Unravel - Tokyo Ghoul OP [Piano]

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Published 2015-02-11
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My piano cover of "unravel" - the opening song of Tokyo Ghoul (2014). It was created while I was enrolled in a music conservatory in Germany and I was practicing many advanced classical pieces at that time. This might explain the extreme difficulty level of this piano arrangement, compared to my other arrangements. It is basically full with very risky jumps and super fast runs. Especially the particular "guitar riff" arpeggio at 02:21 is probably the fastest arpeggio I have ever attempted.

This piece is the most difficult piece I have ever arranged and I have put this song in my "top 10 most difficult arrangements" playlist on my channel as well:
   • My Top 10 Most Difficult Piano Arrang...  

I spend around 5 days to fully arrange this song but in order to fully play it, I needed to practice it very intensively for more than a week. This piece requires a high level of left hand and right hand coordination. There are many complicated rhythms in this piece and the only way to properly memorize them all is by repeatedly practicing it again and again in half speed.

Especially the intro melody in 00:35 is often called the "wall", because of the sheet difficulty of that passage. There are huge jumps with both of your hands at the same time and you have to rely on your muscle memory in order to play it. It is indeed difficult to completely master this piece and I am seriously wondering myself, how I even managed to play this entire song in only one continuous take back then.

In hindsight, if I would arrange this song again, I would use my gained experience from the past five years to make it less frustrating to play, but without losing its musical quality. And I would definitely avoid using those cursed double hand jumps in 00:35.

Perhaps one day, I will make another crazy-level arrangement like this unravel again. But only time can tell whenever I am in the mood for it.

Well, thank you for reading so far, and I hope I can see you again in the next video.
Until then -

Animenz

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🎹Piano arrangement by Animenz

Original Song: unravel
Anime: Tokyo Ghoul
Published by: Sony Music Labels Inc. (2014)
Composed by: TK from Ling Tosite Sigure
Performed by: TK from Ling Tosite Sigure
Official Music Video:
   • TK from 凛として時雨 『unravel』 Music Video(...  
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All Comments (21)
  • @PoloGeeb
    Parents: “Why do you suddenly wanna learn piano?” Me: ~My goals are beyond your understanding~
  • @isaa4902
    me: heard unravel on piano also me: look at my piano also me: look at my hand my hand: dont look at me
  • @vii7797
    Still the best piano cover of all time. Can’t believe this was 8 years ago. How time flies.
  • @ImKadeKing
    I'd like to put some perspective on this for those who don't play. I have been a pianist since I was seven and have played for far over a decade now. I've had countless lessons and put in countless hours into playing and I have no idea how this person has played this. To hit every note so perfectly with that speed is nothing short of sheer brilliance. This is true mastery and dedication and it is profoundly beautiful.
  • this dude is literally a god. five years later and everyone's still here lmao okay edit: it's been six years this dude still a god
  • 8 years ago finishing school when I first found this masterpiece 8 years later I’m working as grown young man and got a kid on the way and I still find this piece of art still absolutely amazing Thank you
  • @devlxd
    still can't figure out how in the world could anyone dislike such a masterpiece?
  • @Kevin-be9iy
    Don’t ever get into a text argument with this guy
  • @tobiass.5222
    Me during the first 5 seconds: i could actually learn this Me after 30 sec: aight imma head out
  • @avyanschannel
    No matter how many times I watch this, I keep getting blown away by everything in this arrangement. The technical complexity is one thing, but for me, the main selling point is the sheer musicality of this performance. Even in the most brutal passages, you can clearly hear the melody, and the accompaniment isn't just about throwing the weight of his hands around, it has accents and dynamics, which only make it more awesome. Hell, even outside of the realm of anime piano, this is one of the most inspiring arrangements I've ever had the pleasure of discovering in my entire life. This is truly something special, and I'm sure you're proud of it, even as you say you'd like to re-arrange it to make it "less frustrating" to play without losing its musical quality (and you SHOULD be proud). The original opening song had already set the bar high enough, and then this arrangement came around and kicked it up a notch. This is the best of both worlds, a near-perfect blend of nuance and dexterity, and by all means, a modern masterpiece. One of those few instances where I consider that the cover surpassed the original.
  • @todd1175
    I’ve been playing the piano as self taught for almost 3 years now and it started because I was blown away by this performance. Coming back to this video is a reminder that I have such a long way to go, but even more so it’s a reminder as to why I started in the first place. To any other people out there struggling to start playing, just begin and study theory. Literally just keep playing until the day comes that you can feel the music in soul. It’s soooo worth it
  • @free2928
    His fingers movements were afterimages, this is only 0.01% of his true power
  • @them9dij455
    “Cannibalism solves both world hunger and over population” -Ken Kaneki
  • @TDEmedia_
    I actually cannot express the happiness this piano cover brings me. I have a 4 minute long screen recording of this to watch regularly. but I like to come back to the YouTube video to see all the new comments of others who also come back to it.
  • @lecl4227
    You know it’s a remarkable and inimitable art when you get the same goosebumps even 8 years later.
  • @asmiin5257
    Me: Can we play that please? My Fingers:Yesn’t.
  • @smokebig9797
    "If your hair is white, then it's not black" Ken Kanedgy
  • @Frensissz
    This is legit breathtaking, what a masterpiece. It actually made me start playing the piano. Unravel never gets old
  • @tsinabis3962
    Your arrangement is a masterpiece, it conveys the emotions so perfectly and is still so true to the original. It may have been 8 years however, it still is one of those music you come back to every few months.