Learn to play the 12 bar blues & 8 bar blues with Grammy winner Jon Cleary. Explore shuffle patterns, walking bass, licks, passing chords, turnarounds & improvisation.
In this lesson Jon shows us some passing chords and substitutions, outlining ways to add some elements of surprise into the 12 bar blues.
In this lesson Jon takes us through some left hand variations on a 12 bar blues including walking bass lines and the New Orleans style tuba bass lines.
Jon demonstrates some signature right hand licks and phrases when playing the 12 bar blues. We discuss the theory and explore variations.
In this lesson we build on the foundation we laid with the left hand by exploring right hand blues patterns. Jon talks us through the basics of the right hand and shows us some variations available for the 1, 4 and 5 chords.
Learn how to play a blues shuffle for the 12 bar blues. We explore bass line examples and discuss the role of swing in our left hand shuffle patterns.
Study the unique piano style of the New Orleans piano legend James Booker. We explore his harmonies, chord voicings and improvisational techniques.
“True” is a tune composed by Paul Gayton. We break down the famous rendition played by the James Booker at the Montreux Jazz Festival.
In this lesson we explore soloing and improvisation over the 12 bar blues using major and minor triad patterns and triad pairs.
In this lesson we will learn how to develop your own melodic ideas for soloing and improvisation in blues, jazz, and gospel music.
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