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Sep 30, 2022 · The Boogie Woogie is one of the best styles to play on the piano because it lends itself so well to the keys! In this lesson, Kevin teaches you how to play t...
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The best guess for boogie-woogie’s genesis as a piano style is 1870-ish, shortly after the end of the American Civil War. Prior to that, slaves would have had little access to expensive instruments, save a brief opportunity to play the church piano after services. Emancipation, in 1865, may not have made their working lives much easier, especially ...
Boogie-woogie really hit its stride (no pun intended) over the next couple of decades. The first known recording of a true boogie-woogie piano solo is probably Jimmy Blythe’s ‘Chicago Stomps’ in 1924, while the first hit record in the style was ‘Pinetop’s Boogie Woogie’ by Clarence ‘Pinetop’ Smith. Smith had moved to Chicago in 1928 and recorded th...
Boogie-woogie pianist Jerry Lee Lewis In just 20 years, boogie-woogie had gone from black bordellos and rent-house parties to the concert hall and the radio sets of white suburbia. It went further than that, moving into different genres such as country (‘Cow-Cow Boogie’ for instance), rockabilly and, of course, rock’n’roll. The sound is omnipresent...
In this article, we'll break down some of the key elements of boogie woogie and show you how to establish a strong groove. The Chord Structure. Boogie woogie draws heavily from the blues, and the chord structure of boogie woogie is based on the 12-bar blues. The three chords that make up the basic structure are the one chord (C7 in the key of C ...
- Get to know the 12 bar blues. The 12 bar blues forms the foundation of this boogie woogie lesson. So make sure you practice this part well and get it down pat.
- Master the left hand walking bass line. Next, practice the left hand walking bass line. These are built on the G6, C6, and D6 chords. All that means is adding a sixth to each chord.
- Learn the right hand boogie-woogie roll. The right hand part of the boogie-woogie rocks between the main chord and notes just above it. Try this fingering.
- Hands together! Now is the time you’ve all been waiting for—putting our hands together! This is important: start slow. There are three back track tempos available in the Members’ area—slow, medium, and fast.
Jan 29, 2019 · One of the first solo piano records of boogie-woogie was published in 1924 by Jimmy Blythe. The album is called “Chicago Stomps”. In the late 1930s you could see piano performances of boogie-woogie at Carnegie Hall. The performers included Big Toe Turner, Pete Johnson and Meade Lux Lewis.
Apr 4, 2023 · Octave left-hand basslines are a popular technique in Boogie Woogie piano. Here are a few common ones using C major. Use fingers 5 and 1 throughout. 1. This one leads up to the flattened 7th (Bb) note. 2. This pattern uses notes from the C6 chord. (C-E-G-A) Try transposing it into F (F-A-C-D) and G (G-B-D-E).
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Boogie woogie piano is one of the most complicated blues piano styles to learn. The genre features a rolling 8 to the bar rhythm over a 12 bar blues song form. To play a boogie woogie song on the piano, the musician must have a strong knowledge of techniques such as single-note lines, tremolos and cluster chords, in order to keep up with the ...
