Beginners blues/boogie/rock discussion

WieWaldi That's good advice WieWie, but as @Sophia has admitted, she has a habit of making sure to be my regular "daymare"! Not that I'd have it any other way, because along with being annoyingly talented she is also incredibly entertaining.

I share your feeling about having "sausage" fingers - sometimes I wish mine were more slender, but on the plus side I have a large hand span so it's not all bad.

When I see you playing your fingers seem to move very nimbly around the keyboard, so whatever you're doing, it's working.

Oh, I didn't realise the slide was an actual technique, I've done something similar many times but in my case it was just a mistake! Nice close up of Simba - even his paws are beautiful and at one point he poised on the edge of the piano, rather than clambering on the keys - he is so elegant!

Sophia yes, that is what I am trying to accomplish. I see you also have a curling 3rd finger like @WieWaldi. It is really useful. Thanks a lot. You actually went to all the trouble of recording it!

Nightowl in his tutorial video, Christian says "Don't tell your classical teacher about this. They don't like it."

Following along here I’m curious: is the F# supposed to be played at the same time as the C and the Bb with the G coming shortly after? Or is the F# supposed to come first with the G playing shortly after at the same time as the C and the Bb?

I tried this and the first thing my fingers did was play the F# with finger 2 as a grace note followed by C-G-Bb with fingers 1-3-5. But that’s not a slide! I was able to do the slide after a couple of tries but found myself wondering about timing. It’s awkward either way!

I love this thread. You blues players are so much fun!

rogerch here is Christian's explanation:

My understanding that it's similar to grace notes. In the comments, somebody asked him the difference he says:

Grace note comes from classical, is very controlled, preferrably played with two fingers and supposed to sound gracious. Slide: preferrably with 1 one finger to create a smeered sound. Control is neglected in order to sound dirty.

WieWaldi I have watched the lesson 2 again and there is no slide in the video! But it is marked in lesson 2 sheet music. Actually this gives me more confidence to move on to lesson 3. I will continue to pay attention to my slides though. I think they're getting better already.

Thanks @hebele . I have missed this video. This is why I don't remember joking about classical teachers.

rogerch Following along here I’m curious: is the F# supposed to be played at the same time as the C and the Bb with the G coming shortly after ? !

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See this video in slowmo.

hebele I see. This is the reason I didn't find the slide in his video, because I was curious about Christians finger positions. (Not that I would change mine, if his would be different. Nope - I even change his fingering numbers too often.)

But it is slideable. It was instantly in my muscle memory to be recalled. Therefore, I guess he did the royal thirds with that slide somewhat later. Probably around lesson 10 or later. In lesson 2 definitely I didn't play this slide, because I only followed the video.

Maybe you should skip this specific slide for now and go on. If it was the comfy slide without the need for the curled fingers, I would encourage you to do it. Don't worry - you will learn it later, and you are missing nothing for now.