Create the classic slow blues sound with this original tune. “Bernie’s Blues” covers all the essentials to groove in this style with fills, slid notes, and reharmonization.
Course Objectives
Learn an original Slow Blues Tune
Explore various left hand approaches, from simple to complex
Incorporate improvisation using the blues scale
Learning Focus
Improvisation
Lead Sheets
Songs
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So many Blues gems
This a terrific course with so many slow blues nuggets that are efficiently put together in each lesson. The one suggestion that would make this course really go along way is to make the concepts available in the smart sheets (usually a lifesaver for me) to practice along —not just the melody and basic chords which is what I see in the smart sheets right now. This will be really useful for the harmony notes and popping chords with the right hand side + the anticipations with the left hand.
Dovetails Nicely with the Burlesque Blues Lesson!
I have been working on burlesque blues for a while now and am looking to write a solo to include in Cruella De Vil. This lesson includes a lot of great techniques to use! Now what I need to do is review and practice.... A LOT!
Very Nice Blues
Bernie's Blues has been a lucky discovery for me. I guess it will also be a pleasure to play it for friends and family when it will be rehearsed sufficiently to let them listen to my efforts including some improv.
Hard work equals success
This is my first Blues attempt which I thoroughly enjoyed. Even though I consider myself an advanced player, I had to relisten to many lessons to make sense of what Jonny was teaching. I wish more written examples accompanied these lessons as I found it difficult. In many lessons, Jonny spoke about using chords, especially in lessons 4 & 5 where printed examples would have made it much easier to understand. To back this up, I refer to another teacher John Proulx, who supplies many printed examples to demonstrate exactly what he is teaching.
This a terrific course with so many slow blues nuggets that are efficiently put together in each lesson. The one suggestion that would make this course really go along way is to make the concepts available in the smart sheets (usually a lifesaver for me) to practice along —not just the melody and basic chords which is what I see in the smart sheets right now. This will be really useful for the harmony notes and popping chords with the right hand side + the anticipations with the left hand.
Dovetails Nicely with the Burlesque Blues Lesson!
I have been working on burlesque blues for a while now and am looking to write a solo to include in Cruella De Vil. This lesson includes a lot of great techniques to use! Now what I need to do is review and practice.... A LOT!
Very Nice Blues
Bernie's Blues has been a lucky discovery for me. I guess it will also be a pleasure to play it for friends and family when it will be rehearsed sufficiently to let them listen to my efforts including some improv.
Hard work equals success
This is my first Blues attempt which I thoroughly enjoyed. Even though I consider myself an advanced player, I had to relisten to many lessons to make sense of what Jonny was teaching. I wish more written examples accompanied these lessons as I found it difficult. In many lessons, Jonny spoke about using chords, especially in lessons 4 & 5 where printed examples would have made it much easier to understand. To back this up, I refer to another teacher John Proulx, who supplies many printed examples to demonstrate exactly what he is teaching.
Learn a total of 8 essential left hand patterns for playing slow blues. You can immediately apply techniques such as 4-on-the-floor or open stride to inject a fresh approach to your blues jams.
A total of 8 must-know left hand patterns to take your slow blues playing to the next level. With the shuffle, stride, bass walk-ups & broken 10ths, you'll have all the tools you need to jam with the pros.
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