Udemy Basic Blues Piano Learn To Play and Improvise The Blues

The blues is one of the most fun and expressive styles you can play on the piano, and you don’t need to be an advanced pianist to get started. In this course, you’ll learn the essential blues chords, scales, rhythms, licks and techniques you need to start improvising and creating your own blues piano performances.

To get the most from this course, you should have a basic understanding of chords and scales. If you’re new to these fundamentals, I recommend taking my Chord Jammer course first which will teach you everything you need.

In this course, you’ll learn how to:

Play the classic 12-bar blues chord progression in C Major
Learn and use the C Minor Blues Scale
Play the blues in both straight and swung rhythms
Improvise using the blues scale
Learn four fantastic blues licks
Combine licks with the blues scale to create your own ideas
Master fun techniques like glissandos and piano smashes, inspired by Jerry Lee Lewis
Play a great beginner blues run
Add three fabulous blues endings to your playing
Understand and use the blues turnaround
Play with triplet rhythms
Put everything together to improvise your own blues

By the end of the course, you’ll have the tools to move beyond simply playing written music and start creating your own blues piano performances.

So get ready to have some fun, get your hands moving and discover just how addictive playing the blues can be!