No matter how many times i try, its impossible to play two separate parts with each hand. I can do Linus & Lucy, but then again that song only has the left hand repeat the same notes over and over and just switches a few times. Boogie Woogie is HARD.
Hi Gilliang, i really like your videos, thanks. I have trouble getting speed because i feel like my forearm is too tense and it starts burning. I try and relax it but then it comes again. Do you have any exercises that would help me with this? thanks a lot bro.
@alexponce20 Well you could go to the gym and exercise your arms. You could by a gripper that you squeeze to strengthen your forearms. Also, try to keep your wrists loose, your fingers as well. Don't try to slam the keys down. I play very heavily because I learned on a crappy unweighted keyboard. If you were to play on an acoustic piano as opposed to a digital one you would play a whole lot better. And as always, practice a whole lot.
@alexponce20 I'm a long time piano player. I'm going to back up what Gilligan said, the gripper is a great way to strengthen your forearms and wrists. Also, run your scales and arpeggios and buy a book of finger exercises. It's boring, but its a great way to get the endurance you need to play some of the smoother licks seen in the video.
Hey Gilliagan, I thought you would like to see how I am coming along so far. I posted a video here on youtube, but it won't let me post the link here. So search dalehan123 and listen to Jingle Bells. Thanks for teaching me the basics. Dale
Hi Gilligan. I am a beginner and I play this video over and over trying to learn everything in it. I love it, but I wish when you go to the "licks" portion, you would have been more specific on how to finger that first one. You make it look so easy, but I am having trouble seeing which fingers you are using for which keys. The camera angle does not show it too well. Could you tell me which fingers you are hitting which notes with? I would appreciate it. Thanks. Dale
@dalehan123 Dale, I'm using the thumb, middle finger, and pinky only. Do not let your teachers or instruction booklets lead you to believe that fingering is important. Once you have finger independence there is no need for "proper fingering." For finger independence look up some Hanon exercises. When you watch tutorials try to rely less on your sight and more on your ear. Without your ear you're nothing. Good luck, and I'll answer any questions that you may have.
@dalehan123 Thanks for your prompt answer Gilligan. I will keep working on your instructions. I will try to find the " Hanon exercises online. I will not hesitate to ask you when I have any other questions. How long have you been playing piano? Just curious. You are very at ease and confident with your playing. Dale
@laughingcrows Thanks. First, you need to keep a steady tempo. Without time, there is no boogie woogie. To create a blues scale take any major scale and add in a flatted 3rd, 5th, and 7th note of the scale. That creates the bluesy sounds. It's a characteristic of traditional African music brought over in the 19th century. I'm using the 1, 4, and 5 chords of a key. That is chords built on the 1,4, and 5 of the scale. In C it's C F G. In D it's D G A. Ect. I hope that makes sense.
@Gilligan346 Sure would like to see you demonstrate the piano riff solo on House Is Rockin by Stevie Ray. It sounds easy, but theres some funny stuff going on at the end of it that I'm not getting. It sounds like a simple 5 step walk down but am having trouble finding all the notes. If you get a chance and want to post it, I would appreciate it. I've listened to numerous how-to videos on the piano, but yours is much better, is why I'm requesting. Thanks Bro!
@xBallpark09 I'm not sure what you mean by blues key. I'm playing all this in C because it's easier to demonstrate and explain. Generally a blues scale simply entails a major scale with added b3, b5, b7.
THANK YOU SO MUCH MAN! you've helped me so much, ive been wanting to play boogie woogie for so long, but the progressions and chords and licks and rifts were just way too confusing. You've helped me so much thank you!
Thanks for posting the video. I'm working on learning boogie woogie piano, I've been playing for about a month or so, and its coming along. I can only play for about 5 to 10 minutes because my forearms get tired but its coming along! I'll be checking out your other videos as well. I'm 63 and just took up piano. Thanks again!
I'm really liking this video. I'm trying to learn from scratch, and now I have something to work on. Getting my 2 hands to play together has been hard, but it's coming!
Hi. This is really a great intro! Thank you for posting. Question.. When you were learning, how did you teach yourself to separate your left and right hands so you can keep that drive going in the left while improvising all those blues licks with right. Thanks again.
@pokeypop99 Try playing scales. Play up the scale with your right hand and down the scale with your left hand. That helps to get your hands doing different things. I would sit around at school and "play" a bass line on my desk was doing random other stuff with my right hand. Different bass lines are harder. I was able to play one bass line after 6 months but other bass lines took a year or more to get down. It depends. Also, just practice bass lines, ect at slow tempos.
Great vid, mate! I used to play piano, stopped a few years ago when I got bored of doing the same grade 8 stuff for months on end. Have recently found myself wanting to get back into it, try some blues or funk stuff, or particularly boogie woogie (thanks to Mr. Jools Holland) - and this was a great way to start. Thanks!
Thanks so much for this, I've always wanted to get into playing Boogie Woogie and now after one day of practice off your video im farther than i ever thought i would be, thanks!
Hi Gilligan, love your video lesson. I have just started playing the piano (can't afford a teacher!) and am having great difficulty in playing with both hands. Its impossible!!! Any hinds and tips on how to practice so that i can eventually play with both hands, just like you.
I played piano for some years and then i started playing guitar instead but now I'm back on the piano again and I have always had an interest for blues and boogie woogie music and this video really helped me!
Learned the basics by the video but if u ask me Boogie and Blues are the best music styles to improvise on and i'm really easy learned.
So thanks for this video to help me learn the basics and continue on my own from that! :)
Just wanted to say Gilligan, THANK YOU SO MUCH for sharing this basic info on Boogie Woogie piano. I've been playing for years, but have never tried this style of playing. However, after watching Tommy last night, and you tonight, I am ready to GET TO WORK on this. You shared a LOT of great stuff here. Great exercises, and much easier than I anticipated. I'll be watching for more of your video's. You are a REAL inspiration young man. Keep up the AWESOME video's.
If only my piano teacher had taught me in this way!!! To play boogie woogie has been my lifetime ambition. My piano is long gone,unfortunately, (time to get myself a keyboard methinks)...Wish you lived next door to me.
i loved your video man. helped me out alot. i took like two years of lessons but had to quit. i didnt mind much tho. got tired of playin dang christmas carols lol. i want to learn better stuff, stuff i actually like. i REALLY hope you make more videos and soon. you are a great teacher seriously.
Thanks! I've glad you learned something. My accent is the result of growing up in Western Kentucky/ Western Tennessee. No one in my family sounds like me.
You are one amazing player! How long have you been playing?
I have only been playing sinse last Christmas when I got keyboard and soon discovered a love for boogie woogie! But it always sounded so complicated, but your tutorial really helped! Thanks a lot!
ps. I love your accent! You don't often here an accent like that living in the British suburbs! :)
Man great video. I'm just started learning my chords and I think boogie woogie is so much fun compared to classical piano. Hope to see some more videos. :)
You're welcome. I quit taking classical lessons after two years. If you learn boogie woogie you also learn the blues plus some riffs you can use in jazz. It just takes practice.
I took lessons, when i was young, teacher died while I was there, LOL so didn't take anymore LOL. I'm also from Kentucky the western part, and I have been using some of the books by Scott Houston The piano guy just to get chords and stuff down. I just have trouble getting the hands going different directiosn and rhythm and stuff. If you have yahoo give me a yahoo scott4murray like to ask some questions and stuff if you don't mind and I would pay you for the time if youw ant
I'm from just south of Evansville, IN. I applied to Murray, too (I'm assuming that's what MSU stands for), but ended up going to Centre, but then I left after a little while. If you have trouble getting the hands together, you should practice scales in parallel and contrary motions, the same and opposite motions you know. That really helps with that. I'll add you. My services are free.
These videos are actually really helpful and well done. You ought to hook up with expert village and get paid. Though I don't know if those guys actually get paid. You certainly blow their tuba and trombone teachers out of the water.
your lessons are wonderful......my piano is in storage....but i have a keyboard...hope it works........you are great..honest i love the way you explain things.....thank you for taking the time yaffa
No matter how many times i try, its impossible to play two separate parts with each hand. I can do Linus & Lucy, but then again that song only has the left hand repeat the same notes over and over and just switches a few times. Boogie Woogie is HARD.
Medachod 2 hours ago
respond to your description, I leanrt something, most of it and im glad i came across your video. thanks g
JhomeTate 4 weeks ago
Hi Gilliang, i really like your videos, thanks. I have trouble getting speed because i feel like my forearm is too tense and it starts burning. I try and relax it but then it comes again. Do you have any exercises that would help me with this? thanks a lot bro.
alexponce20 1 month ago in playlist Favorite videos
@alexponce20 Well you could go to the gym and exercise your arms. You could by a gripper that you squeeze to strengthen your forearms. Also, try to keep your wrists loose, your fingers as well. Don't try to slam the keys down. I play very heavily because I learned on a crappy unweighted keyboard. If you were to play on an acoustic piano as opposed to a digital one you would play a whole lot better. And as always, practice a whole lot.
Gilligan346 1 month ago
@alexponce20 I'm a long time piano player. I'm going to back up what Gilligan said, the gripper is a great way to strengthen your forearms and wrists. Also, run your scales and arpeggios and buy a book of finger exercises. It's boring, but its a great way to get the endurance you need to play some of the smoother licks seen in the video.
hotrodharry11 4 weeks ago
@hotrodharry11 thanks guys! i really appreciate your help, any book in particular?
alexponce20 4 weeks ago
add a 7th for good luck bahahahahahhaha
azninvazn627 2 months ago
Hey Gilliagan, I thought you would like to see how I am coming along so far. I posted a video here on youtube, but it won't let me post the link here. So search dalehan123 and listen to Jingle Bells. Thanks for teaching me the basics. Dale
dalehan123 2 months ago
This helped a lot, thank you. Please check out my channel too!
thurdag 2 months ago
FANTASTIC! THANKS!!
ColonelFain 2 months ago
I need some steroids for my left hand lol
xfgher 4 months ago
Hi Gilligan. I am a beginner and I play this video over and over trying to learn everything in it. I love it, but I wish when you go to the "licks" portion, you would have been more specific on how to finger that first one. You make it look so easy, but I am having trouble seeing which fingers you are using for which keys. The camera angle does not show it too well. Could you tell me which fingers you are hitting which notes with? I would appreciate it. Thanks. Dale
dalehan123 5 months ago
@dalehan123 Dale, I'm using the thumb, middle finger, and pinky only. Do not let your teachers or instruction booklets lead you to believe that fingering is important. Once you have finger independence there is no need for "proper fingering." For finger independence look up some Hanon exercises. When you watch tutorials try to rely less on your sight and more on your ear. Without your ear you're nothing. Good luck, and I'll answer any questions that you may have.
Gilligan346 4 months ago
@dalehan123 Thanks for your prompt answer Gilligan. I will keep working on your instructions. I will try to find the " Hanon exercises online. I will not hesitate to ask you when I have any other questions. How long have you been playing piano? Just curious. You are very at ease and confident with your playing. Dale
dalehan123 4 months ago
Omfg thank you so much :p best tutorial I have ever seen
333LZ66 6 months ago
Bravo
La leçon est très pédagogique.
Félicitations
cdtube36 6 months ago
Excellent tutorial, thanks for posting.
TomiLobo 6 months ago
Hey, I loved it. Thanks. You're very natural at teaching.
I would love to hear just a tad of theory as to why this sounded so good. Then, how you could move it up or down the scale.
laughingcrows 6 months ago
@laughingcrows Thanks. First, you need to keep a steady tempo. Without time, there is no boogie woogie. To create a blues scale take any major scale and add in a flatted 3rd, 5th, and 7th note of the scale. That creates the bluesy sounds. It's a characteristic of traditional African music brought over in the 19th century. I'm using the 1, 4, and 5 chords of a key. That is chords built on the 1,4, and 5 of the scale. In C it's C F G. In D it's D G A. Ect. I hope that makes sense.
Gilligan346 6 months ago
@Gilligan346 Sure would like to see you demonstrate the piano riff solo on House Is Rockin by Stevie Ray. It sounds easy, but theres some funny stuff going on at the end of it that I'm not getting. It sounds like a simple 5 step walk down but am having trouble finding all the notes. If you get a chance and want to post it, I would appreciate it. I've listened to numerous how-to videos on the piano, but yours is much better, is why I'm requesting. Thanks Bro!
MsJohncrawford 6 months ago
Great video tutorial
thomasdillon20 7 months ago
Thanks!. This is an awesome video for learning boogie woogie.
MrJohnBrien 8 months ago
Thanks Dude
benweaver420 8 months ago
you playing this in any specific blues key?
xBallpark09 9 months ago
@xBallpark09 I'm not sure what you mean by blues key. I'm playing all this in C because it's easier to demonstrate and explain. Generally a blues scale simply entails a major scale with added b3, b5, b7.
Gilligan346 9 months ago
dude, this is great - thanks so much. during the summer my 9 year old is taking piano lessons from me and this will be a huge help.
mckennagene 10 months ago
also self taught...going into boogie woogie and this is going to help...thanks for posting.
1mshrode 10 months ago
Take your thimb, stick it somehwere and ring it down the keys.. haha love this guy
psalm7v17 11 months ago
please...just DON'T SAY IT'S EASY....please...
mattiamacgregor 1 year ago
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Thanks for this. Some wonderful boogie-woogie piano sheet music is available at manymidi.com/sheetmusic.htm.
ElmoPiano 1 year ago
THANK YOU SO MUCH MAN! you've helped me so much, ive been wanting to play boogie woogie for so long, but the progressions and chords and licks and rifts were just way too confusing. You've helped me so much thank you!
CabbRiceGrain 1 year ago
lol
megaaustin24367 1 year ago
Thanks for posting the video. I'm working on learning boogie woogie piano, I've been playing for about a month or so, and its coming along. I can only play for about 5 to 10 minutes because my forearms get tired but its coming along! I'll be checking out your other videos as well. I'm 63 and just took up piano. Thanks again!
GrowlinWillie 1 year ago
wtf chill!
salpie1 1 year ago
I'm really liking this video. I'm trying to learn from scratch, and now I have something to work on. Getting my 2 hands to play together has been hard, but it's coming!
brucetheparishiltonf 1 year ago
thanks for sharing!....
dhimes3 1 year ago
piece of piss
Jerrez 1 year ago
LOVE THE ACCENT :)
crazytuts98 1 year ago 39
NICE VIDEO!
Mattyew 1 year ago
this is fucking amazing!!!! i wanna learn play boogie =3 !!!!
thansk for the tutorial !!!
Necromicom6 1 year ago
man..you're great! what a wonderful simple explanation of what makes boogie woogie..booge...thanx
jamesmykal 1 year ago
What a great vid. You have a fantastic natural manner. Thank you :-)
danleighton 1 year ago
your 12 bar blues is actually a 10 bar blues, the pattern for 12 bar blues is-
1-1-1-1--4-4-1-1-5-4-1-1
MrThedalaillamaknows 1 year ago
@MrThedalaillamaknows You are absolutely right. I'm surprised no one else had realized that. Thanks!
Gilligan346 1 year ago 2
@Gilligan346 no worries, i wasn't criticizing you though, it's a good video, it's just in 10-bar blues
MrThedalaillamaknows 1 year ago
Damn! So motivating! Thank you for the great video.
itsdevila 1 year ago
Hi. This is really a great intro! Thank you for posting. Question.. When you were learning, how did you teach yourself to separate your left and right hands so you can keep that drive going in the left while improvising all those blues licks with right. Thanks again.
pokeypop99 1 year ago
@pokeypop99 Try playing scales. Play up the scale with your right hand and down the scale with your left hand. That helps to get your hands doing different things. I would sit around at school and "play" a bass line on my desk was doing random other stuff with my right hand. Different bass lines are harder. I was able to play one bass line after 6 months but other bass lines took a year or more to get down. It depends. Also, just practice bass lines, ect at slow tempos.
Gilligan346 1 year ago
Great vid, mate! I used to play piano, stopped a few years ago when I got bored of doing the same grade 8 stuff for months on end. Have recently found myself wanting to get back into it, try some blues or funk stuff, or particularly boogie woogie (thanks to Mr. Jools Holland) - and this was a great way to start. Thanks!
D3ltra 1 year ago
This video is legend
TheJazzMan61 1 year ago
fantastic bro.. THANKS...Great teaching....
nguntual 1 year ago
Thanks so much for this, I've always wanted to get into playing Boogie Woogie and now after one day of practice off your video im farther than i ever thought i would be, thanks!
catman103 1 year ago
Very helpful video. Thanks for teaching! Great video, easy to follow.
hpbryan 1 year ago
great fingerwork
Ardsnijders 1 year ago
Hi Gilligan, love your video lesson. I have just started playing the piano (can't afford a teacher!) and am having great difficulty in playing with both hands. Its impossible!!! Any hinds and tips on how to practice so that i can eventually play with both hands, just like you.
many many thanks.......tom
typhoontom1 1 year ago
thank you so much. im a drummer and guitarist and i have a yamaha piano at home. this will give some things to do with my piano :)
koren2010 1 year ago
Thank you very much for this video!
I played piano for some years and then i started playing guitar instead but now I'm back on the piano again and I have always had an interest for blues and boogie woogie music and this video really helped me!
Learned the basics by the video but if u ask me Boogie and Blues are the best music styles to improvise on and i'm really easy learned.
So thanks for this video to help me learn the basics and continue on my own from that! :)
Densson 1 year ago
Thanks a lot: you're very clear and you don't start from basic theory, like others do!
Kharis89 1 year ago
you are so awesome man
Liqliq888 1 year ago
Just wanted to say Gilligan, THANK YOU SO MUCH for sharing this basic info on Boogie Woogie piano. I've been playing for years, but have never tried this style of playing. However, after watching Tommy last night, and you tonight, I am ready to GET TO WORK on this. You shared a LOT of great stuff here. Great exercises, and much easier than I anticipated. I'll be watching for more of your video's. You are a REAL inspiration young man. Keep up the AWESOME video's.
smitty747 1 year ago
Very informational. You have really made it a lot easier than I imagined it would be. Thanks
Mononeka 1 year ago
If only my piano teacher had taught me in this way!!! To play boogie woogie has been my lifetime ambition. My piano is long gone,unfortunately, (time to get myself a keyboard methinks)...Wish you lived next door to me.
0987654321libra 1 year ago
Very good
Ruupje1995 1 year ago
Good job man. Nice video
w1ngchung 2 years ago
i loved your video man. helped me out alot. i took like two years of lessons but had to quit. i didnt mind much tho. got tired of playin dang christmas carols lol. i want to learn better stuff, stuff i actually like. i REALLY hope you make more videos and soon. you are a great teacher seriously.
diewitmypride13 2 years ago
Thank you very much for your tutorial! Keep shining!
ribanafish 2 years ago
hahaha @ the key noise thing
yeah i hate that too =/
BlackFrop 2 years ago
dude...THANK YOU!!!!!! you're awesome Love your accent btw!
QuickAtTheKeys 2 years ago 8
Thanks! I've glad you learned something. My accent is the result of growing up in Western Kentucky/ Western Tennessee. No one in my family sounds like me.
Gilligan346 2 years ago
You are one amazing player! How long have you been playing?
I have only been playing sinse last Christmas when I got keyboard and soon discovered a love for boogie woogie! But it always sounded so complicated, but your tutorial really helped! Thanks a lot!
ps. I love your accent! You don't often here an accent like that living in the British suburbs! :)
VamLoveAndKisses 2 years ago
This is awesome!!!! Thank you so much!!!! Can't wait till we see some more videos :)
breannaoakes90 2 years ago
Man great video. I'm just started learning my chords and I think boogie woogie is so much fun compared to classical piano. Hope to see some more videos. :)
dascoat4msu 2 years ago
You're welcome. I quit taking classical lessons after two years. If you learn boogie woogie you also learn the blues plus some riffs you can use in jazz. It just takes practice.
Gilligan346 2 years ago
I took lessons, when i was young, teacher died while I was there, LOL so didn't take anymore LOL. I'm also from Kentucky the western part, and I have been using some of the books by Scott Houston The piano guy just to get chords and stuff down. I just have trouble getting the hands going different directiosn and rhythm and stuff. If you have yahoo give me a yahoo scott4murray like to ask some questions and stuff if you don't mind and I would pay you for the time if youw ant
dascoat4msu 2 years ago
I'm from just south of Evansville, IN. I applied to Murray, too (I'm assuming that's what MSU stands for), but ended up going to Centre, but then I left after a little while. If you have trouble getting the hands together, you should practice scales in parallel and contrary motions, the same and opposite motions you know. That really helps with that. I'll add you. My services are free.
Gilligan346 2 years ago
Just brilliant -thanks so much.
gordkeir1 2 years ago
You're very welcome.
Gilligan346 2 years ago
Great job man! Thank you so much!
bjnail1 2 years ago
What a dood.
5 stars.
weavehole 2 years ago
These videos are actually really helpful and well done. You ought to hook up with expert village and get paid. Though I don't know if those guys actually get paid. You certainly blow their tuba and trombone teachers out of the water.
olddude8572 2 years ago
sweet! a learned a few new bass lines, thank you for the video
BlackFrop 2 years ago
I'm glad that I could that I help!
Gilligan346 2 years ago
great lesson this helps a lot, thx
Mikespyke 2 years ago
No problem.
Gilligan346 2 years ago
your lessons are wonderful......my piano is in storage....but i have a keyboard...hope it works........you are great..honest i love the way you explain things.....thank you for taking the time yaffa
bob8dylan 2 years ago