Classic organ parts - how to?

[MrVegas]

Can anyone recommend any how-to videos on playing organ parts from classic rock organ such as Hush, Magic Carpet Ride, Evil Ways, Hold Your Head Up, etc? I have found some youtube videos showing guys playing, but not how-to with chords, etc.

[WesG]

If you watch the Woodstock video, you can see Gregg Rollie's hands for a good hunk of Evil Ways, IIRC.

 

If you find anything better, let me know. My attempt at playing a good solo in there sucks donkey-dick. But, just so you know, it starts with a registration that has lots of high end and 3rd harmonic percussion. It's in G, starts on the A (max tension) and uses the G minor blues scale.

 

Wes

[nadroj]

That Evil Ways Woodstock solo was great.

I love the part where he alternates between G and F with his thumb and first finger and hits the chord tones at the same time with his third and fifth fingers at 1.54 - an embellishment on a bread and butter blues lick, but I'm stealing it.

 

OP, I ain't much of an organ player at all but youtube is pretty good for some stuff. Tony Monaco and Keith Appleton have decent how-to videos but may not be EXACTLY what you're after.

 

 

[StanC]

Can anyone recommend any how-to videos on playing organ parts from classic rock organ such as Hush, Magic Carpet Ride, Evil Ways, Hold Your Head Up, etc? I have found some youtube videos showing guys playing, but not how-to with chords, etc.

 

Have you tried searching you tube for "How to play XXXXXX?" Or throwing in the word "tutorial" with the artist and/or song title may lead you to some helpful videos.

 

Here's a sample when I searched "how to play evil ways organ solo"

[Outkaster]

Doesn't matter some of it is still just him and how he feels the music. It's better to get the style than going for individual notes.