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00207 - Ne-Yo - Lonely Again Piano

02/09/2011

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Mood : Emo Mood

Key : E Minor

This is a straightforward song, but there are some important background accompaniment that you'll have to play together with the lyrics or the song will not sound nice. Released early January 2011, this is a great song by Ne-Yo. To me, it's comparable to Mad.

Click HERE to view the video. You'll need it while using a printed copy of this tutorial if you seriously intend to learn it. Make sure you follow my previous articles to learn how to capture both Left and Right hands parts by ear. Tutorials are just guidance, if you wanna stick to notes, go ahead.

Introduction
LH : Left Hand dances on Chords E C G D, these four chords are the fundamentals for the entire song!
RH : Right Hand plays the background music with chords according to E C G D. Example : G F# low G, G F# low G D with E Minor Chord in it (EGB). Then second part with CEG in it.

i became her lover
she became my lover
had her heart broke
i was helping her recover
i became the man she knew she could rely on
somebody to listen, a shoulder to cry on
she was getting better
better she was gettin
the more time spent
the more she was forgetting
but then back around to see he started coming (?)
and she's on the low, taking phone calls from him (?)
(Left Hand dances gracefully on E C G D while Right Hand plays the Melody according to the lyrics in simple notes, not much chords here)

i thought that we were building something strong
he apologizes and now you're gone
and i wont put up with this
(Gradually getting Louder. Left Hand dances on E C G D. Right Hand plays the Melody with a little chord, or simple if you prefer)

you wanna go, go
just hope you know
baby you're gonna be
lonely, lonely again (oohw)
lonely, lonely
come on, go, go
just hope you know (hey)
baby you're gonna be
lonely, lonely again
lonely, lonely again
(Chorus! Semi Detached! Loud! When you play this part of the Melody, part of your Right Hand plays the Background Music as well. Similar to the Introduction background but an octave higher. Chords are E C G D)

dont call me when you're lonely again
when you're lonely again
lonely again (oohw)
sugar dont call me when you're lonely again
when you're lonely again
lonely again (oohw)
(Smooth, as if you're ice-skating. Lots of Chords used here. You can play it loud or soft, your choice. Chords are E C G D)

and i cant believe it, no
really cant believe it
never in a million years, i couldnt see it
i pulled her from the flames, so she dont expire (?)
she turn around and jumped right back in the fire
what are you doing
how could you do it
back to the flames, baby thats just stupid
had me feeling bad for you, so foolish (whatever)
now you deserve what you get (whoow)
(This second part is slightly louder with some nice chords. Fundamentals are the same. Slight differences in the Melody to take note)

i thought that we were building something strong
he apologizes and now you're gone
said that i wont put up with it
(Gradually getting Louder. Left Hand dances on E C G D. Right Hand plays the Melody with a little chord, or simple if you prefer)

you wanna go, go
just hope you know
baby you're gonna be
lonely, lonely again (oohw)
lonely, lonely
come on, go, go
just hope you know
baby you're gonna be
lonely, lonely again
lonely, lonely again
(Chorus! Semi Detached! Loud! When you play this part of the Melody, part of your Right Hand plays the Background Music as well. Similar to the Introduction background but an octave higher. Chords are E C G D)

dont call me when you're lonely again
when you're lonely again
lonely again (oohw)
sugar dont call me when you're lonely again
when you're lonely again
lonely again (ohhw)
(Smooth, as if you're ice-skating. Lots of Chords used here. You can play it loud or soft, your choice. Chords are E C G D)

hey girl
i picked you up when you're down
didnt do it so you could lay back on the ground
i just dont understand
you must like punishment (?)
if you get hurt again
just remember that you asked for it
hey hey hey hey heyyy
oohw woohww
(Bridge. Smooth in the beginning. Start with chord C then to E via D, then back to C, to B back to (E Loud for the Second Part. Right Hand plays the Hey Hey Hey Hey according to the beat!)

you wanna go, go
just hope you know
baby you're gonna be
lonely, lonely again (oohw)
lonely, lonely
come on, go, go
just hope you know
baby you're gonna be
lonely, lonely again
lonely, lonely again
(Chorus! Semi Detached! Loud! When you play this part of the Melody, part of your Right Hand plays the Background Music as well. Similar to the Introduction background but an octave higher. Chords are E C G D)

dont call me when you're lonely again
when you're lonely again
lonely again (oohw)
sugar dont call me when you're lonely again
when you're lonely again
lonely again (ohw)
(Smooth, as if you're ice-skating. Lots of Chords used here. You can play it loud or soft, your choice. Chords are E C G D)
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00168 - Ne-Yo - Hurt Me Piano

08/19/2010

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Mood : Emo Mood

Key : F Minor

This song requires full concentration on the beat especially on the non-chorus parts. During the chorus parts you may just dance freestyle. Otherwise, this can be one of your best songs to play. The melody and the accompaniment is just beautiful and astonishing.

Click HERE to view the video. You'll need it while reading a printed copy of this tutorial.

Introduction

Low Left Hand all Octaves according to BEAT!
F F Ab Bb Ab, F F Ab Bb Ab, F F Ab Bb Ab, Eb Db (Right Hand plays Eb G Db F)

Second time add some right hand accompaniment according to your liking

Now the hard part comes!

On a mission to make me feel it
All she wanna do is hurt me
Shorty's only concern is that I fall
(Left Hand same notes and Beat as the Introduction while Right Hand plays the melody on single notes. LH : F F Ab Bb Ab - 3x) - it's ok to cheat a little as long as you're following the beat.

Naa
(LH : Eb Db , RH : Eb G, Db F)

She's determined to kill me softly
And I think she knows it's working
But what's sad is that I deserve it all
(Left Hand same notes and Beat as the Introduction while Right Hand plays the melody with a little chords. LH : F F Ab Bb Ab - 3x) - it's ok to cheat a little as long as you're following the beat.

'Cause I brought her life to an end
And now all she wants is revenge
(From here on you can freestyle according to your emotions. Chords are F, Db, Ab, G back to F and second time F, Db, Ab, then C)

PAUSE!

All she wanna do is hurt me
Make me play her game
All she wanna do is hurt me
She wants me to feel pain
I tried to say I'm sorry
But that don't mean a thing
All she wanna do is hurt me
All she wanna do is hurt me, yeah
(Chorus, Full Blast! Chords are F, Db, Ab, G back to F, then second time F, Db, Ab, then C - Repeat both progressions)

I'm running round in circles lately
I don't really know my way now
Trying to figure it out but it's no use
(Left Hand same notes and Beat as the Introduction while Right Hand plays the melody with a little chords. LH : F F Ab Bb Ab - 3x) - it's ok to cheat a little as long as you're following the beat.

(LH : Eb Db , RH : Eb G, Db F)

And I feel like it's almost over
It could happen any day now
She's taken everything but my life and she wants that too, oh
(Left Hand same notes and Beat as the Introduction while Right Hand plays the melody with a little chords. LH : F F Ab Bb Ab - 3x) - it's ok to cheat a little as long as you're following the beat.

(LH : Eb Db , RH : Eb G, Db F)

'Cause I brought her life to an end
And now all she wants is revenge
(From here on you can freestyle according to your emotions. Chords are F, Db, Ab, G back to F and second time F, Db, Ab, then C)

All she wanna do is hurt me
Make me play her game
All she wanna do is hurt me
She wants me to fell pain
I tried to say I'm sorry, so sorry
But that don't mean a thing
All she wanna do is hurt me
All she wanna do is hurt me, yeah
(Chorus, Full Blast! Chords are F, Db, Ab, G back to F, then second time F, Db, Ab, then C - Repeat both progressions)

I didn't mean to do what I did
I didn't know that this would happen
And if I never, ever love again
It'll be exactly what she wanted from me

Cold Blooded
Oh
Cold Hearted
Oh
We never started
Oh
[...]
Oh
(Bridge - Continuously hit on octaves C, Db, F, Eb back again while Right Hand plays Melody)

Ah, oh
(This is the nice part where you can rebuild your momentum again. It's awesome! If you listen carefully to the actual song, you'll hear this piano part. Note, only 5% of most people will be able to hear this, with good earbuds, headphones, earphones, or high quality speakers.

Right Hand follows Melody.

LH : C Ab 4x, Db F 4x, Eb Ab 4x, Eb Bb 4x move up F G to Ab C 4x, Ab Db 4x, Ab Eb 4x and finally G C Hit!

All she wanna do is hurt me, hurt me yeah
Make me play her game, oh all she wanna do
All she wanna do is hurt me, oh hurt me
She wants me to feel pain
She wants me to feel pain
I tried to say I'm sorry, said I'm sorry
But that don't mean a thing, but that don't mean a thing
All she wanna do is hurt me
All she wanna do is hurt me, yeah
(Chorus, Full Blast! Chords are F, Db, Ab, G back to F, then second time F, Db, Ab, then C - Repeat both progressions)
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00091 - Ne-Yo - Mad Piano

08/13/2010

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Mood : Emo Mood

Key : C Major + A Minor (This is one of the easiest pop songs to play)

Yo YouTubers! 

Wassup!!

Again I'm writing from my YouTube friend's place. We're both working hard on different things at this moment. Today was a tiring day, but really meaningful. I've learnt much more practical stuffs in a few days at my friend's sites and work place than months in business schools.

Anyway, this song is extremely easy to play and extremely fun to freestyle because there are lots of free spaces in between the lyrics. You can just twist and turn around within the same chords.

Click HERE for the video. You'll need it while reading a printed copy of this tutorial.

Introduction

In the original version, the introduction is sweet and romantic compared to the newer remix version.

Right Hand
E, G, C, B then D, B, A, G, F... E, C, F, E, C, AE + G, G, C, B then D, B, A, G, F... E, C, F, E, C, A, G an octave lower

Left Hand on chords
C, G, D, F then C, G, D, F, C (lower)

(VERSE 1)
She's starin' at me
I'm sittin', wonderin' what she's thinkin'
Mmmmmm
Nobody's talkin' 'cause talkin' just turns into screamin'
Ohhh
(Use simple chords rather than broken chords in this part so that it sounds soft and nice. Play the melody with emotions. Chords are C, G, F, G back to C x 2. For instance you're playing C, use G, C + E. When playing G, use G, B +D. For F, use F, A + C)

And now is i'm yellin' over her, she's yellin' over me
All that that means
is neither of us is listening
[and what's even worse]
that we don't even remember why were fighting.
(Keep it simple as above here. Chords are A, G, F, G back to A x 2)

So both of us are mad for...
(Slow down a little, move up from G, G#, then A)

(HOOK)
Nothin' [fighting for]
Nothin' [crying for]
Nothin' [whooaaa]
But we wont let it go for nothin'
[no not for]
Nothin'
This should be nothin' to a love like what we got
Ohhh baby...
(Gracefully play the melody, use chords. Left Hand on A, F, D, G back to A)

I know sometimes it's gonna rain
but baby, can we make up now
'cause I can't sleep through the pain
[can't sleep through the pain].
(From G, move to C Major. Here you freestyle. Move around the chords ie C Major, CEG, G Major, GBD. Chords are C, G, D, F, G back to C)

(CHORUS)
Girl, i don't wanna go to bed
[mad at you]
And i don't want you to go to bed
[mad at me]
No, i don't wanna go to bed
[mad at you]
And i don't want you to go to bed
[mad at me]
Ohhh no no no...
(Louder here, Freestyle. Chords are C, G, A, F back to C)

(VERSE 2)

And it gets me upset, girl
when your constantly accusing.
[askin' questions like you've already known]
We're fighting this war, baby
when both of us are losing.
[This ain't the way that love is supposed to go].
(Here you change your style a little from the beginning. Chords are still on C, G, D, F back to C)

Whoahhhh.....
[what happened to workin' it out]
We've fall into this place
where you ain't backin' down and i ain't backin' down
so what the hell do we do now...
(Keep it similar to above. Chords are A, G, F, G back to A x 2)

It's all for..
(Slow down a little, move up from G, G#, then A)

(HOOK)
Nothin' [fighting for]
Nothin' [crying for]
Nothin' [whooaaa]
but we won't let it go for
nothin'...
[no not for]
Nothin'
This should be nothin' to a love like what we got
Ohhh baby...
(Gracefully play the melody, use chords. Left Hand on A, F, D, G back to A)

I know sometimes it's gonna rain
but baby, can we make up now
'cause I can't sleep through the pain
[can't sleep through the pain].
(From G, move to C Major. Here you freestyle. Move around the chords ie C Major, CEG, G Major, GBD. Chords are C, G, D, F, G back to C)

(CHORUS)
Girl, i don't wanna go to bed
[mad at you]
And i don't want you to go to bed
[mad at me]
No, i don't wanna go to bed
[mad at you]
And i don't want you to go to bed
[mad at me]
Ohhh no no no...
(Louder here, Freestyle. Chords are C, G, A, F back to C)

(BRIDGE)
Oh, baby this love ain't gonna be perfect
[perfect, perfect, ohh ohh]
and just how good it's gonna be
we can fuss and we can fight long as everythings allright between us...
before we go to sleep.
(This is the bridge. Gracefully swing on D then A Minor. "We Can Fuss" part, move from F, E, D, C, back to D Major then G Major)

Baby, we're gonna be happy.
(Intro style)

Baby I know sometimes it's gonna rain
but baby, can we make up now
'cause I can't sleep through the pain
[can't sleep through the pain].
(From G, move to C Major. Here you freestyle. Move around the chords ie C Major, CEG, G Major, GBD. Chords are C, G, D, F, G back to C)

(CHORUS)
Girl, i don't wanna go to bed
[mad at you]
And i don't want you to go to bed
[mad at me]
No, i don't wanna go to bed
[mad at you]
And i don't want you to go to bed
[mad at me]
Ohhh no no no...
(Louder here, Freestyle. Chords are C, G, A, F back to C)

End with Intro style
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00103 - High Definition Medley in C

04/14/2010

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Mood : Mixed Emotions

Key : C Major + C Minor (Duh!)

I ain't gonna post any tutorial on this one. It's just a bunch of stuffs I SIMPLAY "Simply Play" on my piano recorded using my new State Of The Art Sony Full HD Video Recorder. I hope you'll enjoy the mp3 posted here.

Click HERE for the video

Songs in this video / mp3 :

Twinkle Twinkle Little Stars
Guang Liang - Di Yi Ci (First Time)
Ne-Yo - Mad
Akon - Beautiful
Maino Ft. T-Pain - All The Above
One Republic - Apologize



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00137 - Ne Yo - Mad (Stargate Remix) Piano

04/05/2010

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Mood : Emo Mood

Key : Majority A Minor + C Major

This is a remix of the original Ne Yo - Mad song which was in C Major. Almost the entire time in this song, the chords are A, F, D, G then back to A. All you need to know is how to dance, glide, twist, around the notes within the chords. The introduction of the song has been altered to another version by Stargate. It sounds more like rain falling down from the atmosphere. 

Click HERE to see the video


Oooo oooo oooo
Oooo oooo ummm
(The intro starts with:

1st : Left Hand : A Minor, Right Hand : B,A,B,A,B,C,B,A
2nd : Left Hand : F Major, Right Hand : G,F,G,F,G,A,G,F
3rd : Left Hand : D Minor, Right Hand : E,F,E,F,G,F,E,D
4th : Left Hand : G Major, Right Hand : C,Lower D, G, C, B, G, Upper G, G)

She's staring at me, I'm sitting wondering what she's thinking
Ummm Nobody's talking, cause' talking just turns into screaming (Oooo)
And now yes I'm yelling over her, she yelling over me,
all that that means is neither of us are listening,
and what's even worse, that we don't even remember why we're fighting
(Abrupt style dancing around the chords A, F, D, G, please refer to the video)

So both of us are mad for nothing (fighting for)
(Slide from F, G, Ab to A Minor chord)
nothing, (crying for)
nothing, (oohh)
When we won't let it go for nothing, (come back for)
nothing,
it should be nothing
to a love like what we got oh baby
(Really really gently and soft. Gracefully playing on chords A, F, D, G)

I know sometimes it's gonna rain,
But baby can we make up now
cause' I can't sleep through the pain (can't sleep through the pain)
girl I don't want to go to bed, mad at you
and I don't want you to go to bed, mad at me
no I don't want to go to bed mad at you
and I don't want you to go to bed, mad at me (oh noo)
(Abrupt style dancing around the chords A, F, D, G, please refer to the video. Right Hand dance around the notes within the chords to make it fuller)

Umm
and it gets me upset girl when you're constantly accusing
(asking questions like you already know)
hey we're fighting this war when both of us are losing
(this ain't the way that love is supposed to go, what happened to working it out?)
We fall into this place where you ain't backing down, and I ain't backing down,
so what the hell do we do now?
(Slow down and soften a bit here. Abrupt style dancing around the chords A, F, D, G, please refer to the video)

So both of us are mad for nothing (fighting for)
(Slow down even more. Slide from F, G, Ab to A Minor chord)
nothing, (crying for)
nothing... (oohh)When we won't let it go for nothing,
nothing,
it should be nothing
to a love like what we got oh baby
(Really really gently and soft. Gracefully playing on chords A, F, D, G)

I know sometimes it's gonna rain,
But baby can we make up now
cause' I can't sleep through the pain (can't sleep through the pain)
girl I don't want to go to bed mad at you
and I don't want you to go to bed, mad at me
no I don't want to go to bed mad at you
and I don't want you to go to bed, mad at me (oh noo)
(Abrupt style dancing around the chords A, F, D, G, please refer to the video. Right Hand dance around the notes within the chords to make it fuller)

Oh baby this love ain't gone be perfect, (perfect perfect oh no)
And just how good it's gonna be
(Dance around Chords F then A. After "gonna be", Left hand C, Right Hand : F, B, D then G, C, E like a bridge)
We can fuss and we can fight long as everything is alright between us before we go to sleep...
(Go down from F, E, D Minor, C, D Major)

Baby we're gonna be...

Yah.... Baby....

ohhhh....ohhhh
(Intro Style)
1st : Left Hand : A Minor, Right Hand : B,A,B,A,B,C,B,A2nd : Left Hand : F Major, Right Hand : G,F,G,F,G,A,G,F3rd : Left Hand : D Minor, Right Hand : E,F,E,F,G,F,E,D4th : Left Hand : G Major, Right Hand : C,Lower D, G, C, B, G, Upper G, G)

I know sometimes it's gonna rain,
But baby can we make up now
cause' I can't sleep through the pain (can't sleep through the pain)
girl I don't want to go to bed mad at you
and I don't want you to go to bed, mad at me
no I don't want to go to bed mad at you
and I don't want you to go to bed, mad at me (oh noo, nooo, noo)
(Abrupt style dancing around the chords A, F, D, G, please refer to the video. Right Hand dance around the notes within the chords to make it fuller)
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