When my blues piano started to sound LEGIT

► Get your FREE Top 5 Piano Tips Guide: https://pianowithjonny.com/top-5-tips/ ► Download this Quick Tip lesson sheet and backing tracks: https://pianowithjonny.com/piano-lessons/play-blues-piano-accompaniment-in-3-steps LESSON SUMMARY When you imagine the sound of blues piano, your mind likely gravitates toward tasty and soulful riffs played in the mid-to-upper register of the piano. In other words, when you think of blues piano, you think of the right hand! And there’s good reason for that. Bluesy fills, licks and riffs in the right hand constitute an essential stylistic component of the blues that is immediately recognizable. But what about the left hand? Are you able to imagine an authentic blues piano accompaniment just as clearly? For many students, blues piano left-hand technique is more vexing. In today’s Quick Tip, Jonny addresses this common challenge by dissecting how to Play Blues Piano Accompaniment in 3 Steps. ► Rockin' Blues Bass Lines: Beginner/Intermediate: https://pianowithjonny.com/courses/rockin-blues-bass-lines-1/ Intermediate/Advanced: https://pianowithjonny.com/courses/rockin-blues-bass-lines-2/ ► 10 Lesson Blues Challenge: https://pianowithjonny.com/10-day-blues-challenge/ Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 00:47 - Basic Left Hand Patterns 02:07 - The Breakthrough 03:19 - Step 1: Use Chord Shells 05:42 - Step 2: Put Chord on Downbeats 07:29 - Step 3: Put Root on Upbeats 10:23 - Beginner 11:29 - Intermediate 12:21 - Advanced 14:22 - 12-Bar Blues 15:02 - Play with backing track 18:19 - Conclusion === ► Get your FREE 14-Day Trial to PWJ here: https://pianowithjonny.com/ ►FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/PianoWithJonny/ ►INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/pianowithjonny ►TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@pianowithjonny ►TWITTER: https://twitter.com/PianoWithJonny Happy practicing! Jonny May