Blues Piano Kickstart - 3 Classic Grooves You MUST Know

by Arthur Bird

If you’ve ever wanted to sit down at the piano and play real blues, the kind that grooves, swings, and actually sounds authentic, this lesson is the perfect place to start.

In the following lesson I break down three essential blues piano grooves every player should have under their fingers.

You’ll learn:

  • The core left-hand pattern used in countless blues tunes

  • Three classic right-hand grooves that instantly sound bluesy

  • How to fit everything into the 12-bar blues form with confidence

These grooves are beginner-friendly, but they’re also the same ideas used by experienced blues pianists — which means you can start simple and build from there.

Once you’ve learned all three, try mixing and matching them to create your own variations and jams. It’s one of the fastest ways to develop real blues piano feel.

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Here are the video chapters:

0:00 Intro

0:27 The 3 Chords You Need

1:19 The 12 Bar Blues

1:42 The Left-Hand Rhythm

2:33 12 Bar Blues Practice Play-Along - Left-Hand Only

3:27 Groove 1 - Classic Rocking 3rds - Right Hand

6:39 Groove 1 - Right Hand Applied to the 12 Bar Blues

7:35 Groove 1 - Practise Play-Along - Right-Hand Only

8:23 Groove 1 - How to Play With Both Hands

10:51 Groove 1 - Practise Play-Along - Both Hands

11:30 Groove 2 - The Octave Harmony Riff - Right Hand

14:17 Groove 2 - How to Play With Both Hands

15:48 Groove 2 - Practise Play-Along - Both Hands

16:50 Groove 3 - The Broken 7th Riff - Right Hand

20:06 Groove 3 - How to Play With Both Hands

21:13 Groove 3 - With Crushed Notes

22:39 Groove 3 - Practise Play-Through - SLOW

23:28 Groove 3 - Practise Play-Along Full Speed

 

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