Music is an integral part of Indian culture. With its rich musical heritage, Bollywood is known for its captivating songs. The genre has evolved over the years, but the spirit remains the same.
Bollywood is an Indian Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Although it is often referred to as Bollywood, the name of the industry is not recognized by any government or official body. It is also known as Bombay cinema or Hindi cinema.
You can play Bollywood songs on the piano if you know how to read music.
Here are some steps that will help you learn how to play Bollywood songs on piano:
First, there is a song called Pardesi which was composed by the late Abhijeet Sawant and it is very popular in India. You can use this song as a base for learning Hindi or any other Indian language because it has a similar rhythm pattern.
Second, there is also a song called Humse Badnaam Tere from the movie Prem Kahaniyaan which has been sung by Alka Yagnik and Tulsi Kumar and it goes like this: “Kuch humse badnaam tere”, “Humko kahte hain dosto” etc. You can also try learning these two songs as well as some others from movies of your choice.
Third, there are many other Bollywood songs that have been popular in India but I am not sure about their English translation so please let me know if you want me to write down any of them for you so that you can understand them better!
Finally, once you have learned these three basic Hindi songs, then it’s time to start practicing! Play all three at the same time and try listening to what they sound like while reading the lyrics on-screen or even singing along with them using an audio recording app such as SoundHound or Shazam. This will help improve your musical knowledge and develop your ear too! Then just pick one song from each category i.e Pardesi, Humse Badnaam Tere, and more from Movies of your choice, and practice those until they become second nature to you (like breathing).
How do I play any Bollywood song on piano?
By playing if you mean reproducing the vocals, it is fairly easy. Playing the accompaniment is an entirely different challenge. This is because vocals stand out and is given more emphasis but the accompaniment sort of blends in making it that much difficult to decode.
The best way is to buy a pair of quality headphones, play a song you are interested in and match the notes by playing it on the piano or whatever instrument(In piano start with the right hand notes). Once you get the scale and some initial portions right, the rest of the song will be easier. For that a basic knowledge of scales is essential so that you know the way in which the notes are arranged. Otherwise it will be like blindly walking about a forest.
Once you get your right hand notes correct, figure out the chords for the left hand. If you are not able to figure it out google it. Then play with both hands simultaneosly and get the timing right. Do some improvisation later.
Not only bollywood you can play any song on piano. So don’t confine yourself to a particular language. Some songs may be out of reach depending on your present skill level. As you keep on improving, the songs which were once impossible will become more achievable and even masterable.