How To Play 16th Note Funk Rhythms On the Organ 

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Have you ever heard Maceo Parker. South wick. Super bad ass organ nice base line with great comp trying to figure it out, could you I do a lesson on it?

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I am very familiar. You are right. Nobody compares to Chester!! Very unique special organist!! Thanks for watching :)

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You are the first person to put that together. When I was developing this I practiced on bongos and transferred the rhythms to the organ. Great observation!!! Thanks so much for checking out the channel!

Hello!! It really is just a percussive sound. And you don’t actually want to hear the notes in the left. Just the smack or the “click”. It is however important to me that the hands stay close together, an octave apart. That way the sounds match pitch wise. Even though you are not hearing the notes in the left the “click” sound will be deeper near the bass and “thinner” near the top of the organ. I use that like an instrument as well and don’t always want the same percussive sound in the left. This is just the way I look at it and may or may not work for you. Do your own thing! I am available for master classes via zoom if you ever want to dig in to this more. Thank you :)

Learned to play these rhythms on the bongos. You are absolutely right!!

Can be a bit confusing for sure. This is a “D Blues” progression. Technically it is not D Major. In fact a blues changes tonal centres three times. D7 G7 and A7 are all dominant chords and would really be the keys of G,C and D major. What you really need to know however is simple……. In application and on stage…. Musicians will say “Blues in D”. Might not make “classical” theory sense but it is the language of the street. The reason the note F is called a #9 is because there is no root in the chord. When you see a chord marked as a 9, 11 or a 13 it is like a giant billboard telling you to not play the root. If the root is in the chord then these would be called the 2,4 or 6. Hope I am making sense. PS this is how I understand it and there are always many ways to interpret music theory. Cheers!! Mike

@@UniverseofKeys ok. Does make sense.

Hi! Not a stupid question at all. I think if I were to play it straight the 16 th note pulse would be obvious. Add some swing, sounds like triplets. Truth is I don't really count when I play this stuff and rely alot on "feeling" it. Then the tough part, how to break it down for the student :). Glad you enjoyed the video and thank you for your feedback!

I‘m also hearing triplets most of the time, RLL RLL etc. 🤷‍♂️

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@@UniverseofKeys agreed, super helpful, great lesson!

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Hello!! That percussion setting will work :). A great drawbar setting that always works is the first 4 bars out. Keep the left hand very relaxed and make sure that it plays very staccato. You should only hear a percussive sound in the left and not the sound of the chord. I hope this helps and thank you for checking out my page!!

@@UniverseofKeys thanks a lot for your reply!

Clonewheels like the nord and the controller I use for b3x are harder to get this same effect. They don't have the 9 contacts that a real B has. They just have the one midi trigger under the key. I can get something close but the left hand has to slap just right or its not there.

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@@UniverseofKeys For sure!! Reminds me of John Medeski's A100

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No problem Louis, all the best to you!!

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Yay! Deep Purple. Inverted 5ths are like the 4th of the V chord… but I’m being too technical. Lazy intro too. 😊

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What symptoms on the B?

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It's fun stuff!! Thanks for watching Randy :)

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@@UniverseofKeys I not only watch, I also play after you 🙂Thank you so much!⚘🎹

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Hi! Great question. There is definitely one track of solo and one track of rhythm organ. So it is in my opinion an overdub situation. Double track to me means playing the same part twice and I don't hear that, but I do hear two separate takes together. I actually have the separated stems for the Machine Head album, it's really interesting because he does overdub organ parts like in the solo of HWY Star there are two parts that fit together like a puzzle. Cool stuff and really pushing the limits of recording for that time. He was such a great musician and a huge influence on organ players worldwide!! Thanks for watching :)

@@UniverseofKeys Thanks so much for your answer, Hush definitely got my attention! yes double track would mean same thing on both, my bad, should have said more than one track. To your point I heard Jon being interviewed when he said he played some solo parts by using additional tracks, rather than taking the time in the studio to work them out with both hands and record them all at once. Thanks again

@@curiouscurious6558 ahh you know that makes a lot of sense! Sounds like he played a bunch of stuff and then went back and comped a solo together from multiple takes. Of course I wasn’t there lol but that sounds like a cool way to do it. Check out Garth Hudson’s solo on the Northern Pikes song Girl With A Problem. Same deal. Comped it together by assigning different solos to different faders on the board and physically moving them up and down to create a really unorthodox and beautiful thing. One of the guys in the band told me this which is how I figured it out. Love that stuff!! Outside of The Band Garth did not guest on a whole lot of stuff and he just fits perfectly into a 90s rock song :) Lowrey organ heaven!!

Truly happy some of the vids are helping you!! My tip is learn how to work the drawbars and the leslie, it is 50 percent how you play and 50 percent how to work the machine :) Some of the best players do not necessarily have the best technique or chops but they know how to get the right sounds at the right times. All the best!! Mike

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Hey Ronald! What a great tune man. I can hear what the organ player is doing. Simple and effective. Not sure how to show you.... I do private lessons online and I could break it down for you. I am just heading out on a tour and will be back sometime in February so maybe shoot me an email and we can figure something out! universeofkeys@gmail.com All the best man :) Mike

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A Steady groove is everything!! Thanks for watching :)

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Thats the idea! I played drums too in high school and all of the concepts work beautifully on the organ. Thanks for watching!

Hi Frank!! Enjoyed your tune w The D minor pentatonic/ F Major Pentatonic soloing today. Awesome!!

@@UniverseofKeys thanks man! There can’t be enough organ tutorials right ? Keep them coming ! I’ll try to do the same 😁!

@@frankmontis Pls do! And I will get a lesson off you one day soon. Be good to meet.

@@UniverseofKeys ooh that would be fun for sure !

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I am left handed too, I can relate!!

@@UniverseofKeys oh my God! Lefties can be pro at keyboard!

@@philippederome2434 Lefties forever!!

As a righty, I find the opposite to be easier (opposite from what's shown.) Just take it slow, and practice. Before long it'll sink in and be 2nd nature. Also, do it in your head when you can't sleep.

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