Performance - Mardi Gras
With
Paddy Milner
What's in the course
16 lessons (2h 45m) · 1 free
01. Performance of Tom Waits - Way Down In The Hole
3:33
02. First band - performance
6:38
03. First band - analysis
17:28
04. Second band - performance
3:27
05. Second band - analysis
13:09
06. Third band - performance
7:28
07. Third band - analysis
6:27
08. Fourth band - performance
4:37
09. Fourth band - analysis
4:24
10. Performance - Mardi Gras
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Lesson transcript
Final Tune Selection
Instructor: What tune should we do, guys, to finish off?
Students: Oh, yeah, yeah.
Instructor: I've never actually sung that tune, but... and yeah, yeah, I don't know what we should do. We should try and end on a tune, that's all.
Mardi Gras
Instructor: Let's do a bit of a Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras on my side there. Yeah, let's do a Mardi Gras.
New Orleans Tune
Instructor: All right, we'll do a New Orleans tune for you that goes a bit like this.
Count In: Three, four.
Lyrics:
Gonna see New Orleans,
I'm gonna see that Mardi Gras.
When I see Mardi Gras,
Well, somebody gonna tell me what carnival's for.
With my ticket in my hand,
I'm going down to New,
With my ticket in my hand,
I'm going down to New Orleans.
When I get in your lane,
I'm going to see that Zulu Queen.
Going to see that Zulu Queen
Down on St. Claude and Jermaine.
Going to see that Zulu Queen
Down on St. Claude and her man.
When I see that Zulu Queen,
We're gonna see, we're gonna see that Tulum King.
What you say?
Nobody
Going to New Orleans,
I'm going to see that Voodoo Queen.
When I'm going to New Orleans,
Going to see that Voodoo Queen.
When I go to New Orleans,
We're gonna have that Mardi Gras.
Instructor: Thanks, guys. Give it up!
Students: Thank you!
Instructor: Cool. Thanks a lot, guys. Yeah, stay in touch, and hopefully, you've learned something from today.
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Meet your guru
Meet your guru
Paddy Milner is recognised as one of the leading blues piano players in the world - he is currently keyboard player of choice for Sir Tom Jones, following several years with the late, great Jack Bruce - but he is also a superb original songwriter and a distinctive singer. Just read the praise from the likes of Dave Brubeck below! His playing was featured on the soundtrack for the hit 2019 film 'Rocketman'.
He has twice won the award for Best Keyboard Player in the British Blues Awards, and he holds a long-standing residency as a founder member of the Ronnie Scott's Blues Explosion at the world-renowned Ronnie Scott's club.
His current group LONDONOLA plays homegrown British music with a strong dose of New Orleans spirit, and his collaborative group JAWBONE goes from strength to strength following the release of their self-titled debut album.
- "I love it... there's a guy who can really play the piano" - Dave Brubeck
- "I highly recommend it. Somehow things start to feel much better!" - Jack Bruce
- "The best blues piano player in Europe..." - Blues Access, USA
- "Impressive & original" - The Times
- "Dazzling" - The Independent
Across his courses, Paddy breaks down authentic blues shuffle, slow blues, boogie-woogie, rock 'n' roll and New Orleans piano - right down to three classic boogie-woogie songs - so you can learn these styles from one of the very best in the business.
