Lesson 27: Comping with Half Notes

What Will You Learn in This Lesson?

Congrats on reaching the end of this chapter! To wrap things up, we’ll focus on another comping lesson. Since we’ve covered half notes in this chapter, we’ll practice comping using half notes.

How to Practice Effectively:

(Follow these steps in the video)

Step 1: Play along with me in the video (four rounds of 4 bars with your right hand, and then four rounds with your left hand).

Step 2: Play along with the backing track.

Step 3: Play along with the backing track again, this time focusing only on the audio.

How Do You Know You’re Ready to Move to the Next Lesson?

Level 1 – Basic: You’ve played through the lesson three times.

Level 2 – Solid: You’ve played through the lesson without mistakes three times.

Level 3 – Pro: You’ve played through the lesson perfectly three times in a row.

Fast Track Option:

As soon as you can play the lesson correctly one time, you’re ready to move to the next lesson!