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How To Play Slow Blues

Have you always wanted to be able to sit at the piano and jam on a slow blues? This is the course for you then! We will break down the blues into its components and you'll learn how to put together your own slow blues using these different modules, accompaniments and reharmonization techniques.

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Tennille's Blues Part 1

In this first lesson you'll learn the first 8 measures of our slow blues form and how to form a few different left-hand accompaniments.

Tennille's Blues Part 2

In this lesson you'll learn different techniques to add motion to your left hand along with groove and bassline approach exercises.

Tennille's Blues Part 3

Reharmonization means you are changing the chords, sometimes adding new chords, sometimes changing the existing chords. This gives you the ability to create dozens of variations on the blues to improvise over.

Tennille's Blues Part 4

In this lesson you'll learn 6 different accompaniment patterns to use for your slow blues improv and compositions.

Tennille's Blues Part 5

In this lesson you'll learn staccato, tenuto, marcato and accent articulations. You'll also learn how to use grace notes and chromaticism to make your solos sound great using just the 3rd and 7th of the chord.

Tennille's Blues Part 6

In this lesson you'll learn the bridge section of Tennille's Blues.

Tennille's Blues Part 7

In this lesson you'll learn the first part of Tennille's Blues. We will also discuss using range in your solos.

Tennille's Blues Part 8

In this lesson you'll learn more of Tennille's Blues. We will also discuss using scales in 3rds and 3 against 2 in your solos.

Tennille's Blues Part 9

In this lesson you'll learn the next part of Tennille's Blues.

Tennille's Blues Part 10

In this lesson you'll learn the next part of Tennille's Blues, the last A section.

Tennille's Blues Part 11

In this lesson you'll learn 5 different endings that you can use for blues or other songs.

Tennille's Blues Part 12

In this lesson you'll learn the next part of Tennille's Blues which can also be played as a composition on its own. I'll discuss the "strollin'" bass pattern and what a vamp is and how to use it.

Tennille's Blues Part 13

In this lesson you'll learn 4 intros that you can use for the blues and other styles.

Tennille's Blues Part 14

In this lesson you'll learn how to create a bassline for Tennille's Blues. I have included the sheet music for the bassline by itself along with the melody with the bassline.

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