Rocket Man - Elton John Piano Tutorial

💥 Learn how to play Elton John's piano part from Rocket Man, in this easy, step-by-step tutorial!
‼️This is mostly geared towards intermediate piano players who already have a grasp on note names, finger numbers, and have already played a few beginner pieces.
‼️ Go at your own pace! Don't forget that you can click on the little gear ⚙️ icon to slow down the video. You can always pause and restart as many times as necessary. We all learn differently! :)
‼️ New tutorials are coming EVERY WEEK! Comment down below and let me know what you would like to learn!
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Chapters:
00:00 First two chords
01:12 Verse (Cont.)
02:50 How to fill out F major section
04:45 2nd Ending for 2nd Verse
05:06 Pre chorus
06:20 Chorus
07:24 Arpeggiating Chords like Elton
📷Gear that I used in this video:
Yamaha CP40
Yamaha MG12XU
Yamaha HS5 (S2)
MacBook Pro (Running LPX and FCP X)
Garritan CFX Piano VST
Sony ZV-E10
iPhone 14 Pro
Sennheiser MKE600 Shotgun Microphone
Neewer NL660 Lights (X2)
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[@billhasty5197]

Pierre, could you maybe do a more in depth tutorial on how Elton plays ??

[@pierrejpiscitelli]

I'm sort of doing that through his songs, but yeah, I've thought about discussing his various tricks and tendencies. Will have to talk about that in another video!

[@MJ1]

That’s a great idea. Dave Sholemson owes me a favor. I think the bottles replacing the guitar whole notes in the outro section of Rocket Man is going to be awesome.

[@pierrejpiscitelli]

And a 7 minute Roland guitar synth solo to take it out

[@jorgenpersson3905]

Thank you! I play some guitar but now you got me interested in piano in a very accessible way. Great lesson 👍

[@pierrejpiscitelli]

Great! I play guitar too, but piano skill is a MUST!

[@guilhermegomes1314]

Great lesson, but I really miss a full playthrough at full speed to see what the end result should sound like

[@pierrejpiscitelli]

Would love to do that, but there’s a high likelihood of a copyright block if I do so. Best to just teach all of the pieces that you need, and it keeps the video short and concise. I’ll continue to experiment and adjust the formula. Thanks for watching!

[@guilhermegomes1314]

@@pierrejpiscitelli got it, thanks for replying

[@mitya80]

Not necessarily block!

[@j_karma]

Great video, Pierre! I love the notes on arpeggios and adding accents in octaves. Perfect level of explanation in a quick format. Well done!

[@pierrejpiscitelli]

Thanks for watching! 🙏🏻

[@toddbridges7430]

New to your channel. Very accessible. Thankyou so much

[@pierrejpiscitelli]

Thanks for watching!

[@pierrejpiscitelli]

Thanks for watching!

[@andreifilip]

Lovely tune, great video. Thanks Pierre

[@pierrejpiscitelli]

Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

[@AlexEckelberry]

Great tutorial to pick up for some quick playing - I learned the piece in an hour using this tutorial.

[@fastjazz]

Awesome!

[@jdanderson9727]

Do Yellow Brick Road. I love that intro.

[@pierrejpiscitelli]

Definitely going to!

[@pianoman6639]

This is brilliant many thanks

[@hoardlydad]

Thank you so much for this! I love Elton's playing style, mine is heavily influenced by his. This was very well explained and no-nonsense. Perfect. I've watched several of your videos and am learning some of my favorite tunes thanks to you.

[@pierrejpiscitelli]

I’m so glad to hear it. Elton is a huge influence for me as well. 🙏🏻

[@markr8326]

Hi Pierre, great lesson thank you. Do you plan teaching 'Guess That's Why I Call It The Blues' ?

[@pierrejpiscitelli]

One of my favorite songs ever! Yes, I'll do it someday.

[@acoustic61]

Thanks! I tried to learn this previously but couldn't decide which chords sounded correct so I didn't continue. I suffer from analysis paralysis. 😁

[@pierrejpiscitelli]

Many of us do!

[@algarvemike]

Prechorus needs a Bb, then Bb/D

[@pierrejpiscitelli]

I approve

[@marshac1479]

🎉🎉🎉

[@curt300s]

Brilliantly done. Your teaching tone is perfect.

[@pierrejpiscitelli]

Thank you 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@DamianWader]

I wish you would put it all together in the end so we could hear it from start to finish

[@pierrejpiscitelli]

Copyright blocking. Can’t do it.

[@davegeske7622]

@@pierrejpiscitellitoo bad. It would really help.

[@yigit_tky]

First two are the same chords as The Great Gig In The Sky right?

[@pierrejpiscitelli]

Yes 👍

[@morrisseyDAD]

Nice easy version to start with, so it suits my level :) I’m a bit unsure of the timing of Eflat D Cm7 Cm7/Bflat, are they all 2 beats each ( ie half a measure)?

[@pierrejpiscitelli]

Yes!

[@MJ1]

Where can I rent on Orchestrion for the guitar and bass parts?

[@pierrejpiscitelli]

Contact Ted Kurland.

[@spada60]

Most of the Chords are correct but this lesson is nowhere near the way this song is played. Are you just trying to do a simplified version? There’s a lot going on with the chords in this song.

[@pierrejpiscitelli]

Of course it's simplified. Elton arpeggiates, uses inversions, embellishes like mad, based on these basic chord changes. I think that a note-for-note video going through one particular instance of how he played it, would be way too long and might turn people off? But, I could be wrong!