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The Basic 12 Bar Blues in F Here we can see the F blues in its most basic form. As we can see, the 12 bars are only made up of 3 different chords: F7, Bb7 and C7 – all of which are dominant chords. Here is a numeric analysis of the chords: The Jazz Blues Form Thinking of the blues in terms of blocks of 4 is a very good way to visualize the form. It breaks it down into 3 simple sections that you can easily remember: Learn and memorise the numeric sequence of the progression. Learn to play the whole form with left hand voicings with your eyes closed! Only when you can do this, you can then start to explore improvisation. www.pianogroove.com 12 Bar Blues Improvisation Course Supplement & Notation

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  • TheBasic12BarBluesinFHerewecanseetheFbluesinitsmostbasicform.Aswecansee,the12barsareonlymadeupof3differentchords:F7,Bb7andC7–allofwhicharedominantchords.Hereisanumericanalysisofthechords:

    TheJazzBluesFormThinkingofthebluesintermsofblocksof4isaverygoodwaytovisualizetheform.Itbreaksitdowninto3simplesectionsthatyoucaneasilyremember:

    • Learnandmemorisethenumericsequenceoftheprogression.• Learntoplaythewholeformwithlefthandvoicingswithyoureyesclosed!• Onlywhenyoucandothis,youcanthenstarttoexploreimprovisation.

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  • ChordToneSoloingOverTheJazzBluesInFAround85%+ofthenotesbelowareprimarychordtones(1-3-5-7):

    • Trytocreateasolousingjustchordtones.• Nextaddchromaticapproachpatternsandenclosure.• Thenintroducenonchromaticpassingtonesandchromaticism.

    “StraightNoChaser”Chords&Melody“StraightNoChaser”isverycloselyrelatedtothestandardjazzbluesformsoifyouarefamiliarwiththatsetofchordchangesyouwillhavenoproblemslearningtheformandharmonyforthistune:

    • Playtheformof“StraightNoChaser”&takeasolothesecondtimethrough.• UsetheiRealProappasabackingtracktokeepyouintimewiththeband.• Focusondevelopingmusicalmotifsandtellinganarrativeinyoursolo.