A breakdown of some left-hand piano patterns á lá Dr. John

[paulallen34]

nice video but can you show us the right hand licks that dr john does on swanee river boogie.

[maddermofo]

@paulallen34 I wish dude!!!! Maybe in a year(s) or so!!!

[learjeff1]

Yup, Dr John slides. A good player needs to learn to get the same sound without sliding to be able to play those licks in other keys. IMHO, beginners should start out sliding, to get the right sound, and to free up other fingers because there are some licks you just can't play without sliding. Your classical teacher'd rap your knuckles, but this ain't Beethoven!

Great tutorial in any case. Now please play his version of Iko Iko real slowly so we can cop all those great licks!

[crackfarm76]

thanks for the tutorial, much appreciated, and i liked that you really slowed it down...oh, and ur cute too!--not that it's important in a piano teacher, but my old piano teacher was like a hundred years old, so i appreciate it;)

[sbp902]

Eeerrr, Dr. John is playing that grace note with just his middle finger by sliding his middle finger off the D#/Eb onto the E natural in the I chord and the same with IVs and Vs if you watch his video closely. Check out Luckyluca99's Swanee. He slides off the black keys onto the white keys. Just for anyone who cares. I suppose you can play it either way, but I think the slide may be easier. Okay, burn me at the stake now.

[maddermofo]

@sbp902

I'm not interested in burning you at the stake, just keep your smug opinions to yourself dickhead!!!

[pulykamell]

@maddermofo The hell was that about? sbp902's suggestion was perfectly helpful and not smug in the least.

[maddermofo]

@pulykamell The same goes for you

[pulykamell]

@maddermofo Aw, sounds like somebody can use a hug. {{{maddermofo}}}

[tjonmcd]

@maddermofo You're a cry baby.

[ImOnATurnbullHype]

@maddermofo why are you acting like such a dick head ? i know this comment thread is done and finished but yeah ... sbp is making a perfecty reasonable comment ... its not trolling or flaming .. constructive if anything ... was not smug at all ... why put a tutoril up on here if your just gonna put down anyone who makes a comment ... bell end

[maddermofo]

@ImOnATurnbullHype I don't really know, I must have been drunk when I said that, I don't even remember it to be honest, hahah!!! Anyways the comment was reasonable when I looked back, in my drunken state I must have read his 'Burn me at the stake' as a threat to my knowledge hahahah

[maddermofo]

@pulykamell Sorry I just read it back there, maybe I was drunk when I wrote that

[blicky2blacky]

@sbp902 A reasonable suggestion, nothing smug about ya. I would slide also.

[rocktunes]

Nice lesson. Ireland rocks.

[Lordbaggio]

That was great, thanks a lot for that!

Can you do me a huge favour and create a tutorial for the Dr John cover version of Pine top Boogie? I've been trying to figure it out for ages but can't get it! Thanks

[Lordbaggio]

That was great, thanks a lot for that. Is there any chance you can do a tutorial for Dr John's Pine Top Boogie cover? I've spent ages trying to learn it and have gotten nowhere! Thanks

[KLX1990]

doesn't it start with a double C?

[oraclesolomon]

ALL great - but the last bit was an octave too low dude !

[maddermofo]

A lot of people say that dude, but that's the way the great Dr. John plays it, I suppose it sounds better on a grand piano, also if there was a right hand to contrast with it it wouldn't be so muddy

[comokate]

Could you do the left hand bass line for Dr. John's "Pine Top Boogie"...pretty pretty please ??? :-)

[maddermofo]

Hopefully get posting that one soon dude :-)

[johnbresnik]

you from Ireland by any chance? Cork maybe? I'm from LA, but spent some time in Dublin... great place.

[maddermofo]

I am from Ireland, not Cork, just beside Galway!!

[Hammerhank]

this was great thank you

[hellpmaboab]

can you slow down/demo that intro at 2.40?

thanksalot

[sealerdave]

Thanks that helps !

[railbird4u]

either my piano is off key or yours is. Thanks anyway :)

[queen1975]

You have transpose on +1 semitone

[eric669]

for beginners only but very well explained.

[FreeStyleUK123]

omg I'm famous! :P

thanks so much man :D