The Blues Progression
Jazz piano students are always asking about the blues. What are the chords? What is the blues scale? How do I improvise over the changes? Well here are the answers. The basics of the blues progression are laid out in this lesson: blues form, major and minor blues chord progressions and the blues scale are covered. Learn how to use the blues scale to improvise over the blues progression by incorporating three effective improvisational techniques into your soloing to help you create coherent and engaging lines.
BONUS! Transcription of the video intro included.
Lesson Stats
When added: 9/30/07; Duration:
13 minutes; The chord changes to these tunes were used in this lesson: Blues progression in F;
Quizzes
Quiz 1: The Blues Progression
Quiz 2: The Blues Scale
Practice Sessions & Playalongs
Practice Session 1: Write out and play the blues chord progression and blues scale and improvise over the blues progression in C.
Practice Session 2: Write out and play the blues chord progression and blues scale and improvise over the blues progression in F.
Practice Session 3: Write out and play the blues chord progression and blues scale and improvise over the blues progression in Bb.
Practice Session 4: Write out and play the blues chord progression and blues scale and improvise over the blues progression in Eb.
Practice Session 5: Write out and play the blues chord progression and blues scale and improvise over the blues progression in Ab
Includes play-alongs for all practice sessions in MIDI, Band-in-a-Box™ and GarageBand formats. Resources for further Listening and Reading
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