Country Piano Walk Ups And Walk Downs Tutorial

These walk ups and walk downs are used in Country music however they also work great in Pop and Rock music. In these videos I will teach you a couple of classic walk up/ walk down tricks as well as how to incorporate "slip notes" which comes from the great piano session player Floyd Cramer (The Floyd Lick). For hundreds of other videos like this for Hammond Organ and Piano check out my online course at www.universeofkeys.com Thank you for watching! Mike Little

[@MichelleyB-zk3eh]

This sounded so satisfying. Hope I can learn it! Subscribed

[@UniverseofKeys]

You can do it!! Thanks for watching :) 🎹🙏

[@sirtrixx]

Great and very practical lesson. Reminded me of "Old 55" by Tom Waits although I think what they do in that tune is more of a little suspension or I-IV turnaround.

[@UniverseofKeys]

Just heard that last week!! Such a great song.

[@marshasmith4300]

Thank you for the "to the point" instructions!

[@UniverseofKeys]

My pleasure!! Thanks for watching :)

[@pds002]

Thank you. This was a great lesson and put me in mind of a few songs, including Love Letters (with embelishments) and He'll Have To Go. I can't wait to give this methods a try.

[@UniverseofKeys]

Awesome!! Glad it is working for you, have fun!!

[@carltonbailey489]

The "Floyd Lick" is such a simple thing that adds so much! It's truly a "more with less" type style that is unmistakably Floyd Kramer. Also, Professor Longhair had an instantly recognizable sound that, hopefully, you could cover in a future video. I've learned so much from your channel!

[@UniverseofKeys]

Great idea!! Used to play Big Chief. Should bring it back!

[@Statters42]

Mike, Thanks so much for this and all your other content, great stuff - keep it up

[@UniverseofKeys]

Thanks, will do! 🎹🎹🤟🤟

[@natebutlermusic]

I instantly was like “LEAN ON ME”

[@UniverseofKeys]

Totally!!

[@mungo_mick]

Excellent lesson. So much info in just 5 minutes. Thank you.

[@UniverseofKeys]

Thank you!!

[@Pedro-kt7qg]

This is absolute class, so easy to follow and understand, all the best from Scotland

[@UniverseofKeys]

Thank you so much!!

[@MarkBayfieldvillageidiot]

Agree 👍

[@UniverseofKeys]

@@MarkBayfieldvillageidiot Thank you!

[@tammycosper1682]

Nice arrangement so easy I love it

[@UniverseofKeys]

Glad you like it! Thanks for watching!!

Amazing, thanks for sharing this

[@UniverseofKeys]

Thanks for watching!!

[@philippederome2434]

Indeed it does really sound like Take it to the limit by The Eagles. On today's viewing, I could not help reaching out on Spotify for it to confirm as I had somehow forgotten you gave it in at the end of the video.

[@UniverseofKeys]

Great Song!

[@daz4627]

It also sounds like the walk up/down in the song "Lean On Me" ... btw - Take It To The Limit is sensational :-)

[@UniverseofKeys]

@@daz4627 SUCH a great tune!!

[@acheron4444]

Thanks, Mike! You made look like so easy.

[@UniverseofKeys]

Thanks for watching!!

[@edgarsnake2857]

Now, that's something to chew on. Thanks.

[@UniverseofKeys]

Thank you!! 🙏 🙏🎹🎹

[@Butlinsgvn6]

Loveeee this!

[@UniverseofKeys]

Glad to hear!!

[@casie6871]

Dope. Thanks

[@UniverseofKeys]

Thank you!!

[@charlesbowdler2666]

Excellent lessons, thanks Mike ❤

[@UniverseofKeys]

No problem Charles! Thank for watching 🤟🎹

[@stiffiron]

Fantastic! Very helpful! Reminds me of "Lean on Me" by Bill Withers! 🙂

[@UniverseofKeys]

Exactly!! Thanks for watching :)

[@liamhaas-neill719]

That's wild, reminds me so much of December 1963 by Frankie Valli and Turn Me On by Norah Jones

[@UniverseofKeys]

Love Norah!!

[@Bluzian74]

haha , so good brother, yeah! And hey, we're not talking PINK FLOYD here either! (But they did get their from Cramer , absolutely! ]

[@UniverseofKeys]

:) Thanks for checking it out!!

[@FoodNerds]

I’m playing some augmented chords but my songs still sound country and blue grass and I want to convert them to pop and rock too.

[@UniverseofKeys]

Aug chords are cool! Thanks for watching :)

[@FoodNerds]

@@UniverseofKeys Thank you and thanks for your response.

[@brandeccohall]

You kind of sound like Norm MacDonald if I close my eyes.

[@paulalan3351]

Been watching all your Country..Need a favor can you do a old Song..Apartment number 9..They have this on steel guitar, but not on piano

[@UniverseofKeys]

Have not heard it but will check out! Thanks for watching!

[@albkhar4036]

Thanks. Can you share a tutorial on type for runs for western style hymns - (Its Jesus and me)

[@UniverseofKeys]

I will look into it!

[@Shelto220]

👍🏾👍🏾

[@UniverseofKeys]

:)

[@sidpackard8613]

Thanks for another great video, Mike! Is “Floyd lick” a reference to Pink Floyd or something else?

[@UniverseofKeys]

It is a reference to Floyd Cramer the famous country piano player who was the creator of the "slip note" piano style!! Thanks for watching!!

[@mikegraves3673]

@@UniverseofKeys Floyd recorded the song Last Date in 1960. I was 10 years old then and had been talking piano lessons for about 4 years. His style made its way into my bag of licks.

[@UniverseofKeys]

@@mikegraves3673 That's a great influence to have!

[@FoodNerds]

Sounds like gospel too.

[@UniverseofKeys]

It does!

[@JW_Morris]

I looked at all the comments before I asked. What Yamaha piano are you playing? What is the model number?

[@UniverseofKeys]

Hello :). It is a Yamaha P125. It is an entry level piano that sells for under $1000. Yamaha makes great gear!!!! Thanks for watching!!

[@JW_Morris]

@@UniverseofKeys thank you. I’m 53 and I have played music all my life. Now that I’m retired, I have decided to learn how to play the piano. I’m learning southern gospel. Thank you for your videos.

[@UniverseofKeys]

And thank you for watching!!@@JW_Morris

[@yayayaiamlordeyayaya]

0:25 So we're gonna work in the KFC

[@UniverseofKeys]

😂

[@JSCarie1983]

I appreciate your patience and teaching so much but dude remember when you were a beginner? This stuff is SO F-ING HARD just to space out two fingers from a current placement like you’re doing around 1:30. Feels like practice isn’t helping. And they say, “If you’re not having fun with it, Don’t do it.” Well I’m reminded of the days I’d play Nintendo and feel like breaking the controller over my knee bc it gets so damn difficult at times. AND THIS IS SLOW STUFF!! Jud’s getting frustrated!