Blues Piano Lesson #1A: 12 bar Blues In C (reading notes)
Here is a 12 bar blues in C for the piano.
It might seem hard at first, especially if you’re a slow reader. Don’t worry though, there are only 3 chords! C, F and G. And they are all white notes.
The left hand walking bass pattern is really common and a great building block for your left hand bass patterns. It repeats for every chord: Root, Third and Fifth or for the C chord that is the notes C, E and G. It is the same for F and G (root third and fifth).
INSTRUCTIONS:
DOWNLOAD THE Printable PDF HERE: “Easy 12 bar blues in C for Piano”
Here are the three patterns you need for the three chords:
C left hand pattern is: C E G E
C right hand chord is: C E G
F left hand pattern is: F A C A
F right hand chord is: F A C
G left hand pattern is: G B D B
G right hand pattern is: G B D
(Click on the Picture to view a larger version).
The chord symbols above the music are like a shortcut for reading music. They give you a summary of the harmony for the measure whole measure.
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