How to Sound Like Art Tatum [Jazz Piano Tutorial]

[@manusiajawa715]

imagine if this video is just him saying "you cant" and then end it but man, this guy got the skills

[@NoahKellman]

hahah just read this again... maybe that should have been the video LOL!

[@williamguzman7488]

The title sounded too ambitious, but the first minute proved it was no joke

[@NoahKellman]

Thanks, William- I hear you haha! Yeah to be fair, anyone trying to sound like Art Tatum is a bit ambitious... but it can't hurt to study his playing, try to understand it, and come up with ways to work on his techniques. In the end, it'll just inform our own playing in unique ways, which I think is the point anyway.

[@LegitToaster]

I literally said out loud "doubt" then was absolutely proven wrong lol, great tutorial video

[@GodCreatedMankind]

The fact that you understand the logic behind Art Tatum's playing and you can break it down for us mere mortals is proof that you're a replica of him.

[@Nn-uh2kb]

If you don't understand electricity, light bulbs look like magic

[@b-at8183]

Thanks it’s so rare to find these kind of videos. Or any kind of tutorial involving tatum

[@noahkellman7400]

My pleasure. Yeah, Tatum is a difficult subject to cover- I did my best to break it down into manageable and digestible information that we can apply to our playing quickly.

[@JohnPaulRiger]

You’re really an amazing pianist. I grew up on Art Tatum. You’re the only one I know who can teach it. I never thought it was possible to play like him. You make it look really easy!

[@VICTOBERN]

I always admired Oscar Peterson for his genuine respect for Art Tatum despite his own obvious exceptional ability. Your tutorial demonstrates a similar 'modesty ' in as much as apart from the extremely helpful teaching elements, you clearly belong to the top drawer in your own right! Thanks for sharing.

[@NoahKellman]

Thank you very much 🙏 sorry for the late reply just saw this

[@uraharamitchell7250]

Sir... You have done the unthinkable and been able to give us insignificant beings a glimpse of Art's God tier technique...thank you so much.

[@NoahKellman]

You're welcome, Urahara!

[@freddiempanga5513]

Couldn't agree more 👏🏿.

[@harry-nicholson]

Awesome video Noah! you've really become one of my favourite youtubers/instagrammers over this lockdown period, I've finally made some decent progress in my jazz piano skills thanks to your videos. Keep dropping these absolute gems!!

[@NoahKellman]

Thanks, Harry! Means a lot to hear man. Hit me up anytime if you've got any questions.

[@harry-nicholson]

@@NoahKellman I appreciate that a lot!

[@paulburchell1762]

I thought I had a good ear for working things out but couldnt to this if I had a thousand years.....You are a monster....xx

[@Bashanvibe]

I really enjoyed this!!! I love it when keyboard players say the full names of the chords but you also shared the fingerings.

[@NoahKellman]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!!

[@hectormayoral443]

Your videos are mind blowing my man

[@tyhicks1477]

I love this! You are my new teacher

[@CortezBurt]

The fact that you can break down Art Tatum's playing, shows what a monster pianist you really are!!!!

[@NoahKellman]

Thanks, Cortez 🙏🙏

[@zenflare]

That's incredible. This is a terrific video! It won't be that easy to play like he does. Also, the speed he achieves is amazing.

[@srv165]

I lost 3 fingers in Iraq so I will live vicariously through your playing.

[@NoahKellman]

Sorry to hear that, and thank you so much for your service. Glad to provide you with some vicarious piano playing to enjoy!

[@havenofrest5970]

The intro of the video is absolutely insane 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@NoahKellman]

Hey thanks Curtis :)

[@havenofrest5970]

I want to be as good as you, want to follow you to learn more from you because I believe you are my breakthrough as far as jazz music is concerned.. Please help me... How do you I link up with you ??

[@NoahKellman]

@@havenofrest5970 Hey Curtis, are you interested in private lessons you mean? Feel free to visit my website for more info jazzpianoconcepts.com/

[@sueromanick8631]

….forgot to add - Towards the end re: “reharm on ii-V-I’s” there is a misspeak on your video as the resolved I chord is E flat (not B flat) major. (See also the erroneous text accompanying the video.) This is simply a minor “speaking” mistake for any of us, I’m sure, as you actually play it the right way - plus the rest of video is really fabulous!

[@phanjazm]

Damn!!!!!! I always womdered what he was thinking when he does that last harmonic trick. Its simple when u do it but obviously when he does it.... he puts it in crazy places that make it sound bananas!! Great video!!!

[@stedebassett1523]

Noah, I really enjoyed the fact you are remembering a great one. Art Tatum was a legend. What I find amazing is his improvisational skills. Thank you very much

[@paulburchell1762]

Hey Man, you sound amazing,Great view... Nothing but respect for you sir....x

[@LuisEduardoGalindo]

Art Tatum is the only recorded legitimate Jedi name for a pianist there ever was.. very rich and insightful video, reminds me of an 1980 interview between Master Oscar Peterson and Count Basie saying ¨I don`t think he could stand any spaces¨

[@NoahKellman]

Glad you enjoyed it, Luis! True... Tatum was a master piano Jedi :P

[@toidaypiano8347]

It’s just too good 😍😍😍😍 Thanks!!!

[@timoloef]

thanks, you gave me a few things to work on :)

[@agamaz5650]

YOU ARE A GOD!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!

[@scitizenkane1]

I don't even know how to play the piano but from 14:51 to 15:12 when you're doing the final chords, heck lololol if I could just play THAT!! That would be enough for me to play around on a mall piano. it might be simple stuff to all the other commenters on here that know how to play piano but to me that's......I'm envious hats off to you sir 👏👏

[@MultiJuan44]

Muy bueno its very good from argentina

[@NoahKellman]

Gracias, Juan!

[@Olovlig]

Well done, Noah! Really good lessom. Those tenths sounds really neat in stride. Tatum is out of this world. / @olovlig

[@NoahKellman]

Thanks Olov!!

[@bennyhinrichs]

I ran across this video, looked on your store, saw Full Collection Bundle, saw Black Friday coupon. Rest is history. Just got through a few of the PDFs + videos and there is an incredible amount of quality content here! It's like unlocking the second half of the map in a video game. Stuff I always knew was there, but didn't know how to get there. Thanks, Noah! To others who don't want to buy the full pack, the Stride Exercises book is really juicy!

[@NoahKellman]

Thanks, Benny! So glad you found me and thanks for the the support. Hope you enjoy all the exercises!

[@rodluther982]

Noah thanks for this video. Even approaching Tatum’s extraordinary technique is a difficult task to be sure. Dave Frank has presented some material on Tatum as well. But where his approach, your approach and method book analyses fall short is by failing to give references to specific tunes he recorded. At this point in his interpretation he did this and give a demonstration. The very general ideas you are presenting are helpful but could be better if applied to a specific tune and set of chord changes. Of course there are several good books of Tatum transcriptions out there but they also fall short in my opinion because they often do not include his best stuff when interpreting lesser known standards like “So Beats My Heart For You” or “Don’t Worry About Me.”

[@leearmour4267]

You are very talented Sir..Thank you for this tutorial!!!

[@timbutlerwinnipeg]

loved it ..the first stride part after the 10,s was a little quick for the eye but i got it,,brilliant thank you

[@speedchopperbass]

Bro youre a savage. Hit me up if you ever need an electric bassist. Im really having a hard time meeting jazz players (since im a death metal guy) but my college teacher putter turned me onto the deep cuts ten years ago and my interest only grows with age. Great content, cheers man.

[@sls554]

Thanks Noah for trying to simplify mysic.

[@chuckwaddups9023]

You are an excellent teacher. I've been playing my entire life and I love the way you explain how it works because you understand it very well.

[@victorcamelomusic]

Honestly, Noah, you're the best. Love these "How to sound like" series. Keep 'em coming please! :) And as always, thanks a lot, this content means a lot and makes all the difference!

[@donaldscherzi169]

Excellent, Excellent. Really learned and enjoyed from this video.

[@NoahKellman]

Thanks, Donald! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@ianphillips8134]

FFS.... your instruction is invaluable. I can't wait to download your PDFs. Thank you. I've watched plenty of tutorials but you nail the approach and keep my attention.

[@NoahKellman]

Thanks, Ian! Really great to hear it’s helpful. Let me know if you ever have any questions

[@Jack-fs2im]

He was the master ,many give up when they hear him,ha but we must try imo

[@jo3l.b0lds60]

This is pure gold man thank you

[@sls554]

Thanks for simplify music!

[@flumfred007]

you Are an amazng piano player, love how you break downn techniques for the mortal player

[@Pianoensolitario]

Ya no aguanto mis ganas de tocar como Artttt!!!

[@SolarMumuns]

Fantastic chops, insight and teaching. Bravo! Keep it up!

[@NoahKellman]

Thanks, Patrick!

[@fednercherelus5586]

You are gifted kelman

[@Bookssful]

Wonderful

[@davidwhite2949]

Extremely valuable lesson. Very clear explanation. I guess the challenge now is bringing all these techniques up to speed Much thanks!

[@NoahKellman]

You're welcome, David!

[@paulgrecco6374]

love your videos! very clear, You are a really good teacher man!

[@NoahKellman]

Thanks, Paul! Appreciate that man.

[@janjaczewski2395]

Dude, that' s do amazing!!! Thanks so much!!!

[@lanceregan2571]

Well done, easy to follow .Looking forward to your videos. Thanks.

[@NoahKellman]

Thanks, Lance. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@mootrevo]

Amazing lesson, thank you!

[@NoahKellman]

You're welcome!

[@vincentdesiano4861]

You play beautifully!

[@dannomagnanno]

Great demonstration thank you

[@KevinBrightman]

Great demonstration

[@jorsenlevyne]

Wow amazing

[@NoahKellman]

Thanks, Jorsen!

[@jorsenlevyne]

@@NoahKellman i like your playing piano very good, come iam pianist to..but you are the best

[@maurizioghezzer4302]

Marvelous and beyond! 👍❤️👍

[@sueromanick8631]

Really outstanding!

[@danielgfeller1587]

thank you so much for your tutorials! it's essential, very well explained - and of course a lot work for ambitious piano students :-)

[@PJFox-lo8pi]

That was awesome!

[@adamstein7302]

super informative and high quality video! i was wondering what some of your favorite recordings of him are. thanks!

[@NoahKellman]

Thanks, Adam. I've always loved his "Willow Weep For Me," as well as "Nice Work If You Can Get It" off of The Complete Capitol Recordings (which I believe are on streaming platforms). Do you have any favorites yourself?

[@adamstein7302]

Noah Kellman ooh yeah those ones are killing. my personal favorites are his live recording of humoresque on youtube, along with Isn’t this a lovely day

[@smokyquartz8]

That was great!.....CONGRATULATIONS!

[@NoahKellman]

Thanks glad you enjoyed it!

[@Mignuke]

Can you cover Johnny Costa? Thank you for your tutorials!

[@NoahKellman]

You're welcome! I don't know his playing too well, but I'll take a listen and see if I can put something together down the road! Thanks for watching.

[@b-at8183]

@@NoahKellman if u listen to at least 20-30 Johnny costa songs u can notice at least 3-5 tricks he uses extremely often in plenty of songs over and over, one of them being 2 handed blues scale runs, and when he plays runs he randomly jumps octaves goes up and down plenty and uses chromatics a lot

[@dan27music]

thank you

[@NoahKellman]

You're very welcome!

[@brendaboykin3281]

Thanx, Maestro.

[@PabloBusso]

great! thank you for sharing !

[@frang2737]

Thank you Noah!!!!

[@bunnyhollowcrafts]

Wow!

Thank you so much for sharing

[@NoahKellman]

You're welcome!

[@davideastlee9983]

really fabulous! thx

[@user-cf2wi3nw1h]

Oh... thanks for these type of video

[@rblossey]

amazing lesson, I can't like this enough! 😁

[@NoahKellman]

Thanks! 😃

[@rolandgerard6064]

Great thanks!

[@luccamusicafamily9505]

crystal clear !!!

[@NoahKellman]

Very glad to hear that! Let me know if you have any questions I can help out with.

[@maurizioghezzer4302]

Fantastico

[@julianglezz9285]

you play awesome dude!

[@NoahKellman]

Thanks Julian, appreciate the comment!

[@alexyeoman]

Thanks Noah, really great video.

[@NoahKellman]

You're welcome, Alex. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@andrestorresabogado]

Super!!

[@NoahKellman]

Thanks, Andres!

[@colecorbett255]

Great lesson!

[@NoahKellman]

Thanks, Cole!

[@kennerkeyz]

wooooo thanks for this!!!!

[@eugenestockstill7162]

Thank you!

[@NoahKellman]

You're welcome, Eugene.

[@Lives-Clips]

You got a sub from me good job

[@Solomon.Y_Music]

Excellent 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 evry videos..(. good teacher)

[@NoahKellman]

Thanks, Solomon! Let me know if you have any questions about thr lesson.

[@ajbobb24]

I think you should add song examples to tutorials like these...it can help with ear training

[@Andy-lm2zp]

13:46 Eb maj9

[@KayBenyarko]

Good video. Been checking u out bro.Solid technique. Ambitious title though lol

[@placeline3502]

Damn this is hard af but it sounds soooo good

[@enricolongo242]

11:45 Chick Corea used it a lot and he called it Ten Drummers

[@FinneganBeginagain72]

Do any of your courses/videos cover the right handed descending runs Tatum uses (and you did too) all the time?

[@CoreyLL]

at 13:46 I believe you mean to say Ebmaj9. Small mistake but man I just discovered these videos and I love them. Great work!

[@NoahKellman]

Hey Corey, yeah 100% thanks for catching that!

[@masonhmusic]

How do you recommend pedaling in stride style? (Specifically referring to the left hand)

[@NoahKellman]

Hey mason, good question. Believe it or not, I like to tap my foot on all four directly on the pedal. I love how it adds a little sustain to the bass notes, then releases the sustain so the chord hits quickly. Make sense?

[@mrpicky1868]

Peterson said its impossible! but this guy is going to break it down in 15 min))))) ahahahaahaa

[@kencory2476]

It's probably too late to ask, but do you know other keys or chords where that C7alt run can be used? It looks like it won't work unless it's fingered 1-2-3 and the thumb always hits a white key. I tried it in Db but hit a wall.

[@kencory2476]

I managed to do it in F7alt but that's about it.

[@cmreid1022]

Hey man, what software you use to get the keys to play back what you're playing?

[@NoahKellman]

Hey Matt, great little program called Synthesia!

[@hansleber6090]

Isnt that an altered chord or a diminished? I didnt see you playing the flat 5...?

[@jonnyb93]

on the last harmonic/dominant tune you played, were those chords or voicings !??

[@bishnuthapa6226]

Hey ,I love your channel man. I had just one doubt- WHAT CHORD PROGRESSION IS PLAYED WHEN THE SOLOIST IS SOLOING. Please Noah I have been looking all over for this answer please please please man

[@NoahKellman]

Hey Bishnu, do you mean for a specific song? When a soloist is soloing, you play the chords of the song you are playing. The progression is the same as during the melody.

[@bishnuthapa6226]

Thank you man....you are a life saver.... appreciate it a lot..... I really like your playing btw.

[@NoahKellman]

@@bishnuthapa6226 You're welcome man, and thanks!!

[@Reuben_95]

Why would anyone downvote this! 😂😳 like why?

[@danhicks7891]

Having a "how to sound like Tatum" 15 min video I initially chalked up to the classic "Grow your penis 3 inches in 2 weeks" advertisements..... HOWEVER, the chunks of this video are digestible and I am definitely going to learn that C diminished ascending run in all 12 keys. Thanks for the great lesson Noah

[@user-on8ku7yq7r]

Bonjour Je cherche la la partition de art tatum M

[@danielwesterlund1905]

Be Art Tatum. If you're reading this, it's too late.

[@ifyy2729]

1:03 us mere mortals 🤣🤣