Piano Variations

Zoe Wees - Don't Give Up

Love this song, as many of Zoe's songs, she's a great addition to the artist group! Pretty simple song, but with her own sound she makes it original. Hope the piano does it justice! Enjoy my version!

I've left the midi and wav file in the attachment. Feel free to reach out if stuff is unclear. As always, thank you very much for the support, appreciate it!

Best,

Marcel

David Kushner - Daylight

Hi dear Patrons, 

This one reminded me of You got it in you, which I've done a few months ago I think. At some point most songs start to sound alike, but let's not go there! I've tried to keep this a simple version, less variations, but cool song. Hope you like my version, have a great week!

As always, I've attached the midi and wav file to this post. 

Best,

PV

Amy Macdonald - This is the life

Hi dear Patrons, 

Extremely good song if you want to practice your arpeggios or repetitive skills on a 4 chord scheme. You can make this as simple and as complicated as you wish, I've decided to include a few levels in there. Hope you like my version, and as always, thanks a lot for the support and have a great week ahead!

I've left the midi and wav files attached, 

All the best,

Marcel

Michael Patrick Kelly - Beautiful Madness

HI Friends,

New artist that makes cool songs, I've tried a simple version, that should be play along-able. Hope you like it. As always I've attached the midi and wav file to this post. let me know if I can help out in anyway.

Thank you for the support, and have a great week!

PV

Boyzone - No Matter What

Robin Schulz - Young Right Now

Hi dear Patrons,

This one was by request, and happy to oblige! I heard it many times on the radio, but tried to make it a simple version that is easy to play along to and replicate. Good one to try, it just has 4 to 5 chords - and you can vary with it. 

I've added the midi and wav file to this post, let me know if I can help out. Thank you so much for the support, I do appreciate it.

Have a great week!

Marcel

Loreen - Tattoo

The Eurovision song contest winner from yesterday.. so you know it's a fresh cover. :) and be assured, I won't do all the other songs in covers, if that's what you fear. 

I've attached the midi and wav file to this post, if you have questions or need something let me know!

As always, I appreciate the help a lot! 

Have a great week! 

PV

Pink - Trustfall

Hi dear Patrons,

Not trust fund baby, that's a rap song which is probably ineligible for this channel, but a trust fall - makes a lot more sense in the context of the lyrics too... Hope you enjoy my version. The editing should be more on point by now too. 

As always, I've left the mid and audio file attached to the post. Please let me know if I can help in any way. I appreciate the help you provide a lot, we can do a lot of good stuff with the proceeds!

All the best, an...

Lewis Capaldi - Forget Me

Forgive me, for I have mis-synced.. I for some reason had to use another video editing program, and as many of you know editing is not by primary specialty, in fact if I didn't do these piano songs I would never do it at all. hope to be back with better quality video next week. I've attached the wav and mid file to this post.

As always, I am immensely grateful for the support. I love the encouragement every week, helps me to keep going! 

All the best,

Marcel

Michael Patrick Kelly

This one really sounds familiar, because it's almost the same as apologise, until the chorius starts at least. As that chorus has a pretty nice sound of its own, I think the song has its own rights but we do get more and more of those songs that are really closely related to some familiar older ones...

I've added the midi and wav file to this post. As always, thanks enormously for the support, I do really appreciate it. 

All the best,

Marcel

Sting - Shape of My Heart

By request, an "after" upload!

Dean Lewis - How do I Say Goodbye

Hi dear Patrons,

Cool song, this one, and if you're a beginner its a good one to get the whole Bes Es and As chords under control. Nice little rif you can get going with the left hand for those, they just seem to flow easily (after practice that is, hated those chords for the first years).

Hope you like the result here, and if there's anything I can help with, please reach out. As always, I've left the midi and wav file attached to this post. 

I appreciate the help ...

Jessie J - Price Tag

Hi dear Patrons,

Quick upload of an old YouTube song. 

Clockclock - Someone Else

Hi dear patrons,

Only after I played the song I realised that they also did I'm sorry. I', really oblivious to what's happening in music land from time to time. But at leas there's enough awareness to keep making some covers :). I like the songs they do, maybe there's many more that I could cover, but I guess I'll stumble upon that randomly in a few years...

Hope you like my version, I've left the midi and wav files in the attachment. 

As always, thank yo...

Josh Strickland - For the first time

Hi dear patrons, 

This one didn't come easy to say the least.. the three key transposing is already annoying, but the melody keeps feeling uncomfortable for some reason... must be me :) Hope you like the version though, and happy to cross another request of the list. Keep 'em coming!

As always, I've attached the midi and wav file to this post. Thank you very much for the support and have a great week!

Jewel - Foolish Games

Hi dear Patrons, a post before a post here, just to upload a song I did not upload before. Tagged and added - the midi file to this one.

Best,

PV

Locked away

Just dropping this here (was an older song than my. patreon history goes..)

U2 - With or Without You

Hi dear Patrons,

An oldie this time, out of my birth year nonetheless. One of the most beautiful songs by them, all based on that one simple theme. Hope you like my version, I've tried to keep it simple. 

As always I've attached the mid and wav file to this post. Feel free to reach out should you have questions! 

Best,

Marcel

Miley Cyrus - Flowers

Hi Dear patrons,

As the song is written in C - all the white keys had to be used this time, and the ones that were loud before are all good again, so this was the perfect test case :) Hope you like my version!

As always I've left the Midi and Wav file attached. Let me know if you need help! 

All the best, 

Pv

Ed Sheeran - Celestial

Hi dear Patrons,

Great song once again by Ed Sheeran - who has cranked out a few already in his career. Modern day Elton John, its how I see him. Just waiting for him to start doing the Disney movies...  I loved playing a song for everyone again, and if the tones are off these are on me. Did not play for a month! Hope you like it, and have a great week!

As always, I've attached the midi and wav file to this post,

Best,

Marcel

Cascada and Robbie Williams

That would be an interesting duet...

I've uploaded in this post the midi files for both Cascada and Robbie Williams - Angels. 

Best,

PV

I'm back!

Dear patrons,

Just a heads up that I'm back after a forced break. My piano was unfortunately broken to the extent where I could not justify uploading songs anymore. There were several loud keys and it made my uploads suck...

After a long hassle - with supply chain issues delaying delivery - and repair, I am thrilled to announce my return :-). Not only that, if the playing is crap, its because of me for now!

Happy to receive all your feedback, messages and suggestions, and of...

Henry Moodie - You were there for me

Hi dear patrons, 

Maybe it's my good spirit or is it that there's a lot of good songs coming out lately? I can easily see 2 to 3 more each week that I could imagine being a piano cover. Anyway, this one is nice 1) because its in the right key so I can avoid my broken piano keys (....) and 2) because its a good song! Hope you like my version. 

As always thank you for the support. I've left the audio and midi file attached to this post. 

Have an awesome week...

The Weeknd - Creepin'

Hi dear patrons,

This is actually Mario's song, but since I like the Weeknd, I can't get mad at a cover from that side. Good song, fundamentally sound, and I hope I did it justice with my version, calm and collected is what I went for :) 

As always thank you very much for the support, don't think because I repeat that message that I take it for granted, and it somehow loses meaning, I really am very thankful for the support. You help me do something cool by doing what I like,...

Owl City - Fireflies

Hi dear Patrons, 

First of all, Happy new year! Second, I apologise that my piano is breaking down on me a bit, some keys are increasingly tough to play (no sensitivity). I'll break it open and see if its saveable. Third, I only noticed today that the notes that fade away are somewhat like fireflies, so this one was overdue... Hope you like my version!

As always, thanks a lot for the support, I appreciate it. I've attached the WAV and MID file to this post. 

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Rihanna - Umbrella

Hi dear patrons, wishing you all a very merry Christmas.

I tried to brighten it up with some lights, but I need to tweak this a bit. As said before I play the piano rather than edit / light / sound create, and it shows. However, the sound is still there, so hope you like my version. 

I've attached the wav and midi file, please feel free to reach out should need any help. 

Best, and as always thanks for the support.

PV  2022-12-25 15:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post

Gabrielle - Rise

Hi dear Patrons, 

I did not know this song was THAT old, but apparently its from the last century... I like the chord pattern a lot, so its not surprise that I feel for the song so easily. Hope you like my version! 

As always, I've left the wav and mid file attached. Thanks a lot for the support!

Norah Jones - Carry On

I do to little Norah Jones songs, and this cures the itch for a few weeks :) Its a relatively unknown song, but I love the vibe, she really is the ideal Sunday morning rainy day staring outside companion. Apologies for the broken key (C and B seem to lose more sensitivity with each week, I may have to repair...) 

Hope you like my version and as always I've left the midi and wav file in the attachment. Thank you!

Nico & Vinz - Am I wrong

Hi Dear patrons,

I've checked another request off, and happy to get that list a little less long :) I love getting the suggestions though, keep em cominG! However, it feels weirdly productive to do requests :) Tough song to cover because its a monotone theme, but I hope I managed somewhat. Hope you like it! 

As always thanks a lot for your support. It does not go unnoticed, and I appreciate it a lot! I've left the midi and wav file attached to this post.

Have a grea...

Marc Cohn - Walking in Memphis

Soon on Youtube, another classic! Quite tricky to play because the piano background is so familiar that you can't help but try to incorporate it, which leaves you with the melody and that guidance to play. I've tried is all I'm saying... Hope you like my version, let me know! 

As always, I've attached the wav and mid file to this post. Thank you so much for the support, really appreciate the help. Let me know if I can help add value in any way

all the be...