Piano Adventures 3B: The Piano Playin' Chocolate Eater's Blues and Walking Bass

 This post includes lesson plans for "The Piano Playin' Chocolate Eater's Blues" in Piano Adventures 3B.

Music Sample

Listen to the Piano Playin' Chocolate Eater's Blues as you color the left hand chord patterns.

Theory

A walking bass line goes up and down in a repetitive pattern with a steady beat.

Watch this video to hear a commonly used walking bass that is different than the one in your piece.

Improvisation

Choose a jazzy improv to watch below and then create your own using similar patterns.

Don't Give Up - Improvise using notes from the E-flat Blues Scale (Black Keys + A♮).

Bottom Line Blues -

Listen for the swing (long-short) rhythms. Then create your own Blues Improv melodies by playing black keys + A natural. Add some "raspberry" triplets if you like.

Why Worry

Watch the 1-3-5-6 walking bass pattern and create your own improv using a similar walking bass. 

Supplementary Music

Surfboard Boogie by Martha Mier in Jazz Rags and Blues Book 1

Piano Safari Detective Wombat Blues -  Reminder Video  

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