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Topic: Figuring this song out  (Read 1558 times)

Offline zzed

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Figuring this song out
on: September 18, 2011, 10:53:15 PM
Hello, I'm learning this song and the right hand sounds like the original song, but the left hand doesn't, although I'm playing the right notes, I believe. 



Now I see there are two treble clefs for this first part, maybe this changes something I don't know about. 

Right now I'm playing the right hand on the 2nd to highest 'C' (sounds good) and the left hand on the 4th to highest C area (sounds not so good).

Here is the original song.


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Re: Figuring this song out
Reply #1 on: September 18, 2011, 11:37:37 PM
Ahhh nevermind I found it lower down.



Hehe, sorry.

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Re: Figuring this song out
Reply #2 on: September 19, 2011, 04:41:40 AM
Well when the left hand is written in treble clef, you actually need to play it in treble clef.  The right hand in that intro is to be played an octave higher than written, as indicated by the 8va.

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Re: Figuring this song out
Reply #3 on: September 22, 2011, 07:47:28 AM
Hrm ok, for some reason the intro doesn't sound right to me, the second part does, but maybe my ear isn't hearing it right.  Thanks for the input. 
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