Blues licks piano pdf books

Their quality and ease of use can be surprisingly variable, but this particular one i think is excellent for learning blues piano. Muddy waters and howlin wolf developed the early versions of chicago blues by amplifying their rootsy delta licks in a combo setting with tunes little red rooster, and spoonful. This unique ebook contains sheet music and audio files of licks examples, from which we show you how to implement them in the blues. One approach to becoming a jazz piano player is to learn how to interpret lead sheet format such as is found in the real book. Jonathon wilson collected these 30 blues licks, and by putting them on musescore you can transpose them into any key you want. 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. A unique source book for the guitar player 2 5 1 jazz licks piano 500 jazz licks. Learning piano with pete sears pete sears brings an incredible knowledge of roots music to the table. Make sure you click on each sound file to hear the lick played. Jazz guitar licks jazz licks 2 5 1 jazz licks piano 500 jazz licks. If you are wishing to order the pdfmp3 files please go to the correct page as this product is for the pdf file only.

Then you just keep repeating that same 12bar pattern over and over for the length of the song. The videos show the licks in c, but you can download sheet music which has the licks in nearly all keys. Jun 22, 2018 acclaimed jazz pianist jay olivers approach to the blues is really awesome. This book is my sixth piano book related to playing from fake books and improvising at the piano. In this unique ebook you will find 30 blues licks, each with an audio example. Otis rush go here for books and videos on blues guitar go here for links to other blues sites blues guitar minor blues lesson 1, part 1 cmajor diddie has something there minor blues lesson 1, part 2. Piano sheet music and method books alfred music piano. The 100 left hand patterns introduced in this book can help piano students, piano teachers, and music professionals take their piano playing to the next level by learning how to play the same song 100 different ways. I began creating music transcriptions of piano recordings in 1977. B flat instruments edition red dog music books razorsharp blues series the caged system and 100 licks for blues guitar.

Blues progressions the following blues progressions are covered in this lesson. How to play the blues on the piano or keyboard dummies. This lesson will inspire you to build your own vocabulary that you can use to improvise when playing the 12 bar blues. Mastering the blues scale volume 1 minor has 100 great blues licks in all 12 keys. Nov 01, 2003 i love buying music books, and over the years ive acquired lots of guitar and piano books, cds and dvds covering a broad range of styles. We advise first to listen to the audio and then start playing. The first roman numeral i is the root or key that the progression is in. For all instruments jazz piano licks exercises pdf modern blues guitar licks hal leonard guitar method jazz guitar guitar jazz jazz guitar jazz guitar chorf jazz guitar hal leonard aebersold jazz guitar jazz guitar pdf books jazz guitar chords jazz blues guitar jazz chord. The 30 musthave blues piano licks blues transcription and bass arrangements. Blues turnarounds exceptions blues is not limited to 12bar patterns. This book also comes with a 33 minute mastering the blues scalevol.

In this lesson, we will examine the righthand riffs and licks that make the boogiewoogie style so infectious. Blues piano licks play blues piano with willie myette. Pete, unlike some artists, knows what he is doing and is a fine teacher. Jonathon wilson collected these 30 blues licks, and by putting them on. Its easy and works over all kinds of different 12 bar blues. There are various books on the market which teach licks. If you want some blues riffs piano training youll love this video.

Adding a blue note to the regular pentatonic scale result in the pentatonic blues scale. How do you apply the blues to the piano or keyboard. Transcribing from solos is the most effective way to learn to improvise. This scale is much used above all in blues,pop,jazz,soul,funk,rhythm and blues,rock.

The iivv 145 the 8 bar blues the 12 bar blues a variation of the 12 bar blues roman numerals are used to show which chord or key changes are used in a progression. The problem is that they only show the lick as a phrase. Brilliant blues licks for the piano by jay oliver youtube. The 12bar means that the song or jam is divided into 12 parts or measures. These licks can be used in a variety of styles of playing blues, boogie woogie, jazz, rock, country, etc.

Over the years as a student and a teacher ive found that the best piano books for beginners are those that reinforce the fundamentals while also keeping the student engaged throughout. This handout shows musical examples of some of the most common licks and. Free intermediate rock and blues piano lessons keyboard. I tried tim richards improvising blues piano first, but found that hard going. Made by print and download in pdf or midi 30 must have blues piano licks jonathon wilson. 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. Most blues tunes are made up of a 12 bar progression and he thought that a book that shows the various types and styles of 12 bar blues progressions would be useful to musicians and students. It is a pdf file that you can download immediately so you can get to work. The complete blues piano the complete blues piano is a comprehensive guide to playing and improvising blues piano. This book was created to help piano students of all ages and skill levels learn how to improvise and arrange music of their own. This best selling book, 100 ultimate blues riffs by andrew gordon is an exhaustive guide to. Typical pentatonic blues licks welcome to lesson 3 of the pentatonic scale, pentatonic blues licks. Piano pentatonic blues scales overview with pictures. While studying at berklee college of music in 19761977 i took a class where we learned to sightsing melodies, conducting 44 or.

Prior to this i had picked out songs by ear like the beatles lady madonna and martha my dear, memorizing them as i went, and thus bypassing the process of attempting to notate what i was hearing. Many professionals use these recordings to warmup, keep in shape, practice new patterns or licks, or to learn new songs and improvise on the chord scale progressions. These videos dont really need to be watched in any particular order. The website is subdivided on the left side into physical books and digital download ebooks including individual lessons with pdf, mp3 and midi files from our extensive catalog of blues, jazz, funk, latin, country, gospel, world music styles for various instruments. 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.

Heres my comprehensive list of the best piano lesson books for beginners. Students should, of course, study the solos of great jazz players to derive even more source material. It covers the fundamental principles of the blues and includes indepth theory and techniques, along with example blues pieces to learnstudy with downloadable audio. Improvising the blues on the piano is a lot easier than you might think. Blues sheet music and music books at sheet music plus. Often these blues progressions will contain dominant chords such as 7th chords.

This book takes many of the ideas i put forward in how to speed read piano. You will learn how to incorporate these licks into. There are also songs based on 8bar, 16bar and 24bar patterns. Several typical pentatonic blues licks will be used as a starting point to develop your knowledge of the pentatonic scale. Try one of the apps below to open or edit this item. These scales are for obvious reasons perfect when playing blues on the piano. Steps to the real book helps to foster both approaches. Its a great way for beginners to sound very cool, without having to be as good as oscar peterson. Andrew decided to author another book solely on blues piano keyboard playing. John lee hooker relocated to detroit and invented the boogie, which has resounded in blues, rock, and pop styles ever since. Guitar pentatonic and blues scales fundamental changes.

In all of his soloing, the heart and soul of his lines always come down to the blues. Mastering the blues scale volume 2 dominant chords has 127 great blues licks in all 12 keys. 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. 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. This is a collection of thirty different blues licks ranging from beginning through advanced. Free intermediate rock and blues piano lessons if you already know the basics of rock and blues playing, this is the exciting stage where youll develop more rhythmic flexibility while learning new licks, scales, and ways to apply them to your favorite songs. What you have to do here is to learn that the major pentatonic is a totally. Piano blues licks 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.

To read them, you will need to have the free adobe reader program installed on your computer. Whats so cool about this is you can clearly recognize the patterns from some of the most popular blues recordings. You can play fast blues, slow blues, happy blues, and sad blues. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read piano. Blues licks how to play blues piano free sheet music youtube. 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. Being able to construct a wide range of chords and voicings is an essential skill for the jazz pianist. Pentatonic and blues scales covers the essential guitar theory for the minor pentatonic scale, major pentatonic scale and the blues scale and highlights the characteristics of each scale with useful licks and exercises. If we would play over a minor bluesprogression with for instance the chords am7, dm7 and em7 we cant use the major pentatonic scale. During the past 43 years, many private teachers as well as high school and college teachers have made the.

Another early 2008 video tutorial originally done for expert village. When jay came into the studio to film some lessons and share his thoughts with us, i had to ask him about his powerful approach to integrating the blues into his larger jazz playing. How to play from a fake book without gettin the blues. He was kind enough to pose with my book 100 ultimate blues riffs when i told him that the album that started me on the road to playing blues was truth by jeff beck with rod stewart on vocals and nicky hopkins playing piano. The alto track is 29 minutes long and the tenor is 24 minutes long. Waggoner these sheets may be used as source material for students working on solos over blues progressions in f. 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. Well stick to the 12bar forms here because these are the ones you will most often hear played by blues musicians and our primary focus here is the blues turnaround. Many of the documents on this page are in pdf format. How to play from a fake book without gettin the blues index of chapters chapter 1 g, am7 and d7 page 1 your first three chords and how to recognize them. 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. Level 1 playtime piano 48 razorsharp 12bar blues riffs for swing bands and blues bands. Print and download in pdf or midi 30 must have blues piano licks jonathon wilson. In this lesson you will be learning some ways to use the pentatonic scale in a solo.

Whether he is channeling otis span or creating his own genre, there is no finer keyboard player. These files can be used on your computer, tablets and smart phones. In todays free video im going to teach you one of my favorite licks to play. Print and download in pdf or midi 30 must have blues piano licks. Due to the overwhelming demand of the book 100 ultimate blues riffs, andrew decided to author another book solely on blues piano keyboard playing. Contains guitar theory, pentatonic licks, exercises and sequences. Blues scale in general it can be used on every chord but above all on min7 th and dominant 7th chord. Piano pieces by scott joplin, fats waller, willie the lion smith, earl fatha hines, bud powell, thelonious monk, and many more ragtime, blues, swing, boogiewoogie and jazz by stuart isacoff compiled and edited by and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.

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. The widest selection of blues sheet music, songbooks, and music books. Milt buckner hamps boogie woogie sheet music notes and chords for real book. This pdf contains a minor 251 line transcribed from a chet baker recording. Just the blues scale can be considered a basis for a particular key blues. Browse alfred music piano methods, supplementary piano music, sheet music, standard masterworks, and more from leading authors, educators, and composers.

There are 8 essential licks short melodic phrases to learn in the mastery of the boogie woogie piano style. The bible of blues riffs beginner to intermediate lesson youtube. When you have the chord progression memorized, try playing the chords with the left hand while your right hand plays a simple melody, riff, or blues scale. I have also included two sample mp3s of the g7 lines in the book. Besides the standard major and minor scales, there are two scales that are more common to playing blues and boogiewoogie. Below you can find a selection of downloadable pdf files containing the. Other common blues progressions include the 8 bar, 16bar, and 24bar blues. This page contains a variety of educational materials that are offered here free of charge.

Copying the solos of professionals is a great way for young players to. With rod stewart before playing a football game against the team he was playing on. Youll find your blues sheet music at sheet music plus. This content was uploaded by our users and we assume good faith they have the permission to share this book.