AhDoe – Music as an International Language

Luckily I’ve expected the movie plot to be in this way, if not I’ll join the audience in tears.

This is also the reason why Departure (おくりびと，入殓师) won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscar.

Basically the film discusses death in another point of view. It’s sad but somehow I can’t control myself from laughing at certain scenes because of the hillarious dialogue. Watching this film is like riding a roller coaster in short, at one point you can’t stop laughing and while you are still unprepared for what happens next, the movie reminds you of reality.

Guess this is why it touches people’s heart too.

The main actor in the movie, Masahiro Motoki (本木雅弘) is a former cellist who then switched his profession by chance. One of the main soundtrack is Memory, with cello as the leading instrument and accompanied by piano which is composed by Joe Hisaishi (久石让), who is best known for his work in Hayao Miyazaki’s (宫崎骏) animated feature films.

Memory, one of the best songs I have heard in 2009:

Memory from Okuribito Piano Sheet Preview

Some information about this piano sheet:

1) It’s in original key, G Major

2) Chords included

3) Pedalling signs included

If you would like to have a complete music score with cello and piano accompaniment separated nicely, you can purchase it through this link:

Memory from Departure (入殓师) Complete Music Score with cello and piano accompaniment

Listen to the demo:

If not, you can still download the piano sheet for free. Make sure you scroll down till the end of this post until you see its download link.

Passionate is the best thing to play with this piano piece. Keep it gentle and slow.

Download link for Okuribito’s Memory Complete Piano Sheet.

Ah Doe wishes everyone a better Moo Moo year ahead!

Red catepillar – Photo Courtesy of Szeping.com

My wish to all of you comes together with a free Chinese New Year piano sheet.

Zhang Lu’s (张露) Ying Chun Hua (迎春花) Chinese New Year song piano sheet preview

Some information this piano sheet:

1) It’s in original key, Eb Major
2) Lyrics and chords included

Happy Cow (牛) Year!!!

Download link for Zhang Lu’s (张露) Ying Chun Hua Complete Piano Sheet.

Now this is another request from one of my readers.

I suddenly had a feeling that my readers have good tastes in song selection. In the end I got all the best song recommendations from them.

Before Mei suggested me to transcribe Two Songs by Lea Salonga, I didn’t even know who is Lea Salonga…what a shame! The worst is, I didn’t even know that she was the one who sang “A Whole New World” from Aladdin, “Colours of the Wind” from Pocahontas and “Reflection” from Mulan!

One thing good about running AhDoe.com, I really learn a lot from my readers. 🙂

Lea Salonga is from Phillipines. She speaks really good English and sings really well that she made her way through the broadway theatre!

If you’d like to listen to her, and if you are in or near Singapore, you can watch the Cinderella Musical Tour in which Lea Salonga plays the role of Cinderella!

“Two Words” seems to be an all time favourite, especially during wedding ceremonies. Now I can add one more song to “Songs to be played in wedding ceremonies”

Two Words by Lea Salonga Piano Sheet Preview

I know you are getting impatient with all these introductions, so, let’s get started now!

Facts about this piano sheet:

1) It’s in original key, i.e. E Major
2) Lyrics and Chords included
3) Whole-heartedly original…


Download link for Lea Salonga’s Two Words complete piano sheet

If you are interested in a more complete version of this song, you can opt for this music score with cello and violin.

This is the first ever Lantern Festival that AhDoe.com celebrates since its startup. Therefore I decided to do a piano sheet that is relevant to the Moon…

I chose…

The Moon Represents My Heart (月亮代表我的心) Piano Sheet Preview

Although Teresa Teng (邓丽君) has left us for 13 years, she is still one of my favourite singers. There is no one else who can sing like her, fascinate audiences with sweet smile and a lovely character. Maybe it’s interesting to know, she is also famous of her nice, lengthy legs!

While doing this piano sheet, I listened to this song over and over again, and it reminds me of my childhood back then. Teresa’s songs really symbolize those days in the 80s to 90s.

Too bad, she passed away suddenly in 1995 at the age of 42……a bright but short life.

Chinese’s Lantern Festival is all about the Moon, and this year we’ll celebrate the occasion with this song.

To download, click this link below:

The Moon Represents My Heart Complete Piano Sheet (月亮代表我的心)

Some facts about this piano sheet:

1) The piano sheet is in original key, i.e. Db Major with 5 Flats!
2) Lyrics and Chords included
3) The song is very simple, no complex accompaniment, so is this piano sheet.

Do I still need to elaborate more on this song?

Don’t think so…because this is one of the popular requests by many people out there. Those who requested this should know this song better than me.

Aiyoyo, this is already the third Corrinne May’s song that I’ve transcribed into piano sheet. What an interesting numbering…my third Corrinne May song transcription and it’s called Love Song for #1! (Maybe we can buy a combination of 1 and 3 for the Toto hor?)

As usual, her songs are more difficult for me to jot down because it’s too pure. If I simply fill in the notes by my own creativity, smart people like you guys will be able to tell easily. Therefore, I’ve tried my best to keep this transcription as original as possible.

Corrinne May Love Song for #1 Piano Sheet Preview

Key points about this piano sheet: Written in original key, i.e. A Major, lyrics and chords included, main melody and piano accompaniment separated.

Can’t wait?

Please download Corrinne May’s Love Song for #1 complete piano sheet in PDF Format.

PS: If you like Corrinne May’s song, you’d probably like these too!

The Birthday Song piano sheet download

On the Side of me piano sheet download