The fact that I've got the chance to have this lesson in my own studio and repeated as many times as I want... Thank you so much for sharing this with us Matt, you're not just an awesome musician but a great teacher, too!
A glimpse into the great mind of Matt Johnson. Thank you for sharing some of your ideas and techniques Matt. You make it look so easy but I know it is after much practice that it became second nature to you. For myself, being from a Prog background, it will be some time before I get that frluidity but I will get there. Thanks again and I'm looking forward to your next videos.
Hi from France Matt. I have a lot of Jamiroquai album !. I am 68 years old ... time flies so quickly!, but I always listen with great pleasure to your music ... Nostalgia !. Many Thanks for all this work.Thank you for your generosity, to pass on your knowledge to us, it is good in this troubled period, luckily the music exists.
I'm just trying to work that one out now, slowed it down to .05 speed on here and I've got quite a way to go but I'm getting there... To get you started, here's how I've broken it down : (LH) C (Pinky) (LH) C octave up (Thumb (RH) E,A,C (Thumb, middle, pinky) (RH) G,Bb (1st,4th) (RH) D (Thumb) (LH) C (Thumb) (RH) C,E,A (Thumb, middle, pinky) (RH) D,G (2nd, 4th) (RH) Bb (thumb) (LH) G (thumb) that's about where I'm up to, and I can only really play the first part in rhythm...
So today I had it pretty much figured out and started playing along at 70bpm, half speed. I gradually notched up the tempo and soon enough I had it up to 130 bpm half speed so went back to 70 bpm playing at normal speed, and again gradually sped it up as I got comfortable. Now I can *just about* play it at full tilt (About 115bpm), so about an hour and a half to get from playing it at 35 bpm to 115 bpm.
It's truly incredible that an amazing, A-list, chart-topping music personality gives out ***FREE*** musical advice and training to the masses just to help people. Thank you, truly.
Matt, I cannot thank you enough for your videos. I would 100% buy a full series of lesson videos from you if you had them. I made a playlist of all your tutorials to finally do what I've needed to do for my playing for the last 15 years but have been avoiding it for dumb reasons. I've been a Jamiroquai fan since the 90s...thanks for the funky groovyness you brought to the band and to the internet!! =)
I'm away from my synths atm but you've given me so much inspiration from watching this that I can't wait to get back to my synths to give some of the things here a go. Thanks Matt
„So there you have it“ 🙂 Matt is funkier with one hand than I would be with 4 (if I had that many...) AND the left Foot on the expression pedal! Maximum Respekt!
Thank you Matt. I love them funky licks. Still blown away that I am getting tutored by THE Matt Johnson. Why didn't I meet you when I bought the first Jamiroqaui album...I could be playing for real by now. Anyway, greetz from France and many many thanks.
Love these tutorial Matt 🦾👾🔥....And everything else you do of course. It’s a blessing the community can connect like this on YT. And I’m appreciative of your endeavors to reach to out and spread knowledge and amazing music 🙏
I'm predominantly a keyboard player but had drum lessons a couple of years ago and learnt that pretty much all of my keyboard/guitar playing is about the rhythm / percussive stuff
Wow you're a better teacher than a dedicated funk clav dude with a big channel. This is excellent and easy to follow as I've done my chords, harmony, inversions, theory and nashville numbers. It's perfect for my level. So awesome to see that Angle, the Chords and see the Left Hand so clearly. Just brilliant.
Really nice to have this tutorial available from a master of the technique. There are countless funk guitar tutorials out there; even though I'm primarily a keys player I'm usually more comfortable playing funk on guitar because it's easier and there's more stuff out there to help you learn it. Thanks for helping bridge the gap!
Wow what a smooth left hand bass. Love Foolsophy reminds at my best time in my life so far. Many thanks for the nice video. Have already tried to play your patterns - right hand ok-ish, left hand out of order the next day. Love your channel!
Absolutely Brilliant ♥️🎼 I love the fact that you get "bored" playing the same inversion and you spice it up ..you can't do that with sample loops your an inspiration keep up the brilliant contributions,🎼🎼🎼🎹🎹🎹
Great stuff!!!! There are plenty of basic vids that slow things down and teach parrot fashion, but this is pure gold as it makes you actually think for yourself extend yourself! Cheers!!
Hello Matt! Fan of Jamiroquai since 95 and now a fan of his groove on keyboards when I decided to learn the instrument at 40 years old. Watching him play Bill Evans inspires me to overcome learning difficulties. Buy the way: beautiful Montage! Congratulations and thanks for sharing your videos.
I’m a guitar player and we always open shows playing something funky or sound check turns into something funky/jazzy. But I’ve recently been learning keys. And it’s absolutely a percussive thing.
The beauty of these extremely helpful tutorials, Matt is that even though they were recorded years ago, I can still call it up on YT and learn from you. I'm a guitarist/switch hitter and have joined a funk/latin/r&b band playing _only_ keys and your videos give me a) inspiration and b) technique. Go M@!!
Absolutely loved this - it's one of the most useful videos I've ever seen. I'm a very novice keyboardist (only really noodle around with it, or use it to pick out chords), so most of my composition is done with guitar or bass (instruments I'm actually experienced with), or just the piano roll. One of my biggest challenges when composing music is writing parts for keys. Even knowing music theory, writing realistic-sounding parts for keys is difficult, because they tend to be so much more layered than any other instrument. Writing a horn part on a guitar is one thing; writing a piano part is another thing entirely. Looking forward to more videos like this!
This is great! Nice simple base but loads of room to expand on. The rhythm changes make practicing this over and over way more exiting. Thanks so much, more videos like this!
Thank you so much. It’s been brutal not being able to jam out and learn these days but watching your videos and playing along makes me feel and evolve again.
nice.. i feel like (for the amount of years i have played keyboard and wrote literally 1000s of song ideas) that i should be already doing stuff like this but alas i am not.. this has inspired me to just practice and just DO IT..cheers man :)
THANK YOU MATT!!!!!!!!! I've been struggling with getting better at playing funk keys since I'm self taught. So glad one of the greats is finally assisting!
Loved some of your comments. :-) Hopefully gigging will be a thing again sooner than later! :-) And loved seeing the tensions you are playing on some of those funk harmonies. Would love to see more insight into how you approach improv. There's a lot in funk that is similar to jazz, and the keyboards always sit on that line between supporting the rhythm section and taking the spotlight. (Unfortunately, my arranging skills are better than my performing skills, but I'm working on it! :-)) We want the funk! Give up the funk!
That was Superb Matt 🙏🏻 I’m gonna try and practice the “Love Fool Outro” awesome playing !!! Love a Clav 🙌🏻 Also that’s what I love about Jamiroquai Live the way you freshen up already great songs but mix it up with funky new Jams , wish I could be a fly on the wall when you guys come up with these in the Studio , man I love Jamiroquai , can not wait for the next instalment... Loving the album Matt 😎👍🏻
Absolutely loving this from a self-educational perspective but especially from an immersion into your wonderful style perspective. Such a privilege. Very generous and much appreciated, all the way over here in Sydney. Cheers and thanks mate, Dave
Oh my goodness!!! You have no idea how helpful this was. I've been always wondering, how the heck can I play some funk on the piano? I think i get it now!!! This means so much. Thanks!!!
This helped me a lot. For your first example, and using my Rhodes VST, I learned the RH (easy enough), then the LH (a bit trickier) then copied your beat into my drum machine (actually the hardest part), put it all together, and it sounds super funky and great. I can't stop playing it. Thanks a lot, you're a great teacher!
Only found your channel few weeks ago, but it is now one of my most favourites A valuable resource and great insight into your incredible talent. Thank you 😊
Ah yes! Really happy you featured l.foolosophy in this vid. It was always hooky since day1 and was so neatly packaged as a pop-length track I felt. And then Rob solos got better.... And then the ending stabs with sola... And then the even better Rob solos and then the vocal embellish! And then your variations Matt. Basically one of my favourites that they all did live. Also with that nice conclusive trumpet line later on in the years. I do like the way you play it Matt wit h that dance'able 90s funk variety
That's where we all get stuck! Keep looking at the tutorial and try really playing what you hear and see, even if it was one note at a time, all with one finger! Stop doodling around and add some focus, keep getting it, keep going into the groove, memorising harmony, note choices, phrases.. it's hard but it will get easier with time and *dedicated practice*! This happens to all of us, so I'm writing this as a reminder for myself also! :)
"Keep it real simple". Plays epic funky left hand.
Its pretty simple (for a pro, of course...))
Watch his licks video: it sounds complicated, but it's not.
hahaha totally..."remember, you're only trying to isolate the gravitons from the higgs particle, plain ol' Sunday"
so true, when Matt plays it is far from simple
Very cool and like you said: there is hardly any funk comping tutorials for keyboards on TH-cam. Thank you!
The fact that I've got the chance to have this lesson in my own studio and repeated as many times as I want...
Thank you so much for sharing this with us Matt, you're not just an awesome musician but a great teacher, too!
Please continue this series! So revolutionary in my keyboard playing!
Epic, thanks. True, keys are underrepresented in this niche from an educational point of view. Have a lovely Sunday!
Anyone can feel the sincerity. It's encouraging in this world at this time.
A glimpse into the great mind of Matt Johnson. Thank you for sharing some of your ideas and techniques Matt. You make it look so easy but I know it is after much practice that it became second nature to you. For myself, being from a Prog background, it will be some time before I get that frluidity but I will get there. Thanks again and I'm looking forward to your next videos.
Man, your timing is impeccable.
Hi from France Matt.
I have a lot of Jamiroquai album !.
I am 68 years old ... time flies so quickly!, but I always listen with great pleasure to your music ... Nostalgia !.
Many Thanks for all this work.Thank you for your generosity, to pass on your knowledge to us, it is good in this troubled period, luckily the music exists.
I’ve been playing the keyboard for about 40 years and this taught me some new ways of thinking and gave me a lot of inspiration. Thank you. 💕
Personal notes:
5:12 "Ok, it's in C."
5:16 "Got it, a 6th chord, going to a 9th. Easy enough."
5:23 "6th and 9th again, lower inversion. Ok, cool."
5:38 "Never mind, I'm out."
* *sobs gently* *
just start slow, doesn't have to be 120 bpm!?!@
I'm just trying to work that one out now, slowed it down to .05 speed on here and I've got quite a way to go but I'm getting there...
To get you started, here's how I've broken it down :
(LH) C (Pinky)
(LH) C octave up (Thumb
(RH) E,A,C (Thumb, middle, pinky)
(RH) G,Bb (1st,4th)
(RH) D (Thumb)
(LH) C (Thumb)
(RH) C,E,A (Thumb, middle, pinky)
(RH) D,G (2nd, 4th)
(RH) Bb (thumb)
(LH) G (thumb)
that's about where I'm up to, and I can only really play the first part in rhythm...
So today I had it pretty much figured out and started playing along at 70bpm, half speed. I gradually notched up the tempo and soon enough I had it up to 130 bpm half speed so went back to 70 bpm playing at normal speed, and again gradually sped it up as I got comfortable. Now I can *just about* play it at full tilt (About 115bpm), so about an hour and a half to get from playing it at 35 bpm to 115 bpm.
HAHAHA. wait for me
@@MrMargaretScratcher Damn, I forgot about the video speed. I'm totally going to do this today. Thanks for the motivation
I’m a writer and this is so helpful. I love your guys’ grooves. Thanks.
great masterclass. had to rewatch at half speed so I could follow the keys
Super funky, brother. Including that wah clav - whaaaaat the hell! Thanks for the tips and insights.
thank you for doing this videos - this is a rare insight from the top-level pro
Thanks Matt! Just been sat here with my DX7 and M1 and you’ve massively inspired me right now 😍
Thank you for sharing this! Looked up to your tunes for ages, and it's such a treat to hear how you think.
It's truly incredible that an amazing, A-list, chart-topping music personality gives out ***FREE*** musical advice and training to the masses just to help people.
Thank you, truly.
Hey Matt, always a great pleasure to watch your videos, Thank you so much for sharing ❤️❤️ Stay healthy , Greetings from bavaria ... 💪😷😷😷
Matt, I cannot thank you enough for your videos. I would 100% buy a full series of lesson videos from you if you had them. I made a playlist of all your tutorials to finally do what I've needed to do for my playing for the last 15 years but have been avoiding it for dumb reasons. I've been a Jamiroquai fan since the 90s...thanks for the funky groovyness you brought to the band and to the internet!! =)
I'm away from my synths atm but you've given me so much inspiration from watching this that I can't wait to get back to my synths to give some of the things here a go. Thanks Matt
„So there you have it“ 🙂 Matt is funkier with one hand than I would be with 4 (if I had that many...) AND the left Foot on the expression pedal! Maximum Respekt!
Please do more of these, they're very useful and fun!
What a sweet guy. I am sure everyone can find this tutorial helpful even for other styles, like playing pad chords then bringing in a pattern...great
OMG!!!! Yes yes and yes! You are 100% funk keyboard playing does not get discussed anywhere.
Much appreciated. The Clav can sound really full and complicated with not na huge amount going on - well worth practising....
Thank you Matt. I love them funky licks. Still blown away that I am getting tutored by THE Matt Johnson. Why didn't I meet you when I bought the first Jamiroqaui album...I could be playing for real by now. Anyway, greetz from France and many many thanks.
Love these tutorial Matt 🦾👾🔥....And everything else you do of course. It’s a blessing the community can connect like this on YT. And I’m appreciative of your endeavors to reach to out and spread knowledge and amazing music 🙏
Love Jamiroquai's music! I'm primarily a drummer but I play keyboard by ear and this really helps me. Thanks for making the videos!
I'm predominantly a keyboard player but had drum lessons a couple of years ago and learnt that pretty much all of my keyboard/guitar playing is about the rhythm / percussive stuff
Wow you're a better teacher than a dedicated funk clav dude with a big channel.
This is excellent and easy to follow as I've done my chords, harmony, inversions, theory and nashville numbers.
It's perfect for my level.
So awesome to see that Angle, the Chords and see the Left Hand so clearly.
Just brilliant.
Really nice to have this tutorial available from a master of the technique. There are countless funk guitar tutorials out there; even though I'm primarily a keys player I'm usually more comfortable playing funk on guitar because it's easier and there's more stuff out there to help you learn it. Thanks for helping bridge the gap!
Wow what a smooth left hand bass. Love Foolsophy reminds at my best time in my life so far. Many thanks for the nice video. Have already tried to play your patterns - right hand ok-ish, left hand out of order the next day. Love your channel!
Absolutely Brilliant ♥️🎼 I love the fact that you get "bored" playing the same inversion and you spice it up ..you can't do that with sample loops your an inspiration keep up the brilliant contributions,🎼🎼🎼🎹🎹🎹
Great stuff!!!! There are plenty of basic vids that slow things down and teach parrot fashion, but this is pure gold as it makes you actually think for yourself extend yourself! Cheers!!
Hello Matt! Fan of Jamiroquai since 95 and now a fan of his groove on keyboards when I decided to learn the instrument at 40 years old. Watching him play Bill Evans inspires me to overcome learning difficulties. Buy the way: beautiful Montage! Congratulations and thanks for sharing your videos.
Really inspiring! Can't wait to see the pt.2. Thanks a lot Matt.
I’m a guitar player and we always open shows playing something funky or sound check turns into something funky/jazzy. But I’ve recently been learning keys. And it’s absolutely a percussive thing.
Lovely playing and tutorial. Thanks for the video!
Please keep doing more tutorials!!! You conceptualize these funk techniques so well
as far as content goes this is as good as it gets. goddamn amazing.
This is great, trying to learn how to get better at the keys, as I'm a rank amateur, and vids like these really help, keep em up!
Matt, what an absolute gift these videos are! You are a phenomenal player and an excellent teacher - thank you!!
THANK YOU for taking time to give us some tips.
Thank you so much for the funk tutorial Matt. This is fantastic and very helpful.
That's Amazing to have funk piano tutorial by one of my favorite piano player!
Many thanks for it!
Keep continuing to do it!
Very funky playing. Nice one!
Thanks for writing the chords at 1:20, it really helps! Please do that more often! You're awesome!
This is brilliant Matt! Thank you for doing this!
I somehow ran into this guy on TH-cam and have really enjoyed these videos. literally almost all of them.
The beauty of these extremely helpful tutorials, Matt is that even though they were recorded years ago, I can still call it up on YT and learn from you. I'm a guitarist/switch hitter and have joined a funk/latin/r&b band playing _only_ keys and your videos give me a) inspiration and b) technique. Go M@!!
Excellent Matt ! Thanks !
1:53 Blow your mind funky version
2:51 Love Foolosophy
5:40 it reminds me Just another story
Out-standing. There aren't any comping tutorials for keyboards on TH-cam. A tutorial for left hand comping while soloing would be fantastic too.
Thank you very much. I hope quarantine keeps going for the time being to watch more videos by great artists like you.
Absolutely fantastic! Thank you!
Oooh man that sounds amazing! Matt Johnson you are an INSPIRATION! I just need to learn to play better so I can grasp these tutorials better.
Absolutely loved this - it's one of the most useful videos I've ever seen. I'm a very novice keyboardist (only really noodle around with it, or use it to pick out chords), so most of my composition is done with guitar or bass (instruments I'm actually experienced with), or just the piano roll. One of my biggest challenges when composing music is writing parts for keys. Even knowing music theory, writing realistic-sounding parts for keys is difficult, because they tend to be so much more layered than any other instrument. Writing a horn part on a guitar is one thing; writing a piano part is another thing entirely.
Looking forward to more videos like this!
This is great! Nice simple base but loads of room to expand on. The rhythm changes make practicing this over and over way more exiting. Thanks so much, more videos like this!
Excellent video! Please make more like this!!! I love your videos Matt! Cheers from Japan!
I'm LEARNING 😃 Thanks for sharing!!!
This fantastic! I feel like this will apply really well to house tracks, as well.
Amazing tutorial. First good funk keys tutorial I've found here on TH-cam. Really looking forward to part 2!
Thank you so much. It’s been brutal not being able to jam out and learn these days but watching your videos and playing along makes me feel and evolve again.
At last - proper funk keys tutorials on TH-cam THANK YOU MATT!
man you're so generous....and humble ! again, Great channel !
nice.. i feel like (for the amount of years i have played keyboard and wrote literally 1000s of song ideas) that i should be already doing stuff like this but alas i am not.. this has inspired me to just practice and just DO IT..cheers man :)
nice one matt, like a boss! love your lh bass lines
Man this guy is an extraordinary musician, learning so much from these videos, great job 🤙🏽
Thanks for these videos Matt, the distraction I've needed!! Must dust off my old Yamaha and Roland Piano! I need to learn properly
THANK YOU MATT!!!!!!!!! I've been struggling with getting better at playing funk keys since I'm self taught. So glad one of the greats is finally assisting!
Great playing and explanation, Thanks!
Splendid, most informative video. Thanks!
Thank you for these awesome ideas.
That's so much fun watching your stunning performance!
Love it, absolutely love it! Keep 'em coming!
Loved some of your comments. :-) Hopefully gigging will be a thing again sooner than later! :-) And loved seeing the tensions you are playing on some of those funk harmonies. Would love to see more insight into how you approach improv. There's a lot in funk that is similar to jazz, and the keyboards always sit on that line between supporting the rhythm section and taking the spotlight. (Unfortunately, my arranging skills are better than my performing skills, but I'm working on it! :-)) We want the funk! Give up the funk!
That was Superb Matt 🙏🏻 I’m gonna try and practice the “Love Fool Outro” awesome playing !!! Love a Clav 🙌🏻 Also that’s what I love about Jamiroquai Live the way you freshen up already great songs but mix it up with funky new Jams , wish I could be a fly on the wall when you guys come up with these in the Studio , man I love Jamiroquai , can not wait for the next instalment... Loving the album Matt 😎👍🏻
Absolutely excellent tutorial! You're a great teacher. Looking forward to part 2 :)
(starts playing Clav with wah) ...somebody open a window!!! Great video Matt, thank you as always! Love the new record
I'm left handed so, I'm just here admiring his left and even wishing my right plays like his left. 🤣🤣🤣 this is awesome, thanks for this.
The only thing better than a Jamiroquai tutorial? Having their keyboard player teach it. Thank you! Subbed.
Loving these vids , cheers .. simply explained . And focusing on being part of the band .. refreshing
Thank you! Very cool lesson!
Excellent video! More like these please!
Absolutely loving this from a self-educational perspective but especially from an immersion into your wonderful style perspective. Such a privilege. Very generous and much appreciated, all the way over here in Sydney. Cheers and thanks mate, Dave
Oh my goodness!!! You have no idea how helpful this was. I've been always wondering, how the heck can I play some funk on the piano? I think i get it now!!! This means so much. Thanks!!!
I've no problem following your right hand...but your left is scaring me! Fantastic!
Please Matt, do a Funk Tutorial focusing on the left hand bass lines? Please?
Really like your approach and general skillset. Cheers from Vancouver!!
Loving this, thank you! Hope to see more insights into funk keys
This helped me a lot. For your first example, and using my Rhodes VST, I learned the RH (easy enough), then the LH (a bit trickier) then copied your beat into my drum machine (actually the hardest part), put it all together, and it sounds super funky and great. I can't stop playing it. Thanks a lot, you're a great teacher!
love your simple explanation.. Anticipating to WHEN GIGS ARE A THING AGAIN!!
Truly amazing, I will work on this exercise when I jam with my band
Only found your channel few weeks ago, but it is now one of my most favourites A valuable resource and great insight into your incredible talent. Thank you 😊
Masterclass at home ! thanks for us Matt !!
Matt - this stuff ist awesome! Thanks a lot! 8 Min for you - 3 month of practice for me 😂
im just smiling all the time with so splendor amazing masterclass with the best funky man in the world!! : ))
Great demonstration!
Ah yes! Really happy you featured l.foolosophy in this vid. It was always hooky since day1 and was so neatly packaged as a pop-length track I felt. And then Rob solos got better.... And then the ending stabs with sola... And then the even better Rob solos and then the vocal embellish! And then your variations Matt. Basically one of my favourites that they all did live. Also with that nice conclusive trumpet line later on in the years. I do like the way you play it Matt wit h that dance'able 90s funk variety
*watches video*/ *nods slowly* /*turns to keyboard* /*plays a simple melody and botches some notes*
haha!
@@MattJohnsonJamiroquai You make it look easy though..
That's where we all get stuck! Keep looking at the tutorial and try really playing what you hear and see, even if it was one note at a time, all with one finger!
Stop doodling around and add some focus, keep getting it, keep going into the groove, memorising harmony, note choices, phrases.. it's hard but it will get easier with time and *dedicated practice*!
This happens to all of us, so I'm writing this as a reminder for myself also! :)
Hey Matt, this is so cool, thanks a lot for sharing! I will have a lot of fun trying to replicate and learn these grooves myself 👍
Excellent tutorial, thank you!
Can you please share more chords progression voicings? They are great!