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Intro To Shout Music | Instructional Piano Video Resources |
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Watch the "Intro To Shout Music" instructional piano video that teaches this material.
Basic Shout Music Walking Bass Lines
Walking on the I, in the key of:
- C - C E F F# G A Bb B
- Db - Db F Gb G Ab Bb B C
- D - D F# G G# B C C#
- Eb - Eb G Ab A Bb C Db D
- E - E G# A A# B C# D D#
- F - F A Bb B C D Eb E
- Gb - Gb Bb B C Db Eb E F
- G - G B C C# D E F F#
- Ab - Ab C Db D Eb F Gb G
- A - A C# D D# E F# G G#
- Bb - Bb D Eb E F G Ab A
- B - B D# E F F# G# A A#
Walking from the I to the IV, in the key of:
- C - C D Eb E F A Bb B
- Db - Db Eb E F Gb Bb B C
- D - D E F F# G B C C#
- Eb - Eb F F# G Ab C Db D
- E - E F# G G# A C# D D#
- F - F G Ab A Bb D Eb E
- Gb - Gb Ab A Bb B Eb E F
- G - G A Bb B C E F F#
- Ab - Ab Bb B C Db F Gb G
- A - A B C C# D F# G G#
- Bb - Bb C Db D Eb G Ab A
- B - B C# D D# E G# A A#
Basic Shout Music Chords
The I chord and the IV chord are the foundation of shout music. They are both played as dominant
seventh chords. Examples are in the key of C.
Two-Hand Voicings in the key of C:
C7: C E G C
E Bb
F7: C Eb G C
Eb A
(Note that the right hand is playing CM on the C7 and Cm on the F7, while the left hand is playing the
third and seventh of these chords.)
Rhythm Chord Voicings in the key of C:
- Eb G C
- F A D
- G C Eb
- A D F
- Bb Eb G
- C F A
- (D G Bb)
Basic Shout Music Licks
There are four scales you should familiarize yourself with. These scales can be combined in any way.
As an exercise, write these out for every key. They are provided here for C.
- C Minor Pentatonic - C Eb F G Bb C
- C Major Pentatonic - C D E G A C
- C Minor Blues - C Eb F F# G Bb C
- C Major Blues - C D Eb E G A C
There are a few things to note:
- The C Minor Blues scale is the C Minor Pentatonic scale with an F# added.
- The C Major Blues scale is the C Major Pentatonic scale with an Eb added.
- The C Minor Pentatonic scale is the same as the Eb Major Pentatonic scale.
- The C Minor Blues scale is the same as the Eb Major Blues scale.
- The C Major Pentatonic scale is the same as the A Minor Pentatonic scale.
- The C Major Blues scale is the same as the A Minor Blues scale.
The scale relations aforementioned have to do with the fact that C Minor is the relative minor of Eb Major, in other words, they have the same notes. Also, A Minor is the relative minor of C Major. So if you learn the Minor Blues scale for one key, you have learned the Major Blues scale of its relative minor. And if you learn the Major Blues scale of one key, you have learned the Minor Blues scale of its relative minor.
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