The Boogie-woogie Blues Left Hand Technique - Beginner Piano Lesson

[@jayrob5270]

Boogie Woogie is tough and the rewards are very narrow, you have to love boogie-woogie as it can get very repetitive. As you said it requires grueling, boring practice and it takes a dedicated type mind but if you nail it the peoples love it.

[@glennanderson9947]

"I was proceeding in a southerly direction, milord when I heard strange sounds coming from Wardour Place, milord. A sort of 'boo-gee woo-gee' music was being played". I find myself walking around saying Jack Duxbury, Jack Duxbury over and over. He's my mantra.

[@MrStupidHead]

Jack likes to be an entertainer and a goofball. But Jack is a real deal keyboardist. His chops (even though he dismisses his chops) are real and super tight. Always is a pleasure when he rocks out.

[@Roguetrainer]

I have been trying to play boogie woogie for so many years. I am so bad at it. It’s stupidly difficult for a keyboard blagger like myself. This video just rang so damn true for me. Thanks Jack!!

[@MakeSomething]

You are such a good teacher. I really enjoys these vids.

[@seamanjive]

I think back to when I was learning guitar...I spent hour after hour after hour playing "12 bar" in E...then more hours, and days.... It's the ony way.

[@cristhomas5683]

As a guitar player turned keyboard player Jack is my go to for everything! Always such great content 👍🏻🎹 thanks so much for this, tried and failed a few times with Boogie Woogie but 2023 I’m gonna nail it! 🙏

[@jamesmonts7307]

Yes, I can only affirm some of the others' comments: in addition to impressive keyboard chops, you also seem to have a natural teaching talent of separating the wheat from the chaff (sp). I have managed to get the left hand boogie pattern down pretty well. I would be interested in a lesson on the best strategy for developing the right hand. Thanks

[@888berg]

L E T U S K N O W --- licks too, AND EVEN MORE BASSS

[@elwhagen]

You always deliver in all your lessons, Jack! A super humble and amazing musician! I've watched so many Andertons-videos the last few months and they're just top quality. I found out about the Nord keyboards on your channel and am now a owner of a Nord Stage 3 which I just felt was nicer to the touch than the Yamaha YC88, and I just love the user interface. And it's really wasy on the eyes as well. Keep the great content coming and I'll be sticking around! Much love from Sweden!

[@ipbrian]

LICKS!

[@bazzaf7641]

Nice one Jack. I like your relaxed and natural way of teaching. Thanks for the lesson and I look forward to some more on Boogiei-woogie, left and right hand.

[@stradaveriusfiddle]

It’s really very similar to doing what a drummer does. I’ve played over a period of years, and it’s a matter of doing it, repeatedly till you get it, and then, it’s like sports, you need to ‘use it, or lose it.’ The guys who score on penalty shots in football, have been playing and practicing their things that week. The coach probably wouldn’t let them onfield, if he thought they were not working at it in days leading up to a game. Love this lesson Jack! You know how to use chords so well, like that slower stuff you do that sounds sort of bluesy, sort of gospel, jazz. Just awesome use of chords when you play around demo-ing different keyboards and their piano sounds. I imagine a lot is instinctive by now, that you might not think about much, but would the Falcon let you try to clue us in?

[@rickyperson4927]

This is great. But why are you playing in a casio? Is it the action? I have a Jewish and a modx. The touch is horrible

[@Blues.Fusion]

I want a lesson on How to comp hammond b3 in a Chicago blues band. There are no lessons anywhere on that. Yes there are short little things here and there But there is really almost nothing.

[@richarddufresne2683]

Great video! 🙂 I have been learning the piano for the past year, I really appreciate the teaching you give us. Merci ! 🙂 Keep up the good work!

[@jonnybass1968]

Which model Casio is that ? Thanks

[@drewgrgich]

This is gold. Love love love love love this!!!

[@yprawirasoetisna]

As always great play and video Jack!!!

[@jonsylverson727]

you are a very talented teacher jack.....love all of your various vids-best wishes - a northern cal fan

[@mikaeljohansson83]

For those who want to get flustered search for Johan Blom Boogie Woogie :)

[@Mynelka]

You`re not a boogie woogie player, you shouldn`t be teaching it ... what you showed in this vid is not even a real boogie woogie, it`s just a boring mid tempo shuffle blues ... this has little to do with authentic boogie woogie groove ... stick with what you know

[@acolytetrader7768]

Top stuff this

[@gunlokman]

Thank you so much. You are a very good teacher with the right blend of theory and practice at this level i.e. mine!

[@jhn1987]

Brilliant video! It would be awesome if you could do some more boogie woogie licks!!

[@Nati]

3:34 it's 123,123... and you play only on the 1's and the 3's. ONE (two) THREE ONE (two) THREE... tha't's a shuffle 🤓

[@dankeplace]

You love to shred, you get hate when things go wrong but there are many reasons things go wrong and ultimately not your fault. You have proven your worth so keep doing what you do best Jack!!!!

[@markandrew7232]

More boogie woogie and blues licks - would love to see a 101 of the best/commonest licks - love these - keep up the good work - I love trying to copy these and drive my poor wife to tears of despair due to my failures

[@ocnb]

Terry Miles appreciation society reporting in! 🙂

[@fiscaldisco5234]

It's actually not hard at all to count once you take into account that the 8th notes are swung. So the "and" is not exactly between each count, it's late. "1.....and..2......and..3......and..4.....and.." The left hand is playing strictly 8th notes, nothing fancy. You just have to remember to swing!

[@fiscaldisco5234]

I will say it's still definitely hard to learn and takes a lot of practice no matter what, but knowing how to count it helps a lot

[@adamrobinson8620]

It’s pretty much 6/8, if you had to write it down.

[@fiscaldisco5234]

@@adamrobinson8620 I wouldn't say it's 6/8. The feel is still 4/4 and you will sometimes hear players play 16th notes that still work as they would in 4/4 (so there are 16 16th notes in a bar). It's just swung 4/4. You would write it down in 4/4 and just note that it has swung 8ths so the reader knows to delay all the 8th notes.

[@adamrobinson8620]

@@fiscaldisco5234 Caveat - I am a bass player who dabbles in piano, and while I have done jazz gigs I am not a passionate jazz person. More pop, folk and keen but amateur classical. I knew my comment would get the reply you made. It’s how jazz players generally say it to me, and you are right that the charts are usually written in 4/4 with instructions to swing it (bass ones anyway). But what I hear is more or less six quavers, note rest note note rest note. Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 while Jack plays and you will get rests on 2 and 5. But whatever works for you. You still have to feel it to get the rhythm, and he’s dead right you have to get the left hand automatic for it to work.

[@fiscaldisco5234]

@@adamrobinson8620 the problem with thinking of it in 6/8 is that you will start having problems when you try to play 16th note divisions. In swung 4/4 it would look like this: 1..e.....and..a..2..e....and..a..3..e....and..a..4..e....and..a (a total of 16 pulses) If you play 16th notes in 6/8 it will look like this: 1..e..and..a..2..e..and..a..3..e..and..a..4..e..and..a..5..e..and..a..6..e..and..a (24 pulses) You would have the same issue if you tried to notate it in 6/8. It may feel very similar to 6/8 but it is fundamentally not. And even if you are not playing 16th notes, the drummer very well might be or the right hand on the keyboard will occasionally hit a 16th.