Dennis kicks off the lesson series with a lesson on an f major blues solo. Both of which be played in cont and represent the rhythmic harmonic structure above which the upper strings. If you are wishing to order the pdfmp3 files please go to the correct page as this product is for the pdf file only. Blues guitar solo learn a long blues guitar solo full of cool blues guitar licks played by jimi hendrix, eric clapton, mark knopfler, b.
Twobar blues licks for jazz ensemble by jeff waggoner these sheets may be used as source material for students working on solos over the blues progressions in bb and f. A detailed and expansive guide to the notes on the fretboard, this collection contains a whole books worth of charts and instruction for free. This solo gives you an example of how a simple lick or motif can be used as the basis for an entire 12 bar chorus of the blues. Since the key of f appears on the circle of fifths diagram as both a major and minor key, the lesson steps explain both ways of constructing this blues scale for this key. You can get more charts in with custom tunings using my interactive scale generator here. George benson guitar solo transcription mixo blues scale. Each solo is more or less centered around a particular position. Keep in mind that at this stage of your lead guitar playing journey there is just no substitute for practicing the right things, learning scales, studying the sounds and relationships. Its a great place to start and a feel that is guaranteed to show up at just about any open blues jam. Written for solo instrument piano with a duration of 3 mins. In this video i will go over a 3 step process where you learn some basic jazz blues comping and turn them into tools that you can use to comp more freely and develop your own chord vocabulary. William billingsley blues in f sheet music in f major. Improve your guitar playing with online video lessons from jamplay.
The 1st construction, using the major scale, starts at lesson 3. Here, we will provide you with lead sheets, basic chord melodies, chords and single note solos that you can begin applying over some of the most popular standards right. Gordon is a thoroughly groovy compendium of over 50 12bar riffs that span the full range of blues styles. David bruce has a growing reputation as a composer, with commissions from carnegie hall, the san diego symphony and the royal opera house, london.
He has written a number of pieces for beginners in a jazz and blues styles, which appear on the site. This bennie wallace solo from the album bennie wallace plays monk is quite a unique approach to the blues form. There is an increased interest in playing the organ these days as many keyboard players are adding organ modules, organs. Neste modulo blues i abordaremos o blues tradicional slowchange na tonalidade maior. Twobar blues licks for jazz ensemble waggoner music. Blues tradicional o objetivo deste material e trazer os principais conceitos do blues, falando um pouco da harmonia, escalas, riffs e frases caracteristicas do estilo. Day tripper is a song by the beatles from the album 19621966 the red album. Welcome to advanced concepts for blues guitar soloing the next level up from barry levensons first book exciting concepts for blues guitar soloing. If hap na re d dim 7 set a way tie down fuse, im gon na em 7 and therell more blues. Here are 10 brilliant jazz solos and what youll learn from them 1 miles davis, blues by five. Im assuming a little bit of basic knowledge and ability on the guitar. If you want to check out an example solo that i wrote with three choruses on an f blues only using the arpeggio notes i have one available for sale in my store. Blues improvisation in f piano jazz sheet music transcription. Playing and improvising acoustic blues doug young acoustic blues workshop notes q 96 our goal is to be able to play a simple, but effective solo blues guitar piece, hopefully with some improvisation.
File type icon file name description size revision time. The solution below shows the f blues scale, on the piano, treble clef and bass clef. Blues scales are simple to play and sound good virtually all of the time within a blues solo. The story of the blues guitar tab by gary moore with free online tab player. This package includes 14 scale types and a guide on implementing them. The solo sits nicely on the chord tones but with plenty of chromatic passing notes and embellishments to keep it interesting.
F blues is one of the most common keys for the blues. Learn jazz guitar from dennis hodges with an intermediate guitar lesson for f blues solo. Office stationery for file, folder, desktop accessories. Then make sure you can play the g major blues sound.
In fact there are so many other scales that we can use to solo over a blues progression, that it would be a pitty to only use one scale all of the time. Blues jazz piano f solo only f blues scale by eric. For many students, when starting out with blues improvisation, its very easy to get locked inside the notes of the blues scale and never deviate away from 6 tones. Welcome to our archive of some of the most popular jazz standards for jazz guitar. F jazz blues etude 1 basic arpeggios if you have any questions or comments then feel free to leave them here or on the video.
In this lesson we will take three different approaches to playing a blues solo in the key of e. In this lesson ill present a set of arpeggios, some exercises, target notes and. This pdf contains the scale charts for the blues scale in all keys for guitar in standard tuning. Nows the time, bags groove, billies bounce, and blues for alicebebop blues changes are all examples of an f blues. F jazz blues comping jazz chords and concepts guitar. Students should, of course, study the solos of great jazz. Students should, of course, study the solos of great jazz players to derive even more source material.
Blues jazz piano f solo only f blues scale by eric argensse. The story of the blues tab by gary moore guitare solo. Aug 10, 2018 blues improvisation in f jazz piano solo sheet music transcription created by my sheet music transcriptions. If you would like a complete catalog of the thousands of jazz educational materials available, please call 180045688 or visit. Waggoner these sheets may be used as source material for students working on solos over blues progressions in f. Many highly advanced blues guitarists make use of not one single scale, but combine many different scales to make their sound stand out more. Blues in f easy solo example for tenor sax major blues. Blues by guitarists such as blind blake mississippi john hart in imitation of the through fingerpicking, one is able to simultaneously play the accompaniment part of th more melodic lines.
The solo is broken down and rehearsed with you lick by lick in slow motion. Each solo will emphasize different techniques, however the framework will be the same. Blues in f solo transcription free download as pdf file. Blues improvisation in f jazz piano solo sheet music transcription created by my sheet music transcriptions. With this solo the focus is mostly on demonstrating some fairly. Dec 23, 2010 many listeners have requested a midikeyz view of me playing the f blues so here it is. Copying the solos of professionals is a great way for young players to. Aug 31, 2015 if you havent transcribed a solo before or found the entire process frustratingly difficult, not to worry its time to start fresh. Before we dive into the theory behind each of the 6 jazz blues progressions in this lesson, here are some characteristics of the blues most blues chord progressions are 12 bars long, although there are also 8, 14, 16, 24 or more bar blues changes. This booklet is provided free of charge by jamey aebersold jazz. If you have any questions or comments then feel free to leave them here or on the video.
Use the download button below or simple online reader. Blues scales blues scales are an excellent tool to use in solos. The download includes a three minute practice track in three different tempos, 100bpm, 126bpm and 168bpm. Blues progressions the following blues progressions are covered in this lesson. The mixoblues scale is a combination of the minor blues scale and the mixolydian scale. If you havent transcribed a solo before or found the entire process frustratingly difficult, not to worry its time to start fresh. Nov 12, 2014 if you want to check out an example solo that i wrote with three choruses on an f blues only using the arpeggio notes i have one available for sale in my store. Often new players are drawn to the instrument because of a desire to play the blues. Gm f a7e a7 the fun ny part em7b5 my hearts been right there all long. If you are wishing to order the pdf mp3 files please go to the correct page as this product is for the pdf file only. Once in a while handful of keys global stomp youve got to be modernistic perfect rag ida sweet as apple cider. Each lesson includes video demonstration with pdf file of the solo transcribed in both tab and notation. Soloing over blues progressions a more effective approach most guitarists are taught to play minor pentatonic or the flat 5 blues scale when soloing over a 1 4 5 blues progression.
Jazz standards for jazz guitar pdf sheet music, tabs, chords and soloing with audio examples. If you ever feel like your solos are just a string of unconnected licks then this approach is a really good way of adding a bit of a storyline to your soloing. Blues loops and samples most recent oldest shortest duration longest duration any length 2 sec 2 sec 5 sec 5 sec 20 sec 20 sec 1 min 1 min all libraries bobby cole samplefarm make this noise kalavrezos sofa sound soundgram post m idea radio mall sfx bible genji siraisi blastwave fx sfx source airborne sound soundsnap beats. Many listeners have requested a midikeyz view of me playing the f blues so here it is. Aug 27, 2015 as always you can download the examples i used as a pdf here. The jazz blues chord progression jazz blues progression in f. Check out my free video lessons on my free lessons page. How to play more advanced blues guitar solos antony reynaert. Table of contents 1 all of me 2 all the things you are 3 alone together 4 autumn leaves e minor 5 autumn leaves g minor 6 beautiful love 7 blue bossa 8 blues bb 9 blues f 10 body and soul 11 c minor blues 12 cherokee confirmation.
It is recommended that you study several of the bb solos prior to starting on the f solos. Welcome to advanced concepts for blues guitar soloing the next level up from barry levensons first book exciting concepts for blues. These are not lessons, but supplements to my lessons. Most effective way of soloing over blues progressions. So in this case you would use the f minor blues scale, or f major blues scale. Mar 15, 2019 best of blues piano pdf sheet music simple blues for solo instrument piano by sven klammer sheet music pdf file to download. Here are some free pdfs used to supplement my free video lessons. Harry simoneaux is a louisiana tenor player and a great exponent of cajun and swamp pop styles of saxophone playing. Advanced concepts for blues guitar soloing pdf file. Blues in f easy solo example for tenor sax major blues scale easy solo example for tenor sax, blues in f g for tenor sax ex.
Online stationery shop wide range of office stationery like file, folder, desktop office accessories, document organizer, portfolio, zipper bags, clutch pencils, laptop accessories, visiting card holder etc. Blues scales blues is an irresistible tonality for a guitar player. Transcriptions of saxophone solos blues jazz and cajun. He also happens to run red balloon technology ltd, the company behind. Blues bb 9 blues f 10 body and soul 11 c minor blues. Chord charts include bebop blues changes, aka bird blues. The slow blues in g jam track for solo 4 is a good one to practice on because its slow and the changes dont happen that fast. Geddy lee this bass transcription for rushs song from their 1975 album fly by night includes an accurate notefornote bass transcription for geddy lees bass line in both, standard notation and tabs. Click here to see rousseau notation charts don mock jazz blues. While this does the job as far as creating that bluesy sound, there is a far more effective and expressive way of playing through blues. The iivv 145 the 8 bar blues the 12 bar blues a variation of the 12 bar blues roman numerals are used to show which chord or key changes are used in a progression. Print and download blues in f sheet music composed by william billingsley arranged for flute or piano accompaniment. The file extension pdf and ranks to the documents category.
File type icon file name description size revision time user bob brookmeyer. The good news is, if you know how to improvise on a blues scale, your work is largely done for you. The first roman numeral i is the root or key that the progression is in. As always you can download the examples i used as a pdf here.
Lesson on how to get started soloing over an f jazz blues with the arpeggios. The jazz blues progression has been used as a template for some of the greatest tunes in jazz history so by understanding and memorizing this progression, you will also have learnt the blueprint for a good number of very common jazz standards. Lonely f blues piano solo download sheet music pdf file. That means first make sure you can play the g minor sound either using box 1 with the 1st finger or box 5 with the 3rd finger. This lesson is a transcription of an improvised 6 chorus solo that i recorded on a 12 bar f blues. I cant seem to find my original finale file for this transcription.
Blues improvisation in f jazz piano solo sheet music transcription created by. General information this booklet is designed to give you the basics which you will need in order to learn the art of improvising in music. Aug 21, 2010 f blues is one of the most common keys for the blues. Many feel that people who improvise or play jazz are special. At this point in our study of the blues, now its time to introduce the blues scale. We are a team of professional piano music transcribers and. Ultimate blues organ riffs pdf file digital sheet music. There are infinite ways to improvise over a blues form, but one of the simplest ways thats also very effective is to use the blues scale. When playing a twelve bar blues in the key of bb, use the bb blues scale anywhere in the chord progression. Im in the process of creating a new one so that i can provide eb, concert pitch and bass clef versions of the solo. To play the blues is a fascinating undertaking because it can be both simplistic and yet intangibly tricky to master.