Play the Jazz Blues
Learn to play the jazz blues, from Blues Basics like the blues scale and 12 bar blues form, up through advanced blues techniques over Charlie Parker inspired bebop blues.
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Who This Chapter Is For
The 12-Bar Blues Form
The Blues Scale
Blues Basics Checkpoint
Listen to C Jam Blues
Learn C Jam Blues
The Two-Feel Bass Line
One Scale Over Every Chord
Building Solos From Melodic Motifs
Motif, Repeat, Variation
C Jam Blues Backing Track
On to St. Louis Blues
Listen to St. Louis Blues
Learn St. Louis Blues
The Secondary Blues Scale
Left-Hand Patterns
Blues Phrasing
Blues Embellishments
St. Louis Blues Backing Track
On to Tenor Madness
Listen to Tenor Madness
Learn Tenor Madness
Soloing with the Chord Tones
Switching Between Three Sounds
Soloing Over the Two-Feel Bass
Learning From a Lick
Soloing in Stop Time
Tenor Madness Backing Track
Listen to Bags' Groove
Learn Bags' Groove
Variations of the Blues Form
The Turnaround and Variations
Dominant Scales on the Blues
Oscar Peterson's Bags' Groove Solo
Bags' Groove Backing Track
On to Billie's Bounce