I. SOME MUSICAL NOTIONS    p. 1

II. RELATIONS AND NOTATIONS FOR A WELL UNDERSTANDING OF BLUES PIANO    p. 9

III. HARMONIC BASES OF THE TRADITIONAL BLUES PIANO    p. 23

IV. USE OF DIATONIC MODES     p. 33

V. THE BLUES SCALE    p. 45

VI. CHROMATISM    p. 59

VII. COMPLEMENTS OF HARMONY    p. 73

VIII. RHYTHM   p. 85

IX. PRACTISING: THE PLAY OF THE RIGHT HAND    p. 105

X. THE PLAY OF THE LEFT HAND   p. 119

XI. STRUCTURES OF BLUES    p. 133