Ever wanted to play the blues, but weren’t sure where to start? Blues Piano The complete guide with audio by Mark Harrison will teach you the basic skills you need. From comping to soloing, you’ll learn the theory, the tools, and even the tricks that the pros use. And, you get seven complete tunes to […]
This video will show you a really fun and simple blues riff that you can do with your right hand. You can use this riff between phrases in your songs to give them more of an authentic bluesy feel.
In the last blues lesson (12-bar blues), you learned how to play the 12-bar blues in the key of F, using simplified 2-note chords. You also learned easy right-hand patterns using three of the six tones in the blues scale ( F, Eb and Ab). It’s time to take it to the next step and learn to improvise with the 12-bar blues.
If you want to play jazz, you need to know the 12-bar blues! It’s how many musicians actually improvise when it comes to blues as well.
Harmonica player, Steve Campbell, has a Forrest Gump-like existence, being at the right place at the right time, and meeting all kinds of influential musicians including blues master B.B. King and Muddy Waters.
Do you have the blues? If not, you might be missing a wonderful musical opportunity. Blues scales, blue notes, and blues progressions are common to jazz, country, gospel, funk, R&B, folk, and other styles.
It’s actually incredibly easy to master the blues on piano. Believe it or not, you only need these three simple chords and you’ll be a master in no time.
The Healing Blues Project is a collaborative effort between Greensboro College Assistant Professor of Art Ted Efremoff; Professor of Music David Fox…
They’re all simple enough, but still take some work to nail them down perfectly. Watch the video to learn the blues guitar techniques Todd Hobin demonstrates and then leave some comments below about your progress
Raw, organic and heartfelt, folk/Americana artist Sara Syms writes from the most honest, intimate and vulnerable place in her soul. Her debut album Fade to Blue C was nominated for Americana Album of the Year. After a decade in NYC, she is currently residing in Nashville and working on her sophomore release, Way Back Home.