🎹12 Bar Blues Piano Tutorial - Basic Blues Progression, Left Hand & Blues Scale🎹
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Hi everyone, and welcome to another piano video here at Merriam Pianos. Instead of a review video, today we’re going to go over some cool tips to help get people improvising on the piano for the first time.
We’re going to look at the basic 12 bar blues form, as this is a great starting point to get people playing without any sheet music for the first time.
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It can be really intimidating and daunting to try and figure out where to start when it comes to improvising. It’s easy to get discouraged, as it takes years to become highly proficient as an improviser. This is why starting with the 12 bar blues form is such an effective way to get into this stuff. For one, when you’re starting to improvise, your brain is overloaded with information so it’s important to focus on a simple structure that you won’t forget. It’s super easy to internalize the 12 bar blues form and make it feel instinctual, which frees you up to focus on building the necessary skills for improvising, with the 12 bar blues form as the vehicle.
Even if you have no interest in playing the blues, this form is highly malleable and applicable to all sorts of styles of music.
The 12 bar blues form consists of only 3 chords. If we’re in the key of C, the chords are C Major, F Major and G Major. Watch as Stu takes the viewer through the 12 bar structure, how to form the chords with the left and some ideas as to what to play with the right hand.
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I hope people are getting that part where you're saying you needed 10 years of hard work to achieve a good professional level.
Anyway, Stu, sir, you are great! We need this type of teachers that are great performers before anything else, taking their time to share
their "secrets" with us. IMHO a great performer is the most reliable and trusted source of learning a musical instrument or how to create music.
I know I'm not telling something new but I wanted once again to show respect and appreciation to our host. Thank you, Stu!
I have just come back to this video lessons after some time of trying (again) to learn improvisation. I checked quite a few courses on line and I can unequivocally say that Stu is a perfect teacher. Stu has a very good understanding of difficulties those who have been learning and playing classical music are facing. Most teachers are completely oblivious to the reality of learning - we do not have many years to listen to and learn theoretical intricacies of jazz.
I would actually like (similarly to what Stu experienced as a young person) to start transitioning through classical music improvisation to church music improvisation and then perhaps to jazz. I am an older guy who values efficiency of using his time.
I do hope that Stu may consider teaching improvisation on line. Just a short online course would be a great starting point.
I am waiting in line for it!
Thank you Stu!!!
Michael
Hi Michael! Thank you for tuning in and sharing your thoughts! I know Stu will appreciate these kind words immensely. I certainly agree that it takes a specific personality and set of experiences to teach something as nuanced as improvisation very well. There have been some talks of expanding our online lesson offering, so, perhaps, you will be seeing more of these tutorials from Stu in the near future. :)
I am 18 months into my piano journey and this is where I'm trying to get to. The Blues is what inspired me to start piano. Thanks for this, very well explained.
I Always watch your piano reviews, but this was a pleasant surprise to see a tutorial. It shows that you're a great teacher and can break down difficult concepts and make them easy. I think you should definitely post more videos. Especially more jazzy tutorials, because you're a great jazz pianist.
Thank you Stu! I've watched so many of your reviews while shopping for a digital piano. (Finally decided on Roland FP90, coming next week).
I'm an advanced pianist and I can sight read almost anything. But at improvising I'm a fish out of water. I've spent so much money on "how to be a jazz pianist", all to no success. Then I decided to learn the 12 bar blues because, as you say, it's a limited structure which gives you a framework for exploration. Your analogy to learning a foreign language is entirely apt: lots of frustration at the beginning which you simply have to push through. Hard for me. Hard for everyone.
One of the reasons I bought the keyboard was so I could practice the patterns over and over again without disturbing the household. Practice of this kind, Beginners, is essential. Any skill worth acquiring takes practice. How many baskets did a major league basketball player shoot before he could shoot consistently? YEARS WORTH!
I'm so pleased you are doing this, Stu! I'm looking forward to another tutorial. You are a fine teacher!
Check out Jesus Molina's approach. He takes some small lick that he thinks up himself and then plays it in all keys. He says over time it brings out your own personal creativity. I like John Novello's Stylistic Etudes book.
www.amazon.com/Contemporary-Keyboardist-Stylistic-Etudes/dp/0634010921/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=john+novello+stylistic+etudes&qid=1595120217&sr=8-1
This is very good and helps me come to terms with my issues as an adult piano beginner. I can "hear" the LH/RH parts of any piece, and yet getting that info "to my fingers" is daunting. I'm two years in, and it's coming along. But sometimes I feel like I'm a stroke victim trying to learn how to talk again. It's a heavy lift.
Make a personal exercise out of all the rough spots you encounter. It's the Kochevitsky approach. www.amazon.com/Art-Piano-Playing-Scientific-Approach/dp/0874870682
This book is extremely valuable, but a difficult read. Not really for beginners, but the principles are stellar. Well worth digging into. The idea is to play music, not simply exercises that no one wants to hear.
as an old adult (62) beginner, this piano, music sight reading , Is Learning a 2nd Language ! Oh, Luv the video!!!
Love this. Keep it coming.
I used to hate using a metronome to practice, because it felt like putting on training wheels after I’d already learned to ride a bicycle.
But one day I watched a professional guitarist soloing with just a metronome in the background and realized that the metronome is really just another percussion instrument, so now I often put it on in the background and treat like I’m playing with a drummer, keeping me on beat and even adding some extra music to my playing.
That is a very great way to think about it! While a metronome can sound/feel sterile or unmusical at first, it is all a matter of perception of course.
I loved this video Stu. Please make more of them. Thanks
Will do, the reaction has been really positive, we'll definitely be doing more of these. THanks! -stu
What a wonderful tutorial! Many thanks Prof Harrison (I think Stu deserves this title) for the clear instruction which makes me feel more confident about playing piano.
Thank you for tuning in! We're glad that you enjoyed the video tutorial! And I definitely agree. I think Stu is very deserving of the title of professor. :)
I’m classically trained and over never improvised. Thank you(!!) for explaining this so well and giving me permission to slow down and practice till I’m comfortable. Because you’re right - this is uncomfortable for me!!
You're very welcome! From a standpoint of progression and development, "uncomfortable" is the best place to be. It is the best indication that you're pushing your boundaries to new places. :)
Love the blues and can play fluently with guitar but just starting my venture with piano 🎹 blues…grew up playing piano in church and pretty much an intermediate level player with everything in general…but need to develop left hand coordination with right hand runs etc…need to start out with some slow blues with one left hand chord and right hand licks to accompany and slowly develop faster rhythms with the left❤️thanks so much..Grant🎹🎶
Hi Grant! You're very welcome! Thanks for tuning in! We hope you found the video helpful. It definitely takes some time to develop left and right hand coordination, but, as they say, practice makes perfect. ;)
The C chord from root position(CEG) to EGC is called first inversion and to GCE is called second inversion.
Thank you Stu!! The blues is the reason I want be able to play the piano. I just started and when I can do this, I will be overjoyed!
Loved your teaching method for this! Clear, knowledgeable, realistic, approachable, and extremely practical!!
We're glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for tuning in! :)
Sounds like so much fun
This is a good basic tutorial for someone starting the 12 bar blues on his/her own. If you're starting to play with bands (bands with bassists and drummers) it can be cool to play something less forceful, and with some of the LH two-note chords inverted. This also helps you to find the shapes without needing to look much, since they will be closer together.
Thanks for the additional insights and suggestions! I'm sure our community members that are starting to improvise the blues appreciate them. :)
Ich liebe deine Videos! Heute fang ich mit dem Blues an! Danke für deine inspirierenden Worte! Danke für dieses Video! Ich bin 60Jahre jung und möchte dieses wunderbare Instrument endlich erlernen! Du hast mich sehr inspiriert und Mut gemacht! Danke 🙏
I got the steps there so amazing and good for gospel
Absolutely! Glad you enjoyed! :)
This was really great. Please do more. I love hearing you play.
My pleasure Jaren, thanks for the comment! -stu
I'm getting out of the sheet music phase and into improvisation since it lets me be more creative, self-expressive and is personally more rewarding. Videos like this one are such a help and keep me excited, thanks!
The fact that you are a church goer is amazing... Bless u 😇
Stu. Thanks for doing this video.
As a youth I studied classical piano for more than ten years, but was never introduced to improvisation.
After decades away from the piano (but not away from all music) I bought a digital piano (Roland LX-705, in part based on your superb reviews) and I am trying not only to come back to fluency reading music off the page but also to make music for fun. This departure from what I am used to seeing in your RUclips videos is not only helpful, but downright inspirational. Thanks for thinking outside the box.
Hi! Brent from Merriam Music here! Thanks for supporting our channel and writing in! I'm very happy to hear that you have been enjoying Stu's wonderful tutorials. He is just as excellent of a teacher as he is a player and improviser! I am happy to hear you are back to pursuing your musical passions, especially with a fine instrument in the LX705. Thanks again and all the best in your musical journey! :)
watched Stuart demo on GDX660 Yamaha 1 year ago so impressed by this piano I bought one. just watched Stuart 12 bar blues tutorial very good just a beginner really myself but I am going to try 12 bar improvisation marvellous Stuart keep up the good work And Thankyou.
You are an outstanding teacher of piano. Thanks for getting me started. I am a brand new beginner and this is the first piece I will be learning. Thanks again.
Hi! Brent here! Thanks for tuning in! I'm happy to hear that you have enjoyed Stu's amazing tutorial. I will be sure to pass on the kind words to him on your behalf. :)
More improvisation tutorials please.
Thanks for the feedback! We will do our best to get more tutorial videos released. :)
It's a very awesome unexpected surprise to see such video on this great channel! I really enjoy your piano reviews especially the part where you play and I was wondering how can I play this music too and here you go! Thank you Stu for posting this video and sharing (your secrets) such useful info! It would be awesome if you do more videos like this in the future. 🙂
We will DEFINITELY be doing some more videos like this in the future for sure. It's so much fun, and after all is said and done with the piano shopping process (what we spend most of our time talking about on the channel), isn't PLAYING the piano what we all ultimately love/want to do?? Thanks for the comment and for watching. -stu
Great lesson in totality. A lot of fun for someone who is starting out.
Loved this. Laughing at some of the ridiculous comments telling you to smile, that you talk too much etc. Some people lol Thanks for sharing this.
Loved this video, Thank you
Always enjoy your reviews and performances and now a free lesson!! Seriously, your channel is an invaluable resource for unbiased professional reviews of keyboards.Many thanks!
Good stuff,you should do more playing,different genres,your a good player.
Based on your review I have bought the Roland F140... Due to the Pandemic delivery is delayed for 2 months (One month to go) I was enjoying your playing. As an acoustic guitarist i am eager to learn to play piano... 12 bar blues will definitely be something early to accomplish... Thanks so much for this Video I like the way you teach and explain the important parts. I certainly hope you are able to do more of these type of videos.
We'll definitely be sharing more content like this for sure! -stu
Was looking for how to do 12 bar blues. And your video is great 😊
Thanks so much! We're glad you enjoyed it! :)
You are an excellent teacher as well! Thank you for that. Please give us some more.
Loved it, but you could smile a little bit to let us know that you are actually enjoying teaching us
Very helpful and would be great to see more. After 40 years playing guitars, I’m going to need to have some discipline starting again with piano!
I love it. I often forget "inversion" as well
Thanks again Stu, I own a rd 88 because of your video. A complete beginner I found it easy to stay engaged because of the awesome sounds. I practice and when it feels a little stale I search through the menu trying different voices. It keeps it fun and I’m really learning this instrument. Since I’ve played guitar by ear for many years, in isolation so to speak, tips like using the metronome truly made a big difference. And this is an excellent tutorial.I’m mainly interested in the blues.
Excellent! I have just come home after a visit to my favourite music store... looking at digital pianos. I started my guitar and bass journeys with the blues - the predictable structure makes for students feeling comfortable in quick order, which is a huge plus. I'm pretty much settled on the piano which I would like and will very possibly use this tutorial to get started on the keys.
Thank you!
You're very welcome! That is very exciting news! We're happy to hear that you found Stu's 12-Bar Blues tutorial helpful. Best of luck with your piano journey! :)
Thank you. Today has been great for me. I always watch your comparison videos and now I find just what I need in Merriam lessons. I have started an exercise Arpeggio chord in Left and broken in right plus counting with 1and 2and... This brings in the blues simplicity. Great.
What a pleasure to listen to you. You are so personable. Thanks for the lesson, hope you do more.
That has made it much simpler for me to follow…..not too complicated🤞😎
yeah, I want this one at the end :)
How interesting! I have been thinking how to approach learning improvisation again after some failed attempts to learn jazz. 12 bar blues was on my “how to start” list. Great mini lesson. Thank you Stu! I am looking forward to more lessons from you!
Thanks for tuning in! We're happy to hear that you enjoyed the lesson and found it helpful! We have received a number of requests for more piano tutorial videos from Stu, so we will certainly do our best to deliver those as soon as we can. :)
THANK YOU!!!!🙏
I stumbled across you because you did a review of a keyboard my buddy purchased so I wanted to see what is was about before I go over his house for a session . As a bebop keyboard player for many years I really enjoy watching your jazz improv . I’m right there with you and absolutely admire you developing your own style you are very gifted brother!
Hi Mike! Thanks a million for tuning in! Stu is an amazing player and we are very fortunate to have his immense talents and knowledge. I am glad you enjoyed his playing and will be sure to pass on your kind words and compliments to him on your behalf. :)
Ask him for me if he listens to Christian Jacob one of my favorite creative pianist
What a brilliant tutorial on piano, thank gonna try and learn this, makes my arm ache tho lol
Very cool...
That was brilliant that, again!
Thanks a million! :)
Thanks. I bought an FA08 after your awesome review and I love it so much. And this - just what I needed. You're a great teacher!
AS a beginner piano student this was a lesson that communicated all the needs to get started technically as well as explaining what not to do that i am doing. amazing lesson ,why is this the only one here . Great communication skills , what more do i have to say. This lesson was 2 years ago, did I miss one? tom
Thanks so much for tuning in! Stu is an excellent player and teacher! We have received a number of requests for more tutorial videos from Stu, so, hopefully, we'll release more in the near future. :)
Love it! Thank you!
You're very welcome! :)
Fantastic thank you. Very enjoyable lesson and kept it simple enough for the impatient human race.
:p lol... Glad you enjoyed it Utku! -stu
Very inspiring, Stu! I'm planning to get a Kawai MP11SE when they start making them again.
Brent from Merriam Music here! I will be sure to pass on your kind words to Stu! As far as I know, Kawai is still manufacturing MP11SE stage pianos.
@@MerriamPianos They stopped for a while due to parts shortages, but will start again in June.
Wow! Love this🎼🎶
Thanks so much! We're glad you enjoyed the video! :)
YES.
I'm plowing through your content and probably i will never buy any instruments directly from you,
but i will gobble any teachings you may provide. (I'd like to buy your music, especially not published yet :)
Great way of teaching, Thank you... Looking forward to viewing other tutorials. 👍
I am really just a beginner but this is really inspiring~~Thank you, you really are a great teacher with so much experience and patience. Please consider making some video for Heart and Soul~~
Great teacher always
Stu is certainly an excellent instructor! :)
Thank you so much for this lesson in blues!! I really learned a lot and I’m looking forward to future lessons.
You're very welcome! We're so happy to hear that you enjoyed Stu's lesson on the 12 Bar Blues. :)
This is great and very clear. I'd actually love to see a tutorial on how to start playing the alternate blues thing you played at the beginning.
I really appreciate this. I'm a beginner and I'm still saving for my digital piano but this looks like something I can practise with
Good basis blues
fantastic playing Stu, absolutely awesome.
You are such a honest and humble person which makes you so lovely.
I want to hear more of your playing and teaching Stu, absolutely wonderful.
Greetings from Germany !!! Oliver
Thanx, Stu🌹🌲🌹
Thanks a lot this is my first better understanding of Blues... hope to get more.
Hi Stu
Thank you so much for this video 👏
Great tips especially the thumb pivot
Oh yeah.......will the next video talk about using the dominant 7th chord in that improv?
All the best
Dave
Hi Dave! Brent from Merriam Music here! Thanks for the kind words and for taking the time to check out our channel! We appreciate it. :)
I am not sure what the next tutorial video will cover, but, perhaps, it will be on dominant 7th chords. Thanks and all the best!
Thanks very much for the tutorial, I'm new to the piano after YEARS of wrestling with the guitar and I'm really enjoying the change ! I'm just starting to learn the blues genre and the 12 bar blues and your video has been a great help. I was wondering if there is a reason you play the chords in the first position rather than in the standard root shape ? Thanks very much
Hi! Brent here! Thanks for tuning in! We're glad you have found the tutorial helpful. In terms of the chords, it has to do with voice leading. Not only does voice leading sound smoother when you maintain notes in the same position that are common between two chords, but it is also easier to play of course because it requires less movement. This is quite handy when you're starting to get into improvising with the right hand over a left hand chord progression.
Thanks very much for your quick response ! As I mentioned, I'm only 6 mos into the keyboard and I'm not familiar with the term "voice leading". Can you point me in the right direction ? Thanks very much.
I really enjoyed this video and look forward to more content. Thanks so much
15:37 🤘🏼 go man!! 👍🏼👏🏼
Please make more tutorial about jazz piano...thanks
We have received many requests for more tutorial videos from Stu! We will do our best to tackle those as soon as we can. :)
Thanks Stu - brilliant video as always. Keep them coming please. In term of future videos, could you look at keyboard amps and how and when to use these. Many thanks. Bryan
Thanks Stu. That is a quick learn for me. I read music but do more improving.
Happy to help!
Great Lesson ❤❤❤❤❤
Thanks! We're glad you enjoyed it! :)
Great video
Super helpful 👍🏻
We're glad you found the video helpful! :)
Great vid man
Awesome!!!
Thanks so much! :)
Best instructional video I have ever seen! Great job Stu.
Enjopyed the video Stuart. Always enjoy the stuff you post! Thanks so much ;-]].....Mike (in England).
This was great, more please! I hope we build up to being able to tackle the kinds of things you were playing at the 1:00 mark and at the end, love that sound!
Hey Alex, for sure, we'll get to that in future videos. Since this seems to be something people are enjoying, we'll definitely built this into a bit of a series! -stu
@@MerriamPianos That's great news, very much looking forward to it!
Hello, Stu, it’s such an enjoyment watching you play. Thanks so much for this tutorial. I’m looking forward to see more of this type of content in the near future.
Great video for us beginners. I hope there are more advanced videos to come. I’ll just subscribe to make sure I don’t miss one. Many thanks for your efforts.
Getting more interesting... first tutorial I guess, love it bro! And my new p125 just arrived 🥳
Church musician from Indonesia
Oh awesome! Great to hear from you Selumiel, hope things are well over there and please keep commenting. Best, stu
Very interesting Stu! (Also your beginning with improvisation 😄)...keep on going through this stuff! 👍🏼
Ive fallen in love with Boogie woogie, but have no piano, how can I practice myself, any advice, tips???
Stu , that was fantastic! I always enjoyed the way you play piano especially the classical stuff but when are we going to have part 2 of this lesson and maybe part 3 and maybe part 4 and maybe anything else that you could come up with. I can't tell you how many times I've tried to play blues progressions and I always had a rough time. This was really enjoyable. I hope to see more
Hi Jack! We're very happy to hear that you found the video helpful! With so many topics and review/comparisons to cover, it is tough to get to every video, but you can rest assured that we are working away on checking off all the boxes and that there will be more tutorial style videos like this. :)
Good stuff!
youre dancing on the piano man
I'll be happy to send along the kind words to Stu for you! :)
awesome
i love how you like at me while playing
HAHA - hope that wasn't too creepy. Sometimes staring at my hands gets boring and you have to look somewhere. Thanks for the comment! -stu
Genial, awesome lesson and very good explanation, please do more! Thanks
You got it!
This was amazing! Thank you.
Love this! Great instruction
More tutorials, dear Stu!
Terrific stuff! Thanks Stu!
My pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it!
“It’s actually pretty easy to get to something like this...”🎼🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹😶
greT VIDEO MAN
Thank you kindly! We're glad you enjoyed it! :)