HERMAN SCHMERDLEY PIANO PLAYING TIPS PAGE TWO

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BOOGIE RIFFS

HERE IS A SIMPLE BOOGIE PATTERN IN THE KEY OF "C"... FIRST PLAY A LEFT HAND "C" NOTE... REMEMBER THE "C" NOTE IS THE NOTE IMMEDIATELY TO THE LEFT OF THE TWO BLACK NOTES... NEXT PLAY A LEFT HAND "E" NOTE... THE "E" NOTE IS THE WHITE NOTE IMMEDIATELY TO THE RIGHT OF THE TWO BLACK NOTES... NEXT PLAY A LEFT HAND "G" NOTE THE "G" NOTE IS THE WHITE NOTE IMMEDIATELY TO THE RIGHT OF THE FIRST OF THE THREE BLACK NOTES... THE G NOTE IS THE SAME DISTANCE FROM THE E NOTE AS THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE C AND THE E NOTES.. YOU WILL NOTICE THAT THESE ARE THE SAME THREE NOTES THAT MAKE UP A "C" CHORD... ONLY NOW YOU ARE PLAYING THEM ONE AT A TIME LEFT TO RIGHT... NOW PLAY THE "A" NOTE. .. THE "A" NOTE IS THE WHITE NOTE JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THE "G" NOTE PLAY IT OVER AND OVER WITH THE LEFT HAND C,E,G,A C,E,G,A C,E,G,A

NOW ADD A RIGHT HAND C CHORD AFTER EACH NOTE. THE RIGHT HAND PLAYS THE C and E and G notes at the same time. THAT IS A C CHORD Play left hand C note then Right hand C Chord Next Play left hand E note then right hand C Chord Next play left hand G note then right hand C Chord Next play left hand A note then right hand C chord Faster and Faster Get the feel Get the rhythm Keep practicing Keep repeating

Now, The same riff, using a different "key" In the key of "F" we start with a left hand "F" note Left hand "F" note, then... Right hand "F" chord (The "F," "A," and "C") notes all played at the same time with the right hand Then..Left hand "A" note, then... Right hand "F" chord, then... Left hand "C" note, then... Right hand "F" chord, then... Left hand "D" note, then... Right hand "F" chord, then... Repeat over and over...

ON THE NEXT PAGE WE WILL TRY SOME "COUNTRY" CHORDS GO TO PAGE 3--->