Instructor
Jonny May
Course
Advanced
01:20:55

Learn how to improvise blues in the key of G. You’ll learn the blues chords, the 12-bar blues form, quartal voicings, 2 left hand shuffle accompaniments, the G blues scale, and how to improvise using 8th notes, triplets, harmonized lines, slides, turns, licks, riffs, runs, and smash licks.

Course Objectives
  • Learn the G blues chords, 12 Bar-Blues Form, & quartal voicings
  • Discover 2 left hand blues shuffle accompaniments
  • Learn the G blues scale and exercises to master it
  • Explore improv techniques like 8ths, triplets, harmonized lines, slides, turns, licks, riffs, runs, and smash licks.
  • Learn the 3 line building guidelines to create interesting lines
Learning Focus
  • Basslines
  • Exercises
  • Improvisation
  • Riffs
  • Scales
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Course Lessons

1
G Blues Improv 2 – Lesson 1
07:47

Smart Sheet Features, G Blues Chords, 12-Bar Blues Form, & Quartal Voicings

2
G Blues Improv 2 – Lesson 2
05:56

2 Blues Shuffle Accompaniments

3
G Blues Improv 2 – Lesson 3
08:31

G Blues Scale, 8th Note Exercises & Lines, & 3 Line Building Guidelines

4
G Blues Improv 2 – Lesson 4
11:08

Triplet Exercises & Triplet Lines

5
G Blues Improv 2 – Lesson 5
06:11

Harmonized 8th Notes

8
G Blues Improv 2 – Lesson 8
14:09

2 Blues Rolls & Roll Runs

9
G Blues Improv 2 – Lesson 9
08:19

Licks, Riffs, Runs, & Smash Riffs

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