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Category Archive: Blues School

Blues School: Comping Pattern #10

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A more challenging variation of Comping Pattern #9, made so by the “double-pump” bass line…

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2015-06-10 Blues School

Blues School: Comping Pattern #9

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A simple walking bass with lots of bluesy minor third-major third action in the right…

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2015-06-09 Blues School

Blues School: Comping Pattern #8

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Broken triads in the left hand and some syncopated harmony in the right…

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2015-06-08 Blues School

Blues School: Comping Pattern #7

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A standard minor third-major third boogie pattern in the left hand with more minor third-major third action in the right…

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2015-06-07 Blues School

Blues School: Comping Pattern #6

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Single chop left hand with lots of bluesy minor third-major third action in the right…

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2015-06-06 Blues School

Blues School: Comping Pattern #4

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A double-pump version of “the chop” from Comping Pattern #1…

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2015-06-04 Blues School

Blues School: Comping Pattern #3

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Walking bass in the left hand and a syncopated two-bar pattern in the right hand…

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2015-06-03 Blues School

Blues School: Comping Pattern #2

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A bouncy, two-fisted groove that works great at medium to fast tempos…

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2015-06-02 Blues School

Blues School: Comping Pattern #1

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Blues improvisation is not just about soloing. It’s also about having a diverse set of comping styles in your bag.

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2015-06-01 Blues School

Blues School: Vamp #10

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A vamp copped from the Doors “Roadhouse Blues”…

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2015-05-10 Blues School

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