Hammond Organ Grooves / How To Incorporate Your Left Hand

[@justusrogers7473]

Yes, yes, yes, Billy Preston! One of my favorites who never got the recognition he deserved. Keep it up Mike, you're awsome!

[@UniverseofKeys]

He was SO great!! Thanks for watchin the vids :)

[@justsosessions1747]

Good topic! As a new organ player I'm glad you covered it.

[@UniverseofKeys]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@montysweetmusic3458]

I absolutely love your videos

[@UniverseofKeys]

Thanks Monty :)

[@aholder4471]

I can't believe I never thought of or ran across the concept of descending down the keys while cycling between different inversions of 2 chords. That's powerful stuff right there. I swear the style of great organ players is so different then other keys. Just that percussive style that goes from glissando across the keys into literally playing it like a drum has always stood our to me. I love that stuff. Being a piano player who has a little Hammond collecting dust in my studio, I'm really trying to get back into chasing that style down and nailing it. My rythym has gotten better since I've been playing drums, and a lot of the drum rudiment stuff just translates right over to an organ. Which is also making me play more of those types of things on piano too. It works great, you just have to be a little more mindful of hitting the right keys with the left hand, because piano doesn't have all of those percussion overtones to hide it in the hit, plus even at its shortest the decay on a piano hit is just a little longer so it defines the notes that were hit clearly, even with a short burst. I like learning about things specific to one instrument and then trying to use them on every other instrument. That's really the seed of innovative playing to me and you see that idea over and over with great players who advance their instruments available techniques for everyone else. Cool Chanel man. I'll be hanging out while I cop these licks. 😎

[@UniverseofKeys]

Glad you are enjoying the licks!! there is a lot of chords you can play in inversions down the keyboard. It's fun and easy to get creative with :) Alot of the rhythms I play come from drums as I play as well (not well lol). It's amazing how drum rhythms can be so powerful on the keys! Mucic is cool!! Have a great day!! Mike

[@Hammondguy88]

Thanks for the tip. Never could really figure it out till now.

[@UniverseofKeys]

Anytime!! Thank you for watching!!

[@kzustang]

Excellent video, man. Great examples. There's nothing better than a funky Hammond! well...there is.... A funky Hammond with a Leslie! 🤩

[@UniverseofKeys]

Very true!! Thanks for watching!!

[@Resounded]

Great video and, learning curve. Appreciate you for sharing ! Blessings !

[@UniverseofKeys]

Blessings right back atcha!! Thank you!!

[@danp.6082]

Thank you for the eye opening tricks. Awesome!!!

[@UniverseofKeys]

Glad to help!! Thanks for watching :)

[@clubbell]

Just great! Love your videos

[@UniverseofKeys]

Thanks so much really appreciate you checking it out!!

[@peoriavideosltd6822]

Another great video! A++++ I always learn so much from your videos, thanks!

[@UniverseofKeys]

Glad to hear!!

[@brucekolinski5401]

Very cool. Thank you, Sir.

[@UniverseofKeys]

You are very welcome 🎹🎹🙏🙏

[@aholder4471]

Side note, I think an "Inverted 5th" is also known as a fourth. Which interestingly the circle of 5ths as you work your way to the right of the circle becomes the circle of 4ths as you go counter clockwise around the circle. At least that's what my understanding of it is anyways.

[@UniverseofKeys]

Hello :) It can be viewed as a fourth as well. The reason I think of it as a fifth is simply because the melody is on the top, not the bottom. The note on top is the root (tonic) and the note below is a fifth harmony of that.Melody is king ;) I think however it works for your brain is great too!! Thanks for your comment!!

[@750LSR]

And thank you so much for sharing! This will give my idle left hand something to do [once my right hand figures out the rest of it]!

[@UniverseofKeys]

Thanks for checking it out!!

[@HURDYGURDYBLUES-wk8rj]

nice. I have a latin LH but havewalking bass too but to slap or nick tyhe notes is interesting ta

[@danielwaeber3309]

Thanks a lot, Mike! Just wondering if 'tapping' technique on the left hand works on a weighted keyboard?

[@UniverseofKeys]

Hi Daniel, It can... it is more difficult but it can be done and I have done it in the past. Thanks for checking out the video!!

[@albertnyorkor9248]

Thank you a lot👍

[@UniverseofKeys]

Thank you!!!!

[@dannuttle9005]

Does this technique work on a keyboard like the Yamaha YC61? Or maybe you have to be more careful to hit a chord that fits what you're playing with the right hand?

[@UniverseofKeys]

It works perfectly on a YC61. I don’t change a thing :) All the best! Mike

[@tp63us]

Thanks so much!

[@UniverseofKeys]

Thank you!

[@7snugguns7]

I can’t quite see what notes your hitting in the left hand? Thanks! I love your funk videos!

[@UniverseofKeys]

Great question!! I am not hitting any specific notes just kinda slapping a group of notes to create a percussive sound. Very lightly hitting so that you only hear the attack and not any actual notes. Hope this makes sense I know it is an unusual technique ;) Think of it like hitting a drum less like playing the keyboards! Thank you!! Mike

[@7snugguns7]

@@UniverseofKeys Great answer Mike thanks! I get it. Very helpful as always.

[@kirkalexander4715]

I'm wondering if that crunchy chirp sound that you are getting with your left hand is an artifact unique to the Hammond. I have a Korg X3, and I have never figured out a way to emulate that very cool sound.

[@UniverseofKeys]

I have done it on many keyboards and I don't find that it only works on a Hammond. Sometimes it is more about the drawbar setting and problem with an X3 or any keyboard that uses a sample of a drawbar setting is that it may be too bright. You will notice that I use the first 3 or 4 bars pulled out. That is a very bass/ mid sound with no highs. I would experiment with different organ patches on the X3 and see if you can find one that has the highs rolled back. It may help!! To answer your question though... the technique should work on any keyboard, especially one with drawbars!! Thanks so much for your comment and for checking out my page :)

[@frankschwartz7405]

I call it "scratching". It's very similar to what a guitar player does when he strikes muted strings while playing a rhythm. (Funk 49 for example)

[@UniverseofKeys]

Exactly!! All the best Frank :)

[@Deluca-Piano]

I have a question. So what notes are you hitting in the left? Just random? Like Db, Eb, F? Was there an Ab or Bb in the left?

[@UniverseofKeys]

Totally random, I am using the organ more like a drum with my left hand to create a percussive effect. There are no specific notes! Hope this answers your question, all the best!!! Mike

[@Deluca-Piano]

@@UniverseofKeys Cool, thanks for getting back to me. That's cool that random just works for organ.

[@Pancerule]

Severo Moreno!

[@enjoyyoursleep1]

Slick!!!!

[@UniverseofKeys]

:)

[@majorseventh2699]

An off the wall request; .Do you know what the organ solo (run down) is on Arthur Browns "fire". A few utubers play it, camera angles are off and,slowing the vid down goes out of sync.anybody know?

[@UniverseofKeys]

I have not really looked at it before but will take a listen! Thanks for watching :)

[@majorseventh2699]

@@UniverseofKeys Found it in an electronic version, (F) its a similar riff to one of your riff tutorials in "C". .

[@UniverseofKeys]

@@majorseventh2699 Will check it!!

[@FiveFigsDigital]

You are "scratching" an organ.

[@UniverseofKeys]

lol!