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Lesson time: (4min 9sec)
Paddy Milner enseigne la partie de piano principale qui ouvre Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On, le riff qui définit le style rock and roll de Jerry Lee Lewis.
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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 est reconnu comme l'un des meilleurs pianistes de blues au monde : il est actuellement le claviériste attitré de Sir Tom Jones, après plusieurs années aux côtés du grand et regretté Jack Bruce, mais c'est aussi un superbe auteur-compositeur original et un chanteur au timbre singulier. Il suffit de lire les éloges de personnalités comme Dave Brubeck ci-dessous ! Son jeu figure sur la bande originale du film à succès 'Rocketman' (2019). Il a remporté à deux reprises le prix du Meilleur claviériste aux British Blues Awards et occupe de longue date une résidence en tant que membre fondateur du Ronnie Scott's Blues Explosion au club mondialement réputé Ronnie Scott's. Son groupe actuel LONDONOLA joue une musique britannique maison teintée d'une bonne dose d'esprit de La Nouvelle-Orléans, et son projet collectif JAWBONE va de succès en succès depuis la sortie de son premier album éponyme. « J'adore... voilà un gars qui sait vraiment jouer du piano » - Dave Brubeck « Je le recommande vivement. D'une certaine manière, tout se met à aller beaucoup mieux ! » - Jack Bruce « Le meilleur pianiste de blues d'Europe... » - Blues Access, USA « Impressionnant et original » - The Times « Éblouissant » - The Independent Au fil de ses cours, Paddy décortique l'authentique shuffle de blues, le slow blues, le boogie-woogie, le rock 'n' roll et le piano de La Nouvelle-Orléans - jusqu'à trois grands classiques du boogie-woogie - pour que vous appreniez ces styles auprès de l'un des tout meilleurs du métier. read more