Scott "The Piano Guy"::A Thousand Miles

[Martin.]

it's b on the record... i wasn't aware of a c version

she plays it in C on the album, and B live.

i've never heard her playing in C live though, but would love to

[me and my piano---tim]

this is where I slap myself for being so dumb about music.

so just for clarification... does the sheet music match the album's? as in does the catchy little riff start with that B octave?

[Martin.]

this is where I slap myself for being so dumb about music.

so just for clarification... does the sheet music match the album's? as in does the catchy little riff start with that B octave?

in the official book, it starts with C and that's the album

but i know there's some sheet music around here that people have transcribed in B, which isn't on the studio version, but, however, vanessa plays it in B when she performs the song.

hope that helps lol

[MeganJane]

I haven't watched the whole thing... I don't really enjoy that style...

It is a song, so it needs the vocals to be complete... so the extra "fluff" he adds might make it more "interesting" as an instrumental... but to me it is like the equivalent of a singer like Mariah Carey taking a perfectly good song and over-singing it with way to many "oohs" and vocal acrobatics...

[zurielshimon]

The music book has it in B.  The album version is in B.  I know it's in B because I played it in B and it's in B.

[me and my piano---tim]

The music book has it in B.  The album version is in B.  I know it's in B because I played it in B and it's in B.

THANK YOU!! GOD!!! My entire life almost fell to pieces of insanity! uh.
*cue huge sigh of relief*

[Martin.]

The music book has it in B.  The album version is in B.  I know it's in B because I played it in B and it's in B.

The album version of "White Houses" isn't in B.

The music book has it in 'C', and you can clearly tell the song is written in the 'C' note. She also plays it in 'C' in the video!

[imm4n]

Well, she plays it in B, I've play the album, and I play A 1000 Miles in my piano together with the song, and it's in B not C.

[Martin.]

well on my copy, it's in C and you can clearly tell it is.

go on your piano and listen to the intro to white houses

the

C-C-C-C-C

play it on ur piano and it'll sound exactly the same.

[zurielshimon]

HOLD ON JUST ONE DAMN MINUTE!

 :?: Just what song are we discussing here? :?:

A Thousand Miles is in B.  White Houses in probably in C, though I don't really care right now. :razz:

[Martin.]

LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Sorry, for some reason I thought you lot were talking about "White Houses"

*Goes and hides*

[zurielshimon]

Oh! Lol! :lol:

So, everything's worked out now?

[Will]

B, C, F#, Ab.... why should we care? IT'S STILL THE SAME SONG, EVEN IF SOMEBODY DOES TRANSPOSE THE THING!

[zurielshimon]

It really doesn't; you're right.  If you're playing together, then you should be in the same key, but if you're by yourself, it doesn't matter.  People with absolute pitch must not apply.

[me and my piano---tim]

wow, this is all making so much sense like I never thought it would. damn! But yes, white houses is in C on the album. I know for fact. I've only heard v perform wh in B live. I think changing the key of the song actually changes the mood just a little bit.... but I think v sings white houses in b because she doesn't want to sing those high high notes. (which are really only one note higher... but you can imagine.)