How to Play Jazz on the Hammond Organ - F Blues
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(This is a full written sheet-music transcription of all the music in the video including bass lines, chord comping and solo melodies)
A demonstration of how to play F blues on the Hammond organ - basic tips on bass lines, comping, drawbar settings and soloing.
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This video made my day. I came across this by accident. The Hammond sound will never die because of musicians like you. I am a player also and I am proud of your accomplishments.
Joseph Saulsbury
+Joseph Saulsbury Thank you so much for your feedback, I really appreciate it. All the best to you, long live the B3!! :)
You are the real deal - a musician / keyboardist who really understands the instrument.
Thanks so much!! It's such a special instrument, no other sound/feeling like it!
Stop the press!!! Ok Vanessa you are the first woman that I have ever seen play the Hammond like a BOSS!!! I have a B3 and an A-102 not to mention a Nord Electro 73. I’m really a student to the organ and really covet your mojo on the greatest instrument ever made. The biggest challenge for someone like meself is finding someone to teach jazz organ. If you make an instructional video, I’ll be all over it. Thanks for the lesson!
Hi there and thank you for your message! I'm living in Rio de Janeiro and I don't have my Hammond with me at the moment, just the Nord for now ... but I do hope to do more Hammond videos when I have the setup to be able to, so I'll be sure to let you know if/when that happens. Anyway, women who are with us today who play the Hammond like a boss: Rhoda Scott (France/USA), Midori Ono & Atsuko Hashimoto (Japan), Barbara Dennerlein (Germany). Also, two greats who have passed on, but their recorded legacy lives: Shirley Scott & Trudy Pitts
Vanessa Rodrigues Which Nord do you play?
@@Earlvis Same as yours, the Electro 73.
Vanessa Rodrigues I love the sound but only one manual isn’t enough, especially when you’re used to playing a double-manual. I won’t complain though since the Nord is much lighter to take to a performance.
@@Earlvis It's true, there are always pros and cons. It would be nice to have a Nord C2 ...
Oh man! Thank you for actually SHOWING where your fingers go. Now, I have a few years of work to do to get this figured out. Thank you.
Hello Scott! You're very welcome and thank you very much for your comment, I'm glad you're enjoying the video. If you're interested, I've published a written sheet-music transcript of every note you see in the video:
www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?c=cart&ejc=2&cl=268945&i=1480969
I remember a recording you did with Ronnie Cuber many years ago. Holy was it good.
Hello there, thank you for your comment. Ah yes I did a recording with him for CBC radio, almost 20 years ago now, glad to hear you enjoyed it!
wow! I like very much!! I´m from Chile and I start recently with Hammond after 18 years of piano and hammond is incredible instrument for me!
Wonderful! I'm very happy to hear that. Enjoy!!
Verry good. Vanessa congratulations
Thank you very much! I'm glad you enjoyed this video
Young lady that was amazing. I've played jazz\blues organ for 40 years and I have never kicked bass that well. Great job, really sweet considering "way back when"... I was told that the B3 was dead ;-)
Thanks so much!! And yes, the B3 lives!!!
Cheers
Thank you SO much for that video! I hope there are more of yours out there because your explanations are so clear and concise.
Hello, thank you very much for your feedback, I'm glad you found this video helpful. I don't have a good setup where I am right now to make more videos, but as soon as I do, I will make some more ...
Thanks for making this fantastic video Vanessa, I've bought the transcription and it will give me loads to work on, I especially like the chords on the lower manual, they are much more interesting than basic blues shapes. Your playing is superb too!
Hi Adam, thank you for your comment and your kind words. Happy studying ;)
Amazingly this is the only clip I've found which explains "JOS style" organ thoroughly. And you do it very well. Major compliments on that!
Thanks so much!! I really appreciate it. Jazz organ is such a wonderful tradition, enjoy!!
That was a perfect primer into Jazz Organ! Wonderfully done! Vanessa!
Hi there, thanks for the question. I actually don't use both feet very often ... rarely if ever. It is much more of a classical organ technique than a jazz one, but two organists you may want to check out for really amazing foot technique are Barbara Dennerlein and Rhoda Scott. Cheers!
this is so good and you are so talented! when i watch this i sorta get sad to think that i don't think i will ever get to your level. i wish i had started many many years ago :( your experience shines through and you give a lot of very useful tips! thank you very much! \ m /
Hello Frank, thank you very much for your comment! Don't worry, plenty of musicians started later on in life and did very well, the great thing about music is it's not like gymnastics, you can play at any age. All the best to you, enjoy your process!
Thank you! I agree - it is about the process. :)
Je tiens à vous remercier pour cet art, Vanessa.
Merci beaucoup pour votre commentaire :)
Hi Vanessa - you know what I loved most about the video ? seeing the love, admiration and awe you have for this instrument just pouring out of you .. The music was just icing on the cake. You slayed it !
I just got my first Hammond (A102) weeks ago and would love a transcript of this to help me along.
+alan wonder Thanks so much!!
You are so good! At all the instruments and styles you play! Amazing!
Thanks so much! :)
Your bassline section is great which is your strong point. Could you do a video just on that in the future.
Hi Chris, thank you for your comment. I am currently in a situation where I don't have easy access to a proper instrument, but as soon as I can get on a real Hammond organ again, I'll do more videos; and sure I can do one on pedal bass at that time. Thanks!
@@vrodriguesmusic Thank Ms Rodrigues, l will be eagerly waiting for that to come about. I love your facial emotions, the camera loves you, and so do I!!
You are so good! You are a bright spot in a dark world.
Thank you for your comment, I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Hi mojo :) Thanks for your comment! I'm mostly using 4-note voicings with either the 3rd or 7th in the bottom (ex. bottom to top: 3-5-7-9 or 7-9-3-5) ... the 5 or 9 are altered a lot of the time, or I'm playing 13 (6) instead of 5.
Sometimes on F7 I'm playing 7-3-13-1 - this sounds really good on the organ. Another voicing that sounds fantastic that Jimmy used to play a lot is 3-7-#9-5 (especially in F, with C top) but I can't reach that one very well, my hands are too small. :( try it!
Great, great, great, great performance!
János Magyar Thanks so much :)
Great vid. Learnt so much. Thx for sharing your techniques: only the best people
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I'm very glad you found this helpful :) Cheers!
Thank you so much, Vanessa! I love your playing. And this tutorial is very well done.
Mucho thanks Vanessa, very helpful!
Thank you for your comment Al, I'm glad you found my video helpful. Cheers!
Brilliant! Easy to understand and follow. Thank you.
Thank you very much for your comment, I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
Really nice playing and teaching thank you for taking the time to do this.
Thanks so much for your comment. Cheers!
Great video!!! Thank you, Vanessa!!! I just love that instrument!!!
Джаз-Рок Группа Philip Kijas Jazz-Rock Band Thanks so much! Yes I love it too, it's very special and very powerful. I'm happy to know there are still people around who appreciate it.
Good sound! This really helpful, I'm trying to remember diff bass lines to comp but damn....you got that right hand kickin it too!
+Randal Cousins Thanks! :) ... if you want to learn bass lines I would highly recommend transcribing Ray Brown, Paul Chambers etc ... learn from the best!
Gracias Vanessa por este video, espero algún día ver más para seguir aprendiendo
Voy a intentar hacer otros dentro de poco ... no tengo buen acesso al instrumento aqui en Brasil por el momento ...
This is good stuff! Can't wait to try it myself! :)
Thanks so much! Enjoy!
..Hey Gal!!! Hot chops and great tut!! Great!! Awesome! Semper Fi! Godspeed!
I love hammond organ
Me too!!
Im José Miguel from Chile and I watch your videos , you are very talented, I learned a lot with you, if one day you come to Chile contact me I would be happy to see and play the hammond that I have
This really helps to improve my improvising on the hammond! thanks!
+Klaas Jan Walda great! I'm very glad you found it helpful. Enjoy!
Very good Vanessa!
Thank you 😁
This is great! Thanks
Cheers 😁
Amazing dear!!!
Thank you very much, dear friend
Hi Vanessa, Great video! My favorite part is the comping chords you are using with your right hand on the lower manual from 2:42 to 3:34. The voicings, inversions, substitutions, and extensions are incredible. I'm going to pick off each one of those chords. I can walk bass pretty well with my left hand while comping with some generic voicings with the right, but you've got it going on! Your chord selection brings so much to the party, so to speak. You really swing, woman! Great job! Thanks, Johnny B.
Hi Johnny! Thank you so much for your comment :) Have fun with the chord voicings!! (I probably learned everything I know from Dr. Lonnie Smith, I highly recommend transcribing him as well …). Thanks again! Cheers
vanessa where are you? we want more videos
Olá Leo, tudo bem? Yes crosstalk is one of the great things about the Hammond sound ... it's all of the imperfections that made it so great, and also what makes it so difficult to replicate - consequently the majority of 'clonewheel' keyboards just don't cut it.
Muchas Gracias Vanesa, tu post fue muy útil para mí, si pudieras subir otro video de Hammond swing se apreciará mucho. Saludos.
Hola, gracias por su comentario, que bueno que el video fue útil para usted. Estoy actualmente en una situación en que no tengo mucho acceso a un órgano Hammond pero cuando cambie la situación, voy a subir más videos ... gracias por su interés.
Mil gracias, espero sea pronto, igualmente lo que postees con el Nord está buenísimo, saludos !!
Ojalá pronto puedas tener acceso al órgano nuevamente, cuando yo dejo de practicar la coordinación se me va a cualquier lado, jaja, saludos !
Nice. Wait, I listened some more. Great playing!
Cheers :)
Keep it up. Fantastic playing and great explanation of what to do!
Great video and great playing, greetings from Italy. Keep swingin' ;-)
Thanks so much! Cheers
Awesome! Thx Vanessa!
Cheers!
Hi Vanessa, this video and the sheetmusic has been a very useful compliment to my lessons with Tony Monaco. Thanks very much and how about some more.
Wonderful, I'm very happy to hear that. I hope to post more soon ... cheers!
Thanks Tony! It's true, it's quite a different style of music but I'll keep your suggestion in mind ...
Vanessa, I heard your CDs Soul Project and Soul Food for Thought after stumbling upon this video. Incredible work! I absolutely loved both and really jammed out to them!! I saw most of your videos and just wanted to say that you're awesome and good luck with your endeavors!
Hi Stephen,
Thank you so much!! I really appreciate your comments and I'm so glad you enjoy my music. Best wishes to you as well!
Nice Playing.
Thanks!
Thanks so much - yes I am planning to do a new organ video shortly ...
I didn't just like it, I really liked it! Thanks!
Cheers 😁
I'm actually a guitarist - I've just bought an Electro Harmonix B9 effects pedal (there are demonstration videos of it here on TH-cam), which gives a fair representation of an organ (nine different tones, some useful, some not so). It's a good effect, but to make it sound more authentic it needs the right chord voicings, so the middle of your video, where you;re doing right hand chords, is really useful - I haven;t found any other video showing the chords and timings of them clearly.
Great! I'm so glad to hear you found this useful :)
Cheers!
Thank you, Vanessa!! These are terrific videos!!
You're very welcome! Thank you for your comment, I'm glad you enjoy the videos.
Any plans to do more Hammond organ videos?
Yes. The problem is that I live in Rio de Janeiro right now with very limited access to a real B3 so I can't just make Hammond organ videos at home like I used to be able to, unfortunately, I have to book a studio. I'll try to do another one soon though, I'm very happy to see what a positive reception this one is getting, it's a nice surprise :)
This was just superb. Thank you so much!!!!
I could listen to those chords all day long! Wow! Thanks for that. :-)
You're very welcome. And thank you :) cheers!
This kinda' sound could certainly bring the masses to church!
:) there's no other sound like it. The Hammond organ is very special, very powerful.
+Roll With It ... for some reason I can't reply to you directly. Anyway, it may sound like that but actually the organ is fine. The Leslie was just recorded at a very low volume and so all the mechanical sounds come through in the mix. If I had a place where I could really crank it without the neighbours calling the cops, that would be a different story ...
Vanessa Rodrigues Have the cops pick up the neighbours - then crank it up!
You're one of the greatest!
***** In an ideal world ... haha! :pThanks so much.
With a groove like that going on how could anyone complain about it! If your neighbours don't like it they obviously need to move to squaresville and out of hepcat heights...
Thanks for the awesome video!
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it 😁
Know i.m comimg in late but this was totally enjoyable and informative!. The swing was undeniable!. GO ON sis!.
Hehe thanks so much, glad you enjoyed it :) Cheers
Very cool!!!
Hi Vanessa, you are a great organ player! I would like to see more instructional video coming from you! Real Hammond or clonewheel organ doesn't matter for instruction.
Thanks so much! Yes, my next video will be jazz-organ related, on the Nord. Stay tuned, it's coming soon … cheers!
Man you are brilliant. A lot of swing Very nice. You should hook up with Tony Monaco with a Hammond B3
Joe Smith Thank you :)
You're awful young to play like that!....GREAT, enjoyed it very much and informative....
Haha, well I'm probably older than I look.
I'm very glad to hear you enjoyed it, thanks so much for your feedback.
Cheers!
Sista you got skillz!
Arthro92 Thank you :)
Beautiful sound. Thank you!
You're welcome, and thank you!
So cool! Thank you!
Cheers!
wow you really play with swing and feel
Thanks so much :)
Damn your good! It's always great to see another female organist that can add that kind of girthy sound on the organ. Very well demonstrated. Blessings!
Have you heard of Midori Ono from Japan? There's a video of her somewhere jamming with with Brother Jack McDuff ... fantastic. Check her out, she really grooves!
I will! Thanks! :)
Nice, can you please do another video showing your pedal technique again?
Hi and thank you for your message! I would love to, though I don't have access to my instrument at the moment. As soon as I do again, I will do more videos ...
@@vrodriguesmusic it would be awesome! I appreciate the feedback
Please do more organ tutorials !!!! you're soo great!!!
Thanks so much! I'm currently living in Rio without easy access to a real Hammond organ, but I plan to record more as soon as I can ... thanks again, I'm glad you enjoy the videos. Cheers!
love your vid thankyou hope you come back to Australia
Cheers!
Hi Vanessa...Was wondering if you could put up the the notes for the bass line?....Incredible...love this walking bass line...You make this seem so easy...Thanks for sharing your knowledge of the Hammond organ....
Oh so nicely done! Thanks for sharing.
+Richard Ingalls You're welcome, and thank you :) cheers
Hi Miss Vanessa, Before you go to Bes7 - play F7+5 chord- and B-bass. It's more Harmonic.
Respect Gerry ;-)
Guy Fredlund: not sure why this won't let me reply directly to you, but just wanted to say thanks and I'm glad you enjoyed the video :) cheers
Thanks so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it and found it helpful :)
what i'd give for a transcript! WELL DONE
+Jacobus Scheeres You're in luck. I can make transcripts available. Private message me for more details.
Vanessa Rodrigues i haven't a clue how to 'private message'. i do have sore fingers slowing down the upload and repeat, repeat etc
+Jacobus Scheeres Just sent you one, let me know if you have trouble finding it ...
+Vanessa Rodrigues Of course I'm having trouble! Appreciate all you do and I'm sure you are much to busy to fool with the likes of me, especially this time of year. I'm making no headway w/ Google plus, but I am getting the riffs and chord voicings from the upload. Love the way you walk the bass barefooted.
That was quite amazing. That's what I want to learn to do.
Thank you very much! I plan to do some more tutorials when I get a good setup again, this video was only meant to be a demo of some tips to get a good sound on an F Blues ...
I transcribed the first two sets of 12 bars of this so that I could figure out what you are doing. Now it's practice practice practice. I have noticed that once the pattern starts to become automatic, I'm able to hear (in my head) little variations and am sometimes able to play that variation as I hear it in my head. I guess that means I just need to keep playing more. Wish you were in the states, and I would come see you perform. My daughter married a Brazilian from Campinas, so maybe someday I'll get there and can hear you. Don't worry about a "good setup" for your tutorials. Yes, that would be best, but even your most basic videos are helpful. Obrigado!
@@randysonnicksen9475 I've actually published sheet music of every note I play in this video, all the bass lines, chords, solo lines, drawbar settings, chord symbols, everything ... might be interesting for you:
www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?c=cart&ejc=2&cl=268945&i=1480969
And yes please do let me know if you come to Brazil. Best wishes!
It would be great to have more videos with sheet music like this. I learned this pretty well (for me) because I could see it on the sheet music. I would not have learned it any other way, like with just video or audio alone. The second song is challenging though... I've played it 10,000 times and still mess up. I'll get it one day. Regardless, your video and sheet music made me be able to play the walking left hand bass and right hand like I never could before. Thank you, Venessa!
Hi Bill, thank you so much for your comment. Like I have mentioned in a few responses, I'm currently in a situation where I don't have access to a real Hammond organ ... as soon as I can get onto a real instrument again, I'll resume making these, complete with sheet music :) I'm glad you found this one helpful. Cheers!
nice, love those chord voicings.!
Thank you very much
OMG !This is so amazing!!!
Thank you very much, I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you for the wonderful lesson!
You're very welcome, I'm glad you enjoyed it! Best wishes
that was great! thanks for sharing your knowledge. good swing b.t.w. & greetings from germany...
Thanks so much :)
Love it.........Thanks
Cheers :)
Dope!!!
Cheers!
Saludos desde Chile
Saludos! Muchas gracias
No harmonics drawbars but a lot of beautiful leakage in the comping manual isn't Vanessa? Beautiful playing and instrument!! It's Leo from FB here, friend of Wagner Rodrigues. Cheers and thanks a lot!!
sooooo goood
cheers!
Bravo bravo!!!!!!
Cheers!
Hey jazz-organ/Hammond fans!! I'm finally going to do another video soon, so I'm taking a survey: what musical or technical concept would you like me to demonstrate in the next video?
anything jazzy with a lot of improvisation
@@arthro9259 As we can see, my plan 3 years ago got derailed because the studio I was going to record at removed the organ :/ ... but as soon as I can get access, I'll record more of these.
@@vrodriguesmusic
Well, that's all right. U still got skills to pay the bills. Thank you for letting me know.
@@arthro9259 😂👍
Thanks so much, I'm glad you found it helpful :)
Hi there, thank you for your feedback. This video wasn't intended to show exactly how to improvise exact lines over F blues, but more an overview of how to set up the instrument so it will sound good in a jazz setting using F blues as a medium to demonstrate this. However, my next Hammond organ video will explore more specific comping and soloing material ... thanks again!
cheers
Vanessa
Your great!!!
Thank you very much!
you rock! Thank you for sharing!
Hi Vanessa - I know it's not really in the genre of music you are highlighting, but sometime in the future could you do a lesson on how George Harrison did the intro to Blue Jay Way off the Magical Mystery Tour album. He did it on a Hammond s-6 organ apparently. The whole song has a really eeerie feel to it. No-one on You Tube has covered it yet. Could be a first!!! Thanks for your ealier reply. Love your playing!!!
Loved it ...A female jimmy smith ...is there a numeric pattern to the bass line ?? IE ...like 1 4 5 ...I'm watching the bass line and trying to associate the appropriate right hand chord(s) ....I cannot get enough of this ...fantastic !!...Curious ...ever hear Richard Grooove Holmes ? Another Hammond great !..Thank you for your great music !!
Thanks Rich! Hm … not so much a numeric pattern, but more like a language. The melodic language of bass lines. As I mentioned in the video I would recommend transcribing Paul Chambers, Sam Jones, Ray Brown playing over the blues to understand how the lines fit with the harmony.
And yes, LOVE Groove Holmes!!!
Thanks again - enjoy!!
Such a great video! Wish I could hear the bass tho lol
Thanks so much! Ah yes a classic problem. I basically just recorded this with a portable zoom recorder, I'd have had to mic the lower speaker of the leslie for the bass to come out better ... though I do find I can hear it a bit better listening to this video with large headphones, see if that helps ...
cool!
Thanks!
do you still play organ? if so, please make more videos like this one, maybe on organ improvisation or so... I am sure not only I would love that!! one can clearly see that you are a great teacher!! also something about bossa nova on hammond would be interesting:) just clicked on Abo to assure to see your further videos!! good luck and go on playing your music, you are an amazing talent!
Hi there! Thanks so much for your note. I do still play organ, I just don't have regular access to a real Hammond organ here in Rio so it's hard for me to make Hammond organ videos … whenever I play trio shows with Ricardo we rent one. Thanks so much for your suggestion. I will be sure to make another organ-improvisation themed video very soon (even if I have to demonstrate it on the Nord, the concepts can be applied directly to a real organ).
Sweet...she got it...
good stuff
+daniel kinney cheers :)