MLW
Welcome to my Songbook.
Inspired by Lutheran hymns, my songbook intends to clarify how pianists address “non-piano music” – non-piano rhythmic patterns, shapes, percussive effects, and bass line for left hand.
MLW 300s – Classical Music
MLW 400 – Devices, Songs
MLW 700 – Jazz and Blues Transcriptions
Over time, I will identify which are original transcriptions, and add a blurb explaining why that song was included.
Please feel free to ask me any questions regarding these songs!
| CAT. | COMPOSITION | SCORE | AUDIO | NOTE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLW 301 | Air on the G String | ▶ MP3 | ||
| MLW 302 | Arioso | ▶ MP3 | ||
| MLW 303 | Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140 | ▶ MP3 | ||
| MLW 304 | Prelude in C Major | ▶ MP3 | ||
| MLW 305 | Moonlight Sonata | ▶ MP3 | ||
| MLW 306 | Arabesque No. 1 | ▶ MP3 | ||
| MLW 307 | Piano Concerto No. 21 | ▶ MP3 | ||
| MLW 308 | Piano Sonata No. 10 | ▶ MP3 | ||
| MLW 309 | Piano Sonata No. 17 | ▶ MP3 | ||
| MLW 310 | The Swan | ▶ MP3 | ||
| MLW 311 | The Extra Variation | ▶ MP3 | ||
| MLW 312 | Ständchen in D minor (D. 957, No. 4) | ▶ MP3 | ||
| MLW 313 | Waltz No. 2 | ▶ MP3 | ||
| MLW 314 | Waltz of the Flowers | ▶ MP3 | ||
| Goldberg - Aria | ▶ MP3 | |||
| Fur Elise | ▶ MP3 | |||
| Moment Musique | ▶ MP3 | |||
| Pathetique | ▶ MP3 | |||
| Rzewski, The People United | ▶ MP3 | |||
| Raindrops Prelude | ▶ MP3 | |||
| Bolero | ▶ MP3 | |||
| Schumann’s Extra Variation | ▶ MP3 | |||
| Grieg’s Arietta | ▶ MP3 | |||
| Schubert’s sonata in A major | ▶ MP3 | |||
| Joplin - Maple Leaf | ▶ MP3 | |||
| Joplin - The Entertainer | ▶ MP3 | |||
| Mozart - 12 variations on Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star | ▶ MP3 | |||
| Dvorak - New World Symphony - Largo | ▶ MP3 | |||
| The Blue Danube ------- p. 186 | ▶ MP3 | |||
| Londonderry (Danny Boy) ------- p. 60 | ▶ MP3 | |||
| Swanee River ------- p. 116 | ▶ MP3 |
Link: MLW 400s (Sep 18)
| CAT. | COMPOSITION | YEAR | SCORE | AUDIO | NOTE | MEDLEY | 1 - 5 - 6 - 4 Songs (medley) | ▶ MP3 | *** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDLEY | The Killers (medley) | ▶ MP3 | All These Things I've Done, Human, Jenny Was a Friend of Mine, Mr. Brightside | ||
| MEDLEY | Indie Hits (medley) | ▶ MP3 | *** | ||
| MEDLEY | 1979 MK.II Rhodes (medley) | ▶ MP3 | *** | ||
| MEDLEY | Forrest Gump (medley) | ▶ MP3 | On the Road Again, Love Her Madly, People Are Strange | ||
| MEDLEY | Beatles Instrumental Solos | ▶ MP3 | Penny Lane, In My Life, Let It Be | ||
| MLW 401 | After You've Gone | 1918 | ▶ MP3 | Piano Teacher | |
| MLW 402 | Ain't Misbehavin' | 1929 | ▶ MP3 | The Fats Waller recording is Eb, with a nice intro | |
| MLW 403 | All The Things You Are | 1939 | ▶ MP3 | A KMB | |
| MLW 404 | I Love You | 1944 | ▶ MP3 | KMB, ends on A∆7 | |
| MLW 405 | Georgia on My Mind | 1960 | ▶ MP3 | ||
| MLW 406 | Can't Help Falling in Love | 1961 | ▶ MP3 | ||
| MLW 407 | Don't Think Twice, It's All Right | 1963 | ▶ MP3 | ||
| MLW 408 | And I Love Her | 1964 | ▶ MP3 | This song ends in D major. | |
| MLW 409 | One For My Baby | 1966 | ▶ MP3 | Intro only | |
| MLW 410 | Triste | 1966 | ▶ MP3 | ||
| MLW 411 | God Only Knows | 1966 | ▶ MP3 | This song ends in D major. | |
| MLW 412 | Look to the Sky | 1967 | ▶ MP3 | ||
| MLW 413 | You Only Live Twice | 1967 | ▶ MP3 | ||
| MLW 414 | When I'm Sixty Four | 1967 | ▶ MP3 | ||
| MLW 415 | The Reivers | 1969 | ▶ MP3 | ||
| MLW 416 | Empty Pages | 1970 | ▶ MP3 | Transcribed Rhodes solo (not extant online!) | |
| MLW 417 | Ain't No Sunshine | 1971 | ▶ MP3 | Intro only | |
| MLW 418 | Diamonds Are Forever | 1971 | ▶ MP3 | ||
| MLW 419 | You Are The Sunshine Of My Life | 1972 | ▶ MP3 | ||
| MLW 420 | The Godfather | 1972 | ▶ MP3 | ||
| MLW 421 | Billy Joel Instrumental Solos | 1973 | ▶ MP3 | 1973-1980 - Piano Man, New York State of Mind, Just The Way You Are, It's Still Rock and Roll to Me | |
| MLW 422 | Pink Floyd (medley) | 1973 | ▶ MP3 | Any Color You'd Like, Astronomy Domine (1967) | |
| MLW 423 | Lady Bug | 1975 | ▶ MP3 | ||
| MLW 424 | Dancing Queen | 1976 | ▶ MP3 | ||
| MLW 425 | The Stranger | 1977 | ▶ MP3 | Intro only | |
| MLW 426 | Minute by Minute | 1978 | ▶ MP3 | Intro only | |
| MLW 427 | Angela (theme from Taxi) | 1978 | ▶ MP3 | Released on 1978 album Touchdown | |
| MLW 428 | I Will Survive | 1996 | ▶ MP3 | Guitar solo from Cake's Fashion Nugget (1996), but song is originally 1978 | |
| MLW 429 | I Can't Help It | 1979 | ▶ MP3 | ||
| MLW 430 | After The Love Has Gone | 1979 | ▶ MP3 | ||
| MLW 431 | Mad World | 1982 | ▶ MP3 | By Tears for Fears | |
| MLW 432 | Scarface (ending credits) | 1983 | ▶ MP3 | ||
| MLW 433 | Blues in C | 1986 | ▶ MP3 | A series of transcriptions, by Count Basie - he died in 1984, and this was recorded 1983 | |
| MLW 434 | D. & E. | 1994 | ▶ MP3 | Explicit directions for two hands | |
| MLW 435 | Inside the Castle Walls | 1996 | ▶ MP3 | From Super Mario 64 | |
| MLW 436 | I Don't Want To Wait | 1996 | ▶ MP3 | ||
| MLW 437 | Porcelain | 2000 | ▶ MP3 | ||
| MLW 438 | FairyTale (from Shrek) | 2001 | ▶ MP3 | I've included the Dreamworks theme | |
| MLW 439 | Bilbo's Blues | 2001 | ▶ MP3 | Based on a pattern from the 1st LOTR film | |
| MLW 440 | Jazz Autographs | 2004 | ▶ MP3 | From Spielberg's "The Terminal" | |
| MLW 441 | On Melancholy Hill | 2010 | ▶ MP3 | ||
| MLW 442 | Song of Flynn | 2010 | ▶ MP3 | ||
| MLW 443 | Taxpayer's Blues | 2014 | ▶ MP3 | ||
| MLW 444 | Cottonmouth | 2016 | ▶ MP3 | Rhodes solo from Luke Cage (2016) | |
| MLW 445 | I Feel It Coming | 2016 | ▶ MP3 | ||
| MLW 446 | The White Lotus | 2021 | ▶ MP3 | The theme from season 2 (uses the I - V - vi - IV, but starts on the vi) | |
| MLW 447 | I'll Try Anything Once | 2023 | ▶ MP3 | ||
| MLW 448 | Pink Pony Club | 2023 | ▶ MP3 | ||
| MLW 449 | We Can't Be Friends | 2024 | ▶ MP3 | ||
| MLW 450 | Blue Monk | 2024 | ▶ MP3 | James Viktor | |
| MLW 451 | Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star (Jazzy) | 2024 | ▶ MP3 | My rendition of it | |
| MLW 452 | Kara's Jazz Easter Tune | 2025 | ▶ MP3 | A KBG; also consider Brad's Mehldau version | |
| MLW 453 | Tough Luck | 2025 | ▶ MP3 | ||
| MLW 454 | Kara's Lullaby | 2025 | ▶ MP3 | ||
| MLW 455 | The Song | 2026 | ▶ MP3 | I wrote in mid-September - intended to replace Turkey in the Straw | |
| MLW 456 | Lofi Bakery Cafe | 2026 | ▶ MP3 | ||
| MLW 457 | Basic Blues | 2026 | ▶ MP3 | Wrote this, blues head taking advantage of highest and lowest register of the piano | |
| DEVICE | UNC Test | ▶ MP3 | |||
| DEVICE | 8th note sub-divided | ▶ MP3 | |||
| DEVICE | Hermann Goring Surrenders (and other mini-songs) | ▶ MP3 | *** | ||
| DEVICE | Mini-compositions | ▶ MP3 | *** | ||
| DEVICE | Five Popular Piano Endings | ▶ MP3 | |||
| DEVICE | Groove for Autumn Leaves | ▶ MP3 | |||
| DEVICE | Default Groove for 12-bar Blues | ▶ MP3 | |||
| DEVICE | The Thrill is Gone | 1970 | ▶ MP3 | Intro only | |
| INC | What a Fool Believes | 1978 | ▶ MP3 | ||
| INC | Dreamer | ▶ MP3 | |||
| INC | Lovely Day | ▶ MP3 | |||
| INC | The Promise | ▶ MP3 | |||
| INC | Easy | ▶ MP3 |
MLW 400s
By Categories
For Rhodes (work in progress)
Cottonmouth
After The Love Has Gone
Georgia on my Mind
Ain’t no sunshine
1979 MKII medley
What a fool believes, Minute by Minute
One-page Songs
TV - White Lotus
Film - Scarface Ending Credits
The Godfather
Jazz
Ain’t Misbehavin’
Blue Monk (James Viktor)
Filler
Mini Compositions
UNC Test
My Compositions
“The Song” (my composition)
Intro to Wake Me Up when September ends
Medleys
Kara baldus (personal) ep 47 - Human.mscz
Kara baldus (personal) ep 48 - Jenny Was A Friend of Mine.mscz
Kara baldus (personal) ep 49 - All These Things I've Done.mscz
Kara baldus (personal) ep 50 - Mr Brightside.mscz
Kara baldus (personal) ep 52 - Yellow.mscz
Kara baldus (personal) ep 53 - The Scientist.mscz
Kara baldus (personal) ep 54 - Speed of Sound🎈.mscz
Kara baldus (personal) ep 55 - Viva La Vida.mscz
Kara baldus (personal) ep 56 - Girl All The Bad Guys Want.mscz
Kara baldus (personal) ep 56 - Stacey's Mom.mscz
Kara baldus (personal) ep 57 - 1985.mscz
Kara baldus (personal) ep 58 - High School Never Ends.mscz
MLW 700s
MLW 701 — All of Me
MLW 702 — Autumn Leaves
MLW 703 — Chega de Saudade
MLW 704 — Girl from Ipanema
MLW 705 — Look to the Sky
MLW 706 — Morning Glory
MLW 707 — On Green Dolphin St.
MLW 708 — On The Sunny Side of the Road
MLW 709 — The Shadow of Your Smile
MLW 710 — Take the A Train
MLW 711 — There Will Never Be Another You
MLW 712 — Triste
MLW 713 — Wave
MLW 714 — Witchcraft
Minor Blues Heads
Aimee Notle - Mr P.C.
Thrill is Gone
Major Blues Heads
Blues in C
Aimee Nolte - Sonnymoon
Miles Davis - Blues by Five
D & E
D Natural Blues
C Jam Blues (Red Garland)
MLW 900s
Intros
Endings
Jingles
Leitmotifs
Patterns, Ostinatos, Riffs
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