How to Play Songs On The Piano By Ear

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[@musikone1780]

Once you play the wrong note, then there are only 87 notes left that it can be.

[@drtejashmodi]

11... They are octaves, remember?

[@andrayali5769]

MusikOne 😂

[@vinobanks263]

Tejash Modi right. Had to mean key, steady being a smart ass Lol

[@paskac]

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[@gsusmakama]

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[@jc146178]

This is so encouraging: "every wrong note that you played brings you to the right note," thanks for teaching us this perspective:)!

[@elishnevsky]

When you start singing I don't want you to stop. You have a beautiful voice!

[@giulianomatelicani6427]

she s realy good, but pls go slow on the compliments! :-)

[@laralepo1071]

@@giulianomatelicani6427 what do you mean?

[@giulianomatelicani6427]

@@laralepo1071 "What do I mean" what?? Can t remember what I wrote:-) Have a great day!!

[@sauce6462]

ur mom

[@HateH444]

"If you can hear it, you can play it."

[@kjc7344]

MisaTran202 ling ling doesn’t even have to hear the song

[@pranaytony]

If you can hear it play it, can you compose something like that?😊

[@thebeatlessongsintheartofp305]

if you can sing along with it, or hear it, you can play it...

[@nimishkhot]

True🤣💯

[@jovillanueva9527]

@@kjc7344 If you can play it slowly,

[@WahjoeGunawan]

This works if somebody has a good basic theory about chords ans harmonsation, beats, rhythm patterns and know how to move fingers around the piano either up or down. If the very beginner player who doesn't any notes, fingering, chord theory etc, it will takes time for them to learn this method and not as easy as your playing.

[@monkeypwners]

Then learn how to play the piano before jumping into learning a song by ear :)

[@sree00667]

@@monkeypwners you got a point. it worked for me btw and as the guy said, I already know all the notes, chords, fingering and scales

[@monkeypwners]

@The Oracle learning how to play songs on a piano by sheet / scroll videos is a lot different than playing by ear. It takes a long time to learn both, but I would recommend waiting for the latter. Yes, this is about learning HOW to play “by ear” not how to play the piano in general. Just keep practising and you’ll see progress!

[@stevenhope3697]

you brought a tear to my eye with your actual playing at the end.

[@peternemeth1777]

What a voice. You should show us more of your amazing voice. It's very beautiful and very pleasent to listen to. Your voice alone without expressing it particularly I mean. I hear that you had some voice training and learned to express yourself, but your voice alone is amazing already. Hope to hear more of it. Besides you're a very inspiring teacher.

[@mchaelbarber7484]

Wrong Notes are OK, but... "To play without passion is inexcusable!" Ludwig van Beethoven

[@raininmyeyes77]

..right on 🎹🌌❤🍃🙏

[@michaelreeves3637]

From ages 6-13 I tried in vain to learn the piano via sheet music with some talented teachers. Last winter I watched this video about learning to play by ear. This was the kick in the pants I needed because, after a year, I've become a competent pianist. I'm improving everyday because I'm putting in the work. The reward is hours of enjoying gospel, rock and country songs I never believed I could play. Thank you so much for this. You taught me more in 7 minutes than I learned in seven years of sheet music lessons.

[@rebeccaly]

Lisa you are such a gift and a precious person. Thanks for sharing these tips with us! I quit piano years ago but I want to be able to play songs I want to sing haha. I can somewhat already figure out songs by ear but I don’t really like how it sounds when I play with both hands because it’s kind of too stiff and uninteresting. It’s a really good too that you don’t have to play every single melody note. I just need to keep practicing and figure out more ways to make it interesting. You give me a lot of encouragement, thank you❤❤❤

[@mariajenny7405]

Just love the way you guide. I am a beginner. I really wish I could have you as my teacher

[@Scotlanz]

Having watched a lot of your other tutorials it looks like I may have found the one I want. I am 59 and I've been playing guitar pretty much by ear since I was 19. Every so often I make a weak effort to learn piano properly. I do a lot of home recording so I play single note keyboard to record bass and strings etc. Then came this lockdown and the perfect opportunity to devote more time to learning. I'm definitely improving but I know for a fact that I don't want to play Chopin or Beethoven. I want to back myself singing classic songs like I do on guitar, Elton, Neil Young and the like, in the key that suits my voice, without transposing. I'm left handed so I have to take a guitar with me everywhere, but if there was a piano, I could just belt out a few tunes. Not sure why I'm telling you all this. I'm probably telling myself. Now to watch this video and see if I can be a natural. 😆

[@marklaser6293]

Thank you for this helpful lesson. And, keep singing - you have a nice voice!

[@demetricehenderson5991]

Your Right!!!! She's does have a nice voice.... And It's Beautiful Man 😢😢😢😢!!!!!

[@keithedester474]

You make it look easy and explain 5hings in a way that make me feel like I CAN do this! Thank you!

[@WTB2482]

I really wanted to take a second to say HUGE thanks for this. This is an AMAZING guide to working out your own renditions of songs. I do agree with some of the comments that you already need a foundation of some "theory" to understand the chord chart stuff, but regardless the technique presented here for learning chords is still viable for those who don't know music theory (The obvious difference being, don't look up the chord charts, and try to figure out the root note/movement of the bass/chord progression by ear. Looking up the chords is more or less a shortcut to this, but I find a lot of transcriptions out there are in the wrong keys, and if you don't know how to transpose, this can be potentially more harmful to beginners). I am currently working on a few covers of some pop songs, and know theory/chord progressions to a very advanced degree, but was still having crazy trouble with combining melody/chords, etc. The most value I got from this video was the "mindset" and approach to chunking out chords, and combining it with melody. To be honest once the chords are established, and you "Know" the melody, the melody almost comes out of the chords on its own, and then forming your own renditions from omitting certain melody notes is that much easier (i.e. when she says you don't have to play EVERY melody note, because the audience assumes the majority of it). In the end this helped me realize I was overthinking the hell out of it, and not really approaching it well. I went back to the piano right after watching this, and pretty much hammered out the entire tune (I even picked up this song along the way! Talk about a nice bonus hahahah). Anyways, I hope more people benefit from this as much as I did. This was truly wonderful, and very well presented. Thank you so much again!

[@PianoteOfficial]

You are so kind! Thank you so much for sharing this! I'm lucky to be able to share music with the world through Pianote and students like you always make me feel so good about what I'm doing. Thanks for sharing this and I hope to help you keep learning and exploring through Pianote! :)

[@missevemonroe]

I can’t google the chords because I can’t read Music, I can only play by ear - including picking out each note in any chord. I’ve just taught myself Adele: Make you feel my love. I wouldn’t know what to do if someone said ‘g’ or ‘b flat’ etc! I just came home after hearing something I loved at Church one day when I was 8 and the ret as they say, is history!

[@psychie6868]

i cant read music either its hard for me to read them

[@hillelskaigames8938]

Ok

[@plantekagro6797]

I loved to hear "Don't be afraid of making mistakes".Thank you vary much.

[@markchiodras9291]

"The first step - google the chord chart!"

[@malekOwner]

Next step: Just give up and go home you bastard you will never be a pianist

[@user-ry4eg2mg2y]

How about if the music you're trying to play is so obscure that there are no chord charts on the internet--

[@softdrink-0]

T rap god

[@kamsing4248]

@@malekOwner hahahhaahahha

[@imiy]

@@user-ry4eg2mg2y or if you make it up in your head

[@ongaku3925]

Oh my you are a fantastic teacher! So encouraging, now I have a whole new approach with piano .. and other instruments too!

[@realmantisknight]

Thank you! This has been something that has come easy for me. And something I've been doing as a side project for every song I've heard. This lesson you provided helps add some depth to help deepen and dissect songs better. :)

[@colleensmith2038]

You are amazing! I cannot wait for my Yamaha DGX660 to arrive TOMORROW. I am so excited to be your student. Thank you!

[@PianoteOfficial]

an awesome digital piano!!

[@JimBluePiano]

You are such an excellent teacher. Your lessons are informative & helpful. Your presentation style is friendly, fun & keeps my attention/focus. THANK YOU👍👏!

[@rhmtoo]

I love your style! Your explanations are clear, concise, and on the button... You Rock! 🎹

[@dalemcmillen2065]

What a wonderful mini-lesson! Amazing how much material in just a few short minutes.

[@elwincabual5033]

This is the first time I hear you sing fully , what a nice voice. thanks a lot .I learned a lot here.

[@priteshlalli3705]

Her voice is so satisfying she is a great instructor ❤✌🏻 stay blessed🙏

[@faithhynoski5874]

Excellent. Love your youtube channel. Gotta say I could listen to you sing all day. Beautiful voice.

[@efrenjr6956]

You really helped me improved learning playing piano. I always watch your videos and follow all your tips.. It is just a couple months since I started watching your video and I really learned alot not only about playing piano but music in general.. You are a great teacher. I am really thankful that I found your channel.

[@allanjeong]

Great tips! Given that “the melodic notes played on the down beats in a song usually falls on one of the three notes in the basic chord”, I came to the realization that I can reverse this rule to find and add chords to any song by playing the root note of the chord at note intervals 1, 3, or 5 (plus 1 octave) BELOW the melodic notes played on the down beats. The best thing is that you can use this rule to improvise a melody and instantaneously add chords to it, thus truly playing by ear without having to listen to, memorize, and/or lookup chord progressions in lead sheets.

[@rev.davemoorman3883]

Actually, I learned the most important chord progression of Hallelujah from the lyrics! And the other way works as well. Most notes of the melody have to be in one of three chords - E can be in C, Em, and Am. C and Am don't work. And once I learned the importance of the II chord (Dmaj in the key of C), I had 83% of the music theory I needed :-)

[@Xavier148xav]

how to play by ear, "just google the chords" wait what am I missing something?

[@alphascooper7797]

Yeah ....what?? 🤣🤣🤣

[@daniboy4775]

Many times if you Google the lyrics and add "piano chords" at the end, many times you can find the lyrics with the chords over them. If you don't know the chord listed, you can Google it too and learn it.

[@peterf90]

Playing by ear can also mean playing without sheet music I suppose and she is talking about figuring out the melody notes by ear. Just my two cents worth.

[@PramodShetty]

yeah, I can play melodies conveniently for any song almost in minutes, coz I cant read sheet music, but it takes a lot more time to find the right chords, i need tutorial on that.

[@Mureirsa]

learn the chords by GOOGLING them

[@atmbm5261]

Almost a year into piano playing, and this helped a lot! It's so much fun to play around with chords :D this channel is so awesome

[@charmainelauron5379]

Wow! Thank you for sharing your talent to all of us.. God bless!

[@environmentNow]

I know to do this for about four years, but I started with only picking up the melody, without a chord progression as a reference. this year, I have started picking up the chord progression, using the melody as a reference, because it is easier for me to harmonize a melody, than pick up harmony first

[@GUPRPEET-Singh]

My god... you sing and play so beautifully.

[@giesela47]

What a nice person you are. Thank you for helping me understand this.

[@lindokuhlebongani6111]

Best voice... best playing

[@mcbarr]

You are a good teacher I've learn a lot how to play by ear on keyboard. Thank you and god bless.

[@josht1167]

Your videos are the best. Thank you so much

[@SubiFoa]

You can use desiser or something to cut that high frequency and hizz in your vocal

[@noirberries]

Hi Lisa, do you have a video to explain the 'don't haave to play every note' in detail? I am about that level with my chords, where I wish I can add more filler notes and still sound like the melody.

[@blinkiiuu]

You sing really beautifully..

[@marc336]

YES I GOT THE FIRST BAR NOTES OF MY FAV SONG!!! Song: Fourth floor of the north ost Thank you for sharing your skills Pianote, I'll continue to work for this song bc they don't have the sheet music for it😃❤️

[@kirancreationsbly2672]

Thank you for teaching love you😊

[@norvillefrancois7653]

To play by ear you 1st need to know the name of the black & white keys then use your voice to guide you as you find the melody on the keyboard then play it by ear so its touch hearing and seeing that's how you play by ear .......... Quote by Jimmy swaggart

[@sonnyravan786]

Every Wrong Note you play Brings you closer to the Right Note - Lisa Witt!!

[@effyfred2643]

Thanks dear. I love this playing. It's so simple and easy to learn. Thanks. God bless. Love you😘😘😘

[@herschelmills8362]

I listened to you singing a little part of Haleluia and you have the most beautiful voice I’ve ever heard… I’m amazed that you haven’t recorded it.. you could make this song your own… I’m trying to learn from you to use both hands..

[@donnanaranjo2091]

Love your teaching!😊

[@hientunnell8572]

Great teaching video, I learn a lot from it. Very simple, easy and clear. 👍

[@hadassahpillay7177]

You are a very good teacher

[@markevinlagsac3252]

You have to know the secret chord first.

[@RiojaRoj]

What an inspiration you are, thanks so much. Love it when you sing. Amazing.

[@kylefalco8763]

Hi Pianote team. Thank you for the great lesson. Do you also have one where you teach us a technique on how to add final touches? I want the songs to sound better. I always start with an arpeggio of the chord progression for left hand then the melody (single notes) on the right. I feel that these are just the minimum requirements. Now I want to take it to the next level. Hope you can help. Thanks again!

[@PianoteOfficial]

Hi! Great question, we have a video on riffs and fills that might help, and we're going to be releasing an entire course on that next month: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d32xfHZqr65-ZpY

[@kylefalco8763]

@@PianoteOfficial Thank you for the response. This is awesome! It's more directed at accompaniments but still very helpful as I got to pick up new ideas. My current technique feels lacking with just the single notes for the melody. My struggle is in making it sound fuller, like adding extra notes for harmony, etc. But after watching the video, I think adding a note an octave lower may help. Also, rolling the fingers sound really great, can't wait to add this. And of course, the fills (gotta practice this first). Anyway, I'm gonna be looking forward to that new course. Thanks again! 😊🙏

[@Dmorator]

Beautiful! Thank you so much! It's really helpful. Cheers!

[@aijaneresuento1408]

Thankyou for making this video huhu i've been searching for this and thank God you become the way for me to get familiarized with some notes and techniques

[@vanessajones605]

You are so nice....and a very good teacher. Thank you 😊

[@ithiopiamckinney5096]

Love your singing!

[@jenniferblomeley14]

I am only a beginner - but this is something to aspire to - thank you. You have a lovely voice too.

[@JSSOUNDTRACK]

I like how the way you teach us...thank you so much

[@cikookie]

The tuitor is such a sweet lady.. Thank you ..it helps

[@mistykay8673]

Love all ur videos they are so helpful and they are very much appreciated

[@patricedemosthene7868]

Love & Respect From Haiti

[@Demi-8]

wow. really helpful and inspiring video. The cover at the end is soooo Goood. love it.

[@thebeatlessongsintheartofp305]

"it´s much easier, as you think..." TRUE!

[@fourtweven]

I usually just sing the notes I'm trying to find and match the notes to that, lol. I've gotten much better at figuring out songs ever since taking a music theory class.

[@anyanzonathan5963]

U really made me improve... Thank you Lissa Witt🙏🙏

[@larryspringer2251]

You have a great singing voice i would love to hear you sing a full song sometime

[@mohammadamiri8847]

your voice is like liquid gold...

[@travissorenson9554]

I would love some honest advice here. I started piano at 17 and I've been playing for over 3 years now. I've practiced like I never have practiced anything before and have made considerable progress playing the likes of Rachmaninoff preludes, Beethoven Sonatas, Chopin Nocturnes, etc. Some of the things I can play well include anime or movie music, but they took me countless hours of practice throughout several months. Then I stumbled upon a video of a guy who listened to a song I had been playing and he improvised it more beautifully than I had ever played it. I know it's unproductive to compare myself to others and I'll never have his perfect pitch, but this is really a skill I'd like to improve at. Is there a course or book that can improve my knowledge of these chords? Thanks :)

[@PianoteOfficial]

Playing by ear is definitely a skill, which means you CAN get better at it! We have a playlist on chording which might help: kzbin.info/aero/PLfM8ivjJ-rKWHALei28Ns_tu28os8MciS It sounds like you have the technical ability to do this easily, it will just take some time to get your head around chord structure and improvisation! If you're interested, we have some courses and lessons at www.pianote.com/shop that could help with your chording! I personally love 500 Songs in 5 Days :)

[@drakebrown9622]

3:49 the way she said rhythmically was very rhythmic

[@communitymanager1382]

i've been watching a lot of your videos and you never seem to mention what your other hand is doing. is it always playing in the same key just below middle C? or is it different all together?

[@drsuecomedian]

It also helps to know chord relationships by number: 1 - 6- 1 - 6 - 4 - 5- 1 which applies to any key and can help create new songs, Maybe you're intending that for another lesson.:)

[@obisraelngawani1373]

can you give me your method to score a Fast melody or a Jazz fast solo line?

[@shamindriperera576]

Thanks alot. 👍 The hardest part about playing wrong notes is when other people are listening and they get irritated and think you can't play at all.

[@Uksssc_Ukpsc_update]

Thanks to team pianote for Learing us. Love from India🇮🇳

[@bboyhanvzla]

I do play by ear, it has been impossible for me to learn all those notes but I can hear any melody and play it on the piano.

[@vulpine3431]

Perfect pitch. You should look into developing that skill

[@chamil346]

@@vulpine3431 how to do the perpect pitch dear

[@vulpine3431]

@@chamil346 You get born with it

[@chamil346]

@@vulpine3431 I also play songs by ear but I know the every scales so I can easily play a song within a minute or two .I am from sri lanka .my dear friend where are you from ?

[@lawrencetaylor4101]

I love to hear you sing and play the piano, so I broke my ban on not listening to Hallelujah. Even Leonard Cohen refused that it be played in his house. I made an exception for kd Lang, so you are in good company, Lisa. Speaking of other Canadians, could you do some Gordon Lightfoot? He was Bob Dylan's favorite songwriter.

[@yousifosman415]

This girl has a really beautiful voice like WOW !!! Also, I want to know what software or app you using to show what notes your playing

[@xcopyttc]

Loved the video, especial the singing at the end.

[@leonkambarami8091]

Best teacher I have seen so far. Thank you very much

[@Jaihind300]

Can I know some useful piano practices for an intermediate or who can read staff notes?

[@PianoteOfficial]

Are there any particular skills you are hoping to work on? Hanon is great for speed, sight reading is also important to practice.

[@eidderffelix3321]

Thankyousomuch.

[@stanleybrown5656]

I've been trying to play "Condemnation" DM for a few days now, it's not easy, but I'm not giving up.

[@showizeventsandentertainme454]

Awesome.. first time listing to your voice, and great lesson on melody thank you

[@lauriegarcia5811]

Very helpful information.

[@lacherolachero7569]

Your voice is amazing!

[@schuiteman74]

Your voice is amazing! Thanks for the video!

[@PatrickBradshaw215]

Great voice!

[@tay_x2703]

Where did you study music?

[@abdol4615]

hi please answer me I have moderate hearing loss in the right ear. Does this affect the playing of hearing?

[@annefonseca3681]

I did this today I just didn’t know I was playing by ear. There’s a song I love in F# but I am not good with sheet music yet so I had only played the chords But today I learned the F# scale and started pressing keys within that scale that matched the melody I knew so well and voilà I had it down and it didn’t take too long❤️

[@dennisgodaire485]

Thanks ... good fun ...

[@jojijohnjohn1432]

Super😍😍👌🏻👌🏻👍🏻👍🏻 You sing so well Good..

[@LilHeavenlyTreasures]

What a great video and so helpful. Really enjoying the lessons on your website as well.

[@martindao3820]

Thanks much for sharing I love your message!

[@milestrotter6844]

In starting to work on: " March of the balck queen by queen "

[@henrywong1486]

You have a lovely voice

[@manarilyazro8663]

YESSSSSS!!!!!!!!!! I KEEP ON SEARCHING FOR THIS BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND A THING.... THANK YOU!!!!!!!!