Clair de lune is the third movement of Suite bergamasque by Claude Debussy. The movement was composed in 1890, but later revised in 1905. The publication of the suite came with tension between the publisher and Debussy, as Debussy preferred his later style. Regardless, the suite became a success and Clair de lune is now one of the most popular and well-known piano pieces to this day.
With this piano tutorial, you will be able to see how to play Clair de lune, with a link to the free sheet music at the top of the description. Let us know what you think of this beautiful piece!
Solfeggietto is a piece by C. P. E. Bach, featuring a largely single-line (monophonic) theme and pathos. The piece is a popular pedagogical tool, encouraging the use of even semiquavers (16th notes) in the left and right hands, alternating. Although we play it fast here, it is still within a reasonable range of tempo for the piece. Many teachers lament at their students trying to show off by playing the piece as fast as possible, sacrificing the evenness of rhythm and tone that is required to make the piece work.
Take a Chance on Me is a single by ABBA, released for their fifth album, ABBA: The Album. Its popularity put it on several album compilations, including Gold: Greatest Hits. Ulvaeus used to sing a rhythm using a few syllables while running, which evolved into the lyrics “take-a-chance”. The reception for the song was very positive, landing them at number 1 in the UK, the seventh time ABBA have done so.
This piano arrangement of Take a Chance on Me by ABBA is a great way to learn this hit song! This piano tutorial is a hard one, but rewarding for any ABBA fans.
Lyrics:
If you change your mind, I’m the first in line
Honey I’m still free
Take a chance on me
If you need me, let me know, gonna be around
If you’ve got no place to go, if you’re feeling down
If you’re all alone when the pretty birds have flown
Honey I’m still free
Take a chance on me
Gonna do my very best and it ain’t no lie
If you put me to the test, if you let me try
Take a chance on me
(That’s all I ask of you honey)
Take a chance on me
We can go dancing, we can go walking, as long as we’re together
Listen to some music, maybe just talking, get to know you better
‘Cos you know I’ve got
So much that I wanna do, when I dream I’m alone with you
It’s magic
You want me to leave it there, afraid of a love affair
But I think you know
That I can’t let go
If you change your mind, I’m the first in line
Honey I’m still free
Take a chance on me
If you need me, let me know, gonna be around
If you’ve got no place to go, if you’re feeling down
If you’re all alone when the pretty birds have flown
Honey I’m still free
Take a chance on me
Gonna do my very best and it ain’t no lie
If you put me to the test, if you let me try
Take a chance on me
(Come on, give me a break will you?)
Take a chance on me
Oh you can take your time baby, I’m in no hurry, know I’m gonna get you
You don’t wanna hurt me, baby don’t worry, I ain’t gonna let you
Let me tell you now
My love is strong enough to last when things are rough
It’s magic
You say that I waste my time but I can’t get you off my mind
No I can’t let go
‘Cos I love you so
If you change your mind, I’m the first in line
Honey I’m still free
Take a chance on me
If you need me, let me know, gonna be around
If you’ve got no place to go, if you’re feeling down
If you’re all alone when the pretty birds have flown
Honey I’m still free
Take a chance on me
Gonna do my very best, baby can’t you see
Gotta put me to the test, take a chance on me
(Take a chance, take a chance, take a chance on me)
Ba ba ba ba baa, ba ba ba ba baa
Honey I’m still free
Take a chance on me
Gonna do my very best, baby can’t you see
Gotta put me to the test, take a chance on me
(Take a chance, take a chance, take a chance on me)
Ba ba ba ba baa, ba ba ba ba baa ba-ba
Honey I’m still free
Take a chance on me
Have you ever had the urge to go on an enlightened mission? This is the tutorial for you! Medieval Melody is a piano piece by Andrew Wrangell, inspired by church modes and ancient rhythms that will get you pumped up for your next crusade! Although it is a little tricky to pull off, you will be the knight of the night if you learn this great piano piece: have fun!
You’ve heard of Spooky Scary Skeletons: everyone has made a version and used it in their videos, including us! It’s coming up to Halloween though, so we thought we needed to make something SUPER spooky, just to spice things up a bit. This SUPER spooky version of Spooky Scary Skeletons will send shivers down your spine! Prepare to get the maximum ultra spooky (times infinity + 1) with this impossibly terrifying rendition!
Lyrics:
Spooky scary skeletons
Send shivers down your spine
Shrieking skulls will shock your soul
Seal your doom tonight
Spooky scary skeletons
Speak with such a screech
You’ll shake and shudder in surprise
When you hear these zombies shriek
We’re so sorry skeletons
You’re so misunderstood
You only want to socialize
But I don’t think we should
Cause spooky scary skeletons
Shout startling shrilly screams
They’ll sneak from their sarcophagus
And just won’t leave you be
Spirits supernatural
Are shy whats all the fuss
But bags of bones seem so unsafe
It’s semi-serious!
Spooky scary skeletons
Are silly all the same
They’ll smile and scrabble slowly by
And drive you so insane
Sticks and stones will break your bones
They seldom let you snooze
Spooky scary skeletons
Will wake you with a boo!
Welcome to the Black Parade is the title single from the album The Black Parade by My Chemical Romance. It is considered one of the top 500 songs in terms of its influence on rock and roll by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The music video for Welcome to the Black Parade features the band dressed up in military-esque costumes, with scenes including a hospital room to a desolate cityscape with post-apocalyptic visuals. The song reached number one in the UK and number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100.
This piano arrangement of Welcome to the Black Parade is an awesome, dramatic and accurate transcription of the song with plenty of hard rock sections along with the well-known piano opening. It is a more advanced arrangement for more experienced pianists, but is satisfying and fun to play!
Lyrics:
When I was a young boy
My father took me into the city
To see a marching band
He said, “Son when you grow up
Would you be the savior of the broken
The beaten and the damned?”
He said “Will you defeat them
Your demons, and all the non-believers
The plans that they have made?”
“Because one day I’ll leave you
A phantom to lead you in the summer
To join The Black Parade”
When I was a young boy
My father took me into the city
To see a marching band
He said, “Son when you grow up
Would you be the saviour of the broken
The beaten and the damned?”
Sometimes I get the feeling she’s watching over me
And other times I feel like I should go
And through it all, the rise and fall, the bodies in the streets
And when you’re gone we want you all to know
We’ll carry on
We’ll carry on
And though you’re dead and gone believe me
Your memory will carry on
We’ll carry on
And in my heart I can’t contain it
The anthem won’t explain it
A world that sends you reeling from decimated dreams
Your misery and hate will kill us all
So paint it black and take it back
Let’s shout it loud and clear
Defiant to the end we hear the call
To carry on
We’ll carry on
And though you’re dead and gone believe me
Your memory will carry on
We’ll carry on
And though you’re broken and defeated
Your weary widow marches
On and on we carry through the fears
Ooh oh ohhhh
Disappointed faces of your peers
Ooh oh ohhhh
Take a look at me cause I could not care at all
Do or die, you’ll never make me
Because the world will never take my heart
Go and try, you’ll never break me
We want it all, we wanna play this part
I won’t explain or say I’m sorry
I’m unashamed, I’m gonna show my scar
Give a cheer for all the broken
Listen here, because it’s who we are
I’m just a man, I’m not a hero
Just a boy, who had to sing this song
I’m just a man, I’m not a hero
I
Don’t
Care!
We’ll carry on
We’ll carry on
And though you’re dead and gone believe me
Your memory will carry on
You’ll carry on
And though you’re broken and defeated
Your weary widow marches on
Do or die, you’ll never make me
Because the world will never take my heart
Go and try, you’ll never break me
We want it all, we wanna play this part (We’ll carry on)
Do or die, you’ll never make me (We’ll carry on)
Because the world will never take my heart (We’ll carry on)
Go and try, you’ll never break me
We want it all, we wanna play this part
(We’ll carry on!)
The Creativity Song is the first song of the Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared series. The song is sung by a smiling paper pad, who is explaining creativity and expression to other muppet-like characters in a cheerful and positive way. After singing for a short while, things become a little bit strange…
Lyrics:
What’s your favorite idea?
Mine is being creative
How do you get the idea?
I just try to think creatively
Now when you look at this orange
Tell me please, what do you see?
It’s just a boring old orange!
Maybe to you, but not to me
I see a silly face! (wow!)
Walking around and smiling at me
I don’t see what you mean
Cause you’re not thinking creatively!
So take a look at my hair (Cool!)
I use my hair to express myself
That sounds really boring
I use my hair to express myself
Now when you stare at the clouds in the sky
Don’t you find it exciting? (No)
Come on, take another look (Oh right!)
I can see a hat, I can see a cat
I can see a man with a baseball bat
I can see a dog, I can see a frog
I can see a ladder leaning on a log
Think you’re getting the hang of it now
Using your minds, to have a good time
I might paint a picture of a clown
Whoa there, friend, you might need to slow down!
Here’s another good tip! (Yeah?)
Of how to be a creative wit
Kids, go and collect some leaves and sticks
And arrange them into your favorite color
Blue! Red! Green!
Green is not a creative color
There’s one more thing that you need to know
Before you let your creativity flow
Listen to your heart, listen to the rain
Listen to the voices in your brain
Beethoven Virus is a remix of the third movement of Beethoven’s Pathetique sonata (sonata no. 8 in C minor). It was first released in 2000 in the Perfect Collection of the Pump It Up dance game series. BanYa is the in-house musical group that creates music specifically for Andamiro’s games.
This piano cover of Beethoven Virus is catchy and fun to play! It is pretty difficult, but that might not stop our most avid fans from figuring it out! If you’ve wondered what the chords are to this song, look no further!
The Deutschlandlied is the national anthem of Germany. The original music was written by Joseph Haydn, and called “Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser” for the birthday of Francis II. Heinrich Hoffman von Fallersleben wrote the lyrics of “Das lied der Deutschen”, of which the third stanza is sung as the national anthem.
This piano arrangement of the German national song, Deutschlandlied, is fantastic for pianists of all ages! It contains some octaves and moderate technical challenges in the left hand, but it manageable by pianists of a moderate technical standard. If you have ever wanted to perform the German national anthem, this is your chance!
German lyrics:
Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit
Für das deutsche Vaterland!
Danach lasst uns alle streben
Brüderlich mit Herz und Hand!
Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit
Sind des Glückes Unterpfand;
Blüh’ im Glanze dieses Glückes,
Blühe, deutsches Vaterland!
English lyrics:
Unity and justice and freedom
For the German fatherland!
Towards these let us all strive
Brotherly with heart and hand!
Unity and justice and freedom
Are the foundation of happiness;
Flourish in the radiance of this happiness,
Flourish, German fatherland!
The Tom and Jerry Show is one of Hiromi Uehara’s greatest showpieces, demonstrating her amazing technique and flamboyant style at the keyboard. This piano tutorial will show you exactly how to play this insane piece, but beware: it’s one of our hardest piano tutorials ever!
This cover contains some of the craziest, most impossible, technique tied in with a catchy jazz sound that you can’t help tapping your feet along with. You are going to leave this video with a smile!