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Intermediate Blues Keyboards
First Steps
Course Intro (5:53)
Join the Group
Speeding up the Lesson Videos
Blues Playlist (For Listening)
Reference Material
What Kind of Keyboard Do I Need?
Getting Ready For The Blues
To Begin
7th Chords Review (5:11)
The 12 Bar Blues (The Blues Form) (11:17)
EXERCISE: 7th Chords and 12 Bar Practice (4:35)
An Alternate Blues Form (11:42)
The Swing Feel 01 (4/4 or 6/8 Time?) (5:37)
Blues Scales Part 1 (5:05)
Blues Scales Part 2 (21:40)
7-9 Chords - The Building Blocks of the Blues
Introduction to the 7/9 Chords (2:01)
7/9 Chords Part 1: Construction (7:33)
7/9 Chords Part 2: Exercises to learn the chords (12:42)
7/9 Chords Part 3: Usage (18:48)
7/9 Chords Part 4: The Sharp 9 Chord, and Minor 7/9 Chords (12:31)
Exercise: 7/9 Chords With the 12 Bar Blues
Comping
Intro to Comping (2:33)
Comping: Rides (3 Comp Rhythms) (5:46)
Consistency is KEY! (2:56)
Exercise: Consistent Comp Rhythms
Voice Leading (11:34)
Staying out of the way (6:10)
Go Comp Yourself! (8:22)
Guide Tones/Leading Tones (17:45)
Blues Bass LInes (23:42)
Blues Rides/Grooves (16:01)
Turnarounds (17:03)
Improvisation
Intro To Improvisation (4:57)
Blues Improvisation Part 1: Intro and Ideas (13:21)
Blues Improvisation Part 2: Available Tones, Playing Over the Chord, The Blue Note (16:16)
Exercises to Improve Improv :-) (10:10)
Phrasing (19:52)
The Sliding Notes (17:22)
The Big Bad Secret About Blues Licks (3:09)
Some Handy Blues "Licks" (17:44)
Backing Tracks For Practice and Final Exams
How Do You Use Backing Tracks? (3:08)
Fast Shuffles - 141 & 128 BPM - Keys A, C, E, and G
6/8 Slow Blues (Slow Shuffle) - 92 BPM - Keys A, B, E, and G
Fast Motown - 119 BPM - Keys Bb, D, Eb, F, and G
The Final Exams (Description/Ideas)
The "Final Exam" (2:27)
Exercises to Improve Improv :-)
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