Blueberry Hill is the classic rock and roll piano song by Fats Domino. In this Blueberry Hill piano tutorial you will learn the iconic piano accompaniment and some great embellishments too!
Lyrics and Chords printable for Blueberry Hill
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Blueberry Hill was one of the most popular rock and roll songs of the 1950s. Recorded by Fats Domino in 1956, it remains a track on 50s Rock and Roll Greatest Hits compilations for a reason.
Few people know that it was actually written by Vincent Rose and with lyrics by Larry Stock and Al Lewis. It was turned down by numerous publishers until it was recorded by big band leader and songwriter Sammy Kaye way back in 1940. It was recorded on the RCA Victor label by Kaye’s band and was immediately recorded by Glenn Miller later that year on RCA Bluebird.
In 1941 “cowboy” singer Gene Autry also had a true with the song which was featured in the 1941 movie The Singing Hill. It was later recorded by Louis Armstrong whose recording inspired singer/pianist Fats Domino to pick it up in 1956.
In this Blueberry Hill piano tutorial we will break down the learning into these steps:
Step #1: Learn the chords (see lyrics and chords sheet on the next page)
Step #2: Choose the chord inversions/voicings
Step #3: Learn the bass line
Step #4: Learn the right hand accompaniment strategy
Step #5: Learn the intro
Step #6: BONUS learn to play an improvised solo!
A note on the Blueberry Hill Groove
The groove of this song can be written in one of two ways (see below). Each notation sounds exactly the same - it is a matter of personal preference for publishing.
Lyrics and Chords to Blueberry Hill
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Step #2: Chord inversions
These are the chord inversions that I chose for this tutorial. You can absolutely choose any inversions that you prefer! Check out this tutorial I made on chord inversions.
Step #3: Learn the bass line
These are the chord inversions that I chose for this tutorial. You can absolutely choose any inversions that you prefer! Check out this tutorial I made on chord inversions.
Step #4: Learn the right hand accompaniment strategy
This is the rhythm Fats Domino plays most often in Blueberry Hill.
Step #5: Learn the intro
This is the exact intro that Fats Domino plays on the 1956 recording of Blueberry Hill.
Step #6: BONUS learn to play an improvised solo!
As I show you in the tutorial, you can play an improvised solo of the A sections by playing this hybrid bluesy scale, which consists of the notes 1-2-b3-3-5-6-b7-8 in the key of B. This scale works on all of the chords in this section.
Your LH will play 1/5-1/6 for each of the chords, which is a boogie woogie style bass line.
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