"Over the Rainbow" - Jazz Piano Tutorial For Beginners

[@johnharland2336]

This is an exemplary rendition. Most other accomplished pianists wildly run arpeggios and chords, forgetting the intent of the melody and distorting the harmony and tempo to the point the song becomes unrecognizable!

[@hx-flixblog4569]

I agree!

[@OrlandoGustar]

You got it right.

[@ThePianoMan1953]

I'm barely an intermediate player, transitioning from playing root position chords, to open voicings. It is awkward for me, but you are certainly an inspiration. Thank You!

[@KennyVert]

Thank you for this. I play by ear, and my family thinks I can play anything because of it, but they really don't understand how limited I feel by not being able to read music or play comfortably in any key other than C (thankful for my keyboard that lets me transpose). This song has always been a challenge for me, so thanks so much for breaking it down. Cheers! -Ken

[@emilynichols5933]

i dont understand why there are any dislikes on this video. This was an amazing tutorial, easy to follow, and I have been looking for a jazzed up version of this song forever. Thank you so much. I even added some little improv parts, and it sounds amazing. Again thank you. :)

[@AndrayTheDutchman]

Someone might not like the voicing. There are some parts I would play differently, so...

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[@JosueJCaraballo]

This video made me fall in love with jazz piano!! God bless you smart gentleman!!

[@davidcornett3498]

Thank you so much. I love this and it's at a speed that I can grasp with listening, practice and time. I'm a 62 year old ear player and I find these beautiful arrangements very refreshing. It gives me something very beautiful to reach for. Thank you.

[@DaredemoSoloPiano]

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[@BrunoConfortin]

Thank you

[@rebeccafullver]

God bless u!!

[@narayanshankarsanachitr7896]

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[@narayanshankarsanachitr7896]

God bless You, my Piano Jazzy Master Tutor 🙏👌🙏👌🙏👌

[@karlvernor1690]

So much useful stuff here. Tritones, 251, sus chords, Kenny Barron voicings. Brilliant video.

[@hanynashaat8829]

The tutor is a talented musician, with great taste and a perfect teacher Thanks for the video

[@Dimitri1901]

The best Tutorial for this nice Classical-Song I have seen. The first part now i can play after 3 days and a lot of patience. Also your explanations to the steps are verry good too. Thanks a lot fot this and the other Tutorials. God bless you. Greetings from Germany, Leipzig, Dimitri.

[@anonymouslyrics]

Very Nice....I'm learning to think and play in chords instead of notes.

[@adamjnotthecongressmanschi7026]

Hence your name

[@eddiet2]

Simple, yet quite effective. Thank you!

[@PianoGroove]

Yes I agree Eddie, I think sometimes the beauty is in the simplicity.... complicated chords and fills are not always necessary.... remember these songs were great tunes before us 'jazzers' got our hands on them :-) cheers, PianoGroove

[@bluecheese5172]

Thank you for this. Not really difficult but economy of notes but progressive, all in one lesson.

[@BassF1sh1nCat]

I have been searching for this all my life, not kidding. Thank you.

[@multiquantumwell]

Haha completely agree man. :-D

[@mypianoful]

This is beautiful, thank you

[@danieljrgensen5268]

This is so beautiful, can’t wait to play it in little cafes ❤

[@PianoGroove]

Have fun!

[@theresakrifka-dobes8335]

Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high There's a land that I heard of once in a lullaby Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue And the dreams that you dare to dream Really do come true Someday I'll wish upon a star And wake up where the clouds are far behind me Where troubles melt like lemon drops Away above the chimney tops That's where you'll find me Somewhere over the rainbow Bluebirds fly Birds fly over the rainbow Why then, oh why can't I? If happy little bluebirds fly Beyond the rainbow Why, oh why can't I?

[@ВалентинаПроценко-ш4ж]

Можно и нам побывать там!!! Только впусти эти волшебные звуки в душу. И всё произойдет. Такая волшебная гармония звука !!!

[@mbaker9861]

Eva Cassidy …..beautiful song!

[@FrazierPianoStudio]

Nice sus chord at 2:30. They are my new favorite. They are great for getting an open modern kind of sound.

[@sszz3455]

I found myself on your channel, and since then I have kept watching. Thank you for the great videos, I enjoy myself so much here! Greetings!

[@gschlos08]

Such a pleasure to listen to you give your class as you play the piano! Thank you!!!

[@gpow4318]

Nice, thank you man. Love your chill lessons and subtle and brilliant chord voicings.

[@chrispiccolo8267]

Great job again as usual! For piano players like me that don't have a back round in Jazz, You have a great teaching technique. I have learned a lot from you! Great song, always love this melody... Keep up the good work! Thanks again! Chris from Philadelphia PA

[@PianoGroove]

Hey Chris, thanks for the lovely comment... at PianoGroove, we pay special attention to the lesson pacing and narration to make sure you understand all of the important points. You can get 5 more free lessons here : bit.ly/get-5-free-lessons - make sure you snag them if you haven't already :-) Cheers, PianoGroove

[@Sheogorath18622]

this song is perfect to intruduce in jazz. Thanks you for take time for this.

[@anilec333]

You really taught me how to play jazz piano! I was non knowledge of piano 5 years before

[@taddy666]

Very nice arrangement. Just the right level of difficulty and challenge. You explain it very well. Thanks so much. I've learned a lot from your excellent tutorials.

[@montecristo3974]

Nice warm Chords, good Tutorial. Thank You !

[@panjoeljoel]

Thanks... that awesome, simple lesson and beautiful chord and sound.. I will practice.. God bless you man...

[@christophedelamusiquedesar7878]

As in many aspects of life, the less the more, exemplified in this sensitive arrangement that is accessible for noobs like me to begin learning. Thank you so much. I love it. So moving. Is the mdi file available (to purchase) so that I can use Synthesia?

[@EricLeePiano]

Thank you for this tutorial! It is very helpful.

[@PianoGroove]

Cheers Eric.

[@Zonewriter3]

This is excellent! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and insights!!

[@simonbailey2151]

Some lovely chord ideas there. Many thanks.

[@edhallar3044]

Thanks a million. Kudos to your techniques and patience as well. Don’t tire up man. Keep it up!

[@clno.13pawenuch74]

Amazing lesson .so much love this channel

[@METAMORA6329]

What an Amazing tune, thank you for sharing! ✨

[@kimp7743]

Do "Fly me to the moon" next!

[@PianoGroove]

Hi Kimp, we have actually covered that tune in a very detailed 2-part tutorial. You can watch the lesson highlights here: www.pianogroove.com/jazz-piano-lessons/fly-me-to-the-moon-tutorial/ - It's part of the PianoGroove Pro course along with 50+ other jazz standards. Hope this helps :-) PianoGroove

[@frankfeldman6657]

Nice work, you have an appealing manner and approach - but you missed the obvious Bill Evans-y strategy of harmonizing the opening measures of iii - iii - biiidim7 - ii, etc. Or, along the same lines - oh, I'll just write the chord symbols, it's easier - am7b5 - abm6 -gm7 - f#dim7 - fm7, etc., or am7b5 - abm7 - Db7 - gm7 - Ab9 - gm7 - f#dim7 - fm7, etc. And on and on. You know where the bar lines are, you're obviously a good musician.

[@hernannieto1]

Man congrats on this channel...its awesome. Lots of great Stuff here,nice work...keep it up!!!

[@patricklao9762]

Final Arrangement 19:18

[@88Musk]

Where do you get the lead sheet? I really like this instructional.

[@anthonychigemezu2661]

am impressed I love jazz with all my heart but am being affected with keyboard availability to practice... I hope to play like you someday thanks @pianogroove

[@sydelle3941]

Thank you for this... It sounds great!!!

[@14jemima]

Thank you so much. Your videos help my ear get familiar with the sound of the extensions /upper structures. Yet, I would dare to suggest an alternative in bar 6 of the bridge. I like the idea of the tritones but, what you"re really doing, by using them, is replacing the A half-diminished with an A diminished 7, which is sort of giving away the D7 that comes next. What if we played Eb-A / G-C (tritone and P4th) on the A half-diminished and keep the Eb-A / F#-C (the all-tritone figure) for the D7?

[@hx-flixblog4569]

Beautifly done, bro. I'm gonna practice it.

[@cristianavalos2191]

hello. very good work! thank you so much. A question about the song, I'm writing an arrangement to sing but I don't know what the "original" version is since Ella Fitzgerald's I think the lyrics she sings are longer and have more parts. That baffles me. Can you help me know which is the "correct" version? I'm sorry for my English. I write to you from Argentina. I loved your video and it helped me a lot to know what the correct chords were. a hug.

[@tejabell-qigongdharma]

Awesome Lesson and beautiful voicings ~ thank you so much!

[@wilfredomurillo609]

Very nice explain for this song, thanks you, God bless you teacher.

[@gergelykiss]

Lovely tutorial, beautiful chords and voicing, Just a minor observation: I found it a bit confusing that right at the beginning you say it starts with an Eb maj7 chord while you play a plain Eb major chord, and then you say it is followed by a Cm 7 while you play a Cm ninth chord. Thankfully you go slowly enough to make it easy to follow any way, so it is just a minor note. Thanks for the tutorial!

[@tansyz5787]

I loooooove this arragement but can I have a normal piano sheet？

[@albertoravasini9072]

In the last chorus would be nice to play Am7/b5 Abm7 Gm9 F#13

[@veryberry2843]

Woah Thank you so much! it's beautiful. I will practice it!

[@TracyTracci]

Like it a lot🎉

[@multiquantumwell]

Great lesson man!! Thank you for sharing.

[@chromezify7182]

The amount of chords on the sheet is kinda daunting.... but it ain't gonna stop me!

[@bausin]

Really great stuff. I'm confused by the statement at 3:02, though. ii-V in F minor would be Gmi7b5-C7b9. You're playing a ii-bVII7, aka the backdoor dominant.

[@vicentiupopa7388]

It would be great if you could add the complete chords as played by both hands in the acompanying pdf file. For most beginners it would help a lot. Thank you.

[@yaakovhassoun8965]

spent like a month working on this, thanks. There's some nice subtlties that you don't explain, those require slowing down the video, but overall great video.

[@EE-su7mb]

Can't find words to describe how beautiful and divine you make all this sound. I have always loved jazz but the way you play is so amazing that I have now come to love piano jazz. You have inspired me so much that I bought a digital piano and decided to learn playing piano! It's coming next week :) in fact I set a target to myself to play like you in a year from now (of course just the simple ones - I probably need 20 years to come close to your skills). Thank you for everything.

[@cherylberke6818]

Where can I find the lead sheet?

[@Hildebrunn]

Hi, I love your job. Could you please one day create tutos for "All the things you are" and "In a sentimental mood" 😊?

[@pianoman19541]

Fantastic lesson ... so clear and very helpful. Thank you.

[@saintilienwaulney7420]

Thanks This is very helpful

[@paulxyrilreyes1289]

Thank you sir.. i really like the chords

[@mariomanni13]

bravissimo e ottima spiegazione

[@hx-flixblog4569]

Muto bene!

[@belindajardim3145]

Lovely chords

[@tobi3934]

Thank you for this video!

[@Alexlinnk]

You have all my gratitude.

[@gelachikhradze5837]

Alex g

[@teedtad2534]

Not everyone knows major and.mimor chords.. best to Name 🙏 EACH. chord by letters ,! This would help beginners!

[@zionewtube7495]

Really really helpful!!! Thank you i will practice and upload

[@edwinschi]

What a teacher!! Great Thank you very much!

[@paulxyrilreyes1289]

Do "what a wonderful world" please

[@robertopeshansky]

Simply beautiful

[@cortinasin4525]

Thanks for the teaching but i can’t find any link to download the piano piece so that i can practice the left hand. Can u help me? It sounds simple and easy for beginners.

[@ray-piano9326]

Great. How do I download the copyof the lead sheet with the chord substitutions?

[@krugner]

Top teacher! Thansks for share!

[@MeesterOmazoni]

Very helpful lesson! One question though.. Witten at the end of the bridge is a B9(sus4). I'm guessing that's supposed to be a Bb9(sus4) instead?

[@SK-qc4of]

What happened to the lead sheet?

[@JP_Buddy]

beautiful voicings!

[@benedictmiddleton6870]

Hi, this is so beautiful, thanks for sharing, are you still sharing the chords, the bitly link doesn't take you there, it would be awesome if I could get them. Thanks again

[@ttwa5328]

Love the lesson-couldnt download the chord subs. Not on facebook

[@Ryan_TV]

Excellent video

[@anonymouslyrics]

Can you do a tutorial for Embraceable You? Thanks!

[@jamesa9254]

Where can i get the Soft copy?? thanks

[@SamedyPhin]

OMG this is awesome.thanks for sharing

[@cor3944]

Much nicer version than that from the Alfred’s book. Sounds much more poetic and smooth. Gorgeous (technically I don’t anything 😢).

[@mbasemusic]

Love love love these chords!

[@terryviriyasuthee3021]

Beautiful.

[@jcsaclolo2723]

Hi there have u heard kenny G's version? He doesnt play a typical Ebmaj7 on the last chorus.. i am not sure if its because of the accompaniment but i think its a jazz chord.. let me know if u can figure that out.. very nice on this video though im inspired to play jazz

[@PatrickJones-gy4sl]

3:53 play through chords

[@kenwade2414]

Where/how do I find the lesson on sus chords?

[@orlandovaldiviabravo5816]

Se podria poner subtitulo en español? Muchas gracias.

[@zenm0de320]

Amazing👍

[@JonathanMorrisMusic]

This is awesome!

[@PianoGroove]

Cheers dude.

[@invsi6231]

Does anyone have any sheet music for this peice?

[@helenamaria710]

Great stuff :D Many thx!

[@dry509]

Please point out which finger/ hand is playing the melody? I am having trouble figuring this out? I thought it was always supposed to be the highest note or on top?

[@KS622]

I don't understand one bit you are explaining, but I can play the piece and it sounds lovely. I guess you need to understand the theory to come up with these arrangements yourself.

[@bobjackson3735]

Can anyone point out where to find the lead sheet?

[@jt2465]

i don't follow yet, but i enjoyed the sound.

[@LiloUkulele]

as a beginner-intermediate student, (level 3 adult) its hard to play based on just a chord notation...I mean what are the notes for a Ebmaj7!...inspiring to listen to but just having a written chord is light years away for me...how do I get there? Thank you for posting

[@skate234321]

Where can I download the chord chart?