Schott Music Blues Piano 1

Tim Richards teaches the harmonic, rhythmic, and melodic aspects of blues piano in an easy-to-understand manner. All styles, from the early boogie pioneers through swing, gospel, jump-jive, the New Orleans, Chicago, and Kansas City styles to the more sophisticated jazz and funk blues of today's scene are covered.

Over 60 tunes, including well-known standards such as "Ain't No Sunshine," "Blueberry Hill," "Got My Mojo Workin'," "Pine Top's Boogie Woogie," "St Louis Blues," and numerous compositions by the author convey:

• Authentic patterns and bass lines for the left hand.
• Professional chord voicings, blues scales, licks and riffs
• Also includes many proven coordination exercises for both hands
• Listening suggestions

Each chapter is set up in increasing difficulty, with some challenging pieces towards the end. Improvisation is encouraged throughout the book with assignments, and instructions.

Contents:

• Preface
• Abbreviations and Symbols
• Chapter 1: Triads: Beginner's Blues
• Beginner's Blues (melodic)
• Beginner's Boogie
• Blue Third Blues
• New Orleans Triplets Workout
• Blueberry Hill
• Five-Finger Blues
• Trill Blues
• On.Off Boogie
• Happy Blues
• Sad Blues
• Blues for Booker
• Chapter 2: Chords with sixths: Sixth Blues
• Jump Shuffle
• C Jam Blues
• Riff Blues
• Sunday Afternoon Blues
• Barrelhouse Blues
• Blues with Pick-Ups
• Slow Blues in D
• Blue Fith Boogie
• Syncopated Boogie
• Back in the Alley
• Chapter 3: Seventh chords: Seventh Blues
• Blues for Sal
• See See Rider
• Smooth Blues
• Blues in Thirds
• Bouncy Boogie
• On-off Boogie
• Blue Monk
• Slow Blues in G
• Tritone Blues
• Got my Mojo Workin
• E Blues Scale Workout
• Appendix I: Horvorschläge
• Appendix II: Patterns for the left hand
• Appendix III: Blues Licks
• Picture credits
• CD Index