1-Hot Lick in C

Boogie Piano Lesson 1

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Music

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• starboy288
• boogie
• blues
• rock
• piano
• lesson

[matoatlantis]

:) thanks a lot for this tutorial .. i'm a piano beginner but i have a lot of fun playing this ..

i've tried to catch up on the part after those riffs (1:17 - ) - still got issues telling right hand to play something else then left one :(

[starboy288]

Thanks for the comment.

freakyhead20 has some good boogie lessons too.

[samymag]

this is great man. nice lick by the way i learnd alot by this. thank you. you simes to be one of the nice guys in youtube

[starboy288]

Thanks man, I just try to be real. I know how bad I wanted to play this kind of piano, so I just kept working at it, experimenting with riff sounds, listening to & watching others, as well as written music if you could find it & figure it out.

There is a lot to be said for playing enough until your fingers really loosen up & become more nimble. The free-ness of supple playing will help you hear things quicker. Chopin was all about suppleness, playing smoothly, with expression & a relaxed hand.

[soulhoosier]

Hey Starboy, You've got the licks figured out, now maybe you need to develop some manual dexterity before you try to give the world Johnnie Johnson lessons. By the way, I knew Johnnie, he played most of his hot licks in Eflat and B flat. You sir are no Johnnie Johnson.

[starboy288]

This lesson is not a Johnnie Johnson riff and, I never claimed to be of his stature, as I knew Johnnie too, for almost 30 years. Simply a great guy & master piano player in his genre.

These are free lessons, done off the cuff, so what do you expect for nothing?

I'm just glad a lot of people are having fun trying to play boogie/rock piano & find these lessons helpful; as a starting point or to add to what they already play. I've already said that freakyhead 20 has a bunch of good lessons.

[matoatlantis]

@starboy288 thanks, i'll have a look

[frankwr]

I really enjoyed doing and practicing these licks. It's great to have it slowed down so I can get the basic notes and improvise later. Keep them coming...I am doing much better because of your lessons. I've been doing Eeco's lessons too and find yours are just as valuable. Thanks !

[linda77singer]

what an ass! well, at least you apologized.

[Riverdale270]

Don't worry about the critics. These are free lessons and they help a lot of starting pianists out... Nothing more, nothing less. We are gratefull for that!

[soulhoosier]

Dear Starboy, My apologies for being such a smartass. I also commend you for not telling me off in cyberspace. You are a true JJohnson afficianado and I respect that.