Blues in F With Comping Voicings

This tutorial demonstrates 8 different comping techniques and voicings for a blues in F (Billie's Bounce, Now's The Time, Straight No Chaser,...)
Please scroll through the different chapters to work on 1 specific voicing technique. Once you've mastered these voicings, you can try to combine them to spice up your comping!
* Free pdf of the sheet music: bit.ly/3kOUr8a
* Free pdf of the sheet music (with annotations): bit.ly/2XZJd7M
0:00 comping tutorial with mixed voicing techniques
2:07 comping with LH guide tones & RH tensions
2:50 comping with LH guide tones & RH quartal chords
3:38 comping in old school style (Count Basie)
4:23 comping with LH rootless voicings & RH octaves
5:15 comping with open or spread voicings
5:58 comping with blues fills (F major & minor blues scales)
6:48 comping in modern style (McCoy Tyner)
7:45 comping with LH walking & RH rootless voicings
* Backing tracks used in this video: • F BLUES BASS LINE PLAY... , • BILLIE'S BOUNCE chord ... , and iReal Pro
* Pause or slow down the video for better understanding and learning
* For more tutorials and free sheet music visit: jazzpianopracticesessions.com

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There's so much material on soloing and so little on comping. This channel is changing my life! I cannot overstate how much I appreciate it.

[@StijnWauters]

Thank you so much, Daniel! I’ll definitely post some more tutorials on comping!

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For years, I’ve ben looking for a comprehensible comping tutorial. I’ve been working around the clock to master what you propose and the result his incredibly satisfactory. Everything comes in place together and I enjoy it to the utmost. A lot of work until you can comp and solo being completely relaxed and natural. Thank you so much for publishing your music on UA-cam. Please don’t stop. I wish I could meet with you and take lesson. Louis

[@StijnWauters]

Thank you so much for your comment, Lousi! I'm glad these videos on comping are useful. But you are absolutely right: comping takes a lot of work!

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Thanks, Alex! :-) Glad you like these voicings!

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Really amazing video

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Very cool compings 👏

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I absolutely LOVE everything about this! Thank you so much!

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[@StijnWauters]

Thanks a lot, Jeffrey!

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NIce!! Thanks alot!

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Absolutely fantastic, Stijn. Thanks very much for doing this, it’s given me months of practice material. Another brilliant video.

[@StijnWauters]

Thanks, Michael! Indeed a lot of information in one video, but you know, comping is serious business.. :-)

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Is it in increasing difficulty? I find it that the mccoy tyner voicings are somewhat easier than the count basie stuff. Maybe because I already know the concept of the pentatonic voicings, I was looking for the application. The red garland style rootles stuff is also great as a next step.

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Please do comping for rhythm in Bb! I love these videos

[@StijnWauters]

Good idea! I’ll try to work something out!

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Brilliant Video!!! Would love to see Rhythm changes comping

[@StijnWauters]

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Great follow up of C jam blues lesson!

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Thanks, Alice!

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[@StijnWauters]

Thanks, Andres!

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Thank you Stijn! Your work is amazing, love all your content, helps me a lot!! What software do u use for backing tracks? Need to buy it to work on this !! Love from France

[@StijnWauters]

Hi, Thanks a lot for your comment! I always try to find some good backing tracks on UA-cam, and for this video I used these backing tracks: ua-cam.com/video/IvmNbimwgLc/v-deo.html, ua-cam.com/video/bx23Cl6QGJk/v-deo.html, and some of the backing tracks were made with iReal Pro (great program to work with!)

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Hi! This is really useful. In eed this but in ley of C. Do you have that lesson?

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Love your videos. Could you do some at super slow speed so I could play along? Thanks!

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click on "settings" (the gear wheel symbol) on the lower r.h. side of the video, then choose your playback speed....

[@jackwilloughby239]

@@michaelfuria4257 I do that but really the sound is just so horrible at 50%.

[@StijnWauters]

Hi, you’re right, the sound is quite distorted at half speed! You could look for another slower backing track on youtube to play along and practice the voicings, or you could download the video from youtube and play it through a program like “amazing slow downer” or “transcribe”,.. it might sound better!

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2:50

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3:04

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3:18

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