Learn to play Blues Piano in a variety of authentic styles…
Major Blues 12-Bar Form & Harmony
First Lesson / Variation #1 / Variation #2 / Variation #3 / Variation #4 / Variation #5 / Variation #6 / Variation #7 / Variation #8 / YouTube
Minor Blues 12-Bar Form & Harmony
First Lesson / Variation #1, #2, #3, etc. (coming soon!)
Blues Rhythm
- The Big Three Blues Feels
- Shuffle/Swing Rhythm & Notation
- A Lesson in Rhythm
- Also see “Practice Tracks” below
Blues Scales
Did you know that at least five scale types are commonly used in the Blues?
- Minor Blues Scale, Theory & Ear Training
- Minor Pentatonic Scale, Theory & Ear Training
- Major Blues Scale, Theory & Ear Training
- Mixolydian Scale, Theory & Ear Training
- Dorian Scale, Theory & Ear Training
- Mixolydian Scale-Chords, Theory & Ear Training
Major Blues Comping Patterns
Shuffle Comping Pattern #1 / Shuffle Comping Pattern #2 / Shuffle Comping Pattern #3 / Shuffle-Comping Pattern #4 / Shuffle Comping Pattern #5 / Shuffle Comping Pattern #6 / Shuffle Comping Pattern #7 / Shuffle Comping Pattern #8 / Shuffle Comping Pattern #9
Slow Triple-Feel Comping Patterns (Any interest?)
Straight Comping Patterns (Any interest?)
Blues Licks
Tons of top shelf “bread & butter” vamps, riffs, licks, runs, breaks, pickups, walk-ups, walk-downs, tags, intros, turnarounds, and endings for your consideration…
- Grace Notes / Repeated Notes / Tone Clusters / Tremolos (coming soon!)
- Pickup #1 / Pickup #2 / Pickup #3 (coming soon!)
- Break #1 / Break #2 / Break #3 (coming soon!)
- Duplet Riff #1 / Duplet Riff #2 / Duplet Riff #3
- Triplet Riff #1 / Triplet Riff #2 / Triplet Riff #3
- Triplet Run #1 / Triplet Run #2 / Triplet Run #3
- Intro-Turnaround #1 / Intro-Turnaround #2 / Intro-Turnaround #3
- Ending #1 / Ending #2 / Ending #3 / Ending #4 / Ending #5 / Ending #6 / Ending #7 / Ending #8 / Ending #9 / Ending #10
- Lick #1 / Lick #2 / Lick #3 / Lick #4 / Lick #5 / Lick #6 / Lick #7 / Lick#8 / Lick #9 / Lick #10 / Lick #11 / Lick #12 / Lick#13 / Lick #14 / Lick #15 / Lick #16 / Lick #17 / Lick #18 / Lick #19 / Lick #20 / Lick #21 / Lick #22 / Lick#23 / Lick #24 / Lick #25 / Lick #26 / Lick #27 / (Let Frank know if you’d like to see and hear more)
Lyric/Chord Charts
- “House of the Rising Sun”
- “The Thrill is Gone”
- “Saint James Infirmary”
Practice Tracks
- Slow Straight Drums
- Slow Triple-Feel Drums
- Shuffle Drums
- One Chord Shuffle (Bass & Drums)
- Two Chord Shuffle (Bass & Drums) (Any Requests?)
- Major 12-Bar Blues (Bass & Drums) (Any Requests?)
- Minor 12-bar Blues (Bass & Drums) (Any Requests?)