Blues
Blues piano styles and tunes.
6 articles
Major Blues
The nine-tone major blues scale in all five boxes and full-neck fingerings for guitar.
Minor Blues
The eight-tone minor blues scale mapped across the fretboard in five interconnected box patterns.
Blues
The six-note blues scale — minor pentatonic plus the flatted fifth — shown in all five boxes and across the neck.
Minor Pentatonic
The five-tone minor pentatonic scale in all five box patterns, diagonal shapes and full-neck fingerings for guitar.
Introduction to Blues Styles
Trace the roots of blues piano, an American style born in the late 1800s with deep ties to gospel, country, and jazz.
Introduction to Boogie-Woogie Styles
Discover the fast tempos and driving left-hand patterns of boogie-woogie, the percussive blues-rooted style pioneered by Albert Ammons, Pete Johnson, and Meade Lux Lewis.