one more gain
about this left hand but I think you will be blessed by this post.
I wont get too deep into voicing which I think some of you may want.
because I am finding that it is not that serious voicing wise.
for now lets just do one of 6 things
play just the third of the chord in your left hand
the third and the seventh
tritone (augmented 4th flat fifth interval) different from third and seventh
the third ninth or fifth and seventh
or a triad
or duplicate the right hand voice in your left hand
definitely not all you can do and you should explore other options but for our purposes any of the above will work
if we just do that for now you will be fine with what I am about to break down.
what really makes the left hand stand out and take shape is its rhythmic addition to the whole groove.
what instrument do you know that is concered primarily with rhythm
and takes two hands to play
guitar?
yes but there is a better answer
piano ?
maybe but there is a better answer
congas ?
yes
djiembe ?
yes
if you learn some basic conga rhythms and djiembe rhythms
and then apply them to your progression.
take a 1 6 2 5 1
or any progression you like to play
and apply the two handed conga rhythm to it
and you will hear something come from your organ that you have never experienced before.
that is it
that is all
he wrote
learn some conga rhythms
go on you tube
by a video
take some lessons
if you live in new york
go to central park and do some drumming with the fellas
on a saturday.
get a conga app on your ipad.
you will find that the left and right hand work best when syncopated off each other.
and the way the left hand works in a conga application has a lot more feel then
just playing quarter notes or eigth notes
try it let me know how its working out for you
