Blues Piano Archives | FreeJazzLessons.com

Otis Spann Piano Lick Lesson

In today’s lesson, you’ll learn how to play a really cool Otis Spann piano lick. This amazing blues piano lick comes from an Otis Spann classic called “Good Morning Mr. Blues”. The lick happens during the last four bars of his solo just before he sings again. These last four bars where the lick happens…

Blues Piano Lessons

Are you trying learn blues piano? You’ve come to the right place! In today’s free video I’m going to teach you one of my favorite licks to play. If you want some blues riffs piano training you’ll love this video. It’s easy and works over all kinds of different 12 bar blues situations. Lets get started! Learn…

Blues Chord Progression: 4 Tricks You Should Swipe

Want to learn how to really spice up a blues chord progression? You’ve come to the right place. In today’s free video lesson I’m going to teach 4 super sweet things you can do to decorate the first 4 bars of the blues. This will help you play chorus after chorus of the blues and…

Improvising Blues Piano Tips

Do you wish you were better at improvising blues piano? How can you learn how to make your melodies sound soulful and intimate? How can you learn to play a melody so it really sounds like it’s coming from the heart? Here’s The Big Problem Most jazz and blues newbies run immediately to a fake…

2 Essential Syncopation Tricks

Want to learn some awesome syncopation moves that you can use to add energy and excitement to your arrangements? Cool! (video below) You can use move #1 to make your left chord hand patterns much more exciting. You can move #2 to add energy to a bland & boring melody. Both of these rhythms are must have moves…

How To Organize Your Chord Practice

Are you searching for an easy way to organize your chord practice? You’ve come to the right place. In this lesson you’ll find a free sample from my beginner jazz piano course, “The Zero To Jazz Piano Hero Program” (Free sample video tutorial below) Update: The Zero To Jazz Piano Hero Program has been released! You can…

Announcing A Brand New Piano Lessons Online Website

Hey there! We’ve got a major announcement today. I’m so excited to release this video. So, over the years we’ve had a ton of requests from students who’ve asked us if we could create some different styles of music in our tutorials. I’ve heard things like, “We love the jazz tutorials but can you also teach…

Play Blues Piano – A Special Resources Collection

Hey you! I’m very excited to announce that our brand new DVD “The Breakthrough Blues Piano Method” has been released. Today we’re releasing the official trailer! Plus, to celebrate the launch we’re giving you access to some free blues resources. Let’s get started! First, Check Out The Awesome DVD Trailer Here Now! Now, here comes the…

Beautiful Blues Piano Chords

It’s time to learn some beautiful blues piano chords, moves, and tricks. You can use the moves in today’s video to magically reinvent a basic 12 bar blues chord progression or any simple chord progression. They’re powerful! Ready to get started learning? Special Blues DVD Sample Tutorial In this video Blues Hall Of Fame pianist, Bruce Katz shows you a technique…

Blues Piano Tutorial: How To Play Big Blues Licks

Are you searching for a cool new blues piano tutorial? You’ve come to the right place. In this lesson you’ll find a free sample from our blues piano DVD, “The Breakthrough Blues Piano Method.” (Free sample video tutorial below) Update: The Breakthrough Blues Piano Method has been released. You can grab a copy by click right here How…

Tasty Blues Piano Licks #1

Want to learn how blues piano licks can be used over blues, rock, gospel, and jazz chord changes? Well, you’ve come to the right place. In today’s video I’m going to teach you a tasty lick that will be a great source material for soloing, creating melodies, and fills. Why A Free Blues Piano Lick Video? I’ve…

How To Play Blues Piano – Turnarounds

Want to learn how to play blues piano? Want to learn some classic blues piano chords and moves? You’ve come to the right place! In today’s blues piano lesson I’m going to teach you how to play a must know blues piano turnaround. (free video lesson below) This is a super famous turnaround and you’ll hear hundreds…

Blues Piano Tutorial: Learn A Cool Right Hand Lick

Do you want to learn how to play blues piano? Well, you’ve come to the right place (video and blues piano tutorial below). Over the next few weeks we’re going to be releasing several new blues piano tutorials and resources that will skyrocket your blues piano skills. So, whether you’re a seasoned pianist, or you’re just…

Straight No Chaser Jazz Piano Tutorial (Thelonious Monk Lesson)

If you love the sound of Thelonious Monk’s music than you’ll have a tun of fun with this sample jazz piano tutorial. In today’s lesson we’re going to learn the famous Monk tune Straight No Chaser. Straight No Chaser is a jazz blues tune written in the year 1951. It’s become one of the most famous jazz…

How To Mix The Blues Scale With Bebop Over A Jazz Standard

Would you like to learn how to use blues sounds to improvise over a jazz standard? In this lesson I want to talk about some of the discoveries I made on my tours with B.B. King. Most newbies think that there is a big separation between blues and jazz. A Big Discovery From B.B. King In reality,…

The Blues Scale For Piano: A Simple Guide

If you want to learn how to play the the blues scale on piano you’ve come to the right place! This scale can add a lot of soulfulness and richness to your piano playing. You can hear the blues scale used everywhere and it’s very simple and easy to learn! Even though it’s called the…

How To Play A Jazz Blues Chord Progression

In today’s free jazz blues chords lesson we’re going to take an in depth look at how to mix together some jazz piano chords and some blues piano chords into an incredible chord blend. This combo of jazz and blues piano chords will make your blues sound way more interesting. Players like Oscar Peterson, Wes…

Oscar Peterson Lick Lesson

Here’s a fun Oscar Peterson lick. Oscar played this lick over a blues but you can throw it in over many other tunes. This little 4 bar lick is filled to the rim with all kinds of blues and jazz vocabulary. (audio and tips for learning this lick below) You can click on this lick…

Jazz Comping Chords – How To Play Two Handed Comping Chords (Rootless)

When I was first learning jazz I searched for a long time trying to find a good book or a method to learn how to comp in a jazz rhythm section. Sadly, there isn’t a ton of information out there on this subject. How To Comp It’s vitally important for everybody to learn how to…