Can The Song "black Widow" Be Played On Piano?
The latest smash hit single "Black Widow" by Rita Ora and Iggy Azalea is as graphic as pop songs come today. It has nasty lines, a driving melody, and mysterious chords that give the song edge and oomph. It seems like there would never be a way to make the rap song wonderful and beautiful.
Any pianist would have a truly tough time playing this song on the keyboard. It doesn't seem like it would be a perfect fit. Playing the part of Iggy Azalea could be a problem because rap is a type of music that can't truly be played on a musical instrument. In addition, the piece could be too edgy for piano. However, if any other rap songs can be transformed into a piano instrumentals then its possible this one could too.
The part when Iggy Azalea raps can be circumvented if the synth background riff is improvised over. And the gloomy harmonies actually sound really good in the lower keys of the piano. Rita Ora's part is simple to transfer to a piano instrumental, and because there is so many gaps between her phrases you can even play the background riff in between the melody line.
There are really lots of different things you can try for the accompaniment. You can follow up the harsh deep notes with a lighter mid scale configuration: jump bass can work very well. You could also arpeggiate the harmonies to get a soft, mystifying sound. If you would like a thicker texture you can even play block chords and just follow the bass drum tempo from the arrangement.
Now for the melody line, it would be good to blend various approaches for various intensity levels. For the introduction, solitary notes could be played. Then for the verse you can add a harmony note with the other fingers in the right hand to pick up the intensity a bit. Now when it comes to the chorus, you could bring the intensity if you play in octaves or full chords.
To conclude, while it may seem strange for various rap songs like Black Widow to be played as piano instrumentals, they still sound great.
Any pianist would have a truly tough time playing this song on the keyboard. It doesn't seem like it would be a perfect fit. Playing the part of Iggy Azalea could be a problem because rap is a type of music that can't truly be played on a musical instrument. In addition, the piece could be too edgy for piano. However, if any other rap songs can be transformed into a piano instrumentals then its possible this one could too.
The part when Iggy Azalea raps can be circumvented if the synth background riff is improvised over. And the gloomy harmonies actually sound really good in the lower keys of the piano. Rita Ora's part is simple to transfer to a piano instrumental, and because there is so many gaps between her phrases you can even play the background riff in between the melody line.
There are really lots of different things you can try for the accompaniment. You can follow up the harsh deep notes with a lighter mid scale configuration: jump bass can work very well. You could also arpeggiate the harmonies to get a soft, mystifying sound. If you would like a thicker texture you can even play block chords and just follow the bass drum tempo from the arrangement.
Now for the melody line, it would be good to blend various approaches for various intensity levels. For the introduction, solitary notes could be played. Then for the verse you can add a harmony note with the other fingers in the right hand to pick up the intensity a bit. Now when it comes to the chorus, you could bring the intensity if you play in octaves or full chords.
To conclude, while it may seem strange for various rap songs like Black Widow to be played as piano instrumentals, they still sound great.
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