‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil,’ a track of the Bollywood movie of the same, was released in 2016 and instantaneously became a massive hit. The film ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ focuses on the theme of unrequited love, and the soundtrack captures and expresses the essence of the movie very beautifully. The film’s soundtrack is composed by Pritam and lyrics were penned down by Amitabh Bhattacharya. The title track, ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ was sung by Arijit Singh, doing justice to the genius of Amitabh and Pritam.
Let me share some trivia related to this song with you! On an appearance on The Kapil Sharma Show, Amitabh Bhattacharya, the lyricist of the song ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ recounted that the track was composed in the backseat of a car. He was on his way to meet the film director, Karan Johar. While Pritam and Amitabh sat in the car and drove from Oshiwara to Khar, Amitabh penned the lyrics in the shortest time possible. By the time they reached office, he had penned down the entire song. However, Amitabh in one of his interviews shared that he wasn’t happy when he first wrote the title track. He thought it had predictable rhymes, like 'shaamil' with 'kaabil.' However, upon its positive reception upon release, he realised that predictability may also work sometimes.
The track ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ was loved by the audiences and critics alike. According to the trends by Google, this song was the topmost Hindi song in India during 2016–17. After the release of the title track, it gained over a million streams within 48 hours on a music streaming platform called Saavn. The song peaked at rank 1 on the Radio Mirchi Top 20 Countdown Chart and stayed on the chart for more than 4 months. At the end of the year, it was at number 5 on the Radio Mirchi Top 100 Countdown chart. The song also made it to the Billboard Charts, peaking at number 17 and remaining on the chart for 6 weeks. The song made Arijit Singh win the Filmfare award for Best Playback Singer- Male and Amitabh Bhattacharya a Screen Award for Best Lyricist.
The song remains a crowd-pleaser even after 8 years of release and its soulful tunes are best played on piano. If you wish to play this melancholy song, then you must tune into our free piano song lesson on ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil.’ This tutorial is taught by our instructor, Ken Gustafson. a skilled pianist and excellent teacher.
He has divided the ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ song piano lesson into various sections: Introduction, Chords & Rhythm, Intro Piece, Sections A, B, C, D & E, Song Arrangement, Song Demo, Advanced Left Hand Technique, Solo Piano Playing Demo, and Solo Piano Discussion. This detailed lesson will equip you to play this song effortlessly like a professional!
The ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ lesson is a part of our Date Night Melodies piano playlist which features piano song lessons on other romantic hits like ‘Aye Mere Humsafar,’ ‘Kahin Toh,’ and ‘Sun Raha Hai.’ If you are a romantic at heart, these are the must-learn songs for you!
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