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In this Homespun series, youll learn to get the thrilling organ sounds that have enhanced blues, jazz, gospel, and rock n roll throughout the history of popular music. David Cohen shows you how to create those sounds, and how to play the licks and grooves that have made this instrument world famous!

David starts by detailing the parts of the Hammond B-3, the most popular model for this kind of music. (If you dont have a Hammond B-3, other organ models will work as well.)

For those just starting out, he shows how the presets, drawbars, percussion tablets, vibrato switch, volume pedal, and other devices help create the unique effects for which the organ is known. Then its into the music!

Backed by a top New York blues band, David teaches riffs, blues scales, bass lines, chord changes, and turnarounds, along with the specific musical tricks that give the Hammond organ its unique place in the music world.

Taking five distinct piecesfast and medium tempo shuffles, two funk grooves, and the all-important slow bluesDavid teaches how to improvise solos, use licks and fills, play a variety of bass lines, and integrate the organs exciting sound into a rockin blues band!

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