Can we just all give out love for Matt’s generosity in giving out ya’ll FREE, golden nuggets of groove not behind a paywall. Years of experience and listening for nothin’! So go buy his album and future merch for givin’ it back.
Yes. Fully agree. He does it on the same level as Oliver from NewJazz and Ken Hewitt on his equally named YT channel. Highly recommend if you are into Jazz. Enjoy. Cheers
SO, this was the.. "Licks they don't want you to know" Matt, this might be common knowledge to you but these 15 minutes blew my mind. Please bring out more of your gems !
1:55 Bass Dictates Chord Example 1 2:23 Bass Dictates Chord Example 2 3:37 moving up to bass note of chord (2 half steps down from octave and move up) 3:58 play bass note an octave higher 4:08 combining octave with moving into bass note 4:27 using the 5th 4:40 combining 5th, octave, and root 5:38 "disco walking pony" 🎠 6:00 Matt's Bass Lick 1 (octave, 7th, 5th, root) 7:10 minor 9 chord tricks (root, 5th, 9th, 7th, octave) 8:25 Matt's Bass Lick 2 (walk up to half steps to octave from 7th, 7th, 5th, root) 9:00 accent/spanka da bass 9:30 accent/spanka da passing notes (octave) 10:05 adding 5th as passing note 10:47 Nautilus Exercise 11:50 Nautilus Bass Explanation (Am chord- Root, 5th, 4th, 3rd, 4th, 7th below root*, root) 12:50 Nautilus Right Hand 13:10 Nautilus Both Hands 14:09 Exercise 2 14:20 Exercise 2 Left Hand 14:27 Exercise 2 Right Hand 14:40 Exercise 2 Both Hands
Love how you say 'you can do this thing' and then show 4-5 minor variations of it. That way is less of a riff that you learn and more of a resource you can master. It really helps you to map the thing in your head in order to own it rather than memorize the stuff.
"That will keep you occupied during lockdown" indeed. Outstanding lesson, Matt. You know someone is talented when they show you the way and it still looks like magic. I need to practice.
"Learn the left hand til you can do it in your sleep, then learn the right and slowly bring them together. You'll start and think, 'I'm not going to get this', but you will, and when you do you will feel great about it" Thanks Matt! So true.
hey Matt. Great video mate.I remember those days. Drum machine and you on keys and bass. The gig we did in Soho Square when the drummer didn't show for Wayne Hernandez . Those were the days.
It's clear to me your keys are the defining sound of Jamiroquai. Such great chord changes and voicings....Would love to see more on that specifically! Maybe you already have something like that.
For your next video. I really hope other people would like to know this, because I’ve been trying to wrap my head around it for some time now. Can you please give us a step by step, what you need to learn and how to practice it structure to piano improvisation. If that is even remotely possible it would certainly help me a lot and I suspect many others. Big fan here! Thank you for all the videos, they really are priceless.
Man, you are so right with that point at the end. Once you get past those beginning barriers and start grooving, it's feels like you've landed on the moon.
Maybe just one thing to add to this lesson. If you can't play the left or right or combined part ... Just slow down the tempo until you can and then speed up progressively
This requires groove skill and tons of practice. Another master keyboard player, Ray Manzarek (The Doors), he was bass player and organ/electic piano at the same time. Thank you very much, in this stange new times, one can say it’s now “taking lessons” in the studio with Matt Johnson.
"at first you think you will never get it, but in the end you do". Apart from being an absolute education video for an ex-bassist learning keys, this is an inspirational quote. Many thanks mate
Got up at 330 am in Melbourne after watching this and got myself on the MODX splitting my Keyboard and giving this stuff a good go. Of course it led me to playing Jamiroquai songs on YT listening to the Bass stuff and the next thing I knew It was breakfast time. It was an inspiring lesson.. thanks.
I'm really impressed by your ability to teach to multiple skill levels at once. You're showing a pattern, then showing a simple versions and well as more challenging patterns. It's very rare to see, and it keeps me coming back to these video and as I improved I can pick up more from the same video. This is also sneakily a great lesson on chord voicings. Would you mind making a video on chord voicings at some later point? I.e. why/when you're using 9s/11s/alt7s? Please keep this up! :)
Thanks so much for reminding me not to give up on INDEPENDENCE..I do find this difficult., at 77 yrs old & playing bass all those years, does make me wonder if I can do it , this vid put life back into trying ,,,,many thanks
the way you explained this has actually helped me to understand how you guys use your left hand...i'm gonna practice now...you've given me something simple and solid to do...so thanks dude!!
I remember an old Bass Player Magazine column which recommended us bassists to play bass lines created by keyboardists or programmed on sequencers (not the same thing), like Into the groove (Madonna), in order to refresh our playing and get out of our habits. Here, it is the brillantly demonstrated reverse process : becoming a better pianist/keyboard player by reproducing lines from bassists. You have a strong groovy left hand, giving the same good funky feeling than a bassist. You participate to the whole movement of creation and transmission, making the ideas and energy circulate, give and receive, for playing better music. A big thank you for this 🙏
Thank you for putting these out! Talented people like you sharing your knowledge are what makes the Internet worthwhile. I really appreciate it. I started learning a couple of years ago and one of the first tips I got, that worked for me, was to slow everything right down, to half speed or slower, using a metronome to make sure you don't instinctively speed up. Once you can play something slowly and accurately, playing it full speed becomes almost easy - it's not climbing a hill, it's punching through a wall.
This is the best example that I have seen of how to play the split keyboards. I have been trying to coordinate my left hand with my right hand for quite some time. He really brings it all together.
As a The Doors fan that I am, learning to play bass lines along keyboard parts was one the first things I put myself into when I started to play keyboards. Still learning today.
This is a great video Matt, thanks for keep the good work. Also gotta say, without any harm intended, that only you and a drum machine already gives you that Jamiroquai vibes you know and love.
I love bass line played on keyboards and videos about that are quite rare. This one is really great master class. Thanks you for sharing this knowledge with us!!
I’ll join everybody else to say this was brilliant! An idea for a lesson: what are your favorite chord voicings in the songs you play? I’ve noticed you put the root ninenth third fifth and seventh a lot and the sixth not that much. Your take on that? A million thanks for sharing your funky wisdom!!
That’s great... there is nothing more satisfying when you can master a piece with left and right hand independence. Your technique is how I try and learn stuff too. Starting slow... then almost as you said... switch off, close your eyes and feel the left hand on auto pilot until it’s drummed in... really enjoying your channel... thank you!
Been a massive Jamiroquai fan since 1993 and you are a big part of the reason why I love the band so much. You are a huge talent and these videos just highlight how great you are!!
Next level, never seen a keyboard bassline and scintillating synth vibe and intelligence like this in muh lyfe. You have yin and yang happening at once to great effect, and it seems effortless and youre simultaneously teaching it. Not to mention the tech savvy aspect. God bless you and keep you, that you may continue in this Great Work!
I'm only a beginner, but what helps me (whether it's left vs. right on keyboard or hands vs. vocal) is to slow down tempo much and to see the timing of each, and to learn play/sing slow, then increasing the tempo. The point is to see the timing exactly. When the brain sees that, it can play different speeds. Works faster than trying to learn it in original tempo. I tried hard to learn Dr.Alban - It's my life with both hands, bass on left, it sounds so easy, but the timing is very tricky. And I just couldn't make my hands hit at different times. But as soon as i slowed down 2.5 times slower, it worked and i learned quickly. And I must say the process of succeeding in doing such things makes me really happy. Self-development. Haha.
Oh man you've got a lovely journey ahead of you. So many classics and an huge influence on the the sound of early 90's HipHop Bob James Trio - Mind Games (Casino lights) live on TH-cam never ceases to bring me to special place. And more recently Session 6 Bob James Sanborn Sessions
This was awesome. I have tendonitis in my right arm and need to practice bass with my left more anyhow so this came at the perfect time. Thanks as always for sharing
Matt, thank you so much! Walked slowly over 2 hours through this 15 min video and learned SO much - wouldvé took me months to try and figure out those sounds by myself. I am in the process of becoming better at production for my song demos and saving the hassle of having to take out the bass guitar everytime instead of already laying the lines on the MIDI keyboard and this just opens up so many possibilites.
Thank you so much for these videos! As a longtime sax player finally learning keys, my left hand is my biggest weakness. This really helps give some simple ideas that I can practice and ways to riff on them!
Matt - you're a far better player than me but somehow you seem to be on the same wavelength - great no nonsense videos, no daft hip talking, and I really like the clear shots of you're fingers at work - this has inspired me to keep practicising, developing and looking for new skills even in my 70s. Some of your content show what I have been trying to do for years but also shows where I go wrong.
"First the left hand. Then do the right hand. Now mix them together." "Draw a circle. Draw another circle. Now draw the whole owl." Fantastic video Matt! Thank you!
As usual, these advanced techniques are explained with clarity and grace. Your keyboard style is unique, I’ve never seen anyone play quite like this. Brilliant!
I'm 3 years in learning to play the keyboard and this video made me subscribe instantly. Making my left hand do more interesting things is the kind of lessons I been looking for for a while now and this is one of the best I seen so far. Thanks for the great tips!
I’ve been playing as a keyboardist in amateur bands this same funky type of music (Jamiroquai and Incognito being major influences) for many years in an on and off fashion, mostly with a bassist but my biggest weakness has been coming up with good bass lines on my own and this video taught me so much! Matt, your channel has certainly become my favorite on TH-cam (outside classical music channels). Thank you!
I just realised I asked you to do this after another vid - and you've already done it! Big thanks for this and apologies for not having dug deeper, but I've only just foundd that you do quality tutorials as well as gear insights tonight. Loving the left hand insights (note that you omit the root in your right hand chords of course because you're covering that in your left - probably obvious to you, but great for the rest of us to cotton on to)! Big props and thanks again 🙏☺️
Matt!!! Im a Yamaha TM in Dallas Tx and I have to say you’re the best Musician Ive ever seen on a Yamaha Montage. Everything you play is straight platinum!!
As a lifelong guitarist + percussionist who switched to bass (so I could communicate more effectively w drummers) & synths (so I could , y know - play w synths & ELOs) This helped formalize what I've been adapting to keys from bass playing. Also as Jamiroquai was prob my #1 influence as a bassist, this has given me plenty to chew on. Big Up to Mr. Johnson for making these!
Pure sonic bliss from one of the true MASTERS of the keyboards, and making it look so smooth in the process!! I’ve been enjoying all of your videos immensely and they will help me to start evolving to the next level of my playing. THANK YOU for being so generous and for sharing your immense talent with all of us. We’re all the more enriched for it. Sending much brotherly love from Queens, NY. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🎹🎹🎹👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
What a lovely keyboard lesson, and to echo the sentiments of others posting here, I think you explained something very clearly that I don't think I've seen anyone else cover, much less make clear. Bravo! 👍👍👍👍
Just discover your channel, just suscribed ! Reason ? 2 seconds with Matt and I've learned amazing cool riffs on keyboard. You're a fantastic teacher, calm and simple. Huge thank ! Bonjour de Paris !
I am only 1 month into learning to play the keys and while I'm not anywhere close to being able to execute any of these techniques, it's helped me so much understand what is going on in my favourite records. Thanks a lot Matt for sharing your wealth of knowledge with us. As a new player this channel has been a beacon amidst the sea of usual classical and pop tutorials on TH-cam. Stay awesome my man!
Thanks for your generosity... You are a great teacher. There are things money can't buy and one of them is respect. I appreciate your teachings. Greetings from Chile.
Gotta say these are the best instructional videos I've ever come across, professionally produced, great tips, really useful suggestions for musicians of any level and put across in an accessible way without patronising ... and from a top musician ... these are just priceless for any player. Thank you Matt!
I love the way you explain musical skills that might seem simple but are in fact tricky or even very difficult. A simple example about this is that I can pass this video to my very good friend DDP (a renown classical piano concertist) and I'm sure he will struggle to play it by ear unless I give him the score. I think this a very good exercise for practising this would be having a monophonic synth on your left hand and a polyphonic on the right one.
Wow that was really dope The way you independently broke the left hand and right hand techniques. Making it look easy and encouraging the players to never give up is inspiring. Thanks!
I love this channel. So inspiring and there's something about this type of funky music that's so fun and emotional and un-cynical if that makes sense. Its refreshing, like a detox cleanse for the weary soul.
This is such a gem of a channel. I only just started watching, a couple of weeks ago, and everything you upload is so well done and helpful. Thanks for taking time out to do these vids. I can only speak for myself, but it's certainly appreciated.
Great video! I've always wanted to be able to play bass with my left hand, ever since I heard that The Doors didn't have a bass player, but instead it was Ray Manzarek playing bass (Rhodes) with his left hand while playing the Vox Continental with his right.
How many bass players does it take to change a light bulb? None, the keyboard player does it with his left hand. Seriously great video, as a teacher of boogie woogie I can say left hand is king🤠
Been waiting for this one.. !! Fingers couldn’t hit play fast enough when this video title came up! Many many thx Matt , these videos are truly awesome. ... right I’m off to play bass lines for next few hours with a big smile on my face - inspired ! :)
Totally excellent tutorials on subject matters and grooves that struggling keyboard players of all abilities yearn for, presented in a down to earth and meaningful manner by an artist with unprecedented talent TH-cam is awash with keyboard tutorials but barely a handful of people I see as being capable of teaching and presenting. Matt you are unequivocally in that very small minority thank you giving your expertise and valuable time to people everywhere who have been fortunate enough to find you on here.
Can we just all give out love for Matt’s generosity in giving out ya’ll FREE, golden nuggets of groove not behind a paywall. Years of experience and listening for nothin’! So go buy his album and future merch for givin’ it back.
Bought the the record already :)
Own his vinyl and bought his digital tracks upon Bandcamp release
Yes these could make for a great Masterclass and he put them up for us for free. Legend.
Absolutely true. Hanging out in a covid-lockdown studio, performing/producing these videos single-handedly, it's a real gift.
Yes. Fully agree. He does it on the same level as Oliver from NewJazz and Ken Hewitt on his equally named YT channel. Highly recommend if you are into Jazz. Enjoy. Cheers
"If you've got a good left hand, you are twice the player."
Amen!
This guy IS jamiroquai, the sound and chord progressions and everything about what makes the music so amazing
SO, this was the.. "Licks they don't want you to know"
Matt, this might be common knowledge to you but these 15 minutes blew my mind. Please bring out more of your gems !
Years listening to jamiroquai wondering how to get that funky yet classy taste and... Then you come and do a TH-cam channel! Keep it up man!
As a bass player myself, all the bass players should watch this video twice.
1:55 Bass Dictates Chord Example 1
2:23 Bass Dictates Chord Example 2
3:37 moving up to bass note of chord (2 half steps down from octave and move up)
3:58 play bass note an octave higher
4:08 combining octave with moving into bass note
4:27 using the 5th
4:40 combining 5th, octave, and root
5:38 "disco walking pony" 🎠
6:00 Matt's Bass Lick 1 (octave, 7th, 5th, root)
7:10 minor 9 chord tricks (root, 5th, 9th, 7th, octave)
8:25 Matt's Bass Lick 2 (walk up to half steps to octave from 7th, 7th, 5th, root)
9:00 accent/spanka da bass
9:30 accent/spanka da passing notes (octave)
10:05 adding 5th as passing note
10:47 Nautilus Exercise
11:50 Nautilus Bass Explanation (Am chord- Root, 5th, 4th, 3rd, 4th, 7th below root*, root)
12:50 Nautilus Right Hand
13:10 Nautilus Both Hands
14:09 Exercise 2
14:20 Exercise 2 Left Hand
14:27 Exercise 2 Right Hand
14:40 Exercise 2 Both Hands
Appreciate it
Thank you, ❤too.❤
Love how you say 'you can do this thing' and then show 4-5 minor variations of it. That way is less of a riff that you learn and more of a resource you can master. It really helps you to map the thing in your head in order to own it rather than memorize the stuff.
What blows me away in every single video: Matt is playing 2 bars of whatever, and there is instant Jamiroquai! You must just LOVE it!!
"That will keep you occupied during lockdown" indeed. Outstanding lesson, Matt. You know someone is talented when they show you the way and it still looks like magic. I need to practice.
"Learn the left hand til you can do it in your sleep, then learn the right and slowly bring them together. You'll start and think, 'I'm not going to get this', but you will, and when you do you will feel great about it"
Thanks Matt! So true.
hey Matt. Great video mate.I remember those days. Drum machine and you on keys and bass. The gig we did in Soho Square when the drummer didn't show for Wayne Hernandez . Those were the days.
Haha oh yeah I remember that one! Yep fun times, would love to do a gig!!!
as a drummer I can tell you: this man knows how to practice. amazing artist, this video is priceless.
It's clear to me your keys are the defining sound of Jamiroquai. Such great chord changes and voicings....Would love to see more on that specifically! Maybe you already have something like that.
This keeps me working with music bands through these tough times. Being a keyboardist that can play split key bass is $$$$
@matt Johnson jamiroquai, I feel I should be paying you for that masterclass, awesome stuff
For your next video. I really hope other people would like to know this, because I’ve been trying to wrap my head around it for some time now.
Can you please give us a step by step, what you need to learn and how to practice it structure to piano improvisation. If that is even remotely possible it would certainly help me a lot and I suspect many others. Big fan here! Thank you for all the videos, they really are priceless.
I used to hate doing it but play an hour a night left handed only, it’s helped out a lot!
Man, you are so right with that point at the end. Once you get past those beginning barriers and start grooving, it's feels like you've landed on the moon.
And that's why Jamiroquai sounds so funky! Great stuff, thanks Matt!
Maybe just one thing to add to this lesson. If you can't play the left or right or combined part ... Just slow down the tempo until you can and then speed up progressively
You don't need a bassist whilst a keyboardist like Matt Johnson exist.
This requires groove skill and tons of practice.
Another master keyboard player, Ray Manzarek (The Doors), he was bass player and organ/electic piano at the same time.
Thank you very much, in this stange new times, one can say it’s now “taking lessons” in the studio with Matt Johnson.
As a guitarist who's trying to learn the bass, this was a great video for me as well!
OMG! Awesome. I leaned more in 15 minutes than 50 years of playing the same old stuff. Your tutorials are magic. Thanks Matt!
Same...!
I got better after giving guitar a try.
"at first you think you will never get it, but in the end you do". Apart from being an absolute education video for an ex-bassist learning keys, this is an inspirational quote.
Many thanks mate
Got up at 330 am in Melbourne after watching this and got myself on the MODX splitting my Keyboard and giving this stuff a good go. Of course it led me to playing Jamiroquai songs on YT listening to the Bass stuff and the next thing I knew It was breakfast time. It was an inspiring lesson.. thanks.
I'm really impressed by your ability to teach to multiple skill levels at once. You're showing a pattern, then showing a simple versions and well as more challenging patterns. It's very rare to see, and it keeps me coming back to these video and as I improved I can pick up more from the same video.
This is also sneakily a great lesson on chord voicings. Would you mind making a video on chord voicings at some later point? I.e. why/when you're using 9s/11s/alt7s?
Please keep this up! :)
Thanks so much for reminding me not to give up on INDEPENDENCE..I do find this difficult., at 77 yrs old & playing bass all those years, does make me wonder if I can do it , this vid put life back into trying ,,,,many thanks
Aaah, 'Nautilus' what a tune, man
the way you explained this has actually helped me to understand how you guys use your left hand...i'm gonna practice now...you've given me something simple and solid to do...so thanks dude!!
It's like your best buddy sitting down with you and showing you cool stuff. What a high quality man.
This channel is like striking gold
I remember an old Bass Player Magazine column which recommended us bassists to play bass lines created by keyboardists or programmed on sequencers (not the same thing), like Into the groove (Madonna), in order to refresh our playing and get out of our habits.
Here, it is the brillantly demonstrated reverse process : becoming a better pianist/keyboard player by reproducing lines from bassists. You have a strong groovy left hand, giving the same good funky feeling than a bassist.
You participate to the whole movement of creation and transmission, making the ideas and energy circulate, give and receive, for playing better music.
A big thank you for this 🙏
Thank you for putting these out! Talented people like you sharing your knowledge are what makes the Internet worthwhile. I really appreciate it. I started learning a couple of years ago and one of the first tips I got, that worked for me, was to slow everything right down, to half speed or slower, using a metronome to make sure you don't instinctively speed up. Once you can play something slowly and accurately, playing it full speed becomes almost easy - it's not climbing a hill, it's punching through a wall.
This is the best example that I have seen of how to play the split keyboards. I have been trying to coordinate my left hand with my right hand for quite some time. He really brings it all together.
this is BRILLIANT, thank you for this
This is one of the best instructional videos I've seen on TH-cam. You are showing techniques we can use in the real world. Thank you!
As a The Doors fan that I am, learning to play bass lines along keyboard parts was one the first things I put myself into when I started to play keyboards. Still learning today.
This is a great video Matt, thanks for keep the good work.
Also gotta say, without any harm intended, that only you and a drum machine already gives you that Jamiroquai vibes you know and love.
I love bass line played on keyboards and videos about that are quite rare. This one is really great master class. Thanks you for sharing this knowledge with us!!
I’ll join everybody else to say this was brilliant! An idea for a lesson: what are your favorite chord voicings in the songs you play? I’ve noticed you put the root ninenth third fifth and seventh a lot and the sixth not that much. Your take on that? A million thanks for sharing your funky wisdom!!
That’s great... there is nothing more satisfying when you can master a piece with left and right hand independence. Your technique is how I try and learn stuff too. Starting slow... then almost as you said... switch off, close your eyes and feel the left hand on auto pilot until it’s drummed in... really enjoying your channel... thank you!
seriously this is exactly the kind of lessons i wanted to have for all of my life .... matt you sir are a true hero of the art
Been a massive Jamiroquai fan since 1993 and you are a big part of the reason why I love the band so much. You are a huge talent and these videos just highlight how great you are!!
You know it's a good video when it makes you want to go and create something.
Much love for the free inspiration and information.
Next level, never seen a keyboard bassline and scintillating synth vibe and intelligence like this in muh lyfe. You have yin and yang happening at once to great effect, and it seems effortless and youre simultaneously teaching it. Not to mention the tech savvy aspect. God bless you and keep you, that you may continue in this Great Work!
Wisdom worth its weight in gold. Thanks Matt! Best, Daniel
I'm only a beginner, but what helps me (whether it's left vs. right on keyboard or hands vs. vocal) is to slow down tempo much and to see the timing of each, and to learn play/sing slow, then increasing the tempo. The point is to see the timing exactly. When the brain sees that, it can play different speeds. Works faster than trying to learn it in original tempo.
I tried hard to learn Dr.Alban - It's my life with both hands, bass on left, it sounds so easy, but the timing is very tricky. And I just couldn't make my hands hit at different times. But as soon as i slowed down 2.5 times slower, it worked and i learned quickly. And I must say the process of succeeding in doing such things makes me really happy. Self-development. Haha.
and this is how I get to know Bob James!!! My God, he's amazing. How come I never heard of him before?? Great tutorial as usual, Matt.
Oh man you've got a lovely journey ahead of you. So many classics and an huge influence on the the sound of early 90's HipHop
Bob James Trio - Mind Games (Casino lights) live on TH-cam never ceases to bring me to special place.
And more recently Session 6 Bob James Sanborn Sessions
🤯 The best keyboard tutorial ever, thanks so much 🙏🏾
This was awesome. I have tendonitis in my right arm and need to practice bass with my left more anyhow so this came at the perfect time. Thanks as always for sharing
Such a valuable treasure, communicated so clearly in just 15 minutes. Thank you so much Matt.
Matt, thank you so much! Walked slowly over 2 hours through this 15 min video and learned SO much - wouldvé took me months to try and figure out those sounds by myself. I am in the process of becoming better at production for my song demos and saving the hassle of having to take out the bass guitar everytime instead of already laying the lines on the MIDI keyboard and this just opens up so many possibilites.
Thank you so much for these videos! As a longtime sax player finally learning keys, my left hand is my biggest weakness. This really helps give some simple ideas that I can practice and ways to riff on them!
I've been stuck trying to liberate my left hand and my rhythm; your breakdowns are super helpful. Thanks for another fantastic tutorial!
Thank you Matt for sharing, its a blessing to have someone of your caliber giving a tutorial 🙏♥️
Thanks, Matt for taking such care to step through these approachable skills.
Man I just have to say...........thank you for ALL of the nuggets you bless each and every 1 of US with on social media......bless you.....
I like how there is wallop, like a "smack" of the fingers on the bass. This. I can dig. Nice to watch and hear.
Can't believe how much you freely share your gifts. Thanks man!
Matt - you're a far better player than me but somehow you seem to be on the same wavelength - great no nonsense videos, no daft hip talking, and I really like the clear shots of you're fingers at work - this has inspired me to keep practicising, developing and looking for new skills even in my 70s. Some of your content show what I have been trying to do for years but also shows where I go wrong.
"First the left hand. Then do the right hand. Now mix them together."
"Draw a circle. Draw another circle. Now draw the whole owl."
Fantastic video Matt! Thank you!
As usual, these advanced techniques are explained with clarity and grace. Your keyboard style is unique, I’ve never seen anyone play quite like this. Brilliant!
I'm 3 years in learning to play the keyboard and this video made me subscribe instantly. Making my left hand do more interesting things is the kind of lessons I been looking for for a while now and this is one of the best I seen so far. Thanks for the great tips!
4:43 - when you can't find Stu Zender but you still gotta jam
I’ve been playing as a keyboardist in amateur bands this same funky type of music (Jamiroquai and Incognito being major influences) for many years in an on and off fashion, mostly with a bassist but my biggest weakness has been coming up with good bass lines on my own and this video taught me so much! Matt, your channel has certainly become my favorite on TH-cam (outside classical music channels). Thank you!
Excellent!!!! … and I mean every letter. Thanks for the valuable practice advice. Priceless!!!
your tutorial are crazyyy, best teacher ever!! thank you for sharing your knowledge Mr. Johnson
These videos that you doing are just amazing. I'm learning so much, big thanks from Finland!
love that you use the lets groove tonight/funk bass lick so much in the examples :)
I just realised I asked you to do this after another vid - and you've already done it! Big thanks for this and apologies for not having dug deeper, but I've only just foundd that you do quality tutorials as well as gear insights tonight. Loving the left hand insights (note that you omit the root in your right hand chords of course because you're covering that in your left - probably obvious to you, but great for the rest of us to cotton on to)! Big props and thanks again 🙏☺️
Mind blown. I love you for sharing all of these tips and tricks. Your love for the mere mortal keyboard wiz wannabees is on clear display here. 🙏 ❤️❤️
Matt!!!
Im a Yamaha TM in Dallas Tx and I have to say you’re the best Musician Ive ever seen on a Yamaha Montage. Everything you play is straight platinum!!
Is that patch right out of the Rig? I play Yamaha too.
As a lifelong guitarist + percussionist who switched to bass (so I could communicate more effectively w drummers) & synths (so I could , y know - play w synths & ELOs)
This helped formalize what I've been adapting to keys from bass playing. Also as Jamiroquai was prob my #1 influence as a bassist, this has given me plenty to chew on. Big Up to Mr. Johnson for making these!
That was one of the best tutorial videos I have seen regarding left handed independence. Thank you so very much!
As a bassist, it's illuminating to see how you conceptualize (and how you arrived at) your bass approach. Cheers!
Pure sonic bliss from one of the true MASTERS of the keyboards, and making it look so smooth in the process!! I’ve been enjoying all of your videos immensely and they will help me to start evolving to the next level of my playing. THANK YOU for being so generous and for sharing your immense talent with all of us. We’re all the more enriched for it. Sending much brotherly love from Queens, NY. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🎹🎹🎹👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
What a lovely keyboard lesson, and to echo the sentiments of others posting here, I think you explained something very clearly that I don't think I've seen anyone else cover, much less make clear. Bravo! 👍👍👍👍
This is like a free masterclass! Absolutely awesome.
Awesome! I was astonished how much practical value I was able to get from this little lesson to my playing! Thanks Matt!
Just discover your channel, just suscribed ! Reason ? 2 seconds with Matt and I've learned amazing cool riffs on keyboard. You're a fantastic teacher, calm and simple. Huge thank ! Bonjour de Paris !
I am only 1 month into learning to play the keys and while I'm not anywhere close to being able to execute any of these techniques, it's helped me so much understand what is going on in my favourite records. Thanks a lot Matt for sharing your wealth of knowledge with us. As a new player this channel has been a beacon amidst the sea of usual classical and pop tutorials on TH-cam. Stay awesome my man!
Extremely valuable advice here. I really like that this is not only useful for people playing on keys, but song writing/arranging in general!
Thanks for your generosity... You are a great teacher. There are things money can't buy and one of them is respect. I appreciate your teachings. Greetings from Chile.
I appreciate that!
Gotta say these are the best instructional videos I've ever come across, professionally produced, great tips, really useful suggestions for musicians of any level and put across in an accessible way without patronising ... and from a top musician ... these are just priceless for any player. Thank you Matt!
I love the way you explain musical skills that might seem simple but are in fact tricky or even very difficult.
A simple example about this is that I can pass this video to my very good friend DDP (a renown classical piano concertist) and I'm sure he will struggle to play it by ear unless I give him the score.
I think this a very good exercise for practising this would be having a monophonic synth on your left hand and a polyphonic on the right one.
Wow that was really dope
The way you independently broke the left hand and right hand techniques.
Making it look easy and encouraging the players to never give up is inspiring.
Thanks!
I love this channel. So inspiring and there's something about this type of funky music that's so fun and emotional and un-cynical if that makes sense. Its refreshing, like a detox cleanse for the weary soul.
This is such a gem of a channel. I only just started watching, a couple of weeks ago, and everything you upload is so well done and helpful. Thanks for taking time out to do these vids. I can only speak for myself, but it's certainly appreciated.
Great video! I've always wanted to be able to play bass with my left hand, ever since I heard that The Doors didn't have a bass player, but instead it was Ray Manzarek playing bass (Rhodes) with his left hand while playing the Vox Continental with his right.
How many bass players does it take to change a light bulb? None, the keyboard player does it with his left hand. Seriously great video, as a teacher of boogie woogie I can say left hand is king🤠
This is another awesome tutorial that uncovers so many options for playing left hand bass parts !! Thank You Matt.
Matt, really enjoying your channel so accessible for begining Funk players, there nothing like it thanks
amazing knowledge & skills, thanks for sharing 🎹this was enjoyable to listen to as well as learn from
Been waiting for this one.. !! Fingers couldn’t hit play fast enough when this video title came up! Many many thx Matt , these videos are truly awesome.
... right I’m off to play bass lines for next few hours with a big smile on my face - inspired ! :)
you're awesome matt, please keep making stuff like this
Totally excellent tutorials on subject matters and grooves that struggling keyboard players of all abilities yearn for, presented in a down to earth and meaningful manner by an artist with unprecedented talent TH-cam is awash with keyboard tutorials but barely a handful of people I see as being capable of teaching and presenting. Matt you are unequivocally in that very small minority thank you giving your expertise and valuable time to people everywhere who have been fortunate enough to find you on here.
Impressed!, I always looking for bassline techniques and this is the best I found so far - cheers! 👍👍👍
I recently discovered Your channel Mr Johnson: besides being a great musician you are a great teacher!!!❤