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00187 - Travie McCoy - Need You Piano

10/31/2010

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Mood : Emo Mood

Key : A# Minor


This is a highly emotional song. According to rumors, the song was written by Travie McCoy to his Ex-Girlfriend Katy Perry, who's getting Married. Listen to the Lyrics. You should watch the MV too.

Click HERE to view my video. You'll need it while reading this tutorial.

Introduction
Play chords A#, F#, C#, F and A#, F#, C#, G# back to A# Right Hand dances on the same chords. 


 know its not your fault, but I’m a locked door
Anytime I’m a mess by someone before
And I wish that I, I could find a key
To unlock all the things that you want us to be
Let me open up and start again,
But there’s a safe around my heart
I don’t know how to let you in,
And that’s what keeps us apart
And that’s why I need time.
I said I need you,
I need you to understand, you, you, you
I need you to understand, you, you, you
(Left Hand dances on chords A#, F#, C#, G# back to A#. The chords are the same. Just follow the beat while Right Hand plays the Melody. During the Chorus! Just Dance intensely on those chords)

Call up the locksmith,
Tell him we need him quick
We’ve got a million keys
None of them seem to fit
While your on the phone,
Call up the clocksmith,
Cuz I could use some time,
Even the slightest bit
(Left Hand dances on chords A#, F#, C#, G# back to A#. The chords are the same. Just follow the beat while Right Hand plays the Melody)

Let me open up and start again,
And break this safe around my heart
I don’t know how to let you in,
And that’s what keeps us apart
And that’s why I need time
I said I need you
I need you to understand, you, you, you
I need you to understand, you, you, you
(During the Chorus! Just Dance intensely on those chords A#, F#, C#, G#)

I’m thinking now’s? the time,
Maybe its time to go, if I gave you my heart, be gentle,
I’m tired of laying low, lets give the world a show
And when you know, you know,
And when you know, you know, you know
And when you know, you know, you know, you know
And that’s why I need time
(Bridge, D# D# A# G# back to D# D# A# G# back to F# C# G#)

I said I need you,
I need you to understand, you, you, you (x2)
I need you to understand (x4)
I need you (x3)
I need you, you, you
(Bring back the momentum. During the Chorus! Just Dance intensely on those chords A#, F#, C#, G#)
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00159 - Travie McCoy Ft. Bruno Mars - Billionaire Piano

06/19/2010

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Mood : Emo Mood + Clubbing Mood + Playful Mood + Happy Mood

Key : F# Minor + A Major

This song was requested by one of my favorite new YouTubers a.k.a. YouTube Directors, Celestin Loh, from Singapore. Check her Channel out by clicking HERE. Keep up the good work Celestin and enjoy your trip to Korea.

I've got another good friend in Singapore which I've known for a very long time. Her name is Samantha JoAnn Lim. I always visit her whenever I visit Singapore.

Sam, Celestin, if you guys see this. You two cool people should be friends =p LoLz...

Anyway, I hope you all enjoy my cover of Billionaire. As you guys know, I don't have much music skills to improvise my music like Yoonha, Sunny Choi, Will Ting, David Sides, Kylon, Max Bergmanis etc. They are all really great people. I just play whatever I hear.

If you intend to learn it, click HERE for the video. You'll need it while reading this tutorial, preferably, printed.

Introduction :

No apparent intro, the song just starts!

[Bruno Mars]
I wanna be a billionaire so fricking bad
Buy all of the things I never had
Uh, I wanna be on the cover of Forbes magazine
Smiling next to Oprah and the Queen
(Keep the starting of the song as simple as possible, the actual song is only played using Acoustic Guitar, so keep it like it's being played on an Acoustic Guitar. Use Half Pedals, just step half, like you're stepping on the Acceleration of your car. Chords are A, C#, F#, E. Your left hand should jump to the middle to play the chords after playing the Octaves. For instance C# E A for A Major Chord)

[Chorus]
Oh every time I close my eyes
I see my name in shining lights
A different city every night oh
I swear the world better prepare
For when I’m a billionaire
(Similar to above Left Hand Style, still playing as if you're playing the Guitar. Chords are D, E, F# then D, E, F#, and D, E, A, G, F# E, D then to C# to F# Minor Chord. Use your Left Hand to imitate the drum beat to create the effects of moving to RAP)

[Travis "Travie" McCoy]
Yeah I would have a show like Oprah
I would be the host of, everyday Christmas
Give Travie a wish list
I’d probably pull an Angelina and Brad Pitt
And adopt a bunch of babies that ain’t never had sh-t
Give away a few Mercedes like here lady have this
And last but not least grant somebody their last wish
Its been a couple months since I’ve single so
You can call me Travie Claus minus the Ho Ho
Get it, hehe, I’d probably visit where Katrina hit
And damn sure do a lot more than FEMA did
Yeah can’t forget about me stupid
Everywhere I go Imma have my own theme music
(The chords of this part is actually very easy, however, the style and timing of the chords that you play will be a bit challenging because you ain't only playing chords here, you're imitating the drum beats as well. Listen to my Left Hand carefully and you'll know what the Hell I mean here. Left Hand jumps around according to the drum beat on chords A, C#, F#, E while Right Hand jumps on the chords themselves semi detached)


[Chorus]
Oh every time I close my eyes
I see my name in shining lights
A different city every night oh
I swear the world better prepare
For when I’m a billionaire
Oh oooh oh oooh for when I’m a Billionaire
Oh oooh oh oooh for when I’m a Billionaire
(Smooth Octaves and Chords for the initial two chords D and E, then semi detached style on F#. Chords are D, E, F# then D, E, F#, and D, E, A, G, F# E, D then to C# to F# Minor Chord. There's a short bridge here "Oh Oooooh" part, which you play in semi detached style like above. Chords are F# and B. Prepare to move towards a SLOW RAP background for the first two phrases)

[Travis "Travie" McCoy]
I’ll be playing basketball with the President
Dunking on his delegates
Then I’ll compliment him on his political etiquette
Toss a couple milli in the air just for the heck of it
But keep the fives, twentys (?) completely separate
And yeah I’ll be in a whole new tax bracket
We in recession but let me take a crack at it
I’ll probably take whatevers left and just split it up
So everybody that I love can have a couple bucks
And not a single tummy around me would know what hungry was
Eating good sleeping soundly
I know we all have a similar dream
Go in your pocket pull out your wallet
And put it in the air and sing
(First two parts are smooth and Right Hand plays broken chords here. Then back to original beat. Left Hand jumps around according to the drum beat on chords A, C#, F#, E while Right Hand jumps on the chords themselves semi detached)

[Bruno Mars]
I wanna be a billionaire so fricking bad
Buy all of the things I never had
Uh, I wanna be on the cover of Forbes magazine
Smiling next to Oprah and the Queen
(Left Hand dances around chords A, C#, F#, E on the low side while Right Hand rich in chords)

[Chorus]
(Smooth Octaves and Chords for the initial two chords D and E, then semi detached style on F#. Chords are D, E, F# then D, E, F#, and D, E, A, G, F# E, D then to C# to F# Minor Chord. There's a short bridge here "Oh Oooooh" part, which you play in semi detached style like above. Chords are F# and B. Prepare to move towards a SLOW RAP background for the first two phrases)

I wanna be a billionaire so frickin bad!
(Smooth and slow ending. A then C#)
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