Track 4 is basically the right hand part, but it's complex enough to play with two hands. "What'd I Say" is classic R&B piano - if you learn this one right you can go a long way. The piano riffs in this classic 80's song are fun to play and easily recognizable, and learning them with this MIDI file should be a blast. Learning the chords alone shouldn't be too difficult, but following Elton's flourishes makes this a slightly more challenging song to play along with.įor players ready to move on from simple chords and accompaniment to more involved riffs and rhythmic figures, "The Way It Is" is an ideal stepping stone. With Elton John's piano playing there is always a great blend of simplicity and sophistication, which makes songs like "Candle In the Wind" a joy to play. And in addition to being a great song, it's also a great introduction to 6/8 time. For fans of Alicia's music, learning this song should be tons of fun.
#Midi play professional#
As the lyrics say, "nobody said it was easy", but learning this song is a great place to start if you're getting started with MIDI files.Īnother well known ballad, "I Will Remember You" is a great beginner's piece.Īlicia Keys may be a classically trained professional pianist with an intimidating command of her instrument, but that doesn't mean you can't learn her piano parts. One of Coldplay's signature ballads, this song combines an emotive melody with a piano part simple enough for even beginner players to pick up with a little work. Once you master these, be sure to check out our previously suggested songs as well. You can, also slow down the song, change key, or use any of your keyboard's other MIDI features to help you learn and practice.īelow you can find eight songs that are perfectly designed to be used with this learning method. By muting the rest of the tracks you can isolate the piano or keyboard so you can hear it better and concentrate on it while you play along, paying attention to make sure you're performance matches up.
#Midi play full#
By muting the piano parts and trying to play along you can create your own performance and hear how your playing sounds with a full accompaniment. Next, after locating the keyboard track or tracks in the song, you can use the channel on/off or mute functions on your keyboard to turn off either the piano tracks or all of the other tracks, then play along. Once you see notation that looks like it matches with what you're hearing from the piano in the song, you've found your channel. Or you can use the score display to view the scores for each channel as the song plays back. You can also try playing back the song and muting channels using the channel mute panel until you find the correct channel (you'll know you've found it when you mute a channel and the piano stops playing). Easiest is to try looking for the track assigned to the keyboard (or piano) instrument in the mixer screen, if your instrument has one. To do so, you'll probably want to use your keyboard's mixer or channel mute panels, though you can use the score display as well.
For other songs you'll have to figure this out yourself.
#Midi play how to#
We've covered the process for using MIDI files this way in the past, but just in case you're new to the site or you'd like a refresher, here's how to do it:įor the songs below, and the songs we've featured previously, we've listed the MIDI track numbers where you can find the keyboard and piano parts.
Over the last year we've periodically picked out a few keyboard and piano based songs that are perfect candidates for learning this way, and today we've got eight new suggestions that will have you off and playing in no time. With a Yamaha keyboard it's easy to use a MIDI file to learn the piano or keyboard parts to a song. MIDI files are flexible - you can edit them and play them back an accompaniment to a performance, you can use them for fun or just to listen to, or, perhaps most importantly, you can use them to learn.
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