How To Play Boogie Woogie

This bestseller is now available with a CD of demonstration tracks! A short easy method for learning to play boogie woogie designed for the beginner and average pianist.Includes: exercises for developing left-hand bass; 25 popular boogie woogie bass patterns; arrangements of Down the Road a Piece and Answer to the Prayer by well-known pianists; a glossary of musical terms for dynamics tempo and style; and more.

Learn Traditional Blues Rhythms & Styles-Boogie woogie music is one of the greatest influences on the blues swing jazz and rock 'n' roll. The style is usually identified more with the piano than the guitar; however boogie woogie actually seems to have originated with guitar players during the latter half of the 19th century in the rough “barrel houses” of the turpentine and lumber camps of the American South. Now with this book and video pack trace the history of boogie woogie guitar with blues historian Dave Rubin and learn how to play the essential patterns that influenced generations of musicians. Features video lessons with demonstrations of every music example in the book!

The Boogie and Blues Piano Collection contains carefully transcribed boogie-woogie classics by Pinetop Smith, Hersal Thomas and Jimmy Jancey, along with new arrangements by Wolfgang Wierzyk. German boogie experts Axel Zwingenberger and Gottfried Böttger have their say in a fast-paced way. The first 10 pieces are arranged more easily and are suitable for getting started or for refreshing one's skill and knowledge. As you progress, surprises await, including classics like Happy Birthday, Silent Night and Für Elise... / Piano

Nineteen popular melodies arranged in the boogie-woogie style including King Of The Road Release Me and Blue Suede Shoes.

LA Méthode de Boogie Woogie ! Rifs, Techniques, Exemples, Grands Standards?et un CD avec pistes Piano et Playback.

Par COROZINE VINCE. Designed to introduce the young intermediate-level pianist to playing the blues, Jazzin' the Blues presents fifteen original blues compositions in various keys, styles and grooves together with downloadable recordings of 40 of the 50 examples in the book. The audio tracks are presented both with and without the lead piano part, so the student can play along with a professional rhythm section which includes piano, vibraphone, alto flute, drums, and bass.Historical and performance notes are provided with each blues composition. The author enlisted the skills of jazz pianist Charlie Freeman in editing the book and providing fingering for both the treble and bass piano parts,making these pieces more accessible to novice players. If your knowledge of blues theory or terminology is lacking, this is the book for you! Author Vince Corozine thoroughly explores and demonstrates: blues and pentatonic scale theory, blue notes, grace notes, pedal-points, tremolos, trills, syncopation, anticipation, delayed beats, slash chords, boogie-woogie left-hand patterns, walking bass, stride piano style, straight eighths, swing eighths, passing tones, rolled chords, riffs, 'filler' chords, substitutions, and comping styles. This book also includes essential blues chord theory as well as tips on tasteful chord voicing presented in the context of accompanying a soloist (comping): in addition, the chord progressions represented by the written notation are carefully annotated in every example in the book. The Appendix includes helpful tips on comping, practice, and jazz soloing, plus a list of noteworthy jazz pianists, a key to chord symbols, and a glossary of jazz terms used in the book.If you are not a competent blues pianist when you first pick up this book, you will be by the time you complete it! Includes access to online audio. Designed to introduce the young intermediate-level pianist to playing the blues, Jazzin' the Blues presents fifteen original blues compositions in various keys, styles and grooves together with downloadable recordings of 40 ofthe 50 examples in the book. The audio tracks are presented both with and without the lead piano part, so the student can play along with a professional rhythm section which includes piano, vibraphone, alto flute, drums, andbass. Historical and performance notes are provided with each blues composition. The author enlisted the skills of jazz pianist Charlie Freeman in editing the book and providing fingering for both the treble and bass pianoparts, making these pieces more accessible to novice players. If your knowledge of blues theory or terminology is lacking, this is the book for you! Author Vince Corozine thoroughly explores and demonstrates: blues andpentatonic scale theory, blue notes, grace notes, pedal-points, tremolos, trills, syncopation, anticipation, delayed beats, slash chords, boogie-woogie left-hand patterns, walking bass, stride piano style, straight eighths, swingeighths, passing tones, rolled chords, riffs, 'filler' chords, substitutions, and comping styles. This book also includes essential blues chord theory as well as tips on tasteful chord voicing presented in the context ofaccompanying a soloist (comping) - in addition, the chord progressions represented by the written notation are carefully annotated in every example in the book. The Appendix includes helpful tips on comping, practice, and jazzsoloing, plus a list of noteworthy jazz pianists, a key to chord symbols, and a glossary of jazz terms used in the book. If you are not a competent blues pianist when you first pick up this book, you will be by the time youcomplete it! Includes access to online audio. / Jazz / Etude / Piano

Boogie-Woogie And The Blues is dedicated to all the great Blues and Boogie-Woogie pianists who Andrew has had the privilege of listening to over the last 40 years. His first recollection of being inspired to learn Blues piano was in 1968 when he heard the Blues piano solo by Nicky Hopkins on the song ???Blues Deluxe??? from Jeff Beck???s first album ???Truth??? Just as that piano solo inspired him in turn he hopes these songs inspire you in the same way. The song ???Boogie with Nicky??? is dedicated to Nicky Hopkins. He hopes that you have the same enjoyment learning and playing these songs as he did creating them.There are nine songs in this book which Andrew composedranging from the slow Blues of H.R. Blues to the up-tempo Boogie-Woogie of Holly and Ben???s Boogie as well as the Ragtime feel of Raggedy Blues. Beside learning from this book it is important to listen to the masters of Blues and Boogie-Woogie piano styles a discography on page 2 will get you started.'You have so imaginatively integrated traditional blues sounds in a new and innovative way. I myself have been in what I call a 'riff rut'. Studying this book is going to open my mind immensely. I am really excited about practicing these tunes.' - User feedback

Bay area Boogie Woogie legend Mitch Woods presents a personal insight into the styles and techniques that make up the 'Rock-A-Boogie' Piano sound for beginners and advanced players alike.With a musical style that embraces R&B swing boogie woogie and early rock ‘n’ roll the modern master of the eighty-eights walks you through the essential chops and patterns of the genre. Showing both left and right hands in patient detail Mitch not only lays the rocking foundation for players of all standards but he also opens the door for future exploration.A fully notated booklet of examples is included.

Par FDBAND. Cet ouvrage est destiné à tous les batteurs qui aiment le Blues, et souhaitent pouvoir le travailler dans des conditions optimales. Le présent coffret contient en effet un CD de 20 playbacks très 'pros?, présentant exactement 'dans le style? les principaux courants de la batterie blues (shuffle, slow blues, rural blues, urban blues, chicago blues, modern blues, white blues, boogie woogie, rhythm 'n' blues et blues rock), sous forme de grilles de longue durée destinées à l'entraînement (à 2 tempi différents), ainsi qu'un livret avec le détail des grilles correspondantes./ Accessoire / Batterie

Cet ouvrage est destiné à tous les bassistes qui aiment le Blues, et souhaitent pouvoir le travailler dans des conditions optimales. Le présent coffret contient en effet un CD de 20 playbacks très 'pros?, présentant exactement 'dans le style? les principaux courants de la basse blues (shuffle, slow blues, rural blues, urban blues, chicago blues, modern blues, white blues, boogie woogie, rhythm 'n' blues et blues rock), sous forme de grilles de longue durée destinées à l'entraînement (en 2 tonalités différentes), ainsi qu'un livret avec le détail des grilles correspondantes. / Guitare Basse

DVD Three: Boogie Woogie and Slow Blues-David Cohen takes beginning and intermediate pianists beyond the basics and into the colorful flavors foot-stomping syncopation and old-time funky feeling of the real blues style. The emphasis is on helping you achieve solid technique and improvisational ideas for both slow blues and the more up-tempo boogie-woogie styles. David covers a wide range of musical concepts that will bring your playing to a whole new level. He starts with the driving bass patterns that give boogie-woogie its recognizable groove then adds chords riffs bass lines classic turnarounds and arpeggios that will give your playing style and distinction. Moving from the key of C toE (necessary if you’re going to be playing with a guitarist) David explores slow blues using progressions that will expand your harmonic sense and allow you to improvise easily and effectively in major and minor keys. You’ll learn to play the rollicking Pinetop’s Boogie (in two keys) the sophisticated Blues For A Summer’s Dream and the seemingly endless variations on the 8-bar Slow Blues in E.