I'm a 68yr old keyboard player, and I love the way you teach funky syncopated rhythms & progressions. It simplifies a technique that sounds difficult and complex. I really enjoyed it. Many thanks from North Carolina USA!🎹🎹🎹
I've just played this video completely through and as an advanced keyboard player, I've got to admit, this is an Impressive tuturial and a lot can be learned in basic and advanced keyboard techniques. ...... I'm now going to find that funky Clav sound, rewind the video, play along and be inspired. Thank you.
Cheers for the comments - planning to get back into the channel later in the year - have some big work projects I'm in the middle of at the moment - thanks for watching :)
The best on this Tutorial is the Voice of the Speaker. 👍🏻 He has all of the Groove in this explanation. 👌🏻 And the only Thing to play like this is Soul. When you feel it, then ITS all you need.
It’s my 50th anniversary as a synth player…nobody plays like me, but you still taught me something! (I never learned piano, so my left hand has been chords and pitch-bend only). You’re a champion mate. So cool & casual, making the complex accessible and actually easy. I think everyone noticed your discipline in holding back the urge to let fly. But you did it, in the way only Australians can. Thanks for actually thinking about your audience as people, it shows, and is a rarity in this world. 👍🌟🔥
This is exactly what i've been looking for all these years, my friend you're not just a very talented musician but also a great teacher, very fluid and easy to understand. Also i like how everything is explained from the basics to the most complex parts of the groove in a very simple laid out manner, amazing with such clarity and ease! I can now play funk piano because of you! Thanks a lot!
Really helpful video. The way you layer on the additions really demystifies some of the process. Can't wait to try and make a groove. Thank you for this.
th-cam.com/play/PLhSdOEQxegGUiz4I1OpwbeG0FeSTtifHR.html&si=XBiHzjv9ijQ7Lgqj There you go, most lessons in there are step by step in the groove - cheers for the comment :)
I'm a new subscriber. I don't understand how you don't have 100k followers 🤪. This is soooo useful. I play in a band and can't wait to try and apply some of these ideas. Cheers 👍
@@pianoproductivitypeace in the process of learning music theory as I try and play a few notes on my laptop over stuff I’ve made. I’ll be coming back many many times to this.
A very useful tutorial, thank you I'm on the look out for different ways to play... I Love it. To maybe help out other viewers, for the ghost notes I found I had to adjust the velocity curve to get the ghost notes sounding the part.
Yeah! I played like this in the seventies, funk all around. Pieces lasted 15 to 30 minutes in this vein, long long solo's. It was absolutely crazy but great fun. And people danced and danced on these grooves for hours. Can you believe it? (Disco had not been invented yet. That came with Saturday Night Fever, 1978, movie. House, garage, techno, all that stuff started around 1990.
Love it! Must of been a great era! Some of my best musical memories are playing funk for hours on end at bush parties - 10min solos, building up the dance floor - great times :) I also have massive appreciation for the genres that came later, I am a 90s child! Thanks for sharing :)
Dude! Been playing guitar for my entire life. I learned more about chord structure from this clip than i learned in 20 years! Good show! Liked and subscribed.
Hey cheers for the comment, appreciate it - transferring to different keys is where it is at! I have a blues shuffle tutorial on the channel too if that helps - cheers :) th-cam.com/video/YAJ0VM94v2Q/w-d-xo.htmlsi=eJQ1mDvt9S6hEHiC
th-cam.com/video/8ur01acMy58/w-d-xo.htmlsi=tOnkUrRIG17yyFGw Cheers! This video here was intended as the groove play along track that goes with this tutorial - it's not exactly the same groove but same tempo and key Hope this is what you were after! Cheers :)
I learned 2 things. 1 The building blocks of E minor funk. 2. If I want to make my voice and narration sound cooler, just have a funk vamp in the background 👌
Thank you for this. I'm a bassist and I play a bit of keyboard just for fun and this made a lot of sense. The m7 chord voicing you use is funkier cuz it clashes with the root note more I think
Great suggestion and already have it on the list - I have a bit of a priority order going so will get to it eventually. Filming a jazz swing groove lessons this weekend - thanks :)
Cheers for this! Will get back into the tutorials in a few months, but have done a few other funk tutorials like this one - hope you enjoy exploring the channel :)
Cheers! Yes this is the format I am now committed to, but I work on this channel seasonally - (probably start up again in September). For now you can check out blues, funks, plus a few song tutorials which all have the 'Learn in the groove' label Thanks again!
Thanks for the comment! The backing track for this one is in the pipeline and will make it after my next tutorial video so might be up to 2 weeks away - in the meantime this one is pretty groovy! th-cam.com/video/jf9OwaLkzp8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=QCSM_zNolWfYLcY6
Really incredible video! Thank you so much. Tonnes to learn, think over, and practice. (And I love how applicable it was to non-piano instruments too. Some chords a bit harder on Marimba, but dang fun still!)
Ooh that would be a project and a half! But a fun one, might keep that idea in the bank for another time, might be a bit too much to get into right now...I did find this channel which looked comprehensive! youtube.com/@jbradymd?si=aFuCyrVKMydaMbAR
Been looking for a good funk tutorial for a while... But this is even better than i was expecting , thanks man. So underated channel btw... Just subscribed
Nice one, I haven't tried that keyboard but looks super! I'm still rocking an old Kawai MP9500 and Nord electro 2 😂 but does the job! Thanks for your comment :)
Cool appreciate that! in future videos I have a keyboard visualiser and sheet music transcribed - but this vid was the first experiment with the new lesson format - thanks for the suggestion :)
This is by far the best funk tutorial I've ever seen ! Concise, detailed, to the point. Thank you
first !!!
Thank you, really appreciate the comment :)
you forgot FUN!!!
Funk Keys - Lesson of the Year Award 🎉🎉
Thanks for that comment - you are a legend! Funk on!
I’m must agree and say lesson of all time on TH-cam ❤❤🎉😊
Thanks kindly :)
I'm a 68yr old keyboard player, and I love the way you teach funky syncopated rhythms & progressions. It simplifies a technique that sounds difficult and complex. I really enjoyed it. Many thanks from North Carolina USA!🎹🎹🎹
Thank you kindly for your comment :) I'm glad you are enjoying the lessons - I hope you have fun and enjoy making music!!
Excellent lesson. I didn’t realize you covered so much until you displayed the list at the end.
Cheers for watching, glad you liked it - thanks for the comment :)
The best teachers help student get “from here to there”, and that’s exactly what is happening here.
1 million thumbs up my friend.
Thank you so much for your kind words :)
And the best students help teacher get more.
Simply the absolute BEST and most immediately useful tutorioal on YT! In my own humble opinion of course. Thank you!
Thank you kindly, I'm so glad you think so - hope you have fun with these ideas :)
Outstanding lesson. Neatly organized, while never stepping out of the groove. Hats off mate.
Much appreciated - I'm pretty keen to do more where the beat keeps going in background, was fun to make - thanks for your comments!
This is amazing!!! But let’s not forget the who the real hero is. That deep simple bass. (I’m a piano player)
Nothing like a good bassline - Cheers for comment :)
I'm Brazilian and i could understand your lesson. You have my respect. Thank you.
Obrigado pela sua gentileza!! Respect to you too!!
I've just played this video completely through and as an advanced keyboard player, I've got to admit, this is an Impressive tuturial and a lot can be learned in basic and advanced keyboard techniques. ...... I'm now going to find that funky Clav sound, rewind the video, play along and be inspired. Thank you.
This is great feedback, thank you so much! Enjoy the jam :)
Just a few bass notes, no solfege or score, no need to count.......just feeling.......top class 👍
Cheers! Appreciate your words :)
I AM 74 AND STILL LEARNING, THANKS FOR THE TUTORIALS, LOVE IT. 5:17
Go you!! I hope I'm still playing at 74!! 💪 All the best and thanks for the comment :)
why can’t people teach this this anymore! this is elite brother, thanks a bunch
Thank you! Hope you enjoy jamming along :)
they don't teach at the beginning because before you can run, you have to how to walk...this is one icing on the cake...my opinion...
Finally someone puts all the parts together. Wow thanks. Just wanting more.
Cheers for the comments - planning to get back into the channel later in the year - have some big work projects I'm in the middle of at the moment - thanks for watching :)
Was just put in the funk band on keys in college, this is going to be so useful to start understanding how funk works ❤
Nice one, sounds like fun - happy jamming and thanks for the comment!
Merci !
Thanks again for this lesson. This one video will give me enough to be getting on with for months and months. Kind regards from France. 😁
Merci beaucoup!! That is so appreciated and I'm so glad you find the video valuable - have fun practicing and thank you again!!
The best on this Tutorial is the Voice of the Speaker. 👍🏻 He has all of the Groove in this explanation. 👌🏻
And the only Thing to play like this is Soul. When you feel it, then ITS all you need.
Absolutely, the goal is to practice until the music comes out of you without thinking - that is what soul means to me... Thanks for your kind words!
Astonishingly useful
Thanks for the comment, glad it was helpful :)
What a fantastic way to teach an instrument. I’ve not seen someone do it like this before. Definite subscription.👍
Awesome, thank you! Hope you enjoy playing along :)
Thank you again, My friend. There is so much talented people and only a few is capable of teaching.
Thank you for your words, much appreciated!
It’s my 50th anniversary as a synth player…nobody plays like me, but you still taught me something! (I never learned piano, so my left hand has been chords and pitch-bend only). You’re a champion mate. So cool & casual, making the complex accessible and actually easy. I think everyone noticed your discipline in holding back the urge to let fly. But you did it, in the way only Australians can. Thanks for actually thinking about your audience as people, it shows, and is a rarity in this world. 👍🌟🔥
That was such a thoughtful comment - thank you so much I really appreciate it :)
No one plays like me?
Seriously? 🤪
@@davewold88😂😂😂😂even m trying to understand what he means by that
Of course! Nobody plays like me either. Every person is one original. Musical fingerprint. Everyone else is a mere copy. Regardless of level. Right!?
Loved this! Easy to follow idea rich
This is exactly what i've been looking for all these years, my friend you're not just a very talented musician but also a great teacher, very fluid and easy to understand. Also i like how everything is explained from the basics to the most complex parts of the groove in a very simple laid out manner, amazing with such clarity and ease! I can now play funk piano because of you! Thanks a lot!
This is awesome to hear, I'm so stoked this clicked with you!! Thanks for letting me know, have fun!! ❤️
Super cool, so intuitive! All my favourite sounds !
Cheers appreciate the comment :)
Really helpful video. The way you layer on the additions really demystifies some of the process. Can't wait to try and make a groove. Thank you for this.
Awesome glad you've found it helpful - have fun jamming!
Finally I can understand it! What a lesson! Thanks so much for sharing your skills.
You are very welcome, I'm glad it's been helpful :)
Wish for more funk keys step-by-step like this, please. Thanks a lot.
th-cam.com/play/PLhSdOEQxegGUiz4I1OpwbeG0FeSTtifHR.html&si=XBiHzjv9ijQ7Lgqj There you go, most lessons in there are step by step in the groove - cheers for the comment :)
Thanks a lot. 😊
Oh my God how good is this lesson, great!! Please do more of these vids
Thank you! That's the plan, cheers for the comment :)
I'm a new subscriber. I don't understand how you don't have 100k followers 🤪.
This is soooo useful.
I play in a band and can't wait to try and apply some of these ideas. Cheers 👍
Thanks for the sub and so glad it was useful for you - Hope it goes down great with the band! all the best with it :)
9 months later and he has almost 150K subs. If you make good content the subs will come. Just got a give it time.
He's back with another bomb track!
Amazing best tutorial I've seen
Wow thanks, glad you think so :)
@@pianoproductivitypeace in the process of learning music theory as I try and play a few notes on my laptop over stuff I’ve made. I’ll be coming back many many times to this.
It's really funny how you got the beat so well that you end up talking in rythm 12:12 . Great tutorial well played !
Haha yeah I'm still working on playing and talking, but it's been fun putting these together - cheers for the comment!
A very useful tutorial, thank you I'm on the look out for different ways to play... I Love it. To maybe help out other viewers, for the ghost notes I found I had to adjust the velocity curve to get the ghost notes sounding the part.
Great suggestion! Cheers for the comment :)
Yeah! I played like this in the seventies, funk all around. Pieces lasted 15 to 30 minutes in this vein, long long solo's. It was absolutely crazy but great fun. And people danced and danced on these grooves for hours. Can you believe it? (Disco had not been invented yet. That came with Saturday Night Fever, 1978, movie. House, garage, techno, all that stuff started around 1990.
Love it! Must of been a great era! Some of my best musical memories are playing funk for hours on end at bush parties - 10min solos, building up the dance floor - great times :) I also have massive appreciation for the genres that came later, I am a 90s child! Thanks for sharing :)
Dude! Been playing guitar for my entire life. I learned more about chord structure from this clip than i learned in 20 years! Good show! Liked and subscribed.
Yay glad it's helped! Chord shapes can just move along scales, so cool to get creative with that concept - hope it informs your guitar playing :)
@@pianoproductivitypeace it has already :)
The best tutorial. Gonna try it for all notes. Will even help for blues.
Hey cheers for the comment, appreciate it - transferring to different keys is where it is at! I have a blues shuffle tutorial on the channel too if that helps - cheers :) th-cam.com/video/YAJ0VM94v2Q/w-d-xo.htmlsi=eJQ1mDvt9S6hEHiC
So... Serious quotation...Can I have this video with the instrument only track, no voice instruction? This was the groove
th-cam.com/video/8ur01acMy58/w-d-xo.htmlsi=tOnkUrRIG17yyFGw Cheers! This video here was intended as the groove play along track that goes with this tutorial - it's not exactly the same groove but same tempo and key
Hope this is what you were after!
Cheers :)
I learned 2 things. 1 The building blocks of E minor funk. 2. If I want to make my voice and narration sound cooler, just have a funk vamp in the background 👌
Haha that is actually my trick at gigs, I'm a bit nervy with speaking on the mic - a vamp underneath makes all the difference!!
Cool stuff, thank you for your efforts on this and the other lessons you made!
Please keep uploading these kind of tutorials. They are really helpful for beginenrs.
Cheers that's the plan! Glad you've found it helpful :)
Great FUNK, GREAT LESSON!!!
Great comment - thanks!!
Beautiful master class
Thank you! Cheers!
I funkin' LOVE this lesson! Thank you so, so much! xxxxx
Funktastic!! Thank you :)
I love the way you teach this! 18 minutes of deliciousness. Thank you so much. So happy.
Thank you! It was fun to play and make the video - all the best :)
Terrific. Thanks so much.Straight to the root of it.
Cheers for that, enjoy the jam :)
wonderful!!! amazing lesson, thank you!
Cheers!
Thank you.
Groove IS in the heart🎵
Subscribed.
Thanks very appreciated ❤️
Your lessons are a goldmine of knowledge and inspiration! :)
Thank you so much, happy playing!
Absolutely brilliant
Thank you kindly!!
What a Masterclass! Thank you.
Thanks for the comment :)
Thank you for this. I'm a bassist and I play a bit of keyboard just for fun and this made a lot of sense. The m7 chord voicing you use is funkier cuz it clashes with the root note more I think
Yes I love having that clashing sound in the voicing - cheers for the comment :)
Imposible to find some more great than This vídeo. Thank you ❤❤❤
Thanks so much for the comment ❤️❤️❤️
Sir please...lesson for piano ghost note percussive rhythm technique...❤❤
Great suggestion and already have it on the list - I have a bit of a priority order going so will get to it eventually. Filming a jazz swing groove lessons this weekend - thanks :)
@@pianoproductivitypeace Thank you sir
That's one of the best tutorial videos I've seen in my life mate
Thank you for this - that is awesome you've enjoyed it so much!! ❤️❤️❤️
Great video! You deserve a 👍
Thank you!
this is the mother! please do more, soon. love the building blocks.
Cheers for this! Will get back into the tutorials in a few months, but have done a few other funk tutorials like this one - hope you enjoy exploring the channel :)
Awesome. Great feel.
Thanks for listening :)
OMG! This video is amazing, you have opened my eyes to a new world on the piano. I will practice that NOW!
Thanks for share your knowledge.
Awesome!! Have fun and thanks for the comment :)
*thumb up*
This is my 142th ;) (theoretical) tutorial on YT...
This is the FIRST PRACTICAL tutorial I've ver seen/heard!
THX a million :)
Hooray! Yes my whole philosophy is to create lessons to jam along with - glad you've enjoyed it!
Had to add a comment to boost this video, because it deserves even more views!
Thanks for that nice comment, appreciated :)
Great way to build on a theme, hope you do MORE OF THESE in various styles and tempos!
Cheers! Yes this is the format I am now committed to, but I work on this channel seasonally - (probably start up again in September). For now you can check out blues, funks, plus a few song tutorials which all have the 'Learn in the groove' label
Thanks again!
@@pianoproductivitypeace Thanks! Did browse around and subscribed as a result! Looking forward to the "next season"! ;)
Awesome, thank you. This is what TH-cam is for.
You bet! Cheers for comment :)
Thanks for the simplicity
Thank you so much. So much stuff clicked in my head gonna try this tommorow morning
Awesome so glad, happy practicing and thanks for the comment :)
Great explanation !!
Cheers!
Wow! Amazing lesson! Thank you 🙏🏼 🙌🏼🙌🏼
Thank you! Happy jamming!!
Amazing. Really helped my funk!
What a great session!!😊 would you have the backing track available?
Thanks for the comment! The backing track for this one is in the pipeline and will make it after my next tutorial video so might be up to 2 weeks away - in the meantime this one is pretty groovy! th-cam.com/video/jf9OwaLkzp8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=QCSM_zNolWfYLcY6
Really incredible video! Thank you so much. Tonnes to learn, think over, and practice. (And I love how applicable it was to non-piano instruments too. Some chords a bit harder on Marimba, but dang fun still!)
Great thanks for the feedback, yes it was my intention that you can jam along with other instruments, glad it works on marimba!
Great structure! Such an obvious way to teach, really!
Glad you think so! Thanks :)
Very fun and enjoyable lesson, thanks!
Glad you've enjoyed it - cheers!
That Bass line is really nasty..❤
Excellent tutorial.
Cheers!
Thanks a lot! awesome tutorial! There is so few tutorials on funk and ghost notes in piano..
Appreciate it thank you! Yes ghost notes was one of those things I wish I knew about a lot earlier in life - cheers for watching :)
Awesome! Thank you so much!
Thank you!
Lesson of the decade ❤❤❤
Thanks so much!!
I've been looking for a video like this. Wonderful!
Glad you've found it - happy practising!
Can you do a comprehensive tutorial on all of Steely Dan's keyboard work?
Ooh that would be a project and a half! But a fun one, might keep that idea in the bank for another time, might be a bit too much to get into right now...I did find this channel which looked comprehensive! youtube.com/@jbradymd?si=aFuCyrVKMydaMbAR
Awesome stuff thank you!
My pleasure! Thanks for the comment :)
Damned right I sub'd, this is the kind of keyboard skill tutorials I can 100% follow.
Thank you for sharing the knowledge!!!
Fantastic!! Glad it has helped :)
Waaww 😍 vraiment génial, superbe musique et lecons 👍🏽
Merci 💕
Great stuff! 💪
Cheers!!
Wonderful lesson, very inspired to go and try it out. Thank you!
Cheers, glad it had that effect on you :)
You deserve waaaaaay more subscribers 🙏 super fun and informative, especially for someone not thebest at keyboard
Thanks for sharing that comment - glad you think so and cheers for checking it out :)
Unbelievable lesson! Please some more!
Thank you :)
this is such a great video. i wish i found this sooner
Cheers for the comment :)
Been looking for a good funk tutorial for a while... But this is even better than i was expecting , thanks man. So underated channel btw... Just subscribed
Thank you! Really appreciate your comment and happy practising!
Super great tutorial. Thanks a lot. I will try this on my arranger keyboard Yamaha Genos 2
Nice one, I haven't tried that keyboard but looks super! I'm still rocking an old Kawai MP9500 and Nord electro 2 😂 but does the job!
Thanks for your comment :)
Greatest thing ever! Cheers!!
Thank you kindly, enjoy the jam!
Woow! Such a great and super helpful lesson!. Muchas gracias!!
Thank you for your comment - have fun!
Exactly what I was looking for!
Awesome, happy jamming!
Nice! Thank you. I’m learning piano and this has been really helpful 🎹 🙏
Great!! Good luck with it all and have fun! Cheers for the comment :)
Great!!!!!!!! amazing groove!!! but i have diifficulty to leave my left hand go!!!!!!!!! need exercise!!!!!!!!!
Thank you!! You'll get there with determination and practice!!! Happy improvising :)
You gained a new sub, the best tutorial so far, thanks!
Thank you, glad you think so :)
thank you so much for this
No worries glad you've enjoyed it, thanks for the comment!
Only thing I would add would be a suggestion for us ( the students/ listeners)to transcribe the accompaniment .
Cool appreciate that! in future videos I have a keyboard visualiser and sheet music transcribed - but this vid was the first experiment with the new lesson format - thanks for the suggestion :)
Superb….enjoyed that 👏👏🕺🎶🎶🎶
Awesome cheers for the comment :)
Great Videos🎶🎶👍
Thanks!
Friggin awesomev toe Tapping tune age !!! My man ! !!! I gotta try all this now !! Wow ! Go cat go !
Cheers buddy, go for it and have fun!!
Yes!!! All of this, yes. Thank you.
Cheers! Thanks for the comment :)
Brilliant! Thanks a lot! You deserve thousands and thousands of subscribers, I'll share your videos to my friends !
Wow thanks :) appreciate it!!