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Offline mowill

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What is Padding?
« on: October 21, 2007, 08:49:37 PM »
Hello all,

I tried to search on the word padding before I did this post and did not find any clear explanations. Can someone explain what padding is and give an example of how to do this?
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Re: What is Padding?
« Reply #1 on: October 21, 2007, 10:13:13 PM »
It's when you play smooth chords as opposed to runs, riffs and choppy chords, It's good to use when you are playing with a full band like when you have a bass player, guitar and piano player. since it's thier job to play "percusive" you dont want to be on the organ playing choppy like u would on a piano because it will sound like a mess. Of course you can thow in a run and riff every now and then but  when playing with a band it's better to keep it simple. I'll try to post an example on youtube later this week if i have time, I have a VHS Tape explaining  Padding perfectly
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Re: What is Padding?
« Reply #2 on: October 21, 2007, 11:07:13 PM »
Quote from: under13 on October 21, 2007, 10:13:13 PM
It's when you play smooth chords as opposed to runs, riffs and choppy chords, It's good to use when you are playing with a full band like when you have a bass player, guitar and piano player. since it's thier job to play "percusive" you dont want to be on the organ playing choppy like u would on a piano because it will sound like a mess. Of course you can thow in a run and riff every now and then but  when playing with a band it's better to keep it simple. I'll try to post an example on youtube later this week if i have time, I have a VHS Tape explaining  Padding perfectly
WoW, thanks for the definition under13! I learn something new everyday and this is one of em' ;). God bless!
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Re: What is Padding?
« Reply #3 on: October 22, 2007, 11:24:01 AM »
yea doc....
smooth chording no gaps between.... lush clusters all that stuff....no runs , no riffs, jus pad doc
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Re: What is Padding?
« Reply #4 on: October 23, 2007, 04:55:07 AM »
Can someone give an example of how to do this?
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Re: What is Padding?
« Reply #5 on: October 25, 2007, 12:40:48 PM »
You can also refer to this as comping.  There are a lot of examples of this on youtube.

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Re: What is Padding?
« Reply #6 on: October 31, 2007, 09:35:13 AM »
when you have a full band you as organist dont want to be doing all this crazy stuff unless the song calls for that. padding would be playing the song very smoothly basically allowing the person on keys to open up
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Re: What is Padding?
« Reply #7 on: October 31, 2007, 10:01:39 AM »
Quote from: NYKEYS on October 25, 2007, 12:40:48 PM
You can also refer to this as comping.  There are a lot of examples of this on youtube.



comping can be a lil choppy, tho(in jazz circles) padding is a better decriptive.
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Re: What is Padding?
« Reply #8 on: November 13, 2007, 01:12:09 PM »
Actually I would rather Pad than anything else because it makes me better in my left hand. Instead of playing the Bass line, I am doing the root chord in my left hand along with a crazy chord on top and a few riffs in between
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Re: What is Padding?
« Reply #9 on: November 13, 2007, 03:31:54 PM »
this is another example I've seen :

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Re: What is Padding?
« Reply #10 on: November 13, 2007, 04:48:12 PM »
Quote from: under13 on October 21, 2007, 10:13:13 PM
It's when you play smooth chords as opposed to runs, riffs and choppy chords, It's good to use when you are playing with a full band like when you have a bass player, guitar and piano player. since it's thier job to play "percusive" you dont want to be on the organ playing choppy like u would on a piano because it will sound like a mess. Of course you can thow in a run and riff every now and then but  when playing with a band it's better to keep it simple. I'll try to post an example on youtube later this week if i have time, I have a VHS Tape explaining  Padding perfectly


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Re: What is Padding?
« Reply #11 on: November 15, 2007, 07:49:05 PM »
I agree.....keeping your fingers on the keys....
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