The hexatonic, or sixnote, blues scale consists of the minor pentatonic scale plus the. Knowing the gospel scale in c, f, bb, a and g will allow you to work easily with a number of songs constructed in the gospel genre. The scale syllabus can help you uncover new sounds. For instance, in the c blues scale the notes are c.
The blues scale is a popular scale based on various scales and numbers of pitches. Major and minor scales and chords are most certainly used, but some things must be different in order for it not to sound like anything else. Playing any scales and arpeggios with the proper technique ensures easy and fluid movement without physical discomfort. Free minor pentatonic blues scale chart saras music studio. Jordan is here today to show you a really cool blues riff, and then break it down notebynote so you can. Mel bay following the bestselling jazz piano chords, this informative volume provides a scale reference and practice tool for any pianist wanting to learn to play jazz. Try one of the apps below to open or edit this item. Jazz scales explained in 10 minutes no more confusion. I have lots of practicing to do but am looking forward to the task at hand. Complete book of guitar chords, scales, and arpeggios book mel bay publications, inc. The term blues scale refers to several different scales with differing numbers of pitches and related characteristics. Download our free pdf versions of each scale with fingering.
Firstly a clear and precise representation of the two basic blues scales major and minor. You can play fast blues, slow blues, happy blues, and sad blues. Scales are groups of notes ordered by pitch or frequency, either going up in pitch or down. Blues scales are the most famous sounds of the xx century music. Since the keyboard clearly lays out every note, studying theory with a piano is like traveling in a foreign land with a roadmap. Some players and musicologists argue that the blues scale has 6. Since the key of a appears on the circle of fifths diagram as both a major and minor key, the lesson steps explain both ways of constructing this blues scale for this key. You will now know that the black keys arent the first candidates for the right notes, if you want to play it in c major. For instance, in the c blues scale the notes are c eb f gb g bb c. Practicing scales and arpeggios for pianists is similar to the knife skills for cooks. As one of the most widelyplayed scales in music, the blues scale has evolved to include multiple expressions.
The eb blues scale is exceptionally easy to play on piano just play the black keys and add the note a. Gordon is he feels, one of his most important books because of the nature of the blues scale and how it is used to improvise in many styles of contemporary music. Tons of runs for the contemporary pianist by laverne. Your index finger plays the root on the e string, so to play c blues, put your index on the eighth fret. When we combine all three scales, we get a scale that looks like this. The real magic happens when you can use blues scale over more chord progressions. The only difference is one extra note, this can be compared with the blue note added to a pentatonic to get a blues scale. These make great handouts for piano teachers to use with students. One approach to becoming a jazz piano player is to learn how to interpret lead sheet format such as is found in the real book. There are a total of 430 finger exercises in this book. The exercises in this book use the major scale, pentatonic scale, blues scale, and chromatic scale. The chicken with the jaco pastorius big band live in japan 1982 with chorale style soul intro opening starts at minute and 30 seconds of video. Palmer, morton manus, and amanda vick lethco piano book item. Adding a blue note to the regular pentatonic scale result in the pentatonic blues scale.
Or if it sounds bluesy, you will presumably need some blue notes, which you can always find in blues scales there are various. The mixodorian blues scale for blues soloing learn jazz. This book contains enough music theory to get you pointed in the right direction, but not so much that you feel like youre drowning. Whether he is channeling otis span or creating his own genre, there is no finer keyboard player. Piano pentatonic blues scales overview with pictures. The blues can be sung in a minor atmosphere as well. If you are serious about learning music theory or composing, its helpful to have a keyboard or piano on hand, regardless of your main instrument. Twooctave arpeggios with fingering for the i, iv, v and v7 chords and a 1page related repertoire piece are included for the same 12.
Pianoscales wikibooks, open books for an open world. How do you apply the blues to the piano or keyboard. Steps to the real book helps to foster both approaches. Jazz music midi files for exercises, jazz songs and. Since our weather has been so blue up here, i thought it might be fun to work on our improv skills with minor pentatonic blues scales. Twooctave scales with fingerings and a 1page related repertoire piece are included for 12 major scales. We provide downloads for common scales including major, the three minor scales natural, harmonic, and melodic, the blues scale, and others. G major blues scale charts for piano music motivated. Sometimes the students havent even heard of miles davis, but they can blow that blues scale. What is the best piano scale book from beginner to advanced. The major and minor scales are an essential step in learning jazz piano. I have tried to standardize the chordscale symbol notation in my books. Learn how to play the a blues scale on piano free video.
You will probably notice the close relationship between the bebop scale and the major scale. For the new chords basics book 1 1998 edition there is a special web page. Almost all music genres being born in the last hundred years come from blues above all in notclassical music. The arpeggio section contains a multi octave presentation of each chordrelated arpeggio. Hal leonard keyboard style series book online audio keyboard instruction includes online access code papcom by harrison, mark isbn. Fundamental, simple and very powerful right hand modal jazz piano exercises. Complete book of guitar chords, scales, and arpeggios book. Mel bay we believe this to be the most complete and thorough book of its kind in print.
One of the most frustrating things about learning to improvise is the expectation that you can simply jump in and start creating a great solo right away. Starting with diatonic, pentatonic, symmetrical and exotic scales, more advanced composer and. The scale is made up of the notes a, c, d, e sharp, e, g, and a. This is a resource with free piano lessons and printable scale charts for beginners.
Each scale is provided as a separate pdf download with finger numbers above each note. Usually, we begin improvising on songs like blues in bb or f, satin doll, maiden. One of the reasons the jazz greats sound different than you is the fact they have so many sounds scales, chords, patterns, ideas at their disposal. Pentatonic and blues scales is a mini book a fundessential that gives you a short, inspiring injection of creativity. Continue to part two of this piano blues scale lesson. They think that learning the blues scale will help them to write and perform blues style music and they are correct. I have given you the set intervals for each scale important point. The only book ever published showing the beginning jazz soloist how to improvise a real solo using only scales, the major and minor blues scales. The scale section contains major and minor scales in numerous forms and positions. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The real jazzadvice jazz improvisation, standards, tips. Practice the blues in minor keys music book for blues practice vol 1 major treble and bass clef. The basic formula for the blues scale can be used in any key but some keys will lend themselves easier.
Levy 2 introduction to steps to the real book stuff to read and think about before you sit down and practice while it is helpful to first look through the entire book for an overview, much of. When you have the chord progression memorized, try playing the chords with the left hand while your right hand plays a simple melody, riff, or blues scale. Heres a little something that ive been working with in the studio this week. The scales are used often for composing melodies and for improvisation.
C, g, f, d, a, e, b, bflat, eflat, dflat and gflat. How to play the blues on the piano or keyboard dummies. They provide a pool of notes for you to choose from when improvising and set the foundations for further modal scale study. Jan 31, 2014 free minor pentatonic blues scale chart.
Print and learn to play piano scales in major and minor as well as in other interesting modes, in the lessons below. To learn guitar scales is a great way of exploring the fretboard of the guitar and finding the patterns that will help you with improvising solos and also it will increase the flexibility and strength of your fingers the more exercises you do. How to play a jazz piano solo with c, f, g blues scales. Jazclass blues scale lesson, blues scale in all keys by. Buy the complete book of scales, chords, arpeggios and cadences alfred s basic piano library by palmer, willard isbn. The 1st construction, using the major scale, starts at lesson 3. The idea for my own free sheet music site started years ago, when i had trouble finding enough piano music i liked that my students and my own children liked too. The note added is the diminished 5th o5 measured from the scale tonic. If youre new to the pentatonic scale piano concept check out this video. Jazz midi files for exercises and songs in the jazz books and blues book by michael furstner. How to play a jazz piano solo with 3 easy blues scales featured article, how to, instruments, keyboards, teachers resources october 30, 20 march 29, 2019 drew roberts its important to learn music theory if you want to get into jazz improvisation, but an easy place to start is the blues scale.
This a fabulous book if youre a piano player yearning for learning jazz, blues, and pentatonic scales. The scale were going to use to improvise over this minor blues scheme which ill show you in a moment is the minor blues scale which we will build in the same we way we did with the major blues. The complete book of scales, chords, arpeggios and. Since the 1970s, musicians the world over have trusted these volumes to get them through the gig. Free sheet music for teachers of piano, voice, and guitar. Guitar pentatonic and blues scales fundamental changes. Aug 14, 2014 while jazz and blues considered a subgenre of jazz may sometimes sound complex, its built very simply from the bottom up, so to speak. Also, the reduced price i paid for this book is outstanding.
The best way to use the real book learn the 5 essential jazz lh techniques with my free ebook. The more that you practice these essential scales for jazz and blues piano players, the more comfortable that youll feel playing them and the more sounds that youll create. Sure, my favorite piano method books had some real gems scattered throughout the pages, but also pieces that kids would drag their way through, getting stuck in for a few weeks. Below you can find all jazz real book pdf files we have access to that are in the key of c.
Jazz piano scales and modes book mel bay publications, inc. Hal leonard keyboard style series keyboard instruction. Heres a free piano chord chart of all twelve scales of the blues. Pentatonic and blues scales fundamental changes music book. Our scales workshop helps you work through all the relationships for all the 12 tones scales and scale use. Play triad of the scale 1, 3, and 5 of the scale 6. For instance, in the c blues scale the notes are c eb f gb g.
These are the four most common scales in pop and rock music. These scales are for obvious reasons perfect when playing blues on the piano. This will help you learn how to play melodies and build chords on a piano within the key of g blues. I have also given you an example for each scale starting on a. The manual of scales, broken chords and arpeggios abrsm. Note that scale degrees 10 is the same as 3, 12 the same as 5, 14 the same as 7, and 15 the same as and root. This lesson on the basic blues scale for piano blues will cover how to find the right blue notes that are added to the major scale and will give some suggestions on how to use this new scale to improvise on the 12 bar blues progression. All of these are chord tones ct, and therefore, these are not tensions.
This software was created for jazz musicians like you who wanted to have their jazz fake books available in a digital database. I call this the mixodorian blues scale because it combines the three scales above into one scale. A blues scale consists of 6 different notes, namely the root, flat 3rd, 4th, flat 5th, 5th and flat 7th of the major scale. Pentatonic and blues scales is a minibook a fundessential that gives you a short, inspiring injection of creativity. Pete, unlike some artists, knows what he is doing and is a fine teacher. If it is for technique, you dont need a book, you need a knowledgeable teacher to show you how to move properly. If you make a purchase via a link on this site, i may receive a small commission on the transaction at no added cost to you. Or visit our sheet music category here list of real book pdfs.
Learning piano with pete sears pete sears brings an incredible knowledge of roots music to the table. This division is clearly and systematically preserved in all musical examples till the end of the book. The flat third, flat fifth and flat seventh notes of the scale are the blue notes of the. Move up the scale finger by finger until you hit the e sharp with your fourth finger. This chart highlights the keys of g blues scale on piano. A 12bar blues is performed, as the name implies, by playing twelve bars in a given arrangement that are repeated through a song. This is a very comprehensive piano scales, broken chords and arpeggios book. Pdf total guitar the ultimate scale book guilherme. This key is for instruments such as guitar, bass guitar, piano, vocals and any other c instruments real book.
I have quite a few students who are fans of playing the blues. Yes, youll hear a lot of blues musicians just playing the basic 3 chords but. Hal leonard keyboard style series keyboard instruction harrison, mark on. Keep in mind that the book isnt bad in and of itself after all its just paper. The real idea here is not just to play the scales ascending and descending, but to improvise using the notes of the scales. The mixodorian blues scale for blues soloing learn. The official series is now expanded to 71 titles, including ebook editions for tablets, coordinating audio backing tracks, vocal editions with lyrics, other musical styles, and more. Blues scales a topic that usually takes a maximum of 2 pages a regular book of jazz theory, here extends to 80 pages. How to play and practice scales and arpeggios for pianists. I am always getting asked by piano players, guitarists and solo instrumentalists to show them the blues scale. Many band directors arm their beginning jazz students with the blues scale and unleash them on the unsuspecting jazz world. The major blues scale is some less common than the minor blues scale, and therefore we start with minor and you will find the major by scrolling down. Bill dobbins a creative approach to jazz piano harmony this book is the bible in creating new and unique voicing for chords.
The solution below shows the a blues scale, on the piano, treble clef and bass clef. They are the 5 notes of the minor pentatonic scale, plus one additional note. The real book software merges the classic real book charts and recordings into an easy to use software database, loaded with features to make it an indispensable resource in any practicing musicians arsenal. Blues scales are used in many musical kinds for example in blues, jazz, rock and roll, funk, soul rhythm and blues, dance, pop. Jazz piano scales and modes book mel bay publications. Lets learn the blues scales on piano and keyboard in every key. Practicing, using the exercises found in this booklet or in vol. Jan 01, 2004 blues scales a topic that usually takes a maximum of 2 pages a regular book of jazz theory, here extends to 80 pages. Browse alfred music from alfred music at sheet music plus. Heres a list of essential scales for jazz and blues piano. Download free printable sheet music for the scale with fingering in pdf format. Jazz real book pdf volume 1, 2, 3 c, eb, bb minedit. The blues has always played a central role in jazz music from the very beginning and is without a doubt one of the most important forms in jazz. The blues scales c version and millions of other books are available for amazon.
Its important for every jazz musician to know a good handful of blues heads, and even variations on the typical 12 bar form. The 12bar is an extremely common structure when playing blues. The major blues scale is some less common than the minor blues scale, and therefore we start with minor and you will find the major by. Learn to improvise over a standard 12bar, 3chord blues progression. If you ever feel stuck, do the exercises in this books and he will open your eyes to a whole new sound. The music library contains playalong midi files for exercises and songs in my 4 current music books. For right hand fingering, start on the a with your thumb. There are plenty of arrangements, based on chord progressions, to use. We take advantages of the physiology of the hand using primarily the 3 first fingers making a. Jazz piano basics dan davey tensions are non chord tones that are added to a chord to change the colortexture of the chord. What is the best piano scale book from beginner to. Jazzadvice is an ongoing collection of the best advice on playing jazz weve picked up over the years.
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