Everlong - Foo Fighters Piano Cover (with sheet music)

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  • @GregSkalakPiano
    @GregSkalakPiano  4 роки тому +108

    Thank you for all the views, comments and support on this video over the last 9 (!) years! I am still making videos :) If you have time please check out my recent cover of Mr. Brightside: ua-cam.com/video/uuyxz1aL3PI/v-deo.html

    • @HeathBlair
      @HeathBlair 4 роки тому +4

      I put it on .75 mode to slow down the speed and it sounds majestic
      Keep playing and keep creating!! This was great and a random search that I thought would be on UA-cam and I wasn’t disappointed!!

    • @patrickbanick2174
      @patrickbanick2174 Рік тому

      You should re-upload this with you playing along with synthesia. You'd get millions of views on it and it would help a lot more people learn your arrangement. (That of course don't read sheet music) - Like me. :)

  • @Charlotte-zj3ng
    @Charlotte-zj3ng 3 роки тому +64

    How could one physically press that dislike button. They must surely just be jealous, because this is amazingly beautiful. Well done

  • @dougthealligator
    @dougthealligator 12 років тому +7

    the thing that amazes me the most is how you play the lead and rythym riffs at the same time and then so the same thing with the vocal melody

  • @gregzz259
    @gregzz259 7 років тому +101

    Those 131 people were so shocked by how amazing this is they accidentally flipped their screen upside down to like it.

  • @simonbaker9802
    @simonbaker9802 8 років тому +431

    i want to learn to play piano just because of this

  • @inkindulgence1
    @inkindulgence1 11 років тому +22

    I ordered the sheet music from this guy... and something you can't appreciate from just the video is the STRENGTH you have to have in your hands to play this song the full way through. This song made my hands, fingers, and wrists HURT like few songs have. The product is beautiful, but until I learned it I didn't fully appreciate the physical effort that goes into this. Well done!

  • @inkindulgence1
    @inkindulgence1 11 років тому +135

    It is fairly repetitive, but very fast. My main problem was that I have smaller hands and parts of the song you have to reach/stretch so far in such a small time frame it took me a lot of practice. You can totally do it though!

    • @natalie2199
      @natalie2199 4 роки тому +6

      I have a serious question I'm having a problem learning something

    • @kingah9762
      @kingah9762 Рік тому +29

      @@natalie2199 bro never told it 💀😭

    • @1errupt324
      @1errupt324 11 місяців тому +2

      @@kingah9762on bro 😂😭

  • @Hitoribocchi_tokyo
    @Hitoribocchi_tokyo 11 місяців тому +46

    Imagine showing this to a 19th century crowd

    • @F35-B
      @F35-B 3 місяці тому +7

      Thou shalt enter the mosh pit at once!

    • @gabrielebellavia6024
      @gabrielebellavia6024 3 місяці тому +2

      Don Shirley played the riff

  • @doubleu4693
    @doubleu4693 6 років тому +32

    The only difference between heaven and earth is time. Music requires time. In heaven there is no time but, I can't imagine how beautiful heaven is because this is so amazingly beautiful.

    • @nicholas.d5287
      @nicholas.d5287 2 роки тому +7

      What are u waffling about

    • @gabelluc9573
      @gabelluc9573 2 роки тому

      how high were you when you wrote this

    • @BlaiyND
      @BlaiyND Рік тому +5

      ​@@nicholas.d5287nah nah let him cook

  • @kirstieisakoolkid
    @kirstieisakoolkid 10 років тому +47

    This is one of the best things I've ever seen in my life

  • @SomeRandomPotato43
    @SomeRandomPotato43 Місяць тому +2

    The jumps are so impressive, my brain cannot even comprehend how hard this was to play.

  • @amandamusic29
    @amandamusic29 10 років тому +78

    Mind = blown. You're incredibly talented, this was epic.

  • @elmundo62
    @elmundo62 10 місяців тому +2

    I usually watch UA-cam in double time, except for music of course. This masterpiece had me checking my settings, even though i realised from the sound that it is "normal" speed for Everlong

  • @OddtypeLPs
    @OddtypeLPs 13 років тому +20

    i don't understand how somebody, let alone 20 people, could dislike this.. this is extraordinary. he took an amazing song by the Foo Fighters and made it even more so beautiful. very outstanding! (OddBall)

  • @paulomachado3756
    @paulomachado3756 7 місяців тому +4

    Listening to this guy playing this song takes me back in time, such nostalgia. Superb.

  • @youremessy
    @youremessy 12 років тому +7

    Dave is proud of this! He - or the one who administers it - shared this video on the Foo Fighters page like a year ago.. quite awesome, or not..this is just greatness!

  • @MsMadameMadmoiselle
    @MsMadameMadmoiselle 12 років тому +11

    Wow. I'm playing piano for 12 Years now, and i never heard something like this ! It's simply amazing!! never stop making music, you are unbelievable

  • @tmsmith8610
    @tmsmith8610 13 років тому +13

    I saw this on Facebook posted by the FOO FIGHTERS!!!! Gave me chills and brought tears to my ears. Awesome job!!!!

  • @MetallicFirebug
    @MetallicFirebug 13 років тому +1

    I was amazed by the complexity of your cover. My cat was amazed by how fast your hands were moving.

  • @roji8348
    @roji8348 5 років тому +28

    Hello, I've waited here for you
    Everlong
    Tonight, I throw myself into
    And out of the red, out of her head she sang
    Come down and waste away with me
    Down with me
    Slow how you wanted it to be
    I'm over my head, out of her head she sang
    And I wonder
    When I sing along with you
    If everything could ever feel this real forever
    If anything could ever be this good again
    The only thing I'll ever ask of you
    You got to promise not to stop when I say when
    She sang
    Breathe out so I can breathe you in
    Hold you in
    And now I know you've always been
    Out of your head, out of my head I sang
    And I wonder
    When I sing along with you
    If everything could ever feel this real forever
    If anything could ever be this good again
    The only thing I'll ever ask of you
    You got to promise not to stop when I say when
    She sang
    And I wonder
    If everything could ever feel this real forever
    If anything could ever be this good again
    The only thing I'll ever ask of you
    You got to promise not to stop when I say when

  • @lycanthrope1980
    @lycanthrope1980 9 років тому +28

    I have loved this song for years, and have been searching for a while for a good piano version. This is brilliant. Thanks for sharing this.

  • @TheMswilson123
    @TheMswilson123 4 роки тому +3

    This HANDS DOWN my favorite song of all time, and the piano cover is INCREDIBLE! I'm telling everyone I know about it. Just absolutely amazing and beautiful. Thank you for sharing your incredible talent with us, Greg.

  • @Toncu
    @Toncu 13 років тому +2

    On behalf of the rest of us with a lifelong rock 'n' roll fantasy, you've done us all proud, sir. Congratulations on your well-earned recognition and admiration.

  • @kasiakarazim
    @kasiakarazim 6 років тому +5

    HOLY GUACAMOLE. AMAZING PIANO COVER of a tune I never expected could translate from guitar to piano. I am not worthy!

  • @MongTengHungNhps
    @MongTengHungNhps Рік тому +1

    Greg Skalak you are an ABSOLUTE LEGEND AT HAVING BEEN ABLE TO DO THIS TYSM!!!!!!!

  • @isaiahlopez3525
    @isaiahlopez3525 5 років тому +3

    That was beautiful...the piano has always been my favorite sound of instrument...just when I thought one of my favorite classics couldn't get better...Damn

  • @revlis4891
    @revlis4891 13 років тому +5

    My favorite song of all time + my favorite instrument = bliss. Incredible cover!!

  • @ACCH-cm9ou
    @ACCH-cm9ou 11 місяців тому +1

    ï love you man.....hearing this on piano didn't lose anything of the power,the melody and the beautoful structure of this incredibly beautoful

  • @ShibaInuMochi
    @ShibaInuMochi 9 років тому +19

    mad piano skills, I'm really impressed.

  • @kevinburke3179
    @kevinburke3179 12 років тому

    Dave already is proud of him! Dave gave him a shout out on facebook and added this link to 'foo fighters' page a few months back now! Love this, and obviously one of the greats thought it was amazing as well. Kudos to you

  • @SillyNag
    @SillyNag 9 років тому +32

    Now THAT is talent

  • @Fightingirishajf
    @Fightingirishajf 13 років тому

    @TalkWithYourFingers This is pure talent. Keep doing what you're doing. This world needs more talent like yours. Beautiful.

  • @frankd14321
    @frankd14321 12 років тому +8

    One of the best modern day songs ever written!

  • @martinalegriamaury4911
    @martinalegriamaury4911 Рік тому +2

    ¡¡¡Monstruosidad!!! Se puede percibir sentimiento: confusión, rabia, ira, lamento, resignación, etc... Hay equilibrio y sobriedad. Un respetable cover... ¡Felicitaciones y gracias!

  • @GregSkalakPiano
    @GregSkalakPiano  12 років тому +7

    Thank you! Means a lot to hear that from a Foo Fighters fan :)

  • @TheBlueberrySparkles
    @TheBlueberrySparkles 13 років тому +1

    Foo Fighters brought me here.
    You must be a very lucky man.
    I remember seeing this video when it only had a couple 100 views.
    Look at you now Bands our saying your FREAKIN' GOOD!
    You should be proud!
    Anyone could agree with me.
    Your amazing!

  • @jdm6479
    @jdm6479 8 років тому +60

    you're a fucking beast holy shit

  • @Hakucho64
    @Hakucho64 9 місяців тому +1

    That looks really hard on the hands! I was waiting for your fingers to start bleeding, like that other YT video I watched.

  • @wojtekimbier
    @wojtekimbier 9 років тому +32

    Congrats on 1M views, great music

  • @Clair3Wils0n
    @Clair3Wils0n 12 років тому

    I know I've already said how awesome this is, but it really is genuinely astonishing. Gorgeous.

  • @TheArcticGiantWalks
    @TheArcticGiantWalks 10 років тому +10

    Absolutely Perfect.
    10000000/10

  • @gabigiuliette8978
    @gabigiuliette8978 3 роки тому

    are u kiddin me??? one of my fav songs and THIS is just the best thing i’ve seen today . from brazil 🇧🇷 xx

  • @GregSkalakPiano
    @GregSkalakPiano  13 років тому +6

    @taylorhruby With the amount of people asking, I feel like I have to make it available for download somehow. Think about it like this, when you sell a cover, you have to buy a license for it, and some of the money from that license goes towards the original artist. Alternatively I could distribute it for free and the Foo Fighters would get nothing, and I would probably be breaking some kind of copyright law.

  • @ggabe2865
    @ggabe2865 5 років тому

    I've legitimately never been more impressed by the. Base hand of a piano ever. That speed and dexterity and precision, damn!

  • @MrKalpanio
    @MrKalpanio 9 років тому +6

    this cover proves that Everlong is awesome!

  • @Babbs2222
    @Babbs2222 11 років тому

    Oh. My. Word. My jaw dropped approximately 3729 times. This is 10000% perfection. You did a good freaking job.

  •  8 років тому +21

    it touched my heart

  • @jonbibby9755
    @jonbibby9755 5 років тому

    The best thing I've seen on keys and probably my favourite Foo Fighters song

  • @andrewkehoe455
    @andrewkehoe455 12 років тому +3

    Having returned home to Virginia for Christmas 1996, Grohl turned the initial riff into a complete song and wrote the lyrics after falling for a new woman, "That song's about a girl that I'd fallen in love with and it was basically about being connected to someone so much, that not only do you love them physically and spiritually, but when you sing along with them you harmonise perfectly.".

  • @Moreviewsoncraftbrews
    @Moreviewsoncraftbrews 13 років тому

    honestly, you deserve this recognition. Absolutely awesome!

  • @PixelSashimi
    @PixelSashimi 10 років тому +71

    Dude, my future gf will love this!! thanks!!

  • @jspade3
    @jspade3 12 років тому

    WOW!!!! When that chorus dropped at 1:40 a chill went through my whole body. That was the best thing I've seen on youtube EVER! Amazing, simply amazing. Keep up the good work.

  • @mrrusty1965
    @mrrusty1965 8 років тому +3

    From a fellow pianist, way to go!! Franz Lizst would be proud. :-)

    • @BenGone
      @BenGone 6 років тому

      Steve Lizst = goals

  • @ericlutz7939
    @ericlutz7939 7 років тому

    easily the best video I've seen in months.
    clearly the greatest piano video ever.

  • @GregSkalakPiano
    @GregSkalakPiano  13 років тому +3

    @Kevinm2222 Let's just say I still can't believe how lucky I am, or explain how thankful I am to the Foo Fighters for making this possible :)

  • @33JBT81
    @33JBT81 4 місяці тому

    Wow! Love the passion which comes through in this rendition. The bass hand is fantastic; as someone noted below: this is a very difficult song to play all the way through. Well done, sir!

  • @saracondell1803
    @saracondell1803 10 років тому +6

    how many years have you been playing? I could never in my life play such an amazing piece in such an amazing way. This my absolute favorite thing on youtube!!!!

  • @bchrabot
    @bchrabot 13 років тому +1

    This actually gave me the same feeling I get every time I see them play it concert. Speechless.

  • @hammerhead300
    @hammerhead300 13 років тому

    My day completely sucked until I got to listen to this.
    Thank you for ending today on a good note.

  • @nk28
    @nk28 8 років тому +5

    Mind = Blown!

  • @martini2918
    @martini2918 3 роки тому

    Left me in tears. Absolutely Beautiful.

  • @yode4ko
    @yode4ko 8 років тому +6

    Is it possible?.. Amazing hands!!!

  • @amo289
    @amo289 11 років тому +1

    I still get chills from this cover every single time

  • @Cheesymoviesinc
    @Cheesymoviesinc 10 років тому +15

    *eargasm*

  • @Joos750
    @Joos750 13 років тому

    this is very well done. almost captures the emotions of the song better due to the contrast of instruments between this cover and the original.

  • @AaronBlake_dabhand84
    @AaronBlake_dabhand84 8 років тому +27

    Very impressive, man. You have a gift!

    • @GentleRainRobbert
      @GentleRainRobbert 8 років тому +13

      Yes, it's called alot of practice and willingness.

    • @marcoalan2249
      @marcoalan2249 8 років тому +1

      A gift is a gift, doesn't matter how it's made.

  • @MrTablonX
    @MrTablonX 12 років тому

    so peaceful and yet so full of energy...

  • @SeymourKilmore
    @SeymourKilmore 8 років тому +4

    Incredible

  • @nocturnuscantus
    @nocturnuscantus 13 років тому

    My favorite foo fighters song played on my favorite instrument, brilliantly executed.

  • @foofighter1995606
    @foofighter1995606 12 років тому +9

    When you started playing the singing parts i almost shit my pants

  • @jspade3
    @jspade3 11 років тому

    I busted out my guitar and played along. I couldn't keep up! You rocked it, every time I listen to this I get chills!

  • @drewsmith3244
    @drewsmith3244 8 років тому +8

    put this shit on soundcloud its fire af

  • @chrissyp2931
    @chrissyp2931 7 років тому

    You have an incredible gift! This song is one of my favorites but you have made it even greater.Thank you for sharing this.

  • @jozzysmith
    @jozzysmith 5 років тому +4

    The people who disliked wanted to wait Everlong to like the video.

  • @nicolefilippini8061
    @nicolefilippini8061 4 роки тому

    I watch this every damn day. I can’t get over it. Best song ever.

  • @tricorntom2254
    @tricorntom2254 10 років тому +3

    The hammering, staccato octaves, bleeding together in the trailing echo....

  • @Clair3Wils0n
    @Clair3Wils0n 13 років тому

    cannot stop watching this. it's gorgeous.

  • @luhdook
    @luhdook 8 років тому +11

    Damn daniel

    • @domini1337
      @domini1337 8 років тому +15

      +Obito Uchiha His name is Greg.

  • @jmchillz
    @jmchillz 13 років тому

    Wow, this is way cool. This is easily my favorite Foo Fighters song. I am also someone who plays piano mostly by ear, so I can imagine the time and effort that must have gone into this. Thank you so much for sharing this with us, it honestly just made my day. :)
    PS- I saw this because the band shared it on THEIR facebook page!

  • @cheerfuljuan
    @cheerfuljuan 13 років тому

    Saw this on the Foo's fb page. You totally deserved the shoutout, man. I guarantee Dave was just as blown away as I am. Keep rockin (:

  • @TNGengar
    @TNGengar 13 років тому

    Can't believe the Foos actually shared this on FB, well done man, you must be so proud! BTW, this is amazing =]

  • @Chalmsloff
    @Chalmsloff 13 років тому

    An excellent cover of my favorite Foo Fighters song.
    I believe that any song worth it's musical salt MUST be able to be recreated on a piano, and you demonstrate that beautifully, so thank you very much.

  • @Hoodoo376
    @Hoodoo376 13 років тому

    it's amazing to see how jealous all the little kids who can't play the piano are about how fast you can play this song, with such good accuracy. it's clearly not sped up, and that was amazing! :)

  • @xcr0nx
    @xcr0nx 12 років тому

    Literally got goosebumps watching this, great work man. You're beyond talented

  • @jolienaaman4235
    @jolienaaman4235 2 роки тому

    this is such an amazing cover. the best i’ve seen BRAVOOOOO

  • @PierrePLeBlanc
    @PierrePLeBlanc 13 років тому

    Sent here by Foo Fighters... wow. You have real talent. Love it!

  • @hellya257
    @hellya257 12 років тому

    Dude this is the coolest thing I have ever heard and seen you are an awesome musician .

  • @Rotguin19
    @Rotguin19 12 років тому +1

    This is my favorite foo fighters song. Thanks so much for this cover. Keep going at it! Your talent is amazing!

  • @goldenguy250
    @goldenguy250 13 років тому

    Truly amazing, you play that piano as if the keys light up in front of you and all you have to do is press them! That, sir, is some extreme talent. I wish to see more of these earasmic videos.

  • @DM_1313
    @DM_1313 13 років тому

    Talk with your fingers; I would add feel with your heart and express with your emotions. Boy you're one truly talented man! Hope you get the recognition you deserve one day.

  • @billyheinzer7670
    @billyheinzer7670 5 років тому

    Never thought you could develop a crush on someones hands. You hit every note perfectly. No mistakes at all. You blow every one of us who plays out of the water. Excellent job. 😍

    • @billyheinzer7670
      @billyheinzer7670 5 років тому

      And apparently, I’m in my husbands account. 💩 Oh well. 😂

  • @jennarider12
    @jennarider12 13 років тому

    wow man!!! wow is all i have to say! i've probably watched this video 10 times and im still not over how good u are

  • @Thankful72
    @Thankful72 12 років тому

    Even with the sheets, there's no way in hell I think I can play this now, but I'm going to use this as a model as I try to figure this out. Mind you, it took me three years to figure out the main line to Toad the Wet Sprocket's "Windmills", so I'm probably on the lowest tier possible.
    It's inspirational and I admire your dexterity.

  • @Frogger1093
    @Frogger1093 13 років тому

    Gave me chills listening to that. Incredible work.

  • @subie7800
    @subie7800 13 років тому

    this was so perfect..the lyrics flowed smoothly in my head

  • @AldenFrautschy
    @AldenFrautschy 13 років тому +1

    Never has a piano rocked so hard in it's life.

  • @jmole59
    @jmole59 13 років тому

    casual 200k more views than last time i checked!! which was earlier today LOL. good job man!! so proud of ya. so close to half a mil views!!!!

  • @pigglespartypug
    @pigglespartypug 13 років тому

    I don't play the piano at all, but I have listened to Everlong so,so,so very many times, and singing along this sounds exactly the way the recording sounds. This is awesome, I hope you get a call from Dave. Bravo.

  • @qwknick
    @qwknick 13 років тому

    Wow! Great song and well played! The left hand looks REALLY hard. I'm going to learn how to play it too. Thank you Foo Fighters for sharing good music.

  • @Menddles
    @Menddles 13 років тому

    Totally amazing. The original gives me goose bumps every time, so does yours.