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Defying Gravity

Stephen Schwartz

Your instructor: Joe

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Current Section: Intro

Key: GbBPM: 60

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Play Stephen Schwartz's "Defying Gravity" on Piano Without Sheet Music

Ready to unleash your inner Elphaba? Dive into one of the most iconic songs from musical theatre, "Defying Gravity" by Stephen Schwartz, straight from the smash-hit Broadway musical *Wicked*! This isn't just any piano tutorial; it's a journey into the heart of a truly powerful anthem. Although marked as a Hard difficulty lesson, you'll find joy and success learning how to play "Defying Gravity" with HDpiano's revolutionary visual learning method, which lets you bypass complicated sheet music and jump straight into playing....

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