Fourteenth in Frank’s HUGE collection of killer blues piano licks to add to your bag… by ear, intellect, eye, and muscle…
Blues Piano Lick 014 (in the Key of A)
A four-bar idea that emphasizes Me and La (the under-appreciated “fourth blue note”) and finishes off by emphasizing Do with some tasty syncopation…
Listen to Frank demonstrate one way to play this (with a double-pump walking bass at 102 bpm)…
Blues Piano Lick 014 Fingering Suggestion
Use your middle finger on the principle note (A) and let it act as a pivot point as your other fingers naturally fall into place…
Interpretation & Technique Tips
- It’s not just acceptable, but actually desirable to reuse the very same finger on the repeated notes.
- Use “dynamically balanced wrist hinge technique” to play the first note and make sure to release the first note in or order to prepare to play the second note in each pair of repeated notes.
- Sing it the way you want to play it and play it the way you’re singing it, either out loud or inside your head in your mind’s ear!
Random Reminder
The key to success isn’t talent; it’s love and discipline. (See: productive study & practice habits).
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