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Hammond Organ Lesson: Left Hand Thumbing

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Summary: When playing gospel music on the Hammond organ, use thumb of left hand to form chord with right hand. Find out how to play a gospel groove on a Hammond organ with the music tips in this free video organ lesson from a church organist.

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By Geoffrey Killebrew
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Geoffrey Killebrew is the Music Director for Grace Christian Center Church in Worcester Massachusetts. He has been playing the Hammond organ and keyboards for 8 years. While Killebrew...read more

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"Now, before I talked about using the third rocking fingers technique which is going from the one, the four and just sliding over. That's actually not really a chord. It's not really a chord. It's just a technique or a little trick so still keeping your thumb on the one and the point is to still work with coordination. Now slow it down if you have to. That is very important too. Not trying to do it so fast and right away but if you can do it slow and refine your movement when you go to do it faster it will be that much more clean and like and people can hear it. That is something that it is going to take time to develop and make it your own. Sometimes I have to practice it too especially because it is so cold in here."

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