How to Play Boogie Woogie Piano Over the 12 Bar Blues
Learn boogie woogie piano in C: combine a swinging left-hand bass line with right-hand chord rhythms over the 12-bar blues, then practice chromatic turnarounds and a C6 ending. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music teaches boogie woogie piano using a popular bass line over the 12 bar blues chord progression. You'll build a strong left-hand pattern and pair it with a syncopated right-hand accompaniment, so you can have real fun rolling through this classic style. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 ============================= 📹 Our Video Courses (Everything for Life Bundle) ➡️ https://learn-music.nathanielschool.com/ 🎹 Piano Courses & Private Lessons ➡️ https://piano.nathanielschool.com ============================= ▶️ Related Lessons & Playlists 🎵 Music Theory lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/PianoTheory 🎹 All our lessons on Chord Inversions (Playlist) ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9ygtrGwGFmfyvMyGWH52EC 👂 Ear Training lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/EarTraining ============================= 🎓 Learn Music with Nathaniel School of Music & Jason Zac ➡️ https://nathanielschool.com 📚 All our YouTube lessons (1000+) by skill level, topic & genre ➡️ https://learning-portal.nathanielschool.com ============================= 💰 Donate on PayPal ➡️ https://geni.us/DonatePayPal 📸 Instagram ➡️ https://instagram.com/jasonzac 📞 Call +91 98454 65411 · 💬 WhatsApp chat +91 77604 56847 📧 Customised & Private Classes ➡️ music@nathanielschool.com 🎧 Listen to Jason Zac Music ➡️ https://riffs.jasonzacmusic.com/ #BoogieWoogie #BluesPiano #12BarBlues #PianoLessons #PianoTutorial #BoogieWoogiePiano #BluesPiano #PianoTutorial Chapters 00:00 Boogie woogie piano over 12-bar blues 00:23 The style and hand-independence goal 01:43 Left-hand swing rhythm 02:33 Keep the root returning in the pattern 03:50 Slide from the minor third to the major third 05:03 The 12-bar chord progression 06:22 Chromatic turnaround movement 07:19 Break the left hand into three sections 08:58 Practise the turnaround section 10:04 Descending octaves and the ending flourish 11:14 Right-hand chords and rhythm 12:24 Short and long chord articulation 13:23 Put the two hands together 14:23 Turnaround chord colours 15:48 End on C major sixth 17:03 Keep the swing and hand independence 17:37 Choose a honky-tonk piano sound
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