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Jazzy Blues Comping 1

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Instructor
Jonny May
Workshop
Intermediate
00:58:21

Learn the art of jazz comping on the Jazzy-Blues chord progression, used in tunes like Route 66.  You’ll discover how to add colored notes to the chord, use chord shells, and develop blues fills.

Course Objectives
  • Learn the melody and chords
  • Explore Shell Chord Voicings
  • Discover Jazzy Blues techniques
  • Apply 2nd & 6th (9th & 13th) to color chords
  • Use the Blues Scale to create Fills
Learning Focus
  • Accompanying
  • Basslines
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Great jazzy look at the blues
What is Jazzy blues? You find out in this course. Jonny takes it beyond the standard I IV V 12-bar blues progression and throws in a number of resolving dominant 7th chord progressions that stay within the framework but progress through the circle of 5ths in an interesting way. Since it's blues, you get some cool F blues licks along the way!
A "Must" to Play
Lovely piece heavily insired by the C Jam Blues. I love Dukes' c Jam Blues just like the interpretations by Oscar Peterson and Mulgrew Miller very much, so I was eager to learn it the moment i listend to the first notes.
Most fun course so far
I've been slowly working my way through the beginner/intermediate blues courses. This i the most *fun* that I've had so far. Not that the others were not instructive, but this was fun! What made it fun? In the fourth lesson you get to comp behind JM for three choruses. In the fifth lesson you have the chance to comp behind him for two choruses. I really these opportunities and rewound the video many times to do it another time. (I also liked the fact that this course is based on the F blues sequence, because that links back to the last lesson in the fifth Section.)
Good course, I'd like to see more courses on comping!
I play at church with guitars and vocals, I'd love to see more courses on how the piano can comp to augment what others are doing.
Jazzy Blues Comping 1
Excellent teaching and very clear instructions

Course Lessons

1
Jazzy Blues Comping 1 – Lesson 1
10:44

Missouri River Blues Melody

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2
Jazzy Blues Comping 1 – Lesson 2
11:26

Root Position 7th Chords

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3
Jazzy Blues Comping 1 – Lesson 3
10:24

Left Hand Shell Chords & Groove

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4
Jazzy Blues Comping 1 – Lesson 4
13:01

Right Hand Chord Tones

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5
Jazzy Blues Comping 1 – Lesson 5
12:46

Adding 2 & 6 Colors to Chord, Blues Fills

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Featured Reviews

View PWJ member reviews of this course!

Great jazzy look at the blues
What is Jazzy blues? You find out in this course. Jonny takes it beyond the standard I IV V 12-bar blues progression and throws in a number of resolving dominant 7th chord progressions that stay within the framework but progress through the circle of 5ths in an interesting way. Since it's blues, you get some cool F blues licks along the way!
A "Must" to Play
Lovely piece heavily insired by the C Jam Blues. I love Dukes' c Jam Blues just like the interpretations by Oscar Peterson and Mulgrew Miller very much, so I was eager to learn it the moment i listend to the first notes.
Most fun course so far
I've been slowly working my way through the beginner/intermediate blues courses. This i the most *fun* that I've had so far. Not that the others were not instructive, but this was fun! What made it fun? In the fourth lesson you get to comp behind JM for three choruses. In the fifth lesson you have the chance to comp behind him for two choruses. I really these opportunities and rewound the video many times to do it another time. (I also liked the fact that this course is based on the F blues sequence, because that links back to the last lesson in the fifth Section.)
Good course, I'd like to see more courses on comping!
I play at church with guitars and vocals, I'd love to see more courses on how the piano can comp to augment what others are doing.
Jazzy Blues Comping 1
Excellent teaching and very clear instructions
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