Wie man die Intro spielt
Lesson time: (4min 9sec)
Paddy Milner unterrichtet den Haupt-Klavierpart, der Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On eröffnet, das Riff, das den Rock-and-Roll-Stil von Jerry Lee Lewis prägt.
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Lesson transcript:
Whole Lot of Shaking Going On
This was Jerry Lee Lewis's first big hit, and I think it really exemplifies his rock and roll style. It's a great starting point to enter into his world of rock and roll.
The Piano Part
The piano part you hear in the introduction is something that Jerry Lee uses in a lot of his rock and roll tracks. Interestingly, he first introduced this in his very first recording for Sun Records, Crazy Arms. While it was a slower tempo with a slightly different feel, it was very much the same part.
- Crazy Arms:
You'll hear it in Crazy Arms, which goes like this:
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You can hear that the piano part in Crazy Arms is essentially the same idea as in A Whole Lot of Shaking Going On. However, in Crazy Arms, it's a little slower, and obviously, the chord sequence is different, giving it a much more country flavor.
Other Recordings
He also used this part in the recording of End of the Road, which I think was the B-side of Crazy Arms. The piano part from Whole Lot of Shaking is the same kind of tempo, so you can hear it's basically the same thing.
You might ask, "Oh, why wasn't End of the Road a hit while A Whole Lot of Shaking was?" It's not necessarily the piano part; it's the song. End of the Road has a different chord sequence and is much more influenced by country music.
Slap Back Echo
If we go back to A Whole Lot of Shaking, you'll notice something very different in the introduction compared to both Crazy Arms and End of the Road. That is the massive slap back echo that Sam Phillips at Sun Records had begun introducing in his recordings.
You can hear this effect clearly in the introduction to A Whole Lot of Shaking. I'm going to ask the good folks at Music Gurus to put a bit of slap back echo on this next little bit so you can grasp the effect it has on the sound.
- Effect:
So, you can hear that it sounds much more identifiable as A Whole Lot of Shaking Going On.
There's something about that rock and roll slap back echo that truly defines it and gives it that unmistakable sound of rock and roll.
About the instructor
Paddy Milner gilt als einer der besten Blues-Pianisten der Welt – derzeit ist er der Stammkeyboarder von Sir Tom Jones, nach mehreren Jahren an der Seite des großartigen, verstorbenen Jack Bruce –, aber er ist auch ein hervorragender eigenständiger Songwriter und ein unverwechselbarer Sänger. Lies einfach das Lob von Größen wie Dave Brubeck weiter unten! Sein Spiel war auf dem Soundtrack des Kinohits 'Rocketman' von 2019 zu hören. Zweimal wurde er bei den British Blues Awards als bester Keyboarder ausgezeichnet, und als Gründungsmitglied der Ronnie Scott's Blues Explosion hat er eine langjährige Residency im weltberühmten Club Ronnie Scott's. Seine aktuelle Band LONDONOLA spielt selbst geschriebene britische Musik mit einer kräftigen Portion New-Orleans-Geist, und sein gemeinsames Projekt JAWBONE geht seit der Veröffentlichung des gleichnamigen Debütalbums von Stärke zu Stärke. „Ich liebe es... da ist einer, der wirklich Klavier spielen kann" - Dave Brubeck „Ich kann es nur wärmstens empfehlen. Irgendwie fängt alles an, sich viel besser anzufühlen!" - Jack Bruce „Der beste Blues-Pianist Europas..." - Blues Access, USA „Beeindruckend und originell" - The Times „Blendend" - The Independent In seinen Kursen zerlegt Paddy den authentischen Blues-Shuffle, Slow Blues, Boogie-Woogie, Rock 'n' Roll und das New-Orleans-Piano – bis hin zu drei klassischen Boogie-Woogie-Songs –, damit du diese Stile bei einem der Allerbesten des Fachs lernst. read more