Blues
Blues is the perfect place to start learning to play jazz piano. You'll learn blues scales, shuffle patterns and all kinds of bluesy riffs and patterns.
Blues Content
51 Courses
294 Lessons
110 Smartsheets
Learn how to play a rockin' boogie woogie piano riff/lick for beginners through advanced players using harmonized turns, boogie-shuffle, & boogie-octaves!
If you love Herbie Hancock and funk piano, then you'll love this easy lesson including a sweet pentatonic funk riff, chords, and funky blues bass line.
Learn to groove in this lesson with these funky blues piano chords, rhythms, bass line, and a tasty blues riff over the 12-bar blues!
A fun boogie version of Go Tell It On the Mountain with Boogie-shuffle, 2nd inversion Gospel chords, & blues-slides.
Learn how to play the classic blues shuffle for beginner piano. This lessons includes the basic left hand pattern, style, chords, and some blues slides!
Learn how to play a real blues shuffle for advanced piano, using the blues shuffle left-hand style with bass anticipations, blues rhythms, and chord rolls!
Learn 10 Awesome Funky Blues Riffs And Licks For Piano Using Syncopation, Turns, Runs, and Harmonized Notes. Easy And Advanced Patterns For Both Hands!
Take the St Louis Blues Challenge, where we'll develop the lead sheet into a blues shuffle arrangement. Learn techniques like shuffle grooves, melodic embellishments, slides, & chord pops.
Lead Sheet Melody & Chords
Beginner & Intermediate Shuffle Grooves
Melodic Embellishments: Slides, Chord Pops, Harmonies, 2-Hand Blues Shuffle
Hands Together
A classic Blues arrangement that will teach you how to use tremolos, slides, chord punches and turnarounds. Complete with the Latin Introduction, this course has all the bells and whistles you need to play authentic blues.
Beginner & Advanced B Section & 3rd A Section
2 Bonus Endings, Advanced Minor Latin Groove
Beginner & Advanced Intro, 1st A Section, 2nd A Section
Blues Form, 7th Chords, Inversions, Shuffle Grooves 1 & 2
Chris's Blues Melody & Chords, Blues Scale Fills + 3 Left Hand Techniques: Shuffle, Broken 10ths, Bass Walkups
6 More Left Hand Techniques: Easy Stride, 5-1 Stride, 7-1 Stride, 1-7 Stride, Broken 10ths Stride, Big & Bold
Chris's Blues Melody & Chords, & 2 Left Hand Techniques: Four-On-The-Floor, Even 8ths
6 More Left Hand Techniques: Syncopated 8ths, Shuffle, Closed Stride, Closed Stride + Pickups, Open Stride, Open Stride + Pickups
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