Blues Riffs for Piano by Ed Baker great seies Copyright 1995 Cherry Lane Music Company International Copyright Secured All Rights Reserved The music, text, design and graphics in this publication are protected by copyright aw. Any duplication or transmission, by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, is an infringement of copyright
THE HISTORY OF THE PIANO IN BLUES MUSIC ROOTS THE RHYTHMIC ELEMENT Blues has its。 in the African music that the first where eacr the pattern of rail click: 6anit8ga5dkoicramgThehimz68 to ayers eamed as c zeecfAaeicamtoe29hfimeterC bably de c to purely whe Americon mu thina 93e wing that went on musicc rnevr opgstersdevelop hble developedmusical gere. THE BLUES NOTES URBAN BLUES As the piano.an orchestra in miniature.can also be Blueswestearnuencedbytedhelenondnot adrum,Delta blues piano accompaniments were ve an 中9wg。hane northward at the gebeteleere k songs,spirituals and 。obg ers elodies THE MODERN BLUES ERA SOUTHERN DIVERSITY Early southeaste blues was more ofaballad orag s in eo b thevoynNeOeonsProtewaraahcl piano traditio ere the "Father of New Orleans R&B," and his ing in h ce can or. A es were 19505 Johnny Johnson pla ucial part in emphis 。 sound,and Speckied Red. 6egtia9.RoyChanles8nohersoofhebe the ou music.Regardless of stye it is nearly im
INTRODUCTION Following is a musical outline or map of the 12-bar blues.Most of the licks,comping figures,turnarounds and tags will fit comfortably in this framework.Whenever you play the blues,it is essential to always know where you are in the arrangement. 12-Bar Blues I minor 7ths.In the key of C,the chords are C7,F7,and G7. >
The Pentatonic Scale 1.2.3.5 and 6 from the diatonic major scale.Passing tones are ad fingering:2 3 4 123 6(8) Pentatonic Exercise of the exercise;Variation #2 includes the two passing tones. Variation Variation #2 2 3212321 33232 332321 r世 Suspensions upgnoeianeapSmgoaneexo日meaneRnpenise52ge8eaeh0eeanga482'agy 3 Csus4 Csus2 CSus F/C
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Sliding Notes And Crushing Notes ace note being crushed is released while hold- WSheoerh8etsdesand9hegcanbeplayedaitVaio2speasi 5 Triplet feel E/C C7 E/C Bb/E F7 Bb/F Now incorporate the b3rd and b5th into the previous ample tion of sliding or crushing the5th.Slides and crushes produce different phrasing.Try Neighbor Chords 6 Tripet tee
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Altered Notes 6g5hggnoenMtte3giETentgaTenonDa.waeweou 7 Triplet feel Ab Db/Ab Ab7 Db/Ab Db Gb/Db Db7 Gb/D 1212 .31 31 Running Triplets This is a variation of #7.It gets you to play two different phrases in your right hand at the same time. Instead of anchoring your hand down with one finger holding the quarter note,you must slide the bottom note while repeating the top note. 8 Triplet fee=为 日月1任与任月51,1 有事 种 12
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Jimmy Yancey-Type Parallel 3rds Jimmy Yancey,a well known Chicago pianist,plays this well-known riff using the flatted 3rd,flatted 5th and the full suspension (F/).Notice the movement of paralle 3rds 9 Triplet feel 311 香斗国 Jimmy Yancey-Type Parallel 6ths heghanmegnaofthepreousfguiehetngthepald3nt create parallel 6ths.The 4th connect 10 Triplet feel( 11333212