Play Authentic Slow Blues Piano
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Play Authentic Slow Blues Piano

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Duration1h 48m
Modules14
LevelIntermediate
LanguageEnglish

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About this course

Welcome to Play Authentic Slow Blues Piano, a set of short lessons with Paddy Milner.

Paddy is one of the leading blues pianists around. After years with Jack Bruce he became Sir Tom Jones's keyboard player of choice, and he is a two-time winner of Best Keyboard Player at the British Blues Awards. Dave Brubeck said of him: 'there's a guy who can really play the piano.'

The slow blues asks for patience. Paddy plays a full slow blues, then takes it apart phrase by phrase - long right-hand lines built from 6ths, tremolos and diminished colour, deep left-hand voicings, and the intros, turnarounds and endings that hold it together. The aim is to say more by playing less.

Try the free lesson first, then work through the rest at your own pace.

Who it's for

  • Intermediate pianists ready to sound more authentic
  • Self-taught players patching gaps in blues vocabulary
  • Returning pianists who want to improvise with confidence

What you'll learn

  • Improvise convincingly over a slow blues form
  • Build intros, turnarounds and endings that land
  • Voice ideas using 6ths, tremolos and diminished colour

What you'll need

  • A piano or weighted keyboard
  • Comfort reading basic chord symbols and shapes
  • A few minutes most days at the keys

Explore the series · Authentic Blues & Boogie · Paddy Milner

  1. Play Authentic Blues Piano
    01
    Play Authentic Blues Piano
  2. Play Authentic Slow Blues Piano
    02
    Play Authentic Slow Blues Piano
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  3. Play Authentic Blues Shuffle Piano
    03
    Play Authentic Blues Shuffle Piano
  4. Play Authentic New Orleans Piano
    04
    Play Authentic New Orleans Piano
  5. Play Authentic Boogie-Woogie Piano
    05
    Play Authentic Boogie-Woogie Piano
  6. Learn Three Classic Boogie-Woogie Songs
    06
    Learn Three Classic Boogie-Woogie Songs
  7. Play Authentic Rock 'n' Roll Piano
    07
    Play Authentic Rock 'n' Roll Piano

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Ferenc M

Fantastic material, thank you very much, I can't wait to get down to it!...you've done the best course I've ever seen! Long live the blues...

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Gabriel Aretz

Best blues lesson I've ever seen, thank you very much Paddy. Rate 5 stars!

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Dick

All of Paddy's courses are the best courses about blues, boogie and New Orleans piano I've ever done. Thank you! I’m practising the whole day, and if he ever makes another course I'm buying it immediately!

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Adrian

The more I study Paddy's course, the more I get from it!

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Meet the Guru

Paddy Milner

Paddy Milner

Paddy Milner is recognised as one of the leading blues piano players in the world - he is currently keyboard player of choice for Sir Tom Jones, following several years with the late, great Jack Bruce - but he is also a superb original songwriter and a distinctive singer. Just read the praise from the likes of Dave Brubeck below! His playing was featured on the soundtrack for the hit 2019 film 'Rocketman'.

He has twice won the award for Best Keyboard Player in the British Blues Awards, and he holds a long-standing residency as a founder member of the Ronnie Scott's Blues Explosion at the world-renowned Ronnie Scott's club.

His current group LONDONOLA plays homegrown British music with a strong dose of New Orleans spirit, and his collaborative group JAWBONE goes from strength to strength following the release of their self-titled debut album.

  • "I love it... there's a guy who can really play the piano" - Dave Brubeck
  • "I highly recommend it. Somehow things start to feel much better!" - Jack Bruce
  • "The best blues piano player in Europe..." - Blues Access, USA
  • "Impressive & original" - The Times
  • "Dazzling" - The Independent

Across his courses, Paddy breaks down authentic blues shuffle, slow blues, boogie-woogie, rock 'n' roll and New Orleans piano - right down to three classic boogie-woogie songs - so you can learn these styles from one of the very best in the business.

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