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chk071 · Post by **chk071** » Tue Apr 11, 2017 2:27 pm

I usually play only the black keys. Or the white ones. Depending on the mood.

Sometimes, when it's a really good day, i even play some chords. But don't tell anyone.

Numanoid · Post by **Numanoid** » Wed May 10, 2017 6:56 pm

Numanoid wrote:Either The Lion Sleeps Tonight or Ode to joy (Beethoven)

...and Asia's Only Time Will Tell.

Lends very well to noodling, just play arps in A minor, G major, F major and Bob's your uncle

Aloysius · Post by **Aloysius** » Wed May 10, 2017 7:12 pm

Numanoid · Post by **Numanoid** » Wed May 10, 2017 7:23 pm

Another hottie noodle riff I find is Soft Cell's Youth

E C D, F E C D, F G E F A, G E F G F

Easily/lazily played with one hand

xoxos · Post by **xoxos** » Thu May 11, 2017 12:08 am

i feel love.

i know saying this in this thread is sort of like killing everyone a little bit very slowly, but it's good that you know about being over the hill in advance --> chopsticks. (axel f is "the" most correct answer def.)

xoxos · Post by **xoxos** » Thu May 11, 2017 12:10 am

are "friends" electric? but you have to make the choo choo noises with your mouth.

Numanoid · Post by **Numanoid** » Fri May 12, 2017 4:10 pm

My left hand suddenly started noodling this riff:

https://clyp.it/hxdzge1z

I am sure it must be some old time classic, like Bach or Beethoven, but what is it?

do_androids_dream · Post by **do_androids_dream** » Fri May 12, 2017 4:55 pm

My favourite pianists are Thelonious Monk and Ryuichi Sakamoto so imagine someone playing improvised Sakamoto style chord progressions but with the hammer playing of Monk.. and not usually very well

Numanoid · Post by **Numanoid** » Fri May 12, 2017 5:00 pm

I wish I could noodle Sakamoto's Before Long

do_androids_dream · Post by **do_androids_dream** » Fri May 12, 2017 5:16 pm

Numanoid wrote:I wish I could noodle Sakamoto's Before Long

That's a beautiful piece - and one of his simpler compositions - the main motif anyway. I think most players could teach themselves that with a bit of perseverance. Go for it

Numanoid · Post by **Numanoid** » Fri May 12, 2017 5:20 pm

I always thought it would make an excellent sample, but Dread Zone beat me to it, using it on Out of Heaven (Second Light).

But I forgive them, that is also a beautiful downtempo piece.

do_androids_dream · Post by **do_androids_dream** » Fri May 12, 2017 5:23 pm

There's an old rave track by Shut Up And Dance called The Green Man. I absolutely loved it.. it was years later I found out they stole the entire thing from Sakamoto's 'Rain'. I forgive them now lol. Still a great track

Numanoid · Post by **Numanoid** » Fri May 12, 2017 5:28 pm

do_androids_dream wrote:There's an old rave track by Shut Up And Dance called The Green Man. I absolutely loved it.. it was years later I found out they stole the entire thing from Sakamoto's 'Rain'. I forgive them now lol. Still a great track

I got that track when I bought Telstar's Kaos Theory album back in the day (must have been '93).

A lot of dated stuff on that now, but alongside Prodigy and Messiah that SU&D tracks stands out.

Like yourself I also got an instant flashback when I then later came across Sakamoto's original

Numanoid · Post by **Numanoid** » Sat May 13, 2017 7:33 pm

Hiroshima Mon Amour noodlings, you need two fingers

A D
G C
F# H
A D
H E
D F#
A D
D G
G C

deastman · Post by **deastman** » Sat May 13, 2017 7:47 pm

The jingle from the 80s: "I am stuck on Band-aid, 'cause Band-aid's stuck on me."

Also one I remember hearing on the radio once for a local grocery store: "...mountains of veggies and fruit to the sky!"

What are your usual noodling melodies when you're drawn magically towards a piano or synth?