In this video I play 'Free As A Bird' by The Beatles. Do I like The Beatles? Yes. Do I love their music? Sort of, but not really. I have a very healthy respect for their work. It's much cleverer than people often give it credit for. Free As A Bird surely isn't one of my favourite Beatles songs but it's fun to play on piano with the simple I, vi, iv, V progression. I absolutely love the production on the single, especially the drums and bass, but it's a pretty simple tune, more of a half-baked idea in John's mind I think. My favourite Beatles tunes would probably be Strawberry Fields Forever, Penny Lane, In My Life and Help. I used to live just off Penny Lane, in Liverpool. Was a bit of a sh*thole.
This channel is about me playing some of my favourite tunes in an approximate manner-not quite perfect and not necessarily in the right key either. I’ve selected these tunes due to them having what I think is an amazing melody, sweet, sweet harmonic structure or for some other inexplicable reason. They might just be fun to play on piano.
Enjoy but please don’t bug me about inaccurate, sloppy musicianship because (a) I already know, and (b) that’s what this channel is, sort of, about. There are plenty of other better musicians out there on YouTube for you to ogle.
Want some free advice about life? Why not check out my other YouTube channel: Advice President. It’s worth a quick visit.
Cheers,
ADVP 2019
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