Can we just all give out love for Matt’s generosity in giving out ya’ll FREE, golden nuggets of groove not behind a paywall. Years of experience and listening for nothin’! So go buy his album and future merch for givin’ it back.
SO, this was the.. "Licks they don't want you to know" Matt, this might be common knowledge to you but these 15 minutes blew my mind. Please bring out more of your gems !
1:55 Bass Dictates Chord Example 1 2:23 Bass Dictates Chord Example 2 3:37 moving up to bass note of chord (2 half steps down from octave and move up) 3:58 play bass note an octave higher 4:08 combining octave with moving into bass note 4:27 using the 5th 4:40 combining 5th, octave, and root 5:38 "disco walking pony" 🎠 6:00 Matt's Bass Lick 1 (octave, 7th, 5th, root) 7:10 minor 9 chord tricks (root, 5th, 9th, 7th, octave) 8:25 Matt's Bass Lick 2 (walk up to half steps to octave from 7th, 7th, 5th, root) 9:00 accent/spanka da bass 9:30 accent/spanka da passing notes (octave) 10:05 adding 5th as passing note 10:47 Nautilus Exercise 11:50 Nautilus Bass Explanation (Am chord- Root, 5th, 4th, 3rd, 4th, 7th below root*, root) 12:50 Nautilus Right Hand 13:10 Nautilus Both Hands 14:09 Exercise 2 14:20 Exercise 2 Left Hand 14:27 Exercise 2 Right Hand 14:40 Exercise 2 Both Hands
"Learn the left hand til you can do it in your sleep, then learn the right and slowly bring them together. You'll start and think, 'I'm not going to get this', but you will, and when you do you will feel great about it" Thanks Matt! So true.
Maybe just one thing to add to this lesson. If you can't play the left or right or combined part ... Just slow down the tempo until you can and then speed up progressively
Thanks so much for reminding me not to give up on INDEPENDENCE..I do find this difficult., at 77 yrs old & playing bass all those years, does make me wonder if I can do it , this vid put life back into trying ,,,,many thanks
Love how you say 'you can do this thing' and then show 4-5 minor variations of it. That way is less of a riff that you learn and more of a resource you can master. It really helps you to map the thing in your head in order to own it rather than memorize the stuff.
"That will keep you occupied during lockdown" indeed. Outstanding lesson, Matt. You know someone is talented when they show you the way and it still looks like magic. I need to practice.
For your next video. I really hope other people would like to know this, because I’ve been trying to wrap my head around it for some time now. Can you please give us a step by step, what you need to learn and how to practice it structure to piano improvisation. If that is even remotely possible it would certainly help me a lot and I suspect many others. Big fan here! Thank you for all the videos, they really are priceless.
It's clear to me your keys are the defining sound of Jamiroquai. Such great chord changes and voicings....Would love to see more on that specifically! Maybe you already have something like that.
hey Matt. Great video mate.I remember those days. Drum machine and you on keys and bass. The gig we did in Soho Square when the drummer didn't show for Wayne Hernandez . Those were the days.
This requires groove skill and tons of practice. Another master keyboard player, Ray Manzarek (The Doors), he was bass player and organ/electic piano at the same time. Thank you very much, in this stange new times, one can say it’s now “taking lessons” in the studio with Matt Johnson.
"at first you think you will never get it, but in the end you do". Apart from being an absolute education video for an ex-bassist learning keys, this is an inspirational quote. Many thanks mate
Got up at 330 am in Melbourne after watching this and got myself on the MODX splitting my Keyboard and giving this stuff a good go. Of course it led me to playing Jamiroquai songs on YT listening to the Bass stuff and the next thing I knew It was breakfast time. It was an inspiring lesson.. thanks.
Man, you are so right with that point at the end. Once you get past those beginning barriers and start grooving, it's feels like you've landed on the moon.
the way you explained this has actually helped me to understand how you guys use your left hand...i'm gonna practice now...you've given me something simple and solid to do...so thanks dude!!
I’ll join everybody else to say this was brilliant! An idea for a lesson: what are your favorite chord voicings in the songs you play? I’ve noticed you put the root ninenth third fifth and seventh a lot and the sixth not that much. Your take on that? A million thanks for sharing your funky wisdom!!
This is the best example that I have seen of how to play the split keyboards. I have been trying to coordinate my left hand with my right hand for quite some time. He really brings it all together.
I am an "old school" keyboard rock player. Lee Michaels, Doors(Ray Manzarek), Rascals(Felix), Stevie Wonder( the master), Sly Stone, Chester Thompson (Tower of Power, Santana) all influenced my key bass style with B 3, D6 Clavinet, Rhodes. Matt Johnson, thanks for keeping the flame burning.
As a The Doors fan that I am, learning to play bass lines along keyboard parts was one the first things I put myself into when I started to play keyboards. Still learning today.
Thank you for putting these out! Talented people like you sharing your knowledge are what makes the Internet worthwhile. I really appreciate it. I started learning a couple of years ago and one of the first tips I got, that worked for me, was to slow everything right down, to half speed or slower, using a metronome to make sure you don't instinctively speed up. Once you can play something slowly and accurately, playing it full speed becomes almost easy - it's not climbing a hill, it's punching through a wall.
I love bass line played on keyboards and videos about that are quite rare. This one is really great master class. Thanks you for sharing this knowledge with us!!
This is a great video Matt, thanks for keep the good work. Also gotta say, without any harm intended, that only you and a drum machine already gives you that Jamiroquai vibes you know and love.
I'm only a beginner, but what helps me (whether it's left vs. right on keyboard or hands vs. vocal) is to slow down tempo much and to see the timing of each, and to learn play/sing slow, then increasing the tempo. The point is to see the timing exactly. When the brain sees that, it can play different speeds. Works faster than trying to learn it in original tempo. I tried hard to learn Dr.Alban - It's my life with both hands, bass on left, it sounds so easy, but the timing is very tricky. And I just couldn't make my hands hit at different times. But as soon as i slowed down 2.5 times slower, it worked and i learned quickly. And I must say the process of succeeding in doing such things makes me really happy. Self-development. Haha.
That’s great... there is nothing more satisfying when you can master a piece with left and right hand independence. Your technique is how I try and learn stuff too. Starting slow... then almost as you said... switch off, close your eyes and feel the left hand on auto pilot until it’s drummed in... really enjoying your channel... thank you!
"First the left hand. Then do the right hand. Now mix them together." "Draw a circle. Draw another circle. Now draw the whole owl." Fantastic video Matt! Thank you!
I'm really impressed by your ability to teach to multiple skill levels at once. You're showing a pattern, then showing a simple versions and well as more challenging patterns. It's very rare to see, and it keeps me coming back to these video and as I improved I can pick up more from the same video. This is also sneakily a great lesson on chord voicings. Would you mind making a video on chord voicings at some later point? I.e. why/when you're using 9s/11s/alt7s? Please keep this up! :)
I remember an old Bass Player Magazine column which recommended us bassists to play bass lines created by keyboardists or programmed on sequencers (not the same thing), like Into the groove (Madonna), in order to refresh our playing and get out of our habits. Here, it is the brillantly demonstrated reverse process : becoming a better pianist/keyboard player by reproducing lines from bassists. You have a strong groovy left hand, giving the same good funky feeling than a bassist. You participate to the whole movement of creation and transmission, making the ideas and energy circulate, give and receive, for playing better music. A big thank you for this 🙏
Next level, never seen a keyboard bassline and scintillating synth vibe and intelligence like this in muh lyfe. You have yin and yang happening at once to great effect, and it seems effortless and youre simultaneously teaching it. Not to mention the tech savvy aspect. God bless you and keep you, that you may continue in this Great Work!
Matt, thank you so much! Walked slowly over 2 hours through this 15 min video and learned SO much - wouldvé took me months to try and figure out those sounds by myself. I am in the process of becoming better at production for my song demos and saving the hassle of having to take out the bass guitar everytime instead of already laying the lines on the MIDI keyboard and this just opens up so many possibilites.
As a lifelong guitarist + percussionist who switched to bass (so I could communicate more effectively w drummers) & synths (so I could , y know - play w synths & ELOs) This helped formalize what I've been adapting to keys from bass playing. Also as Jamiroquai was prob my #1 influence as a bassist, this has given me plenty to chew on. Big Up to Mr. Johnson for making these!
Been a massive Jamiroquai fan since 1993 and you are a big part of the reason why I love the band so much. You are a huge talent and these videos just highlight how great you are!!
Thank you so much for these videos! As a longtime sax player finally learning keys, my left hand is my biggest weakness. This really helps give some simple ideas that I can practice and ways to riff on them!
Oh man you've got a lovely journey ahead of you. So many classics and an huge influence on the the sound of early 90's HipHop Bob James Trio - Mind Games (Casino lights) live on RUclips never ceases to bring me to special place. And more recently Session 6 Bob James Sanborn Sessions
As usual, these advanced techniques are explained with clarity and grace. Your keyboard style is unique, I’ve never seen anyone play quite like this. Brilliant!
Great video! I've always wanted to be able to play bass with my left hand, ever since I heard that The Doors didn't have a bass player, but instead it was Ray Manzarek playing bass (Rhodes) with his left hand while playing the Vox Continental with his right.
I'm 3 years in learning to play the keyboard and this video made me subscribe instantly. Making my left hand do more interesting things is the kind of lessons I been looking for for a while now and this is one of the best I seen so far. Thanks for the great tips!
This was awesome. I have tendonitis in my right arm and need to practice bass with my left more anyhow so this came at the perfect time. Thanks as always for sharing
I love the way you explain musical skills that might seem simple but are in fact tricky or even very difficult. A simple example about this is that I can pass this video to my very good friend DDP (a renown classical piano concertist) and I'm sure he will struggle to play it by ear unless I give him the score. I think this a very good exercise for practising this would be having a monophonic synth on your left hand and a polyphonic on the right one.
Matt - you're a far better player than me but somehow you seem to be on the same wavelength - great no nonsense videos, no daft hip talking, and I really like the clear shots of you're fingers at work - this has inspired me to keep practicising, developing and looking for new skills even in my 70s. Some of your content show what I have been trying to do for years but also shows where I go wrong.
Pure sonic bliss from one of the true MASTERS of the keyboards, and making it look so smooth in the process!! I’ve been enjoying all of your videos immensely and they will help me to start evolving to the next level of my playing. THANK YOU for being so generous and for sharing your immense talent with all of us. We’re all the more enriched for it. Sending much brotherly love from Queens, NY. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🎹🎹🎹👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
This is such a gem of a channel. I only just started watching, a couple of weeks ago, and everything you upload is so well done and helpful. Thanks for taking time out to do these vids. I can only speak for myself, but it's certainly appreciated.
Thanks for your generosity... You are a great teacher. There are things money can't buy and one of them is respect. I appreciate your teachings. Greetings from Chile.
Wow that was really dope The way you independently broke the left hand and right hand techniques. Making it look easy and encouraging the players to never give up is inspiring. Thanks!
I’ve been playing as a keyboardist in amateur bands this same funky type of music (Jamiroquai and Incognito being major influences) for many years in an on and off fashion, mostly with a bassist but my biggest weakness has been coming up with good bass lines on my own and this video taught me so much! Matt, your channel has certainly become my favorite on RUclips (outside classical music channels). Thank you!
How many bass players does it take to change a light bulb? None, the keyboard player does it with his left hand. Seriously great video, as a teacher of boogie woogie I can say left hand is king🤠
Great video Matt. I just discovered your channel. I am a Smooth Jazz Saxophonist, music producer and one man band. Thank you for the inspiration. You do a great job demonstrating and explaining the various techniques. You have inspired me. Well done my man....!!!
Wow. Such great help! Admitted, I’ve been attempting to successfully get left hand independence for many years with no success doing a similar approach. I guess some of us just “can’t get this” although I still try.
Gotta say these are the best instructional videos I've ever come across, professionally produced, great tips, really useful suggestions for musicians of any level and put across in an accessible way without patronising ... and from a top musician ... these are just priceless for any player. Thank you Matt!
Just discover your channel, just suscribed ! Reason ? 2 seconds with Matt and I've learned amazing cool riffs on keyboard. You're a fantastic teacher, calm and simple. Huge thank ! Bonjour de Paris !
I just realised I asked you to do this after another vid - and you've already done it! Big thanks for this and apologies for not having dug deeper, but I've only just foundd that you do quality tutorials as well as gear insights tonight. Loving the left hand insights (note that you omit the root in your right hand chords of course because you're covering that in your left - probably obvious to you, but great for the rest of us to cotton on to)! Big props and thanks again 🙏☺️
I am only 1 month into learning to play the keys and while I'm not anywhere close to being able to execute any of these techniques, it's helped me so much understand what is going on in my favourite records. Thanks a lot Matt for sharing your wealth of knowledge with us. As a new player this channel has been a beacon amidst the sea of usual classical and pop tutorials on RUclips. Stay awesome my man!
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Can we just all give out love for Matt’s generosity in giving out ya’ll FREE, golden nuggets of groove not behind a paywall. Years of experience and listening for nothin’! So go buy his album and future merch for givin’ it back.
Bought the the record already :)
Own his vinyl and bought his digital tracks upon Bandcamp release
Yes these could make for a great Masterclass and he put them up for us for free. Legend.
God bless the internet and you sir!!
Absolutely true. Hanging out in a covid-lockdown studio, performing/producing these videos single-handedly, it's a real gift.
"If you've got a good left hand, you are twice the player."
Amen!
This guy IS jamiroquai, the sound and chord progressions and everything about what makes the music so amazing
SO, this was the.. "Licks they don't want you to know"
Matt, this might be common knowledge to you but these 15 minutes blew my mind. Please bring out more of your gems !
As a bass player myself, all the bass players should watch this video twice.
Years listening to jamiroquai wondering how to get that funky yet classy taste and... Then you come and do a RUclips channel! Keep it up man!
1:55 Bass Dictates Chord Example 1
2:23 Bass Dictates Chord Example 2
3:37 moving up to bass note of chord (2 half steps down from octave and move up)
3:58 play bass note an octave higher
4:08 combining octave with moving into bass note
4:27 using the 5th
4:40 combining 5th, octave, and root
5:38 "disco walking pony" 🎠
6:00 Matt's Bass Lick 1 (octave, 7th, 5th, root)
7:10 minor 9 chord tricks (root, 5th, 9th, 7th, octave)
8:25 Matt's Bass Lick 2 (walk up to half steps to octave from 7th, 7th, 5th, root)
9:00 accent/spanka da bass
9:30 accent/spanka da passing notes (octave)
10:05 adding 5th as passing note
10:47 Nautilus Exercise
11:50 Nautilus Bass Explanation (Am chord- Root, 5th, 4th, 3rd, 4th, 7th below root*, root)
12:50 Nautilus Right Hand
13:10 Nautilus Both Hands
14:09 Exercise 2
14:20 Exercise 2 Left Hand
14:27 Exercise 2 Right Hand
14:40 Exercise 2 Both Hands
Appreciate it
Thank you, ❤too.❤
"Learn the left hand til you can do it in your sleep, then learn the right and slowly bring them together. You'll start and think, 'I'm not going to get this', but you will, and when you do you will feel great about it"
Thanks Matt! So true.
What blows me away in every single video: Matt is playing 2 bars of whatever, and there is instant Jamiroquai! You must just LOVE it!!
Aaah, 'Nautilus' what a tune, man
Maybe just one thing to add to this lesson. If you can't play the left or right or combined part ... Just slow down the tempo until you can and then speed up progressively
Thanks so much for reminding me not to give up on INDEPENDENCE..I do find this difficult., at 77 yrs old & playing bass all those years, does make me wonder if I can do it , this vid put life back into trying ,,,,many thanks
as a drummer I can tell you: this man knows how to practice. amazing artist, this video is priceless.
Love how you say 'you can do this thing' and then show 4-5 minor variations of it. That way is less of a riff that you learn and more of a resource you can master. It really helps you to map the thing in your head in order to own it rather than memorize the stuff.
"That will keep you occupied during lockdown" indeed. Outstanding lesson, Matt. You know someone is talented when they show you the way and it still looks like magic. I need to practice.
You don't need a bassist whilst a keyboardist like Matt Johnson exist.
I used to hate doing it but play an hour a night left handed only, it’s helped out a lot!
This keeps me working with music bands through these tough times. Being a keyboardist that can play split key bass is $$$$
For your next video. I really hope other people would like to know this, because I’ve been trying to wrap my head around it for some time now.
Can you please give us a step by step, what you need to learn and how to practice it structure to piano improvisation. If that is even remotely possible it would certainly help me a lot and I suspect many others. Big fan here! Thank you for all the videos, they really are priceless.
It's clear to me your keys are the defining sound of Jamiroquai. Such great chord changes and voicings....Would love to see more on that specifically! Maybe you already have something like that.
As a guitarist who's trying to learn the bass, this was a great video for me as well!
hey Matt. Great video mate.I remember those days. Drum machine and you on keys and bass. The gig we did in Soho Square when the drummer didn't show for Wayne Hernandez . Those were the days.
Haha oh yeah I remember that one! Yep fun times, would love to do a gig!!!
This requires groove skill and tons of practice.
Another master keyboard player, Ray Manzarek (The Doors), he was bass player and organ/electic piano at the same time.
Thank you very much, in this stange new times, one can say it’s now “taking lessons” in the studio with Matt Johnson.
"at first you think you will never get it, but in the end you do". Apart from being an absolute education video for an ex-bassist learning keys, this is an inspirational quote.
Many thanks mate
OMG! Awesome. I leaned more in 15 minutes than 50 years of playing the same old stuff. Your tutorials are magic. Thanks Matt!
Same...!
I got better after giving guitar a try.
Got up at 330 am in Melbourne after watching this and got myself on the MODX splitting my Keyboard and giving this stuff a good go. Of course it led me to playing Jamiroquai songs on YT listening to the Bass stuff and the next thing I knew It was breakfast time. It was an inspiring lesson.. thanks.
Man, you are so right with that point at the end. Once you get past those beginning barriers and start grooving, it's feels like you've landed on the moon.
the way you explained this has actually helped me to understand how you guys use your left hand...i'm gonna practice now...you've given me something simple and solid to do...so thanks dude!!
And that's why Jamiroquai sounds so funky! Great stuff, thanks Matt!
It's like your best buddy sitting down with you and showing you cool stuff. What a high quality man.
@matt Johnson jamiroquai, I feel I should be paying you for that masterclass, awesome stuff
I’ll join everybody else to say this was brilliant! An idea for a lesson: what are your favorite chord voicings in the songs you play? I’ve noticed you put the root ninenth third fifth and seventh a lot and the sixth not that much. Your take on that? A million thanks for sharing your funky wisdom!!
This is the best example that I have seen of how to play the split keyboards. I have been trying to coordinate my left hand with my right hand for quite some time. He really brings it all together.
I am an "old school" keyboard rock player. Lee Michaels, Doors(Ray Manzarek), Rascals(Felix), Stevie Wonder( the master), Sly Stone, Chester Thompson (Tower of Power, Santana) all influenced my key bass style with B 3, D6 Clavinet, Rhodes. Matt Johnson, thanks for keeping the flame burning.
As a The Doors fan that I am, learning to play bass lines along keyboard parts was one the first things I put myself into when I started to play keyboards. Still learning today.
Thank you for putting these out! Talented people like you sharing your knowledge are what makes the Internet worthwhile. I really appreciate it. I started learning a couple of years ago and one of the first tips I got, that worked for me, was to slow everything right down, to half speed or slower, using a metronome to make sure you don't instinctively speed up. Once you can play something slowly and accurately, playing it full speed becomes almost easy - it's not climbing a hill, it's punching through a wall.
This is one of the best instructional videos I've seen on RUclips. You are showing techniques we can use in the real world. Thank you!
I love bass line played on keyboards and videos about that are quite rare. This one is really great master class. Thanks you for sharing this knowledge with us!!
Thanks RUclips for suggesting this video. What an absolute gem.
This channel is like striking gold
This is a great video Matt, thanks for keep the good work.
Also gotta say, without any harm intended, that only you and a drum machine already gives you that Jamiroquai vibes you know and love.
seriously this is exactly the kind of lessons i wanted to have for all of my life .... matt you sir are a true hero of the art
Yeah man! We are going this route in our band...best quote, "If you got a strong left hand, you're twice the player..." Yes!
I'm only a beginner, but what helps me (whether it's left vs. right on keyboard or hands vs. vocal) is to slow down tempo much and to see the timing of each, and to learn play/sing slow, then increasing the tempo. The point is to see the timing exactly. When the brain sees that, it can play different speeds. Works faster than trying to learn it in original tempo.
I tried hard to learn Dr.Alban - It's my life with both hands, bass on left, it sounds so easy, but the timing is very tricky. And I just couldn't make my hands hit at different times. But as soon as i slowed down 2.5 times slower, it worked and i learned quickly. And I must say the process of succeeding in doing such things makes me really happy. Self-development. Haha.
That’s great... there is nothing more satisfying when you can master a piece with left and right hand independence. Your technique is how I try and learn stuff too. Starting slow... then almost as you said... switch off, close your eyes and feel the left hand on auto pilot until it’s drummed in... really enjoying your channel... thank you!
"First the left hand. Then do the right hand. Now mix them together."
"Draw a circle. Draw another circle. Now draw the whole owl."
Fantastic video Matt! Thank you!
this is BRILLIANT, thank you for this
I'm really impressed by your ability to teach to multiple skill levels at once. You're showing a pattern, then showing a simple versions and well as more challenging patterns. It's very rare to see, and it keeps me coming back to these video and as I improved I can pick up more from the same video.
This is also sneakily a great lesson on chord voicings. Would you mind making a video on chord voicings at some later point? I.e. why/when you're using 9s/11s/alt7s?
Please keep this up! :)
I like how there is wallop, like a "smack" of the fingers on the bass. This. I can dig. Nice to watch and hear.
I remember an old Bass Player Magazine column which recommended us bassists to play bass lines created by keyboardists or programmed on sequencers (not the same thing), like Into the groove (Madonna), in order to refresh our playing and get out of our habits.
Here, it is the brillantly demonstrated reverse process : becoming a better pianist/keyboard player by reproducing lines from bassists. You have a strong groovy left hand, giving the same good funky feeling than a bassist.
You participate to the whole movement of creation and transmission, making the ideas and energy circulate, give and receive, for playing better music.
A big thank you for this 🙏
Next level, never seen a keyboard bassline and scintillating synth vibe and intelligence like this in muh lyfe. You have yin and yang happening at once to great effect, and it seems effortless and youre simultaneously teaching it. Not to mention the tech savvy aspect. God bless you and keep you, that you may continue in this Great Work!
Matt, thank you so much! Walked slowly over 2 hours through this 15 min video and learned SO much - wouldvé took me months to try and figure out those sounds by myself. I am in the process of becoming better at production for my song demos and saving the hassle of having to take out the bass guitar everytime instead of already laying the lines on the MIDI keyboard and this just opens up so many possibilites.
As a lifelong guitarist + percussionist who switched to bass (so I could communicate more effectively w drummers) & synths (so I could , y know - play w synths & ELOs)
This helped formalize what I've been adapting to keys from bass playing. Also as Jamiroquai was prob my #1 influence as a bassist, this has given me plenty to chew on. Big Up to Mr. Johnson for making these!
Been a massive Jamiroquai fan since 1993 and you are a big part of the reason why I love the band so much. You are a huge talent and these videos just highlight how great you are!!
Thank you so much for these videos! As a longtime sax player finally learning keys, my left hand is my biggest weakness. This really helps give some simple ideas that I can practice and ways to riff on them!
Wow...just 2min into the video and I'm loving that bass groove already.
and this is how I get to know Bob James!!! My God, he's amazing. How come I never heard of him before?? Great tutorial as usual, Matt.
Oh man you've got a lovely journey ahead of you. So many classics and an huge influence on the the sound of early 90's HipHop
Bob James Trio - Mind Games (Casino lights) live on RUclips never ceases to bring me to special place.
And more recently Session 6 Bob James Sanborn Sessions
I've been stuck trying to liberate my left hand and my rhythm; your breakdowns are super helpful. Thanks for another fantastic tutorial!
4:43 - when you can't find Stu Zender but you still gotta jam
Such a valuable treasure, communicated so clearly in just 15 minutes. Thank you so much Matt.
Can't believe how much you freely share your gifts. Thanks man!
As usual, these advanced techniques are explained with clarity and grace. Your keyboard style is unique, I’ve never seen anyone play quite like this. Brilliant!
Thanks, Matt for taking such care to step through these approachable skills.
Man I just have to say...........thank you for ALL of the nuggets you bless each and every 1 of US with on social media......bless you.....
15:30min and i have plenty of material to study for YEARS!
well, thanks Matt for this gem
love that you use the lets groove tonight/funk bass lick so much in the examples :)
Great video! I've always wanted to be able to play bass with my left hand, ever since I heard that The Doors didn't have a bass player, but instead it was Ray Manzarek playing bass (Rhodes) with his left hand while playing the Vox Continental with his right.
You know it's a good video when it makes you want to go and create something.
Much love for the free inspiration and information.
I'm 3 years in learning to play the keyboard and this video made me subscribe instantly. Making my left hand do more interesting things is the kind of lessons I been looking for for a while now and this is one of the best I seen so far. Thanks for the great tips!
Awesome! I was astonished how much practical value I was able to get from this little lesson to my playing! Thanks Matt!
Thank you Matt for sharing, its a blessing to have someone of your caliber giving a tutorial 🙏♥️
This was awesome. I have tendonitis in my right arm and need to practice bass with my left more anyhow so this came at the perfect time. Thanks as always for sharing
I love the way you explain musical skills that might seem simple but are in fact tricky or even very difficult.
A simple example about this is that I can pass this video to my very good friend DDP (a renown classical piano concertist) and I'm sure he will struggle to play it by ear unless I give him the score.
I think this a very good exercise for practising this would be having a monophonic synth on your left hand and a polyphonic on the right one.
Matt - you're a far better player than me but somehow you seem to be on the same wavelength - great no nonsense videos, no daft hip talking, and I really like the clear shots of you're fingers at work - this has inspired me to keep practicising, developing and looking for new skills even in my 70s. Some of your content show what I have been trying to do for years but also shows where I go wrong.
Pure sonic bliss from one of the true MASTERS of the keyboards, and making it look so smooth in the process!! I’ve been enjoying all of your videos immensely and they will help me to start evolving to the next level of my playing. THANK YOU for being so generous and for sharing your immense talent with all of us. We’re all the more enriched for it. Sending much brotherly love from Queens, NY. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🎹🎹🎹👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
Extremely valuable advice here. I really like that this is not only useful for people playing on keys, but song writing/arranging in general!
I would like to give a million likes to this video, one for each time I saw it and learned something new. Thanks Matt
bass has truly made your music great THANK YOU
This is such a gem of a channel. I only just started watching, a couple of weeks ago, and everything you upload is so well done and helpful. Thanks for taking time out to do these vids. I can only speak for myself, but it's certainly appreciated.
Thanks for your generosity... You are a great teacher. There are things money can't buy and one of them is respect. I appreciate your teachings. Greetings from Chile.
I appreciate that!
🤯 The best keyboard tutorial ever, thanks so much 🙏🏾
Wow that was really dope
The way you independently broke the left hand and right hand techniques.
Making it look easy and encouraging the players to never give up is inspiring.
Thanks!
I’ve been playing as a keyboardist in amateur bands this same funky type of music (Jamiroquai and Incognito being major influences) for many years in an on and off fashion, mostly with a bassist but my biggest weakness has been coming up with good bass lines on my own and this video taught me so much! Matt, your channel has certainly become my favorite on RUclips (outside classical music channels). Thank you!
How many bass players does it take to change a light bulb? None, the keyboard player does it with his left hand. Seriously great video, as a teacher of boogie woogie I can say left hand is king🤠
Great video Matt. I just discovered your channel. I am a Smooth Jazz Saxophonist, music producer and one man band. Thank you for the inspiration. You do a great job demonstrating and explaining the various techniques. You have inspired me. Well done my man....!!!
Wow. Such great help! Admitted, I’ve been attempting to successfully get left hand independence for many years with no success doing a similar approach. I guess some of us just “can’t get this” although I still try.
Impressed!, I always looking for bassline techniques and this is the best I found so far - cheers! 👍👍👍
These videos that you doing are just amazing. I'm learning so much, big thanks from Finland!
Gotta say these are the best instructional videos I've ever come across, professionally produced, great tips, really useful suggestions for musicians of any level and put across in an accessible way without patronising ... and from a top musician ... these are just priceless for any player. Thank you Matt!
One of those videos we watch infinite times and in learn something from every single one of them.
As a bassist, it's illuminating to see how you conceptualize (and how you arrived at) your bass approach. Cheers!
Just discover your channel, just suscribed ! Reason ? 2 seconds with Matt and I've learned amazing cool riffs on keyboard. You're a fantastic teacher, calm and simple. Huge thank ! Bonjour de Paris !
Just found your channel. Gee love it much.
Excellent!!!! … and I mean every letter. Thanks for the valuable practice advice. Priceless!!!
That was one of the best tutorial videos I have seen regarding left handed independence. Thank you so very much!
I just realised I asked you to do this after another vid - and you've already done it! Big thanks for this and apologies for not having dug deeper, but I've only just foundd that you do quality tutorials as well as gear insights tonight. Loving the left hand insights (note that you omit the root in your right hand chords of course because you're covering that in your left - probably obvious to you, but great for the rest of us to cotton on to)! Big props and thanks again 🙏☺️
Thanks to this video I can play now 2 songs, bass on left hand, and keyboard on right. Thank you very much Matt.
Hello.
Big THANKS for a great christmas gift!!!
It's so easier with You helping.
I'm glad i didn't sold my drummachine.
All best
Wisdom worth its weight in gold. Thanks Matt! Best, Daniel
I am only 1 month into learning to play the keys and while I'm not anywhere close to being able to execute any of these techniques, it's helped me so much understand what is going on in my favourite records. Thanks a lot Matt for sharing your wealth of knowledge with us. As a new player this channel has been a beacon amidst the sea of usual classical and pop tutorials on RUclips. Stay awesome my man!