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Re: Best tunes for a keyboard player to bring to a band

Postby Mr_-G- » 21 Oct 2012, 11:04

hammondking wrote:Oye Como Va or Black Magic Wmonan by Santana


Oh! and Santana's version of "She's not there" :thumbup:
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Re: Best tunes for a keyboard player to bring to a band

Postby nordyboy » 21 Oct 2012, 16:43

excellent stuff. Never even heard Lazy before. And i'd only heard the Kula Shaka version of Hush.
Walk of life, why didn't I think of that. STuff that STARTS with the keyboard on its own is always good eh? :)
I've added a couple of ideas myself partly as triggerd by your suggestions
J Giles Band - Centerfold
Steve Miller - Abracadabra.
Beatles - With a Little Help From my Friends
john lennon - imagine
squeeze cool for cats
doors - light my fire
monkees - Daydream Believer
Animals - House Of The Rising Sun
Keep em comin'
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Re: Best tunes for a keyboard player to bring to a band

Postby Mr_-G- » 21 Oct 2012, 17:09

Free - Wishing well
The Jam - This town called malice
Train - Drops of Jupiter (and you can show off with the piano)
Beatles - Hey Jude
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Re: Best tunes for a keyboard player to bring to a band

Postby Gustavo » 22 Oct 2012, 07:49

I do not have a huge repertoire, and my rock stuff is limited to mostly Rush/Dream Theater things. But talking likeable stuff, I'd say Tom Sawyer is pretty damn cool.

Carry on My Wayward Son - Kansas :: just playing that badass riff is enough!!

But on the jazzier side of things (which I tend to do much more) one of my favourites is Moanin' - Charles Mingus (here is my version: http://youtu.be/whtslq4ZJ-U ). Another pretty cool jazz tune is Take Five.

Also, pretty much anything from the most popular albums of Herbie Hancock are pretty darn good. Although you'd have to watch your funk levels don't want to get too funky for too long, it'll tire the audience out (specially if its not the 60s).

If you want to get Hammond dirty, anything from Deep Purple is an excellent idea!!
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Re: Best tunes for a keyboard player to bring to a band

Postby hammondking » 27 Oct 2012, 06:37

Chameleon - Herbie Hancock
Use Me - Bill Withers
Whiter Shade of Pale - Procol Harum
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Re: Best tunes for a keyboard player to bring to a band

Postby nordyboy » 01 Nov 2012, 17:53

okay many of those I've never even heard before, maybe they didn't get that big in UK .

Surprised noone has mentioned Van Halen, Jump!
I just learnt David Guetta - Falling to pieces.
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Re: Best tunes for a keyboard player to bring to a band

Postby RedLeo » 01 Nov 2012, 21:13

nordyboy wrote:Surprised noone has mentioned Van Halen, Jump!


Not too many rockers on the forum, I guess ;)

How about:

The Final Countdown (ok, somebody had to say it!)
Don't Stop Believing - Journey
Nutbush City Limits - Ike And Tina Turner
Highway Star - Deep Purple
Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf
Dakota - Stereophonics
Here I Go Again - Whitesnake
Some Bon Jovi - You Give Love A Bad Name, Living On A Prayer, Lay Your Hands On Me, Bad Medicine
The Stranglers - No More Heroes or several others
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Re: Best tunes for a keyboard player to bring to a band

Postby whytelight » 24 Nov 2012, 07:04

Jump
Won't Get Fooled Again
Final Countdown
Superstition
Hold The Line
I Believe in Miracles
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Re: Best tunes for a keyboard player to bring to a band

Postby AndreasBek » 04 Jan 2014, 00:59

Some songs from my band:

Feel
Angels
Let Me Entertain You
This Love
Celebration
Hot Stuff
S&M
We Found Love
Call Me Maybe
Mamma Mia
Signed, Sealed, Delivered
The Best
Murder On The Dancefloor
Walking On Sunshine
I've Got A Feeling

I can provide presets for most of these songs, if it has interest? ;)
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Re: Best tunes for a keyboard player to bring to a band

Postby damasp » 04 Jan 2014, 21:21

The Letter - Joe Cocker/Leon version
Stormy Monday - Allman Bros
Higher Ground
Low Spark of High Heeled Boys
Evil Ways
Samba Pa Ti
Up On Cripple Creek
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