Blues

Achieve an exciting, big, full blues sound with the Burlesque Blues Groove as we practice over the 12-bar blues form.

Achieve an exciting, big, full blues sound with the Burlesque Blues Groove as we practice over the 12-bar blues form.

Learn a jazz-infused blues piece with walking bass lines, bebop soloing, and blues riffs. A hard-driving piece not for the faint of heart, but worth learning every measure.

Learn 10 of the most common mistakes that hold back blues pianists, and how to overcome each one.

Learn a flashy boogie rock arrangement with octave bass lines, classic blues riffs, and high-register smash licks. This arrangement is a fantastic challenge for any aspiring boogie pianist.

Learn Jonny's Silent Night Rhumba performance with this exact note-for-note transcription. Discover all the bells and whistles to transform this holiday classic into a bluesy rhumba.

Discover how to spice up your blues playing with this super hip blues tune. You'll learn tricks such as turns, tremolos, the walk-up progression, and crunchy altered voicings. Join the Blues Fellas.

Play a feel-good blues tune with essential techniques such as turns and third enclosures. You'll also learn to add more color to the blues with secondary dominants and suspended chords.

Learn a jazzy blues tune with chromatic passing dominant chords and a turnaround ending. This song demonstrates the variety of colors you can create with blues chords and rhythms.

Play a classic Blues & Boogie-inspired original song. Become familiar with the left hand groove, bluesy melody, authentic jazz chords, and a fun solo section.

Discover how to play in the style of Ray Charles with this soulful improvised blues arrangement. You'll learn a reharmonized blues with rich left hand chords and expressive riffs.

If you're a beginner, should you learn jazz or blues piano first? In this lesson, you'll see 10 reasons why it's a good idea to start with the blues!

Learn 3 essential blues riffs and licks for piano! You'll learn an easy lick, an intermediate lick, and an advanced lick, as well as left hand blues chords.

Learn the most important fundamentals for the Key of Eb Major with the scale, diatonic chords, and common chord progressions. Then put it all together with a fun Boogie song.

If you're a beginner, should you learn jazz or blues piano first? In this lesson, you'll see 10 reasons why it's a good idea to start with the blues!

Learn 3 essential blues licks. You'll learn an easy lick, an intermediate lick, and an advanced lick.

Master your Dominant 7th chords with 17 exercises to easily play them all.  We'll explore each chord from multiple angles, including the Circle of 5ths, chromatically, with inversions, & progressions.

Popping Chords, Soloing

Adding 10ths, Impovisation

Anticipations, Inverted Chords, 3/7 Approaches

Root Chords, Quarter Note Patterns