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cofie · Member Joined: 11 Sep 2004 Posts: 2 Location: Australia

HI all,
One of my favourite songs is a duet, but i can't remember the name of it, or perhaps i never knew it.
(I'm only a casual piano player, so don't mind the lack on terminology.) One person plays c a f g with the left hand and somewhat similar witht he right.
The other person plays ccc cbabcde eee edcdefg gc (octave up, going down) cbagfedc.
Any help at all would be greatly appreiated.
CoFie
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Geminoz · Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2004 1:09 pm Post subject: name of song

Hi CoFie
I believe the song you are wanting is Heart and Soul.
A lot of people play around with it as a duet, but it really is a proper song....it even has words Wink

Gill the Piano · Persistent Poster Joined: 25 Oct 2003 Posts: 988

...or you can come into any British school at any break time where there is an unsupervised piano and hear it AD INFINITUM as even kids who can't play the piano play that one! Rolling Eyes

They often refer to it as Chopsticks, although as Geminoz says, it's 'Heart and Soull (I Fell In Love With You)'. Are you SURE you want to play it? Very Happy

Gill x

cofie · Member Joined: 11 Sep 2004 Posts: 2 Location: Australia

hey, thnx both of you. Ah well, even if it is a kid's song, i still like it, and it's good to actually know the name of it. Cool

Cheers
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Geminoz · Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2004 12:05 pm Post subject: Heart and Soul

Yuo are welcome cofie Very Happy

Hey Gill what do you mean by are you sure you want to play it Confused

....I still find it good for stress relief....Love the tune and play a number of variations...good for exercising the fingers...when you play it as a solo.
Never heard it referred to as chopsticks...that is another song altogether...and I love to play that one as a solo also.

Gill the Piano · Persistent Poster Joined: 25 Oct 2003 Posts: 988

I agree, it's great fun, especially when you get all the frilly bits going! I'm not so keen on playing it with five year olds who insist on going back each time they make a mistake...can take weeks! I've always known it as Heart and Soul, but it's amazing how many people refer to it as Chopsticks. Perhaps it's a generic term for anything involving two (or more) people at one keyboard making a racket and having a good time! Smile

Keep it up, Cofie - have fun; after all, that's the whole point of playing the piano! Wink

Gill x (PS I thought 'Fiat lux' meant 'wash the small Italian car'...)

Geminoz · Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2004 4:36 am Post subject: Heart and Soul

Ahhhhh but the smile of satisfaction on a five year old's face when it all comes together is worth it...I went through the stop... start...stop..start with my 5 grandkids...starting them on the base and then progressing them to the melody...they all loved it and we had a lot of fun.
I believe Hoagy Carmichael (sp?) wrote Heart and Soul...it was also recorded by Jan and Dean in the 60s.
Chopsticks was played in the Eddie Duchin Story I think.
Enjoy yourself Cofie.