I replayed 4:11 - 4:21 a thousand times (one of my favorite parts in the song) just to study the voicings of those surprisingly simple chords. Thank you for showing us this great piece and labeling the chords as well!
Hey James, I just want to say thank you so much more for these piano tutorials Steely Dan are my favourite band and I never imagined that I would be able to play any of their music. I'm currently working through Caves of Altamira and your tutorial is so clear and easy to follow All the best!
Wow, you're a heck of a pro, Mr. James Randy ;^) ♪ How accurate and precise can someone be? ♪ You must have spent a big chunk of time mastering this quite complex song, sir. (utterly impressed). ♪ And indeed a very well-done tutorial, too. I ain't a pianist at all (guitarist), but I enjoyed every moment of it, and regret not having seen your tutorial before I did mine 2 years ago. (I hear how much I missed and could have added) ♪ You're what a call an accomplished musician that can do the high and hard lifting my friend, no doubt. (I'm not there yet as a guitarist, but getting closer) ♪ Peace, kind regards, happy 2023 (and beyond) + respect ;^) ♪ .
All I've been working on since you posted. I can't thank you enough for posting this. One request for "On the Dunes" I'll send a considerable donation for it as well. Thanks Again!
Thank you for the kind words. I haven't worked up On the Dunes yet but I will keep on the list of requests. I don't do this for the money (they are all demonetized/copyrighted and I don't have enough subscribers yet anyway), for me it's a matter of time ( or lack of it!). Thanks for watching
Got the Arturia Keylab 88 MKII, Gig Performer and various VST's. Finished getting all of our songs to the new set-up and hope to get back to doing some more tutorials shortly. Thanks for asking.
Wow... your tutorial is a masterpiece of its own - Thanks big time... - Cheers from Seattle! 🍻 Please let me know if you'd like to collaborate on some tunes - Alex
00:00 Intro and Verses
02:28 Kalimba section
04:04 Steve Gadd/Wayne Shorter section
05:53 Entire Song
OMG! INSANE!! It’s easy to understand, thank you!!
Thank you James!
And Michael Omartian nailed this in like 1-2 takes. Unbelievable musicians. Thanks for the fantastic transcription!
Amazing and beautiful and I can only aspire to play Aja someday!
This only goes to prove how warped Donald's mind was. Beautiful vid.
I replayed 4:11 - 4:21 a thousand times (one of my favorite parts in the song) just to study the voicings of those surprisingly simple chords. Thank you for showing us this great piece and labeling the chords as well!
Yeah. This is incredible. Those voicings are so dissonant they’re harmonious! Thanks. Thanks, A LOT, man!
Wayne Shorter died today. I miss him already. Thank you for this video, it's comforting
Hey James, I just want to say thank you so much more for these piano tutorials
Steely Dan are my favourite band and I never imagined that I would be able to play any of their music. I'm currently working through Caves of Altamira and your tutorial is so clear and easy to follow
All the best!
Good Stuff! Thanks for sharing :)
Brilliant version of a beautiful song. Such clever chord structures, great to hear it broken down. Congratulations!! 👏👏👍😊
Hey James, Great Job!
My favorite song of all time. Thank you
9:13 Omartian plays an ascending/descending line here. He talks about it in Beato interview. I never noticed it until he pointed it out!
OUTSTANDING!🎹
Thank you for putting this together and posting it. Excited to go try it out!
Amazing tutorial. Can't thank you enough.
James, thanks so much for this video . Bravo!
Amazing stuff, bro! Adult chords and then some. Love it! ⭐️🎹🙏🚀🤤
Great work!
Wow! This is brilliant thank you :)
This song = Opus of SD Thanks for all of the quaint , hahaah, chord changes.....yowza
Wow, you're a heck of a pro, Mr. James Randy ;^) ♪
How accurate and precise can someone be? ♪
You must have spent a big chunk of time mastering this quite complex song, sir. (utterly impressed). ♪
And indeed a very well-done tutorial, too. I ain't a pianist at all (guitarist),
but I enjoyed every moment of it, and regret not having seen your tutorial before I did mine 2 years ago.
(I hear how much I missed and could have added) ♪
You're what a call an accomplished musician that can do the high and hard lifting my friend, no doubt.
(I'm not there yet as a guitarist, but getting closer) ♪
Peace, kind regards, happy 2023 (and beyond) + respect ;^) ♪
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Wow. Thanks for the kind words! I love this stuff so learning it is fun.
amazing video as always
Awesome
All I've been working on since you posted. I can't thank you enough for posting this. One request for "On the Dunes" I'll send a considerable donation for it as well. Thanks Again!
Thank you for the kind words. I haven't worked up On the Dunes yet but I will keep on the list of requests. I don't do this for the money (they are all demonetized/copyrighted and I don't have enough subscribers yet anyway), for me it's a matter of time ( or lack of it!). Thanks for watching
Thank you so much 😊
Thank you!!
on point!
Happy new year, James! Thanks for doing Aja.
Anything for a fellow Brady!😂
Many thanks for this. Very useful
You are welcome! Thanks for watching.
I've always liked the black keys better than the whites.
Lol, pretty much anytime Donald writes a Bmaj7 chord there's going to be a black key gliss.
Please do more videos of steely dan music.
Well done!
Thank you!
Loving the sound of this instrument. What piano is this?
Pianotec Steinway B
What an EAR🔅!
Thank you for the compliment! I try hard to re-create the masterpiece.
Hey I was wondering where you got the version of Aja with the piano not in it? Or did you personally extract the keys?
It’s a program called Moises. It’s pretty slick. There are free and paid versions.
Hey James, how’s the keyboard situation going?
Got the Arturia Keylab 88 MKII, Gig Performer and various VST's. Finished getting all of our songs to the new set-up and hope to get back to doing some more tutorials shortly. Thanks for asking.
@@jbradymd great 👍🏻
It would be awesome if you could do gaucho or third world man
Both great suggestions. I'll keep them in mind! Thanks for watching
Wow... your tutorial is a masterpiece of its own - Thanks big time... - Cheers from Seattle! 🍻
Please let me know if you'd like to collaborate on some tunes - Alex
Thank you for the kind words! I do my best.