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Title: Playing rock n roll piano
Post by: mattrock on November 06, 2009, 04:11:39 PM

Hi, i don't know if this is the right forum for rock n roll, but i want to know if anyone has any tips on learning the style of Jerry Lee Lewis's and Little Richard's piano playing.

Matt

Title: Re: Playing rock n roll piano
Post by: slobone on November 07, 2009, 05:22:20 AM

There's a terrific book called Improvising Rock Piano by Jeffrey Gutcheon. It's out of print, but you may be able to find a used copy. He has a chapter on Jerry Lee Lewis.

According to Gutcheon, the basic rhythm is "triple feel" boogie-woogie in the left hand. It's a dotted-triplet rhythm with chords repeated on 1 and 3.

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To rock this correctly, accent all the base notes equally and strongly. It's harder for the hand, but right for the rhythm.

And lots more great stuff like that.