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Page 1: 12 Bar Blues Improvisation - PianoGroove.com · Chord Tone Soloing Over The Jazz Blues In F Around 85%+ of the notes below are primary chord tones (1-3-5-7): • Try to create a solo

TheBasic12BarBluesinFHerewecanseetheFbluesinitsmostbasicform.Aswecansee,the12barsareonlymadeupof3differentchords:F7,Bb7andC7–allofwhicharedominantchords.Hereisanumericanalysisofthechords:

TheJazzBluesFormThinkingofthebluesintermsofblocksof4isaverygoodwaytovisualizetheform.Itbreaksitdowninto3simplesectionsthatyoucaneasilyremember:

• Learnandmemorisethenumericsequenceoftheprogression.• Learntoplaythewholeformwithlefthandvoicingswithyoureyesclosed!• Onlywhenyoucandothis,youcanthenstarttoexploreimprovisation.

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Page 2: 12 Bar Blues Improvisation - PianoGroove.com · Chord Tone Soloing Over The Jazz Blues In F Around 85%+ of the notes below are primary chord tones (1-3-5-7): • Try to create a solo

ChordToneSoloingOverTheJazzBluesInFAround85%+ofthenotesbelowareprimarychordtones(1-3-5-7):

• Trytocreateasolousingjustchordtones.• Nextaddchromaticapproachpatternsandenclosure.• Thenintroducenonchromaticpassingtonesandchromaticism.

“StraightNoChaser”Chords&Melody“StraightNoChaser”isverycloselyrelatedtothestandardjazzbluesformsoifyouarefamiliarwiththatsetofchordchangesyouwillhavenoproblemslearningtheformandharmonyforthistune:

• Playtheformof“StraightNoChaser”&takeasolothesecondtimethrough.• UsetheiRealProappasabackingtracktokeepyouintimewiththeband.• Focusondevelopingmusicalmotifsandtellinganarrativeinyoursolo.


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