when you have a personality disorder but the show must go on

[@adrielarcher4608]

"Oh you're off beat, wicked" *Crowd proceeds to STOP clapping* Now that's a whole other level of charisma.

[@brianthomason5022]

When that happen? Lol

[@nunya257]

@@brianthomason5022 Around 4:48

[@FriteVerte]

That was amazing in a funny way

[@goob27]

@@brianthomason5022 4:35 ish

[@Dexter26958]

Funny thing is that they had almost caught up to him again by that point

[@charliemetheany]

"Formulate plan to stop audience clapping" is one of the truest musical notations I've ever heard.

[@brianthomason5022]

Oh I see it now. Woa! Too cool.

[@rickwilliams967]

Must suck to be revered

[@wingracer1614]

Along with "Almost lose crowd with jazzy chords" and "win them back with rapid blues lick." Yippee!

[@erikaflowers6055]

And they listened and stopped 😂😂😂

[@nacoran]

I saw a video recently where someone pointed out Harry Connick Jr. dealing with the crowd clapping on the wrong beat by adding an extra beat to one measure. Put them right back on beat without them even realizing it.

[@ollysombrero8427]

in him, are, a middle-aged comic from the 90s, a rock star from the 70s, a Pop Idol from the 2000's, and a magician from the 80s. and all of them are in a constant battle.

[@allisonbergh4429]

You think this one is bonkers, go watch his “Angry (Feet)”. It’s more spoken-word, nothing to transcribe musically, but it’s fantastic 😆

[@Moonless_Future]

And he also writes musicals. Good luck figuring out where that fits in.

[@atharvapawarr]

oh what i'd do to have all of the above mentioned in me at the same time,fighting. maybe that would mean i'm deep as well

[@allisonbergh4429]

@@atharvapawarr Deep as, bro 😆

[@patheddles4004]

Also a musical satirist from the 1950s - he's heavily influenced by Tom Lehrer.

[@ig0b00m6]

“I paid for the whole piano, I’m gonna use the whole piano”

[@leisawiley4540]

"Oh, you're off beat, wicked." audience is then shamed into not clapping. This man is my hero.

[@PianoDiary85]

but his audience also knew him well enough to start clapping again - and got it right 😄

[@olimar243]

They clapped again later, this time on beat, they learned their mistakes 😂😂

[@JustSomeWeirdo]

@@olimar243no he adjusted

[@JustSomeWeirdo]

@@PianoDiary85listen closely he adjusted to them really neatly

[@Bunny99s]

This does only work with an audience above a certain level of integrity. Unfortunately some people don't realise that they: clap off-beat, standing in the way, being a nuisance to others, .... Luckily I think those people who enjoy Tim Minchin are usually above that level :) Tim in general has a quite high standard when it comes to his lyrics, music, topics and jokes. That's why he's such an amazing artist.

[@octopussmasher2694]

Man played for thirteen minutes and held my complete interest the whole time this man is wicked at piano

[@voyes]

I didn't even realize it was close to that long what 😭

[@FinlayPacks]

and this is the final song to an almost 3-hour long show, insane

[@sharp9150]

for real it's insane

[@spf50sunscreen80]

Tim Minchin is an Australian treasure. One of the funniest most intelligent comedians I have ever had the pleasure to see.

[@2gyi718]

He's pretty deep too

[@Curesd_]

This is the definition of "never let em know your next move"

[@Curesd_]

@@DrawThatRedstone I'm sorry I hurt you

[@anorganism3647]

@@DrawThatRedstone he said he's sorry

[@ignorethischannelplease]

@@DrawThatRedstone accept his apology

[@veda-buglanding5467]

Lmao

[@Blackfedoraowner]

@@DrawThatRedstone Troll Alert!!!!!!!

[@mr.yellowstrat3352]

Not sure I've ever felt an angst like when the intro was closing and I saw "YIP-PEE" coming in hot on the sheet music

[@paulkfilms]

For 13 minutes he never once made you feel like it was dragging on. A true performer who knows how to feel the room, adjust, and keep entertaining. Incredible.

[@DethklokMinion]

Watching the note sheet got me thinking "This dude up here straight playing algebra with his goddamn fingers wtf?!?!"

[@jt2284]

What's the most impressive thing is that he's not had any formal training on the piano. He had a few lessons when he was a kid but is mostly self taught. He describes himself as a "hack pianist" which basically he admits not really knowing anything formally but just picking it up as he goes along. There's a lot of discussion in the music community whether he's actually any 'good' at piano, but I think he's absolutely incredible.

[@pjbpiano]

Surprises me that there’s a discussion about this.

[@jt2284]

@@pjbpiano I know! Shocked me too when I googled his "hack pianist" quote and there's loads of reddit threads basically saying he's not any good at piano because he's not classically trained and that he's a glorified Bill Bailey 😂

[@logictom7254]

@@jt2284 I find it extremely stupid that there are people who think skills must be trained with the help of a professional xD People should just accept his skill without being jealous

[@RecOgMission]

There are people whose brains/being are just built for doing certain things - not the way others think it should be done or would rather have them do it. They just know how *they* ought to do it - it's as if they're doing what the Universe somehow means for them to be doing. It's rare, and it's awe-inspiring to experience. Enjoy it where you come across it.

[@KB_Espy2009]

@@RecOgMission isn’t that the working man’s definition of genius?

[@madam-mint]

I’ve never seen this gentleman before, he seems like one of those “geniuses but doesn’t know it and doesn’t really care”. I love it. Thank you for letting us see it written out.

[@SeanTheDiscoNinja]

He knows it, haha. He’s absolutely incredible. He wrote Matilda: The Musical in recent years as well, and has written some gorgeous “serious” songs as well as his comedic output. He’s worked incredibly hard from a young age to get to where he is now.

[@dielaughing73]

Oh, he knows it alright

[@keirasings1]

@@SeanTheDiscoNinja yes, that’s coming out soon. Matilda the Musical. The music is the best!

[@RecOgMission]

Do yourself a favour and listen to his other songs ;) Both comedic and serious, always brilliant.

[@AFrogInTheStars]

Prejudice is the best thing you’ll ever hear haha

[@jorgis123]

Wow. This guy is really deep.

[@TriplePalindromous]

Yeah, I noticed that. He's really deep, eh?

[@guodaripinskaite6314]

Yeah that’s what he does

[@Jbbbb-k1s]

@@TriplePalindromous he's deep as bro

[@ThunderBlastvideo]

@@TriplePalindromous wait i literally read this as he said it

[@adamkozakiewicz6766]

@beebeegum I am so proud of this community.

[@Hearthful_]

Jesus christ this is a whole piano concerto with more or less the sonata form and a rock opera smashed together.

[@Volvith]

I love how not only he told the audience off for clapping off-beat, but the second time it happened at 7:52 he just went "fuck it they're the tempo lead now". You can actually hear the beat adjusting :'D

[@sacrilegiousboi978]

Oh yeah, I didn’t hear him adjusting until I saw this comment. He did an amazing job of easing into their tempo

[@clairethompson5549]

If you can’t beat ‘em, join em! 😂

[@Aurora_Animates]

@@clairethompson5549haha !! :) :)

[@artyompopov9990]

Noticed that too)

[@kubistonek]

kinda stupid question but what is that genere of music called? (7:52)

[@NoNTr1v1aL]

Absolutely brilliant pianist and comedian.

[@lawrencetaylor4101]

Whaaa...I felt pity for his tragic existence but was amazed that he took up piano as a hobby. He wasn't being sincere? I guess I'm not a good judge of people.

[@noodle014]

Agree 100% I can't unsee him in Californication. Absolutely hilarious!

[@lux5164]

whats his name?

[@williamwarren1103]

@@lux5164 tim minchin

[@K8Stuff]

Agree - a shame he really stopped doing comedy ...

[@ArtoriusMaximus]

Tim Minchin is hilarious on his own, but the annotations you add to the transcript are like the icing on top, love it!

[@AathielVaDaath]

If Tim hasn't seen this, he needs to

[@KB_Espy2009]

Yippee!

[@Blackfedoraowner]

Give credit to Tony Williams he transcribed the piece

[@le_th_]

How else would you follow along with what he's doing??? lol

[@Lucabythesea]

(Overcome by emotion)

[@sauronstea1758]

you know you're deep when you keep changing the time signature mid song to confuse the audience clapping to the beat

[@elmogrita]

He may be a goof but writing all that in that many different time signatures and keys but making it a cohesive song is incredible talent, he's a music nerd and just showing off what's possible, I love it

[@TheUKNutter]

Probably because he’s playing by ear and feel, not time.

[@TheGeenat]

@@TheUKNutterdefinitely possible

[@joesr31]

@@elmogrita I think it was rumoured somewhere he can't read sheet music, he is probably just playing by feel

[@1Dropboys]

Mathcore

[@RikardPeterson]

The best thing about the solo is that it's too long. It starts getting uncomfortable, which makes it funny. (And then he releases the tension by going off in another direction, or by doing the Für Elise joke. It's just great!)

[@julianbrelsford]

Maybe you heard it... he quotes Flight of the Bumblebee a little, before he plays part of Fur Elise

[@PianoDiary85]

yep, that's the point. He's making jokes with the piano. Like when family guy does a cut scene that goes epically long as an extended joke.

[@Tacotime478]

@@julianbrelsford happy someone else noticed, was wondering if he did that on purpose

[@florianmuller281]

@@julianbrelsford and Pearl Jam - Jeremy at 9:23

[@yeetyeet7070]

All of George Colliers uploads and transcriptions need to go into the Svalbard data vault for future generations

[@roadsurfer502]

Wow I don’t understand how you transcribed parts of it. You both are really admirable artists

[@steelers3321]

Actually tony williams transcribed it, check the description

[@carpinchipedia7009]

@@steelers3321 still insane that someone managed to transcribe it though

[@tonywilliamspiano]

Thanks guys, I did my best :) I have to admit, I had to guess at times when he was just playing random notes 😅

[@AM-wz8qr]

@@tonywilliamspiano #Hero

[@alphagreen2040]

@@tonywilliamspiano Dude, the fact you were able to transcribe this piece at any level is amazing!

[@cedricrickdelsol9767]

I can't believe how captivating this was: I initially wanted to switch to another video in the beginning and kept telling myself "Just a few more seconds." And now I suddenly watched the whole thing.

[@mimi8352]

Same 😂

[@Jillysmom63]

Me too lol

[@jonaskromwell4464]

👍

[@mymysweetdecline]

my adhd rarely allows me to casually stay tuned in to anything that long tbh

[@PianoDiary85]

only watch Tim for a few seconds? Bahaha. Nice try.

[@wea69420]

Minchin has that thing where he lures me in by being funny and witty and all that jazz, just long enough to make me forget he can absolutely melt faces whenever he feels like it. Dude's a fucking wizard.

[@ericaleigh9071]

A parody of flight of the bumble bee into a parody of Beethoven is wild but genius

[@RenRenNumberTen]

and then he blues’d the Beethoven parody. that takes a whole other level of genius to come up with

[@OperaBrett]

Had the pleasure of meeting Tim Minchin toward the end of last year at an afterparty of an opera I was in. After some heavy cajoling from my colleague who happens to be a relative of his, he got on the piano and we all had a bit of a jam. People would just start singing jazz standards and the like and he would immediately start playing/singing and improvising on the pieces. I started in with some Moondance and he improved and scatted along and it was just fun as hell. Having been a fan of his for over a decade, it was definitely a wonderful moment for me.

[@PianoDiary85]

my god I am jealous.

[@mikem5820]

The man is incredibly talented but knows how to have fun with it instead of being pretentious. That's incredibly rare.

[@KlesierTheSurvivor]

Darkside! about time that solo got transcripted, did not expect the whole song Great work as always!

[@preachey]

He did the solo 2 months ago

[@olaftheblack2012]

It's the random E Major chord at the end that absolutely seals this as a masterwork in composition and comedy for me. 👏👏👏

[@u1zha]

Not sure why "random"? :) A resolution as orthodox as it gets. Before that, the spicy ones @ "very hard to hear over audience cheering" are wicked though.

[@sci_pain3409]

he even snuck a C in with the E major chord too. the sly bastard.

[@jeremyadler-g1o]

I think he meant how it sounded somewhat underwhelming and out of place I thought the same thing. It felt like he just tapped the keys instead of finishing it with a flourish.

[@olaftheblack2012]

@@jeremyadler-g1o yup. It's like, he's going so hard and then.... *plink* 🤣🤣🤣

[@tisryed]

Also he said it was in Cminor earlier (cheeky at least to end offkey if it's not uncommon)

[@jacksonlaframboise6257]

6:16. This dude just made the audience laugh with a piano solo. Damn.

[@SFDarkAngel]

Plus his facial expressions to be fair

[@MarceloKatayama]

Check out Guthrie Govan, for more comical solos!

[@janci00019]

only the face expression

[@sock4919]

I’ve seen many of Tim’s sillier songs and somehow never saw this. His skills as a pianist and even as a vocalist are insane. I had no idea he could play this well, let alone write some of the most heartbreakingly beautiful piano parts I’ve ever heard as were in the beginning of this song.

[@nefceh2227]

He sometimes looks like he is genuinely confused about what he is doing

[@robBK]

We all sometimes look like we are genuinely confused about what we are doing. Some, a lot more than others such as the staff of any CVS Pharmacy.

[@carryjgful]

He is never really. Very genius musician, if you listen to more of his stuff. I think he does the mussed up hair & heavy liner to seem more relateable.

[@rikosuko]

We can tell by your comment that you don't think about things... 😢sad

[@nefceh2227]

@@rikosuko What do you mean?

[@DavidSmith-vr1nb]

"Looks like", but even those moments are impeccably acted.

[@cugrngneer]

It's hard to see the separation between his humor and pain. But that seems to be a mark of a lot of really good artists.

[@herculesmclovin]

True Art is the soul exploding out. There're no words but you know when you have felt for a moment what their soul was feeling. Try the song "Hi Ren" by the artist Ren.

[@its.dan.eastwood]

@@herculesmclovin Damn that's a good phrase

[@dagod3456]

Like Robin Williams

[@LightoftheParanoid]

@@herculesmclovin Hello, fellow Ren fan!

[@PianoDiary85]

Tim actually considers himself really lucky and has had a very privileged life. His "pain" is mostly just him mocking grunge music. He is also an actor and he is bringing all his skills into one performance. That's why he has to settle for something trivial like "daddy never came to my ball games" to draw his emotion from. He played sports multiple times a week and his dad is a surgeon. Lol. If you want some context for this performance, watch him perform Rock and Roll Nerd.

[@kalayojack]

I was in the audience one of the two nights this show was filmed. Was blown away by his brilliance then, still blown away by his brilliance now.

[@BD-yl5mh]

I’d never really thought about this… but beyond actually writing this song… it’s amazing Tim was able to discover that it works. He puts so much into this performance, it’s hard to imagine what performing this live for the first time would have been like. What if the audience found it tedious? It’s a big commitment

[@meljmah]

I suspect he would test out material at small comedy clubs similar to most stand-up comics, but he was extra fuckin' weird and hard to book. I remember reading somewhere he said he spent a long time being viewed as a fairly mediocre/middling weirdo performer on the circuit.

[@jackwhitbread4583]

Tim wrote this song many many years before he ever started to make it as a comedian

[@WoefulMinion]

I'm sure the performance grew based on what worked in shows. It's actually quite flexible. This is the kind of piece where you can swap parts in and out based on audience response.

[@maddieb.4282]

Trying a new piece in a small venue actually has relatively low risk. Worst case scenario a few people walk out. But even the weirdest artists have people they can bounce their work off of before they perform it to the public, and you can tweak and change the material over multiple times performing it until it works for you and the audience

[@maddieb.4282]

By the way if you’re an artist that takes risks, there are going to be audiences that don’t like you. That’s fine, you’ll live and an audience finding you tedious will not ruin your career immediately 😁

[@PianoDiary85]

Bit of back story: This is a comment on Tim's struggle to enter the music industry in the 90s when depressed sounding grunge bands were popular. Tim considers himself super lucky in life so struggles to relate to that kind of music (his song Rock and Roll Nerd is good context for this song 🙂). Tim is also an actor so this is him rolling his skills together. Lol. DADDY NEVER CAME TO MY BALL GAMES 😭😭😭.

[@mrs.rucker2448]

Thank you for this. It definitely made the song funnier. 😊

[@PianoDiary85]

@@mrs.rucker2448 You're welcome 😀. He's one of these artists where the more you find out about him, the more you can appreciate his work. Lol.

[@anjahenriksen4738]

Context matters!! Thanks

[@aurieamoore5823]

Watched this during major depressive episode. Have been struggling with the ideations all day. it's as bad as you'd imagine clinical depression is. But honestly, feeling quite a bit better now. Hope it lasts.

[@zTom_]

Hang in there! 💪

[@tired_eyes49]

I pray youre doing okay ❤️‍🔥

[@notbotheredable]

Depression suuuuuuuuuucks. Hang in there mate.

[@Princesskeywest]

Hope you’re having a good day fam

[@alaindreaknight7640]

Every time it comes back watch again. You got this.

[@amarissimus29]

'Formulate plan to stop audience clapping.' Good lord, that's deep. Really, if you're a pianist (or any other musician), you get that. If you're not, you'll have to imagine how annoying it is. I like this dude.

[@bobdagamer640]

Luckily I throw the audience off by not having a consistent beat

[@blizzard_the_seal9863]

it also sucks when ALL YOU WANT is for the audience to clap and vibe along but you can TELL it’s only like 25% of them doing it, MAX… its so tragic in the moment 😭💔 but i can see how it’d be annoying for music that’s not really going for that vibe lol

[@TheBaumcm]

Audience member who loves music and who feels that…and the one person in the choir slightly off key like a dagger in the ears.

[@orchdork775]

We should all just normalize having a sign like live shows that says when to clap and when to be quiet haha

[@fawful303]

OMG. Teenage me wished for this transcription over six years ago, and it's finally come true!! This is amazing; dark side is one of my favorite tim minchin songs, and now I can play along parts of it on piano if I want, thank you so much!!!!

[@qwertyTRiG]

But he doesn't appeal to the teenage market ....

[@ChaosCodex199]

Good luck!

[@tentothepowerof10]

As a teen I really like this song as well, I wish to find somethin similar

[@samis2642]

@qwertyTRiG I don't see what that has to do with anything.

[@fawful303]

@@samis2642 Pretty sure it's just a joke based on the lyrics... did you even watch the video?

[@cedricrickdelsol9767]

I remember first seeing Tim Minchin on Californication and thinking "Wow, I wish that actor was a real musician" and it took me YEARS to find out he actually is. Such an insanely talented dude. Also love the transcription!

[@PianoDiary85]

He is far, far more talented than Atticus Fetch. Lol.

[@carterfoster3789]

This is an accurate depiction of what is going through my head in any social situation

[@darkhorse5932]

How he keeps a straight face through this performance, is far more impressive than any of the musical talent he possesses..

[@PianoDiary85]

He breaks character right near the end for a split second when he's standing back up. Lol.

[@bennaustin6632]

I usually hate musical comedy, but Tim is comical music genius and has me laughing at myself for my angsty taste.

[@AFrogInTheStars]

Same! I feel ya, but oh man, i fell in love with Prejudice

[@Rabijeel]

There are two Sides of that Stuff. One is a Comedian doing Music. The other are Musicians doing Comedy. You gotta have Talent in both, need to be double gifted, to succeed in attempting that. Many of the secondary Kind do Comedy that also needs the Audience have a profund understanding of Music itself to appreciate what is done - like Jazz does. That rareley happens to People like us.

[@eyflfla]

@@Rabijeel He's actually said that he figures he's a pretty good comedian for a musician, and a pretty good musician for a comediant.

[@holliswilliams8426]

@@eyflfla definitely

[@herculesmclovin]

Bo Burnham 👌

[@davidgolden6068]

5:09 "almost lose crowd with spicy jazz chords" 😂

[@WornDownSaint]

I lost it when I read that.

[@variousthings6470]

6:52 - I like how in "When the audience claps off beat" this said "hold sustenuto pedal for longer than it took to make this transcription", but in the new video it just says "... for really long time".

[@isaacpianos5208]

Transcribing this song finally lasted longer than the sustain pedal

[@Zanian19]

This must have been such a fun nightmare to transcribe, lol. I freakin' love Tim Minchin. The man is a genius. As are you for, I can only assume accurately, putting his music to paper. Well done I say xD

[@Blackfedoraowner]

Tony Williams be like

[@PianoDiary85]

Seems pretty accurate.

[@JustAnotherBuckyLover]

The fact that you managed to even transcribe this just blows me away. LOL Wow! I never knew that I needed Darkside scored. I'm not sure if my favourite notation is "formulate how to stop audience clapping", "descend into a pit of despair", "you know where this is going" or "big cluster smash and zombie move".

[@kaisersozen]

Never thought i’d see “Overcome with emotion” on a transcription… brilliant work!

[@EricDobko]

This transcription is a magnum opus in itself. Incredible work!

[@ElSings]

This guy seems like one of those geniuses that doesn’t know it and or who doesn’t care and just does his own thing. I LOVE him. I would kill to see this live.

[@tobywoby5727]

He sang this song in dublin recently for the encore(i know i lost my mind) but at 8:46 he then transitioned into white wine in the sun and it was so damn beautiful

[@kingezekiel125]

He just looks genuinely confused and i love that

[@thefalselemon579]

I love how his Dark Side is Eddie Vedder

[@MarquisedeWhat]

With some Michael Stipe and Kurt Cobain thrown in, too.

[@Veracityseeker7]

Facts😅

[@avgJones]

Elton Vedder

[@tj522]

I don't disagree but I think Creed's singer is an even closer match 😂 especially that affected word-chewing thing he does 😅

[@leelas8264]

This song is such a banger. I've heard it a thousand times and I still listen with wide eyed wonder every time. Tim Minchin is the barefoot ghost of Beethoven.

[@dm9696]

Is this the whole thing?? You absolute madman.

[@joshuakirkwood666]

hm. A cool discovery. A very interesting entertainer, a fine musician. I never heard of him. Thanks for posting

[@HappyTwoBe]

9:50 the vocals are just out of this world. I can't stop laughing. What a musical god.

[@ashofthefallen5550]

I wonder if he's referencing someone like the Bono or Chris Martin

[@sopranophantomista]

I was waiting for Fur Elise in that run and I wasn't disappointed. What a mind Tim Minchin has! I won't lie, though, I'm sad you didn't try to transpose the vocals as well for giggles. I realize that these take up a huge amount of time to try to transpose, and I'm grateful for the work that you do.

[@PianoDiary85]

He knows what the people want. Lol.

[@rmackay723]

My Favorite man Tim. He was once "just" a stand up comic, now award winning actor, muscian and composer.

[@12301231234]

Someone who likes both Tim Minchin and Terry Pratchett is truly someone of surpassing taste.

[@Fuphyter]

I took classical music lessons for 8 years, starting at age 7. He blows me away!! I read music and this confused the sh*t out of me!! Technical, awesome and incredible! I bow to your talents...sir.

[@jackwhitbread4583]

And yet he is lauded as a hack by classically trained pianists just because Tim himself is not classically trained and doesn't read music

[@Fuphyter]

@@jackwhitbread4583 I started lessons because I could play a song I heard one note at a time. So my mom enrolled me. I wish she didn't because I can't jam, only read music to play.

[@JJ-ed8wu]

@@Fuphyter can always start :))

[@Jackie-rc6cj]

What a music and entertainment comic genius. Had me in stitches and elation the whole show. Bravo !

[@lindsaypreston1785]

As someone with a personality disorder, this hit on so many levels, up to and including my father never attended my performances. It’s wonderful how he is able to show how hard it is to mask, and when we are shut down for masking, it’s even more difficult. We all just do the best we can. Sometimes that isn’t good enough, but someday it will be good enough for someone and that is all that really matters. ❤

[@ImogenC-rt3fm]

Are we watching the same video? Cuz my Idiot Alert Light is blinking like crazy at some of these comments, which is triggering my latent silly walk and I don't know which emoji to hit. Send in the blondes. There ought to be blondes.🎉😮🎉🎉😊

[@tiffanyjones892]

You are a gem for transcribing this. I am unfortunately one of those poor souls who can't play by ear and needs to see the sheet music. Thank you so much!

[@isaacpianos5208]

Exactly!! I spent like two months trying to transcribe his "ten foot c*ck and a few hundred virgins" and still can't understand the fast part lol

[@fungidoggo9948]

I can't read sheet music and need to play by ear 😢

[@isaacpianos5208]

@@fungidoggo9948 I think learning how to read them is going to save a lot more time than learning everything by ear

[@matteojack_5950]

reading sheet music is very helpful and difficult, you shouldn't blame yourself because you can only read sheet music... on the other hand, learning to play by ear is an extremely useful skill in my opinion

[@NicoleCzarnecki]

I need to get back into playing piano, and I can tell you that many (if not most) people can’t just play by ear. To be able to play by ear takes having a musical propensity and then learning to use some kind of instrument (even learning to use one’s vocal chords) to get just a sense of the notes that you might hear.

[@mickit]

i thought i was a mediocre pianist until i saw this video. now i think i'm terrible, literally no one can compare to this he did an absurdly long solo and kept it *interesting*

[@medicgaming6317]

Not only does this guy go hard, so does his phrasing. As a violinist, commendable.

[@salmiak333]

His performance is great, but it's even funnier when the notes have things like "formulate plan to stop audience clapping", "sloppy side key", "almost loose crowd with spicy jazz chords", "win crowd back with RAPID blues lick", "smash, feel free to add some wrong notes" and my favourite "oh NO!! he just BLUES'ed BEETHOVEN!"... written into it. 😂 So thank you for the note sheet!

[@ObeyCamp]

When KZbin tries to get me to listen to an artist I'm not familiar with, I rarely listen for more than a minute or two. I know what I like and don't like. This video is the first bit of music that's new to me that I've stuck with in a long time. I listened to the whole damn thing and loved every minute of it. Man, that blues piano, boy... I can't believe there's any debate about whether this guy's "good" at piano or not. I'm surprised so many musically inclined people-artists, supposedly-can't tell the difference between skill and classical training. They're not mutually inclusive. He's playing extremely well, entertaining people, and enjoying doing it. I can't imagine what else they want from him. What a legend.

[@PianoDiary85]

He is also an actor, writer and director. He splits his time between many different things, yet still accomplishes this level musically...and is mostly self taught. He is outspoken on things like religion, science and philosophy. Listen to his beat poem "Storm." His newer music is a little less edgy (intentionally) but always great lyrically and often with elements of irony. He wrote the music to Matilda the Musical. Watch the video to "School Song" where the entire alphabet is incorportated throughout the lyrics.

[@martingu36]

Absolute respect to you cor choosing the amazing version of the song, it's the only version that my heart will accept.

[@TheOriginalDJarbiter]

I love how the intro talking is clearly timed to the song.

[@isaacpianos5208]

You would love "Storm" or "You'll never be as good as Elton John" by him lol

[@sushigod101]

Vamps, man

[@masheroz]

@@isaacpianos5208 or his 3 minute song, speaking of timings.

[@isaacpianos5208]

@@masheroz (without the metronome) lmao

[@dammit_janet]

@Matthew Rowles you need to find the vid of husband 3 minute song versions in a collab, that shit is insane! Basically the versions don't keep pace at all, but he ends them all dead on 3 mins!!

[@thomasflanagan505]

Always been astounded by Tim Minchin's ability and Talent... but holy shite, seeing what he is doing on a Score... WOW

[@jordanmntungwa3311]

lol I actually went through this 3:30. She told me I'm too positive. she needed someone who makes her feel other things more than love. I told her I can have a dark seiid

[@EarleyDaysYet]

I love Tim. He’s seriously talented and intellectual. And funny as hell, but in a very pointy way.

[@zachlewis9751]

Me: oh shit is he actually going to cry? Him: DADDY NEVER CAME TO MY BALL GAMES!!!

[@nostalgiaof98]

HE'S ONLY SLEEPING!

[@u1zha]

Yes I will gladly watch this performance of Dark Side again, never gets old

[@remery4]

wow george, every time i see this song i cant stop listening to it. now i cant take my eyes away from all work you've done with it a m a z i n g job man, amazing! 2 geniuses in 1 video

[@leakenny1125]

this transcription was actually done by someone else (check description) :)

[@remery4]

@@leakenny1125 oh no, 3 geniuses!

[@Rosebud198]

lol why does this seem more like a stress test for the piano than a performance

[@stellalush4547]

This is the shit l love discovering at 4:23 in the morning. Awesome...❤

[@murdomaclachlan]

When I saw the thumbnail I knew we were in for some madness but I did not expect you to transcribe ALL of Darkside!

[@vkrapotkin]

I always count this performance is completely amazing. But the work to transcript it is really insane! It's so sad that I never hear something new from him in last decade :(

[@robinfutrell4899]

You must not be looking very hard!

[@ahau9799]

Maybe he's just sleeping? 😂

[@janetgraff4478]

dude! He's got whole new albums! He's been in Jesus Christ Superstar, he wrote the music for Mathilda and Ground Hog day musicals. He's very prolific, and busy, and his music and talent keep shining! kzbin.info The Absence Of You is one of the most beautiful songs.

[@connor_phillipz5689]

He just released a new song like a few days ago in addition to the stuff the other replies have mentioned. He just took a break from touring and writing this kind of musical comedy show.

[@jackwhitbread4583]

You ain't looking very hard!! He's released a studio album, been on tours of the UK and Australia, season 2 of his hit show Upright has just been released, Matilda the musical hits cinemas next week as does his back tour. He also released a new song last week entitled Aeroplane, Tim is literally everywhere at the moment

[@flatbread42]

This is the kind of guy to put lyrics to Rhapsody in Blue, and now that I’ve said that, I want it to happen

[@sharp9150]

lmao

[@jeffreycribb]

This is genius to put the scrolling piano transcript with video. As a musician myself, that just makes it so much more fun and hilarious!

[@ArturGlass.C]

He's an insanely good pianist. I feel like if I'd have to read this partition in its entirety I would probably have a stroke.

[@kategleason6481]

How incredible it would be to experience this in person

[@TheKroesar]

Having had the pleasure many years ago: incredible!

[@SeanTheDiscoNinja]

He’s so amazing to see live. He hasn’t done it a lot in recent years since he’s been working on musicals a lot more. (Matilda, for example)

[@akaHarvesteR]

He’s been doing shows again recently. 😄

[@Nzwallflower]

I totally fan-girled seeing this live. ❤

[@sublime_]

This is the best performance of dark side I’ve seen him do. Absolutely amazing finger work

[@Niels596]

I definitely sensed something dark in there, very subtle hidden between notes... fine subconscious resonances covertly touching me...

[@debib4596]

So many personalities!! All of them enormously talented!! Thanks for a great 13.15 minutes ☺️

[@Classypup]

i think it’s important to note that at 12:14 Tim plays the high note with the big toe of his right foot

[@bouledeberlin8741]

03:29 Must be an Eddie Vedder impression 09:24 It is an Eddie Vedder impression

[@TheTibetyak]

So this is what happened when his psychiatrist gave him a weekend pass from the institution for the Musically Insane.

[@annegreen9499]

Mad respect! I've been trying to figure this out & transcribe it since I 1st heard it years ago. Could never get it right. I love Tim Minchin. He's such an inspiration to pianists (especially those of us who envied the guitarists when we were kids). George you've got such a good ear I'm seriously jealous. Well done man. So cool.

[@pattyb5965]

Oh my God who is this guy! I don’t know how I found him but I could not stop watching. He is phenomenal. I am subscribing. I could listen to him all day every day. Where have you been all my life!?

[@rebeccawickham7317]

Tim minchin

[@PianoDiary85]

Tim Minchin is an Australian pianist, comedian, writer, poet, actor, director and god.

[@TheWorldBelow360]

Bravo! There’s always room at the asylum for one more melodramatic therapist. ESP one with ostensibly an outrageously obstreperous sense of humor. And kudos for keeping boogies in the opera’s woogies.

[@BatsNBirds]

I found and loved this guy when i was younger, and Ive been on an absolute minchin kick for the past month or so, i made a playlist of all my fav songs of his and listen to it as background noise when i work. Reading your annotations on this added another level of joy! Thank you!

[@melissarey2973]

I wonder how much is improvised and how much he planned and rehearsed, maybe even wrote down. Billy Joel wrote Fantasies & Delusions. Would love to see what Tim Minchin would write to be released to the world as such.

[@akaHarvesteR]

If you listen to the other recordings of this song, it’s mostly improvised. The song by definition is really just chords and lyrics. The rest is pure badassery

[@PianoDiary85]

A lot of it is improvised, and Tim can't read or write music.

[@altusshow7574]

I don't know how you tab out these performances, but wether it be by ear and hand, or computer, it's incredibly remarkable. As talented as the preformers in your own right. Kudus

[@mattpopemusic]

To say nothing about how insanely good this performance is.... the more insane the performance, the more fiendish the transcription. Mega props to you, George.

[@evifnoskcaj]

The Creed impersonation! 😂 I'd like to see your transcription of the vocals of this as well. 💯❤️✌️

[@ceticobr]

I thought it was an Eddie Vedder impersonation.

[@ale.2p284]

​@@ceticobr. It is an Eddie Vedder impersonation. He says 'Jeremy spoke in...".

[@j.alexandermyersen1176]

I hear singer Scooter Ward from the band Cold.

[@chessicahullum2896]

I thought I was the only one that thought it was a Creed impression

[@8180634]

The Peral Jam references were fantastic

[@Yakushii]

You mean the referHEYAUGhghgh

[@8180634]

@@Yakushii starting around 9:20 he channels his inner Eddy Vedder

[@arunthebuffoon4554]

@@8180634 woAHughyeeughuhhyeeughuhwhoo

[@connorminor7312]

jeReMy SpOOkE in ClASs TodAY

[@krazed0451]

There are so many musical references in this piece, it's fantastic :-)

[@neifoto]

I was learning english listening to his songs back in 2010's. Now I am learning music, true legend and he in fact created an exeptionaly deep performace as Judas in 2012 JCS.

[@OdellM520]

when you click on the video because you have a diagnosed personality disorder and went in half expecting the term to have just been used as a light descriptor but ended up relating to it in THE most funnest way and reading the comments while the ads were going just made it infinitely better

[@h311s.ang31s]

SAMEEEE

[@kyoglesage]

'funnest' I'm going to find a dark corner and sob for 5 minutes in grief at the GBH just inflicted on my language.

[@G4merNoodle]

Comedian, musician, singer, storyteller what cant this guy do.

[@bradenharris2214]

To the OP, this video coupled with the transcription, and especially the notation, was absolutely incredible. I laughed audibly several times. Thank you. Well done.