Blues Piano Lesson - Walking Bass and Right Hand Riff

[Bluestouse86]

I'm a guitar player, bass player and a drummer... i want to learn how to play the keys now... A. how hard will it be for me to learn piano after playing other instruments... B. what do you suggest i start with?

[HelenSkyLark7]

Big hearted of you to share your skills with the world via youtube.

Great for people who can't take private lessons. It's nice being able to watch the fingering over and over until I start to get a part correct.

This is very inspiring and sounds beautiful.

[HelenSkyLark7]

Thank you!

[HelenSkyLark7]

Thank you for sharing! Music videos like this are one of the best things posted on youtube. This is great for people that can't participate in private music lessons.

Big hearted of you to share this with the world and to take the time to put together the recordings and post them!! Thanks!!! Very inspiring.

[HelenSkyLark7]

Thank you for sharing! Music videos like this are one of the best things posted on youtube. This is great for people that can't participate in private music lessons.

Big hearted of you to share this with the world and to take the time to put together the recordings and post them!! Thanks!!! Very inspiring.

[kainmcbain]

could you possibly tell me the 2 chords you use at the end of the piece? They can be heard at 0:52. Many thanks for a very intuitive video!

[ryker6richard]

EXELANT MAN! GREAT PLAYING AND TEACHER,,,THANKS

[ryker6richard]

EXELANT MAN!

[Kaminari3]

WAOOO SO IMPRESSIVE |

[victooorrrr]

Do you wanna send me the sheet music in a mail? It's really cool!

Thanks!

[SUNNYRHOADES9]

Can you post some lessons On Swanee River -By Albert Ammons..?

[Qazar01]

The song you're playing ? is it an improvisation or it's some one's song ?

[Muzikman127]

@Qazar01 it's an improv based around progressions and riffs etc.

[ChocolateChipPizza]

What scales do you use for playing the melody? Mixolydian? Blues?

Thanks!

[Muzikman127]

@ChocolateChipPizza

It's a bit more complicated than that- you'll find he basically uses every note bar Eb and Ab. And even then, if you wanted to you could work them in.

Think of what chord you're on at the time.

Tonic, major third, and fifth are home. flat 7 isn't too clashing and is almost home too.

To make it sound like boogie woogie- you add "clashes"

[Muzikman127]

Minor third, flat 7 are kind of semi clashes that add a bit of a Bluesy sound. Minor third resovles to major third and flat 7 resolves through the major 7 to the tonic (or as mentioned before sometimes isn't that much of a clash.

flat 5 (or sharp 4) is yet more bluesy and held as a clash for as long as you like and can then follow in any direction really. Try clashing it with the minor 3rd fifth 7th and tonic, and using that as a stopping point for a held note or trill to catch your breath.

[Muzikman127]

@ChocolateChipPizza Major 6th and major 2nd are there too add a bit of jazzy colour it, but mainly just as passing notes between the home notes and the blue notes.

A final thing to know is that, no matter what chord you're on, to a certain extent the "rules" of the tonic key fit over EVERY chord. I.E in G, if you're on the C chord you can still just noodle with the G blues scale.

[Muzikman127]

@ChocolateChipPizza And sometimes something falls between both rules. E.g. the minor third of G (Bb) is also the flat 7 of C, so if you trill or a G to a Bb in G, when you change to the C chord, it still works because it's the flat 7th and the 5th of G (as oppoes to the flat 3 and tonic of G)

[Muzikman127]

@ChocolateChipPizza

But most importantly, all these guidlines of notes to use are just a descriptor of what sounds good. So use you're ears, if you don't like something, then it's not right for you, and if soemthing soudns cool then use it, no matter whether or not it "should" work. These rules I;'ve mentioned so far have come from me playing by ear and listening to others improvise

[Muzikman127]

@ChocolateChipPizza sorry for the spam- but I couldn't really summarise how to play right hand boogie woogie in less than 4 comments :p

[ChocolateChipPizza]

@Muzikman127

Thanks man... that really helped! :D

[Muzikman127]

@ChocolateChipPizza should be a blog for this sort of thing. I wonder if there are any books. Hmmmmmmmm....

[realjuvelive]

how to play the fit bass for the song !? what the purpose of intervals? and what is the difference between intervals and chords ?hope i find answer...

[Skidism]

Excellent!!!!!

[ewanmacgregor]

Wow! that's awesome ;D

[bivacouk]

Thanks for this one Ben, it's great. Getting the hang now....

all the best

Toni

[juanmorenojuanjo]

joder k bueno eres tio! que coordinacion tan tremenda tienes en las manos!!!

[Zotya015]

thanks a lot man.. it helped me a lot

[praisethelord20]

anyone who practices can accomplish this. But for you right now!!!!! wow! amazing

[TG4EVER1]

WOW !!!

[bxandrex]

amazing

[Vocoder07]

hammer!!!!

[madTheDamned]

i want boogie woogie sheet music!!! pls send me PLEASE!!!

[temetito922]

damn, that's why I don't relly on sheet music, you can't play if you don't have it.

[FreeTheCross]

great man!

[LiLRaybad]

this is very good!!!

[piAnoprinCe18]

nice,,, i wanna learn dat walking bass!!

[thefreezecopper]

thank you :)

[zombiefreaks666]

damn man, you're good, you deserve a grand piano

[xcvlkm]

wtf!! incredible!!

how long hv u been playin piano?

[weisserstein]

fantastic!

[miiiido493]

DAMN this is some Hard shit !!

[SimmingLemming]

Wooooow, you're liek a musical GENIUS. I hope to play like you one day. Just wanna ask you something, after the 'GBDE FEDB' what notes come after that, is it C again?

[SimmingLemming]

Oh, it doesn't matter- I wrote it down now anyway (it was for homework- lol) Thanks anywayzz!

[gbastow]

dude, you are awesome. thanks for doing this!

[VamLoveAndKisses]

I will never be able to play that! But I am enjoying your wonderful playing!

[bivala]

you're great!!!

[sarah24350985609136]

thanks this helps so much! you are amazing

[maych82]

thank you really like all your lessons, will practice tonight

[bobgsearch]

how do you practice getting up to speed and syncronizing left and right hand? and 2, as you move your left hand, say from g to a, do you play notes from the g chord to the notes of the a chord? thank you.

[MusicGuru12]

Start with simple songs and start slow. Build up and you will eventually get used to using your two hands together. Don't try and jump into anything really difficult. Start simple.

Not entirely sure what you're aksing, but if you are referring to the Left Hand riff which goes:

G-A-B-Bb-C

You will keep the G chord held throughout untill you hit C - the second little bit of the 12 bar blues. Ask again if this still doesn't answer your question.

Hope this helps and good luck!

Ben

[COGIC47DRUMMER]

well damn

[brillabola]

so super

[bluesmaster79]

Good lesson, very helpful. You got some chops!

[olavaaaaaa]

Thanks.!!!!!!

[Kabowlb]

sweet i've been looking for some little bits of stuff to learn this was perfect!

[Stratocaster42]

Awesome stuff man. Mind if I ask, but how many keys does your keyboard have? It seems exceptionally long for some reason

[Bionuker]

Wow you are awesome!

[jbwebster]

Óóó... nagyon szép, bár lehetne egy kicsit összeszedettebb..

[adm90alien]

woooooow!!! beautiful!!

[AuroraBorealisAK]

thanks man!

[LyssnarTillAlla]

Pretty intersting. I am "learning" jazz since a couple of years with >10 years classics in the past. Looking for walking bass and how to exploit it in jazz. Thanks for your video. Great playing! /Stefan

[beginnerkeys]

musicguru12, your riffs are wicked slick!(Excellent!)I am a beginning piano player stuck learning in the key of "C", but now I am learning "G" from your videos! Is it possible, in your videos, to demonstrate VERY SLOW and SPEAK SLOW, one time, before playing at fast tempo? We beginners want to see clearly each and every note that you play because they are too valuable to miss!!Keep up the good lessons!! Thanks, beginnerkeys

[maymaysun]

Hi there, just wondering how long you have practiced until you can separate the left hand and right hand.. so your left hand can do the walking bass with no effect to the right hand's solo.!

[AntiguoShergot]

thanks, I can learn a lot of your practical classes!

[sscrabapple]

you rock

[gracieb19]

i love how you teach man you are awesome. i have learn so much just watching. please keep it up

[AntiguoShergot]

WOOOO!!INCREDIBLE

[tristheninjapirate]

GBCC#DCBAG GBCC#DCBA CBbAG CBbAG# ABDEFEDBbACC#DCBAG octaves RH G then C#/D & G G then C & E G THEN Bb/B & D-optional ENDING LH: GBCC#D RH: G GBGCGC#GC#D LAST CHORD D7#9 LH: D OCT RH: F# C F not 100% right but close enough

[simonbjr18]

Hello!

I learned a lot of things from you!

thnx mate!

waiting 4 the next vids!

Best wishes from Hungary!

[PiAnOdUdE976]

i need your hands now give em up

[MusicGuru12]

Haha, maybe another time :p

[tristheninjapirate]

cool lesson don't s'pose u could tell me the notes to the entire left hand pattern, it's a bit pain staking trying to watch and write them down. thanks a lot!

[digiarto]

Doesn't going to the 9th work against the rules of Blues? 1, 4, 5.

[MusicGuru12]

The pattern this time is actually:

1,4,1,2,5,1

Its a variation; I don't believe in rules with music ;)

[remedy2222]

@MusicGuru12 amen!



[Muzikman127]

@MusicGuru12 you could say that for the 5 chord part you modulate to D and play the 5 of the 5 chord- if you get me :p

[PZK12]

Thanks for that. Excellent.

[VirtualZach]

Dude. I've been watching for awhile, you might remember me, and you still got it. Do you have a band? Myspace or Facebook? Message me or something!

~ Zach

[CrashingGates]

Thanks For The Lesson =]

Gonna Need More Practise Though.

First Comment...Woop!=]