Utiliser les tierces

Tom Seals

Lesson time: (1min 41sec)

Tom examine l'utilisation des tierces avec la ligne mélodique, exactement comme le fait Billy.

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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

Le titre de Piano Man du Royaume-Uni a longtemps été détenu par Elton John, Jools Holland et Jamie Cullum. Au cours des cinq dernières décennies, personne d'autre ne s'en est même approché... jusqu'à aujourd'hui ! Tout juste sorti de sa tournée à guichets fermés "Let The Good Times Roll", Tom Seals - "tout simplement peut-être l'avenir du jazz et du blues" - tient le monde au bout des doigts. Son jeu de soliste virtuose, son excellent sens de l'improvisation et sa voix singulière ont conduit de grandes figures de l'industrie à le saluer comme le meilleur pianiste et chanteur de boogie woogie et de blues du Royaume-Uni. À peine âgé de vingt-cinq ans, Seals a déjà donné des concerts à guichets fermés aux quatre coins du globe, dont le légendaire Ronnie Scott's de Londres, une performance éblouissante au Birdland Jazz Club de Broadway à New York, et des collaborations avec Jools Holland. Apparitions notables : 'Gregory Porter & Friends' du Cheltenham Jazz Festival 'Boogie Woogie & Blues Spectacular' de Jools Holland Birdland Jazz Club, New York 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 Dans son cours, Tom dévoile les secrets de son jeu - en vous montrant comment faire swinguer les standards au piano, construire d'authentiques lignes de boogie woogie et de blues, et trouver la liberté d'improviser - pour que vous deveniez à votre tour l'ultime Piano Man. Vous pouvez lire la biographie complète de Tom sur 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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