Ninth in Frank’s HUGE collection of killer blues piano licks to add to your bag… by ear, intellect, eye, and muscle…
Blues Piano Lick 009 (in the Key of F)
A rhythmic one-bar idea where each chord is outlined as follows: b3 is played on the “4&” beat as a pickup into a 3-5-8-b7 pattern with heavy emphasis on the b7 (achieved by syncopation and a long note duration)…
Listen to Frank demonstrate one way to play this (with a walking bass at 110 bpm)…
Blues Piano Lick 009 Fingering Suggestions
Blues Piano Lick 009 Technique Tips
- Play each b3 with your index finger and a high wrist.
- Drop your “lazy” thumb (and arm) onto the 3 of each chord.
- Follow the direction the music is going using lateral arm motions and rotations (see: Six Degrees of Freedom.
- Use the same fingering and choreography for each chord.
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