It’s a really catchy tune, and piano part is pretty melodic and open to loads of variation.  

Well you’ve reached the end , well done.  I’m sure if you’ve spent the time on this and stuck with it from start to finish , you’ll now be able to play some really groovy funk piano. In this video , you’ll hear the culmination of all the previous parts , played at full speed.

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Even more aggression!.  In this lesson you’ll completely change the chord progression by adding some intermediate chords and accompanying bass patterns to link them all up. This is the big section , so you really want to hammer this out , don’t hold back!.

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Now its time to get a little more aggressive , using a different voicing and different chords. The right hand and left hands play together to give the song a bit more ‘beef’ , and create a really aggressive sounding riff.

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Some great accent notes to add to your patterns and solo’s. Accent notes are great for adding individuality to the patterns you play. They are more like mini solo’s than proper full on solo’s , but they really add a bit of spice and change things up a bit.

You can download the 5 minute drum loop backing track, the standalone drum sample, and the notation for the techniques used HERE

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Back to the blues. In this lesson you’ll learn the rolling blues chord technique , which is an excellent addition when creating solo’s. The technique is really easy to learn , but sounds great at the same time. It’s really just a case of playing a chord and then’ rolling’ your hand back through the same notes of the chord…..  Give it a try!

You can download the 5 minute drum loop backing track, the standalone drum sample, and the notation for the techniques used HERE

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This lesson goes over some more double stops , but uses the help of the left hand to add more width and depth to it.It goes to show that you shouldn’t always assume that the left hand is for the bass and the right hand for the melody , both hands can sometimes shift left or right momentarily to help the other out. This technique can really fatten up those chords or runs you are playing, and in this example i’m sure you’ll agree – it sounds great!

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In this lesson we’ll go over Double Stops.  Guitarist’s and Pianist’s alike use this technique all the time, and it’s really just a series of notes in the blues scale doubled up , which is then usually accented by a blues lick played higher up the scale.

You can download the 5 minute drum loop backing track, the standalone drum sample, and the notation for the techniques used HERE

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Now it’s time to add some tremelo.  Blue’s players use this technique all the time,  and its pretty simple to master once you know how it’s done.

You can download the 5 minute drum loop backing track, the standalone drum sample, and the notation for the techniques used HERE

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