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Slow Blues Left Hand Accompaniment 1

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Instructor
Jonny May
Workshop
Intermediate
00:51:03

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.

Course Objectives
  • Learn Chris’s Blues
  • Play along with a Backing Track
  • Explore Straight 8th and Quarter note Grooves
  • Discover how to use Stride Left Hand Patterns over a Slow Blues
Learning Focus
  • Accompanying
  • Basslines
  • Lead Sheets
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Fun for all levels
Great variety of left hand options with fairly simple right hand licks. Good practice for F blues!
Get the blues!
Very well structured and fun to play.
Blues made easy!
This is another great course by Jonny! Clear and concise explanation. I’m glad I have 8 options to choose from. Give this a try and you’ll be sounding like a pro within an hour!! Thanks, Jonny!
Amazing
Amazing how one can do so much with a simple beginning ……

Course Lessons

1
Slow Blues Left Hand Accompaniment 1 – Lesson 1
25:38

Chris’s Blues Melody & Chords, & 2 Left Hand Techniques: Four-On-The-Floor, Even 8ths

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2
Slow Blues Left Hand Accompaniment 1 – Lesson 2
25:25

6 More Left Hand Techniques: Syncopated 8ths, Shuffle, Closed Stride, Closed Stride + Pickups, Open Stride, Open Stride + Pickups

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Featured Reviews

View PWJ member reviews of this course!

Fun for all levels
Great variety of left hand options with fairly simple right hand licks. Good practice for F blues!
Get the blues!
Very well structured and fun to play.
Blues made easy!
This is another great course by Jonny! Clear and concise explanation. I’m glad I have 8 options to choose from. Give this a try and you’ll be sounding like a pro within an hour!! Thanks, Jonny!
Amazing
Amazing how one can do so much with a simple beginning ……
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