Terzen verwenden

Tom Seals

Lesson time: (1min 41sec)

Tom wirft einen Blick auf die Verwendung von Terzen zusammen mit der Melodielinie, genau wie Billy es macht.

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Music Lesson: Working on the Left Hand

So you can take your own time to work on the left hand.

Starting Simple

Originally, just to start with, you could really just use the nice simple chords and eventually add in this really slow stride.

The Clever Use of Melody

Now, one thing that we need to look at is, I think, again, really clever from Billy Joel, is that the melody he plays utilizes thirds.

"Some folks like to get away, take a holiday from the neighborhood."

But how Billy plays this is with just a really simple but effective method of adding the third.

Practical Application

So watch this.

I'm playing octaves here as well on the E, which gives you this.
And then he goes off and does his own thing here.

But all of these thirds just reinforce, I think, the familiarity of the tune. Additionally, it reinforces the chord because we're constantly hitting those nice major chords.

Exploration

So explore that!

You don't have to add the octave to start; just explore it like this.
Then, of course, when you get a bit more confident, add in your thumb just to give it a bit more dynamic.

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Tom Seals

Den Titel des UK Piano Man haben lange Elton John, Jools Holland und Jamie Cullum getragen. In den vergangenen fünf Jahrzehnten kam ihm sonst niemand auch nur ansatzweise nahe – bis jetzt! Frisch von seiner ausverkauften Tour "Let The Good Times Roll" hat Tom Seals – "möglicherweise schlicht die Zukunft von Jazz und Blues" – die Welt in den Fingerspitzen. Sein virtuoses Solospiel, seine hervorragenden Improvisationsfähigkeiten und seine unverwechselbare Stimme haben führende Branchengrößen dazu bewogen, ihn als besten Boogie-Woogie- und Blues-Pianisten und -Sänger Großbritanniens zu feiern. Noch Mitte zwanzig, hat Seals bereits ausverkaufte Shows rund um den Globus gespielt, darunter Londons legendäres Ronnie Scott's, ein umwerfender Auftritt im Birdland Jazz Club am Broadway in New York und Arbeiten an der Seite von Jools Holland. Bemerkenswerte Auftritte: 'Gregory Porter & Friends' beim Cheltenham Jazz Festival Jools Hollands 'Boogie Woogie & Blues Spectacular' Birdland Jazz Club, New York City British Summer Time - Hyde Park Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club Gisburne Park Pop-Up Montreux Jazz Festival Cropredy Festival The Steinway Two Pianos Festival Glastonbury Newark Showground "Drive-In" Blenheim Palace In seinem Kurs lüftet Tom die Geheimnisse hinter seinem Spiel – er zeigt dir, wie du Standards am Klavier zum Swingen bringst, authentische Boogie-Woogie- und Blueslinien aufbaust und die Freiheit zum Improvisieren findest –, damit du selbst zum ultimativen Piano Man wirst. Die vollständige Biografie von Tom findest du unter www.tomseals.co.uk. read more

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The Clever Use of Melody

Now, one thing that we need to look at is, I think, again, really clever from Billy Joel, is that the melody he plays utilizes thirds.

"Some folks like to get away, take a holiday from the neighborhood."

But how Billy plays this is with just a really simple but effective method of adding the third.

Practical Application

So watch this.

I'm playing octaves here as well on the E, which gives you this.

And then he goes off and does his own thing here.

But all of these thirds just reinforce, I think, the familiarity of the tune. Additionally, it reinforces the chord because we're constantly hitting those nice major chords.

About the instructor

Tom Seals

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