
Welcome to the very last lesson of the The Blues Piano Crash Course!
Lesson #11
How to Play Blues Piano in Any Key
Learn how to transpose the chords, scales, and concepts you learned in this crash course into other keys.
“All the same things” apply to playing blues in any key. You will simply be learning the steps needed to move your musical patterns and shapes — that is, the three main chords, the blues scale, your favorite licks, etc. — into any desired key!
Especially good keys for you to learn to jam in are:
C, E*, A, G, B-flat, and F.
*Q: What new key to play in first?
A: For most contemporary keyboard players, I recommend that you first apply the concepts from this lesson (#11) to playing Blues in E. My main reason for suggesting “E Blues” as your next key to conquer is that most guitar players really like to jam in E. In standard guitar tuning, the key of E has lots of convenient hand positions, including especially comfortable fingerings for the E blues scale. I’m sure there are other reasons for the popularity of E in guitar blues, but I think this is a big one. (I’m going by my own limited guitar-playing experience, with that “E is easier theory.”) But regardless of the reasons, there is absolutely no doubt that E is popular with guitarists and rock/blues bands, so if you’re planning on jamming with guitarists, that’s the first new key for you to learn. (Tip: You can pick “E” up right after, or right along with, your current studies in C — I’m thinking “bilingual” studies here in a sense.).
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