Improvising Over The Blues: Wynton Kelly
All you need to know to solo over the blues is the blues scale. Right? Listen to Wynton Kelly improvise over the blues and you will hear him use not only the blues scale but also chord sound. Watch this lesson to see and hear what chord sound is, how he uses it and how you can use it too to open up the melodic potential of the blues progression.

Lesson Stats
When added: 02/28/10; Duration: 18 minutes.

Prerequisites
Moderate keyboard proficiency. Ability to read notation and play all 12 major scales. These lessons are good prerequisites: The Blues Progression, The Jazz Blues Progression, Gospel Blues, Improvisation: The Concept
The Four Components of Melodic Construction

Quizzes
Quiz 1: Improvising Over The Blues Warmup Quiz
Quiz 2: Blues Sound versus Chord Sound Quiz


Practice Sessions & Playalongs
Practice Session 1: Write out a blues solo using blues sound and chord sound.
Practice Session 2: Improvise a blues solo using blues sound and chord sound.
Download the Practice Sessions and Playalongs for this lesson.

Includes play-alongs for practice sessions in MIDI, Band-in-a-Box™ and GarageBand formats.

Further Reading and Listening