How to Play a Funk Groove on the Piano : Left Hand Techniques for Funk Piano Solos

[PianomanBRJ]

Jonathon, which yamaha is that? Is that a U3?

[suiniav]

BRAVO!!! :)

[musicGNiv]

I found the different between the two versions!

instead of playing the tritone in the end of the second bar (C with F #) , play (I put in the brackets the fingre numbers I take) F # (3) and F (1), then Eb (2) . then C (1) and then Bb (2)

[Dadagnos]

All I wanted was to learn the right hand he plays in the fast part. I've been searching for an hour and trying to examine it really well... but almost no result so far... i don't get the timing. Now i feel sad... :(

[mindzmuseum]

You got one of the best grooves I've ever heard..:)

[jep2702]

Hey Jonathan. Really good stuff. love your tutorials, but i'm sorry to say, this is not at all correctly notated in the slow leaning part. It a shame, cause the one you play with the drum track is really in the pocket with the 16 triplets.

[davidsmooooth]

fuckin bravo

[LyshCapiche]

2:11

[LyshCapiche]

1:00

[hilight01]

great information

[Dadinodadu]

bravoo

[Spurkplug]

wuuuuuuuuuuuuut

[phionahchin2000]

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[nickalex86]

Johnathan...I love this! Didn't take long to get the first part because you broke it down slowly, but I'm having trouble continuing into the F7 part that kinda completes the groove...is there another video that slows down the second part so I can get it? i'm itching to repeat the groove it's just a little too fast to figure out! Great work, BTW

[mRfinGerpRinTpiano]

does the PIANO patch of this synth is good??

[clothearednincompoop]

@mRfinGerpRinTpiano

Yes it's a very impressive Yamaha upright synth with complete physical modelling.

[kr1st0o]

Mistrzostwo!!

[chaveshalom]

in my page is the correction that some people are taking about

[chaveshalom]

@chaveshalom I mean, in my youtube page ;)

[groovewindow]

Hey all, this is Jonathon from the video. If you like these tutorials, I'm beginning to put my new ones up on my own channel. Just click my name (groovewindow) and sub, if you're interested. Otherwise, carry on!

And hey (added bonus) -- I talk a lot less in the new ones ;)

[MRK7421]

Once again, not enough teaching going on here. Experts demonstrating expertise does not equal learning. You see this in schools 98 percent of the time.

[NathanStathan]

Subtitle Fail

[4wheeljive]

Only 5 secs of this clip is of any use as a tutorial. The rest is talk too much!!

[bjm4idplayer]

Such a fun lick.

[ilovebandcamp]

I LOVE THIS :)

[Danio5551995]

notch notch, guy's really cool, but there's no notes

[joefinnigan15]

Damn son! That's just unnecessary funk..

[JimBobAReeBob]

Agreed, the notation and low-speed version are wrong. Send me a personal message and I'll send you a link to a PDF of the lick he's really playing at speed. Unfortunately YouTube doesn't let me post the link here.

[Chrispboerger]

@JimBobAReeBob

Can you send me the linl to the PDF too, please?

Thank you!

My youtube Nick: chrispboerger

[xxcarlyxx]

i dont know if its just me but its too quick for meee, but groovy song and a cool dude mann (Y)

[solidcode99]

That's funky!

[SCRATCHnUNDER]

nice it took me like 5 mins to master

[earnestmorrissey]

@SCRATCHnUNDER It took me 5 mins to master your mum

[DanielxLira]

@earnestmorrissey it took me 3 mins to master your alcoholic dad

[SCRATCHnUNDER]

@earnestmorrissey funny... im not saying its bad its fucking awesome its just easy to learn

[wordofmo]

can anyone recommend specific finger exercises that help with this kind of music? Or should I just shut up and do the standard Hannon and Dohnanyi? On another of his videos, the funk groove in F, his Eb, A, D, F voicing in the right hand is tough and I'd like to do some exercises that will help outside of just playing the riff

[jwv76]

The notation is way off on this one, first off it's playing twice as fast as what's written - up to speed it is a one bar phrase, not two - so the written quarter note is actually an eighth note. That first set of triplets isn't really what's going on either, there's a grace note F# flipping up to the G and then again back down to the F, everything else is wasted ink. And it'd be nice to have the voicings played for the F7. Anyway, love these videos, having a lot of fun with them

[bygota]

manda muuuito!!!! *****

[guaco123]

thanks i got it!!!

[millenniumcream]

Thank you for these terrific videos. You are amazing. It is fun and enlightening to watch you put this all together and try to replicate it. Very funky job well done!

[zechreich]

owh... my... i need more practice...

[blobbiek5]

thx man, i can do it quite good already, - crazy good job ;)

[Aspartamebraintumor]

"that's pretty fun!"

[19andoverlol]

He just tore that thing up! Came out of nowhere!

[Imstillinit]

Oh my God, I've got to start to practise

[sahsplishsplash]

the notation is wrong... can we have the real one please like how u play it at the end?!

[hypergeckobrain]

love yamahas

[WtrampedG]

I like the way he really enjoys what he is doing! I cant imagine playing something as funky as that not being fun!

[Cammu77]

woww !!

[alpineapple1337]

god this guys smile/voice is annoying

[webmonkeymon]

gotta love that one!! Can't wait to give it a try. Thanks

[mattcol99]

Am I right is saying that when you play it slowed down, you missed out the first triplet.

I think the fingering is thumb in the F (5th finger in the top C),, and then the triplet is F# (2) F(thumb) Eb(2) C(thumb) ?

[mattcol99]

MAN that is fast! What I like about your transcription in aqua-web is that they are exact - showing where the LH helps the right hand etc. Brilliant lessons! thanks

[Dadagnos]

@mattcol99 transcriptions in aqua-web? Where can we find these than mattcol99?

[danielortizdecaracas]

please up the midifiles for personal studying thanks

[Wiercik90]

GREAT!!:D i must put my  PC next to piano:D great riff!!!!

[Renderclippur]

I had no other choise than to use my Ipod for this :')

[killzone3888]

First

[jijjle]

awesome riff,

but the notes in the slow version, the staff, and the actual speed all seem to be different

[hairdoctor17]

am from mauritius man your one of hte best

[lapieuvremusic]

Very nice!!!

I learned the first 12 videos, this one will take a little more time...

[BuDzManson]

HEY JOHN if u read this chek me out playin guitar clikc budz manson i play funk only

[shizzle160590]

thats a shame, you should listen to as much musical genres as possible

[BuDzManson]

213 .... jaww open

[JnthnRzc]

agreed

[Ozzer03]

I adore this man

[kaloka13]

very good!

[dUenDecIyA17]

ojala yo consiga algo parecido algun dia xD

[kijamij07]

lmao, i like your style so much, i never heard junk before, love it, gonna try to learn some now! Thank you! xd

[coolcoolpedro2]

great!!!! u r amazing!

[Avipaul]

Let it be known that Nerds are the funkiest folks on the planet. This guy is too damn cool...

[mpstrustno1]

No don't stop talking every little bit of advice is always welcome.

[chilkari]

Agreed. On the next series, I'll shut the hell up! :)

[smiranda77]

u talk too much man.....

[hinderblinder]

Yeah that's pretty fun...If u talk less it'll be more fun! Lol!

=D

[Felduin]

too much blabla, but very nice skills

[guerno1]

thanks man! i want to say your videos are really great. you're a truly good musician. this is one of the best things I ever found on youtube.

[prantare]

I'm a guitarist.. and dude.. this was cool. :D I'm not even into funk. Great great stuff man; I think I'm gonna try to learn this on guitar!

[shyboy04]

that was effin DOPE.

[bdab123]

and the written rythm is not the sounding lick, but really it's a good info

[aerospacepat]

I'm confused- This lick seems to be written in two measures but I think it's double time because it only takes up one.

[sublimephish187]

CHUNNNKY

[YAR0SLAW]

you just talk too much... but i like it :)

[00AvA00]

bionic fingers!

thats insane.

[probablyastapler]

SICK!

[rickwakeman5]

muy bueno, muchas gracias... tendras lo que tocas en partitura pdf, por ejemplo

[ColdBuffetKing]

Hi Nice one Jonathon, very well explained.

Can you point me to the whole series, thanks.

James

[Rossco9992]

hey that was really cool. Keep it up.

[ca1017]

nice nice nice! do you have full video tutorial of this? uhmmm like a link with all the videos realated to this? im gonna learn this stuff even ifit will take me years to perfect it... thanks dude!

[ca1017]

dude! just found it! thanks for the turorial man! hope i can download it...

[chilkari]

Yeah -- glad you found it. I do have a page which lists the whole series and also has a PDF of the music. Just send me a message and I'll point you to it... (-Jonathon)

[ferenlia]

thanks for this. i like it, you're the best.