chui bien d'accord

[@robertsteinberger5667]

Is this one of the presets of the Triton? It sounds amazing. Looking for a way how to recreate it.

[@galtem]

Thank you! Not a preset, but combining stock sounds and using stock effects.

[@ralphmunoz4582]

Wow! on point! what string patch are you using?

[@caminhoparacalma3793]

Please, could you tell me which tone combinations you used on tryton?

[@KingOfComedyXD]

can you cover Funeral Party please? I'm playing and learning from your videos, thank you so much

[@galtem]

Thanks, I'm glad you like them! I only do synth covers of songs that I play or played live in my Cure tribute band or Nite Wave, and I'm sorry but Funeral Party wasn't one we did. It's because I have only made sounds for those songs. That said I think I can help as far as learning it goes. I took a listen and the left hand part is single notes: D#, F, C, Bf, then after he says "Funeral Party" each time it drops to G# then back to the pattern. Right hand part is trickier, it's got so many washy effects on it. But best I can make out is two main chords (low note to high): Bf, D#, G and Bf, D, E. The first chord you pretty much just hold til you switch. the 2nd chord seems to sound best if you hold the bottom note and play the top notes descending and holding the top as you go, like this lowest note first: Bf, F

[@KingOfComedyXD]

@@galtem wow thanks so much. i will try playing later and let you know

[@awe-ctaves7304]

@@galtem now that's Power! Amazing! But of course fully aware that it's much practice and lots of hard work...

[@awe-ctaves7304]

@@KingOfComedyXD Right Truly wow 👏 how is your learning and playing going?

[@vinjali]

Please do a tutorial of lullaby

[@galtem]

Hi, I did :-) I did the disintegration album, check the video list, did it like back in april or so.

[@cyriledon6810]

Absolument d'accord et GRAVE d'accord😂

[@xOzymandias]

where do you get your sounds from?

[@galtem]

they are all native to the keyboard.

[@octavioeusvela7139]

Can You share me or sell me the samples of this synth?

[@rriwp2305]

Which keyboard are you using?

[@galtem]

Korg Triton

[@manuelsalamancaolivares9147]

👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋

[@buriedguy1582]

Do you know the model of the synth originally used for this song ??

[@galtem]

I'm sorry, I have no idea.

[@buriedguy1582]

​@@galtem Too bad. I always wondered if all synthesizers could reproduce the same sounds. My question is that of a novice who is not even a musician

[@galtem]

@@buriedguy1582 Oh no, for sure, they are all different and have different sounds and can do different things.

[@buriedguy1582]

​​​@@galtemI admit that if I knew how to play and that I was a musician, it would have suited me if there was a model that brought together all the synthesizers that have existed. Utopian reverie. Thank you anyway for your response, it's a nice cover of a song I love

[@galtem]

@@buriedguy1582 Thank you :-) You can come close these days though -- software packages exist that have the sounds from most synthesizers -- you can buy it, have it on a computer, connect a MIDI controller to it and basically have every synth ever made, at least as far as the sounds go. I've never ventured into it; I stick to my Triton, it does what I need pretty well.

[@EstevanOfficialMusic]

what piano is that?

[@galtem]

A000, Romance Layers

[@vezrose2011]

What version is this?

[@galtem]

the video version, if I remember right.