Popular Classics Vol 5

In this lesson we will cover the bassline and horn lines for I Feel Good by James Brown. However, we are going to spend a lot of time on improvisation as well. I will show you how to integrate eighth and sixteenth note patterns into your improvisation.

In this lesson, I break down the Jackson 5 song "I Want You Back". I will show you all of the sections and even how to improvise in different styles over the form of the song. We will analyze the sections of the song allowing you to use snippets to create your own grooves.

Learn how to play the chords for this popular Stevie Wonder song. We will also discuss different improvisation ideas for you to crate a solo over the song. The melody of this song is not in the arrangement so it is a perfect song to sing over!

In this lesson, you will learn how to play Michael Jackson’s Man in the Mirror.

Learn this Billy Joel classic step-by-step.

In this lesson you will learn how to play Adele's song Someone Like You. The song will be broken down into 4 parts and is taught slowly, so it is well suited for new students. The second-half of the lesson will show you advanced methods for manipulating the song with more of an improvisational feel.

In part 1 of this lesson, you’ll learn how to play the classic pop song Whitney Houston’s How Will I Know from the 1980s. This is not a piano arrangement of these songs but rather a note-for-note transcription of what the keyboard players played on the recording so that you can learn exactly what was played and play along.

In part 2 of this lesson, you’ll learn how to play the classic pop songs Michael Jackson’s Billie Jean, and the theme from the movie Dirty Dancing I’ve Had The Time Of My Life from the 1980s. This is not a piano arrangement of these songs but rather a note-for-note transcription of what the keyboard players played on the recording so that you can learn exactly what was played and play along.