Sliding Off the Black Notes - Grace notes and Blues Notes - Chords 101

[Dawnseekerz]

I love it, thanks man!

[Nolyrain92]

Wow and you're jus improvisng, sounds cool

[beauxboro]

you've helped me sooo much...thank you so much!



[phoneke]

Ahhhh... the black note. It feels so good.

[EliteSniperFMJ]

i dont even play piano but that gives me hope ...i just dont have 2 hand coordination enough to play chords and complex stuff with my right hand...practice i guess i might get a keyboard and start :)

[mattshane]

Don't don't worry I am used to using my middle finger.

[claitontesch]

I love the blues

[APOCALIPSISUNOOCHO]

esay but so helpfulllll

[hippiechickie18]

The tune at 1:15 sounds familiar... is it Pink Panther?

[narwhal102]

THANK U THANK U THANK U!!!!! :D

[Ronckie]

thanks for tutorials like this, with these 'tricks'! I'm pretty much classical schooled so my improvision skills aren't the best. Thanks so much for helping me loosen up :) keep up the great work!

[criss1956]

How do you get that Floyd Cramer effect of the slip note? I just can't get it to sound right.

[puckett456]

you have helped me soooo much. thanks a lot. margie

[chrismarx85]

Thanks margie! for all the kind comments :)

[coverthisjam]

great technique for adding some color to improv, i first noticed this technique learning the sweet home alabama piano outro, which uses this idea of half step slides up and down into notes. thanks!

[alanlee119]

hey, can you teach us how to play patterns for jazz accompaniment? I've been struggling with that :) Songs like "The Way You Look Tonight" "It Might As Well Be Spring"

[HaimMorElgarisi]

I've been a on the classical side of piano for a while now but lately i've started to play blues and jazz. I began with all the famous standarts (Autumn Leaves etc...) and I learned how to improvise on the blues scale myself but it always sounded blank, not to mention it was also very repetitive.

well.. I just found out about your vids and watched several and it already gave me some twists and ideas to implement.

so all I really wanted to say was thank you very much! You're doing a great job!

[showbowt]

hey chrismarx thank you for sharing all of your knowledge in playing piano..im a beginner and i really learn most of my piano playing on youtube..more power to you guys who share and teach us how to play the piano

[chrismarx85]

Its a lot of fun! You have to do the hard work too by learning the songs :)

[bangthedrumsquickly]

thanks man, you gave me some great ideas for improving!

[GodIsMyAntiDrug]

Chopstix! A friend of mine told me I have to go to the one in Tacoma with him if I ever make it up that way.

"Who knows, you may be playing too much Classical or something." Hahaha. Oh, Chris.

[chrismarx85]

heaven forbid!

Recently i've been playing in the seattle one more. Be sure and say hello!

[daryl152]

Great video! just what i needed!! lol, but how do u get ur camera up there! hahah

[chrismarx85]

I have 3 arms. :P

[daryl152]

Hahah! I had a feeling you did lolz

[Theyownyou]

I only have 2 and a half =(

[agnusongs]

Great lesson thank you :D

[chrismarx85]

Hey No Prob!

This is one of my favorite easy things to teach :)

It opens up a bunch of possibilities for people improvising!