Play Piano Like Professor Longhair - New Orleans Piano Tutorial (Harrison Moss Music)

In this tutorial, I breakdown my favorite groove from Professor Longhair (aka Fess). This groove comes from the tune “Hey Now Baby”. Fess is one of the founding father’s of New Orleans piano. He is known for blending Caribbean rhythms with American rhythm and blues.

If you want to play New Orleans piano, you better know some Fess!

Recommended Listening - “Hey Now Baby"
Rock 'N' Roll Gumbo (1974) recording - https://youtu.be/gFCU-iV1IAc
The London Concert (2005) recording - https://youtu.be/--OSWGfQ3nI

CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
01:23 The Importance of Listening
02:10 Recommend Listening
02:30 Left Hand Basic Pattern
05:03 Adding to the Left Hand
05:42 Add a Single Note on the "4 and"
06:36 Octave on 1st Beat
07:51 Up Slide from Minor 3rd to Major 3rd
09:00 Right Hand Basic Pattern
09:36 Fingering
11:25 Demonstration with Basic Right Hand Pattern
12:09 Final G Chord
12:40 Adding to the Right Hand
12:50 Upper Harmony Notes
14:41 Add a Triplet
16:41 Variation on F Chord
17:10 3 Options on G Chord
18:57 Final Worlds

SHEET MUSIC
I learn everything by ear so do not have sheet music. I do not plan on making sheet music due to potential copyright issues. If you have specific questions about what I'm playing, feel free to leave a comment. I’m happy to help.

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