Jonathon wilson collected these 30 blues licks, and by putting them on musescore you can transpose them into any key you want. I never got really good at playing piano, but i incorporated these types of piano riffs into my own rhythm guitar style. The 30 musthave blues piano licks blues groovewindow. Northup by scott joplin by jelly roll morton by jelly roll morton by james p. In its simplest form, the blues has only three chords. How to play david sprungers great blues riffs on piano. In this video series the talented and sizzling jonathon wilson guides you through 30 musthave blues piano licks, riffs that, once mastered, could turn any musician into a talkedabout sensation. High graphic resolution enables printing of best quality large format printouts. The 30 musthave blues piano licks blues transcription and bass arrangements. This product is an exhaustive guide to the various phrases that make up blues saxophone playing, both from a rhythmic and soloing standpoint.
Mar 21, 2003 100 ultimate blues riffs for tenor saxophone is written by internationally acclaimed author and instructor andrew d. You will need to practice licks over and over again in order to fully understand their function in piano music. If you understand the blues format this volume will give you heaps to work with. Dec 10, 2018 they will also really fill in the space needed for a tight blues rhythm. These files can be used on your computer, tablets and smart phones. It is often used as a flourish, or as a notable hook, as a memorable part of the music. Print and download in pdf or midi 30 must have blues piano licks. For example, when you do steps 1, 2, or 3 above, you are creating the most basic kinds of ostinato.
Ultimate blues organ riffs andrew gordon music media. Top 10 most recognizable opening piano chords of all time. Mar 09, 2017 i use this riff all the time as a way to either end a blues jam or adapt it a little bit into a blues turnaround if i want to keep playing. This kind of rhythm guitar is more piano based, and its one of the first types of blues riffs i learned when i started playing piano. Aug 09, 2007 100 ultimate blues riffs for pianokeyboards by andrew d. May 11, 2012 top 10 most recognizable opening piano chords of all time. Gordon this best selling book, 100 ultimate blues riffs by andrew gordon is an exhaustive guide to some of the best musical phrases that make up blues piano keyboard playing. Often these blues progressions will contain dominant chords such as 7th chords. Below is a pdf with the tablature and chords for this guitar lesson. Browse adg productions from adg productions at sheet music plus.
Make sure you put the root of the chord on the 1st and 3rd beats, then skip or leap to another chord. Play advanced jazz and blues riffs on the piano how to. It contains pentatonic and modal licks as well as famous riffs by other musicians. This best selling book, 100 ultimate blues riffs by andrew gordon is an exhaustive guide to some of the best musical phrases that make up blues piano keyboard playing. Shop and buy 100 ultimate blues riffs for pianokeyboards sheet music. Gordon is one of the most popular educational products for learning blues piano on. Jonathon introduces each clip, letting you know of any tips or hangups that set the lick apart, and then provides a valuable demonstration of how to play and practice the riff alongside a full band. Guitar lovers licksriffs pdf with integrated sound and. There is an increased interest in playing the organ these days as many keyboard players are adding organ modules, organs.
Basic piano skills are necessary to successfully accomplish tasks such as licks. My top 10 most recognizable guitar riffs appeared here last friday. The description below is for the pdf and audio files. The downloadable audio files of all 100 riffs are recorded with the piano right hand on the right channel and the piano left hand on the left channel along with a drum track. Ahhh, so thats why there are so many blues bands out there you talk about bang for your chord learning buck. Gordon, world renowned music educator, author of over 60 music educational products, has previously written numerous books on guitar styles such as. Free library of piano sheet music, piano midi files and piano tabs music notation. Johnson by jay roberts by ford dabney by joseph lamb by dink johnson by jelly roll morton. The art of improvisation is a twovolume set that includes the features listed below, and more, to help you learn and master jazz improvisation.
Many people have commented that this is the best blues keyboard product that they have ever used. Sep 23, 2018 its usually a short musical passage though not always, often used in blues, jazz or rock music styles. How to create bass lines 5 ostinato or riff bass an ostinato is a repeated rhythmicmelodic. Oscar petersonoscar peterson style blues riffs free sheet music riffs for piano on. Instructional book and examples cd for piano keyboard. This book provides an extensive study into the various piano keyboard latin styles including. Guitar lovers licksriffs pdf with integrated sound and high. It has been over 20 years since i released the first volume of 100 ultimate blues riffs for piano keyboards in 1996, my most popular selling book. Clicking on the graphics will start playback of the integrated.
Due to the continued success of his more advanced book 100 ultimate blues riffs for pianokeyboards andrew. Gordon is an exhaustive guide to some of the best musical phrases that make up blues piano keyboard playing. Dec 21, 2016 thanks everyone, i hope this is a really fun and achievable lesson for players starting out on their blues adventure. May 15, 2018 this is a riff from my best selling book 100 ultimate blues riffs for piano keyboards.
How to create bass lines 3 5 if you have the same chord for two measures you can use step 2 or 3 for the. Right click the links below and choose save as or save target as or download linked files as pdf music stand printout. Riff 8 from the book 100 ultimate blues riffs for tenor. This best selling book, 100 ultimate blues riffs by andrew gordon is an exhaustive guide to some of the best musical phrases that make up blues piano keyboard. Each riff will be played for you at a fast speed, then a slower speed and then in most cases, at an intermediate speed. This video goes into detail about david sprungers great blues riffs and how to play them on the piano or keyboard. Ive got some great news to let out of the bag for anyone dying to have some fun at a piano or keyboard right away. Gordons blues piano keyboard books, 100 ultimate blues riffs and the 12 bar blues bible, he has adapted examples from the two books along with new examples into a blues organ book and ultimate blues organ riffs is the result. Whether he is channeling otis span or creating his own genre, there is no finer keyboard player. May 25, 2017 blues piano is easy may 25, 2017 share this after youve learned about what chords and scales to use if you want to sound bluesy see these videos. Download your favourite tunes and songs in piano tabs. Even though the lick and lefthand are written out as eighth notes, they are really played with a triplet feel. Guitar lovers licksriffs is a digital book with sound in pdf format for printing purposes. See more ideas about guitar chords, bass guitar chords and guitar.
Gordon is an exhaustive guide to introduce beginner students to the various phrases or riffs that make up blues piano playing, both from a rhythmic and soloing standpoint. There are many types of blues rhythms but the most common is the iivv 12bar blues. Ultimate latin riffs for piano keyboards is a book written by the combined talents of internationally renowned authorseducators carlos campos and andrew d. Gordon is an exhaustive guide to introduce beginner students to the various phrases or riffs that make up. Due to the runaway success of the 100 ultimate blues riffs, andrew d.
Ive demonstrated the lick in the key of c, but you should learn it in all the other keys too. With rod stewart before playing a football game against the team he was playing on. Buy 100 ultimate blues riffs for pianokeyboards 1 by gordon, andrew d. Play david sprungers great blues riffs on piano how to. I have authored over 60 music instructional books for piano keyboards, woodwind, brass, guitar that are. Blues sax riff from the book 100 ultimate blues riffs for.
If you are wishing to order the pdfmp3 files please go to the correct page as this product is for the pdf file only. The only 3 chords you need to master the blues on piano. We support pdf files, and not scorch or finale, or any other sheet music viewer. Gordon is an exhaustive guide to introduce beginner students to the various phrases or riffs that make up blues piano playing, both from. Make sure you click on each sound file to hear the lick played. Blues piano riff 6 taken from my book 100 ultimate blues.
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Jazz swing, jazz ballad, jazz funk, jazz waltz and latin jazz. The website is subdivided on the left side into physical books and digital download ebooks including individual lessons with pdf, mp3 and midi files from our extensive catalog of blues, jazz, funk, latin, country, gospel, world music styles for various instruments. Exploring different avenues in piano music will introduce you to various and interesting techniques. 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. Riff 32 from the book 100 ultimate jazz riffs for tenor. Gordons book 100 ultimate jazz riffs consists of, as the title suggests, 100 jazz riffs based on common chord progressions used in jazz such as the iivi, iiiviiiv etc. Pete, unlike some artists, knows what he is doing and is a fine teacher. He was kind enough to pose with my book 100 ultimate blues riffs when i told him that the album that started me on the road to playing blues was truth by jeff beck with rod stewart on vocals and nicky hopkins playing piano.
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