Angie - The Rolling Stones - Piano Solo Reconstruction - One Man Band

Angie — The Rolling Stones

Nicky Hopkins's piano is woven throughout the entire song, providing the emotional countermelody to Mick Jagger's vocal and Mick Taylor's acoustic guitar in a beautifully restrained performance. Here's my one-man-band reconstruction.

馃嚜馃嚫 Versi贸n en espa帽ol


馃嚞馃嚙 English

馃幍 The Song

  • Artist: The Rolling Stones
  • Year: 1973
  • Album: Goats Head Soup
  • Fun Fact: Nicky Hopkins used the "slip note chord" technique in "Angie" — playing a grace note just before landing on the target note of the chord, creating a melancholic sliding effect that gives the song its deeply expressive and aching quality.

馃幑 The Challenge

Nicky Hopkins's piano is woven throughout the entire song, providing the emotional countermelody to Mick Jagger's vocal and Mick Taylor's acoustic guitar in a beautifully restrained performance.

The basic tracks featuring Hopkins' piano were recorded at Dynamic Sound Studios in Kingston, Jamaica, in November–December 1972, with Jimmy Miller producing; The strings were later overdubbed at London's Island Studios, but Hopkins' piano was the emotional heart from the first day of recording.

馃洜️ Recording Notes

  • Type: Piano Solo
  • BPM: ~139 · Key: A minor · Time Signature: 4/4
  • Short Duration: ~0:55

This recording uses 5 instruments: Drums, Bass, Guitars (m.1–16), Strings (m.1–16) and Piano (m.1–16).

#InstrumentTypeRoleBars
1Millenium Electronic Drum KitElectronic Drum KitDrums
2Harley Benton JB-75MN Black Vintage SeriesElectric BassBass
3Harley Benton SC-450 Plus HB Vintage Series×2Electric GuitarGuitarsm.1–16
4Yamaha MODX8Digital Synthesizer WorkstationStringsm.1–16
5Yamaha B3 SilentAcoustic Upright Piano with Silent SystemPianom.1–16
馃帣 REAPER — TRACK VIEW
Piano Solo  ·  BPM ~139  ·  A minor  ·  4/4  ·  ~0:55
Reverb
OrilRiver
Drums
Millenium Electronic Drum Kit
MONSTER Drums v3
Millenium Electronic Drum Kit
Bass
Harley Benton JB-75MN Black Vintage Series
Guitars
Gtr Lm.1–16
Harley Benton SC-450 Plus HB Vintage Series
Gtr Rm.1–16
Harley Benton SC-450 Plus HB Vintage Series
Strings
Str Am.1–16
Yamaha MODX8
Str Bm.8–16
Yamaha MODX8
Str MMIDIp10c0m.1–16
Piano
Yamaha B3 Silent
Pno Am.1–16
Yamaha B3 Silent
Pno MMIDIp10c0m.1–16

馃摵 Watch the Short


馃嚜馃嚫 Espa帽ol

馃幍 La Canci贸n

  • Artista: The Rolling Stones
  • A帽o: 1973
  • 脕lbum: Goats Head Soup
  • Dato curioso: Las pistas b谩sicas con el piano de Hopkins se grabaron en los Dynamic Sound Studios de Kingston, Jamaica, en noviembre-diciembre de 1972, con Jimmy Miller produciendo; las cuerdas se sobredubaron despu茅s en los Island Studios de Londres, pero el piano de Hopkins fue el coraz贸n emocional desde el primer d铆a de grabaci贸n.

馃幑 El Reto

El piano de Nicky Hopkins est谩 entretejido a lo largo de toda la canci贸n, proporcionando la contramelod铆a emocional a la voz de Mick Jagger y la guitarra ac煤stica de Mick Taylor en una interpretaci贸n bellamente sobria.

Las pistas b谩sicas con el piano de Hopkins se grabaron en los Dynamic Sound Studios de Kingston, Jamaica, en noviembre-diciembre de 1972, con Jimmy Miller produciendo; las cuerdas se sobredubaron despu茅s en los Island Studios de Londres, pero el piano de Hopkins fue el coraz贸n emocional desde el primer d铆a de grabaci贸n.

馃洜️ La Grabaci贸n

  • Tipo: Piano Solo
  • BPM: ~139 · Tonalidad: A minor · Comp谩s: 4/4
  • Duraci贸n del Short: ~0:55

Esta grabaci贸n utiliza 5 instrumentos: Drums, Bass, Guitars (m.1–16), Strings (m.1–16) y Piano (m.1–16).

#InstrumentoTipoRolCompases
1Millenium Electronic Drum KitElectronic Drum KitDrums
2Harley Benton JB-75MN Black Vintage SeriesElectric BassBass
3Harley Benton SC-450 Plus HB Vintage Series×2Electric GuitarGuitarsm.1–16
4Yamaha MODX8Digital Synthesizer WorkstationStringsm.1–16
5Yamaha B3 SilentAcoustic Upright Piano with Silent SystemPianom.1–16
馃帣 REAPER — TRACK VIEW
Piano Solo  ·  BPM ~139  ·  A minor  ·  4/4  ·  ~0:55
Reverb
OrilRiver
Drums
Millenium Electronic Drum Kit
MONSTER Drums v3
Millenium Electronic Drum Kit
Bass
Harley Benton JB-75MN Black Vintage Series
Guitars
Gtr Lm.1–16
Harley Benton SC-450 Plus HB Vintage Series
Gtr Rm.1–16
Harley Benton SC-450 Plus HB Vintage Series
Strings
Str Am.1–16
Yamaha MODX8
Str Bm.8–16
Yamaha MODX8
Str MMIDIp10c0m.1–16
Piano
Yamaha B3 Silent
Pno Am.1–16
Yamaha B3 Silent
Pno MMIDIp10c0m.1–16

馃摵 Ver el Short


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