Blues Piano Licks : Blues Piano Licks in Action

[leeisateam]

look floaty hand at lick 23 again :D 1:21

[pinknoses101]

Skip To 0:55!

[looloothee]

Dear Jonathon, Yikes, you slayed me! Thank you very much for the edification of many of your brothers and sisters. You're a very fine teacher, and you have a great collection of riffs you've shared with us, Speaking for me, these lessons have given me the impetus to practice blues piano. Thanks for giving this old guy something to do in my retirement. Much love and appreciation for your contribution.

[phionahchin2000]

Nice! BTW – you can learn to play this song in half the time with new gadget that reads MIDI files.

Google “Gizmag and PianoMaestro”

[marius95ace]

Fantastic

[anotaren79]

nothing bad meant to expervillage but you are to good to be working for expervillage!

[ToroCheng34]

THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH!!!!!

[Z1Z12]

I HATE these advertisments so much for disturbing my work. I would never ever be influenced by them, other than in a negative way.

I'm sure other viewers feel the same, I cant wait for them to finish. .

[TheSingingCello]

you talk to much



[11181001]

Great video, keep it coming. New music from BRANDON JAROD coming soon!

[modfin]

Useless. Way too fast to follow, with no break down. :(

[prowala]

@modfin This is the culmination of of maybe 30 thorough videos he's done.

[Thebeastlymiles]

@modfin if you had any kind of brain you would have realised that at the beginning of the video he was informing us on how he was putting all the other licks which he has explained in the other 30 videos together into one solo. If you look through the other video's, you will be able to follow it.

[yakywilly]

chupame la pinga

[danielhl22]

@yakywilly tu no entiendes la onda ese,tu no ajuanta

[BuckshotLaFunke]

How helpful that the text should be projected over the fingers in action.

[johnbresnik]

good professional "licks" -- I like 'em....

left hand? Learn the right hand first -- the left will come...! ... much easier than the right.

[ilovepeer]

dude it's awesome but way to fast..

[kckcki]

he;s too good to learn from ! he's just showing off .. that's way too advanced to learn anything from . . . damn i the song was finished before i could even touch 1 key on my keyboard . . . why is he laughing ? !! :)))

[bassmaster947]

they should make a video for that last little lick when the track stops

[josephkosin]

amazing...

[LarryTranberg]

You are fantastic. Thanks for sharing!!

[edrian315]

Thank you for such generosity... =)

[Undercovertheory]

Jonathan, I love you! Did you just rock out like that without your shoes on?!!! Looks like your just wearing socks. How freakin cool is this dude?

[corndogers564]

Seriously, I know a lot of these licks are just great for getting started out. Why is it that they never teach you how to make your own licks? You could learn about the first 10 licks and let your musical instincts take over then come up with something unique!

[kutari]

@corndogers564 well... it would be kinda strange to "teach" you to do something yoruself, the licks are here to inspire you to get new ideas, then after you master these licks, your fingers are trained enough to move how you want them, so when you hear an idea in your head, you can try it using the techniques you learned and now you're making your own licks!

[LazyHammond91]

I've learned all this....can you give me the link for other great lessons like that ?

[tim366785]

Hi Jonathan...

What a great teacher you are !!...& a pretty cool player also BTW..

Nowhere near your league just yet but, I'm luvin working through these lick's & learning a lot !

appreciate it

[Thunderbird093]

Listen to Lick 22 1:21 - that's just the best part, it's really awesome i cannot stop watching it!

[LazyHammond91]

@Thunderbird093 yeah that's my favourite too!!

[themankh]

I came up with this collecting some things from videos all arount the internet playing blues /watch?v=AeAZvYiCrYo

[ukijhu97]

that was actually the first good expertvillage clip i've seen.

[electrocuteanna]

I hate blues >:[

[DannyboyGospel]

Thanks a LOT for ALL your help

[galaxion2]

@DannyboyGospel sarcasm?

[Juancarctica]

Where i can find the background blues band?? anybody knows and may help me?? thanks!!

[zhorakovsky]

@Juancarctica It's added as the final video in this series.

[MagicWoodpecker]

Many thanks!

Your videos are so practical!

And great website aqua-web . com!

You're in the same league as Doug McKenzie ;)

greatings from Poland ;)

[babyt51]

lol i watched through all previous 30 clips but not until in this one i realized that you weren't wearing shoes

[MentalGap]

Hey Jonathon thanks for the clips. I've been starting to learn some blues and this has been a great start! When i get famous i'll be sure to credit you ;-).

[chilkari]

Cool ! I wish you luck :) I hope to see you on TV soon!!

( - Jonathon)

[AshwinManOfSteel]

You are a show off!... I am going back to video one to go and learn this... :)

Ashwin Acharya

[cburns1472]

Mike Bloomfield said, "If you like these blues, play em as you please."

[ShadowM13]

nicee

[marakavelle]

nice acting haha when you turn back to the camera, Like a super reporter!

[alexbomb1983]

haha

[PainlessTragedy]

wasn't that sick!

[PainlessTragedy]

OMG Lick 22!

[eliakho]

this dude is very good on the blues

[GreekLink1988]

ok i have learned the licks, but what about the left hand? i dont have a whole band at home... please post something where you use the left hand with these licks....

[Aztec1011]

Alright what you gotta do is the standard 12 bar blues. in the key of C (this key) c7 ( c-e-g- bflat) for 1 bar f7 (f-a-c- eflat)1 bar c7 ( c-e-g- bflat) for 2 bar f7 (f-a-c- eflat) for 2 bars c7 ( c-e-g- bflat) for 2 bars g7 (g-b-d -f (natural) 1 bar f7 (f-a-c- eflat) 1 bar c7 1 bar g7 1 bar repeat have fun

[LazyHammond91]

@GreekLink1988 you can just use a metronome or you can search C BLUES BACKING TRACK on youtube..there's one in cmaj which is about at the same speed as this( about 130 bpm).if you wanna know what should the left hand do then: in a boogie woogie,blues band you can do the lclassic patterns or the walking bass if there's no bass player..if you have a bass player you can play the chords as voicings( C = E Bb D , F = A Eb G , G = B F A) watch my video called LUKE C SHUFFLE and listen to my left hand

[DeluxeHobo]

@GreekLink1988

simple left hand blues works fine will all these licks :)

[fguka]

@GreekLink1988 it's just a simple 12 bar blues. hopefully you can figure that out on your own cus it doesn't get easier than that

[mailmepizza]

@GreekLink1988 A simple start would be to just play each of the chords (C major, F major, G major) at the proper time according to a basic 12 bar blues progression (look this up if you are unsure of a 12 bar blues progression, I'm sure there is plenty of information on it out there). If you want to make it sound a little better, do a simple walking bass with one beat per note: C-E-G-A in C, F-A-C-D in F, G-B-D-E in G.

[woMw]

musicians shouldn´t be alone :-)...go and find someone to jam with!

greetings

[PIANOisAMAZING99]

@GreekLink1988 It's a simple 12-bar blues progression...in the left hand, these are the standard voicings:

C7: E Bb D F7: Eb A D G7: F B E

[PynkWalkr]

@GreekLink1988 Assuming the key of C, and having each "_____ - _____" signify a 2-note chord, you can try this very simple 12-bar blues progression (quarter note for each chord):

C-G, C-A, C-Bflat, C-A x 4

F-C, F-D, F-Eflat, F-D x 2

C-G, C-A, C-Bflat, C-A x 2

G-D, G-E, G-F, G-E x 1

F-C, F-D, F-Eflat, F-D x 1

C-G, C-A, C-Bflat, C-A x 2

I'm not sure how clear that is... there is only so much instruction and detail that you can convey via Youtube comment :)

[DymoLabelWriter400]

@GreekLink1988

Just do a simple progression

C E G A Bb A G E C x4

F A C D Eb D C A F x2

back to the C then:

G B D E then:

F A C D

then back to C

[chilkari]

Hey All - Jonathon here... I do have all of these licks written out and links to all 30 of them. Just send me a PM or visit my profile (chilkari) to find the link. Wish I could just attach the files here somehow... oh well :)

[claitontesch]

thanks a lot

[lukec787]

hey you are awesome! i play guitar and piano too! I just finished primary music school in piano :D I love the blues and your playing too! Blues On!

[BluezBro604]

couldn't find any licks past 10 on here...GRRRRRR

[greatsuperbigboss]

you must search for

"blues piano advanced lick"

and then it counts from one to 10

10 is lick 30 - all is there

[ionklau]

super please more.

[babaluboo123]

Makes me feel good!

[muziqmonster]

that was nasty baby! just nasty :)

[Jilos77]

you are absolutely right my friend, i didn t see the other videos, and i ll try to improve my english next time

[Jilos77]

thanks but if you are planning to share some instructional staff, you should play it slower and explain, i m shure that most of comments who thank you don t eaven know what the f. so better to listen to a record player or to watch a piano player rather than youre 30 licks, don t take it personal, comments are to be free and to know how people thinks!

[adidal27]

please speak proper english, you lost me half way through your comment, but instead of telling him to slow down and explain take a quick look at the thirty videos on the right...

[lckyantn2008]

thanx dud, alot. it's very usefull

[lckyantn2008]

Thanx alot, you're awsome. this stuff are very usefull. thanx dud.

[chrismarx85]

Johnathan you rock :)

[GandhiRocksHard]

where can I find licks 13, 20, and 17? Please reply!

[ryzo1995]

FUNKY!

[fourbarposer]

sheets, ordered playlist: see youtube user/chilkari for playlist and his web site blog for the sheets etc. the sheets are on the Transposed Blues Licks and an H4 Piano Demo entry

[209fool]

Yea thanks a lot man

[coasdfg]

Cool i m NOT the beginner and i know it

rly stuff! and that was not difficult too so i think anyone can read all the tricks from ur hands ty a lot ))

[frgoom]

Man- I sure enjoyed your playing! Tell me how I can watch the demos of each of the 30 licks you demonstrated? I couldn't figue this out from the video. Thanks, Jonathan!

Ches

[chilkari]

Anybody who wants the PDF for these, just send me a private message (chilkari) and I can hook you up. (BTW: This is Jonathon, I'm the player in these vids, which is why I have the charts...)

[brooped]

And you know, I'm out for the sheets file too.. :) I'd really appreciate that, why wouldn't you collect all of them in one pic or something, that would do for many of us watching you play your play!

[brooped]

Thanks man! I'd say I can play that no doubt ;) Maybe half of them were new, so I sure am going to learn them right tonight! Great thanks!! This is what I've been looking for, a fill to my lick arsenal :D

[khalyd123]

haha thats the only way i can do it. i can't read sheets, lol

[ron28688]

fuckin nice

[wakeaholic3135]

this is incredible man i am a beginner blues player and i love all of your stuff its sweet but it would be extremely helpful to me if you sent me the .pdf thanks.. jonathan you are the man

[viktorvaldemar]

plz... you call this elevator muzak blues?

[b533419]

I'm with you on that

[Stratocaster42]

What are you talking about? This is classic blues piano. Very nice too!

[TommyNavid]

well it cant all be that hill billy cajun stuff. ^_^

[claireplays]

Hi I really dig your tasty licks. They are awsome. I would love to get my hands on the pdf of them. I'm a classical chick on the road to becoming a jazz diva so if there are any other gems you have to offer please point me in the right direction!!

[chilkari]

Reminder -- I do have a PDF with all of the licks written out in most of the keys, plus MP3s of the backing track (only in C, I'm afraid), plus a list of all the vids so you can find them all in order. Just message me, and I can point you to them... :) ( - Jonathon)

[russelljames49]

jonathon: love the clip. I'd love the pdf and how to get the mp3's... this will help tremendously with my band work.

thanks.

[andrewfish36]

hey, any way u could show me the pdf?

thx

[PianoShorty]

hey bro, how can i get the pdf? thanks!

[estolfa]

Jonathon can you point me to the MP3s of the backing tracks.

Thanks,

Ed

[chilkari]

Sure -- (we'll see if this shows up as a comment...) Just head over to my personal web site at aqua-web (just add the rest of the web address). I've got all of the PDFs (transposed into most keys) and backing tracks there. If you have trouble, just directly message me (chilkari) and I'll hook you up

[lambstone05]

Hi Chilkari,

I'm also interested in those files. Could you please inform me how to receive them.

Thks in advance

[2Fruits]

WOW WOW WOW!

Thankyou :D

(I put all these on my ipod so I can watch while playing!)

[advancingmist]

PERFECT

thankyou!

[WearyHag]

You're an inspiration... and key of C ... what more could a beginner ask for? ;)

Nice.

[j5drumr]

you are effing tite! thanks man

[whyulookinatme]

awesome!

[coolbob11111]

Hope you make more of those kinds of video men ... you rock !!! Tx alot !!!

Bob

[DeanoPiano]

Great this is exactly what I have been looking for! I can already play some of these but will now move on to more advanced ones! thanks for posting!

Mainly you should play whats in the heart! that's where the blues inside you is! just listen to a few blues artist and feel what they feel! then improvise and eventually it comes out of its shell!

Long live the Blues!

[warrrich1980]

how can we learn that and your playin at full speed.....slow down and teach...not show off!!!!

[jmsbond35]

He's taught them all. go to the other videos.

Think before you talk.

[chrismarx85]

great concept for a video lesson!

i've been playing for 18 years and found some great new ideas in this video!

[RL82]

i need to get to work on these... great job man you are an excellent player!

[ExJob2222]

I'm learning, learning, learning....

[shodapad07]

Very Nice!

[andrewpit]

Thank You Great Instructional vids !

[sometimesoonfan]

thats it...im going to learn how to play the piano.

[Klavitopalm]

Very nice instruction videos, I can't stop watching and practising, thank you! :)

Would it be possible to do some vids about how to accompany a band? I really have difficulties in playing "proper" chords, that don't sound boring on the one hand, but on the other hand they should "fit" and not be too "pushy". What should I play with my left hand, so that I don't interfere with the bass player...?

Most instructions "only" cover solo riffs.

I'd be really glad to watch some new lessons. :)

[musallio]

Nice licks here, but I would benefit a whole lot more if you did subsequent vids to break down each of these licks..Thanks though, really sweet.

[darthaardvark]

he totally does dude, there's like 30 of them

[chilkari]

Yeah -- sometimes its hard to find the whole series. Message me and I can send you a link which lists them all in order, with links for a PDF of the music, and the MP3's of the backing tracks... (-Jonathon)

[coconutsmaster]

Dude,

i'm also interested in the backing track...

once again , thanks for everything and great job...

nico

[CletusDaFetus]

Blues till I die.

[weeacdc]

These are so easy to follow, well broken down for a dafty like me...many thanks.

[LanceBoyle44]

Excellent series....best instructional vids I've seen on YT for blues piano.  Thank you!