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.

🇪🇸 Versión en español


🇬🇧 English

🎵 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.

🎹 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.

🛠️ 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
🎙 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

📺 Watch the Short


🇪🇸 Español

🎵 La Canción

  • Artista: The Rolling Stones
  • Año: 1973
  • Álbum: Goats Head Soup
  • Dato curioso: Las pistas básicas 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 después en los Island Studios de Londres, pero el piano de Hopkins fue el corazón emocional desde el primer día de grabación.

🎹 El Reto

El piano de Nicky Hopkins está entretejido a lo largo de toda la canción, proporcionando la contramelodía emocional a la voz de Mick Jagger y la guitarra acústica de Mick Taylor en una interpretación bellamente sobria.

Las pistas básicas 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 después en los Island Studios de Londres, pero el piano de Hopkins fue el corazón emocional desde el primer día de grabación.

🛠️ La Grabación

  • Tipo: Piano Solo
  • BPM: ~139 · Tonalidad: A minor · Compás: 4/4
  • Duración del Short: ~0:55

Esta grabación 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
🎙 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

📺 Ver el Short


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