How to play Watermelon Man - Really easy, very impressive!

A short tutorial guide on how to play Herbie Hancock's Watermelon Man! Great piece and very impressive to play!

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[Pudersepp]

You know it is not the "Watermelon man" but the "Cataloupe island" you are playing? You probably do, I didn't skim trough the comments.

[jazzpianist111]

@Pudersepp No, it isn't. Cantaloupe island goes to Dm7 - it isn't an elongated twelve bar blues.

This is most definitely Watermelon Man.

[medead5]

Thanks! I've been trying to figure that out for a while! So far I've just sorta skimmed over the F blues scale, but its starting to sound boring and repetitive, what little riffs do you use/suggest for the different chord changes, just so i can get off the blues scale... Thanks man!

[jazzpianist111]

I will try to post another vid for you when I get a little time! lol

[jazzpianist111]

Leave comments with relevant questions and tell me what you think. If you need some help with improvisation you could also leave amessage!

[15ivers]

Thanx i learned the song form ur video

[joekatiebetsy]

I have the original score from Herbie Hancock and this is not at all how it is written. Order the original arrangement on sheet music if you have any doubts.

[snoopduggy]

Yeah, can someone please post the notes for the right hand please? I'm finding it hard to follow. Many thanks in advance :-)



[detroidxl]

@Pudersepp

You know it is not the "cantaloupe island" but the "watermelon man" he is playing

You probably didn't know that

[realish42008]

what about axel f? my son is obsessed with that song now and i cant seem to find it on here?

[realish42008]

what about axel f? my son is obsessed with that song now and i cant seem to find it on here?

[djbot]

@Pudersepp yeah you're a fuckin idiot. this is the riff in the original watermelon man

[venik88]

If you watch herbie play it, he plays it differently. for one he plays what you are playing with his right hand. He starts out with a low F, then plays Bb D F (higher) then C and finishes with B nat Eb.

[notluckyafterall]

thx for posting

[ireallyloveaerosmith]

very nice man!!! Now i'm gonna play it better! ^^

thnks 4 helping!!

[Janitor989]

Pudersepp fail. this is watermelon man.

[Pudersepp]

@jazzpianist111

My bad then!