Blues School

piano-ology-blues-school-featured David "Honeyboy" Edwards

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


Blues Scales

Did you know that at least five scale types are commonly used in the Blues?


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…


Lyric/Chord Charts


Practice Tracks


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