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The Siamese Cat

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Blue Moon

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Satin Doll new version

A Fool Such as I-The HAMMOND Guy

"A Fool Such as I" is a really neat country song and I really enjoy both playing and listening to it. If you turn on subtitles, you can read a "play-by-play" of what I am actually doing regarding song key, instrumental effects and even some technical information about what you are watching. If you are learning how to play, I present closeups of my hands on the Hammond's keyboards and also what I am doing on bass pedals as well.

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4:04

Any Time

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The HAMMOND Guy plays "Any Time" on a B3. For best results, you should have good stereo speakers on your computer. If you play my Hammond videos on a portable device, you can get very good sound by plugging the audio output of the device into your car's audio system, as car sound systems today are very good to excellent. I am not yet away of any portable devices with speakers big enough to hand...

2:12

The Siamese Cat

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"The Siamese Cat" is a silent film novelty song considered in the class of a 'tone poem' in which the music portrays a mental image of the song's title Here I make use of Hammond percussion, and other Hammond tonal effects to create a somewhat oriental effect.

4:05

Blue Moon

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Here's "Blue Moon" on a Hammond B3. Starting first verse fairly simply but with a somewhat prominent repeat echo where the echo repeat rate is in sync with the tempo of the song which adds an interesting effect. Second verse has a couple of key changes, last verse is a more complete arrangement using a drum machine for rhythm and other instruments for the melody so I can use the Hammond to acco...

2:40

Satin Doll new version

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Here's that great Duke Ellington favorite "Satin Doll." I played two verses, one is pretty straight-forward, and the second I played on a guitar simulation using an iPad, and then for the bridge, I used a trumpet via a Casio keyboard. If you turn on "Captions," you can read about what I am doing in various sections of the song. And I give my usual advice that you should listen to this through a...

2:37

Lazy River

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Here's a look at how I would accompany "Lazy River" if I were playing in a club with just 1 or two other musicians and using a Hammond B3 as the keyboard instrument. The first verse is accompanying a guitar, second verse is accompanying a piano, and last features playing along with an electric guitar and a drummer. In each case, I played the guitar, drums and piano using both the Garage Band ap...

3:32

It Had to be You

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Here's an interesting old favorite, "It Had to Be You," on a Hammond B3, and the first part features a playing trick that, if you listen only and do not see what is happening, it sounds impossible, or that the player has three hands, but as you see, it makes use of inter-manual Bridging, so I can play an extra countermelody on the lower manual and still play the melody with a contrasting sound ...

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Blue Champagne

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Blue Champagne on Hammond B3

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Don't Get Around Much Anymore

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Here's a big band era favorite "Don't Get around Much Anymore," that I played on a Hammond B3. The first chorus features the Hammond organ and a drum machine. In the second chorus, I play the melody on a guitar simulation using the Garage Band app on an iPad, and likewise in the final chorus, I play the melody on a piano sim, using a Casio keyboard. The video shows only the Hammond, and how I u...

4:22

Dream

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Here's that beautiful ballad "Dream" on a Hammond B3. This seems to be one of those pieces that was written with a Hammond organ in mind, in that it works very well on this instrument. For those of you who are into the technical aspect of Hammond organs, I do use some Leslie tremolo in places, but I also rely a lot on Hammond scanner vibrato, usually using it on the V3 setting. I should add tha...

5:06

September in the Rain

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Here is that wonderful Ballad, "September in the Rain" on a Hammond B3. If you turn on Subtitles as you watch, you can read about details of what I am doing, such as what key I'm in, and also what instrumental effects I am using and likewise what playing features I am using. The instrument I am using here is an essentially stock Hammond 1955 B3, although it has a Trek II string bass accessory o...

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Canadian Sunset

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Here's Canadian Sunset on a Hammond B3. I played this twice, once in F and then again in B. Notice how in this piece the change of key seems to completely change the "personality" of this music, just as it inspired me to make the arrangement in B significantly different from that in F. A key change from F to B is not very typical, because the interval between F and B is a diminished fifth where...

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A Foggy Day

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Here's "A Foggy Day" on a Hammond B3. This is one of the rare times that I am playing this as somewhat of a Jazz piece with some interesting harmony and some improvisation in places. For simulating vibes, I use an effect known as "Stereo tremolo," so in order to hear the intended effect it is necessary to listen to this in stereo. Fortunately most computer audio systems will play in stereo, how...

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Side by Side

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Here's another old favorite, Side by Side on a Hammond B3. While you won't find this song at the top of pop charts today, it still is a staple in the repertoire of any reasonably versatile dance band, so I figured why not play it on a Hammond? It's kind of a "fun" piece to play! As usual, because a Hammond has a wide frequency range, you will get the best sounding results by playing this throug...

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PERFIDIA

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Here's "Perfidia" on a Hammond B3 (with a little help from an iPad simulated guitar and also a keyboard too.) Please enable SUBTITLES and then you can read about what I am doing and what you are hearing as you watch the video. In the first verse, I use the iPad to play the melody until the bridge, so that I can devote the Hammond to doing mostly accompaniment. For the second verse, I use a keyb...