First in Frank’s HUGE collection of killer blues piano licks to add to your bag… by ear, intellect, eye, and muscle…
Blues Piano Lick 001 (in the Key of C)
Two-bars long, kicks off with a yummy grace note on the “1&” beat, outlines a descending C Minor Blues Scale, and caps things off with a syncopation and lots of space…
Listen to Frank demonstrate one way to play this (using a double chop left hand at 110 bpm)…
Blues Piano Lick 001 Fingering Suggestion
Notice that there’s a kind of triangle formed with your thumb, index, and middle finger on Do-Me-Fa and a similar triangle formed with your thumb, index, and middle finger on So-Te-Do…
Technique & Interpretation Tips
- Don’t just play symbols and don’t just think the time. Sing this out loud and play it like you’re singing it! (ref: Musical Mind).
- Play the grace note and target notes with a single impulse, not as two separate events.
Practice Habit Reminders
- Mastery belongs to those who are disciplined enough to record themselves and be honest about what they just heard and felt.
- The key to success isn’t talent; it’s love and discipline. (See: productive study & practice habits).
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