Rock Piano Chops Book & CD

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This book is a unique approach to developing your rock piano voicing, technique and "in the pocket" groove skills. You'll play along with a rhythm section as you practice authentic rock comping patterns at multiple tempos. In the "Groove Lab" section, you'll work on different comping treatments (from simple to more advanced) for each chord progression, and in the "Phrases and Licks used by the Pros" section you'll get some signature phrases from well-known rock songs under your fingers! This book is divided into four main sections:


1) Rock Piano Chops-Building Exercises

2) Rock Piano Groove Lab

3) Phrases and Licks used by the Pros

4) Rock Piano Etudes

The "Phrases and Licks Used by the Pros" are based on excerpts from well-known rock songs including:
"Speed of Sound" - Coldplay
"Brick" - Ben Folds
"Drops of Jupiter" - Train
"Breathe" - James Blunt
"Good Thing" - Fine Young Cannibals
...and more!

The "Rock Piano Etudes" contain pieces written in the style of famous rock songs:
"Roll Me Away" - Bob Seger (Roy Bittan on piano)
"Jessica" - Allman Brothers (Chuck Leavell on piano)
"Don't Stop Believin' " - Journey (Jonathan Cain on piano)
"Look Out Any Window" - Bruce Hornsby
"Two Thousand Years" - Billy Joel

This book has a similar structure and format to our "Jazz-Rock Piano Chops" book, but with completely different musical content and examples.

Click on the sample pages below the front cover, then hover over each page to zoom in:
- Contents page
- page 2: Straight-8ths chops building exercises
- page 15: Swing-8ths groove variations
- page 23: Swing-16ths groove variation
- page 47: Straight-16ths rock etude

See below for audio examples from these sample pages.