12 Bar Blues Piano Lesson

The 12 bar blues is one of the most iconic song forms (and also the most common blues chord progression) ever! The 12 bar blues consists of only 3 chords (I, the IV, and the V chords of the given key) making it really easy to play and a perfect skill to learn as a beginner piano player! Learn how to play the 12 bar blues in this video with Pianote. 😎

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[conniegildersleeve]

Thank you. I’m 72 years old and a keyboard beginner. I very much love the blues and your video is easy to follow. Thank you for sharing.

[calebrabion]

This is the best blues tutorial for beginners on piano. Most people use big terms and go way to fast. This channel has figured out how to talk to beginners.

[kingsleyarisah]

You kicked off my Blues journey right now after playing the keyboard for years. Thank you

[georgetebbens]

I'm not a piano player. I'm a guitar player who has been playing the Blues for over 40 years. I have a keyboard at home. I can suss out the chords. What's difficult for me is maintaining a solid groove with my left hand while riffing on my right hand. It helps to think of a shuffle as swung 8ths, essentially a triplet feel. This makes right hand triplets fall in place. It's still tricky. Piano is fun! This lesson taught me a lot. Not only about piano, but about what I had been doing on guitar for decades without realizing why. Thanks.

[kathym.]

I return to this video from time to time, whenever I need to feel good, because that’s what blues does to a soul. These have been hard times for just about everyone in the world. I especially appreciate this lesson now more than ever. Thanks again for sharing, Jordan, you are a talented musician and teacher. It seems you are no longer with Pianote. I wish you well wherever you are.

[kummer]

I know nothing about music.
I know nothing about piano.
However this video showed me how those two things feels. This literally shows the composition of music and how much work it requires. It shows too how valuable musicians are and how difficult the whole career is. There are gifted people like Lang Lang and other top musicians showing their talent. Now I know why they are so valuable.

THIS IS THE VIDEO that shows everybody how music is build. Videos like this goes throughout the nitty gritty details of music. This is SERVICE. Your channel serves music.

[Anna_gamez_]

i am 10 and my dad and i love the blues, dub pistles and the freestylers i love your music so much and you guys are the only reason you always put me in a positive mood i play piano i love you guys so much. Amen xxx

[randman]

I know a lesson is really good when I can’t wait to put my hand on a keyboard!

And that last bit you said about being in smoky rooms is so true. These simple lessons can set off a world of creativity. I remember watching guitar lessons on YouTube before I even had my own guitar. That was 2006 and by 2020, music has taken me all over the world and I’m just getting started. I hope this inspires a generation of blues pianists.

[neojakemcc]

These people are great. I've been playing for 33 years and a lot of stuff like this, I had to teach myself because my teachers were horrible back in the day, so all new and learning pianists (I'm still learning today) need to watch this because THIS is the start of where playing piano can be fun!!

After teaching myself this about 25 years ago, I can't begin to tell you how many endless jam sessions starting with just this pattern (usually in C or G depending on what key harmonica some of the other musicians had on them at the time.)

That being said, I haven't gone down this path in a while and I am gonna bust out a 12 bar pattern tomorrow for my kids and see if they get grooving!

[ProfeARios]

I cant stop learning from these people. Pianote, you are great teachers!!! Blessings and thank you for sharing! Regards from the Republic of Panama.

[rogercook]

Man when you can teach me, you can teach anyone. I love the way you broke it down. You kept it simple and to the point. You are a GREAT TEACHER. All I have to do is practice. Practice make perfect. Lol

[mtbsperry]

Wow. Jordan killed it. Another great beginner blues lesson. I think I’ll have a hard time playing anything other than blues now.

[robertYTBg]

So nice to get a good starting point - fitting the left hand shuffle to the right hand triplets, then get the other stuff later. I have been trying this for about a year, and I can see how this is going to work for me now, especially if I slow it right down. Thanks for posting.

[adityab]

I m from India.. And I really love practicing your lessons.Pianote mentors are one of the best to simplify music...

[Sonibabe]

Very clear and eloquent explanation. You play so well - even the elementary passages are enjoyable! Thank you. Would love to play as well as you do

[videoway]

Whoa...what a beautiful piece in the end. Motivating stuff!

[kashalakizzie]

Thank you so much. I’m a singer and musician myself. I played this and literally ten minutes later I sped it up and it’s sounds amazing ❤️

[crucommu]

You are a GREAT GREAT TEACHER!! THANKS!!

[AntoineMaloney]

Very much appreciate the pace and repetition of your instruction. All it needs now is our guts and persistence to sit down and follow your guidance! Great close by the way because it allows us to hear the original bones you showed us in a fully developed passage. Thanks.