Donkey's Years

Hello All,

This month Ron continues exploring the possibilities with left hand arpeggios and right hand melodies. In the past months, the two hands have been playing independently, the left hand providing the foundation, the right hand adding the spice.

In this issue’s tune, Ron takes the chord and melody style one step further. Both hands are doing the same type of thing as in the past, the left hand has its arpeggiated lines, the right covers the melody, but they’re interwoven. It’s as if left hand starts the thought and the right hand finishes it off. The results are some pretty nice melodic passages that weave their way across both sides of the board.

Wrap your fingers around ‘Donkey Years,’ then try this technique on other tunes and chord progressions. I use this technique all the time; I don’t think you’ll be disappointed.

Donkey'sYearStaffs2-123.pdf
Donkey'sYearsTAB123.pdf
Donkey'sYears2min.mp3