Blues rhythm number three. 2 2
Blueberry Hill Rhythm. 3 3
This rhythm is a lot easier than it first seems. 4 4
Difficult to describe on paper, 5 5
but once you watch the video you'll hopefully be able to pick it up. 6 6
It's a rhythm known as 12/8 time or triple feel. 7 7
This means that the basic rhythm comes in groups of three notes. 8 8
So in 12/8 time, there are four of these groups of three beats per bar. 9 9
So the right hand will be playing 12 beats per bar, four groups of three. 10 10
So try the right hand now with the C chord. 11 11
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So 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4. 13 13
Four groups of three. 14 14
The left hand is going to play a three-note pattern which you'll no doubt 15 15
recognize. 16 16
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Now like the twist rhythm, 18 18
three notes of the left hand match three notes of the right-hand chord. 19 19
Just basically two C chords. 20 20
So C chord in the right hand at middle C. 21 21
Two octaves left so you get a nice deep bass sound. 22 22
Same chord, three notes of C. 23 23
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Okay, now there's two ways to attempt this. 25 25
You can look at the sheet music on the page and 26 26
follow it very carefully, very slowly, and count out the beats. 27 27
1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3. 28 28
1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1. 29 29
Or if you sing the left hand bass pattern, 30 30
sometimes it's easier because you'll know the pattern in your head. 31 31
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Then you're going to transfer what you're singing into your left hand. 33 33
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And now you want to transpose the pattern to the chords of F and G, and 35 35
you'll have the three main chords for Blueberry Hill. 36 36
So this time instead of moving up to F and G in the right hand, move down to F and 37 37
G because you're down an octave below that in the left hand. 38 38
So, C. 39 39
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Now move the right hand down to F, and up to F in the left hand. 41 41
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Back to C. 43 43
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G, go down below middle C to G. 45 45
Up to G on the left hand. 46 46
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Down one to F. 48 48
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Back to C. 50 50
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As an added touch, you can bounce onto the middle note in the left hand. 52 52
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