“Call Me the Breeze” Piano Solo Tutorial a la Billy Powell of Lynyrd Skynyrd 😎🎹
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- Опубліковано 21 лют 2023
- “Call Me the Breeze” piano solo tutorial à la Billy Powell of Lynyrd Skynyrd. RIP Billy! See below for Video Breakdown-and apologies for shaky camera in beginning; it goes away for tutorial!
VIDEO BREAKDOWN:
0:21 “Call Me the Breeze” piano solo at full speed
1:29 Piano solo at half-speed
3:50 Thanks and acknowledgments
4:36 Review of “A” Blues Scale and third intervals
TUTORIAL:
5:46 Step 1
7:00 Step 2
7:30 Step 3
8:19 Step 4
9:06 Step 5
9:16 Step 6
10:17 Step 7
13:35 Step 8
14:55 Step 9
16:36 Step 10
16:52 Step 11
17:30 Step 12
18:12 Step 13
18:59 Step 14
21:05 Step 15
23:03 Step 16
25:44 Step 17
I was only able to learn this solo thanks to Geoff Wallick, whose videos I watched over 100 times. For the notes I couldn’t decipher, I was lucky enough to find manymidi.com, the site of the insanely talented Elmo Peeler, who sells note-by-note transcriptions. The version I play combines their suggestions-plus a couple notes I got in the habit of playing. Please check them out here:
Geoff Wallick Tutorial: • Call Me The Breeze Pia... @ooxcfhxoo
Geoff Wallick Playing: • Call me the breeze PIA...
Elmo Peeler’s Transcription and Sheet Music Site: www.manymidi.com/index.html
Elmo Peeler’s “Call Me the Breeze” Piano Solo* Music: www.manymidi.com/sheetmusic.h...
(*Be sure to order the “Piano Solo” version)
~ With eternal gratitude to Billy Powell and Lynyrd Skynyrd-and the hours of joy they still bring to so many!~
Sorry about shakiness during demo! It’s gone in tutorial section.
Wow! If you had been my college piano professor, teaching me usable blues scales and chords instead of learning inane pieces by rote for a recital, my life might have taken a different path.
I learned the traditional way also. Didn’t discover blues/boogie till MUCH later. Worth the wait though!😂 Have fun-and thanks!
I’m currently performing this with my band rebound in Maryland
It’s been a challenge to continue learning over the course of 6 months bc we don’t always play and I forget
The video is a great refresher
So happy to hear this! Glad it helped! I'm going to check out your band 😎👍😊
Thank you! As a bass player who has been playing keys for a couple of years, I realize there are very few tutorials out there like this. ❤
Aw, thanks! I guess you could say I made the tutorial that I will need if I ever forget the solo!😂
I've wanted this broken down for years this is perfect
Thanks!
Awesome! If you have any questions, just let me know. Good luck! 🎹👍
Thank you for this and your reference to transcriptions. This is a well hidden goldmine! 👍🎹
My pleasure! I agree that it’s a goldmine. The website even said he’ll do custom transcriptions 😀🎹👍 Have fun!
One of the more vexing piano leads I have been trying... and trying to learn. Excellent job on the breakdown and for creating an awesome tutorial. Thank you for taking the time. Billy Powell had a awesome style.
Vexing-great description! So glad the tutorial is helping. Let me know if you have any questions, and I hope you get it down soon 🎹👍
I never thought i could ever learn this but i am well on my way now, thanks .
So happy to hear this! Happy playing!😀
Wonderful demostration. I will have to come back to this one.
Thank you! I hope you get it under your fingers quickly! 😎😊
This is great!- and Billy Powell is so underrated.
Totally agree! And thanks so much!😀🎹
This is wonderful! Having a master's degree in piano performance classical, I still find this very useful I like how you've organized and use the green bold overlay lettering to direct to the parts.
Thank you so much! Means a lot coming from a pro😀🎹. Happy playing!
Thank you so much, this took me a while to learn but I knew it would be worth it. For a difficult solo, you explained it simply and perfectly. Thank you for taking the time to do this video, you rock!
Congrats!!! Can’t tell you how happy this makes me. Hope it brings you lots of enjoyment-and thanks for your kind words and for letting me know 👍🎹😀
Nice job I like how you broke it down, so I did too! Lol it took me three hours to work through this video. Keep up the good work..
That makes my day! Thanks for letting me know, and I hope you blow the roof off at your next gathering!😂🎹
It would take me three months. Congratulations on getting through it. Maybe one day I’ll be proficient enough to go for it.
So very grateful for you sharing all the information and sharing your talent. Thank you
You are very welcome! Hope you have a great time with it!😀👍😎
Wow. Now THAT’S a tutorial. Thank you so much! ❤❤🤘🤘👏👏
My pleasure! Happy playing! 😀🎹😎
OMG I am your biggest fan as I’ve played piano with plain chords and right hand melody notes (and by ear) since being a kid… and at 54, I am relearning my lost quasi-skills with a new old piano and a Casio keyboard… I am trying to learn all my favorites by notes (not just chords by ear) and I stumbled upon Billy Powell’s name and Lynyrd Skynyrd … and clicked to see …. a girl who goes by “Piano Annie” and OMG! I love love your moniker … because it reminds me of the old Wild West and saloon pianists! I thought no way could I pick this up… when I can’t even get through all of Moonlight Sonata…but for some reason, your clear and attentive details in your tutorials and the way my fingers (i guess naturally) want to go…. I am surprised to see I can grasp the big ideas from your remarkable hints and tips (like the “big slam” or “slide into” or the E - A toggle.” I am in the infancy of this kind of music, and know it will take me months or more to be able to play it without stopping, analyzing…. And cussing-- but I wanted to tell you thank you so so so MUCH !! For giving me hope and getting me strong enough to know I can do it (❤❤❤) triplet hearts to you -- Piano Annie! You’ve made a big difference for me…. Knowing the place I should start at and the inspiration to work for it! Xoxox tracy
Hi Tracy, Thank you so much! You are too kind! I absolutely encourage you to keep doing what you're doing--because I did the EXACT same thing. It's crazy to be able to play almost anything with music, but when you try to do something simple without music, it engages entirely new parts of your brain. I learned a lot from UA-cam, so I'm glad you have found UA-cam as a resource. There are great teachers on here. Please let me know if you get the solo down, and best of luck to you in your piano pursuits!🎹😎😊
Wow ! Thank you so much, I am incorporating this into my guitar playing, “three piece band “ I do play keys a little so it is win-win for me, thank you again 😊
You are welcome! Thanks for letting me know, and I hope you get it under your fingers quickly!😀🎹😎
Awesome job!
Thanks so much! 😀😎
Just what I was looking for, thank you for this. Would love to see a video on what type of bass you would play on this song. I'm assuming some 8 to the bar boogie line which is a bit tougher for me in A...
You’ve got me on that one! Good luck though!
Love it
Thank you so much! Happy playing!😎😊
Annie, Good job on this. It's an iconic solo, and you are one of the few that has bothered to pass some tips on to the masses for actually trying to play it. I was a bit disappointed that you didn't include the ending lick in your very complete tutorial. I believe Elmo Peeler did include it in the score you bought from him. I have a few notes and rhythms different than you... if you're interested, I could send a pdf of what I am hearing in my transcription.
Sure! I would love to see what you’ve got. Feel free to send to pianoannie1@gmail.com. I’m traveling this weekend but I’ll check it upon my return. Thanks!
Excellent
Thanks!
You the gal!
Loving this...I am transposing it to E :) do you ever call out the changes...like the 1 chord, the 4 the 5, back to 1? I'm kinda seeing it and hearing it. Thank you for the great breakdown!!
I do not. I guess the guitarist was doing it along with Billy Powell, but Billy played it with just one hand. If you're playing alone, you could certainly add that in (and if you do, I'd love to hear it or see a video!)
@@PianoAnnieTutorials 17:01 I practice doing changes in my left but won’t do that with the band. If I can, I’ll record it.
Such an exceptional tutorial. The time you devoted to creating real time/slow, detailed explanations, and links. Def a 5 star rating.👏👏
Thanks so much!😀 Hope you have tons of fun with it! 😎
It’s been my dream to play this solo. But it’s so hard to get fast enough to sound like the original 😅
I used the UA-cam feature that lets you play videos of the song at slower speeds. If I remember, you can slow it down on your phone with more options than you can on a computer. Once you work from 75% to 90%, you’ll quickly get to 100!
Thank you so much for doing this tutorial, but could you do one on Billy Powell’s improvisation? He done this on Austin city limits please please please.
Do you read sheet music by any chance? If so, you can ask Elmo Peeler to create sheet music for it. He’s at manymidi.com and he accepts custom requests. He’s super-talented. I don’t have a great ear so while I could figure out some parts, I’d need the sheet music or a good video of him playing the improv to figure it out. If you get the sheet music and need help, let me know!
No dear I don’t. Been playing southern and country gospel my hole life . Can play about anything . All by ear . Couldn’t tell you a half note from a hole note lol .
I'm jealous of your skills! So you probably know this, but if you go to this video of Billy Powell's performance - ua-cam.com/video/lyUhqSW1YIo/v-deo.html - you can watch (and listen) to him play in slow motion. You hover over the video, then click on "Settings," which is a gear symbol. Then click "Playback Speed." You can choose .25, .5, or .75 speed. Even better, if you're watching on a computer rather than a phone, you have more options for slowing it down. Here's how: Once you're in the "Playback Speed" menu, you'll see a "Custom" option in the upper right corner. Click on that and you can slow it to whatever speed you want. Perhaps between watching him play and hearing it slowly, you'll be able to play it! Hope this helps 😊🎹
Thank you Piano Annie....I have wanted to learn some of Billy Powell's stuff for a long time and you are a good teacher. Still working on it, but I feel like I'll get a handle on it eventually.
You absolutely will! Keep me posted😀👍🎹
She mentions some guy that put it. To sheet music
I feel like this is fake lol
Nope--it's all me! 😊🎹👍But it certainly sounds better with Lynyrd Skynyrd backing it up!