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How to ... play blues piano by ear, by Todd Lowry

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How to ... play blues piano by ear, by Todd Lowry

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eng

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musicillustrations

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no index present

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non fiction

Main title

How to ... play blues piano by ear

Oclc number

1001840664

Responsibility statement

by Todd Lowry

Table Of Contents

What is blues piano? -- What is playing by ear? -- Mental approach to playing by ear -- Posture, hand position, & finger numbers -- How to practice -- The musical alphabet & the piano keyboard -- Basic chords -- The 12-bar blues progression -- The basic left-hand pattern -- Right-hand improvisation using the blues scales -- Blues in G -- Special blues techniques -- Straight-eighth-note blues -- Early rock-and roll -- Gospel blues -- Boogie woogie -- Other blues styles -- Using tritones -- Blues intros & endings -- Once more, with feeling -- Playing in a blues band -- Improvisation ideas -- Play-along tracks -- Appendix I: a brief history of blues piano -- Appendix II: blues piano players

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Play blues piano by ear

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