Blues Piano Licks : Blues Piano Licks in Action

Watch an expert put together the blues piano licks taught in this series in this piano playing demonstration; learn this and more in this free online piano lesson taught by professional composer and pianist Jonathan Wilson.

Expert: chilkari
Bio: Jonathon Wilson has been a professional composer and pianist for over twenty years. His work spans a number of genres, from jazz to new age to trance.

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[GreekLink1988]

ok i have learned the licks, but what about the left hand? i dont have a whole band at home... please post something where you use the left hand with these licks....

[AshwinManOfSteel]

You are a show off!... I am going back to video one to go and learn this... :)

Ashwin Acharya

[DymoLabelWriter400]

@GreekLink1988

Just do a simple progression

C E G A Bb A G E C x4

F A C D Eb D C A F x2

back to the C then:

G B D E then:

F A C D

then back to C

[PynkWalkr]

@GreekLink1988 Assuming the key of C, and having each "_____ - _____" signify a 2-note chord, you can try this very simple 12-bar blues progression (quarter note for each chord):

C-G, C-A, C-Bflat, C-A x 4

F-C, F-D, F-Eflat, F-D x 2

C-G, C-A, C-Bflat, C-A x 2

G-D, G-E, G-F, G-E x 1

F-C, F-D, F-Eflat, F-D x 1

C-G, C-A, C-Bflat, C-A x 2

I'm not sure how clear that is... there is only so much instruction and detail that you can convey via Youtube comment :)

[leeisateam]

look floaty hand at lick 23 again :D 1:21

[pinknoses101]

Skip To 0:55!

[looloothee]

Dear Jonathon, Yikes, you slayed me! Thank you very much for the edification of many of your brothers and sisters. You're a very fine teacher, and you have a great collection of riffs you've shared with us, Speaking for me, these lessons have given me the impetus to practice blues piano. Thanks for giving this old guy something to do in my retirement. Much love and appreciation for your contribution.

[phionahchin2000]

Nice!  BTW – you can learn to play this song in half the time with new gadget that reads MIDI files.

Google “Gizmag and PianoMaestro”

[marius95ace]

Fantastic

[anotaren79]

nothing bad meant to expervillage but you are to good to be working for expervillage!

[PIANOisAMAZING99]

@GreekLink1988 It's a simple 12-bar blues progression...in the left hand, these are the standard voicings:

C7: E Bb D F7: Eb A D  G7: F B E