Index of Left-hand Accompaniment Patterns

Boogie • Blues • Shuffle

This is by no means a comprehensive list of boogie, blues, and shuffle accompaniment
patterns, but rather, simply a resource for teachers, students and performers. Feel free to adapt
these patterns to fit your particular needs or playing style. Each pattern is shown only in C and
often, the written octave was primarily chosen for readability. You will need to adjust the octave
or transpose the pattern to fit the chords or the key of the music you are playing. Boogie on!
-Mark Mellis
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Triad + sixth ascending Fats Domino

Triad + sixth with descending

Choo Choo Ch’ Boogie Fats Domino/Jimmy Yancey

Boogie Bass - walking Barrelhouse or Simple Shuffle

Boogie Bass - broken octaves Left-hand Shuffle

Boogie Bass - pseudo-broken octaves Jerry Lee Lewis Shuffle

Rolling Shuffle Bumble Boogie - variation

Texas Boogie (Cow Cow) “Lucille” Bass

Cow Cow/Shuffle Mix New Orleans Bass

play with or without grace note

Cow Cow/Shuffle Mix - variation

New Orleans Bass - variation

Country Shuffle or Cowboy Shuffle

Alternative New Orleans Bass

Slow Shuffle
Stride
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Bumble Boogie or Boogie Rock

can be swing or straight eighth notes
Pseudo-stride