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Beginner Secrets for Blues Piano

By D Swain

Blues music has inspired various styles of music such as, jazz, rock and roll, and country. Learning blues piano will help you learn these other styles of music very easily. This article will teach you everything you need to know to play blues piano.

The 12-bar blues is the most common progression for blues piano. Most musicians use seventh chords when playing this form of blues. The song is broken up into three sets, with each set consisting of four bars. We will play the song in the key of C. The roman numeral I will illustrate the first tone (C) in the key of C. IV will mark the fourth tone (F), and V will mark the fifth tone (G).

To play the first set of blues piano, you simply play a I-I-I-I. The second set is IV-IV-I-I. Finally, the third set is V-IV-I-I. These chords should be played with the right hand. Remember to play seventh chords to give it that blues piano sound.

When playing blues piano on the left hand, you follow a simple pattern of eighth notes. This pattern is I-III-V-VI-VIIb-VI-V-III. If you are playing a C chord in the right hand, you would play the notes C-E-G-A-Bb-A-G-E. When playing the F chord, you would play F-A-C-D-Eb-D-C-A. Finally, when playing the G chord, you play G-B-D-E-F-E-D-B.

Learning to play blues piano is not very difficult. Once you have mastered the 12-bar blues in the key of C, you should work on learning to play it in other keys. Mastering the blues piano is a great foundation to learn other styles of music.

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