piano tutorial: That's The Way Of The World

[@rons4182]

Absolutely the very best instructional video on KZbin. You are very musically talented and a great instructor.

[@pianoworkout]

Thank you!!

[@tmkim]

I just finished reading Maurice Whites Autobiography and inspired me to play their music. Thank you for putting this up so I can play a favorite piece!

[@ballyskid]

I was having coffee this morning with friends, and this song came on (EW&F). I was transported to another time and place. I played piano as a youth, but not in a long time. Your explanations add to the understanding and enjoyment. Thank you so much!!

[@pianoworkout]

My pleasure, Stephen!!

[@californiamusic]

Been playing this for years.. you're spot on

[@dutchhoke6555]

Nice presentation- my favorite EWF tune.

[@PaulBSafar]

FANTASTIC ! Your playing is exquisitely precise and groovy, while your explanations are calm and precious. I love them both and so, each time you stop playing, it's a delicious frustration.

[@pianoworkout]

Thanks!

[@MauriceCalis]

Been back many times to work this out. Have it all written down, but there are extra little things you add in performance that really fills things in nicely. Almost have the basic sketch committed to memory. Thanks for sharing this.

[@robinmiller7958]

One of the all time great tunes. Nicely done!

[@pianoworkout]

Many thanks!

[@anthonylecesne704]

You are very good Sir; actually, you're GREAT! Thank you for this tutorial.

[@vibe2jae]

I have to play this with a band tomorrow night at a Valentine's ball which part of it is a tribute to Maurice White and this is PERFECT for me as well to add FATTER tones on top of, THANKS SO MUCH DOC!!! Please keep posting because you're tutorials are VERY BENEFICIAL to add to my arsenal of chords...#SALUTE

[@pianoworkout]

+Jae Bell Yeah!

[@OneMan-wl1wj]

Voice so "chillin" I had to get up n put a sweater on just to keep watching ...great job n thanks for posting. 👊

[@pianoworkout]

+One Man 1970 thanks, I take that as a compliment! :-)

Excelente material. Muy serio. Thank you so much.

[@pianoworkout]

Gracias, y de nada

[@thomasfisher69]

Thanks bro for your method of teaching,,,simple breakdown of the song

[@danielemartin]

Many thanks! You make me happy, I love EWF songs.

[@pianoworkout]

Me too!

[@rljone8]

Thanks a lot man you really helped me out. I was going off of riff station app getting very confused. You made it simple

[@pianoworkout]

+Ronnie Jones I appreciate that!

[@digiaotearoa5897]

I like your teachings nice and simple yet tight to the chords thankyou

[@pianoworkout]

You're welcome

[@weltmeisterbayernmunchen6308]

nice going,got it immediately!!EW&F IS MY FAVORITE BAND,CAUSE THEY MAKE REAL SOUL AND DEEP MUSIC!!!

[@cedurico]

Beautiful song and excellent tutorial. Thank you. Cesar Rivero from Lima, Peru.

[@pianoworkout]

My pleasure!

[@josephjoeflamedavis132]

Thank you for this I love Earth wind and FIre...

[@GeorgKallenbach]

That was Beautiful. Am I the only one singing along everytime?

[@southmeck940]

that was awesome I got this no longer then a week can now play this whole thing

[@svdb4494]

So cool chords. Thanks

[@patrickmosley5969]

This is awesome, very soulful

[@twinturbohenry]

Brilliant instructional! You are amazing! Please come back to youtube.

[@pianoworkout]

Thank you!!

[@jameslay240]

very informative excellent teacher,not just trying to show how much you know,but seems like you actually care if the information is understood, humility I like it

[@JohnAJohnson-qn6hh]

Thank you so much for the tutorial. FANTASTIC😅

[@pianoworkout]

Welcome!

[@deaconblues3964]

Here is another suggestion: "Let Me Go Love" by Nicolette Larson and Mike McDonald. The Rhodes accompaniment is really nice!

[@rogercook8277]

Great lesson my brother. I was able to take what you taught and sequence the whole entire song on my Mr76 Ensoniq keyboard. I have 16 tracks aboard. I broke it all the way down . I even added some extra flavor when I played the 2nd verse. If I had your email address I would send it to you . Thanks a lot and keep those lessons coming.

[@pianoworkout]

Thanks, Roger. I can't share my address on youtube, but if you go to pianoworkout [dot] com you will find my contact.

[@andytupaia]

Man I really like the way you teach thanks

[@pianoworkout]

You’re welcome

[@Twill812]

Thank you for the breakdown of the chord structure. Love your version.

[@pianoworkout]

+William Thomas you're welcome!

[@williamcorgile9823]

Very nice taste in music.

[@pianoworkout]

I appreciate that

[@sergiomotroni1764]

Just brilliant work. It has inspired me to learn this beautiful tune!!!

[@pianoworkout]

Thanks!

[@udechile2497]

So relaxed

[@edamdiazvilla4068]

Thankyou sir.Are u ever going to continue.I love these songs.I grew up on them.Thankyou Sir;

[@pianoworkout]

+Edam Diaz Villa thanks! I have many ideas for tracks lined up, but currently busy in other areas. I will post something as soon as I can

[@ninovalenti1331]

thanks for the reply. Your playing and teaching are great! Please keep going with it as it is more than valuable!!!

[@pianoworkout]

Thanks, will do!

[@EXOTERRESTRIALS]

GREAT! Trying this out now on the Rhodes :-).

[@pianoworkout]

+Exo Exoterrestrial That should sound very nice on your particular Rhodes...:-)

[@cwestmont]

Fantastic job. Did you also have lead sheets for this? Really hope you put more stuff online.

[@pianoworkout]

Glad you liked it! But I don’t have the leadsheet…

[@krimsonfunk]

Beautiful! Very very nice... hey is there any way I could get ahold of that bass and drum beat it sounds awesome with my Rhodes ....please !

[@pianoworkout]

Thanks! You can DM me at: pianoworkout [at] gmail [dot] com

[@krimsonfunk]

Thank you so much, I sent you an email.

[@louieegargo]

Thanks for the chords 👍🏼❤️

[@pianoworkout]

Welcome

[@AlHuerta]

Excellent teacher, and very well done lesson. - Gracias!

[@pianoworkout]

+Al Huerta Gracias tambien!

[@emmetthouse5600]

Thx you enjoy lesson I just found you out man enjoyed that lesson

[@pianoworkout]

+Emmett House you're welcome!

[@javacoder60]

sweeeet!! What are you using for your setup? backing tracks? Do you sequence the backing tracks yourself? This tune by EWF just makes everything right in the world every time I listen to it.

[@pianoworkout]

Rhodes is Yamaha CP-4, rest of the track is sequenced, with Logic and/or Ableton, yes, I create the backings myself.

[@michaelpizzo92]

I am very new to piano, but what is it that makes the keyboard sound less like a piano and more "electric"?¿ is it the difference between a keyboard and a synthesizer?

[@pianolove3013]

😍😍😍 l just love it ! Thank you

[@dexthecat]

Fantastic tutorial! Thank you!

[@pianoworkout]

You're very welcome!

[@ninovalenti1331]

Where do I get the bass and drum back up for this song as you have. Its perfect! Thanks for the tutorial as I can understand your method. Just and old guy who loves jazz from the 60's when I played in a local band in New Orleans. Now I play piano just for myself and this is my kind of music. Any help on getting the back ground and what will need to play it will be of the greatest help. I have a Yamaha Keyboard DGX-505 and hope to upgrade soon. This music is what I love! thanks for posting again! Nino

[@pianoworkout]

In the future I will be offering backing tracks for purchase on my website

[@BlackDoorFilms]

Absolutely Beautiful - you really made this song easy to learn & play _ _ I love the backing track you are using - is there any way you might post a link for purchase - Thank you so much

[@pianoworkout]

Thanks! I’m going to post a link for that in a couple days!

[@californiamusic]

Nice tutorial!

[@pianoworkout]

Thanks!

[@djpanrasdaversiteoldschool8912]

I'm learning the bass line with my left hand so how would you translate the chord progression just for right hand? Which notes do you keep and or leave out?

[@pianoworkout]

Everything I play with the right hand works fine with the bass line.

[@unkolee]

yes man. that's nice.

[@walterchildress]

Sweet!!!!

[@pianoworkout]

Thanks!

[@ninovalenti1331]

What is that backing track and can I get it? Your tutorial is perfect! Are you using the CP80 or suitcase voice on your keyboard for that sound as it is a perfect match to the original!!!

[@pianoworkout]

I make my own backing tracks in Logic. I don’t (yet) offer them for sale. The CP4 I used for the Rhodes sound

[@deaconblues3964]

Really nice. A lot of tutorials focus on lead playing but to me chordal accompaniment is what hold everthing together. That's why I love guys like Tom Canning, Richard Tee and Donal Fagen. They hold down those complex chords and make the thing sounds so good! Can you do Gaucho by Steely Dan (Yes I know there are three keys on the track but I would like a starting point!)?

[@pianoworkout]

Thanks! I agree; chords and accompanying is probably more important for a keyboard player, and I enjoy it so much. I might do Gaucho one day, will put it on my list!

[@deaconblues3964]

@@pianoworkout Excellent ! I look forward to Gaucho!

[@deaconblues3964]

@@pianoworkout How about "Deacon Blues" (for obvious reasons!)

[@nicholasartalejo5746]

awesome!

[@MrScogmo]

Nice! Really accurate voicings.

[@pianoworkout]

+MrThang thanks!

[@ratghost25]

Great tutorial! Where'd you get the backing tracks?

[@pianoworkout]

I make backing tracks myself

[@geraldadams9528]

Brilliant.

[@pnojazz]

Great tutorial! Any suggestions on where I can find the bass and drum rhythm track, or did you create it? Thank you!

[@pianoworkout]

+pnojazz Thanks! I created the bass/drum track!

[@pnojazz]

Hi, is there any way that I can purchase it? Thank you!

[@pianoworkout]

Send me a message on pianoworkout dit com?

[@sglov25]

Sweet my Dude....

[@marcelrogers7563]

Thanks

[@pianoworkout]

Welcome

[@recordjazz]

Your awesome!!

[@pianoworkout]

+jazzy tea Thank you!

[@ninovalenti5395]

Great tutorial of a great song. What do you use to make a backing track as in this song? I saw that you said you made the backing track and what keyboard do you use? Thanks for the great lesson!

[@pianoworkout]

Thank you! I use Ableton Live and Logic Pro as software for producing music tracks

[@BENCHPRESSMAN]

Love it

[@pianoworkout]

+Craig Bowden Thanks!

[@SuperC55AMG]

well done. But I'm going to disagree on the chords from the Db Maj, Db9, Gb Maj, B9. While those chords are correct, I think they are all over a pedal Gb.

[@pianoworkout]

Nope. It’s Db

[@yakidin6330]

smooooooth !!!!

[@yahuahismysalvation144]

The significance of this beautiful song to me; this may not apply to everyone but perception is in the eye of the beholder. "Hearts of fire creates love desire" (Our hearts being put through the refiners fire creates within us a desire to ❤ love) Zechariah 13:9 "Take you high and higher to the 🌎 world you belong" (Taking us to Mount Zion or Yahrushalayim, the city which sits high upon a hill) Hebrews 12:22 "High and higher to your place on the throne" (Another reference to Yahrushalayim, YAHUSHA Ha'Mashiach is the only One who sits on that 'throne' fixed in His kodush city) Isaiah 9:7 "We come together on this special day" (Remember to KEEP this day set apart and to have a kodush convocation on it for YAH-Shabbat, His day of rest) Lev.23:3 "Sing our message loud and clear" (He inhabits the singing & praises of His people) Psalms 22:3 "Looking back, we've touched on sorrowful days" (He will wipe away every tear) Rev.21:4 "Future pass, they disappear" (Time will be no more one day) Rev.10:6 "You will find peace of mind" (YAHUAH gives us perfect peace whose mind is stayed on Him) Isaiah 26:3 "If you look way down in your heart and soul" (To love YAH with all of your heart, soul and strength) Deuteronomy 6:4-5 "Don't hesitate because the 🌎 world seems cold" (This world is not our home, with all of it's wickedness and cold hearted people) Hebrews 13:14-16 "Stay young at heart, 'cause your never, never old" (Unless we become like children, we will never enter His kingdom or kodush city) Matthew 18:3 "That's the way of the world" (Do not be conformed to this world, but transformed) Romans 12:2 "Plant your flower and you grow a pearl" (A sower went forth, some seed fell on good soil, and the kingdom of YAH is like a costly pearl of great price) Matthew 13:8 Matthew 13:45-46 "Child is born with a heart ❤ of gold" (For unto us a child is born, a son is given) Isaiah 9:6 "Way of the world makes His heart so cold" (Though YAHUSHA's words seem cold, we are given a choice to choose Him and gain life or not choose Him and lose life) Matthew 10:34-39 Again depth and meaning are different for everyone. I love this song and this is just what I interpret when listening to it. 🤗❤🌍 BARAK YAHUAH YAHUSHA L'OLAM 🙌 ♥

[@markbra]

Okay dude,calm down! Just kidding, thanks 😊P.S. Super Skills you have.

[@pianoworkout]

Thanks! 😃

[@NLDspotter]

Thanks. What keyboard and voice did you use in this video if I may ask?

[@pianoworkout]

Yamaha CP4; some kind of Rhodes patch

[@NLDspotter]

@@pianoworkout I figure that's the best way to work when you're looking for all the vintage sounds. I'm settling for a Roland fp-30 probably.

[@pianoworkout]

The sound is in the hands...not the keyboard!

[@iceygaming5626]

Where can we get that track man?

[@pianoworkout]

Drop me a mail

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

Nice Paul Simon type of voice :))

[@pianoworkout]

+Michelle M thanks!

[@thomassengotta2462]

How did you compile the backing track ?

[@pianoworkout]

I create drums and bass lines, then use apps like Ableton, Logic to sequence that

[@rockndisco3874]

Larry Dunn

[@Soundsgo]

Listen the difference: You will find Dbmaj7, peace of mind ------> G7-5 (G7b5) , if you look we down Gb Maj7.........

[@vdltube]

Please can You write the instruments do You use ?

[@pianoworkout]

+vdltube I play a Yamaha CP4 for the piano sounds, the bass is a sample plugin, for drums I use a combination of plugins, mainly Spectrasonic RMX and Apple Logic

[@vdltube]

pianoworkout thanks I feel the arrangement. You did a great job with Yellowjackets track too. They are my favorite group.

[@pianoworkout]

+vdltube thanks!

[@pianoworkout]

+vdltube Apple Garageband, Yamaha CP4

[@jameslay240]

I'm not even a keyboard player but I learn stuff you

[@the908boy]

Real hot

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

Please slow this down to at least half speed. I can get it, but I'm not Liberace, or I wouldn't need a tutorial if I were :)

[@pianoworkout]

+Michelle M try Amazing Slowdowner