tell me you're a musical genius without telling me you're a musical genius

Performed by: Jacob Collier

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!

[ajesco]

My head canon is that George Collier is just Jacob Collier doing transcriptions for fun in his spare time

[jacobanteau]

I love how he is able to switch between hymn, American songbook, soul, blues, and bebop style melodic voices so seamlessly

[khleta]

“undecided left hand” is my standard motif when I try to improvise 0:50

[ThePopeOfAllDope]

Man Jacob really inspires me to quit piano

[NickSquaredTV]

Certainly takes some genius to transcribe a genius' work- well done as always to the team here. good stuff

[smartaleckduck]

I love how you can see each of his fingers hesitate on the keys, almost as if the fingers themselves are thinking about what’s going to sound right

[OmicronGaming]

yeah imma steal that key change too, that made me feel a special kind of way

[YourLilMemeBro]

best i can do is tell you im barely a mediocre musician without actually being even mediocre

[noctua_caelum]

The joy on this guy’s face whenever he’s playing music just really makes my day.

[BeatTheMete]

I just love the little motifs and hints of other pieces in there.

Camille Saint-Saens- Symphony No. 3 and Bill Evans- Piece being my two favourites!

[jasonthomasaylward]

Jacob Collier playing just piano is worlds better than his produced releases. He can’t overdo these, and they come out lovely for it.

[TAPa]

The little performance notes for Jacob crack me up

"Needs more 2-5-1", "Needs more harmony" etc. Incredible

[nomannic]

This is one of the most beautiful solo piano things I've ever heard, super tasteful and laid back. Jacob hears super cool harmonies in his mind and this shows his genius on full display.

[jeremysamuelson]

This is actually the first video of Jacob I had ever seen when my piano teacher was teaching me about arpeggios. To this day it still gives me nostalgia

[jasonfieler]

Wow this must be incredibly difficult to transcribe!

[kilo]

Musical geniuses: "imma steal this key change"

[painandpainnogain]

George's little comments throughout the transcription makes me enjoy this so much more

[michaelemusic]

The trouble with listening to and watching Jacob play, after I've closed my mouth and reset my jaw, is the feeling of profound musical inadequacy. What a gift he has. And how much he seems to cherish and enjoy that gift.

[wrangler]

man your brother's a pretty good pianist

[matthewnell]

That sudden switch to Db at the end when we’re expecting D is such a beautiful moment. Goosebumps :)