I have been a guitar player for 40 years and have finally decided to play piano and I must say you're a great teacher sir. your subtle commenting and approach are as valuable as the main content. thank you
"anything is valuable" - exactly what I think of these tutorials ... I just listen, soak it up, head to the keyboard, let it simmer & swirl ... thanks for all these!
This guy is one of the Rare authentic player of this kind of keyboard tutorial (Funk,Blues)on TH-cam.I am very thankful of your tutorials.They are pricless
Besides your great musical message, I love your attitude, friendly, humble with a bit of eye twinkling. (hope I got it right, english is not the language of my mother ;-))
Along with Paddy Milner, you have now become a new favorite of mine! Love this groove... can't wait to get home and start playing it (wish I had a keyboard on the airplane).
You are an explainer, which is a step above a communicator, above a teacher. Love how you explain what you are thinking and doing. While it looks easy, it's really not and very few people can do this well. One cool thing about music is it can be simple or complex, so even a beginner who bangs out 3 chords can be great as music is mostly about soul and feel. Like how you are using the number system here, I've been shifting more to this as it just makes sense from a where the heck am I point of view. Heard this called the Nashville system. 1,4,5, but I'm told I should write that with roman numerals I, IV, V, etc, which kinda freaks my brain out, but I'm working on it. And lower case for minor? Like vii? And I don't think this system lends itself to expressing more complicated chords like major/dominate 7ths, etc. I guess you have to translate easily between them, working on that. While I can read staff music, and I suppose that is the ultimate exact way to express what you are playing, I am more of a guitar player and try notating music on tablet or phone using text chordpro format(mostly lyrics with chord info inserted, simple text[A]). Thanks for sharing!
No suggestions from me, I'm just loving what you're doing Jonathon. Thanks so much for making these vids, they're a great way to start the week, and thanks for sharing your knowledge, enthusiasm and enjoyment of music - it's infectious :)
Wow this is so awesome. I’m a blues and boogie Woogie piano player for 2 years now although I’m still a beginner and I thought I knew everything about the blues and just as usual I was pleasantly surprised. I play a bit of the blues and boogie woogie on my channel and this tutorial will definitely help spice up my playing. Thanks dude!
Thanks for what are next-level playing challenges for me in your incredible videos. Your process of development and composition is a pleasure to watch and learn from. Thanks, just finding you in 1/22.
I really like playing funk on the piano and there are not so many good toturials out there. I really like your last funk video and I think we need more of that groove, it was so fun playing it!
And I'd you to do a video on the style of blues you improved in the intro to this song at the very beginning of the video. What a great lick indeed, sounds fantastic.
Put me down for more blues! I like the addition of the finished track at the start of the vid. I've been waiting years in hopes you'd start publishing again. You've exceeded expectations! I love what you're putting down and will continue to watch every single video. THANK YOU for taking the time to put these together - backing track... sheets. You sharing yourself with the world is the greatest gift. Thank you.
lovin' all your stuff and tutorials. love to see a vid on your tech and equip. what you use at home vs recording vs performing and any valuable insights you have the subject.....also pratice set-up! keep 'em coming. love it 5 star review here!
You sir, deserve more cookies! So much content for free! Maybe next time a clav-tutorial? I really would like to see your take on that with all the funkyness that's going around here! ;-)
Hi Jonathon! I'm an intermediate piano player, and I'm very thankful for this video! I will definitely learn it. I'm currently struggling with rhythm issues. What do you recommend? Have you heard of soundbrenner? Thanks for your answer, have a great day!
I've really been loving your videos! I've found so many great ideas in your playing which leads me to a question - would you be interested in doing a sort of 'licks' video that unpacks some of your quick little right hand moves that give the sound such a distinct blues/funk/jazz inflection? Perhaps a 'bag of tricks' of licks if you will. Thanks again and looking forward to more videos!
Jonathan, you are a God-send ! I have been searching for tutorials like this for a long time. I would love if you would make an advanced blues, with fast long blues runs (preferably in an easy key like C, F or G). By the way, do you ever play live in New York? We would love to see you here !!!
Fantastic video, so insightful of the whole bluez thing! Do you by any chance have the notation of the Fender Rhodes backing track? There are some awesome licks in there too that I'd love to see written out. Cheers from Berlin #wave
Hey Jonathon ! Thanks much for your sharing your talent as a great piano teacher ! Could you be so kind to add a couple of piano solos to the Slow Blues groove of make it Up on a Monday #3 ? Thanks much again ! Looking forward to your next video ! George from Argentina
And .... another great tutorial! I sure hope that you are a teacher at some school - or college! You'd be great - totally relatable. A few thoughts to add more as filler or background to what you are doing. There are many ways to compose - and the one that you are demonstrating (Kinesthetic Experimentation/Discovery?), I believe, is one of the most common (although several other sources of creation are things such as: feelings of deep sadness generated by being dumped in a relationship, the sound of birds chirping, and/or the sound of birds screaming as they are being attacked by a hawk who heard their lovely bird-song, etc.) Seriously though, inspiration or a source of tonal ideas can come from feelings, observations, words, etc, and of course, a detached creative experience such as formulating contrapuntal patterns (counterpoint). What may be fair to mention to your viewers is that you also have years of experience developing ideas and filling a bucket of options and knowledge that facilitate your creative process (chords, scales, understanding of intervals, collection of licks and runs, etc.) Perhaps I may be wrong in guessing that you are not 17 year old - and if you are 17, you are very talented, and with all that hair, I admire your mother for still loving you! Being serious again - great job letting us peek into how you (or any composer/musician creates). I find it affirming, and I am sure that others will also find it inspiring. Thank you again. If you have the time, you may want to consider the possibility of teaching on-line. Just a thought. (p.s. - There is no such term as Kinesthetic Experimentation/Discovery. I made that up, so don't bother looking for it - you won't find it.) 😎
@@groovewindow Well actually ... yes I have. But I am always learning, especially from others - learning new skills, or simply being inspired by the enthusiasm and insight that others share. Another great motivation why I spend time watching others is to develop the musical "voice." Making it at anything in life does not require perfection, it requires the "excellence of self." The process of art does not lead you to being better than the next person, but rather being the best "you" - being unique - and finding your voice. This is a very long process, with no time limit or designated finish line - and even once you arrive at its discovery, the refinement continues till the last day you breathe. The best we can do - is share ourselves along the way. An artist (or musician) cannot develop that voice in a void. It is in enjoying and in listening to others that we come to more clearly identify what we have to say, or do, or sing. It is not in being better than, but in discovering the difference between, that helps us define our particular gift - if we were all the same, wouldn't you agree that the world would be quite boring? In the end, I can appreciate your gift, because I have learned to appreciate mine - and our uniqueness creates for our's and other's the chance to freely and invitingly co-exist. I know that the larger world, or the "industry" does not think like this .... but I do, in my world, that I have slowly built around myself, among my family, among my friends, among all those that I meet. So again ... thank you.
Great stuff. Thanks for taking me up on the suggestion. Having watched it it seems to be the right level. Now to practice it! I've just bought a Korg SV1 so I'm loving the Rhodes sound. Maybe try something other than piano next time or how about focussing on bass lines people can tag on their own improvs. Thanks again
LOL. I didn't actually plan to publish this until Monday, but hey -- it's out now! :) I've updated the site and the sheet music and backing track should be available. Sorry for the mix-up! It'll be a "Make It Up on a SUNDAY" this week :)
Years ago my jazz piano teacher showed a cool lick..I'll pass it along. I'll be very exact so that all can understand. I'm texting might be some typos. Everything is quarter or eighths..could be changed. Left hand plays the circle of fourths or fifths.. C F Bb Eb Ab Db Gb B E A D G C.. When playing the C, play right hand C13 at Bb E A. Next of the F base chromatically descending with fingers of or less locked go down a half step and play A Eb Ab..this has magically turned into the F7 #9 The A is the 3, Eb Is the b7.. Next left hand Plays Bb as above. The right hand goes down to the Bb13 Ab D G..the b7 3 13.. This can varied of the piano. The beginners should work on the right hand and just move the chord down With no base change it is more less plain. Bb E G is C 13, A D# F# is B13, Ab D G is Bb13, G C# F# is A13 ..this goes on forever..I am away from the keyboard. So let's do it in numbers on the next..we are at Ab13 now. The root will always be in the left hand or a base player could be playing it in a band. We are interested in b7 3 13.. Thirteen is six with a 3 and b7. Ab13 is Gb C F... Now the pattern will make sense after practice. Also the finger pattern is somewhat challenging.
Wow!! I really love slow blues piano... it can sound so dramatic 😃 Please more lessons like this.... any chance to get the backing track? All the best, Andy ;-)
When you show the music you always leave off the last beat in the printed music.( Not in this video but the funk video.) Would you consider attaching a PDF?
suggestion:use of midiculous (chordie App) it enables us to see clearly and to be able to cope /imitate certain riffs and next time try to slow down licks or riffs and runs you play or otherwise spell them for us you are good and sound like Pro I beginner player need to incorporate some of your stuff to my repertoire
You need to hear Ray Charles lay down the blues on piano and you will take back your comment about the piano not being able to hang with guitar on the blues
I have been a guitar player for 40 years and have finally decided to play piano and I must say you're a great teacher sir. your subtle commenting and approach are as valuable as the main content. thank you
"anything is valuable" - exactly what I think of these tutorials ... I just listen, soak it up, head to the keyboard, let it simmer & swirl ... thanks for all these!
I totally agree! Simmer and Swirl! Same for me! That's exactly it. :)
This guy is one of the Rare authentic player of this kind of keyboard tutorial (Funk,Blues)on TH-cam.I am very thankful of your tutorials.They are pricless
I love your funk Jonathan, but I'm falling hard for your blues! Real hard! So you've got a new subscriber! 🎹🎹🎹🎹
Besides your great musical message, I love your attitude, friendly, humble with a bit of eye twinkling. (hope I got it right, english is not the language of my mother ;-))
Love this tutorial. Would love more just like this but with some improv ideas to throw into this groove as well as a groove itself :)
I am a beginner but with your help is really easier to grow up. Thank you so much!
Along with Paddy Milner, you have now become a new favorite of mine! Love this groove... can't wait to get home and start playing it (wish I had a keyboard on the airplane).
Thanks for the continued videos!
I share them with my students and it’s very educational and inspirational.
Brilliant my friend! a thousand times thank you! ;-)
Love the tutorials, thank you for sharing your talent. Also, the minor blues you play at c. 4:40 ... beautiful.
amazing lesson! would LOVE more lessons on intermediate blues grooves like this!
You are an explainer, which is a step above a communicator, above a teacher. Love how you explain what you are thinking and doing. While it looks easy, it's really not and very few people can do this well. One cool thing about music is it can be simple or complex, so even a beginner who bangs out 3 chords can be great as music is mostly about soul and feel. Like how you are using the number system here, I've been shifting more to this as it just makes sense from a where the heck am I point of view. Heard this called the Nashville system. 1,4,5, but I'm told I should write that with roman numerals I, IV, V, etc, which kinda freaks my brain out, but I'm working on it. And lower case for minor? Like vii? And I don't think this system lends itself to expressing more complicated chords like major/dominate 7ths, etc. I guess you have to translate easily between them, working on that. While I can read staff music, and I suppose that is the ultimate exact way to express what you are playing, I am more of a guitar player and try notating music on tablet or phone using text chordpro format(mostly lyrics with chord info inserted, simple text[A]). Thanks for sharing!
No suggestions from me, I'm just loving what you're doing Jonathon. Thanks so much for making these vids, they're a great way to start the week, and thanks for sharing your knowledge, enthusiasm and enjoyment of music - it's infectious :)
Just tried this at a Costco where they sell pianos and got a date out if it 👍
Richard R haha awesome! 😎👍🏾
That is what playing the piano is about!
We’ll done 👍
Wow this is so awesome. I’m a blues and boogie Woogie piano player for 2 years now although I’m still a beginner and I thought I knew everything about the blues and just as usual I was pleasantly surprised. I play a bit of the blues and boogie woogie on my channel and this tutorial will definitely help spice up my playing. Thanks dude!
fantastic work
Awesome as usual! please make more blues tutorials like these, it really helps us as intermediate players
Thanks for what are next-level playing challenges for me in your incredible videos. Your process of development and composition is a pleasure to watch and learn from. Thanks, just finding you in 1/22.
Amazing talent !
I really like playing funk on the piano and there are not so many good toturials out there. I really like your last funk video and I think we need more of that groove, it was so fun playing it!
Great Mr Wilson
And I'd you to do a video on the style of blues you improved in the intro to this song at the very beginning of the video. What a great lick indeed, sounds fantastic.
Put me down for more blues! I like the addition of the finished track at the start of the vid.
I've been waiting years in hopes you'd start publishing again. You've exceeded expectations! I love what you're putting down and will continue to watch every single video. THANK YOU for taking the time to put these together - backing track... sheets. You sharing yourself with the world is the greatest gift. Thank you.
lovin' all your stuff and tutorials. love to see a vid on your tech and equip. what you use at home vs recording vs performing and any valuable insights you have the subject.....also pratice set-up! keep 'em coming. love it 5 star review here!
You sir, deserve more cookies! So much content for free! Maybe next time a clav-tutorial? I really would like to see your take on that with all the funkyness that's going around here! ;-)
yaaaaas!
WOW! I bet I can do this! Thanks
You are my herooo! Thaaaaaaaaanks a lot!
This is awesome
Cool flow.Great job.And nice piano sound.Privia have great samples.
great job man
Genius.
Hi Jonathon! I'm an intermediate piano player, and I'm very thankful for this video! I will definitely learn it.
I'm currently struggling with rhythm issues. What do you recommend? Have you heard of soundbrenner?
Thanks for your answer, have a great day!
These are some ZESTY grooves
HEY, I REALLY LIKE YOUR CHANNEL MAN ! GREAT PLAYIN', GREAT ANALYSIS ! LOT'S 'O FUN ! YEAH !
I've really been loving your videos! I've found so many great ideas in your playing which leads me to a question - would you be interested in doing a sort of 'licks' video that unpacks some of your quick little right hand moves that give the sound such a distinct blues/funk/jazz inflection? Perhaps a 'bag of tricks' of licks if you will.
Thanks again and looking forward to more videos!
Whew! Slick as always! That’s some serious blues groove!
You/your channel are sooo.....awsome ! 👍👍 ✌
How about jazz blues tuitorial with the scales and out of the box playing method? 😋 I love your videos! Keep em coming!
Good stuff again Jonathan!
Great personality for teaching, thanks for your help.
yes yees YES! more blues!
Let´s try it on Monday then! thanks for time sir
maaan i just found your channel and im insta-hooked im loving it! thank you!
Jonathan, you are a God-send ! I have been searching for tutorials like this for a long time. I would love if you would make an advanced blues, with fast long blues runs (preferably in an easy key like C, F or G). By the way, do you ever play live in New York? We would love to see you here !!!
Love it ........ Mr Merv from Perth
Thank you!
OMGOODNESS......... YOU ARE BACK!!!!
Your videos are superb! Wow
like like ,I want to go and play my keyboard now.thanx
Musical Journey through all the Genres so Great to kick Things off with Blues this week :)
Fantastic video, so insightful of the whole bluez thing! Do you by any chance have the notation of the Fender Rhodes backing track? There are some awesome licks in there too that I'd love to see written out. Cheers from Berlin #wave
Jo really love you. I missed u in years of blank
VERY THANKS
Hey Jonathon ! Thanks much for your sharing your talent as a great piano teacher !
Could you be so kind to add a couple of piano solos to the Slow Blues groove of make it Up on a Monday #3 ? Thanks much again ! Looking forward to your next video ! George from Argentina
And .... another great tutorial! I sure hope that you are a teacher at some school - or college! You'd be great - totally relatable. A few thoughts to add more as filler or background to what you are doing. There are many ways to compose - and the one that you are demonstrating (Kinesthetic Experimentation/Discovery?), I believe, is one of the most common (although several other sources of creation are things such as: feelings of deep sadness generated by being dumped in a relationship, the sound of birds chirping, and/or the sound of birds screaming as they are being attacked by a hawk who heard their lovely bird-song, etc.) Seriously though, inspiration or a source of tonal ideas can come from feelings, observations, words, etc, and of course, a detached creative experience such as formulating contrapuntal patterns (counterpoint). What may be fair to mention to your viewers is that you also have years of experience developing ideas and filling a bucket of options and knowledge that facilitate your creative process (chords, scales, understanding of intervals, collection of licks and runs, etc.) Perhaps I may be wrong in guessing that you are not 17 year old - and if you are 17, you are very talented, and with all that hair, I admire your mother for still loving you! Being serious again - great job letting us peek into how you (or any composer/musician creates). I find it affirming, and I am sure that others will also find it inspiring. Thank you again. If you have the time, you may want to consider the possibility of teaching on-line. Just a thought. (p.s. - There is no such term as Kinesthetic Experimentation/Discovery. I made that up, so don't bother looking for it - you won't find it.) 😎
Thank you for the deep insights, Rudolf! Something tells me you've done a bit of this yourself!
@@groovewindow Well actually ... yes I have. But I am always learning, especially from others - learning new skills, or simply being inspired by the enthusiasm and insight that others share. Another great motivation why I spend time watching others is to develop the musical "voice." Making it at anything in life does not require perfection, it requires the "excellence of self." The process of art does not lead you to being better than the next person, but rather being the best "you" - being unique - and finding your voice. This is a very long process, with no time limit or designated finish line - and even once you arrive at its discovery, the refinement continues till the last day you breathe. The best we can do - is share ourselves along the way. An artist (or musician) cannot develop that voice in a void. It is in enjoying and in listening to others that we come to more clearly identify what we have to say, or do, or sing. It is not in being better than, but in discovering the difference between, that helps us define our particular gift - if we were all the same, wouldn't you agree that the world would be quite boring? In the end, I can appreciate your gift, because I have learned to appreciate mine - and our uniqueness creates for our's and other's the chance to freely and invitingly co-exist. I know that the larger world, or the "industry" does not think like this .... but I do, in my world, that I have slowly built around myself, among my family, among my friends, among all those that I meet. So again ... thank you.
Great stuff. Thanks for taking me up on the suggestion. Having watched it it seems to be the right level. Now to practice it!
I've just bought a Korg SV1 so I'm loving the Rhodes sound. Maybe try something other than piano next time or how about focussing on bass lines people can tag on their own improvs.
Thanks again
Thank you for the suggestion, Alwyn! I really like the sounds (and playability) of those SV1s. Enjoy that!
Thanks!!!!!
Thanks, Jonathon. Great lesson. Can't find the sheet music though on your website. :)
LOL. I didn't actually plan to publish this until Monday, but hey -- it's out now! :) I've updated the site and the sheet music and backing track should be available. Sorry for the mix-up! It'll be a "Make It Up on a SUNDAY" this week :)
Thank you
Years ago my jazz piano teacher showed a cool lick..I'll pass it along. I'll be very exact so that all can understand. I'm texting might be some typos. Everything is quarter or eighths..could be changed. Left hand plays the circle of fourths or fifths.. C F Bb Eb Ab Db Gb B E A D G C.. When playing the C, play right hand C13 at Bb E A. Next of the F base chromatically descending with fingers of or less locked go down a half step and play A Eb Ab..this has magically turned into the F7 #9 The A is the 3, Eb Is the b7..
Next left hand Plays Bb as above. The right hand goes down to the Bb13 Ab D G..the b7 3 13.. This can varied of the piano. The beginners should work on the right hand and just move the chord down With no base change it is more less plain. Bb E G is C 13,
A D# F# is B13, Ab D G is Bb13,
G C# F# is A13 ..this goes on forever..I am away from the keyboard. So let's do it in numbers on the next..we are at Ab13 now. The root will always be in the left hand or a base player could be playing it in a band. We are interested in b7 3 13.. Thirteen is six with a 3 and b7. Ab13 is Gb C F... Now the pattern will make sense after practice. Also the finger pattern is somewhat challenging.
Make a video of it!❤
Wow!! I really love slow blues piano... it can sound so dramatic 😃 Please more lessons like this.... any chance to get the backing track? All the best, Andy ;-)
Hey Andreas! The backing track is up on my web site (free). Just follow the link in the description.
Very dave grusin esque in the main thing you played ❤
Wonderfully played with feeling. Sounds very good. Love the explanation. I make music, as well.
I can’t find the backing track. Thanks. Great stuff you share!!!!
A M A Z I N G.
Awesome! :-D
I'm sure you get asked all the time, but what is the piano plugin you use? It sounds especially amazing on this track
I'm using the Steinway from Piano Teq. I like it quite a bit and it's reasonably priced.
What do you think about the Privia
Wow man, your channel is just blowing up look at the subscribers count! :o Keep it up! Love the content!
Thanks a lot yeah
When you show the music you always leave off the last beat in the printed music.( Not in this video but the funk video.) Would you consider attaching a PDF?
Is that a px330?
hello ! how do you count and measure when playing different styles ?
At 21:04 that has a sound similar to the firm soundtrack. What is the progression there?
Can you breakdown the piece starting at 4:35 ish?
Reminds me of Jon Cleary.
suggestion:use of midiculous (chordie App) it enables us to see clearly and to be able to cope /imitate certain riffs
and next time try to slow down licks or riffs and runs you play or otherwise spell them for us
you are good and sound like Pro
I beginner player need to incorporate some of your stuff to my repertoire
omg! wtf u have so low view stats? this content should have like billions of views. and same followers. I really like ur work ! hello from russia ;)
That minor blues riff was the sex.
Dude this would sound so good on organ…big fat juicy b3 Hammond
showwww
11:05 loool
😂
1:40
You need to hear Ray Charles lay down the blues on piano and you will take back your comment about the piano not being able to hang with guitar on the blues
i find jump cuts very irritating. even more than ums and ahs
Interessante...vorrei suonare Cosi'.... Mah l'eta' non me l'ho permette'....L' attrosi Aumenta...