Chords for Easy-to-Play Piano "Nothing Compares" - (Matt McCoy)

_ Hey guys, Matt here.
Hope you're doing well
I get a lot of requests to teach this song and do this song and I love getting requests
Don't stop those and I try to do the best I can at meeting each one I get
_ But for this piano lesson, I want to do a song by third day
Nothing compares because I love the lyrics and it's really what it all boils down to the lyrics are so simple
But just says nothing compares
_ to the greatness of knowing you Lord _ _ _ and
We get so caught up in rules and trying to do this and that but _ it's really that simple that nothing compares
To the greatness of knowing knowing Lord knowing the price Christ paid on the cross for us
_ _ _ That sometimes I felt I'm guilty this we get so deep in the lessons
But it comes down to the greatness of that good news of knowing you Lord
But through the Christ that was prayed on the cross through Jesus Christ
_ We can know you Lord and nothing compares to this so let's dive into the song thought I'd share that in my heart really fast
_ Alright, let's go over here.
Nothing compares to you _ _
The chords are going to be throughout the whole [G] song _ _
the G chord
_ by your G note every other white key _ _ _ _
It's gonna be your D
[Dm] Which is a D note every other white key, but take your [D] first finger to the sharp _
[G] so G
_ [D] _ to D
_ Which is a D F sharp and a _ an E [E] minor which your E [Em] note every other white key _ and _
_ then [C] a C
_ every other white key
_ The great thing I like about this song is it really [Ab] works on your timing it makes [G] you be patient with the piano
So this goes up
_ _ I've [D] heard all the _ [G] _ stories
_ _ [Em] And _ [G] _ _ _
I've [D] seen all the [G] _
signs _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Witnessed all the glory
_ _ _ _ Tasted _ _ _ _ [D] all that's [G] _ fine
So that verse just gonna be let's start with just your right hand G D
E minor and a lot of times even on E minor [E] on this I'll play just the [Em] outside and then work in so it [G] goes up
_ I've [D] seen all the _ [G] _ stories _ _ _ _
_ _ _ And I've [D] seen all the
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
Witnessed _ _ _ _ _ _ all the _ glory _ _ _
Tasted _ _ _ _ _ all that's fine
_ _ [Em] _
Nothing _ [G] compares _ _ _
[D] To [G] the greatness _ _
[C] _ _ Greatness [D] of no, so the chorus [G] is gonna be a G [D] to a D
[C] To [D] a C back to D twice _ nothing [G] _ compares _ _
[D] To _ the [C] _ greatness [D] of knowing you
[G] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] Nothing _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] compares _ _ _ [D] to the [C] _ greatness [D] of knowing you
[G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
Oh
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ So then you add that left hand so that's gonna be your bass note so on two beats on two count you'll play both
_ _ And then just your right hand _
_ nothing _ compares _ _
_ To the [C] _ greatness [D] of know you
[G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ Nothing _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] compares _
You notice if it's not to kind of break up that choppiness what I'll do _ is leave out that middle so I can play it _ _ _ _ _ _
So you're keeping it the same one two one two [C] one [D] two
one keep it at two beat timing, but [G] it's _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ You'll see me in other videos do this a lot of times on that transition.
I'll play the middle note first nothing [G] compares _ _
_ To [D] _ [C] the greatness [D] of know you
[G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ nothing compares
It's called what's called a lead-in note you're leading in that next chord to give that smooth [G] transition
And [Ab] also you can't see here by pressing this [G] pedal
Because without the pedal _ you [D] _ _ _
have no [G] blend that pedal allows those chords to _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ Nothing _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] compares _
_ _ [D] To [C] the greatness [D] of knowing you
[G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
Nothing compares [D] to the [C] greatness [D] of know
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
If [C] _ you [D] want to get really advanced and totally advance [G] your playing
The reason I use a lot of people write me why to use your thumb first finger middle finger _
Middle finger because I use my pinky and it allows me to [C] stretch instead of doing [G] this
If you want to use your first middle pinky, that's fine
But I play the fees because I'll stretch and play a high G so
_ Is a full rich sound high D [C] _ _ [D] high C
_ [G] So allows me to really go back [D] and forth
[Bm] _ _ nothing [G] compares _ _
[D] _ To the [C] greatness [D] of know you
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ Nothing compares to the [C] greatness [D] of know you
[G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ [C] Hope _ _
[D] _ this _ [G] _ _ _ _
helps you out if you know anyone interested learning [N] piano
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It goes over how to write songs how to blend chords how to [D] advance your playing
_ [Am] _ _ I
[G] Do chord inversions just a few [N] things that I don't teach in all my lessons
But kind of helps advance your [B] playing how to write your own music all [G] that kind of stuff
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I check it out
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That's [G] what I do
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