Learning Rock&Roll Piano -Booklet

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taught byBOB HOBAN

b an is a Nashvi ll e sess ion

whos e r ec o rd in g c re dUs .

E rn e st T u bo , B obb y

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B u ms , N it ty G ri tt y D i r t

Lacy J. Da lto n, B oy s F rom

John Prinsj Je rr y Je ff

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W he the r in a dance haU or a living room, youra ud ie nce w UI rea lly b e rock ln ' w hen you start 1 0

p lay t ha t g reat old-time r oc k 'n r af !!I ( (~ I

Th is p ian o lesson is likely to b e o ne of the H v e n e s tyou 've e ve r ta ken ~ B ob H oba n tak es the S O l S an d

6 0's ro ck 'n r o n piano s t y . l e s a nd b rin gs th em b a c k

i nto fashion for the eager intarmedlate pianist. Bobs hows yo u h ow Je rry Lee Lewis, F ats Domino andth e oth ers go t their d is tin ct iv e s ound s. and y o u ! ] !

be playing rlght along wlth them in no Ume. .

Here are a few of the rock piano techniques you'Ule ar n o n th is v id eo :

• s li des• me lo dic fig u re s

• shuff les• s lu rs

• ru ns• p us he d n ote s

• r oll s·

• rhythm patterns

• right-hand licks

• s olo s• s in g le -not e l eads

• p ow er beginnings

PLUS speciatizeo te ch niq ue s a nd exerdses tohe lp you to play hu nd reds of h ard ..driving rock 'nroll elasslosl

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Example 1

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Rock and Roll PianoBy BOB HOBAN

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Example 2 (Jerry Lee) Right hand solo figure

Example 3 *Basic Boogie Woogte patternC

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Example 4 (Jerry Lee) Bass figure

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Example 7 (Blues lick) - Practice in3/4.6/8.214 and 4/4 time.

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note (e) in the series.

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Example 8 - Blues scale ( 3~and 7b ) lick

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Example 9 (Great Balls oj Fire)

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Example 10 (Finger crossing exercise) - Transpose one octave higher and lower.

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Example 11 - Play one octave up -_.

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Example 12 - Same lick with left handc

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Example 13 - Vartations on right hand solo figures

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*NOTE:Inmeasures 10 and 12, try to play octave jumps

with the left hand while the right hand plays chords.

Example 17 (Born to Boogie exercise)

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l . , . . l ' L - ~• :OTE Practice Example 17 inreverse,

starting on treble c1ef...Slowly. please.

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Example 18 (Jerry Lee) Right hand solo lick played 111summary piece

Example 19 (High School Confidential) - Octave runs

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Agatn, for practice, try playing this

run backwards - all bass and treble

notes must be played together.

Example 20 (Breathless tniro) - Bass l111e

Ex&mpl~ 21 {Blueberry Hlll intra}

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3 etc.

Example 22 (Lucille) - Bass intro

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Example 23 - Triplet pattern

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Transcribed by BOB HOBAN and WENDY DeWITT

Inscribed by CHARYLU ROBERTS

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