Matthew Bellamy improvising on the piano at Leeds 2001 gig.

Matthew Bellamy from Muse playing a beautiful piece during a gig at Leeds in 2001 between the set.
Epic!

[@mrrachelrussell]

Brilliance. You can't expect any less from Matthew Bellamy. Legendary.

[@Vlodrak]

That's megalomania

[@lordcroesus]

It's actually just the chords from Megalomania played as arpeggios. And the Megalomania chords are from Rachmaninoff's piano concerto no. 2, so it's not really improvisation... still good though

[@Jojounlimited]

he's sooo amazing*_*love him

[@TheFunkyCriminal]

aghhhh hes soooo good i wish he did more stuff like this!

[@rgc93]

Why did this get thumbs down? He is right...

[@TheCornguy]

PLEASE TELL where i can find this gig or the whole song on youtube! or anywhere, and ill love you forever

[@Bulasz]

A discussion forgotten long ago... but anyway, I don't quite think it's been mastered. Playing arppegios this way is quite easy, and as long as the chords aren't too complicated, I think he is absolutely cappable of making this up on the spot. But then I don't think he actually did - he's playing these chords in quite a few recordings, so I'd not dare to call this an improv. And yeah, seeing Matt play actually any Rach piece would be amazing.

[@Hoodoo123]

love muse !

[@Cigotie]

In my opinion I believe he is arpegiating(New Word) the chords from Megalomania.

[@jimmydushku]

That would be awesome if you could. Much appreciated.

[@Bulasz]

@rabidgunfight Thanks. You're absolutely right, I've even listened to this piece recently and thought that it had been an inspiration for "Megalomania". Huh, human memory. Cheers:-)

[@Themaver123]

@TheCornguy I think I has the full gig on my Channel :) 'tis Live at Leeds University 2001 :)

[@xOoMUSEoOx]

It's the beginning of sunburn, becuse you can hear the intro at the very end

[@k732092]

how do you now all these things? amazing

[@Bulasz]

@rabidgunfight what opus? You know, I dare to doubt that it's the piece in an unchanged form, I've seen him play several classical pieces of the difficulty of Rach, and none of those was actually played like the original - he simplifies them :

[@jtc2112]

EXACTLY The beatles did it, why not MUSE?

[@jimmydushku]

I hate to be one of the annoying people on here asking for sheets or stuff, but I was wondering if you could tell me the chords. I can't find any proper sheets for this.

[@DarthSciguy]

thats the opening for megalomania

[@funkymuz]

I'm sure he could give chopin a run for his money lol Imagine that! Chopin and matt battling it out on two pianos... Matt, I'm gonna find you and meet you one day!

[@sistematico17]

How to play matts improvisation Matthew Bellamy MUSE piano Improvisation tutorial

[@xima44]

Exactly, this is Megalomania! This is not Chopin...

[@zandinga]

This is Megalomania!!! not Chopin

[@JRtalaroc]

chopin

[@vtproductions]

that is improvisation...he's improvising on the chords, he's playing it differently than he would normally, all chords have been used before, that's not the definition of improv, the way you play it defines if its improv or not

[@jimmydushku]

I am deaf :(

[@tagaug]

Amazing that he is self-taught.

[@n0body-ps]

Megalomania!

[@jmserbia]

This was actually broadcast on MTV, hard to imagine only 10 years later. And see what they have now - utter shit.

[@sugarmoobs]

thats not improv, thats Megalomania.

[@fungipower]

people always think his piano skill is extraordinary, but it really isn't. He is a great pianist and all, but all he is doing when he "improvises" is play arpeggios.

[@marcoabl123]

Use your fuckin' ears, Jimmy!

[@chrisbooth24]

it IS megalomania, just arpeggiated. FACT!