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Improvising on "Things Ain't What They Used To Be"

We illustrate playing and improvising on "Things Ain't What They Used To Be" using the American blues scale and predominantly jazz quavers.

I illustrate playing and improvising on “Things Ain’t What They Used To Be” using the American blues scale and predominantly jazz quavers.

This will also be your first playing task in the course. Move on to the next step to see the exercises.

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Learn Jazz Piano: Begin with the Blues

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