[How Money played it] Introduction (part 1)

**IMPORTANT**
Please note everything I post here, are only my opinions and research... I am just trying to help, not earning a single cent here...(and even paying for extra electrical fees)
You can choose not to read any of these if you don't agree with me..
I am sorry if I don't really remember any musical term...(I have quitted playing piano since 4 years ago...don't think my memory can last tt long, especialli when i did not lyk my theory part :p)



Before we start, there are some basic things for everyone to take note of:




1) You must never think that a song is too difficult to play or you can NEVER play it yourself..



I always believe that playing by ear is not really that difficult, everyone is able to play it, just that they thought that it requires some 'pro' techniques to play the song...


Of course, if you are thinking of playing the exact same tunes, that will be much more difficult...


Nevertheless, I am here to help those who have some background knowledge on piano, but just can't play by ear (Not for those professionals who are trying to debate my style...)




2) Don't think that playing a song 100% the same as the music = Good piano cover



Do you know, how can those people out there be able to play by ear?
Let me tell you my experience, I start from 0% and slowly filling up till 70% the same (the other 30% were our own experience and techniques)


For those people who always want to try to play exactly the same, why can't you?
This is because you are too obsessed with playing it 100% the same...




3)Listen well and hard



Listening and analysing a song is the most fun and challenging part... It is almost like breaking a picture into puzzles and you will put it back together..


Therefore, to play closer to the original version, having good sense of hearing is a plus point and will definitely help!!


I will recommend you to listen to the song using earpiece or headphone 1st, it will cancel off the external noises which will distract your thinking! :D




4) Play it in a way that is most comfortable for yourself



This is the most important point. Don't try to force yourself to play very cool techniques when you cannot even deal with the simple ones!


Good piano cover can be simple, really simple.. you don't really need to play like a pro to make it sound like a pro!! XD


When you start with the simple ones, you will find yourself getting more and more comfortable to advance to a more difficult ones!!