friends don't let friends clap on 1 and 3.

Performed by: Harry Connick Jr
Song: Come By Me
Transcribed by: Tony Williams

faq:
Q: how old are you / A: i'm in high school!
Q: how are you related to jacob collier? / A: i'm not, we just have the same last name
Q: how do you transcribe? / A: i use musescore for notation and 'Transcribe!' for beat marking, slowing down etc
Q: do you have perfect pitch? / A: no
Q: why are some videos not transcribed by you? / A: sometimes other people submit transcriptions, most are commissioned from others who can do a better job than i can. i want to make sure you see the best transcriptions possible!

[robotkabot]

He was not only good enough to smoothly correct the audiences mistake but he was also good enough to roll with it even though you could notice his pain

[imgvehy]

i love how the audience has no clue and just keeps vibing to the 5/4 bar and afterwards

[jazzman]

Wouldn't have it had been a hoot if the audience added a beat and began clapping on 1 and 3 again?? LOL

[AdamEmond]

"the same but sloppier" is basically my mantra.

[MooPotPie]

I once heard B.B. King do this same 5/4 trick. He got a big grin on his face before nodding to the band. The half of the audience that got what had just happened broke into applause. Brilliant!

[SterlingVelazquez]

Didn't notice what he did at first, but after watching it a second time and catching the 5-4 time signature for a single measure... that was beyond smooth

[hazleycarter]

Harry said, "Not on my watch."

Ahhh the power of an extra beat...

[TheOfficerPerez]

Gotta love the drummer celebrating in the background at 0:42!

[Suprbaboy]

This clip never gets old. His sly smile before he does it, the band in the background, and the obliviously entranced audience really showcase his genius.

[reecewilliams]

For those who don’t get it, I didn’t understand the first time either, the audience is clapping on beat 1 and 3 but for the song they are supposed to clap on 2 and 4. The way he corrected this is at 0:36 he temporarily makes the song 5/4 time and adds a beat so that the audience claps on beat 2 and 4 when it’s switched back to 4/4 time, he does it seamlessly and that is a very impressive thing to do

[MrGuitaroo]

The most brillant moves are always invisible...

[flyinggeovishapthatcanswim]

For the drummer, this is the best and worst day of his career

[BirdmanDeuce]

It's a little clearer in the original video, but at 0:42, the drummer throws his hands up in joy because he caught the extra bar of 5/4 "re-aligning" the audience's clapping

[caleb_p_music]

Audience: *claps on beats 1 and 3*
Harry: "I'm gonna do what's called a pro gamer move"

[averyjohnson]

Did... did he just force the audience to switch without them even knowing??? Dang...

[isamusika]

I love to see words like “very messy” and “sloppy” written in the transcription.
It’s what Blues Music really is, breaking & bending rules.
Feel is king!

[seanfan]

0:42 you can see the band member in the background rejoicing the removal of the pain

[ernestovillafanecalvo]

The people before the 5/4: :D
The peofle after the 5/4: :D

[TheSurgePhoenix]

As a drummer I can never trust an audience to clap for anything because audiences will always do 2 things. 1) clap on incorrect beats 2) speed up

[CreativeIsolation]

That was awesome. From the title I thought he was gonna correct them and start clapping on the correct beats, but no, Harry’s got class. He just changed the music to fit their clap. That’s a class act right there. No one knew they were ever wrong. They just had fun.