{"id":8969,"date":"2022-09-30T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pianote.com\/blog\/?p=8969"},"modified":"2023-01-11T15:00:19","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T23:00:19","slug":"boogie-woogie-5-levels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pianote.com\/blog\/boogie-woogie-5-levels\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Levels of Boogie Woogie"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Boogie woogie is a fun style of blues piano to bust out, whether to unleash some stress at the end of a long day or in a party setting with friends. It’s playful, high-energy, and can sound super impressive and entertaining even at a beginner level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this lesson, we’ll show you five levels of boogie woogie. See which level you can play and how you can level up! Don’t forget to download the free lesson resources first:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BOOGIE WOOGIE RESOURCES<\/a><\/center>\n\n\n\n
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Boogie Woogie Level 1: Beginner <\/strong>\ud83d\udc76<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you’re a beginner piano player, or if you’re new to boogie woogie and need some ideas to start, start here!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At this level, just get comfortable with the chords first. The progression we’ll use for this exercise will involve just a few simple chords:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

G > C > G > D > C > G<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On our left hand, we’ll play these chords in “power chord” form. This means we’ll just play the root and fifth note. Sometimes, this is notated as G5 in chord symbols.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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With your right hand, practice the boogie woogie pattern. We’ll be building on this pattern as we go up the levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oh, and remember to swing! The counting is written out in the screenshot above but once you get the basic rhythm down, try lingering on that downbeat just a tad longer than you’re supposed to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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