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How to Play a Funk Groove on the Piano : Bass Octaves in Funk Piano

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Uploaded by on Jan 20, 2008

Learn how to double and alternate bass octaves for soul funk piano with jazz piano concepts and techniques. Learn this and more in this free online piano lesson taught by professional composer and pianist Jonathan Wilson.

Expert: chilkari
Bio: Jonathon Wilson has been a professional composer and pianist for over twenty years. His work spans a number of genres, from jazz to new age to trance.
Filmmaker: Jonathon Wilson

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  • im confused on which one to watch first

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  • THANKS!! I am a guitar player that is switching to piano. I am DETERMINED to get this down. lol I know it isn't the best place to start but I will get it. I am doing the bass line now with many mistakes. Next will get the right. I suppose the HARDEST it to put the 2 together. THANKS for this WONDERUFL instruction!!

  • @nucleartofu I guess it depends on how long you've played...I do a bunch of tutorials and for beginners they're not easy, but for someone who's played for a while they would be

  • Herbie Hancock!

  • @chamelon11 go to his site, aqua-web . c o m, and click on 'how to play a funk groove' on the right

  • @chamelon11

    It doesn't really matter that much.

  • i can´t stand how oftn he says ´simple´ after playing this groove at 226 bpm!! :D

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