BPK – How to Play Famous Tori Amos Riffs Part I (Piano/Keyboard)
Silent All These Years, Precious Things, Pretty Good Year, A Sorta Fairytale, Cooling, iieee, Winter.
(I wasn’t planning on adding Winter at the end but it just sort of happened, so it’s a bonus: a bit rough, but there.)
The featured video for this month is Juarez from To Venus and Back melded with You Oughta Know by Alanis Morissette:
I love Juarez because of what Tori does with it when she plays it live. The album version is a bit cold and passionless but she really brings it to life both with band (as either herself or Clyde) and solo. Her mesmerizing key change at the end of her solo piano Juarez was the main inspiration for me to play it that way. Check it out if you love Juarez as much as I do! Beware though, the video received some random hate and a 1-star rating. It’s not for the feint of heart or anyone who has trouble understanding Tori or Juarez itself.
Here are some links to covers of the full songs in the tutorial here. A few of them are a bit older and not as polished but I think they’ll help from an information standpoint. UPDATE: I freshened up most of the really old ones so they are more fun. 
Silent All These Years: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bbs26L9Vhs
Precious Things: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbMFZDY5rAs
Pretty Good Year: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oK6INFe60c0&fmt=18 (I play the vocals and piano part simultaneously and have some fun with it.)
Pretty Good Year (Instrumental): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mekx3M7js4 (This is performed by a friend named Justin who is a new pianist and he plays the instrumental version as written by Tori. He’s very graceful and accurate.)
A Sorta Fairytale: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oe7ATphQlPo
Cooling: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaRCYv5_UbI
iieee: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE56FgHTai4
Winter: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NM7ytOtt99I
Peace, BPK
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Thanks, this video …
Thanks, this video was pretty helpful. doesn’t matter though if you don’t like that note, Tori does!!
great lesson man.
a …
great lesson man.
a full tutorial of precious things is a must
dude! you play well …
dude! you play well! you also explain stuff really well too! well done!
Grossartig, klar, …
Grossartig, klar, net un voller humor …. Bravo und Merci
Great! I am …
Great! I am teaching myself piano and your videos are awesome however a full video of how to play Tori’s ‘Precious Things’ would be good.
Why dont you put …
Why dont you put the cam at the top
I gotta play this …
I gotta play this wedding reception and they just appended this song with a week to go. Any suggestions as far as breaking it down and learning it as fast as possible? Your vid is helpful, just wondering if you’ve any additional advice. I’ve been playing it in E like yours….
That´s great! Thank …
That´s great! Thank you so much!
well it dont matter …
well it dont matter whatkey its in… its your version and it sounds pretty!
It’s possible. The …
It’s possible. The version I have is in d minor though.
umm the cooling …
umm the cooling part…. i think tori plays it in Cm Bb Ab…. or somethink like that… its sounds closer to it anyway on my piano… and i know you play be ear so try it out playing those chords…. also i think on WTSF if you watch her hands she starts in Cm….
b, b, G, Asus.
b, b, G, Asus.
Thank you. Envy is …
This is a channel for people to come and feel good and enjoy the songs of Tori.
Thank you. Envy is not allowed!
Tu-TORI-al. Very …
Tu-TORI-al. Very nice
do you have the …
do you have the baseline for Precious things… the riff you showed is awesome
Your voice is great …
Your voice is great! Makes me wanna learn. But you just bring up envy in me and I don’t like feeling that emotion, lol!
You’re welcome.
You’re welcome.
Thank you. For the …
Thank you. For the verses, the chords in ASF are b-flat minor, f minor (optional 7th), Eb Major. Sometimes they can be inverted for effect. Chorus is f minor, Db Major, f minor 7 (sometimes I invert to put the Ab note in the bass), Eb Major.
Thanks!
Thanks!
hi thank you so …
hi thank you so much for this video!
i was wondering if you could tell me what is the left hand chords for a sorta fairytale?
or do you play the same notes on both hands?
and i would really love it if you could teach wednesday and amber waves. scarlet’s walk is my favorite tori album. =)
thank you soo much! you’re awesome reallYy!
I hope it is …
How were your holidays?
I hope it is helpful.
i just discovered …
i just discovered these today!! awesome! i wish i had a laptop so i could bring the screen over to my piano!
Indeed, it is.
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Thank you for sharing.
Indeed, it is.
No reason other …
No reason other than its one of my favorite Bass Lines.Just though I’d throw it in for anyone wanting it. Space Dog is Cool, too!!!