Yesterday Beatles Piano Walkthrough

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

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[@parkejac]

the Resources Pack is awesome, thanks!

[@agerray]

WOW - that wasn't a walkthrough, that was a MASTERCLASS! Thank you for your generosity in sharing.

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

Happy to hear that!

[@rebeccae5691]

Yes, a Masterclass! I'm nearly in tears from your beautiful 'versions' of this wonderful song. Tom, you're a genius at the keyboard, and as a teacher. Thank you for your generosity 🎹

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

I'm glad it was helpful!

[@belay626]

lovely and very helpful starting on the basic and making it more beasutiful

[@bunnyhollowcrafts]

The complete package! Another great lesson Tom! Absolutely great work🎵🎵!

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

Glad you liked it!

[@patriciaann6380]

Great tutorial Tom thank you 😊 beautiful piece of music !

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

An all time classic.

[@williamnumero3545]

Hi Tom, what a beautiful rendition, it sings itself on the piano. I got the sheet music but played around with it and actually found that if you root it on the left hand and arpeggiate the chords instead of the notes on the sheet, it sounds quite rich and full. I am now a convert to chord based playing thanks to your previous tutorials.

[@boonhelp6280]

Truly the music king,you are

[@margueritechippendale8844]

Thanks Tom with gratitude ! 🙏 You have rescue me from drowning.

[@elysiaestee3123]

Such a great thorough lesson! So many wonderful ideas you've shared for us. I can't wait to see you in July!! So excited!! Thank you!❤

[@michaeldawes2152]

Simply awesome - thanks Tom.

[@munsonHOF]

Wow wow wow. Thank you for making such a thorough lesson. And thank you for talking about and showing the levels from beginner to virtuoso. I’m a beginner and seeing it done by a pro like you really encourages me.

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

That's great to hear!

[@johnhooks8262]

Totally amazing. I was you were my teacher

[@lisawalker8706]

Thank you! Very uplifting and inspiring. Loved the baroque version.

[@matthiaskalt7041]

Hi Tom - the second version, the most complex and elaborate one, is really great! It touches my soul like the Beatles wanted to …

[@markweaver8721]

Great information👍🏼

[@Garycallum]

Thank you so much Tom. What a lesson

[@jacquelineusher5313]

Awesome lesson, love how well you explained it so well. Learned something new.❤ Thank you 😊

[@daletwin1]

I am just starting to play piano. I have played bass (guitar) and acoustic guitar for many years but I have always wanted to play the piano my entire life and have finally gotten around to doing it and am really enjoying it. My favorite song of all time is yesterday. I have actually seen Paul McCartney perform this song live 5 times in my lifetime. I really enjoyed this lesson and the tutorial was very helpful. I was actually thinking about how I wanted to approach this song and you gave me some new ideas and also helped reinforce some things I was thinking I could and should do with the song. Thank you for the master class.

[@clydesimmons2588]

Absolutely fantastic and super enjoyable ❤️❤️

[@rogercharlie]

What a masterful playing. Mind blowing stuff

[@ANDREASLIE-m2o]

One word: Fascinating🙏

[@blendoman]

As usual an excellent lesson thank you

[@pds002]

Beautiful! Great teaching style and ability too. Thank you.

[@nickshutte8369]

Best way of explaining different techniques and levels of playing ability!

[@ingasauter-hartmann3084]

thank you, Tom! Happy easter!

[@minadelaporta8668]

I am so lucky to have found you! Really grateful for this excellent lesson!! 👍❤

[@seanstott6168]

Wow just what I needed beautiful bass line especially the last version thank you so much I was getting sick of one note base lines from other very basic tuitorials

[@FloydSmithjrTheattitude]

He’s right, there’s some terrible videos out there, more than some. I’m just getting started. I have a basic, distorted, disjointed understanding of music theory, but just enough to not get totally wrecked. Like everything else, everyone, each person has their own perspective on everything. You have to interpret things from within yourself, use the tools you have and learn and integrate new tools whenever possible. It’s a never ending process. The simplest way to achieve anything is just that, keep it simple, then push your limits one step at a time until the complex becomes simple. Discipline and patience are required, there’s no other way around it.

[@ianhowlett4682]

13:30 I just want to appreciate how you're only playing a chorded right hand here, but still there's a groove I found myself tapping along to. I totally get your point about groove!

[@GregoryWhite-g8x]

Amazing versions of an amazing song!!

[@fatana9984]

Thanks.so nice

[@MikeM91320]

Great video, Tom. This would be a huge challenge for me but such a great tune and a good goal.

[@laylabitar5853]

I don’t think piano have ever been explained to me like this

[@MyChrist2010]

Thank you so much Tom, for this tutorial. "song for Guy" was fantastic too, still working on that one.......in another two weeks I hope to play it fluently !

[@localpm]

Great.👌

[@billbrown4435]

Fantastic class!!!!

[@rubbersoul2841]

Talking about a perfect song... Lennon's only regret about it is that he didn't wrote it! Thanks for this super Masterclass!!

[@mariannehampton9295]

Thank you . That really helped and makes so much sense

[@margueritechippendale8844]

Love it! Love it ! Love It ! Gratefully Yours .

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

Thanks so much!

[@edgardzamalloacourt9293]

Thank you thank you very much Thank you thank you

[@melmoranda07]

Fantastic tutorial, your playing and explanation is top notch. Sadly as a beginner it’s way ahead of me, maybe in a few years I will come back to this video and if I am anywhere as good as you I will be one happy fella. However, at 74 my musical ability is somewhat limited and time isn’t on my side. Thank you for showing me how it should be done!

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

One thing that is in our control is progress- not perfection! Start by chording out the song. Play chords nicely and you are 60 percent there. As for the final 40 percent, check out our video on Groove to bring your chords to life. Two steps you'll crack it in a year. That's 80 percent done. Now the final 20 percent. That takes 3 lifetimes so any of us who think we are there - we've rushed the process because we are two lives behind in the real work needed to get that! And most importantly enjoy the process. 😀

[@melmoranda07]

@@contemporaryschoolofpiano Thank you for your reply, it makes sense and I will take your advice and not raise my expectations too much. My Wife plays the piano and she often tells me not to rush and take one step at a time!

[@PAULENDERS-u8o]

Would love to hear you arrange a counterpoint styled version here...seems like the song is ideal for it as you briefly eluded to Bach as well

[@PAULENDERS-u8o]

I confess I commented before hearing your last version haha apologies and twas beautiful!

[@55davinci]

Very nice bravo

[@jameswheelock1799]

Yesterday is like Your Song in that the melody is right in the chords.

[@jimsskot1]

Great. Do you have the sheet for this. And whats in your online courses. Very cool

[@nils8584]

the 'baroque' version blew my mind! now i know why ive been studying counterpoint haha :D thanks

[@With-one-wing]

Don’t diss the lit up piano keys. I’m legally blind and it’s the only way I can see what keys are being played. So I think it’s very helpful. I very much enjoy the way you teach though. Wish you had those lighted keys. Also, I have small hands with arthritis, so it is very difficult for me to play octaves. I have to be on the very edge of the white keys. This means I really can’t play anything in between the octaves with my other fingers. Do you have any tips on this situation?

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

Thank you so much for participating in our channel. Just to clarify what I meant by that comment - it's not the fact the notes light up that is the issue! That is completely fine, it's the learning by Rote manner that doesn't work for popular music. Pop music consists of three main aspects, Chords, Groove and Melody - learning how to use your ear to navigate these areas is crucial to success in playing this genre of music. Playing from a score/sheet music or midi lit keys is too limited, especially in the case of anyone with sight difficulties, the importance of developing ear skills is even more important. We've taught legally blind students on many occasions, and this approach really works. Best of luck with it, keep inspiring us all with your musical journey and I thank you for participating in our channel. Regarding your other challenges, please feel free to reach out to us at www.contemporaryschoolofpiano.com - and we can give you some specialist advice regarding your other technical issues, that you will find very helpful and liberating!

[@olufjakobsen6208]

Thank you Tom Oluf Denmark

[@amigodejesus4743]

Show !!!

[@RealmsOfThePossible]

Coming from just watching a video where someone is playing piano with lights going on. Lol

[@BGORR]

❤

[@jaymevalentino3565]

I don’t think cords with no melody is the way to go for this song. It doesn’t sound much like the song is supposed to.

[@contemporaryschoolofpiano]

Chords only is best used when you are singing the melody. Which is how the Beatles would have played it. But without the tune, much of this song is missing. Playing the progression is a very useful practice technique.