A more challenging variation of Comping Pattern #9, made so by the “double-pump” bass line…
Category Archive: Blues School
A simple walking bass with lots of bluesy minor third-major third action in the right…
Broken triads in the left hand and some syncopated harmony in the right…
A standard minor third-major third boogie pattern in the left hand with more minor third-major third action in the right…
Single chop left hand with lots of bluesy minor third-major third action in the right…
A double-pump version of “the chop” from Comping Pattern #1…
Walking bass in the left hand and a syncopated two-bar pattern in the right hand…
A bouncy, two-fisted groove that works great at medium to fast tempos…
Blues improvisation is not just about soloing. It’s also about having a diverse set of comping styles in your bag.
A vamp copped from the Doors “Roadhouse Blues”…