Advanced Blues Piano, Extending the right-hand chords. 2 2
First of all, a recap on book two. 3 3
Book two you learned various left-hand rhythms. 4 4
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Triad Blues. 6 6
Straight Eight Boogie. 7 7
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12/8 Boogie Shuffle Rhythm. 9 9
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You also learned the twist rhythm. 11 11
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On top of those rhythms you added in, right hand chords C, F, G, in repositions. 13 13
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So now, it's time to make right hand chords a bit more interesting. 15 15
So first of all, what we can do is instead of just playing piano basic triad 16 16
chords in the right hand. 17 17
We can introduce some seventh's and some inversions. 18 18
We'll keep the C the same. 19 19
Change the F, root position to F middle 7. 20 20
And we'll change the G to G backwards. 21 21
This will actually make it easier for you to play over your left hand patterns cuz 22 22
your hand's not gonna have to jump up about so much. 23 23
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So now, we're gonna play these chords with what is called an off-on rhythm. 25 25
First beat, is as if you are taking adequately off the case, 26 26
you snap the chord quickly. 27 27
Second beat, is if you are placing your chord back on and it's held for longer. 28 28
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And you'll notice that I have alternated where the first right hand beat of 30 30
each bar comes in, so you can practice both ways. 31 31
So on the next page, the right hand chord riffs off-on blues, triad blues. 32 32
So start the left hand. 33 33
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And then, on the following page, you've got the off-on boogie, 35 35
straight eight boogie. 36 36
And again, start with the left hand. 37 37
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The next page is the off-on shuffle, the 12/8 shuffle. 39 39
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