Isn't the piano like the base for all instruments and music?
of the instrument, which in turn derives from "gravicembalo col piano e forte" and "fortepiano". The Italian musical terms "piano" and "forte" indicate "soft" and "loud" respectively, in this context referring to the variations in volume (i.e., loudness) produced in response to a pianist's touch or pressure on the keys: the greater the velocity of a key press, the greater the force of the hammer hitting the strings, and the louder the sound of the note produced and
, Lon and Derrek played all the other instruments on the track, including electric piano, bass guitar and tenor saxophone. The recording engineer was Phil McDonald, who had worked with the Beatles and then with Harrison on his 1970 solo album "All Things Must Pass". The result was reminiscent of Harrison's "All Things Must Pass" track "Isn't It a Pity". Music journalist Jay Lustig describes "Sweet Music" as "a dreamy, utopian ballad", while Beatles biographer Robert Rodriguez calls it "