Hey everyone,
In one of my older videos, I dive into those typical wide right-hand voicings you often see organ players use — especially when we’re covering bass lines with the left hand.
Some of these voicings can be quite the stretch (especially for those of us with smaller hands… like me!). But they’re a huge part of that rich, full sound we all love.
I played a basic blues progression in F to demonstrate. Nothing fancy — just a good old jazz blues with the I, IV, and V chords, sprinkled with some II-V-Is before heading to the IV or back to the I. At the end, there’s a turnaround using either a I-VI-II-V-I or a III-VI-II-V-I.
Here are a couple of the voicings I showed in the video:
- F13: A nice, full-sounding voicing to start the progression.
- B♭9: When moving to the IV chord (B♭), I set it up with a II-V-I, playing a C minor 11 leading into it.
Of course, while talking and playing at the same time, a few little mistakes might’ve crept in — but hey, that’s part of the charm, right?
If you want to hear exactly how these voicings sound and see them in action, check out the video here:
Happy playing!
Frank Montis
HammondLessons.com
