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