The Basic 12 Bar Blues in F Here we can see the F blues in its most basic form. As we can see, the 12 bars are only made up of 3 different chords: F7, Bb7 and C7 – all of which are dominant chords. Here is a numeric analysis of the chords: The Jazz Blues Form Thinking of the blues in terms of blocks of 4 is a very good way to visualize the form. It breaks it down into 3 simple sections that you can easily remember: • Learn and memorise the numeric sequence of the progression. • Learn to play the whole form with left hand voicings with your eyes closed! • Only when you can do this, you can then start to explore improvisation. www.pianogroove.com 12 Bar Blues Improvisation Course Supplement & Notation
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TheBasic12BarBluesinFHerewecanseetheFbluesinitsmostbasicform.Aswecansee,the12barsareonlymadeupof3differentchords:F7,Bb7andC7–allofwhicharedominantchords.Hereisanumericanalysisofthechords:
TheJazzBluesFormThinkingofthebluesintermsofblocksof4isaverygoodwaytovisualizetheform.Itbreaksitdowninto3simplesectionsthatyoucaneasilyremember:
• Learnandmemorisethenumericsequenceoftheprogression.• Learntoplaythewholeformwithlefthandvoicingswithyoureyesclosed!• Onlywhenyoucandothis,youcanthenstarttoexploreimprovisation.
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ChordToneSoloingOverTheJazzBluesInFAround85%+ofthenotesbelowareprimarychordtones(1-3-5-7):
• Trytocreateasolousingjustchordtones.• Nextaddchromaticapproachpatternsandenclosure.• Thenintroducenonchromaticpassingtonesandchromaticism.
“StraightNoChaser”Chords&Melody“StraightNoChaser”isverycloselyrelatedtothestandardjazzbluesformsoifyouarefamiliarwiththatsetofchordchangesyouwillhavenoproblemslearningtheformandharmonyforthistune:
• Playtheformof“StraightNoChaser”&takeasolothesecondtimethrough.• UsetheiRealProappasabackingtracktokeepyouintimewiththeband.• Focusondevelopingmusicalmotifsandtellinganarrativeinyoursolo.
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