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is brought to you by the Roland Corporation I'm here with David Benoit
David I would really appreciate it if you give our viewers just a
quick lesson how to play the linus and Lucy Theme I know it is a tune that you you play all
the time
it's another one of those classics that the minute hear one or two notes of the song
you instantly know what tune it is So if you can be nice to give us some info
we would really appreciate it
well the trick on this is that you can really have to practice your
hands separately for a long time before you put them together because separately
they're really easy
But together that's when it gets tricky so don't worry about it. start with the
left hand
here it is okay it's in the key of Ab which is a very
natural key. The Black Keys it's all black keys on the left hand
I got a favor to ask if we go up one octave it would just make sure we should can see it on camera
when we get ready to play it we can move down.
so it's an easy hand position
So let's give away those notes. Ab, Eb, Ab
and so the first time you play it it's
just like that. The second time you play it, you go
With an F on top instead of the Ab
I hear that rhythm
coming in
If you counted it and slowed it down - 1 and 2 and 3 and 4; 1 and 2 and 3 and 4
and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4; and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4; and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4
OK, there is the left hand part
The right hand part is this melody here ...
which is very easy my daughter can play it on violin
and I have taught a lot of kids how to play just that much.
this is just Ab stressing the melody
So let's just do
that much
so we'll work on this
so this is easy. so start there
then the next step
After you get that down then add in the harmony
okay the harmony - the first thing is to put your thumb is down here on the C
C and Ab Eb Bb
Ab and C on top
That is all you need right now
then go back down again back
that's all you need to worry about are those three
All in one position
yeah I think that's good
you know i've never put that together ...
A light bulb went off
that's hilarious, so you got that, and you need to remember you have this
Now the trick is putting these two together
Quick comment
it takes a while to get that
you rub your tummy and pat head your head thing together
Do it super, duper slowly
one-time and I think we can get
a handle on all thing to make a connection
when this hand needs to come down with that hand type of thing
always start with the left hand
first
that's the way it's performed
now add the right hand
It is even hard for me to do slower
so i think it is
really slow
yeah when they come together that's right
that's on the second one
see the right has to play on the down beat the left hand is still going on the up beat
that is the trick people ask us about that all the time
like how do you get that happening it called slow it down then slow it down some more
then even slower
eventually there will be this moment when oh this one has to hit
first then this one than this ...
at that point you can get it and a dumb analogy
once you get to that point you don't have to run up a hill you break
through a wall
it's not this continuous thing it's like bam once you go through it
you're good to go and it hits you and you can do it
that's it. Let's hear it at full tempo.
Good, beautiful thanks David!
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