Tunes, Chords and Techniques in all Styles
As you learned in the previous post, rock music relies heavily on chords. At the same time it is strongly influenced by the blues, especially in its early times during the 50s and 60s.
The following example moves from the I to the IV to the V chord [...]
Another important element of funk music is chord progressions. While some tunes can stay on just one or two chords for minutes, others feature characteristic harmonic movements. These are often in the domain of the keyboard, piano or organ player.
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Having a bassline in place makes it easy to turn the groove into a funk riff. While the rhythm section in a funk band creates the foundation of a groove, guitars, keyboards or horn players usually play just short attacks – chords or melody notes – to give the tune its characteristic style.
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Are you having trouble reading piano sheet music? Or are you a beginner piano player wanting to learn how to read the notes? Reading sheet music is easier than you think.
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In addition to playing blues licks, being able to apply the blues scale and play it fluently over a left-hand pattern is essential for your blues piano soloing.
As a first step, familiarize yourself with the blues scale. It consists of the root, minor third, fourth, sharp fourth (or flatted fifth), fifth and minor seventh of any given key. Another way to memorize the blues scale is to play a minor seventh chord and add the fourth and sharp fourth.
Here are the notes of the blues scale in the key of F.
The F Blues Scale
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