How to Play James Booker Style Slow Blues - Paddy Milner

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  • Play Authentic Slow Blues Piano with Paddy Milner full course: bit.ly/2huKdMf
    Paddy Milner is a world-class blues pianist for the likes of Tom Jones & Jack Bruce. He is part of the MusicGurus community and has a number of courses on Blues piano playing on the site.
    The aim of the course is to get better at improvising on a slow blues. In the course, Paddy starts by playing an authentic slow blues crammed with great ideas and riffs. He then breaks everything down, explaining what he's doing in detail, giving you plenty of creative ideas for you to use in your own playing.
    In This Course:
    - Downloadable sheet music & PDFs
    - Special slow-motion and looping video player
    More from MusicGurus:
    All of Paddy's courses: bit.ly/3oPHcVj
    Improvising Blues Piano with Tim Richards: bit.ly/3o3gtCH
    About MusicGurus:
    MusicGurus Ltd is an online learning platform that partners with the world’s best musicians to create interactive lessons to enable music lovers to “become the musician they’ve always wanted to be”.
    Established in 2015 by Tom Rogers and Christopher Esclapez, MusicGurus is fast becoming the industry leader in online music education. The platform offers 1000s of high-quality on-demand lessons across a variety of different instruments, skills, styles and abilities.
    Popular world-class ‘Gurus’ already teaching on the site include KT Tunstall, Paddy Milner (Tom Jones), Juliet Russell (The Voice UK) and industry brands including Rockschool.
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  • @Wfhii
    @Wfhii 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Wow !! Excellent talent
    James Booker is my absolute favorite pianist of all time

    • @30mouse
      @30mouse 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Same here!

  • @ilonajeanpassino608
    @ilonajeanpassino608 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love the Blues series, believe its in my blood.

  • @GorZart
    @GorZart 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Paddy, you are phenomenal. Please don't stop posting. I've learned a lot watching you. THANK YOU.

  • @30mouse
    @30mouse 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Truly excellent, thank you very much! It's really great to see a lesson on James Booker, one of my all time favorite musicians ever.

  • @lorenzoblanco43
    @lorenzoblanco43 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You made me fall in love with blues

  • @Ricardo-Royco
    @Ricardo-Royco 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you for this sharing. Very interesting !

  • @sijobarteam
    @sijobarteam 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Man thank you so much !!! I've been playing tack piano since ten years, learning by listening Jerry Lee Lewis and other rock'n'roll and boogie players. I've only discovered James Booker last week and since I listen to these songs every day! This is an astonishing discovery to me and I was looking at videos to understand his style, because there are so few live from him. Your video is going to be a great help !!! Thanks again!

    • @MusicGurus
      @MusicGurus  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      We're so glad you've learned something from this video! Why not try the full course? bit.ly/2XD3T2c

  • @clairekim5820
    @clairekim5820 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This was simply amazing. Thank you sooooo much for offering a great lesson!

  • @geralddurall9112
    @geralddurall9112 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wow! You make it look so effortless! Very beautiful sounds

  • @TheSixfinger1
    @TheSixfinger1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That piano is awesome! What a tone!

    • @skudlugs
      @skudlugs 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      All I have is a Roland FP 30, keyboard, sounds nothing like this, bit dissapointed.

  • @ldyoung7938
    @ldyoung7938 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wow, I really enjoyed your playing! Thanks!

  • @azguitar
    @azguitar 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Fantastic, Paddy! I just bought your lesson series, and little by little I'm digesting all the great ideas and adding it to my playing. Thank you!

  • @haden6713
    @haden6713 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Absolutely gorgeous! What great ideas. This slow blues is balm to the soul. I need to absorb it. Thank you Paddy!

  • @erickhaynie3708
    @erickhaynie3708 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So good my friend!!!!

  • @paxwallacejazz
    @paxwallacejazz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you thank you bro. Ima gonna see if I can apply this to some of my originals . I keep meaning to almost forgot.

  • @mark.lawrence
    @mark.lawrence 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    this guy is fantastic.

  • @martialway100
    @martialway100 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice playing, Paddy. Thanks for the tips.

  • @ianmul4
    @ianmul4 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Booker is a legend, so good.

    • @ianmul4
      @ianmul4 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      And after watching the rest of this video: loved it! Thanks!

  • @ayokay123
    @ayokay123 6 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    Yeah, real easy if you have giant octopus hands with 10-12 key reach.

  • @isaacburdiss
    @isaacburdiss ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much for this video! This is exactly the style of playing that I one day want to achieve. Booker was awesome. I also love the album "She" by HC Jr. And you do a great job defining the style!

  • @forestmusic51
    @forestmusic51 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Clear presentation! IS there a detailed list of topics covered in your NOLA piano stylings covering Booker,Mac,Prof Longhair + other in that tradition in your course?. Love this

  • @dylanmoir2320
    @dylanmoir2320 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    please more of booker!

  • @anne-francoisetheret4981
    @anne-francoisetheret4981 ปีที่แล้ว

    Magnifique ! 👍👍
    Merci beaucoup !🙏

  • @MusicGurus
    @MusicGurus  7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Full 2+ hour course can be found here;
    www.musicgurus.com/course/stylistic-creative-ideas-slow-blues-piano-paddy-milner?Paddylssnslowblues

  • @ismailaboulkacem5761
    @ismailaboulkacem5761 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantastique , MERCI

  • @andrewcampbell-bluespianop6741
    @andrewcampbell-bluespianop6741 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is awesome! Thanks for sharing.

  • @grberkh
    @grberkh 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your playing is inspiring

  • @dutchhoke6555
    @dutchhoke6555 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good news. Developed stride styles contain an abundance of elements apart from hitting a simultaneous 10th.
    Frequently the 10ths are inverted anyway, for ALL chord types, rendering somewhat smaller
    intervals ( one example) Then it's MIND over matter
    (hand size ), and the adventure begins...check it out- I 'm sure teachers are covering this.

  • @SaturnsOuterRing
    @SaturnsOuterRing 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Paddy, can you offer an alternate approach to reaching the 10th's ? I feel lucky be able to reach an octave.

    • @Clodhopping
      @Clodhopping 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Rolling tenth. Play the bass root note with finger 5 then extend finger 1 to play the tenth on its own.
      Some tenths are impossible unless you have gigantic hands so rolling tenths are used. All the best 👍

  • @jamescheetham8516
    @jamescheetham8516 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good job Paddy

  • @dirtylint
    @dirtylint 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    thanks. i really enjoyed the playing!!

  • @Bullwinkel
    @Bullwinkel 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Anything Booker is amazing. And holy shit you're amazing! Thanks for this

  • @macclift9956
    @macclift9956 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    So good!!

  • @harkerroland9750
    @harkerroland9750 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thats a great left hand move brother... i will learn it now!

  • @PIANOBYMAURICE
    @PIANOBYMAURICE 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love this, thanks for posting.

  • @pitouonline
    @pitouonline 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you !!!! Great lesson !

  • @bellad.3435
    @bellad.3435 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love this, Paddy; it's beautiful! I've been looking for some slow JB tutorials. Unfortunately, I can't reach a 10th. Any suggestions?

    • @MusicGurus
      @MusicGurus  7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hi Bella - drop Paddy a message on MusicGurus. I'm sure he will get back to you. Also.. note we're producing a new course on hand dexterity soon (with GeNIA - grand-daughter of Vladamir Horowitz). We'll let you know when it's ready! - The MG team

  • @beeware5303
    @beeware5303 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    great playing sir and great teaching thanks for sharing 🎶🎶🎶🎶👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻suscribed

  • @Regulus3333
    @Regulus3333 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    dope.....your lessons are great, thanks.....getting the tempo of the left and right is still hard though, any lesson on that would be great

  • @raulsevero8512
    @raulsevero8512 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    a gypsy woman told me i would become a great blues pianist...thanks for helping her...

  • @randolphjudy3485
    @randolphjudy3485 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great lesson.

  • @DalhartWX
    @DalhartWX ปีที่แล้ว

    “Master, where can I learn this power of playing slow blues on the piano like that?”
    “Not from the Jedi”

  • @mrkey1003
    @mrkey1003 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    At some point in life i hope to grab a lesson at some point mate!

  • @timothy1024_
    @timothy1024_ 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is great stuff, Thank you!

  • @nino0057
    @nino0057 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Blues lesson from Sean Bean. Awesome.

  • @mvmmotovlogmusic2815
    @mvmmotovlogmusic2815 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I must practice.

  • @smashhitley
    @smashhitley 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wonderful!!! Thank you.

  • @jamesewanchook2276
    @jamesewanchook2276 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    what if you can not reach a 10th in the left hand, like most players?

  • @Jack-fs2im
    @Jack-fs2im 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    cool

  • @Jackrabbit710
    @Jackrabbit710 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for the video! Very informative
    Couldn’t help but notice your hammers are hitting the practice pedal felt! Needs adjusting or it affects the hammer throws and response

    • @wouterdeheus3626
      @wouterdeheus3626 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hammer throws? This piano is not Thor!

  • @vfx7t
    @vfx7t 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good job thank's for this tutorial you are 😎👍

  • @Dan-wq8id
    @Dan-wq8id 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice one bud great vid thanks

  • @algarvemike
    @algarvemike 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great playing, perhaps future videos you could describe what your going to play BEFORE playing it, and break it down into smaller chunks. I’m sure you’d have a lot more success, more subscribers/views this way.
    Anyway, thanks for a very enjoyable video, your playing and feel are fantastic. 1 new subscriber here!

  • @axs203
    @axs203 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks Paddy very useful trying to learn James B. If you have time to do a Juno Partner or Goodnight Irene that would be most appreciated as I've been struggling for years with it. You are so good at it.

    • @MusicGurus
      @MusicGurus  7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi Paddy is giving away a free 1 on 1 tutoring session, so you could ask him directly via that. Enter here musicgurus.leadpages.co/tutoring-competition-paddy-milner/

  • @ryker6richard
    @ryker6richard 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great stuff man.....

  • @naturesparks
    @naturesparks 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    hey Paddy I love your lessons I am so glad i bought your courses !

  • @evapettersson3933
    @evapettersson3933 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is great music! Thank you! I wish you would slow down your right hand a bit so it would be easier to follow.

  • @megacrocosaurus
    @megacrocosaurus 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    thanks!

  • @gakrom14
    @gakrom14 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Best blues lesson I've ever seen, thank you very much Paddy. Rate 5 stars!

  • @neilshaba9186
    @neilshaba9186 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Have you written a book about playing these styles or is there a teaching dvd please?

    • @MusicGurus
      @MusicGurus  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi Neil, head to musicgurus.com and you can find all of Paddy's online music courses!

  • @johncowburn4444
    @johncowburn4444 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Paddy, I presume that to even start to learn this stuff you need to be able to play some simple blues? No good just being able to find your way round the piano? I love it but when you start to talk about what you could try instead I'm lost! Any suggestions on how to start? I played classical piano for about 7 years in my teens (a long time ago) but apart from being able to do some left hand boogie riffs I'm stuck. It's the slow blues I really love not boogie so much.

    • @1mataleo1
      @1mataleo1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      “Blues Piano” by Mark Harrison (i believe it is published by Hal Leonard) is an excellent book. Especially if you want to understand how to derive the right hand licks from the progressions. Tons of examples, and it comes with an audio CD with all the examples. Good luck

  • @adamcheong3626
    @adamcheong3626 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing dude thanks for Sharing and ignore the negativity below

  • @likwidguns
    @likwidguns 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    New Orleans in the building

  • @F5S7N9
    @F5S7N9 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    lovely : ), cheers.

  • @enricolongo242
    @enricolongo242 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    thanx!!!

  • @donhendershot9705
    @donhendershot9705 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Clearly not from earth! Incredible ability!

  • @hirohikonishikawa4851
    @hirohikonishikawa4851 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very nice I love James Booker. The man they took to show it maybe got some alcohol issues too but it is probably what you need to play it this well.

    • @wouterdeheus3626
      @wouterdeheus3626 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bullshit, you don't need to be an addict to be a good pianist

  • @nandosainz
    @nandosainz 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    New Heroe

  • @crazypianolady
    @crazypianolady 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m in awe ! Where are you based?

  • @timbertimmer
    @timbertimmer 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    great job Paddy .. :0)

  • @alphonsebakhorsov4144
    @alphonsebakhorsov4144 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've always hated that I can't reach a proper tenth, but great ideas to work on nonetheless, thank you very much for that lesson :)

  • @shantellek2443
    @shantellek2443 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Do any of you have the piano number patterns for these? I'm confused lol

  • @suzannebrown945
    @suzannebrown945 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

  • @hangroover
    @hangroover 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    do you have any exercise for those thrills??

    • @MusicGurus
      @MusicGurus  7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Paddy is giving away a free 1 on 1 online tutoring session, so you could ask him directly - enter the competition to win the session here musicgurus.leadpages.co/tutoring-competition-paddy-milner/

  • @mailie6403
    @mailie6403 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    It was great but for me to have a go I would need it a bit slower.

  • @warningchimes24
    @warningchimes24 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My C pentatonic and C minor scales doesn't sound like that at all :-(

    • @MusicGurus
      @MusicGurus  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi Vic - don't despair! It can be fixed :) Just practise slowly and learn to play what paddy plays note for note - here's his course where you have a slow motion player to help with that - bit.ly/2huKdMf

    • @warningchimes24
      @warningchimes24 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MusicGurus Thanks! I mainly play guitar but I'm going to practice only keyboard these next weeks

  • @CapnSchep
    @CapnSchep 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It is amazing to me that there is 3 dislikes on this video ...!! Awesome tutorial on stride blues ...!!
    ,

    • @nunyabidnss9094
      @nunyabidnss9094 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      CapnSchep bc this tut doesnt help anyone below his play level. Its Too fast, no note display and terrible straight down camera angle.
      Unfortunately This vid has zero benefit for a novice player like myself and others.

    • @paulrhodesquinn
      @paulrhodesquinn ปีที่แล้ว

      ⁠@@nunyabidnss9094 It’s an extract from a whole course. If you’re a novice, then there is plenty of beginners material for you to learn from online. The top down view I find is very helpful but each to their own.

  • @crazypianolady
    @crazypianolady 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Any tips on how to reach 10ths?

    • @eigojiyouzu
      @eigojiyouzu 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      stretch

    • @imfromsweden007
      @imfromsweden007 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Long fingernails

    • @ph_stuff
      @ph_stuff 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sure! By a piano like that:
      th-cam.com/video/Sw_ry-LCL7A/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=accordoTV&ab_channel=accordoTV

  • @maxtinkle
    @maxtinkle 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Its great what you and others do but you ignore that fact that many can't reach a tenth [ Fats couldn't so used sixths ] It least we can get the cool right hand. Thanks Max Tinkle

    • @ayokay123
      @ayokay123 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Agreed. Mostly a waste, especially if you're not gonna demonstrate some workaround cheats.

    • @ichabedichlieb4745
      @ichabedichlieb4745 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Max Tinkle you mean fats waller?

    • @MooPotPie
      @MooPotPie 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ichabedichlieb4745 probably Fats Domino. Waller could definitely reach tenths.

    • @ichabedichlieb4745
      @ichabedichlieb4745 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MooPotPie thanks.thats what confused me. 😁

    • @Clodhopping
      @Clodhopping 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Try rolling tenths.

  • @mickkennedy1344
    @mickkennedy1344 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    There's a couple of strings in the upper bass of that piano that are out of tune

  • @rodrigosantosmedeiros5625
    @rodrigosantosmedeiros5625 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Qual o nome dessa levada

  • @paxwallacejazz
    @paxwallacejazz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So 10th then chromatically roll to the minor 3rd

  • @mark.lawrence
    @mark.lawrence 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    omg total baller.

  • @wearashirt
    @wearashirt 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Anybody know surgery so I can do 10ths

  • @barrytaylor2560
    @barrytaylor2560 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Anyone asking him to slow down, use the speed function on your TH-cam settings. 👍

    • @MusicGurus
      @MusicGurus  5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hey Barry! The MusicGurus player on the course itself provides slow motion AND the ability LOOP the sections you're working on. Super useful for isolating and practising the tricky bits :) Course is here: bit.ly/2huKdMf
      ALSO, a number of the pieces have full transcriptions which synchronize to the video too, and you can also select, slow down and loop sections using the sheet music interface. It's awesome and MUCH better than the YT player!!

    • @barrytaylor2560
      @barrytaylor2560 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      MusicGurus already got this course. Has improved my playing so much. Looking forward to Paddys’ next course. Hopefully he’ll consider ‘St James Infirmary’ 😉

  • @dimitris3pa386
    @dimitris3pa386 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    2:00 Flexing😂

  • @7vanzzy7
    @7vanzzy7 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    All the people who can't reach tenths thumbs downing this lesson...

  • @susanlynch6900
    @susanlynch6900 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    my longest finger is three inches long. but you're great. haha

  • @connorkonen5770
    @connorkonen5770 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have small hands so...

  • @angelamusic2185
    @angelamusic2185 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just want to jam with you : )

  • @carlenechestnut9423
    @carlenechestnut9423 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Party. Good. Stuff. But

  • @donk.5730
    @donk.5730 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great playing Paddy, but please work on your teaching ablilities= very poor. your want to show off, but your fast for style, but not for teaching.

  • @blumskis1386
    @blumskis1386 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    DONT BUY THE LESSONS!!!!! THEY ARE 45 DOLLARS AND LITERALLY NOTHING MORE THAN LINKS TO TH-cam VIDEOS

    • @ivanslivonja3393
      @ivanslivonja3393 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      You are obviously wrong. TH-cam videos are just exception of what you can expect in courses.

    • @blumskis1386
      @blumskis1386 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I am happy to buy sheet music that represents what is played in the videos...for example Brendan Kavanagh. I bought this guys full course and did not get as much as a line of sheet music. And the videos are identical to the ones you can watch on youtube for free. This man puts no effort into teaching...dont waste your time or money.

  • @nunyabidnss9094
    @nunyabidnss9094 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    1. Straight down camera doesnt give visual of the keys you play at all.
    2. Playing so fast doesnt help at all.
    3. Not displaying the notes played doesnt help at all.
    4. Basically Your video isnt helpful at all to learning what you're playing.
    5. When teaching others, you should do it from the learners needs and level, not the teachers (your) skill level.

    • @marykough476
      @marykough476 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      It really depends on the level of your playing, and everyone is at different levels of experience. I consider his video as incredibly helpful. For a beginner, it would be too hard. For me, a more advanced player, what he posts is perfect. Its tough, but he gives great information. Maybe find something a little easier, but mark this video as something to aspire to?

    • @walkernick86
      @walkernick86 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree! He is obviously a great player.... but teaching is terrible. If you could call it 'teaching' I certainly won't be buying his course! And I am an intermediate level pianist

    • @pablosteelio9462
      @pablosteelio9462 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This is a VERY helpful video, If you are ready for it. If not, shut up and practice!

    • @barrytaylor2560
      @barrytaylor2560 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      To be fair to Paddy, this isn’t supposed to be a TH-cam tutorial. It’s one section of his authentic blues course (which comes with pdfs.
      Anyone not willing to purchase his course because they don’t like the format of this video is seriously missing out. It is, without question, the best blues tutorial I’ve ever purchased.
      P.s. anyone looking to be spoon fed a note for note explanation of this style of playing is missing the point of the blues entirely.

    • @RanBlakePiano
      @RanBlakePiano 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      nunya bidnss A couple of your points might be valid but you should be tactful and not put Paddy down .i like this session

  • @clementxavier9547
    @clementxavier9547 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    C'est paddy ffiçile.
    Faut téter du J.B, installer un lit de camp derrière le piano et y passer sa vie.
    Plus, si affinité.
    XC

  • @DEE_SHORE
    @DEE_SHORE 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

  • @joshlawrence8091
    @joshlawrence8091 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Outstanding. No-bullshit lesson...please do more!!!

  • @macclift9956
    @macclift9956 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    You really are amazing!

  • @davidfarmer2049
    @davidfarmer2049 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice use of the top camera....... very good.

    • @nunyabidnss9094
      @nunyabidnss9094 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      David Farmer top camera is worst angle for showing which keys are played. Useless camera angle!!