Incredible Blues Piano Tricks - PlayBluesPiano.com

[KanisMaximus]

Very nice music.

[henryshee666]

i like lesson like this.

[shartep]

man thanks so much for these lessons

[kourganboy]

the left hand is definitely too "low-tuned" :)

[NICK19641963]

now this guy is amazing

[fenty62]

Having an ear is a myth, as long as ya know the song and what keys to press you should be ok, figuring out songs will just be hard. And its not that enduring, when you play for a fcouple of years something like this wouldnt be that enduring, the left hand bit in this video is pretty relaxed and slow.

[garrettdabadass]

@fenty62 I HAVE AN EAR AND I PLAY BLUES PIANO! CANT CALL THAT A MYTH. (you obviously dont probably "improvise" as people call it)

[Danbo342]

@ PostBop, very true on all counts. The one "Key" point I want to maybe help reiterate to others is the endurance. It is natural when starting to fatigue easily, especially when you don't stay relaxed.

Staying relaxed however will come soon enough. One thing I love about the piano is before you know it, you'll be sitting there enjoying your own improvs and won't even notice you're the one playing.

Good luck all!

[gionnibbello]

You look like Dennis Quaid LOL

[postbop]

(CONTINUED) There is also the element of having an ear to play; something also hard to instruct. Many people promise to help develop your ear but only you can do it with the help of constantly listening to the artists you love and try to actively listen and figure out what they're doing. Again, most importantly, get a private teacher. Go to blues gigs, and cozy up to a pianist you like. If he or she doesn't teach, they could probably recommend one who does. Good luck; nothing in life comes easy.

[postbop]

be on that piano every day, doing exercises to not only develop endurance, but finger control. I suggest using 'Hanon' to begin with. Most importantly: GET A PRIVATE INSTRUCTOR. You will have constant questions that will arise that need to be dealt with, person to person. Forums don't cut it.

There is also the element of 'feel'. Something that can't be explained in a book or even verbalized to instruct. You have to obtain recordings of your idols and try to play with their feel. (CONTINUED)

[postbop]

To the beginners asking about how long it would take to play like the guy doing the demo:

The notes and chords are pretty easy, no doubt (3 chords to learn on a basic blues). If you really dig the blues, you can comprehend all of this through his demos.

What he doesn't tell you is the amount of endurance that is needed to do this for more than 30 seconds and to maintain a good feel. He is definitely correct in keeping loose (tension is the enemy), but you will have to (CONTINUED)

[silv3rboss]

bravo

[jonyseagle]

i love blues!!!

[curiousdwarf93]

man i love blues!

[JazzySaxE]

heyy its dane cook!

[TravisVsWorld]

hahaah

[edianes123456789]

espetacular ,....;

o pulo do gato!

bacana demais

[pippy303]

nice tutorial

[westrokker]

how much practice will it take to play like this for a beginner? i know everyone progresses at a different rate but ...just curious

[Doumbeck]

everyone is different.. "how much" and" how long" type questions never work.. Just turn off the computer, go to the piano, and work on it.. it gets better week by week.. music isnt about perfection

[RobSchneeberger]

man, i could teach this stuff, i wonder if this guy makes decent money off his DVD sales, id guess probably not, still cool tutorial

[Kolhn16]

great! finaly i found how to improve my blues play!

[timppa500]

cool... i play piano.

[fidelalvarado]

nice i kind of know a little bit of piano but wana learn more nice job

[georgiecop1]

amazing

[920226sohyun]

good