Udemy Basic Blues Piano Learn To Play and Improvise The Blues [TUTORiAL]

The blues is one of the most fun and expressive styles you can play on the piano, and you don’t need to be an advanced pianist to get started. In this course, you’ll learn the essential blues chords, scales, rhythms, licks and techniques you need to start improvising and creating your own blues piano performances.

To get the most from this course, you should have a basic understanding of chords and scales. If you’re new to these fundamentals, I recommend taking my Chord Jammer course first which will teach you everything you need.

In this course, you’ll learn how to:

• Play the classic 12-bar blues chord progression in C Major
• Learn and use the C Minor Blues Scale
• Play the blues in both straight and swung rhythms
• Improvise using the blues scale
• Learn four fantastic blues licks
• Combine licks with the blues scale to create your own ideas
• Master fun techniques like glissandos and piano smashes, inspired by Jerry Lee Lewis
• Play a great beginner blues run
• Add three fabulous blues endings to your playing
• Understand and use the blues turnaround
• Play with triplet rhythms
• Put everything together to improvise your own blues

By the end of the course, you’ll have the tools to move beyond simply playing written music and start creating your own blues piano performances.

So get ready to have some fun, get your hands moving and discover just how addictive playing the blues can be!

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