A familiar “double-pump” bass line with some colorful harmonic action in the right…
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boogie woogie
A more challenging variation of Comping Pattern #9, made so by the “double-pump” bass line…
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 thick, bouncy, two-fisted shuffle…
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…
Blues and Boogie Woogie improvisation is not just about soloing. It’s also about having a diverse set of comping styles in your bag.