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Christian Klikovits
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I'm a musician and teacher based in Los Angeles. I make educational videos about music, with an emphasis on (but not limited to) piano and keyboard playing.
How Rick Wakeman Played 'Morning Has Broken'
This is a detailed tutorial on Rick Wakeman's piano part of 'Morning Has Broken' by Cat Stevens.
Here is a link to the sheet music:
drive.google.com/file/d/1WxrOC1icvdtZ1m862lTNjAwb1-rws0xH/view?usp=drive_link
#poppiano #pianotutorial
Here is a link to the sheet music:
drive.google.com/file/d/1WxrOC1icvdtZ1m862lTNjAwb1-rws0xH/view?usp=drive_link
#poppiano #pianotutorial
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This is a detailed tutorial on the piano part of 'Takin' It to the Streets' by The Doobie Brothers. #poppiano #pianotutorial #doobiebrothers #michaelmcdonald 00:00 intro/verse 06:35 prechorus 10:00 chorus
How to Play 'All of Me' by John Legend - Piano Tutorial
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In this video I break down the piano part of John Legend's beautiful ballad, 'All of Me'. Here is a link to the sheet music: drive.google.com/file/d/1FrIah3sPNEokCoGoDIFeZptdmZjp-_bu/view?usp=drive_link #poppiano #piano #songtutorial
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In this video I explore a lesser-known side of the great Oscar Peterson - subtlety. His playing wasn't all fireworks all the time - sometimes he chose to make his point with relatively few notes, and he was just as good at that as he was at flashy pyrotechnics.
Billy Preston's Solo in The Beatles' 'Don't Let Me Down' - Tutorial
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This is a detailed tutorial on Billy Preston's great Fender Rhodes solo at the end of 'Don't Let Me Down' by The Beatles. Here is a link to the sheet music: drive.google.com/file/d/1hIapGPpki 5kI8P7l4nlCnDs0VEFW4P/view?usp=drive_link #poppiano #popkeyboard #thebeatles #billypreston
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7 Ways to Improve Your Jazz Comping
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In this video I'm sharing 7 ways to create more movement - and therefore more interest - in your jazz piano accompaniment. Here's a link to a PDF with the examples I present in this video: drive.google.com/file/d/1xFwbs0DE5XB96mNMd2no4rq09Ityy75o/view?usp=drive_link
How to Play 'Over the Rainbow' - Jazz Standard Tutorial
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In this video I'm using the song 'Over the Rainbow' as an example to demonstrate a variety of harmonic and melodic techniques that we can use when arranging jazz ballads. Here's the link to a PDF with the sheet music for the whole arrangement: drive.google.com/file/d/1VLKUefZy9nTNX7r1-XCHpEbgLhYXjCAh/view?usp=drive_link
The Rhodes Solo in 'Get Back' by The Beatles - Tutorial
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This video is a detailed analysis of Billy Preston's Fender Rhodes solo in 'Get Back' by The Beatles - a treasure trove of cool licks and concepts for our blues/rock keyboard repertoire! Here is a link to the sheet music: drive.google.com/file/d/1pM0qvFZno1dlHkcvnzt0kFM0fuSaR-sa/view?usp=drive_link Here is a link to the 'Rosanna' video I mentioned: czcams.com/video/3-9aeY6IrGA/video.html
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Loved the piano part as a contemporaneous little kid, a decade or so before I came to know who played it.
Awesome stuff!
Wow! Thank you so much!
My pleasure 🙂🙏
Such amazing clarity in this explanation. The part seems extraordinary but I guess Rick's classical training made the modulations almost second nature. The emotional effect no doubt owes a lot to the subtle variations as you so well point out.
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Why are the songwriters never given credit in these videos? This song was not gifted to us by space aliens. The music is by Harold Arlen. The lyrics are by Yip Harburg.
What happens when a famous keyboardist plays with a genius.
Very nice overview! However, what about (fully-)diminished chords? I‘ve encountered those more often than, say, min-maj7 chords.
Good question! Diminished voicings are a whole different can of worms 🤪 I'm planning to do a separate video on them.
wow...really well done lesson. Thank you
Thank you 🙏
Nice, thank you for sharing. After watching this I had a go, but to be honest I'll need a bit of practice. I'm a guitarist. Interestingly, the arpeggios from the piano are exactly what you get from the top 3 strings on a guitar while playing open chords. It plays very naturally on a guitar, so much so I would suggest that perhaps it was originally played on a guitar and then transposed to a piano. Just a guess. Try it, it's really cool playing the piano part on the guitar.
Oh and also I'm pretty sure that neither Cat Stevens, nor Rick Wakeman wrote this song, this is a cover of a traditional Christian song i believe. A very beautiful cover.
And I would bet that the song itself was originally written on a piano and adapted to guitar, nice little switch up going on there if it's true haha
@@DanChristos Yes, it's a Christian hymn from the 1930s that itself was based on an old Scottish folk melody
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Thank You ! This is a great arpeggio exercise !
Awesome!
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This was the best! Thank you!
Thank you 🙂
Best tutorial for this song, thank you
Thank you, I appreciate that!
Like Zappa said, you know it’s right when you couldn’t imagine another note. this harmonization is perfect and lift the song to the legend it is. Thanks for this detailed walkthrough of this masterpiece.
Rick was a session musician at the time and played on many pop and classical records having quit earlier the Royal Academy of Music. Another session musician at the time was guitarist Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin fame. They both played individually on many records receiving a fee but not credited which was way back then. I have over the years found it fascinating listening to old records and trying to hear which ones they played on.
How many hands does one need to play this?? so comp;icated
Very good Christian. I first heard Morning Has Broken in 1971. Teaser and the Fire Cat was a really good album by Cat Stevens. Well explained. I hadn't realized that Rick Wakeman played the piano part until just a few years ago.
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"Then I heard your take Now I'm a believer" Excellent breakdown man and how you conveyed an obsession with detail in just over 13 min is exemplary. The viewer feels respected and I would expect, the Artists too, so your dharma is right on imo.
Thank you so much, Adrian 🙏
@@christianklikovitsYou're welcome Christian. I would recommend people check out Kent Nishimura's (instrumental) cover of this song if they would like to hear a (young) master at work.
That was beautiful
there is another interesting observation in that he is using the sixteenth notes at the end of the figures, where they are less likely to clash with lyrics. As a producer I always make sure to have movement of Instruments stay away from the rhythm of speech as much as possible which enhances clarity. Vocal is king!
I couldn't agree more 👍
Very good channel. I'm surprised it has so few subscribers. People, like and subscribe!
Yes, what Leo said! 🙂🤘
I thought cat played this himself 😂 thanks for clarifying that age old mystery of mine
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Once you’ve heard Wakeman’s Six Wives of Henry VIII, it’s stylistically very obvious that he played on Morning Has Broken.
Absolutely! Supposedly, Cat heard Rick play an early version of what would become 'Catherine Howard' and and asked him to play something similar for 'Morning Has Broken'.
@@christianklikovitsI have a similar story as well. You can clearly hear it on Rick's album.
Great breakdown of a great song!
Thank you, Anders, I appreciate that 🙏
I heard many years ago that Rick waived his session fee providing he was credited on the single as piano player. When single was released he was never mentioned on it, so when Cat Stevens went on tour to promote Album/Single, Rick refused to join them and they had difficulty finding someone who could play Ricks piano part. 😮
After a quick listen I hear a Ab/Gb instead of Fm/G# in the chorus. What do you think?
I'm fairly confident that it's Fmi...
@@christianklikovits First of all - thank you for this tutorial! Some friends were discussing this, nerding it out and pointed me to your movie. When I listened again I think your analysis is right, but I hear an additional voice, a D both in the F and Fmi/F# chords, coming from an E in the C7/E that makes it a F6 resp. a Fm6 (or a D half-diminished 7th) over F#. Anyway - an analysis of that chord over the F# might be a bit too vertical thinking with those passing notes. Thanks again!
@@HakanGlante The D would make perfect sense on the two F chords, and I took quite some time trying to decide whether it's there or, but I'm just not hearing it. Watching his hands in the live videos - it also doesn't seem to be there. But I could be mistaken...
@@christianklikovits I’m pretty sure I heard the D in the harmony vocals. Let me check again later.
This channel is unreal. Thank you so much.
I really appreciate that 🙏
Wow, loving your channel very much.
This is awesome!
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Most harmonically complex piece Wakeman ever wrote!
Life on Mars is also a masterclass in creating a piano arrangement. Some wonderful harmony and complexity in the chords, and his execution is perfect.
That was Awesome Christian thanks for the lesson !!!
My pleasure 🙂
Sheet music recieved. Many many thanks
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What a methodical and accurate breakdown! so unique and professional!
Thank you, I appreciate that 🙂
Really insightful and entertaining walkthrough of a performance that’s always been a favorite. I never noticed how much is going on…and so gracefully that it doesn’t jump out. I’ll tune in to more of your work. I’m a guitar player, but I learn from great piano work. Another accompaniment that I find pleasing is the solo piano behind Niamh Parsons in The Lakes of Coolfin. It might be too obscure or routine for your review, but I’ll mention just in case. Cheers. czcams.com/video/mGfJS0709co/video.htmlsi=NCt73EsDsC5B8mx1
Been a Wakeman fan from back in the day, never knew he arranged this. Certainly has his 'touch' .
It sure does 🙂
I didn't know that either, all these years have gone by and had never read that anywhere. I learned that song by ear way back in the 70's somewhere.
It's a breath of fresh air to see lessons like this taught in a unfussy, straight to the point , grown up fashion. May I humbly request another incredible piece of arranging by Mr Wakeman ... "Life On Mars" by David Bowie.
Thank you so much, Lee, I really appreciate that! And Life on Mars is already on my list of songs to cover 🙂
"Life on Mars" would indeed be an awesome choice for a future video. Just discovered your channel... Subscribed!
Hey Christian, I love your work. I’m always amazed how good your ear is. I would love to hear your thoughts on ear training in some future video.
Thank you! That's a good suggestion, I'll put that on my list 🙂
How can i get this score , please?
There's a link in the description box...
Thanks!
Please tell me where did you find the sheet music for this song.
I transcribed and notated it myself.
@@christianklikovits Ok, thank you.
Thank you for this great tutorial Christian! Are you using the Studio Grand 2 piano sample on the Nord Piano? It sounds great!
Thank you, Anthony! I'm actually just using the Nord as a controller, the sound comes from Keyscape (Spectrasonics).
There's an amusing story about the session Rick did for Cat Stevens. Rick's fee for the session was a measly nine pounds fifty. Despite the low price, the brilliant performance, and all the money Cat Stevens made from that song and the wonderful album "Teaser and the Firecat", Rick never got paid. Many years later, the singer, now called Yusuf Islam, finally decided to come clean and pay Rick ... exactly nine pounds fifty. There is of course another famous RW contribution to a popular song. David Bowie's "Life on Mars" has Rick tinkling away masterfully in the background.
Apparently, Yusuf has never heard of inflation 😀
Gee, you'd think he'd get a cut
@@SandraBonney yes, you would 🙂
I first learned this on guitar. The F# and B minor chords were really hard. Then I learned it on piano a couple years later. F# was hard but those 16ths were terrifying. I pushed through. I can now play MiB on guitar and piano at the same time!😀
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Cat Stevens borrowed the Christian hymn and made it his own? Originally created in 1931! He himself followed Hindi teachings?
WOW! Thanks for sharing this! great articulation of the nuances!
what a great lesson!
Thank you so much 🙏
What piano did you use on the Nord for this? Thanks.
@@midinotes I’m just using the Nord as a controller, the sound is Keyscape by Spectrasonics
Great video! I’ll spend a few minutes tonight to see if there’s any hope to recreate the wakeman version on the guitar.
That sounds like an interesting (and challenging) project 🙂
Rick alsolutely made this song but was never paid for the session!
I believe some time ago Cat finally acknowledged (and paid) Rick for his contribution...
@@christianklikovits we sure hope so...
@@christianklikovits yes I heard that he offered him the original fee of £28…