[S] Heir of Grief (end of [S] Collide): Piano Arrangement

Heir of Grief, by Joren "Tensei" de Bruin, arranged and played by Do the Musicy Thing
Sheet music: drive.google.c...
Audio file: drive.google.c...

[@S.Kitty...]

The way it changes from strong to fragile, it's like when you cry and someone gives you a hug...

[@dothemusicything8541]

Tensei did that really well - and it comes out in Collide where it shows the kids' past, and Jade's more playful style.

[@S.Kitty...]

It really kills me everytime

[@fluffypuppy8278]

Xmonz Neko My favorite part of the whole song c':

[@butterflytaster5553]

When I first watched [S] Collide, that was the moment that felt like a sucker-punch to the gut

[@crackasilly]

The way you phrased it dude....it really brought tears to my eyes I'm crying big man tears rn bro 😭

[@FaliusAren]

I'm kind of oscillating between "wow why're you going so hard on that piano" and "jesus christ the passion in this man is like a million supernovas going off literally for all eternity" at the frequency of gamma rays

[@dothemusicything8541]

I mean, the original isn't exactly a quiet piece.

[@kalenipclaw5683]

@@dothemusicything8541 My left ear heavily agrees

[@ParagonOfChaos]

GREEN SUN???????

[@yourcopiumdealer3399]

You've hit me pretty hard with this one. I'm literally crying right now because you're playing this song with so much emotion and on itself the song is super emotional, you got me with this one

[@dothemusicything8541]

+Lysandra Captor Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@NoJenk]

you win this round, piano

[@dothemusicything8541]

+N Jenkins Piano: Level up for slaying N Jenkins. (Refrance: www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=002383 )

[@nikgk1215]

Actually pianos arent round

[@zoetoneatti9083]

You, my good person, have most definitely done the Musicy Thing. Hot damn. Congrats, man.

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thank you!

[@subversiveasset]

great job of adapting the guitar parts for piano!

[@dothemusicything8541]

+subversiveasset Thanks! It was fun to play those.

[@l_spagal7649]

Q. What's Dirk's favourite drink. A. De-cappuccino

[@dothemusicything8541]

Hahahaha

[@오징어덮밥-d2b]

I don't get it

[@l_spagal7649]

@@오징어덮밥-d2b Dirk is known to get decapitated frequently within Homestuck (I think at least 3 times), I combined the words Cappucino (A type of drink) and the word to Decapitate to create the pun of De-cappuccino and joke that it must be his favourite drink since he gets decapitated so much (Usually on purpose, at least 3 times)

[@lemonbellflower6271]

It's been almost three years and this song still hits me like a semi...

[@Eigen413]

Those dislikes are from all the past Karkats

[@Bee_Mo]

Wow, you make this song sound even more powerful, this is amazing and I admire you...

[@corn_inc.]

THIS GIVES ME SO MANY FEEELS

[@dothemusicything8541]

+Tera Wolf Be careful you don't fill up your Sylladex with all those feels.

[@LizzyHartl]

oh... OHHHH!!!! MY GOD My hands hurt just watching this! XD Can you do Dance of Thorns I'm trying to learn it and watching you will probably help.

[@dothemusicything8541]

Dance of Thorns is a good track - it's probably not one I'll do particularly soon (there are others that are higher priorities), but maybe someday.

[@jacksoncordray1593]

holy fucking shit...this hit me in the hardest way. the sequence that went with this song in the flash animation made me freaking cry because of the whole thing about homestuck ending and shit, and I saw one synthesia cover that looked nigh impossible, and here you freaking are. you sir have gained a sub, a thumbs up and a favorite

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thank you very much! To play every note in the original would be impossible for one person on piano, although this arrangement is not one of the harder arrangements I've done. I mean, it's not easy by any means, but around the middle in difficulty.

[@thenameisalie6]

This may be the hardest piece I tried so far. I hope that someday I will be able to play it myself, too! :D thank you so much for sharing! Keep up the good work and don't you ever stop playing cause you're soo great!

[@dothemusicything8541]

I'll keep doing these! And good luck with learning to play it. You might also try playing A Taste for Adventure - while that one's long (and was difficult to record for that reason), it's one of my less difficult arrangements technically (and if nothing else, you could learn the easier sections of it). Sburban Jungle is probably the easiest arrangement I've done, if you can find someone to play it with.

[@ensismh1416]

i cried. this is absolutely beautiful

[@kickergirl2612]

Found this video again after so long and all I can say is thank you for playing so beautifully, the nostalgia trip is real and this makes my heart so full

[@rueenglish9328]

I got chills.

[@dothemusicything8541]

+Rue English Try going to the LoHaC - that'll warm you up.

[@nicktrue22]

Literally gave me chills. Great job!

[@dothemusicything8541]

+The One and Only Thanks!

[@hotgodwater]

This person has too much power.

[@piercingthehorizon]

This was one of the first songs from Homestuck I ever heard, and [S] Collide was the first bit of Homestuck I saw

[@dothemusicything8541]

That's an odd plays to begin the story...but okay. It's probably not that spoilery because it won't make sense out of context.

[@BooThangBeloved]

Yaaaay I love this song i'm so glad you chose this one! Great job!

[@dothemusicything8541]

+Skylar Capricious I wanted to have something for 4/13, and this seemed the most relevant thing to do. And, while it required a fairly intense week of work preparing it, it's not ridiculously hard.

[@browntableify]

a very great arrangement! this never gets old. i am merely a fan of your work.

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thank you!

[@2buildornot2build]

WOAH YOURE SO GOOD. I really enjoyed this, you're very talented!

[@dothemusicything8541]

+2buildornot2build Thank you!

[@banyewestv3176]

Seikisada is canonically a homestuckie and we just have to LIVE with this

[@lukasethanmackinnon3563]

I did NOT know this was Heir of Grief! It was my favorite part of the song, too... Seven years....

[@REDACTED_43]

THIS. Just. THIS. I can't. Just. Asdfghjkl. This is too beautiful. Thank you so much.

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thanks for listening! Tensei did a very good piece.

[@suruxstrawde8322]

AUUHBGGGGGGGG, NOW I WANT TO TRY A PIANO..

[@killergeek5004]

your channel name is awesome! Also awesome job on Heir of Grief

[@daichie97]

Thx men for putting a link for the sheet most don't do that u sir a amazing keep it up

[@dothemusicything8541]

+Romello Faust You're welcome! I didn't for the first one or two, but once people started requesting sheet music, I've put it on every one.

[@indianna1549]

damn awesome. Another song you've conveniently made sheet music for that i'm gonna struggle terribly to play!

[@dothemusicything8541]

+inndi Good luck with it! I'd say this one's moderate in difficulty. Probably toward the easier side of these arrangements, but has a few hard spots.

[@2angel228]

this makes me even more emotional about the ending fucckkk

[@dothemusicything8541]

+DeathFries It's weird knowing it's (mostly) over.

[@gloveinabox2248]

This was amazing!

[@dothemusicything8541]

+Kagome Coco Thank you!

[@akaLizard]

Amazing! Keep up the great playing.

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thanks! I'll keep doing these.

[@rainy_windchime]

This will be the second arrangement I learn from you :'D

[@dothemusicything8541]

Good luck on learning it!

[@hastalavista567]

Phenomenal

[@gabbybrezler9820]

AAAAA THIS IS SO GOOD

[@2buildornot2build]

OOOF right in the feels

[@finallyforfeited]

aaaa I needed this

[@tristonsimons4108]

Thank you for sharing!

[@dothemusicything8541]

+Maddi Simons Thank you for listening!

[@jarian4709]

Very good! I love this song so much ;-;

[@dothemusicything8541]

Tensei did a good piece.

[@poisonstrategy]

this makes me want to adventure and live my life to the fullest even if others die along the way because it makes me feel strong asf and idk why

[@ninjagogirl01]

AAAHHH I LOVE IT!

[@dothemusicything8541]

+ninjagogirl01 I'M GLAD

[@Gyuakutchii]

thank you just thank you

[@dothemusicything8541]

+Gyuakutchii cdn.mspaintadventures.com/storyfiles/hs2/04890.gif

[@angeliccox]

Yes!!

[@dothemusicything8541]

+angelic cox ::::)

[@ryanrenn4815]

wOW that was amazing

[@karmunkatastrophy8957]

==> John: play haunting refrain

[@quinnmckinley]

yoooooooooooooooooo i love your arrangements and i especially love how they're actually playable so could you tell me what fingers you used for the right hand at 0:59??

[@dothemusicything8541]

I believe it's 3/1 5/2 3/1 5/4 (first number top finger, second lower finger), if that makes sense.

[@nasn5675]

omgggggg my feels!!!!!

[@dothemusicything8541]

+Nasreen Nousath Well, it does have "Grief" in the title

[@theimpossiblesnicks]

Impressed that you did all this in one week CX I'm no pianist, but I know from experience that memorizing and creating something like this in 1 week is a rough time Sounds amazing, and I was wondering if you would do this song at some point cx

[@davestrider2521]

+TheImpossibleSnicks I know this has nothing to do with the song but nice profile pic!

[@theimpossiblesnicks]

+Dave Strider Why thank you Mr. Strider ;) *wonk*

[@dothemusicything8541]

+TheImpossibleSnicks To be fair, I didn't fully memorize this one - I had my computer up with the music as I recorded it. Parts were memorized, but I was glancing at it on occasion. Normally I do memorize these, but because I was doing this one so quickly to have it out by 4/13, it was more important that it was done in time than that I took the time to have it fully in memory.

[@SquareoftheLightOnes]

Still can't stop hearing Cirno's theme in this

[@dothemusicything8541]

+SquareoftheLightOnes Huh. I just looked that up, and it's really similar. I wonder if that was an influence for Tensei.

[@uhno1]

amazing

[@dothemusicything8541]

thanks

[@salty2429]

STAP CUTTING THE FUCKING ONIONS

[@juniorr.8370]

i'm not crying, you are crying

[@BaconLordess]

you're right I am crying

[@dothemusicything8541]

I'm not crying; I'm too busy playing notes. :P

[@juniorr.8370]

+Do The Musicy Thing man, this is so beautiful, you're awesome

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thanks!

[@rileyberens2049]

How long does it usually take you to learn a piece like this? Because this is beauuuuuuuutiful

[@rileyberens2049]

And sorry one more question, are you going to try the Toby opra house one?

[@dothemusicything8541]

+Riley Berens Generally it takes a few weeks. Although this one was done in a week, because I was particularly motivated, and school was lightish that week. I...probably won't do Oppa Toby Style, as I don't think it would go to piano that well. But I'll think about it.

[@kaulquappentv6888]

I don't take piano lessons, but I started playing it on my own. I'm pretty bad at playing, but this song is so awesome. Do you think I could beat this song?

[@user-bm9fy4qc5s]

Are you god tiered?

[@clown6821]

IM NOT C R Y I N G

[@DarkGamer641]

DUDE.24 MINUTES UNTIL 4/13.WHERE MAKING THIS HAPEN

[@dothemusicything8541]

+Hero_of_Legend WHE MADE IT HAPEN

[@DarkGamer641]

WERE MAKING THS EPILOGG HAPEN TO AND #freetheclown

[@dothemusicything8541]

I do hope the epilogue is substantial and has a lot of dialogue.

[@DarkGamer641]

+Do The Musicy Thing Seeing how Act 7 had just 2 pages,I hope the epilogue is happy and as long as Act whateveristhelongestact.I used to think homestuck was pointless dialogue.I was wrong.BTW Johnroxy confirmed

[@JC-qb1vy]

You do the Lord's work, my friend. Can you post your arrangements?

[@dothemusicything8541]

What do you mean by "post"? You can certainly share the video on the social media of your choice (there's already a post on tumblr that you can reblog).

[@JC-qb1vy]

Sorry, I meant like, the sheet music, which you posted, awesome. :)

[@whitecatthefirst6437]

I'm currently practicing this piece, so is it allowed for me to upload my play of this online?

[@TheKingOfClowns]

Whitecat the First yes

[@TheKingOfClowns]

Whitecat the First as long as you credit hussie and tensei

[@dothemusicything8541]

What he said - as long as it's credited.

[@pyro34]

Do you have any tips for playing this, I have everything sussed but the chords.

[@dothemusicything8541]

+FandomTrash 3000 I started learning it from the most difficult parts (where the hands are jumping a lot) slowly and then worked then up to speed. And then filled in the rest (with the same method as necessary)

[@pyro34]

Do The Musicy Thing oh! That's a good idea! I shall try that!! ^^ Thank you

[@zeareathfrost1576]

I like your shirt.

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thanks

[@vivian9330]

Aa. I'm learning this on piano and I have come to realise that my hands are too small to play some of page 3 ;^; what do???

[@dothemusicything8541]

What parts of page 3 specifically?

[@vivian9330]

Do The Musicy Thing Aa its fine I worked it out!! I just have to transition my hand, which will actually take some practice to do is smoothly !!

[@pekorino3868]

you should be awarded with an extra set of hands/arms

[@dothemusicything8541]

*retrieves award*

[@carcinogeneticartillery7236]

==>Do The Musicy Thing: Recieve arms from chest.

[@fabulousfloof3546]

I'm confident he has at least two thumbs, marking the next step in human evolution.

[@dillpickle4784]

i woke up this morning and you know what i thought you know what my first thought was??? "today i wanna get broken i just wanna empty my eye sockets of all fluids and just die a little ya know" and guess what the world delivered

[@dothemusicything8541]

Glad I could be the world's delivery service.

[@nuufox4821]

oh my jesus fuckshitting christ??????? damn ?? ? ? ??//?? how the FUCK are u so good WTF edit: mmmmyep im crying

[@nuufox4821]

i cannot FUCKENING believe this......

[@dooplon5083]

+Nuu Fox I warned you about his skills bro! :y I told you dawg! :y

[@invader_vin]

"oh my jesus fuckshitting christ??????? damn ?? ? ? ??//??" this this is great

[@karkatvantas3925]

+fireykitten456 Don't forget "I cannot FUCKENING believe this" XD

[@sylvashtda7681]

the fuckENing? wow

[@mattwalker8726]

Homestuck Fandom: Reminisce

[@ddanyaa]

This made me tear up good bye

[@TheHPGobletofFire]

GREAT NOW IM IN T E A R S

[@dothemusicything8541]

I do hope the epilogue/Hiveswap/Homestuck KZbin channel keep the fandom alive. Because, while the story must eventually end, I don't want people to stop being talking about it and being introduced to it.

[@mattwalker8726]

I was lucky; I made a skype group about HS just days before the forums went down. we talk about lots of other things, but HS is the standard topic of discussion. its pretty cool.

[@Tasiezme]

I don't think that'll happen. If anything I think now that it's over, Homestuck's notoriety will over time begin to grow. It's a work of modern literature, a statement on our culture and generation, and that's really valuable to talk about even besides all of it's other forms of depth. Now that it's mostly "over", actual analysis work can begin, and people are already working on doing that. Stormingtheivory, KZbin's Tex Talks, whoever else springs up--It's as exciting a time as ever to care deeply about Homestuck. Just in a different way. The Bible never faded away on completion, and neither have any other popular/impactful works we have now--there's no reason to think Homestuck will. And yeah there's also all the other exciting work Homestuck diaspora creators are doing. Undertale, Neo-Kosmos, Hiveswap, the list continues to grow. Homestuck fandom isn't going anywhere, I'm pretty certain of that.

[@ieatgarbage8771]

R.I.P. Jack noir Died as he lived Avenging his casino.

[@Anervaria]

Spades Slick.

[@dothemusicything8541]

He really lost his head about the matter.

[@marleneb.2425]

+Do The Musicy Thing ouch

[@ieatgarbage8771]

+CreatorofJanespeak Looks like Jane is ok

[@Anervaria]

Do The Musicy Thing you monster ;n;

[@thenameisalie6]

those 4 dislikes must be of those who have broken their fingers trying to play this :D

[@baronradical4908]

They tried to use their broken fingers to click like and missed

[@BlazeIsTheMajor]

That moment when a reply gets more likes than the actual comment

[@sw3aterCS_]

this moment has sadly passed

[@SLEAZZY.GG.]

Can...I just say some things? I need you to know this. You..inspire me to play piano better than I already do. You have made me feel the need to practice more, play more and attempt to learn songs. This..was beautiful... So many tears fell from my eyes and down my cheeks yet it brought me so much happiness. Thank you so..so much. I play piano, but I cannot read sheet music..I play by ear so learning this will be tricky until I get the hang of reading sheet music. Thank you again, this is stunning and you have captured every single moment, feeling and movement this entire Fandom and Comic has brought us. Seriously, thank you.

[@dothemusicything8541]

+Tia Silva Wow...thank you. I don't know how to adequately respond to that, but...that means a lot. I do recommend learning to read sheet music if you have time, although you can theoretically learn most things by ear with enough practice. Best of luck!

[@SLEAZZY.GG.]

Do The Musicy Thing thank you, oh....and I recently went back and watched your "Gold Pilot" Arrangement......are you some sort of...Knight of Piano or something!? HOW DO YOU DO THIS!? it makes no sense..but it again inspires me to look further into piano.

[@dothemusicything8541]

+Tia Silva Eh, they take time. That's really most of what there is to how I do them. Heir of Grief had to be done quickly to be ready for 4/13, but it still took hours of work. It basically comes down to paying attention to sonority and momentum when arranging, and being willing to do something difficult when necessary to do the music justice.

[@SLEAZZY.GG.]

Do The Musicy Thing damn, well I respect you for taking the time out of your days to create such beautiful Arrangements for us, it means the world to me in particular that I can find things that are good to draw or study too, such as all of your videos. xD so thank you again, you really are amazing.. Yeah..I know I've said it a lot as well as saying thanks a lot but I mean it, I really do :3

[@lordender525]

+Do The Musicy Thing you tow should go get a -bucket- room Jokes aside this is really good, almost pefect, I'm so glad I got to hear this!

[@godfish1509]

"Do the Music-y thing." "Do the Windy thing."

[@dothemusicything8541]

That is what the refrance.

[@godfish1509]

:P

[@jedicub6158]

also John uses the piano and is good with it

[@threefour2520]

Do the nostalgic thing. Do the crying thing.

[@cake1079]

gutsyGumshoe !isjaneok?

[@Shadow17Link]

I'm usually protective of the songs that I really really love in anything, especially this one since it's my top favorite song of Homestuck. This song strikes a chord with me because of how it can go from gentle guitars to heavy electric then back to gentle piano and violins and I loved the song for being able to do that. You managed to replicate it all on one piano and keep the feel and sound of it. I love it so much.

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thank you! I do try very hard to make these recreate the effect of the originals (not just get the notes right) - which sometimes means that I won't arrange certain tracks that I like because I don't think I could do them justice on piano.

[@qaliidaseok7566]

Oh my lord this is like the BEST cover of heir of grief i had ever listen mainly because this song is my favourite in Homestuck. Thank you sir, for making a wonderful piano cover. 😊

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thank you! Tensei did very well composing the original.

[@queenexplosionmurder1329]

I am here because a friend played the song on the piano and it got stuck in my head and it is safe to say I am addicted

[@mygsg93]

[John intensifies]

[@dothemusicything8541]

:B

[@Anervaria]

+Do The Musicy Thing Jane being nOT OKAY JANTENSIFIES

[@Nova-uq9nw]

John egg.

[@4rtsyval]

i see jimin

[@andy2005roberts]

This proves you can do the lordling. please, the lordling simply MUST be covered.

[@dothemusicything8541]

+Andrew Roberts It sounds possible to arrange. I'll think about it.

[@raquelsilveira520]

I always wanted The Lordling and BL1ND JUST1C3

[@raquelsilveira520]

+Do The Musicy Thing btw i really love your pieces! My dream is to play Carne Vale someday XD. I'm going to use A LOT yours sheets!! Thank you a lot!

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thanks! And good luck with learning these!

[@PericlesCarvalho]

@@dothemusicything8541 2 year later... :(

[@psychopiper8224]

I knew it was a bad idea watching this fucking hell It will take every towel and sponge in the world to soak these tears

[@arcaderabbit7788]

Aarron Kreliç Looks like you'll need to borrow some towels from Equius whoops

[@psychopiper8224]

Jade Harley nO

[@bpdstare]

Do The Musicy Thing Hey, the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy! I get the reference!

[@AllAroundVids1]

He completed his worlds quest, and played the music. He's our Hero of Note!

[@katelyngyn2950]

... can I just express how much I love your arrangement? generally, for songs as repetitive as this one, I tend to get bored -- which is a shame, because there are very beautiful pieces out there that happen to be repetitive (such as this one)! but the dynamic changes and the harmonies take me completely by surprise, and it keeps my attention throughout the entire piece! and now i cant stop listening to it..

[@dothemusicything8541]

+kinnaaan Thanks! Much of the credit for keeping the piece interesting goes to Tensei for how he composed it; I just arranged it for and played it on piano.

[@pabloc8808]

I know this is good because I was smiling and didn't even realize until it was over.

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thank you!

[@pabloc8808]

My friend, you earned that compliment, there is no need to thank me. I should be thanking you for playing this.

[@diamondjay8150]

I'm hoping to do this on senior recital in a couple years.

[@dothemusicything8541]

Best of luck! Make sure Joren de Bruin is credited on the program when you perform it.

[@dothemusicything8541]

Credit Joren de Bruin as the composer, meaning. You can credit the arranger as either Do the Musicy Thing or Sean William Calhoun (my real name), depending on what fits the program's style better.

[@fabulousfloof3546]

Same here! I wanna do it for a music exam.

[@thairinkhudr4259]

How'd it go?

[@creditroll176]

did you do it?

[@ravenalyse9844]

All time favorite song from homestuck

[@dothemusicything8541]

+Maid of Heart Tensei did an excellent piece. While I have to say Overture is my favorite (and has been since before Act 7), Heir of Grief was great in Collide.

[@threefour2520]

Raven, have you seen Gold Pilot? Give it a try.

[@whimsibee4401]

Its so weird to listen to this being so far removed from when I was a fan of homestuck but still understanding the feelings I had then, and honestly it reminds me how much of a push homestuck was for my creativity even if I like to laugh about how cringey it is now. I was insanely into the god tier system and knew the ins and outs of it, I created so many indepth characters, I planned a whole fan comic of me and my friends with our god tiers figured out and started drawing the first pages, I even wrote themes for everyone and their lands on musescore. That music was some of the first music I ever wrote, and now here I am pursuing a degree in music composition. I dont give this series enough credit for how much it changed me in the year and a half that I read it from 8th grade into my freshman year of highschool, but damn, who knew these kids and their crazy adventure would change me so much.

[@Ace_Greymoore]

Did I hear Heir Conditioning in this song?

[@Anervaria]

It's a remix of Heir Conditioning

[@randompastacat8452]

there is something so powerful about this I feel like the sound of it alone has just grabbed my heart or something

[@dothemusicything8541]

Sound: Level up to Grabber of Heart

[@Nine-Oh-Five]

This...is...amazing...just...I feel immasculated. If I weren't a drummer, and had the whole "Things keep deeper as you go right" engraved, I would try to learn it on piano. But Even then I could come no where near you

[@dothemusicything8541]

Thanks!

[@metamurr4305]

So maybe I shouldn’t be commenting but, welcome to 2019, 3 years after this was made and Homestuck officially ended, and a couple of days since the infamous Homestuck^2: Beyond Canon came out. With this comic and Hiveswap 2 making its way, I can safely say that 2019 nearby declares a new, although minuscule, wave of Homestucks. The time is now people, the space between the past and present closing ever so slowly, yet in the light of what has happened thus far, the world must prepare to have its breath taken away very, very soon. You have a feeling that 2020 is going to be a long year. Let me tell you about Homestuck.

[@Dreamer73]

👏

[@sleepybirby]

we'll live on!

[@atoastmaster99]

am i the only one who cries as i remember all the great time s i had in homestuck, it is hard to believe it is over, i hereby vow to never give up reading, i shall reread homestuck forever, my children shall read homestuck as shall their children and all the restof my line .

[@dothemusicything8541]

+mastersx99 I definitely want to reread it as well. I'll wait until the epilogue is out so I can have full continuity when I reread, but it'll definitely be worth rereading. And I'll keep recommending it to people.

[@lordAgustin]

The only person who disliked this is Lord English for sure.

[@AdavoBucio]

Lord English and the 3 Jacks.

[@dothemusicything8541]

Hah. I wonder if )(er Imperious Condescension will join the disliking party at some point.

[@YoungJusticeLuv]

Your neighbors must love you.

[@oblongbirb]

dEPENDING IF THEY LIKE HOMESTUCK Hopefully tho

[@dothemusicything8541]

This one was actually recorded in a practice room, and those are fairly well sound-insulated.

[@DarkGamer641]

Shit, can't believe it's been 11 fucking long months, thanks again for your work! I miss when Homestuck still going :(

[@oi6119]

ePILOGUE IS COMING (it will still prob take a long time lol) FUKKERS

[@froskeh9697]

HEY GUESS WHAT

[@ev468]

on a random impulse i decided to revisit this cover and man do i not regret it. i havent thought about homestuck in a few years but i remember spending hours just... talking to friends about it, making art, enjoying this epic piece of media. heir of grief was one of the first non-classical pieces i tried to learn on the piano, inspired by this very cover! it was nowhere near as good, but, honestly, its probably what pushed me to really enjoy the piano and now im completing my arct. just, kudos to you man, and kudos to andrew hussie for making such an amazing webcomic

[@hashbrowns0]

Well done! I've been trying to play this on my own (by ear) but now things will be a ton easier because of your sheet music. You earned a sub.

[@dothemusicything8541]

+Ray Chen Thanks! Good luck learning it

[@callie1140]

You should do Oppa Toby Style Wait scratch that You NEED to do Oppa Toby Style

[@joojitaold]

He's working on Overture or will be Idk

[@dothemusicything8541]

I've definitely considered it - I worry that it won't come off well on piano, or that, if it could, it would require a better pianist. But I'll keep looking at it on occasion; sometimes I figure something out.

[@loginfailed5768]

Hey, great job at doing the musicy thing. You made me cry and not even funerals can do that.

[@dothemusicything8541]

+Login Failed Thank you! It does have "Grief" in the title

[@joelsustaita4284]

Coming back to this 6 years later… I remember reading homestuck when I was in middle school and coming across this video and thinking wow some day I want to learn to play this. Now I’m going to college to get my bachelors in music and I think I’m finally ready to actually start getting this piece under my fingers.

[@stardust-reverie]

i was playing the bass part to this while watching it and it was so satisfying to hear the fill at 3:50 be completely synchronized with my playing. this is an amazing cover. keep up the fine work.

[@LucyHeartfiliaasdfghj]

There's so many emotions connected to this song. It's truly a masterpiece. It makes you feel how worn from the battle they are and yet how determined they are to win the fight... Their dreams, their memories. The stronger focus is on the humans (especially the four the comic started with) with each having their part in the song and their instrument in it. Though I feel like it's especially strong on John's side. First off the song is called "Heir of Grief". Who of the main characters is heir? John. Why grief? Well, he is the John from the pre-retcon/GAME OVER timeline after all. He remembers another outcome to the final battle. All of his friends had died before and he took all the blame for it. Though surely this battle was very emotional for him, him remembering everyone that died and fighting on for them....making this timeline have a better ending.

[@auboree4174]

I'm 12, and trying to learn heir of grief on the piano. I'm having such a hard time, I get so frustrated every time I make a mistake, but then I crawl back to my piano and repeat the whole process over again. I think I'm getting somewhere??? I never read sheet music fast enough, so I'm doing everything by ear. =_= I'm halfway through the song tho. It's really beautiful :3

[@melodyli1223]

Nice! I admire your dedication. In the future if you want to continue with piano, I suggest doing exercises for the stuff you struggle with. It's boring and it sucks but it's worth it in the end.

[@auboree4174]

+Melody the Anpanmaster (Seer of Time) Thanks!! Haha, I was able to make even more progress... And I feel so proud of myself :3 I can play about, 4 minutes of heir of grief... Nothing too fancy, I don't play the parts he plays in octaves (because my hands can't stretch that far and move that fast at the same time 😅) but I feel proud of myself :3 I guess hard work pays off

[@bryano4613]

Gonna pipe in to say you really ought to start doing exercises then to stretch your hands out. Many many many many songs have your hands playing octaves (and sometimes even farther stretches). Keep at it though ^u^

[@auboree4174]

+bryano4613 haha, yeah... I probably should. Thanks you for the advice!! :3 I'm pretty determined :)

[@marleneb.2425]

+MEME AND SPADES dont worry, im 13 and cant read a drop of sheet music! but with enough practice and patience and everything else everyone has already said, you'll be able to just play it with ease! ive been playing for 6 years now so y'know, just for advice, itll get boring quick

[@fear_toxin]

i know this video is going on five years old, but wow. this is seriously breathtaking (no pun intended). i play piano pretty casually, but this... this is what i aspire to. and i don't know if i'll ever be able to achieve it, but god, seeing you play like this makes me want to put in the work to try. i don't know if you'll see this comment -- if anyone will -- but, truly, you are such an incredible inspiration. i hope you're doing well, wherever you are, and that you're still gracing the world with your gorgeous arrangements. thank you!

[@dr.texasman7483]

thank you so much. you dont know how much ive wanted to hear a piano cover of Heir of Grief

[@dothemusicything8541]

+Tejas Gokarn Thank you for listening - I'm glad you liked it! I wasn't aware of the piece until [S] Collide, but after I heard it in that, I wanted to arrange it.

[@dr.texasman7483]

It was perfect