Jonathon wilson collected these 30 blues licks, and by putting them on musescore you can. Blues licks how to play blues piano free sheet music. Jazz improvisation series 100 ii v i jazz lines vol i by jk chang. Oct 11, 2015 in this article ill show you a couple great bluesy licks and how to transpose them for use across a 12bar blues form. Just the blues scale can be considered a basis for a particular key blues. Welcome to lesson 3 in this course on chicago blues piano.
In this piece eddie is riffing to the song still here by the williams brothers. Most blues instrumental piano recordings lean more towards the boogiewoogie style in terms of tempo. Learning riffs on the piano is an awesome way to sound amazing quickly. Nov 09, 2018 learning riffs on the piano is an awesome way to sound amazing quickly. Now lets take our study of the blues scale further and use the notes of the minor blues scale, the major blues scale and the extended blues scale to create different types of blues licks of riffs. Another early 2008 video tutorial originally done for expert village. Spanns stomp follows the 12 bar form which we explored in the earlier lessons in this course and we are going to explore the tune in the key of c. The bible of blues riffs beginner to intermediate lesson. You can play fast blues, slow blues, happy blues, and sad blues. The traditional 12bar blues has a total of 12 bars or measures of the iivv chords that keep repeating in 12bar blocks over and over. Master riffs, licks, and blues styles from new orleans to new york city starr, eric on. Every blues piano player should know it because although it is played quite regularly it sounds awesome, not tired or overplayed.
I use this riff all the time as a way to either end a blues jam or adapt it a little bit into a blues turnaround if i want to keep playing. The major blues scale is some less common than the minor blues scale, and therefore we start with minor and you will find the major by scrolling down. You will find here licks from the major and minor blues scales, in different rhythmic patterns and much more contains 30 piano sheets and audio samples of improvisations based on blues licks. The 30 musthave blues piano licks blues transcription and bass arrangements. These licks can be used in a variety of styles of playing blues, boogie woogie, jazz, rock, country, etc. Must have blues piano licks echecs ouverture echecs scribd. There are 8 essential licks short melodic phrases to learn in the mastery of the boogie woogie piano style. Print and download in pdf or midi blues licks piano arrangement by nilo estrela.
This scale is much used above all in blues,pop,jazz,soul,funk,rhythm and blues,rock. These videos dont really need to be watched in any particular order. Many of the documents on this page are in pdf format. I use this riff all the time as a way to either end a. This page contains a variety of educational materials that are offered here free of charge. Oct 17, 2017 ray charles was one of the most important piano players in the history of the instrument. The boogiewoogie style is grounded in improvisation and so in this lesson we will break down the core elements of an improvised blues boogiewoogie recording. Welcome to lesson 5 in this course on boogiewoogie piano. Oscar petersonoscar peterson style blues riffs free sheet music riffs for piano on.
Piano pentatonic blues scales overview with pictures. In this lesson, youll learn the approach ray charles took in the main riff for the song what id say. Print and download in pdf or midi 30 must have blues piano licks. Take your blues playing to the next level with this piano and organ video lesson, in which i will first play and then dissect four blues licks. Not only are these really fun to play, but they will also help you to understand the blues scale on a deeper level. Make sure you click on each sound file to hear the lick played. Blues left hand shuffle patterns tutorial pdf, examples.
Eddie has a unique style when it comes to using lines and runs. This book of written lessons is an excellent tool and reference manual to develop and enhance your guitar skills. Yaahn is on the hammond organ left side of screen on this song. In this article ill show you a couple great bluesy licks and how to transpose them for use across a 12bar blues form. Nov 09, 2018 in this lesson, ill teach you three simple blues riffs that pack a lot of punch. Jonathon wilson collected these 30 blues licks, and by putting them on musescore you can transpose them into any key you want. Time signature the most basic rhythm is in 44 time which means that there are four quarter notes per bar of music, or put more simply, a count of 1,2,3,4 repeated over and over.
This is a collection of thirty different blues licks ranging from beginning through advanced. Want to learn how blues piano licks can be used over blues, rock, gospel, and jazz chord changes. Blues turnarounds if you were playing in a minor key, you would make the i, iv, v chords minor chords. My learn piano blues course consists of videos, split into modules. My online blues course teaches blues piano from scratch and builds your ability in a modular way. Now lets take our study of the blues scale further and use the notes of the minor blues scale, the major blues scale and the extended blues scale to create different types of blues licks. If youre just browsing, scroll to the bottom of this page and listen to the audio example to get an idea of what this lesson is about. This unique ebook contains sheet music and audio files of licks examples, from which we show you how to implement them in the blues. Perhaps the most used and common lick in the chicago blues style is the hammered 8th note. May 25, 2017 blues piano is easy may 25, 2017 share this after youve learned about what chords and scales to use if you want to sound bluesy see these videos. In todays video im going to teach you a tasty lick that will be a great source material for soloing, creating melodies, and fills.
In this video series the talented and sizzling jonathon wilson guides you through 30 musthave blues piano licks, riffs that, once mastered, could turn any musician into a talkedabout sensation. Their licks remain as the common language of the blues guitar solo style. How to play the blues on the piano or keyboard dummies. To read them, you will need to have the free adobe reader program installed on your computer. Pianopig is an online platform for piano lessons in hd, covering scales, chords, soloing and more. The bible of blues riffs beginner to intermediate lesson youtube. Many of them will sound familiar to you and some will be a bit unique.
In this lesson, ill teach you three simple blues riffs that pack a lot of punch. Go from piano blues scales to piano lessons piano keyboard home page. Pdf the 30 musthave blues piano licks blues mateus. By learning these 8 licks and their variations a student can then recognize and learn by ear the majority of right hand licks that they will encounter on boogie woogie and blues recordings. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. Copying the solos of professionals is a great way for young players to.
Improvising the blues on the piano is a lot easier than you might think. Jazz riffs for piano great riffs series pdf free download. Get this bible of pop piano, learn to understand the language of music and express yourself just like the pros. Blues licks piano sheet music for piano download free in. These scales are for obvious reasons perfect when playing blues on the piano. Once you purchase a sheet music, you will be able to download the pdf file right away from the website. This lesson will inspire you to build your own vocabulary that you can use to improvise when playing the 12 bar blues. Ive demonstrated the lick in the key of c, but you should learn it in all the other keys too. The lick is this song is done during a hard break during a bbminor groove. To learn how to play other piano scales, such as major, minor,chromatic and pentatonic scales, visit our main piano scales page.
Its takes a little bit of practice to get under the fingers but not something that is difficult. How do you apply the blues to the piano or keyboard. The videos show the licks in c, but you can download sheet music which has the licks in nearly all keys. Adding a blue note to the regular pentatonic scale result in the pentatonic blues scale. Spanns stomp tutorial chords, licks, improvisation. This handout shows musical examples of some of the most common licks and. A collection of oscar petersonstyle jazz piano licks to help understand key features of the peterson style. Mar 15, 2019 best of blues piano pdf sheet music simple blues for solo instrument piano by sven klammer sheet music pdf file to download. Blues scale in general it can be used on every chord but above all on min7 th and dominant 7th chord. They are mostly based from the blues scale, and also the minor pentatonic scale. In this lesson, we will examine the righthand riffs and licks that make the boogiewoogie style so infectious. Eddie has gospel piano licks for all types of situations. As you progress through the course, youll learn left hands.
Jonathon wilsons collection of funk, blues, jazz and groove video tutorials for keyboard and piano. Leigh fuge of mgr music digs into 10 interesting and helpful lead blues guitar licks, ideal for beginners or novice blues guitar players looking for an injection of practice ideas. King got his start in the early 1950s as the beale street blues boy, but rapidly became a national figure with an approach too broad to be pigeonholed by a particular geographic location. You will learn how to incorporate these licks into. Magical riffs rock hard seduction 4 tonya ramagos erotic romance siren publishing, inc. Waggoner these sheets may be used as source material for students working on solos over blues progressions in f. In this free lesson you can learn many of the piano blues licks that i use regularly in my band and wherever there is a good blues jam. The blues lick this is a blues lick that gets played all the time. Two of the most common 12 bar patterns or arrangements are the slow change and the fast. Free sheet music piano blues by the most likes by the most well noted by the most commented by new releases by the most downloaded by the most listened by the most listened human original instrumentation first by works titles by composers by oldest additions with video first level. We are now going to shift the focus onto our left hand and explore some useful left hand shuffle patterns and some groovy single note basslines. Most awesome right hand boogie woogie riff for beginners. My number one recommendation on this site for learning how to play the piano is piano for all.
Jun 09, 2015 take your blues playing to the next level with this piano and organ video lesson, in which i will first play and then dissect four blues licks. Besides the standard major and minor scales, there are two scales that are more common to playing blues and boogiewoogie. This is a short organ lick done during a hard break. Piano improvisation technique corcoran high school. Its a great way for beginners to sound very cool, without having to be as good as oscar peterson. Mar 9, 2017 share this take your playing to the next level. If we would play over a minor bluesprogression with for instance the chords am7, dm7 and em7 we cant use the major pentatonic scale. Students should, of course, study the solos of great jazz players to derive even more source material. Welcome to this lesson on chicago blues licks and riffs.