Boogie-woogie is a driving blues piano style that features a rolling, “eight-to-the-bar” rhythm. It’s based on ostinato bass figures in 8/8 time, and mostly uses the 12-bar blues harmonic scheme.

Heard one way, it's just three chords and a five note scale. Heard another way - especially if it's on an electric guitar in the hands of a master player - it's the gateway to a vast musical territory ...