How To IMPROVISE On Piano With The C Minor Blues Scale

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How To IMPROVISE On Piano With The C Minor Blues Scale - 🔹Buy Nate's 5-level Piano Course: www.pianochordbreakthroughs.com/ - In this video I show you my favorite scale for improvising on the piano: the C minor blues scale. This scale is easy to learn and sounds amazing right away. I give you some tips on improvising as well as some chord progressions that sound great with this scale. Have fun!
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⏰ Easy Blues Improv Timestamps ⏰
00:00 - Intro
01:10 - C Minor Blues Scale and Improvising Tips
09:01 - C Minor Blues Improvisation Demonstration
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  • @PianowithNate
    @PianowithNate11 ай бұрын

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  • @okiebumper8132
    @okiebumper81328 күн бұрын

    I’m a guitarist and I use the pentatonic a lot in solos. Now seeing the use on piano I’m going to start playing 👍

  • @R.Akerman-oz1tf

    @R.Akerman-oz1tf

    7 күн бұрын

    I like Ur thinking.

  • @fotoalive
    @fotoalive10 ай бұрын

    Come ON people ! Please don't forget to thumbs-ups and leave comments for apreciation ! Nate is one of the Best teacher out there ! He gives so much info everytime ! Beautiful melody .Thanks again Teacher for this excellent video ! 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽😁

  • @PianowithNate

    @PianowithNate

    10 ай бұрын

    You're the best!

  • @RecordareDomineA415

    @RecordareDomineA415

    6 ай бұрын

    Could not agree more!

  • @fotoalive

    @fotoalive

    6 ай бұрын

    Just subscribed now to your courses Thank you so much for this New Year Spécial 💖

  • @roybrown8759

    @roybrown8759

    5 ай бұрын

    That is what I need sparkling on the right track

  • @jgpix1
    @jgpix110 ай бұрын

    Love the flashback video!

  • @janemcgill8483
    @janemcgill84838 сағат бұрын

    Thanks SO much Nate, I learnt so much from your tutorial - it was very natural the way you played. The best beginners one I've come across to get me goin and making some cool sounds. :)

  • @PianowithNate

    @PianowithNate

    2 сағат бұрын

    So glad to hear!

  • @hawkbodelschwingh
    @hawkbodelschwingh10 ай бұрын

    Very nice Blues Tutorial, man y thanks❤

  • @muzikhed
    @muzikhed10 ай бұрын

    Nice little Nate jam at the end.

  • @PianowithNate

    @PianowithNate

    10 ай бұрын

    😏

  • @23rbarrett
    @23rbarrett11 ай бұрын

    Awesome as usual, Nate. You’re like a magician who gives away his secrets. I’m always amazed when a song sounds hard but is actually easy. (And vice versa!) Of course it’s now up to us to make something worthy with this magic! Thanks for another excellent lesson.

  • @PianowithNate

    @PianowithNate

    10 ай бұрын

    Thanks so much!!

  • @Tanikimo
    @Tanikimo20 күн бұрын

    Merci beaucoup !

  • @williamtroup350
    @williamtroup3504 ай бұрын

    This is ace. More videos on how to improvise across scales would be amazing.

  • @vesuvius2444
    @vesuvius24446 ай бұрын

    I've started my journey of learning styles/chord progressions to solo and improv on instead of just learning songs. You have a great way of teaching and making it simple.

  • @PianowithNate

    @PianowithNate

    6 ай бұрын

    Great to hear it!

  • @keiraaguillon2000
    @keiraaguillon200010 ай бұрын

    Very Impressive!! I admire you Nate, I'm like your grandmother, that is so proud of her grandson..😂😂😂❤👍..thank you for this!❤

  • @PianowithNate

    @PianowithNate

    10 ай бұрын

    Haha awww, thank you!!!

  • @horaciodosreis6457
    @horaciodosreis645710 ай бұрын

    As I once told you, you can teach anything. That was GREAT!

  • @PianowithNate

    @PianowithNate

    10 ай бұрын

    🙏 🙏 🙏

  • @pennythecat
    @pennythecat10 ай бұрын

    Just stumbled upon this lesson and this guy is a great teacher-I’m in. Thank you Nate.

  • @PianowithNate

    @PianowithNate

    10 ай бұрын

    Welcome to the channel!!

  • @chrisneedham6654
    @chrisneedham665410 ай бұрын

    Superb lesson again, Nate.

  • @morrisseyDAD
    @morrisseyDAD10 ай бұрын

    Very cool Nate. Thanks for posting this, I had a lot of fun with it today :)

  • @PianowithNate

    @PianowithNate

    10 ай бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @hulasue8553
    @hulasue85535 ай бұрын

    Wonderful lesson; thank you!

  • @PianowithNate

    @PianowithNate

    5 ай бұрын

    Glad you liked it!

  • @mariafemieposadas4970
    @mariafemieposadas497011 ай бұрын

    Very nice sir..thank you for sharing ❤

  • @Ozgurs_piano_journey
    @Ozgurs_piano_journey29 күн бұрын

    I've been improvising with 12 bar blues mostly with C / G minor major blues scales on and off for quite some time now...I'm not really a fan of boogie or woogie or faster blues and the 12 bar blues pattern is starting to get boring for me. So you've opened up a whole new improvisation track for me with the chord progressions in this video! And the improv at the end is great, please keep it coming with similar videos like this one:)

  • @PianowithNate

    @PianowithNate

    28 күн бұрын

    So glad to hear that!

  • @gio_gi
    @gio_gi7 ай бұрын

    It is amazing how easy it is to improvise so cool when you know some great pattern. Thank you for this tutorial ❤ Please keep posting videos how to play blues 🙏

  • @PianowithNate

    @PianowithNate

    7 ай бұрын

    So glad to hear this! Cheers!

  • @okiepita50t-town28
    @okiepita50t-town287 күн бұрын

    Pretty cool man. I didn’t know about the eb and ab working on that scale.

  • @PianowithNate

    @PianowithNate

    6 күн бұрын

    Cheers!

  • @jennguillen6608
    @jennguillen6608Ай бұрын

    Amazing thank you so much❤

  • @tpxchallenger
    @tpxchallenger2 ай бұрын

    Excellent! Loved it. Can you do a simple technique tutorial for a walking bass line using this scale?

  • @smokenshieldgames
    @smokenshieldgamesАй бұрын

    thanks man!

  • @robbomber984
    @robbomber9844 ай бұрын

    Always fun with nate.

  • @pinovarallo6343
    @pinovarallo63433 ай бұрын

    Cool tnks

  • @user-xg4td3gg7e
    @user-xg4td3gg7e7 ай бұрын

    Nice. Playing scales on keyboard piano is my favorite hobby. Thanks. 😉

  • @PianowithNate

    @PianowithNate

    6 ай бұрын

    Rock on!

  • @kmacbeth1
    @kmacbeth15 ай бұрын

    Just found you Nate! I have been playing for IDK, a long time! Put sheet music in front of me and come hell or high water, I can (ultimately) play it. It is Improvisation that has been something that has been a challenge and something I really want to get better at. I have learned the Blues scale, but have had issues figuring out the chords for the left hand/bass. This was so very helpful - thank you!!! I hope this takes me to the next level!

  • @PianowithNate

    @PianowithNate

    5 ай бұрын

    So happy to hear this! Enjoy!

  • @gideond2768
    @gideond27685 ай бұрын

    Oh awesome thank a lot for teaching, very much useful to me, from Bangalore India

  • @genekinde1193
    @genekinde11932 ай бұрын

    Have been working on the C minor blus scale over 7th chords. Find myself repeating right hand patterns that sound good to my ear. Use your advice and try to mix it up. Your audio sounds great! Thanks Nate.

  • @PianowithNate

    @PianowithNate

    2 ай бұрын

    Great to hear!

  • @user-tk7zn6pc5x
    @user-tk7zn6pc5x7 ай бұрын

    Thank you :)

  • @PianowithNate

    @PianowithNate

    7 ай бұрын

    No problem 😊

  • @kushagrasaxena1492
    @kushagrasaxena14922 ай бұрын

    Great lesson and great improv at the end. Would love to learn a bit of theory on the C-Eb-F-Ab chord progression and why that works

  • @jedrzejmajka9044
    @jedrzejmajka90444 ай бұрын

    Very cool! Thx❤

  • @PianowithNate

    @PianowithNate

    4 ай бұрын

    Cheers!

  • @DB-os6on
    @DB-os6on4 ай бұрын

    Thank you for all the great videos Nate. Love the After the Gold Rush one you added!

  • @PianowithNate

    @PianowithNate

    3 ай бұрын

    Glad to hear it!

  • @Magichessgames
    @Magichessgames10 ай бұрын

    Pls do "In the stars next" I'd be happy to learn it

  • @dr.michaelhorningjr.3235
    @dr.michaelhorningjr.323510 ай бұрын

    Thanks, Nate! Appreciate all you do here. Just finished house of the rising sun, then working on comfortably numb, then the blues. Can’t keep up with you! 🤠 Thanks again for considering Seger old time rock and roll as well as Journey Don’t stop believin’

  • @PianowithNate

    @PianowithNate

    10 ай бұрын

    Cheers!

  • @senatornikolay4537
    @senatornikolay45372 ай бұрын

    ¡Muy bien ayudaste!

  • @onuryigittas2228
    @onuryigittas22283 ай бұрын

    Last chord progression was The house of the rising sun transposed. thats why its so good

  • @PianowithNate

    @PianowithNate

    3 ай бұрын

    Oh yea, totally! I didn’t clock that

  • @josezavala-garcia1183
    @josezavala-garcia11832 ай бұрын

    Dude your lessons rock!

  • @PianowithNate

    @PianowithNate

    2 ай бұрын

    Thanks so much!

  • @sargfowler9603
    @sargfowler960311 ай бұрын

    Great tips, easy to learn. Thank you

  • @PianowithNate

    @PianowithNate

    10 ай бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @ds9109
    @ds910910 ай бұрын

    Great tips really appreciate. Quick request for Taking care of business- Bachman Turner Ovrdrive 😊

  • @PianowithNate

    @PianowithNate

    10 ай бұрын

    I'll check it out!

  • @budionotjahjono905
    @budionotjahjono905Ай бұрын

    I open my eyes for jazz improvisation after watching this video ... Super cool and awesome

  • @PianowithNate

    @PianowithNate

    Ай бұрын

    Awesome!

  • @mitchellimanuel3536
    @mitchellimanuel35366 ай бұрын

    This is just insane, nice video

  • @PianowithNate

    @PianowithNate

    6 ай бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @philby99
    @philby999 ай бұрын

    Great video, so grateful to you for giving your time to create and help others.

  • @PianowithNate

    @PianowithNate

    9 ай бұрын

    My pleasure!

  • @draster541
    @draster54110 ай бұрын

    Haven’t seen this progression played before. I like it. Excellent!!!

  • @PianowithNate

    @PianowithNate

    10 ай бұрын

    Its a good one :)

  • @dr.michaelhorningjr.3235
    @dr.michaelhorningjr.323510 ай бұрын

    Super cool, Nate. Another outstanding lesson. This will be fun to dig into for me. Now with the 12 songs you’ve taught me, it will be nice to master this approach allowing me to sit down with a focus on the creative side. I appreciate you! 🤠

  • @PianowithNate

    @PianowithNate

    10 ай бұрын

    Awesome!

  • @PianoMen-hw5cu
    @PianoMen-hw5cu5 ай бұрын

    Fantastic video. I learnd a lot today. Thanks for sharing

  • @PianowithNate

    @PianowithNate

    5 ай бұрын

    Glad it was helpful!

  • @andrewcampbell-bluespianop6741
    @andrewcampbell-bluespianop67413 ай бұрын

    Some great stuff here! 🎶🙌🏼

  • @PianowithNate

    @PianowithNate

    3 ай бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @MerabaAbiYT
    @MerabaAbiYT7 ай бұрын

    I'll try this for a week and see what happens :)

  • @PianowithNate

    @PianowithNate

    7 ай бұрын

    Enjoy!

  • @CliveWebbAustralia
    @CliveWebbAustralia8 ай бұрын

    This is a great lesson Nate. Thank you...

  • @PianowithNate

    @PianowithNate

    8 ай бұрын

    My pleasure!

  • @ryper2010
    @ryper20106 ай бұрын

    This is great, I riffed tonight. You are good at this, Nate. Thanks for the tips!

  • @PianowithNate

    @PianowithNate

    6 ай бұрын

    Cheers!

  • @pauljohnston8805
    @pauljohnston880510 ай бұрын

    Thanks Nate that was a great intro video for some blues ! I'm going to use that as a template 😊

  • @PianowithNate

    @PianowithNate

    10 ай бұрын

    Awesome! Have fun!

  • @adayinthelifeofdogs165
    @adayinthelifeofdogs1655 ай бұрын

    I have been watching the song tutorials and love them! These fundamental videos are taking me to another level! Thanks for putting the content out there for us!♥️🎹♥️

  • @PianowithNate

    @PianowithNate

    5 ай бұрын

    Great to hear!

  • @Rob-bk4ie
    @Rob-bk4ie4 ай бұрын

    Yes .super nice way to😊😊 memorise blues scales in every key for beginners.... it plays by it self. Up and down,and on. Step2...... learn liks

  • @PianowithNate

    @PianowithNate

    4 ай бұрын

    Cheers!

  • @mastertimb
    @mastertimb5 ай бұрын

    Really enjoy your teaching style. Thank you so much!

  • @PianowithNate

    @PianowithNate

    5 ай бұрын

    I'm so glad!

  • @emmaphoon1979
    @emmaphoon19796 ай бұрын

    This is amazing! one of the easiest to digest unlike a lot of videos. This helped me for a beginner! Thank you nate!

  • @PianowithNate

    @PianowithNate

    6 ай бұрын

    You're very welcome!

  • @colefitz1067
    @colefitz10676 ай бұрын

    Love your videos man. Appreciate all the content you put out, super helpful!

  • @PianowithNate

    @PianowithNate

    6 ай бұрын

    Cheers!

  • @toomuchfandango
    @toomuchfandango9 ай бұрын

    This is fantastic! So can you do a video please - oh how you would play blues and then also sing over the top.

  • @Theyluvlex
    @Theyluvlex5 ай бұрын

    I love this so muchhh, your facial expressions made me smile haha thank you for this🥹🔥🔥🔥

  • @PianowithNate

    @PianowithNate

    5 ай бұрын

    lol! Cheers :)

  • @kenlloyd2748
    @kenlloyd27484 ай бұрын

    This is solid gold Nate! Thanks so much for this lesson, it has really help I need. I learnt the classical way as a kid and at age 75 have recently returned to keyboard. Loving it so much and have subscribed to your great channel.

  • @PianowithNate

    @PianowithNate

    4 ай бұрын

    Great to hear!

  • @bartbraverman5979
    @bartbraverman5979Ай бұрын

    Very cool: laid back, not intense, but still, a lot of information. Nicely done.

  • @PianowithNate

    @PianowithNate

    Ай бұрын

    Thanks!!

  • @davidfarmer2049
    @davidfarmer20496 ай бұрын

    YOu can leave some space....... I think thats really important and what so many tuts miss. A bit like when your mooring a boat, "neutral is your friend".

  • @delysmurphy8103
    @delysmurphy81036 ай бұрын

    Yes he is a good teacher

  • @PianowithNate

    @PianowithNate

    6 ай бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @bakerfx4968
    @bakerfx496810 ай бұрын

    Your shirt is as good as this tutorial!!

  • @PianowithNate

    @PianowithNate

    10 ай бұрын

    Ha! It's my favorite, I have to make an effort to not just wear it in every video lol

  • @jerrymossing9652
    @jerrymossing96525 ай бұрын

    Thanks! So helpful for my skill level- (intermediate-ish)

  • @PianowithNate

    @PianowithNate

    5 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much! Glad it was helpful

  • @jerrymossing9652

    @jerrymossing9652

    5 ай бұрын

    I’ve been looking at a few other videos on you channel. Great! Please consider doing a video on ‘Stand by me’. The syncopation in that song is hard to get with both hands

  • @rjd9041
    @rjd904110 ай бұрын

    WOW ❤

  • @maxmichelson5769
    @maxmichelson57695 ай бұрын

    Can you do an accompaniment tutorial for Billy Joel’s my life 🥺

  • @Keyer-bn3dp
    @Keyer-bn3dp2 ай бұрын

    Thank you Nate! Very helpful video!

  • @PianowithNate

    @PianowithNate

    2 ай бұрын

    Glad it was helpful!

  • @R.Akerman-oz1tf

    @R.Akerman-oz1tf

    7 күн бұрын

    @@PianowithNate Hi Nate, ever play Locomotive Breath?

  • @davidfarmer2049
    @davidfarmer20497 ай бұрын

    This is actually quite a good tutoral.

  • @PianowithNate

    @PianowithNate

    6 ай бұрын

    thanks!!

  • @mikejameson7678
    @mikejameson76783 ай бұрын

    This is why we do our scales, Hoodie Guy.

  • @charlesgoldsmith6410
    @charlesgoldsmith641010 ай бұрын

    👍

  • @davidfarmer2049
    @davidfarmer20497 ай бұрын

    Starts 1:10 folks

  • @paulhusband9002
    @paulhusband90023 ай бұрын

    I really shouldn't look at your video's when I'm away from a keyboard.

  • @PianowithNate

    @PianowithNate

    3 ай бұрын

    😂

  • @jeffjohnson7381
    @jeffjohnson738110 ай бұрын

    Do you have any slow blues with left hand chords with right hand licks and runs..just starting with blues and would love to see some instruction with different blues scales etc🎹thanks Grant 😊

  • @PianowithNate

    @PianowithNate

    10 ай бұрын

    Not yet! This was the first "blues" video I've made

  • @danielloureiroaraujo2826
    @danielloureiroaraujo28268 ай бұрын

    Awesome! I'll really try it but I think I'm still not able to improvise like that.😎

  • @PianowithNate

    @PianowithNate

    8 ай бұрын

    Keep at it and just have fun along the way, it doesnt happen all at once!

  • @eobias
    @eobias6 ай бұрын

    Hey nate new subscriber here awesome stuff! Im a theory guy hope you can help me..any reason why those chord progressions work well with the blues scale? Why wont other progressions work?

  • @PianowithNate

    @PianowithNate

    6 ай бұрын

    Hi! Any chord progression using chords from the key of Cm (Cm, D°, Eb, Fm, Gm, Ab, Bb) will work, as the Cm blues scale is based off of that key. Blues is unique in that you can mix and match major and minor keys for that bluesy tension, so some chords from the key of C MAJOR also work, (C, F, G). The main chord progression I do here is mostly in the key of C minor, but borrowing the F chord from the key of C major and I think it sounds cool. But if you were to deviate to a chords from another key entirely (i.e. C#) it would sound bad unless you were using the C# blues scale. Cheers!

  • @jamessullenriot
    @jamessullenriot6 ай бұрын

    Improvising is easy, its remembering what I improvised that is the problem 😂

  • @PianowithNate

    @PianowithNate

    6 ай бұрын

    True! Recording yourself improvising (voice memo on your phone?) can be a huge help!

  • @Rob-bk4ie
    @Rob-bk4ie4 ай бұрын

    With the minor on the left sound litle bit jazz....bit mixed....but like it

  • @FriskyTendervittles
    @FriskyTendervittles6 ай бұрын

    Do you have a blues piano course? I can only find classical everywhere I look

  • @PianowithNate

    @PianowithNate

    6 ай бұрын

    Not yet!

  • @lauradone9232
    @lauradone92323 ай бұрын

    This video was really helpful, but my god, my hands don't want to work past the count of 4 😂 my left hand won't work together with the right one

  • @PianowithNate

    @PianowithNate

    3 ай бұрын

    Go verrrrrry slow at first! Also, key is...if you cant do each hand separately with total ease, putting them together will only lead to frustration. Just be patient with yourself, everyone struggles with this at first!

  • @ungurdani8346
    @ungurdani83464 ай бұрын

    .Salut my friend super music super video subscribe subscribe ...

  • @JCDMusic
    @JCDMusic11 ай бұрын

    Thank you Nate for the idea you share to us to become a better pianist.

  • @PianowithNate

    @PianowithNate

    10 ай бұрын

    My pleasure!

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