Left Hand Rhythm

Dead_Trench · 12-30-2005, 01:07 PM

I started playing keyboard/piano on the 25th. I'm picking it up pretty well since I already play the guitar. I'm just wondering what songs or exercises I should practice in order to build up my skill in both hands playing different things. Because I can lead pretty well with either but doing rhythm and lead just confuses me.

pohl_56 · 12-30-2005, 07:17 PM

I would say that you should work on using chords with left hand and take the same chord and pick out single notes and try to keep something going.

Ex: C chord with left hand and then C, E, G with right hand in different patterns.

You may want to get a metronome too so that you can try to keep up to speed, etc...

Also, if you know how to read sheet music, try writing something out and then try to play what you wrote. It works for me and helps both the songwriting part along with the playing/skill part. Doesnt have to be anyting fancy but yea.

Hope that helped and congrats on joining in on playing.

Dead_Trench · 12-31-2005, 07:39 AM

Thanks. I figured something that would really help me when perfected. I learned the bass and melody of the Super Mario bros theme and I'm gonna try to play them at the same time. I don't have any problem writing my own music. I've written many instrumentals for a four piece rock band set-up.

freakmeeko · 12-31-2005, 08:26 AM

Most Billy Joel songs have simple rhythm parts with the left hand that simply follow chord progressions. Check them out on sheetmusicdirect.us

-_-_-Phantom_Lord-_-_- · 01-26-2006, 01:00 AM

Billy joel, debatably the greatest classical musicial of all time. Piano man, gotta love it!!

Lady Lex · 01-26-2006, 06:45 PM

classical?

Whats that make Horowitz?

-_-_-Phantom_Lord-_-_- · 01-28-2006, 08:18 PM

sorry, not clasical as in motzart, bach ect.

12-30-2005, 01:07 PM	#1
Dead_Trench Keyra Augustina Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 729	Left Hand Rhythm I started playing keyboard/piano on the 25th. I'm picking it up pretty well since I already play the guitar. I'm just wondering what songs or exercises I should practice in order to build up my skill in both hands playing different things. Because I can lead pretty well with either but doing rhythm and lead just confuses me.

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12-30-2005, 07:17 PM	#2
pohl_56 Rock'N Roller Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 961	I would say that you should work on using chords with left hand and take the same chord and pick out single notes and try to keep something going. Ex: C chord with left hand and then C, E, G with right hand in different patterns. You may want to get a metronome too so that you can try to keep up to speed, etc... Also, if you know how to read sheet music, try writing something out and then try to play what you wrote. It works for me and helps both the songwriting part along with the playing/skill part. Doesnt have to be anyting fancy but yea. Hope that helped and congrats on joining in on playing.

12-31-2005, 07:39 AM	#3
Dead_Trench Keyra Augustina Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 729	Thanks. I figured something that would really help me when perfected. I learned the bass and melody of the Super Mario bros theme and I'm gonna try to play them at the same time. I don't have any problem writing my own music. I've written many instrumentals for a four piece rock band set-up.

12-31-2005, 08:26 AM	#4
freakmeeko Running man is back! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Eastern America Posts: 422	Most Billy Joel songs have simple rhythm parts with the left hand that simply follow chord progressions. Check them out on sheetmusicdirect.us

01-26-2006, 01:00 AM	#5
-_-_-Phantom_Lord-_-_- Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 91	Billy joel, debatably the greatest classical musicial of all time. Piano man, gotta love it!!

01-26-2006, 06:45 PM	#6
Lady Lex Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 264	classical? Whats that make Horowitz?

01-28-2006, 08:18 PM	#7
-_-_-Phantom_Lord-_-_- Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 91	sorry, not clasical as in motzart, bach ect.