Paul McCartney's Piano Lesson

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  • @SecretsofRock
    @SecretsofRock  3 роки тому +180

    Check out the Beatles playlist for more: bit.ly/3GJMDwN

    • @私の口の中に大きな胸のインプラ
      @私の口の中に大きな胸のインプラ 2 роки тому +3

      ive heard of these guys...

    • @robertasirgutz8800
      @robertasirgutz8800 2 роки тому +1

      @@私の口の中に大きな胸のインプラ I love when Ringo says "the Beatles are the best band I've ever played with" (lol)!

    • @antoniosantorini9355
      @antoniosantorini9355 2 роки тому

      Such gibberish , im Paul I'm still relevant, look what I could do ! teach you piano

    • @私の口の中に大きな胸のインプラ
      @私の口の中に大きな胸のインプラ 2 роки тому +4

      @@antoniosantorini9355 bro he’s a legacy I don’t think he’s thinking about being “relevant” lmao

    • @antoniosantorini9355
      @antoniosantorini9355 2 роки тому

      @@私の口の中に大きな胸のインプラ .. well if I had all his money I can think of something better to do than make a stupid UA-cam video.. come on , he was once on top of the world what's he resorting to this for

  • @johnnywhite274
    @johnnywhite274 3 роки тому +2853

    I think Paul's ultimate gift is being able to come up with the best melodies from the simplest chord patterns or progressions.

    • @muchanadziko6378
      @muchanadziko6378 3 роки тому +66

      yes.
      It's truly amazing.
      I mean, he can play a I-IV-V pattern and make the most beautiful song out there.
      While all we mortals here would sing the blues.
      What the the fuck?

    • @antoniovera667
      @antoniovera667 3 роки тому +25

      Yep, I was thinking the same thing…that’s the key, a good beauty vocal melody

    • @bryanvickers
      @bryanvickers 3 роки тому +48

      That and some remarkably tasty bass lines with perfect motion and syncopation.

    • @rafbass
      @rafbass 3 роки тому +25

      His ultimate gift is his voice

    • @danraviv7393
      @danraviv7393 3 роки тому +39

      indeed, though he also came up with some amazing chord progressions as well

  • @bonnieralston1706
    @bonnieralston1706 Рік тому +601

    I studied piano for ten years and this man can't even read music. Yet he understands music more than I ever will.

    • @trevorjameson3213
      @trevorjameson3213 11 місяців тому +45

      He understands how to create very catchy melodies that sound really, really nice. That's hard to do, but playing a piano and learning music theory and chords is no big deal, anyone can do that. It's just being able to actually create a great melody with it, is what is hard.

    • @PoboyMusic
      @PoboyMusic 11 місяців тому +17

      You don't need to know how to read music to be a musician. Just need to know your scales and chords.

    • @MoonshineH
      @MoonshineH 11 місяців тому +12

      Not saying the piano/keys in Beatles songs aren’t amazing, but in this video Paul is literally just doing various simple things in C major (all white keys).
      Of course there are undoubtedly other keys he has played in, but just sayin’ this video doesn’t really display extreme piano skills imo.

    • @bonnieralston1706
      @bonnieralston1706 11 місяців тому +15

      @@MoonshineH Paul does not have extreme piano skills or technique. But as I said in my initial comment, "he understands music."

    • @MoonshineH
      @MoonshineH 11 місяців тому +4

      @@bonnieralston1706 What exactly do you mean?
      My explanation is that some people basically just have a really good ear. Not tryna discount Paul’s talent, but most musicians I know are ones that learned to play piano, guitar, etc… by just one day starting out by themselves and for some reason they can write, interpret and improvise music very well but can’t explain to you what key they’re in or how they know what chords/notes to play.
      It blows my mind because I tried to just play for 6 years and I always sucked until I finally got good after I got lessons and learned scales and music theory.

  • @alisoninchausti1080
    @alisoninchausti1080 3 роки тому +1839

    Bob Dylan: “I’m in awe of McCartney’s sense of melody”. And that’s the real key, isn’t it? You may have the simplest or most complex of chord sequences but if you don’t have a nice melody to go with it, you don’t have a song. And Paul is one of the greatest melody makers.

    • @Magicalfluidprocess
      @Magicalfluidprocess 3 роки тому +16

      He is , , I concur

    • @davidcain214
      @davidcain214 3 роки тому +52

      This is very true... forget all about the text books..if you haven't got a good ear for melody then you've got nothing....a skill which is lacking these days unfortunately

    • @jroc2201
      @jroc2201 3 роки тому +4

      That's it

    • @bobg6638
      @bobg6638 3 роки тому +4

      Yes and so true.

    • @michaelsrowland
      @michaelsrowland 3 роки тому +1

      What is a melody?

  • @patrickbrowne9308
    @patrickbrowne9308 2 роки тому +601

    Paul Mac can grab a melody out of the air that we breathe.... the same as his old mate John.... and we are all the richer for these wonderful four guys sharing their gifts 👍

    • @twistedgamer9167
      @twistedgamer9167 2 роки тому

      @@kenchawkin4379 Never saw it, never will, it's a trite piece of garbage

    • @allosaurusfragilis7782
      @allosaurusfragilis7782 2 роки тому +2

      All he needs is the air that we breathe.....

    • @winegum3086
      @winegum3086 2 роки тому +1

      I've never really rated Paul Mccartney, I think the driving force behind the Beatles was George Martin.

    • @twistedgamer9167
      @twistedgamer9167 2 роки тому

      @@winegum3086 Really!

    • @ewest14
      @ewest14 Рік тому +8

      @@winegum3086I don’t mean to insult you but you obviously don’t know much then. Just watch Get Back and you’ll see. If that’s not enough here’s a quote from their engineer:
      "I don’t want to take anything away from anyone, but production of the Beatles was very simple, because it was ready-made. Paul was a very great influence in terms of the production, especially in terms of George Harrison’s guitar solos and Ringo’s drumming. The truth of the matter is that, to the best of my memory, Paul had a great hand in practically all of the songs that we did, and Ringo would generally ask him what he should do. After all, Paul was no mean drummer himself, and he did play drums on a couple of things. It was almost like we had one producer in the control room and another producer down in the studio. There is no doubt at all that Paul was the main musical force. He was also that in terms of production as well. A lot of the time George Martin didn’t really have to do the things he did because Paul McCartney was around and could have done them equally well… most of the ideas came from Paul".
      - Norman Smith, the Beatles engineer

  • @teotammivuori3209
    @teotammivuori3209 2 роки тому +625

    Oh, what a world we're living in! Sitting here on our couches and taking lessons from the great masters of our time! Thank You very very much to everyone involved!

    • @juleslefumiste9204
      @juleslefumiste9204 2 роки тому +1

      You're welcome

    • @jawaka1000
      @jawaka1000 2 роки тому +2

      Such a pity they didn't bother to show his hands so you can see what he's talking about.

    • @ProgRockDan1
      @ProgRockDan1 2 роки тому +1

      I agree

    • @moonlitegram
      @moonlitegram 2 роки тому +4

      @@jawaka1000 Most of what he's doing here is just moving triads up and down the piano. If you don't already know it, just learn the major scale, and then group every other note together in 3s and you'll get all the core triads of the chords in the scale. So you got 7 notes in the scale: 1/do is the root, 2/re, 3/mi, 4/fa, 5/so, 6/la, 7/ti, and then back to do/8 or 1 at the octave of your root. 135 will make your first root triad, 246 the next, 357 and so on. And you can play around with those sounds.
      Of course, the way Paul is talking here, he's basically just suggesting to do it by ear as well which I think is largely how he relates to music. Especially in his early days. I imagine he probably had a naturally good ear to start with as he preferred learning by ear as a kid over taking lessons on instruments. So for him this all probably seems really natural and simple. And if you have that kind of natural ear too, thats awesome. You can just work it all out by ear basically by playing around on an instrument like the piano and listening to music you like. That's essentially what Paul is saying he did here.
      But of course we all aren't born with good ears for distinguishing musical pitches and what we're hearing. I definitely never did. So if you find thats you but still want to learn, learning some theory helps make a lot of sense of what your ears are missing. And then there's also plenty of resources to train your ear to get better. Do a search for ear training and you'll find a number of free resources like tonedear.com and musicate.app. You can also find free ear training programs on your phone/tablet too in the app stores.
      Anyways, I think the thing to take from this is the idea that Paul wasn't doing anything super fancy with music half the time. But he took note of what had worked before him and played around with that until he came up with stuff that sounds good. Its both encouraging (in that its simple to figure out) and discouraging (in that part of it just comes down to his taste and personal decisions) at the same time lol.

    • @buckemptier
      @buckemptier 2 роки тому +5

      Indeed, what a great comment, us older guys don't take that for granted because we remember when it wasn't the case
      UA-cam is great, and I often say Wikipedia is among the best things to ever come out if the internet. I'm not trying to stray from the subject, it's true about UA-cam too, what I mean is the wealth of information that is sitting at your fingertips, that is knowledge on tap, and it's why humans will soon live for 1,000 years and travel to every corner of outer space.
      It's tempting as an older person to resent technology as it seems to be leaving you behind, but don't let it - at least keep up with the basics, and again, never take it for granted, and that especially goes to young people. Understand that a computer doing the work for you puts a greater responsibility on your generation to achieve that much more, and don't just know that, fucking be a part of it.
      OK I'll stop. I'm serious though. Don't forget it.

  • @swiftbird4846
    @swiftbird4846 2 місяці тому +31

    Humanity is so lucky to have Paul McCartney. What a gift to music.

  • @Matoshewbreadst
    @Matoshewbreadst 2 роки тому +606

    "Our favorite composer in the Beatles was Bach." That made my day.

    • @mariajulien3155
      @mariajulien3155 2 роки тому +8

      Mine too

    • @lordemed1
      @lordemed1 2 роки тому +8

      Bach is eternal..think of all the different ways his music can be played. From Pablo Casals to the Beatles.

    • @Better_Call_Raul
      @Better_Call_Raul 2 роки тому +23

      Would be interesting to know when they got into Bach. Cannot picture tough teenage John and Paul particularly into Bach. Too busy with Elvis, Buddy, Jerry Lee,...

    • @MrWowman97
      @MrWowman97 2 роки тому +28

      @@Better_Call_Raul I remember an anecdote from McCartney that him and George would play a Bach piece as kids on guitar to impress people, so they must have got into him pretty early in life

    • @HOLLASOUNDS
      @HOLLASOUNDS 2 роки тому +4

      I have 4 CDs of Bach

  • @ScottMasson
    @ScottMasson Рік тому +59

    Music just oozes from his soul. He’s so locked into the cosmos, he doesn’t even try or understand how gifted he is. 😆 It’s beautiful.

  • @diggerthegroundhog8799
    @diggerthegroundhog8799 2 роки тому +63

    Rick Rubin was so respectful during this wonderful show. You can see he is absolutely spellbound

    • @warrengonzalez8943
      @warrengonzalez8943 2 місяці тому +4

      smart people LISTEN when they want to learn

    • @gordon5004
      @gordon5004 2 місяці тому

      It would be wonderful to be there and have a free piano lesson from Sir Paul

    • @mrbass1310
      @mrbass1310 Місяць тому

      Yes a great interviewer, respectful indeed. It was an amazing show, a must for any music fan.

    • @erickleefeld4883
      @erickleefeld4883 Місяць тому

      I think anyone getting to sit down with Paul McCartney and talk about music would just end up being exactly like that classic Chris Farley SNL sketch. Rick Rubin even kind of looked like he was experiencing that internally.

    • @sratus
      @sratus Місяць тому +1

      ​@@erickleefeld4883'Member when you were in The Beatles?'

  • @leokimvideo
    @leokimvideo 2 роки тому +553

    Imagine this piano teachers hourly rate, but hell it would be worth it

    • @feliciagaffney1998
      @feliciagaffney1998 Рік тому +11

      I might have learned piano when my mom forced me to take lessons when I was 8, if my teacher taught like this! And enjoyed it! Lol
      Hell... we could have learned some Beatles music! Instead of stupid 19th century teaching music...

    • @MatiasGeraldoThe2nd
      @MatiasGeraldoThe2nd Рік тому +1

      Not quite. Most piano musicians could teach you these things in about 15 minutes. Worth it for the stories maybe!

    • @jesseth9419
      @jesseth9419 Рік тому +5

      This is extremely basic knowledge..wtf is your point..

    • @mgr001
      @mgr001 Рік тому

      @@feliciagaffney1998 same here. Beatles music was real music and relatively easy to play.

    • @PhoenixSplash
      @PhoenixSplash Рік тому +6

      I taught like this. Taught kids songs they wanted to learn. Of course, parents want something they can show off

  • @kathrynlayfield9599
    @kathrynlayfield9599 Рік тому +82

    I'm so glad Paul McCartney is still here with us. Listening to him talk about the beginings of his musical career and the relationships with George, John and Ringo really opens up what was going on in their lives. We see and hear the end results of lots of studio time and personality glitches that they lived through. You've got four different men wanting to succeed and dealng with their personal problems and ambitions. It makes me love them all even more! I would love for Paul and Ringo to stay healthy and happy and have loved ones in their lives! And, keep making music!
    God bless their wives and children, please give them good health, joy and happiness for many years to come.

    • @152leroy
      @152leroy Рік тому +3

      I feel so blessed to have grown up with the Beatles. I was 10 years old when I first saw them on Sullivan, and my brain and heart were forever changed. It’s heartbreaking that we’ve lost John and George, but I’m thankful we still have Paul and Ringo and their musical genius. I could listen to Paul’s piano lessons all day, any day. ❤

    • @charliemurphy3529
      @charliemurphy3529 Рік тому +3

      Yes, but what I wish someone would document - in detail - is how did this incredible talent evolved - a lot more information about his parents encouragement ( which to me is always the key to everything ) and then how it moved from his confidence in playing other people's music and became the icon of creativity and creator of "melodies". Literally , document the step by step process that Paul went thru on all the songs he wrote - every one of them - if we don't do that now, it will be lost forever - no one has ever achieved his level of musicianship over such an incredible span of time. That "documentary" could easily be a series of college courses and might help to get future musicians to return to the concept of creating "melodies" rather than just a hodge podge of sequences that rely solely on dynamics.

    • @alexandravalassis8390
      @alexandravalassis8390 Рік тому +1

      @@charliemurphy3529I completely agree with you. Good parenting is the key to a person’s development. He grew up in a loving home with a lot of encouragement. We are so blessed to have him! He is super creative & a wonderful & kind person. He uses his platform for good things. He’s lovely:)

    • @charliemurphy3529
      @charliemurphy3529 Рік тому +1

      I was at a Knights of Columbus dance (1963) when I saw this girl that "all of the sudden" I really wanted to dance with - but another guy walked up to her and she started dancing - so I went outside to sulk - about 3 minutes later she came out and reach out to me without saying anything and without either of us saying a word, we went inside to dance - I swear, as soon as we got to the dance floor, they started playing "I saw her standing there" - I had never heard the song before and it did something to my ears - like they were exploding or something - I was in some kind of vortex of good vibes - never will forget that dance, that girl, or that song. I can go back to that moment whenever I want and the amazement never goes away. @@alexandravalassis8390

  • @3flyte_3flyte
    @3flyte_3flyte 2 роки тому +510

    The man is a genius. He bypassed the drudgery and went straight to the music.

    • @jgunther3398
      @jgunther3398 2 роки тому +7

      rock and roll and music are different things. you can bypass the drudgery and make rock and roll

    • @thomas-jp2yq
      @thomas-jp2yq 2 роки тому +12

      The mans a genius, but he sure took part in the druggery lol

    • @johnsee7269
      @johnsee7269 2 роки тому +2

      For geniuses that's ok. For the rest of us; practice that pentatonic scale and everything else. I'll have dues to pay...

    • @astragreen
      @astragreen Рік тому

      Some say he’s a ‘genius’ I don’t believe that self taught piano players are plentiful, as are songwriters!..

    • @DanThomasUK
      @DanThomasUK 11 місяців тому +2

      The Beatles spent a year sleeping on a nightclub toilet floor and drove around Britain in a van with a broken windscreen - they played a tower gigs in Hamburg for 300 nights a year. They definitely did the drudgery.

  • @twocows2403
    @twocows2403 2 роки тому +139

    This is exactly how I learned piano and I always try to tell people, “trust me, it’s not hard”. You have to do it a lot to be good but if you enjoy it and you’re having fun, spending hours in a day doing it is really easy.

    • @mungofinalfi4480
      @mungofinalfi4480 2 роки тому +7

      I just wish I would've learned it with the correct finger technique...

    • @superpotiron
      @superpotiron Рік тому +13

      There's a huge difference between playing few chords on piano and being a pianist (even a bad pianist). Piano technique is very difficult. Most of the piano scores in rock and roll music are far easier than a beginner piece.

    • @ronaldrayner5049
      @ronaldrayner5049 Рік тому

      It's in your head ,practice is getting to come out your fingers ,I know you know

    • @Kinobambino
      @Kinobambino 10 місяців тому +1

      For sure! Way easier than something like acoustic guitar.

    • @Kinobambino
      @Kinobambino 10 місяців тому +1

      ​@@mungofinalfi4480aw man I kind of feel the same way but it's really not too late

  • @ClueSign
    @ClueSign 2 роки тому +1371

    I like how Paul gets into some kind of long-winded explanation for the simple fact that he was born a musical genius.

    • @Whattheflip64
      @Whattheflip64 Рік тому +25

      Pun intended?

    • @emilal
      @emilal Рік тому +67

      @@Whattheflip64 The Long And Winding Explanation

    • @jamesanthony5681
      @jamesanthony5681 Рік тому +80

      Even geniuses had to put in the time and work at it.

    • @danbarkles8499
      @danbarkles8499 Рік тому +17

      ​@@jamesanthony5681Except if you're Mozart and already a genius when you're 5. Probably still took work but maybe not as much as some.

    • @sgrant39
      @sgrant39 Рік тому +19

      The Bach with a beat explains a lot of Rock and Roll

  • @NoName-zi9qs
    @NoName-zi9qs Рік тому +347

    This guy is good. He should be in a band.

    • @David-cm4ok
      @David-cm4ok Рік тому +13

      He’s too old bro, maybe back in the day…

    • @mikemcconville2495
      @mikemcconville2495 Рік тому +9

      He gave it a shot with Wings I think

    • @therainman7777
      @therainman7777 Рік тому +5

      Cringe, played out joke. Just stop.

    • @NoName-zi9qs
      @NoName-zi9qs Рік тому

      @@therainman7777 Cringe, envious comment. Debased!

    • @donkey3187
      @donkey3187 Рік тому +7

      @@therainman7777 oh lighten up

  • @NoCanDu
    @NoCanDu 3 роки тому +190

    That was so lovely it brought a tear to my eye. Such a sweet, kind, talented man. Of everyone we’ve lost in the music world, I know I’ll totally lose my sh^t when his pure joy and light is no longer with us. I hope the younger generations pick up on it by watching this and carry that light forward!

    • @Wheresthelove7
      @Wheresthelove7 2 роки тому +12

      Here here my brother. And his philosophy is so positive. How fortunate we were to live in their time. When he and Ringo leave us there is gonna a void in our world.

    • @pamalojo
      @pamalojo 2 роки тому +5

      You just put into words exactly how I feel!

    • @Lucille_McCartney73
      @Lucille_McCartney73 2 роки тому +6

      When he’s gone I don’t know what I’ll do with myself… He truly is so sweet and so kind, it’s just so pure…! Joy and light for sure! 💙

    • @stuffandthangs2595
      @stuffandthangs2595 2 роки тому +4

      Doing worry. I’m 21 and he’s my biggest inspiration in life!

    • @aleeo5124
      @aleeo5124 2 роки тому +4

      I'm 17 and grew up listening to the beatles a lot. They're my favorite band and McCartney my favorite singer and composer ever. I love them so much and have a huge confidence that their music will stay relevant forever 🤧❤️

  • @lundsweden
    @lundsweden 2 роки тому +136

    I've gotta say it, Paul McCartney is still cool after all these years!

    • @morpher44
      @morpher44 Рік тому +1

      I do like that he is doing deep dives into explaining the Beatles.

  • @billmoss2877
    @billmoss2877 3 роки тому +101

    When I get lonely or sad I listen to Paul and it doesn't seem so bad. Thanks Paul for your insight and love down through these many often tumultuous years.

    • @ellynmacgregor8210
      @ellynmacgregor8210 3 роки тому +8

      Bill, do you realize that the first sentence of your post sounds like the first two lines of a song lyric? Needs a little tweaking, maybe, but you might try working with that bit and then see where it leads.
      Best of luck from another huge fan of The Beatles in general and Sir Paul in particular.

    • @lolawheeler179
      @lolawheeler179 2 роки тому +1

      Totally agree! I feel the same way you do Bill. Paul is our light in those last difficult years we’ve been through. Glad he is still with us 🙏

    • @carlbaumeister3439
      @carlbaumeister3439 2 роки тому +2

      I’ve always thought of Paul as the voice of optimism.

    • @troliskimosko
      @troliskimosko 2 роки тому +1

      @@ellynmacgregor8210 Makes me think of “Hey Jude, don’t make it bad, take a sad song and make it better” funnily enough

    • @morpher44
      @morpher44 Рік тому

      loneliness: Eleanor Rigby, No More Lonely Nights, When I'm Sixty Four, "Lonely" Hearts Club Band, With a little help from my friends, John's "Yer Blues", She's Leaving Home, etc. There are several songs that touch on the theme of loneliness.

  • @ejenkins8263
    @ejenkins8263 22 дні тому +2

    It's beautiful to see the master so patiently, thoughtfully, creatively express his genius. What he does here is present a mini master class.

  • @The_whimsickal_artist
    @The_whimsickal_artist Рік тому +44

    Paul is absolutely brilliant. I love that he's explaining his brilliance in a subtle way.😅👍🏻💯

  • @pb12661
    @pb12661 3 роки тому +430

    Paul seems to love the piano more than any other instrument and was definitely the most accomplished pianist in the group.

    • @lukeizabelle2131
      @lukeizabelle2131 3 роки тому +106

      Out of the Beatles he was the most accomplished musician period, at least tecnically speaking😉

    • @David-cm4ok
      @David-cm4ok 3 роки тому +19

      I wouldn't disagree, but I like Lennon's piano better. Love, Mother, Imagine, Oh Yoko!, God. Beautiful.

    • @lukeizabelle2131
      @lukeizabelle2131 3 роки тому

      @Vintage Hifi Hunter 😊👍

    • @keymaster430
      @keymaster430 3 роки тому +49

      What gets me is how all four members could play the piano. Or, at least knew basic chords and progressions. I believe every one of them knew how to play everyone else's instrument to a certain degree. I guess after years of playing together, you teach a lot to the other members of the band. Still a very talented group of guys.

    • @lukeizabelle2131
      @lukeizabelle2131 3 роки тому +1

      @@David-cm4ok 👍

  • @JollyMcStanson
    @JollyMcStanson 3 роки тому +247

    This is great. Paul explaning how he wrote songs. But at the end of the day, Paul is conected to a bigger song energy.

    • @ethan1268
      @ethan1268 3 роки тому +2

      Yea, demonic if he’s hanging about with John Legend.

    • @lewisdavis7247
      @lewisdavis7247 3 роки тому +1

      @@ethan1268 🤣

    • @GATSU1979
      @GATSU1979 3 роки тому +13

      Music is a gift...I mean his mum coming to him in a dream and gave him the idea for let it be.......universe in work

    • @ethan1268
      @ethan1268 3 роки тому

      @@GATSU1979 humans who have passed don’t come to people in dreams, they’re either in hell or heaven.

    • @tomaszszczegola
      @tomaszszczegola 3 роки тому +1

      @@ethan1268 Wow! That's a revelation, isn't it?

  • @SThompsonRAMM_1203
    @SThompsonRAMM_1203 2 роки тому +71

    This series with Paul was so good, and way too short for my liking, as I didn’t want it to end. I could listen to this for hours and hours.
    I’ve been lucky enough to see Paul in concert back in the Wings days, arguably the best show I’ve ever seen. He didn’t just get up there and sing songs and play. He entertained, and in doing so he himself seemed to be enjoying himself.

  • @misternewoutlook5437
    @misternewoutlook5437 2 роки тому +25

    Paul is right. When you play piano, songs start coming into your head. Even with the simplest progressions. They almost compete for your attention! Writing a good song is not that hard, but writing a great song... that's where talent comes in.

  • @elan0054
    @elan0054 2 роки тому +44

    The Beatles were on another level. Their approach can be almost be seen as hilariously simple, but what they did with that is genius.

  • @prathameshbhambure
    @prathameshbhambure 3 роки тому +131

    I'm not a pianist but a guitarist but this was no lesser than a masterclass to me. There's so much meat in this clip alone. Thank you, Paul.

    • @TheWhippingPost
      @TheWhippingPost Рік тому +5

      I used to only play guitar with no understanding of music theory. When I got a cheap keyboard, it opened up theory to me. I highly recommend learning simple piano for any musician. It's music laid out in its most straightforward form.

    • @rfurdaylee
      @rfurdaylee 9 місяців тому

      Doubt that. He's a veggie.

    • @sirmcfrank
      @sirmcfrank 8 місяців тому +1

      @@TheWhippingPostYES. My guitar skills greatly improved after getting more hand independence on piano. I’m not sure how to explain it but the movements on the piano opens these paths that improve on any other instruments you play.

  • @maelinjoli
    @maelinjoli 3 роки тому +168

    what differenciate McCartney from other songwriters is the quality of his melodies---there are tons of songwriters out there but to be able to write something as good as Maybe I'm Amazed or Let It Be is another ball game---and most songwriters can't even approach that---it takes a very high level of melodic genius and Paul is a phenomenon at that

    • @sixslinger9951
      @sixslinger9951 3 роки тому +5

      yep and george and john weren't too shabby either at songwriting.

    • @JohnARosemeyer
      @JohnARosemeyer 3 роки тому +13

      "For No One" "Here, There and Everywhere" "I Will" Favorite melodies.

    • @scottmasson3039
      @scottmasson3039 3 роки тому +2

      Truth.

    • @grinsko6741
      @grinsko6741 9 місяців тому

      Martha My Dear has such great piano.

  • @Jazzinthecountry
    @Jazzinthecountry 3 роки тому +47

    After watching this I had the opportunity to give my partner's 9 year old grandson his first lesson. I had him rocking out in less than a half hour. When I think back fourty five years to the meagre progress I made after months of classical lessons I shake my head.

    • @tedl7538
      @tedl7538 3 роки тому +5

      @Jazzinthecountry
      Well that was the fault of your early instruction, not of classical music itself, which is an astonishingly deep and broad well of inspiration and achievement.

    • @MrMikomi
      @MrMikomi 2 роки тому +2

      Well, the point (the main point) of learning classical piano is to be able to play classical piano pieces. You can however learn a huge amount by analysing classical piano pieces as you learn them. But it does take effort.

    • @Fantomx7g6
      @Fantomx7g6 12 годин тому

      Most 4 year olds can do what McCartney just did mucking around...geez...it's no wonder their music is child like

  • @GodzillaGoesGaga
    @GodzillaGoesGaga Рік тому +18

    This just shows me how gifted Paul is. He’s listening to what the sounds are and how they relate vs rote note bashing. This is probably why his compositional foundations are so good and his song writing is incredible. Plus he remembers it all!!

  • @cath1589
    @cath1589 2 роки тому +11

    How lovely of Paul McCartney to share this knowledge and make music accessible to amateurs, especially those of us who don't read music. I read a little and had a few piano lessons, but this gives me hope I can play the piano in the future for my own enjoyment. He's brilliant - have always loved him and his music!

  • @mattpunk931
    @mattpunk931 3 роки тому +26

    I can't believe we're alive at the same time this living legend is.

    • @captainkane1984
      @captainkane1984 3 роки тому +4

      In a way it’s no different from being alive at the same time as Beethoven, Brahms, Bach, Wagner, Mozart, however it is also WAY different. It’s extraordinary! We are lucky to be here with him at the same time

    • @dncviorel
      @dncviorel 2 роки тому +1

      @@captainkane1984 He only played what others gave him to play. 😉

  • @timothycollins1968
    @timothycollins1968 3 роки тому +222

    Greatest song writer ever in my opinion. We won’t have this great talent around for much longer. What a horrible day it will be when we lose him.

    • @antoniach4190
      @antoniach4190 3 роки тому +8

      hes already dead!, that one is a fake!

    • @stephendorn5875
      @stephendorn5875 3 роки тому +23

      @@antoniach4190 the fake McCartney is clearly the best then. Lol

    • @Mustang_Sally_
      @Mustang_Sally_ 3 роки тому +3

      @@stephendorn5875 lol literally

    • @philnaccarato
      @philnaccarato 3 роки тому +8

      I'm going to be curled up in a little ball for a week. That will be the biggest musical loss of my lifetime. I'm not looking forward to that inevitability.

    • @davidmatthews3131
      @davidmatthews3131 3 роки тому

      Let's all listen to Bob Dylan & Bruce Springsteen & Joni Mitchell while keeping in mind that they'll soon be dead. Really, let's not.

  • @emanuelle8364
    @emanuelle8364 3 роки тому +220

    Obviously I don't have a quarter of Paul's abilities, but I really identify myself with the way he learns music and seeing this was a lovely experience

    • @keymaster430
      @keymaster430 3 роки тому +14

      Same here. I remember when I first started playing piano when I was around 10 or so, sitting there playing around with the keys and realizing that certain keys played together sounded nice. If not, nice, then they at least sounded 'right'. Then putting those chords with other chords. It made learning so much more fun when you have moments of discovery like that.

    • @theothertonydutch
      @theothertonydutch 3 роки тому +12

      @@keymaster430 After a while you get tired of the normal chords and you start adding spicey stuff. I've been at that point for two or three years now with music. I literally had a day where I was "this sounds generic, let's put "wrong" notes in".

    • @Magicalfluidprocess
      @Magicalfluidprocess 3 роки тому +4

      Are you saying you have an eighth of what mc Cartney has ? 😀 fair play

    • @emanuelle8364
      @emanuelle8364 3 роки тому +3

      @@Magicalfluidprocess hahaha I wish I had an eighth, what he has is simply unique, we can't compare ourselves, it's not fair 😁

    • @itslikethesamebutdifferent8020
      @itslikethesamebutdifferent8020 3 роки тому +10

      Paul has his abilities and you have yours. The good thing you have going for you is that there will never be another you so be the best version of yourself, no one else can do that but you. Good luck.

  • @lordemed1
    @lordemed1 2 роки тому +39

    Pure gold....Paul makes it seem so easy and natural- the sign of true genius.

  • @lexdunn4160
    @lexdunn4160 2 роки тому +14

    This learly illustrates McCartney's inherent and deep understanding of music. No wonder he is able to create such beautiful songs. Elton John also had this comprehension. Two of the best melody writers and chord shapers in popular music.

  • @liamtg912
    @liamtg912 3 роки тому +62

    Saw Paul live a couple of years ago for the first time. I was like 18 at the time. I cried multiple times throughout the show. Bless my parents for introducing me to the Beatles at such a young age.

    • @Wallace69
      @Wallace69 3 роки тому +7

      feel you brother, saw him as well couple years ago - i relate to every word u saying ♥

    • @BruceWax79
      @BruceWax79 3 роки тому +6

      Same here man. I was late 30's when I saw him at MEN Manc. Cried a few times. Never seen such a happy crowd of all ages smiling and laughing, dancing, crying. It blew me away. When he played Here Today solo, wow.

    • @TokyoBlue587
      @TokyoBlue587 3 роки тому +3

      Best concert I’ve ever been to (saw him in ‘88)

  • @RobertOrgRobert
    @RobertOrgRobert 3 роки тому +43

    Paul is a Phenomenal living musical genius.

  • @robbiepeterh
    @robbiepeterh 3 роки тому +115

    I learned Fool on the Hill today and it’s extraordinary. It has a D6, Dm, Dm7, a Bb with a D in the bass and Em with a D in the bass. So five D chords in one song and yet none of them are the regular D major. Paul is a musical genius. His musical training came from the early Beatles days when they played 8 hours a night and had to learn hundreds of songs by ear. In doing that, the Beatles learned all the pathways song and melody could go. But, for me, Paul was the one who truly became the most sophisticated out of he, John and George ✌🏼

    • @shrksE
      @shrksE 3 роки тому +2

      You know I was learning Twist and Shout which they took the melody from La Bamba but the way Paul did the bass for that is out of control. What sounds to be a pretty simple song is so extra when it didn’t have to be but i’m so glad he did. I laughed in awe as I tried to learn it.

    • @jardinag
      @jardinag 3 роки тому +4

      @@shrksE worth mentioning that Twist and Shout is actually a cover and wasn't written by The Beatles

    • @shrksE
      @shrksE 3 роки тому +4

      @@jardinag im well aware of that.

    • @blakereynolds8894
      @blakereynolds8894 3 роки тому +4

      superimposing moving chords over a static bass note is called pedal point. Notice how in the verse it's "D major" pedal point going UP and then in the chorus it's "D minor" pedalpoint going down? Very cool way to create longer arcs and cohesion within a song.

    • @sunny70299
      @sunny70299 3 роки тому +4

      During their first stint in Hamburg Paul's cheap guitar broke early on and he couldn't afford to replace it, so ge actually spent most of those months as the bands piano player (the club had its own piano) which he says is how he learned to play the piano so well. I think that helped him a great deal as a songwriter too.

  • @eziosfara7891
    @eziosfara7891 Рік тому +17

    I figured out the same relations in the piano starting form rockabilly tunes, when I was a child, but actually stopped there. There is an enourmous gap between we mere mortals and the creative genius of Paul McCartney. We are so lucky to live in this era, witnesses of a musitian whose legacy will live on for centuries. Thank you Sir Paul.

  • @ustheserfs
    @ustheserfs 3 роки тому +5

    i watched this beginning to end and he's as lucid and vivid as ever.

  • @jrhamp
    @jrhamp 3 роки тому +64

    What a great talent..truly, one of a kind person..his legacy and music will live forever.

  • @omgsolikevalleygirl
    @omgsolikevalleygirl 3 роки тому +12

    so cool Paul McCartney is communicating so much these days. One way to keep the world sane.

  • @bariskaradeniz6398
    @bariskaradeniz6398 2 роки тому +2

    I bought an upright piano just learn to play the Beatles songs. After a few years practicing I can play many Beatles pieces. I love you so much Paul and thanks for your contributions to humanity.

  • @timalexwar
    @timalexwar 2 роки тому +1

    This guy is so generous with what he knows, and so kind in his interactions with his fans who have been his fans (like I) since 1963.

  • @musabhatti7948
    @musabhatti7948 3 роки тому +45

    What a genius!
    Im so fucking grateful to be alive at a time where I could witness these legends!

    • @SecretsofRock
      @SecretsofRock  3 роки тому +5

      Me too

    • @juliekilburn1827
      @juliekilburn1827 2 роки тому

      @@SecretsofRock all secrets will be revealed if not confessed. It may take a while. God KNOWS all secrets

  • @videomaniac108
    @videomaniac108 3 роки тому +66

    He makes it look so easy, like the master that he is.

    • @nickermations3503
      @nickermations3503 3 роки тому +2

      Agreed

    • @ellynmacgregor8210
      @ellynmacgregor8210 3 роки тому +1

      True, and I think that for a number of years, that quality may have worked against him--with music critics, especially; because he makes it look so easy, some people (jealous much?) apparently got the idea that he wasn't taking his work seriously. Nowadays, far more people appreciate that, while he DOES take his work seriously, he doesn't take himself seriously--which means (duh) he has a sense of humor!

    • @NoahHornberger
      @NoahHornberger 2 роки тому +1

      it is easy, the greatness is a marketing illusion. Most people can make music if they sit at a piano and play for a while. It really just takes the drive do learn and try . . .and the reason is simple: harmony is a universal language. so much money has been made on the idea that its 'hard' to make music. it's harder to play sports because you have to compete directly with others in each game. music is easy when you compare it to physical labor and such

    • @HunterBelkiran
      @HunterBelkiran 2 роки тому

      it's pretty simple..

    • @videomaniac108
      @videomaniac108 2 роки тому

      @@HunterBelkiran Being a retired physicist, I could say that about the creation and annihilation operators for the energy eigenstates of a quantum harmonic oscillator, but I don't think it would be for the average person.

  • @serzjuh79
    @serzjuh79 3 роки тому +15

    I feel a lot of emotion though this. Nowadays I teach music at a Highschool..but, I remember vividly being a 4 yr old trying to play the melody triad in Pauls 'We all stand together'. Inspired by this youtube film I taught my daughter 4 yrs of age the starting melody of it. She is pressing the c e and g one by one and at the same time. Tears of happiness I tell you..

  • @aussiecoastie72
    @aussiecoastie72 Рік тому +9

    Paul is truly amazing ❤ I had the pleasure of seeing him live , my absolute all time favourite musician … ❤

  • @mjt11860
    @mjt11860 9 місяців тому +3

    I find it interesting how he plays the triads without his thumb. I learned recently that he had taken some lessons when he was a kid. Such a genius.

  • @chaconneind3777
    @chaconneind3777 3 роки тому +73

    This deserves exposure.
    I feel like if this video spread wide enough music will carry much more meaning for everyone. As a little composer myself I don’t know how to feel about that.

    • @brentnoury7626
      @brentnoury7626 3 роки тому +2

      Hopefully they release this series. It's from McCartney 321 on Hulu.

    • @muchanadziko6378
      @muchanadziko6378 3 роки тому +1

      As a home composer, musician and producer (who is currently at a music school [learning bass, guitar, piano, drums and trumpet] and at a sound engineering school]) I don't know what to think of this either.
      Apart from: why the fuck do people teach other people music in such a dumb and unimaginative way?

  • @foxmatte1914
    @foxmatte1914 3 роки тому +60

    This sure can inspire many aspiring song writers with no proper music background..... and to believe that there is a simple way of doing it, for a chance to hit the bigtime......Big Mc is spreading his wisdom for everyone .....

    • @johngore7744
      @johngore7744 3 роки тому +3

      Hit the big time like George’s ‘Honey Pie’ ?

    • @michaelr6616
      @michaelr6616 3 роки тому

      Speaking words of wisdom, if you will...

    • @ghostriderinthesky6685
      @ghostriderinthesky6685 3 роки тому

      @@johngore7744 that was Paul’s song

    • @johngore7744
      @johngore7744 3 роки тому

      @@ghostriderinthesky6685 but George sang it and played Uke on it ala George Formby if you have family from the UK (North) you’d know what I mean.

    • @soupdragon151
      @soupdragon151 2 роки тому

      @@michaelr6616 Let it be.

  • @garyowens1517
    @garyowens1517 3 роки тому +13

    One word to describe him. GENIUS.

  • @lunes-1
    @lunes-1 2 роки тому +10

    Speaking words of wisdom.Even Betoven would liked to meet Paul.
    🎸🎹🎤👏

  • @EmilyTienne
    @EmilyTienne 2 роки тому +6

    He could be wiping his nose on his sleeve, and we’d still be in awe. He is musical royalty.

  • @stefanpetersen9249
    @stefanpetersen9249 3 роки тому +47

    Paul is so talented , it's just incredible lovely ... Love this guy

  • @JimmysOldTimeRadioShow
    @JimmysOldTimeRadioShow 3 роки тому +5

    Woke this morning wondering how to push forward, my concerts shut down again, a head full of doubts and questions, then as if from the ether...AH!...inspiration from Sir Paul himself. Merci, my good man.

  • @danielhkhk7283
    @danielhkhk7283 3 роки тому +128

    Very few people have the ability to write great melodies. McCartney is one of them, of course.

    • @limdongcheol
      @limdongcheol 2 роки тому

      It's only pop shite - a couple of minutes tops, in one key that doesn't develop or go anywhere. And to compare yourself with Bach...

    • @danielhkhk7283
      @danielhkhk7283 2 роки тому +1

      @@limdongcheol well, there's great classical music that is actually pop.

    • @ewest14
      @ewest14 Рік тому +4

      Many people have written great melodies since there’s so many songs with great melodies out there. The difference is that Paul has the ability to do it over and over again and hasn’t stopped. Even in his late 70s and 80s, he can still write a remarkable melody like it’s nothing

    • @donkey3187
      @donkey3187 Рік тому

      The man has woken up with melodies floating around in his head...he's on another level.

  • @pauljacksonstoryteller7631
    @pauljacksonstoryteller7631 10 місяців тому

    Sir Paul has many gifts, as we all know, and for me the one that stand beside his sheer musical genius is his ability and love of sharing his musical wisdom. A legend and a kind man all in one.

  • @trevorjameson3213
    @trevorjameson3213 2 роки тому +9

    I learned piano basically the same way, except I actually learned theory also, how to construct various chords in various keys (not just the key of C). It's also very important to practice a lot, to build up muscle memory and hand independence so you can actually hit the notes you want without looking or thinking about it. And, you also need to practice timing, so use a metronome at all times, otherwise you'll not develop proper timing. So what he's saying in the video sounds simple and easy, but you can't just suddenly do it, you have to commit to practicing every day. And continue learning new things all the time. Not just simple chords either, but also more complex chords.

  • @duncanmacphee200
    @duncanmacphee200 3 роки тому +35

    Genius is a word that is used far too easily and way too often. Paul McCartney is the true definition of a genius. He stands above all other songwriters and will never be bettered.

    • @Cloud007.
      @Cloud007. 3 роки тому +4

      That's opinion you're discussing there.

    • @michaelsrowland
      @michaelsrowland 3 роки тому +2

      Lennon was better

    • @garyowens1517
      @garyowens1517 3 роки тому +2

      @@michaelsrowland not when you watch the documentary on Disney plus. Paul was the driving force behind the Beatles.

    • @dirkvantroyen9170
      @dirkvantroyen9170 3 роки тому +2

      @@garyowens1517 * at the time. As Paul said, John was 'boss' before that.

    • @davegto67
      @davegto67 2 роки тому

      @@michaelsrowland Lennon peaked in 1968. After that, he really didn't have much to offer. Lennon's insecurities got the better of him through the 70's

  • @Semiam1
    @Semiam1 3 роки тому +8

    Paul really has always had a passion for music and loves sharing it with humanity.

  • @robertgrant3844
    @robertgrant3844 3 роки тому +33

    I've been listening to and watching the Beatles since the 60's, or more than 50 years, including the recent revealing release of Get Back by Peter Jackson. And this is the most interesting I have ever seen Paul teach. Thank you.

  • @callington601
    @callington601 8 місяців тому +1

    You can't learn music, you feel it and your ear does it. I play the piano at work (in the psychiatric ward) with a lot of patients. There are people who learned to play the piano strictly, they can do it, but in a different way. then I have people with autism they can just feel it and play it and we play together on the piano, combining different chords and always finding out new things and at the end they just play a song and no one ever knew where it came from. it came from our hearts. ❤️ Thank you Paul for this beautiful Video. Your a god of music❤️❤️❤️

  • @maurocoimbra9624
    @maurocoimbra9624 2 роки тому +1

    It always amazes me what a genius he is... and how modest he also is. A absolutely remarkable and lovely human being!!!

  • @dimas-fy5vt
    @dimas-fy5vt 3 роки тому +9

    the greatest music teacher in the world

  • @TMPSpodcast
    @TMPSpodcast 3 роки тому +13

    It’s so simple but so incredibly incredible at the same time

    • @dncviorel
      @dncviorel 2 роки тому

      What if his entire career is not what people think it was?! What if he didn't write anything for the Beatles, and he only played what the band manager asked him to play, as everyone else in the band?! What if the Beatles was a political project in the first place?! 😉

    • @morpher44
      @morpher44 Рік тому

      @@dncviorel well it worked out for them because they made some actual British money and toured the world.

  • @Dave-po2mz
    @Dave-po2mz 3 роки тому +13

    Rock on Paul, love you forever. When I play one of your songs on piano it's a part of you that's with me now.

  • @vrcimino1250
    @vrcimino1250 2 роки тому +1

    I remember as a kid strumming a broomstick with my neighbors in their garage pretending to be the Beatles in the early to mid 60's. Each album we would wait anxiously for and then in awe listened as their music progressed exponentially (actually all the records were the same --->>> Great!!!! Melodic!!! Memorable!!!). Now Paul is giving us piano lessons and he's a great instructor. Thanks Sir Paul!

  • @jeffmejia3556
    @jeffmejia3556 2 роки тому +68

    This man put together some really great chord progressions. Maybe I’m Amazed, My Love do not have typical ‘music theory’ type of chord progressions but they work.
    Sometimes not being classically trained is a better way to go.
    You’re not confined to the ‘rules’.

    • @mmeditatio
      @mmeditatio 2 роки тому +11

      you're not confined to rules when you learn the rules either. you just know them. and there's a million 'rules' anyway, no one will learn them all.

    • @TheExtremenarcissist
      @TheExtremenarcissist 2 роки тому +4

      Classical composers had stopped following the rules of harmony by the 20th century. I think Debussy lead the way. Jazz musicians don’t follow the rules. Not following the rules doesn’t mean they hadn’t learnt them when they studied music.

    • @soupdragon151
      @soupdragon151 2 роки тому +1

      Someone said the same about Lionel Bart's melodies they do things no "music theory" would do, they shouldn't work according to theory, but they do.

    • @mmeditatio
      @mmeditatio 2 роки тому +4

      @@soupdragon151 that's probably someone who didn't know a lot about theory. theory can make sense of literally anything.

    • @allenf.5907
      @allenf.5907 2 роки тому

      @@mmeditatio But the intuitively understood theory and could expand upon it.

  • @helevision
    @helevision 3 роки тому +31

    Paul, thanks for trying to teach us ordinary humans how easy it is to write music.
    Your humility is touching but it appears there is only one who can
    compose such a prodigious number of wonderful melodies, and that’s you.

  • @matrixseeker7911
    @matrixseeker7911 3 роки тому +7

    He makes it look so easy because he is a genius.

  • @MirrorDomains
    @MirrorDomains 3 роки тому +9

    It's cool that he still gets a rush out of the basics and creation!

  • @abc456f
    @abc456f Рік тому +1

    "Lean on Me" is basically this. Triads going up and down. But you still need that catchy melody. And Paul is a master of melody.

    • @codetech5598
      @codetech5598 Рік тому

      Exactly. Paul makes the best melodies from the simplest chords.

  • @stevescontriano860
    @stevescontriano860 2 роки тому +1

    Paul. You don’t know me. My name is Steve. I’ve been listening to you since 1964. Your music brings me into a peaceful place. I’m a garage acoustic guitar player. Thank you for everything you’ve done for me

  • @matthewszymanski7037
    @matthewszymanski7037 2 роки тому +4

    Sir Paul is an amazing intuitive songwriter and I love his simple explanation on how to get started with a song. Please don’t bash the skill of notational literacy. Paul did not say reading music was bad, just that he has never needed that skill for what he does. How else would one learn to play the music of Bach or the other masters? And playing someone else’s notes does not necessarily squash your own creativity. Every time someone reinterprets a musical work they add something to it that wasn’t there before. It’s like a master storyteller. They don’t necessarily have to be literate to tell a great story, but they can reach a broader audience if their story is preserved somehow for others. In Paul’s case it was canonized in recordings.

    • @calebfuller4713
      @calebfuller4713 2 роки тому

      Classical notation is ONE way of writing music, the one most people think of as "written music" but it is not the only or even always the best way.
      A lot of guitar players can't read classical notation but they CAN read guitar tablature, for example. It can even be superior for expressing certain elements of guitar music.
      For myself, I prefer to see a MIDI style piano roll.
      There's also things like Nashville notation, just listing the numbers of a note in a scale. All have their place.

  • @PlanetoftheDeaf
    @PlanetoftheDeaf 3 роки тому +37

    Interesting that Paul as a left hander doodles on the piano that way, with the chords played by his right hand, and the bass melody played with his left. Which is how he approaches his bass guitar lines, which are far more than just root notes to fill in the sound

    • @meikebohn8424
      @meikebohn8424 2 роки тому

      Yes, and without using his right Thumb! As in prebaroque time

    • @soupdragon151
      @soupdragon151 2 роки тому +1

      That is a good point I hadn't noticed that, no piano teacher would teach you that way it'd be the right handed way

    • @calebfuller4713
      @calebfuller4713 2 роки тому +3

      ALL piano players play the bass with their left hand and chords or melody with their right. To do otherwise you'd have to cross your hands over!

  • @Daveaaaaa
    @Daveaaaaa 3 роки тому +9

    He is just my favourite person in the world!

  • @SuperBlackguard
    @SuperBlackguard 2 роки тому +2

    I absolutely love Paul McCartney especially in his older years his charisma and humanity are so natural and infectious what a gem and role model 💚

  • @pattyayers
    @pattyayers 2 роки тому +1

    I love the way everybody is an expert on “what makes his music great”. It’s this thing, definitely, because I’m not a musician but I say so

  • @aa2339
    @aa2339 Рік тому +4

    He should be this more often now. And help guide the next gen of Beatles.

  • @coopthescoop100
    @coopthescoop100 3 роки тому +4

    That is so cool Paul giving Santa a piano lesson!!

  • @michaelsrowland
    @michaelsrowland 2 роки тому +4

    This guy is almost 80 yrs. He has been playing the piano since he was 5 yrs practice makes perfect

  • @songadayguy
    @songadayguy 2 місяці тому +1

    Sometimes simple best. Love McCartney. And the stories behind each song are incredible! I’ve been doing BEATLES a lifetime and I still keep learning. Thanks for sharing. Love what you’re doing. Happy to subscribe.

  • @northwestmusiccollective1169
    @northwestmusiccollective1169 2 роки тому +2

    Although this is titled: 'Paul McCartney's Piano Lesson', I would like to add more due to the musician and what he says.
    What Paul does not greatly express and truly clarify to the viewers is, you need the right conceptual mind to write a song. As soon as Paul played the first five seconds of the C major chord, I had a melody in my head to go over those five seconds. But, I have been asked many times: 'How do you write a song?'. There isn't one simple answer, because there are so many ways to write a song and various influences - song writers can differ in their abilities to compose and what influences them.
    I know and I have known many excellent musicians who find it very difficult to write a song; some of them could not come up with anything. One thing that is crystal clear, you definitely do not need to be a good musician to write a song - you just need the ability to hear musical notes etc in your head that most other people cannot hear when simple chords or simple sounds are heard.

  • @TheJmusic1
    @TheJmusic1 3 роки тому +54

    Truly inspirational. So many sad stories about how people were 'put off' doing music because their teacher made it so dull. The generation before me speak of getting their knuckles rapped in a piano lesson. Love it when he mentioned once how they sent him to the smelly old lady. My piano teacher was a lovely lady but he's so right- there was that smell you couldn't put your finger on. For her, anything that wasn't classical, wasn't proper music, so in truth, lessons could be rather dull. I took more inspiration from people like Paul and Freddie Mercury.

    • @vzeroshik1082
      @vzeroshik1082 3 роки тому +1

      Indeed, 90% of piano teachers thinks so. Because piano was making history of music since 18th century. It's an instrument for classical music.Rock is a brigth but short comet in music history, they thinks.
      For me rock'n'roll is bigger than Bach, but I'm not sure that my grandsons will thinks so. Cheers!

    • @phyllislicata4392
      @phyllislicata4392 2 роки тому +3

      I love Paul, he’s brilliant! Been listening since their Ed Sullivan appearance in 63. I happen to be a music teacher, classically trained but not a classic snob:) I love when students get to the point where they have enough skills to start choosing different songs & styles of music to play. However I must admit the teacher in me cringed watching his right hand 2-3-4 chord fingering 😳😊

    • @calebfuller4713
      @calebfuller4713 2 роки тому

      @@vzeroshik1082 So true - but a lot of the "classical" music composed for the piano was just showing off the technical capabilities and what you could do with thee new fangled "even tempered scale". To me it sounds annoying, even grating, like the 18th century version of Yngwie Malmsteem.
      I like to think there was a time, when the piano was new, all the old school musicians who'd learnt things like violin or flute scoffed at these new fangled pianists making music "just pushing buttons on machines" that takes "no talent - you want a middle C you just push a button and bang, perfect middle C. No talent or skill required!"

    • @philgray1023
      @philgray1023 Рік тому

      Did you hear Jimmy Page playing Chopin? All music is music. You aren't an ex student of Mrs Nettleton and her nasty knitting needle are you? Don't get the same note wrong twice in a lesson or whack.

    • @vickielawson3114
      @vickielawson3114 Рік тому +1

      @@phyllislicata4392 I noticed his weird fingering of those chords as well! I figured, sure if it works for him, but it looked awkward to me.

  • @robg8718
    @robg8718 2 роки тому +4

    He brought up Bach and lately I have heard several musicians mention Bach's influence on them. After spending the last year listening to Bach, I am also a fan of Sebastián.

    • @torobuljong4839
      @torobuljong4839 2 роки тому

      Blackbird on The White Album, is inspired by Bach. Paul McCartney nicked it "Bachbird".

  • @LoveThatRod
    @LoveThatRod 2 роки тому +11

    That guy has been writing music since the1950’s - and has been writing world class music since the early 1960’s. When he’s gone - we go back to the Dark Ages of music. Nobody - alive or dead - comes close to the same quality and quantity. When you go to Heaven - Beethoven, Bach, Mozart, etc will all be huddled around him.

    • @donkey3187
      @donkey3187 Рік тому +2

      No we won't go back to the dark ages...their music lives on forever.

    • @morpher44
      @morpher44 Рік тому

      The beatles have spawned so many groups.

    • @Joe_Narbaiz
      @Joe_Narbaiz Рік тому

      The Beatles have inspired so many groups.

  • @KatieAMinor
    @KatieAMinor 2 роки тому +2

    I love this so much. Best documentation ever

  • @ProgRockDan1
    @ProgRockDan1 2 роки тому +1

    I read music but I still come back to these basics in songwriting. I loved it when he said that is all you need

  • @Robhalifax
    @Robhalifax 2 роки тому +5

    Paul is an absolute genius in creating evocative melodies. he could do it in his sleep. Add the darker edginess of John's music and you have the perfect combination.

  • @valentino1000
    @valentino1000 3 роки тому +60

    It must be great to be Santa and learn music from Paul McCartney.

  • @Retrogamer71
    @Retrogamer71 3 роки тому +5

    I could listen and learn all day to Paul McCartney

  • @KidFresh71
    @KidFresh71 Рік тому

    I will cry like a baby the day Sir Paul McCartney leaves us. What a gift to humanity his beautiful music has been.

  • @cmclaren7
    @cmclaren7 2 роки тому +1

    Musicians make magic. I've never been able to play anything more than a record. Watching him play seems miraculous to me.

  • @jeffreyhill8040
    @jeffreyhill8040 3 роки тому +14

    I am just about ten years behind Paul and the others in age. I think I could die somewhat happy knowing, when the time comes, that he is still out there presenting magic and that even though I won't be there to hear it, he will STILL be coming up with a gem or two for the Unworthy.

  • @victorguirin
    @victorguirin Місяць тому +2

    Agradezco a la vida haber sido contemporáneo a éste genio y haber visto sus recitales en vivo. Genio Paul.

  • @marshhen
    @marshhen 3 роки тому +7

    I respect so much that what he wants a child or learner to connect with first, is enjoyment and pleasure in music. That is the basis of all learning. We discourage far too many eager and abundantly musical children (all children?) be putting them through scales and rules and obsessions with accurate. music grammar... they get turned off and never come back to it.

  • @LucasRodrigues-li2pb
    @LucasRodrigues-li2pb 2 роки тому +5

    this guy has talent, maybe make a record someday...

  • @StrummaChick
    @StrummaChick 11 місяців тому

    My brain works similar Paul’s. I’ve taught myself every instrument I play. My Mom rest her soul didn’t understand where it came from. My brother handed me his guitar when i was 18 at the end of the weekend he was baffled I knew more than he did and he had been playing for several months
    Guitar, piano, harmonica, drums, I’m looking for a violin rn to learn.
    If I can hear it in my head in can play it.
    My first instrument is my voice.
    I have no clue why this gift fell on me. The Beatles have definitely been an inspiration.
    The only song in my channel is one I wrote when I was 19
    I’m now 42
    I’ve written well over 50 songs since Fall of 2022.