The document discusses different types of organs used in 1960s rock music, including the cheaper and more portable Vox/Farfisa organs and the Hammond organ. It describes the Hammond's tonal qualities like its tone bar faders and percussion options. It highlights famous Hammond players like Jimmy Smith who fully exploited the instrument's abilities, and Booker T and Jon Lord who created iconic Hammond riffs and helped popularize plugging it into guitar amplifiers. The document also gives examples of Hammond playing styles like sustaining chords, using single sustained notes, and "stab" chord accents.

1. The Organ

2. Vox / FarfisaSome 1960’s records made use of Vox / Farfisa organs (they were portable/cheap)The harsh treble tone cut through the mix of guitar/bassThe colours of the keys are reversedListen to The Doors / The Animalshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1TyXAA8FyI&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw40NMa_0RM&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmdPQp6Jcdk

3. HammondThe ultimate rock keyboard instrument.The tone bar faders offer a range of timbresThe ‘percussion’ options gives extra attackThe rotary leslie speaker gives distinctive swirling vibratoThe leslie speaker is powered by valves that overdrivehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHKiIhGHPcI&feature=fvsrhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_mgjf15ehM&feature=fvwhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kvNnSCHuJA&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvFk_CNv0GQ&feature=related

4. Hammond mastersJazz musician Jimmy Smith was the first to fully exploit the instrument (playing walking bass with bass pedals too!)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqSLoxwkCYE&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxTbVzY5KTY&feature=relatedBooker T created classic hammond riffs with ‘Green Onions’ and ‘Soul limbo’http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8saIerPdFbkhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-7QSMyz5rgJon Lord (Deep Purple) led the fashion in the 1970’s for Hammond’s plugged into Marshall amps for heavy riffing:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jejadhR_m9whttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nsPgSl52qY&feature=related

5. Playing styleSimply sustaining chords and using drawbars & Leslie can provide moody texture to any song.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rnr3U8GFhJs&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vfms6rtb3aA&feature=relatedA single high sustained root note can add tension to an arrangementhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rK3Ux6SRHik&feature=related‘Stab’ chord accents can punctuate an arrangement in the same style as a brass sectionhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4F0DSRny0U