5 Easy Hammond Organ Licks

Sweetwater‘s Jacob Dupre is back with organ inspiration for your new year! Jacob walks through five Hammond-style licks and techniques that will wow audiences and bring any organ back to life. The smooth, bright feel of Hammond-style tones are instantly recognizable and available on most modern keyboards, including the Nord Stage 3. Covered techniques include chordal work, percussive playing, soulful gospel tones, glissandos, and more. Check it out!

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0:00 Welcome!
0:31 Lick 1
2:37 Lick 2
6:13 Lick 3
8:25 Lick 4
11:25 Lick 5
14:02 Thanks for watching!

[BigEightiesNewWave]

Minor pentatonic scales with inverted fifths, magic of Jon Lord.

[Scott.A]

I started out on organ as a child and still play from time to time. My passion for synths has taken a lot more of my timw

[mahirakalucasahammed]

it sounds like my favorite decade the 60s

[onlyrick]

When you start your glissandos low, those notes don't project much. The trick is to start with the volume pedal pushed down (loud) and back it off as you ascend. This, along with slapping a bass, are two of the most funnest things one can do musically. And smoking dope.

[luvyesmusici]

Two of my favorite Hammond/organ/ keyboard players are Tony Kaye and Geoff Downes. Both brilliant musicians, stand up guys with a great sense of humor, and two individuals I have been lucky to spend time with on several occasions.

[guitarslinger]

Absolutely love this contemporary twist on an 'old ' instrument. Brilliant

[dannuttle]

Whatever Sweetwater pays Jacob is not enough!

[tudore_jams]

I hope we'll be lucky enough to see a part 2! These are so great, I can immediately introduce them into my playing

[charleskallay]

That last lick you showed, played straight is right out of the Bach corpus.

[svensonsorensen]

Set the Wheel to control the leslie fast/slow and have more fun playing the amazing Hammond-sound;)

[mymetronome]

Just got my sv-1 back from repair…I’m 4 years rusty but after practicing these, I’ll be good to go…thank you

[videogameattic]

I just got my Yamaha PSR EW-425 from Sweetwater. Very pleased that it's able to do this sound!! Thanks guys!

[GotYourWallet]

Love this. Play with the Leslie to add tension.

[briguy]

I've been bashing away at organ for decades and this vid reinforced some of the things I'm doing right and some new things to learn. Thanks for this

[joewillis]

Love the simplicity of the lesson thank you

[ardiris]

I am enjoying these short lessons, Sweetwater.

[kevinperry]

I've always been a Hammond fan! And a great video too, thanks for sharing 🤘

[Gkm]

6:47: that C9 voicing is identical to Gmin6 as used for the intro to Billy Joel’s “Just The Way You Are”. Notes are just notes; what the chord actually is comes entirely from the context in which it is used.

[charlesmccormick]

Dupre Didactic!! Nice work; Hammond sound needs more love

[Justin_collier]

This is exactly the music i wanna know!!!! Thanks for showing me!!