Chords for HDpiano: The First Million

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ Thanks to [C] you guys, HD Piano [G] now has over 1 [D] million YouTube [Em] subscribers.
This [C] is a milestone that we're so proud to [G] reach, and is [D] as much a testament to your loyalty [Em] as it [C] is our hard work.
In [G] honor of this special occasion, we [D] thought it might be fun to [C] walk through the history of this channel,
[D] showcase some of the lessons that have led the way.
_ In [Em] 2008, [C] inspired by a certain [G] guitar-based video game,
[D] our founder Sean created [Em] an account on [G] YouTube and uploaded the very first HD Piano [D] tutorial,
Clocks, [Eb] by Coldplay.
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] This humble tutorial was [Bbm] the first of several that would be uploaded in 2008,
including [Dm] The Scientist, by Coldplay,
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ Trouble, [Bm] by, yep, you [G] guessed it, Coldplay, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
and Homecoming, by [Fm] Kanye West and, of course, Chris Martin of Coldplay.
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Fm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [F] _
Over the [Cm] next four years, the channel [Fm] and its ten videos sat dormant,
attracting [B] over 10,000 subscribers and 7 [A] million views.
Sean took this as [Abm] a sign. _
So, [Dbm] in 2012, [A] _ HD Piano started uploading [Abm] regular lessons and refining [Dbm] our look.
Check out the top three lessons published that year, and [Abm] see if you can spot any visual [E] upgrades.
Don't Stop [B] Believin', by Journey,
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ [Dm] Sunday Morning, by Maroon 5, _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ and Just [Dm] the Way You Are, [Bb] by Bruno [F] Mars.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ Over the following years, various [F] master pianists were brought on to produce lessons for HD Piano.
Say hi, everybody!
My name's Phil.
Welcome back to HD Piano, this is Jeff.
Hey, everybody, it's Dan here.
Hello, everybody, this is Devin.
My name is Dion.
My name is Q.
My name is Joanna.
Hi, this is Neera, with HD Piano.
This is Zach.
This is Kristen, teaching you here today.
Hello, HD Piano, this is Joe.
JC [A] here.
These pro keyboardists have been not just showing you,
but teaching you how to play your very favorite songs on the piano since 2012.
_ _ [Gm] In 2013, our fourth most viewed lesson of all time was published,
Hall of Fame, by The Script.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _
Runners up [Eb] for gold that year were A Thousand Miles, by Vanessa [Em] Carlton,
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[B] and How to Save a Life, [Bb] by The Fray. _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] As our product matured, so did our [F] dot com.
_ 2014 [Bb] _ marked the launch of our first [Dm] big boy website,
[F]
and the top three lessons published to the site that year were All of Me, by John Legend,
_ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ Say Something, by A Great Big World,
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [Dm] and Let Her Go, [A] by Passenger.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] Most of you loved that we were making sheet music obsolete,
but some of you were [Em] actually asking for sheets,
so [Ab] in 2015, we started producing them.
That year we [Gm] released tutorials and sheets for See You Again, by Charlie Puth and Wiz Khalifa,
_ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ River Flows in You, [Gbm] by Yiruma,
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
and He's [Gbm] a Pirate, [Am] from Pirates [Dm] of the Caribbean. _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _
2016 was the year we started getting serious with licensing the songs that we teach,
and although we did experience some setbacks, we still uploaded these hits.
Seven Years, by Lucas [Gm] Graham.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ [Gm] Still D.R.E., by Dr.
Dre and Snoop [Bbm] _ Dogg, _
_ [C] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ and Faded, by [Ebm] Alan Walker.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
Now that [Ebm] things were really moving along,
in 2017 we decided to build [B] a tool to crowdsource requests. _
[Gb] This site influenced us to teach lessons like [Db] Shape of You, by Ed [Dbm] Sheeran,
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ [B] _ _ _ [Dbm] _ _
_ [Gb] _ Havana, [G] by Camila Cabello, [Gm] one of the first to [Eb] feature our new [D] flat graphics, _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [Eb] and Redbone, by Childish [B] Gambino.
_ _ [Db] _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ [Ebm] _ [Gb] _ _
[B] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ 2018 was [Eb] our tenth year [B] on YouTube,
the year we [Db] committed to uploading [Ebm] one new tutorial every day.
[Ab] We also [Gb] started giving more attention to [B] melody version arrangements.
[Db] Let's [Ab] have a listen.
_ Changes, by [E] _ XXXTentacion.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _
[A] Stand By Me, by Benny King.
Here's that melody. _
_ _ _ _ [Gb] _ [Gbm] _ [E] _ _
_ [Gbm] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[A] And Fly Me [E] to the Moon, by [Am] Frank Sinatra. _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Am] As you [A] can see, we've come a [Dm] long way in ten years,
[B] starting with our first humble [Gb] tutorial in 2008,
[Db] leading to today, where our videos [Ebm] are being viewed more than [B] once every second.
[Gb] We owe it all to you [Db] guys, our devoted audience.
[Ebm] Thank you [B] guys so much for [Gb] growing with us,
and inspiring us to [Db] make the very best content [Ebm] that we can.
[Db] While we don't know exactly [Gb] what the future has in store for [Db] the HD Piano name,
[B] one thing is certain, we [Gb] will continue giving you guys
the highest [Db] quality piano tutorials the internet [B] can offer.
_ _ [Gb] I've been Dan, this is the [Db] home of the Hybrid Piano Lesson,
I'll see you around. _ _ _ _ _ _ _