Learn to Play Blues Piano Vol. 3

David Bennett Cohen takes beginning and intermediate pianists beyond the basics and into the depths of real blues styles. The emphasis is on improvisation for both slow blues and the more up-tempo boogie-woogie. The tunes he teaches, including "Pinetop's Boogie" and "Blues for a Summer's Dream," incorporate a wide spectrum of musical ideas and techniques.

Videos

• Intro (01:26) - In this first video, David Cohen welcomes us to the course.

• “Pinetop's Boogie” Left & Right Hands (03:03) - David shows us left and right hand techniques using the song

• "Pinetop's Boogie" Verse 1 (02:04) - David teaches us the first verse of

• "Pinetop's Boogie" Verse 1 Demonstrated (00:36) - David breaks down the first verse.

• "Pinetop's Boogie" Verse 2 (08:46) - In this video, David shows us the second verse.

• Major Blues Scale (00:43) - David discusses the Major Blues Scale.

• "Pinetop's Boogie" Verse 2 Demonstrated (01:11) - David breaks down verse 2.

• "Pinetop's Boogie" Verse 3 (04:30) - In this video, David teaches us the third verse.

• "Pinetop's Boogie" Ending & Variations (01:18) - David shows us the song's ending and how to play variations.

• "Pinetop's Boogie" Performance (02:16) - David plays the song

• "Pinetop's Boogie" More Analysis (01:03) - In this last video about the song ?Pinetop's Boogie?, David discusses a final few points.

• "Blues For a Summer's Dream" (06:33) - We are on to the next song,

• "Blues For a Summer's Dream" Verse 1 (09:20) - David teaches us the first verse.

• "Blues For a Summer's Dream" Verse 1 Demonstrated (00:58) - David plays through the first verse.

• "Blues For a Summer's Dream" Verse 2 (01:00) - In this video, David shows us the second verse to ?Blues For a Summer's Dream?.

• More Blues Scales (06:08) - David discusses some more Blues scales.

• "Blues For a Summer's Dream" Verse 3 (02:27) - David shows us the third verse.

• "Blues For a Summer's Dream" Verse 4 (05:55) - In this video, we learn the fourth verse of the song ?Blues For a Summer's Dream?.

• "Blues For a Summer's Dream" Last Verse ad Ending (03:28) - In this video, David teaches the last verse and ending of the song.

• "Blues For a Summer's Dream" Performance (04:03) - David gives a performance of the song ?Blues For a Summer's Dream?.

• Exercise in the Key of E (07:38) - David teaches us an exercise in the key of E.

• Exercise in the Key of E Demonstrated (00:31) - David further explains the exercise.

• Eight Bar Blues in E Demonstrated (02:02) - David further breaks down the eight bar blues in E.

• Eight Bar Blues in E (06:28) - In this video, David shows us some Eight bar blues in E.

• Outro (01:35) - David wraps up the course.