2 Essential Blues Exercises for Beginners
Here are two crucial exercises anyone starting out learning blues piano improvisation should know!
When people first start learning blues, they are often taught a 12 bar blues pattern in the left hand, and the blues scale in the right, and then are told they have everything they need to go and improvise!
Many people then struggle, because they haven’t been given a way to integrate the scale in the right hand along with the left hand progression.
These 2 exercises will give you the essential skills, rhythms and coordination you’ll need to start improvising with the blues scale over a 12 bar blues pattern.
Watch the video below:
To download the sheet music for "Blues Exercise in C - Triplet Eighths" click on the image below:
Download the version with note names included HERE.
To download the sheet music for "Blues Exercise in C - Swung Eighths" click on the image below:
Download the version with note names included HERE.
You can also download the backing track I used in the video tutorial (created on iReal Pro) so you can have fun playing along here:
Blues Exercise in C - Backing Track - 90bpm
If you liked these exercises, check out my in-depth blues piano courses below:
Blues Piano & Improvisation for Beginners
Step-by-step blues piano lessons for beginners. Have fun learning blues piano and improvisation with this properly planned course. Learn more about this course HERE.
OR
Blues Piano & Improvisation - The Next Level - Slow Blues
Improvise Blues Piano in the "Slow Blues" Style | An early to advanced Blues Piano Course. Learn more about this course HERE.
You can also get instant access to all courses on Birds Piano Academy with the monthly subscription. Find out more HERE.
