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Country School: Two-Step Comping Pattern #6

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Sixth in a series of definitive country two-step comping patterns for your consideration…

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January 1, 2016 Country School

Blues & Boogie Woogie School: Intro/Turnaround #3

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A good intro builds excitement and establishes expectations before jumping into a tune…

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July 20, 2015 Blues School, Boogie Woogie School

Blues & Boogie Woogie School: Intro/Turnaround #2

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A good intro builds excitement and establishes expectations before jumping into a tune…

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July 20, 2015 Blues School, Boogie Woogie School

Blues & Boogie Woogie School: Intro/Turnaround #1

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A good intro builds excitement and establishes expectations before jumping into a tune…

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July 20, 2015 Blues School, Boogie Woogie School

Blues & Boogie Woogie School: Triplet Riff #3

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Three simple notes (5-6-1 = So–La–Do) work great over all three chords…

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July 5, 2015 Blues School, Boogie Woogie School

Blues & Boogie Woogie School: Triplet Riff #2

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A simple three note pattern (b3-3-1) played on each chord.

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July 5, 2015 Blues School, Boogie Woogie School

Blues & Boogie Woogie School: Duplet Riff #3

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This idea plays the exact same pattern (5-6-1) over all three chords…

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July 4, 2015 Blues School, Boogie Woogie School

Blues & Boogie Woogie School: Duplet Riff #2

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A very common blues and boogie idea is to “slide” the minor third into the major third of each chord…

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July 4, 2015 Blues School, Boogie Woogie School

Blues & Boogie Woogie School: Tone Clusters

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Tone Clusters are edgy chords that typically consist of blue notes played simultaneously with their respective chord tones…

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July 3, 2015 Blues School, Boogie Woogie School

Blues & Boogie Woogie School: Repeated Notes

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Repeated notes are a great way to keep the time moving or to build excitement…

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July 2, 2015 Blues School, Boogie Woogie School

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