Blues rhythm number two, Straight Eight Boogie Rhythm. 2 2
This is a Jerry Lee Lewis style rhythm, and 3 3
it'll be a lot more fun than rhythm one. 4 4
But you'll still see that it's just an extension of that first basic rhythm. 5 5
You'll still use the same three chords. 6 6
C, [SOUND] F, [SOUND] G [SOUND]. 7 7
The right hand will just play the basic chord. 8 8
[SOUND] Left hand's going to play a pattern again, but 9 9
just more elaborate than your first pattern. 10 10
In the first pattern, you played just the notes of the basic C chord. 11 11
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You're going to play those notes again, but 13 13
you're going to add two more notes on top. 14 14
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You can see that in order to do that, 16 16
you have to change playing with your thumb to move your second finger onto the G. 17 17
[SOUND] Then your thumb on to the A, 18 18
then swivel up onto the B-flat, [SOUND] and back down to the A. 19 19
[SOUND] Down to the G, and through the chord again. 20 20
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So see it as a C chord with two notes added. 22 22
[SOUND] And if you just look at the pattern and the shift, 23 23
you'll see that the two notes added are very, very close to the end of the chord. 24 24
So you've got a gap, [SOUND] and a gap, and two notes very close. 25 25
And the last one's black. 26 26
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Now, let's add in the right hand. 28 28
And to make it easy, 29 29
you're just going to play a C note in between every left hand note. 30 30
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And if you can get that faster, you'll sound quite good. 32 32
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That's the easiest way to play the rhythm. 34 34
But the Jerry Lee Lewis style is to play two right hand chords for 35 35
each left hand note. 36 36
So it's eight half beats per bar in the right hand. 37 37
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Now, you can play the sequence using the chord of C. 39 39
Try transposing it to the chords of F and G. 40 40
So find the F chord in the right hand. 41 41
[SOUND] Two octave left again. 42 42
Start the pattern again. 43 43
It's going to look exactly the same as the C pattern. 44 44
So you're gonna play an F chord, 45 45
[SOUND] followed by the two notes closely tied together. 46 46
It's the sixth and the seventh of the scale. 47 47
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Then move everything up one note to G. 49 49
And the difference with the G chord, the G pattern, 50 50
is that the last note's going to be white instead of black. 51 51
So just keep that in mind. 52 52
[SOUND] So white instead of black. 53 53
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Let's try the full progression on the next page, 12 bar Jerry Lee style boogie. 55 55
Play it very slowly. 56 56
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