Awesome Oscar-Style Blues Lick You Should Know

Once you understand this chord structure, your piano playing will never be the same. It's used commonly in both Jazz and Neo Soul, but you'll really hear it used in an absolutely gorgeous way in modern Neo Soul-Inspired tracks that cross genres as well. A really important part of this sound is the dim(maj7) chord, i.e. a diminished triad with a major 7. The structure comes down to being built like a block chord, but with a major 7 instead of a 6. Use this over any melody or chord progression for a modern sound. Enjoy this jazz and Neo Soul piano tutorial with Noah Kellman.

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This MUST-KNOW Oscar Peterson-style lick is an excellent addition to your jazz piano vocabulary. I highly recommend you learn it because the little riffs / slides within are very useful, even if you don't play this lick exactly as is in this jazz piano lesson.

[marcuslavender]

This is great, I love learning new blues licks in all the keys. Keep it up!

[micahslobcrud]

Just wondering if you have done an episode where you explain what to do with licks.

[davidpalacios]

I actually like the light up lumi for content because sometimes in bad lighting you can’t distinguish what notes were played

[Bookssful]

Gorgeous, please, posto more stuff like this from Oscar.

[deeznutz]

I got into Oscar in highschool.. as a guitarist… I definitely copped those “double stop” licks.. George Bensons playing is full of these.. Peterson really made the blues funky before funk was funk.

[Dan_s_Channel]

In the fast version you play a D near the end. In the slow version only a Eb 😁

[Photologistic]

Sounds great, I think I could play it but I need sheet music, can’t follow watching hands, especially on an all black keyboard.

[NoVideoShorts]

It's so hard for me to get the notes!!!

[christauchner]

Thanks, Noah! What tune did you lift it from?

[Robert_A_Keyboards]

Cool! What program is that being used to demonstrate? Nice!

[vspatmx]

Which keyboard is that?
Is it all black
With light?

[ralphbains]

Awesome...Just had a stroke and reworkin my right side what would you suggest to help me strenghen it

[themisfitking]

The all black keyboard is not helpful. But the lick is amazing.

[Sara-lkyr]

Thanks you! ... but sorry With that all black keyboard I recognize difficultly the keys you play... 😣 I don't see very well... 😁

[cabenlongest]

You gotta change the keyboard bro. <3