Boogie Woogie Lesson 25 (Part 3) Different Left Hands

[richierich1283]

fab keep it up you please so many/ and Rock and Roll tips

[bluesforU2]

5:30 - 5:50 was very helpful! Thank you so much!

[Dmain1Event]

Hello. I find I have a hard time doing riffs like this with my left hand and playing a melody of any kind with my right. I just can't get the coordination down. Do you have any tips for getting my coordination and rhythm down. Thanks.

[starboy288]

The bass line at 7:20. I use a variation that I find is more fluid for me. It's C to upper C to Eb to E to G to A and back to Eb to E. All of these notes are played using a single hit on the key. No double bounces.

A second variation is to end the very last two notes of the line by playing Eb back up to A. When you play this bass line really fast it seems easier to me using that variation. All FWIW to give those studying your lessons optional variations that some may find easier to play.

[starboy288]

Regarding the slow/fast blues bass line. I noticed way back when that you were using your thumb for both the G & the A. I've always used the index finger (2) for that line. I'm not ready to switch, though I find that the move you make from CG to DA to EbBb to EB on up to F is much harder to do when you use the 2nd and 5th fingers.

The next line where you play it using Eb to E, I use the 4th finger for the Eb & the 3rd finger for the E. FWIW. Anyway, good job Ecco. Nice to help others progress.

[ideaman99]

Great lesson. Thx.

[freakyhead20]

@ideaman99 no problem, happy easter, good luck & have fun !!

Eeco

[ploost]

the one you can't remember, can it be from jerry lee lewis ? :)

[paullongball]

Thanks, dear Eeco! You are the best, and so kind to share!

Love ya, man!

[freakyhead20]

@paullongball no problem paul :) have a swinging weekend

Eeco

[wisedup]

One old story has it that the piano players developed their left hand talents so they could drink a beer/ have a smoke/ with the right hand...lol. The first riff you played is my personal favorite, dad and brothers practiced this a lot.

[littleliuboy]

@wisedup I heard the story that a pianist was in a blues trio and the bassist didn't turn up so he had to play the bass line with his left hand but i think i prefer your story hahaaa

[freakyhead20]

@littleliuboy haha great story :)

Eeco

[freakyhead20]

@wisedup that too :) haha, have a nice weekend

Eeco

[wisedup]

One old story has it that the piano players developed their left hand talents so they could drink a beer/ have a smoke/ with the right hand...lol. The first riff you played is my personal favorite, dad and brothers practiced this a lot.

[woogieman007]

Fantastic video my favorite is the 2ed boogie you did I will go back to that and get it right. Also interesting when you said about using you index finger for Blues and how you only use you thumb. my view on this it bugs me when others play with the thumb instead of with the index finger, lazy but that's just my view . Out of interest do you do that to make it swing a bit better?. However you play it you make it sound amazing. Matt

[freakyhead20]

@woogieman007 yeah you can play that left hand differently , everybody has it own way of playing..

Eeco

[karr007]

Thanx Eeco,gonna bookmark this one.Nice and easy to follow.Still finding it hard though to put both hands together.I beiieve it is just a case of practice the left hand over and over again.Eventually till they both go together. Cheers Eeco, Nick

[freakyhead20]

@karr007 Hi nick, thanks for the comment :) have fun with the lesson.

Eeco

[KarloR27]

Must get back into piano and learn some of this! great lessons!

[freakyhead20]

@KarloR27 enjoy the lesson, good luck :)

Eeco