Beginning Blues Keyboard

Discover how to play blues keyboard. Explore chord progressions for the classic 12-bar blues and dive into concepts like the blues scale, dominant chords, comping, and more.

Introduction

• Welcome

1. Blues Harmony

• Labeling the chord and triads
• Triad inversions
• Shuffle pattern
• Minor 12-bar blues and the "Green Onions" bass line

2. Blues Melodies

• The blues scale
• Call and response
• Blues sounds
• The major pentatonic scale

3. Dominant Chords

• Dominant chords
• Blues tension
• Quick IV
• Playing off the dominant chord and dominant bass line
• Combined pentatonic scale

4. Comping

• Comping
• Dominant chord inversions
• Parallel 6ths
• Playing off the triad
• Blues fills

5. Turnarounds, Endings, and Introductions

• Turnarounds
• Endings and introductions

6. Boogie-Woogie

• Boogie-woogie bass lines
• Jimmy Yancey style boogie-woogie

7. Advanced Harmony: Slow Blues

• Cycle of 5ths
• The 6th chord

Conclusion

• Next steps