Left-Hand Piano Techniques: Rock 'n' Roll & Blues Grooves
In this series, Jason Zac shows a number of GO TO left hand patterns which can be used to develop groove and harmony while freeing up the Right Hand for Melody and Improvisation. Methods to develop Independence between the hands are also covered. In Part 2, we cover popular Rock n Roll / Blues grooves for the Left Hand Here's a few more lessons on the similar genre: Rock n Roll Piano : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weu7XaEyE48&t=0s&list=PLrNNL05e9FT9UnPiTktveaPrye0exDY9N&index=11 Boogie Woogie : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTTBHDyGk3Y&t=0s&list=PLrNNL05e9FT9UnPiTktveaPrye0exDY9N&index=21 More lessons here : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9UnPiTktveaPrye0exDY9N Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nathanielmus... Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCI37YB3l21oq_sLoc92YfA Visit our website: http://nathanielschool.com #LeftHandPiano #RockAndRollPiano #BluesPiano Chapters 00:00 Rock and roll and blues left-hand piano patterns 00:57 Introduce the rock and roll patterns 01:08 Alternate the root with the fifth and sixth 02:00 Apply the pattern to a twelve-bar blues 03:13 Add right-hand melody and improvisation 03:48 Double the left-hand notes 04:39 Change the pattern from straight to swing 05:31 Build a blues bass line 06:32 Add the flattened seventh 07:27 Recap the left-hand variations 08:23 Choose right-hand chords or melody 09:19 Use the patterns in blues and rock songs
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