LadyDpiano: Walking In Memphis- Marc Cohen

American singer-songwriter Marc Cohn had a huge hit on his hands when he wrote "Walking In Memphis". Many have come along to play this song, but none as great as Mark Cohn. I love the original song on YouTube. He kind of reminds me of a Bruce Hornsby style.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrTOgAbRqyw

Marc Cohn's 1991 debut harkens back to the more sophisticated rock and pop inflections of singer-songwriters. Marc Cohn's 1991 single "Walking in Memphis" made him an instant star:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14387386 Take a look at his Chart and Track listings because he wrote many other songs as well:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Cohn_%28album%29

Mark Cohn's Walking in Memphis is one of the most instantly recognisable piano intros there is. And yet how simple it is! It's based on a very standard chord progression: IV - V - I - VI

In the key of C that translates to F - G - C - A minor. Try playing these triads as an arpeggio, missing out the middle note of each triad as follows:

http://www.8notes.com/school/riffs/piano/walking_in_memphis.asp

Download your Free music copy of Walking In Memphis"

http://forpiano.com/pianotte/W.htm

Here's a great tutorial slowed down so you can learn the intro and play this cool song!