Hi all, I live in Perth, Western Australia and have returned to the piano after a break of 30 years (kidds and career got in the way !!). I am thoroughly enjoying working through the on-line tutorials and have purchased the " Boogie book".
I have a question regarding integrating two of the licks into 12 bar blues format (Lick 1, tracks; 34 and 35). I have learnt these tracks (walking base is still challenging !), but can't figure how to do the chord change for 12 bar blues. Each of the other tracks in the book have the pick up note for the chord change as the last note of the measure, making the change sound "right", but the tacks noted just end, with-out a pick up note. I would really appreciate some help with this, as I like tack 35 in particular and want to be able to use it in full 12 bar blues chord changes and combined with other variations / licks.
Regards,
Dave M
Hi Dave, Sorry for gate crashing your thread but I can't see an option to create a new thread in this forum.
Hi Arthur. I stumbled on your YouTube video "How to Play Boogie Woogie Piano" and was inspired to buy a second hand keyboard to have a go. I should say I turn 72 on Wednesday.
As a child a learned to play a little bit of right hand piano from my uncle but never could grasp the left hand and eventually went on and took up piano accordion lessons but didn't stick with it for very long. I struggled to read music, and would play many of the tunes by ear, much to the annoyance of my music teacher.
I joined the army in 1968 and was posted overseas so I sold my accordion for a case of beer, not touched a keyboard since.
So I have only been playing that left hand riff for two days and already I am beginning to see some measure of progress. I followed the links and purchased your book from Amazon. And was also delighted to find you had this Free Website. I look forward to working my way through the basics and on through the boot camp.
Thank you Sir for creating this wonderful website. What a great way for this old dog to see out my senior years, re-living my childhood passion.
Regards Archie
Located just outside Edinburgh, Scotland
Dave, I understand your confusion. What I am suggesting as one possible way to use the 4 bar phrase in 35 is to play the right hand 4 bar phrase 3 times, exactly as written (in G). Only the left hand will make the chord changes. The right hand stays in G position, even as the left hand plays over C and D. (don't play a turnaround) Or... if you do play a turnaround, play the turnaround with the right hand too. Hope this helps!
Hi Dave! Welcome to the site.