When I 'drum' my fingers on a table top they go from 'thumb to little finger' without me thinking about it. I think that for most people they go the other way .. from pinkie to thumb. Or maybe you can do it both ways? I can't.
This affects hugely what I am able to play. In The Mood .. fine. The fingers are going in the right direction for me. But 12th Street Rag? I find that just impossible to play. The fingers run in the wrong direction for me .. at speed. And I just can't do it.
But one of our Members, Keith Dyer (Deadflat) has recorded this piece playing some of it with his left hand. Now that's something I should try. With my fingers running automatically from thumb to pinkie I would be playing the notes in the right direction for me to play this tune.
Here is a clip of Keith on Technics playing 12th Street Rag with a little left hand help. You'll have to wait a couple of verses before his left hand comes into play.
And here he is again, this time playing Peanut Polka left handed.
Hugh