Everyday I Have the Blues - Ray Charles Licks in key of Bb - Intermediate Piano Lesson
This was a paid request to help someone learn Ray Charles rendition of Everyday I have the blues. The song follows the 12 bar blues with a lot of really tasty ray charles fills and variations throughout the whole song. The first 30 seconds of the song just have Ray playing solo piano as an introduction. This video slows down the licks from the first 15 seconds of the video. SKIP AHEAD TO 1:10 IN THE VIDEO TO SEE MY TRANSCRIPTION OF RAY’S LICKS SLOWED DOWN.
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PART 2 of EVERYDAY I HAVE THE BLUES - RAY CHARlES - VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION
TRANSPOSING:
Pick one or two of these licks and learn them really well then transpose it to the key of C so you can get even more use out of them by using them in a blues in C! Transposing it from the key of Bb to the key of C requires you to move every note up one whole step. This is because the keys Bb and C are one whole step apart. Stay tuned for more on this great song! We’ll be working on some good chord voicings for the 3 chords in a Bb blues: Bb7, Eb7 and F7.
This is great stuff! i’m just slow picking up all the notes. It would be great to sheet them written down, but I know that’a a lot of work.
Thanks
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I can’t get enough. Great blues licks. Keep them coming. Thanks.
great teaching,thank you all the way from sydney australia. im just a beginner.
thank once more.
Love this. But…I need to see the notes written down or…I can’t pick it up clearly enough just watching your fingers.
Thanks!!!!
Susan
Great piece. But can you tell me what recording you listened to when you transcribed it? I’ve looked on Itunes & Napster but can’t find a recording of Ray playing this. I’d love to hear him play it.
Karin
Chris what a great site I found you several weeks ago and you’ve already transformed my piano playing. What chord is a flat, c , d, and f that I see you play here. I’m so psyched I can improvise Thank you
Thank you for helping people all over the world…..
I am just a begginer, and I think this is the best play to learn…..
Thank you from Spain.
Migue.
Thank you very much for your blog and lessons in it. It helps very much for young musicians like me.
I will send you my contribution from my first wage.
Thanks again.