Tom Brier -- Blue Lampshade (for fun) 

Ahahahahah you win!

Lol

Har Har lol

That was my favorite part too

This guy invented Gen Z humour.

Indeed

When I first heard the news, him playing piano again was all I could think about. I was young, and naive. Now I'm far more appreciative of the joy Tom has granted to us through his playing, and I feel like separate from his amazing talent, he should simply be able to enjoy life like the rest of us again. I can certainly agree with your sentiment

Had... But yes, he's probably a demigod in some way!

I'm sure that he perks up whenever he is asked to play a song =)

Jack Laurence I’m so high right now and I’m literally fucking crying to this comment is reality really a concept

@@mrarab5125 bruh

He deserved more.

@@mrarab5125 Jesus 6 years later

Not at all.

This. Period.

@@theechickengamerz yes big funni

It can’t be put into words But it can be put into notes

"Man plays piano rapidly with great skill. "

I'm a 2:35 guy myself

I feel the same too. Are you from Sweden?

@@dauntlesschicken9756 No, but close. Denmark :) Actually Sweeden doesn't use Æ, Ø, and Å if that was what you were recognising xD

@@srenhaandbk7904 That's interesting! I'm very far away, in the philippines. I also play ragtime like Tom does in this video, but I'm nowhere close to his level of skill 😃

@@dauntlesschicken9756 Oh yeah, that's great! All the Filipino people I've met are so nice and friendly :) I too do a little rag now and then, but likewise, I'm no proffesional in the slightest.

lmao!!! 😂 spooky but also same

Holyyyy that looks creepy🤣

😁😁

I feel you. It's hard to say what his family's thought process is since we can only view it from the outside but from what I have heard it doesn't seem like he is getting the optimal amount of therapy in fact he doesn't get any speech therapy at all at this moment and it doesn't seem like his family cares about it, but again I can only speculate since I am not a family member of Tom, but I agree is so baffling and infuriating that he is being kept from something as crucial as this!

They're making him rely on them, I guarantee you

@@arieyorsson3191 That's appalling to hear

@@LukeLaczynski Yeah, especially with the bad grammar I had when I wrote that. The family isn't even letting him go to a physical therapist, he may never play piano again because of them

Ari Eyþörsson This is unbelieveable

That's awesome, keep going! The only reason I learned the Maple Leaf, Quality, and Pineapple Rags is because of Tom Brier and it was so worth it. These pieces are so satisfying and fun to play. Good luck!

yeah same here, started learning it about 2 weeks ago and im still baffled, tom is just a musical genius. plain and simple.

@@gabrielk4465 Wait till you get to the C section :D I cannot get around the left hand.

@@nicktripod8124 Good taste in music Nick !

Where can you find the sheet music?

He still can't mov3

I think it's safe to say Tom had well over 10,000 hours of piano practice.

Tom always was a bit flabbergasted by his own popularity.

@@Keeper1st always a little sad to have to conjugate verbs in the past when we talk about Tom... wishing any impovement in his situation by the way🤞

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-bc28EXLuqyU.html and ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tnGV8Cwgu6M.html and ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wJ_qG-nNzck.html and ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3A9dc-NP9ao.html and ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XynE4BtsEHs.html and ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-H9nM2FWGBAM.html and ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7QUnxC1Veeg.html (if a piano roll counts) to name a few. No footage but there's the version from his Constellations album also: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-fdJbC3DIJ8o.html

@@Keeper1st Thanks! :-D

Monster

Hi Cory, I would love to see you playing more Tom Brier. How about tackling this one or Over the Top? I had a blast with recent Red Roadster Rag (I was learning it when you released it!), and would love to listen to more Brier originals through your hands. Cheers from Brazil!

Seth Pennell has just uploaded a great transcription on MuseScore: musescore.com/user/31257733/scores/6232403 I was thrilled by the quality of the transcription. Enjoy!

goner Mang Have a look on musescore.com, there are a few Brier scores on there, including Blue Lampshade.

I just saw the Mason & Hamlin decal on the piano. That would explain why it aged to such a beautiful sound.

It's actually 31 pages! The last strain is written out five different ways -- all at once, i.e. there are five systems per page, with each system being one of the five variations, so you can switch between any system's variation at any time, though he recommends you just make up your own -- the chord sequence of the final strain is provided. For those interested in following along, that final half's chord sequence is: D-flat, A-flat 7, D-flat, D-flat 7, G-flat, B-double-flat 7, D-flat, B-flat 7, E-flat 7, A-flat 7, D-flat, A-flat 7, D-flat, A-flat 7, D-flat, D-flat 7, G-flat, B-double-flat 7, D-flat, B-flat 7, E-flat 7, A-flat 7, D-flat, A-flat 7, D-flat, B-flat minor, C 7, F 7, B-flat 7, E-flat 7, A-flat 7, D-flat, B-flat minor, C 7, F 7, B-flat minor, C 7, F 7, B-flat 7, E-flat 7, A-flat 7, D-flat, B-double-flat 7, A-flat 7, D-flat, A-flat 7, D-flat, D-flat 7, G-flat, B-double-flat 7, D-flat, B-flat 7, E-flat 7, A-flat 7, D-flat, B-double-flat 7, A-flat 7, D-flat, A-flat 7, D-flat, D-flat 7, G-flat, B-double-flat 7, D-flat, B-flat 7, E-flat 7, A-flat 7, D-flat.

@@Keeper1st Any idea on where I can get the sheet music for his pieces? I don't mind throwing a few dollars his way for it. How's Tom doing, btw?

@HalValla01 His family has not made his sheet music available yet.

Well, the sheet music for this piece has 12 variations of the third strain written out... along with an instruction to play like none of them but rather to use them as inspiration for your own variation.

Will ANY of the 12 variations be released?

It's in his latest music folio, which contains the sheet music for every piece on his album "Constellations".

tbrier@comcast.net When you try to email this e-mail all that comes up is an error. Is there another way to contact other than actuall mailing

Yeah, he doesn't use Comcast anymore. Send me a private message. (Or you can find Tom on Facebook if you have an account there.)

is it any options to see scores? in version like you play in video Tom? :)

@@lukaszmuda4475 Tom's score for the piece is not the way he ever played it (it even has an instruction to make up the final section, giving only examples of how one might do it), but this particular performance was transcribed: musescore.com/user/19465036/scores/6370334

@@Keeper1st yeah, l see , thanks Tom

@@lukaszmuda4475 I'm not Tom, obviously.

@@Keeper1st whatever, thanks!

He is in a nursing facility unable to speak and mostly paralyzed on the right side.

So sad. I went looking for some sort of comment that he was doing better. I’m SO SORRY to hear this.

The official sheet music (23 pages long as Tom wrote five versions of the final strain along with an instruction that ideally the pianist would follow none of them) is in his Constellations folio if you can find someone willing to sell it. Otherwise there is a good transcription of this particular performance on MuseScore if you search for it including “for fun”.

@@Keeper1st Ok thanks! 👍

@@Keeper1st If you don’t mind me asking, how is it possible to transcribe?

@@deniz117 Having a good ear and knowing music structure and so on to be able to write it down properly, like those B-double-flat chords in the last section.

@@Keeper1st Ok thanks!

He's a musician, he's having fun by embellishing his work; it's great fun if you know what you're doing.

George Mena he performed this in a concert just before this and he did it again just to have some boogey time

The lady in red is a lady indeed, and a damn fine musician in her own right.

David Melonson That’s our good friend Bonnie. She’s one of Tom’s biggest fans and supporters. She loves hearing him play.

Lol

It's chord progressions seems similar to "Prince Ali"