The Ultimate Blues Jam Tracks for Lead Guitar

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The Ultimate Blues Jam Tracks for Lead Guitar

Take the ultimate journey through popular music's most influential genre. Practice your blues licks in styles including Chicago Blues, Texas Blues, Boogie Woogie, Jazz Blues, Rock Blues and more.

Fully charted in easy to understand TAB and standard notation with chord boxes

1) 8 Bar Blues in F

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Key: F

Tempo: 170 bpm

Duration: 3:39

Description: Blues comes in all shapes and sizes. Although not as common as it's 12 bar counterpart, the 8 bar form has been used in many blues standards over the years including "Key to the Highway" first recorded by Charlie Segar in the 40's.

This up tempo and jazzy jam track follows a typical 8 bar progression:

||: I | V7 | IV7 | IV7 | I | V7 | I | V7 :||

 

2) Barre Chord Blues in G

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Key: G

Tempo: 110 bpm

Duration: 3:39

Description: Most guitarists can muster an open chord blues but can you do it in G?! Rhythm guitarists can exercise their barre chord knowledge while soloists will enjoy moving their best blues licks to a less familiar key.

3) Basic Blues in E

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Key: E

Tempo: 118 bpm

Duration: 3:49

Description: This is probably the most common blues form for guitar; a 12 bar using open chords in the guitar-friendly key of E. Whether you're a beginner aiming to verse yourself in guitar essentials or a seasoned pro looking to keep your chops sharp you'll enjoy this track.

4) Chicago Blues Riff in A

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Key: A

Tempo: 110 bpm

Duration: 3:36

Description: A typical Chicago Blues riff following a 12 bar form. Great for electric and acoustic players alike. Muddy Waters, Freddie King, Buddy Guy, Bo Diddley and Elmore James are a few notable Chicago Blues guitarists.

5) Floydy Minor Blues in G#

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Key: G#

Tempo: 75 bpm

Duration: 4:02

Description: The influence of the blues is far reaching as shown by this jam track inspired Pink Floyd's opus 'Shine On You Crazy Diamond'. It's a slow blues and follows a typical minor blues form:

||: I-7 | I-7 | I-7 | I-7 | IV-7 | IV-7 | I-7 | I-7 | bVI7 | V7 | I7 | IV-7 :||

 

6) Funky 16 Bar Blues in C

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Key: C

Tempo: 120 bpm

Duration: 3:52

Description: Sixteen bar blues progressions tend to have an extended turnaround section:

||: I7 | I7 | I7 | I7 | IV7 | IV7 | I7 | I7 | V7 | IV7 | V7 | IV7 | V7 | IV7 | I7 | I7 :||

A Notable example of a 16 bar blues Herbie Hancock's "Watermelon Man" This 16 bar blues is up tempo with classic funk sensibilities.

7) Jazz Blues in F#

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Key: F#

Tempo: 137 bpm

Duration: 3:58

Description: Jazz blues progressions use dominant 7 chords in the following form:

||: I7 | IV7 | I7 | I7 | IV7 | IV7 | I7 | I7 | II7 | V7 | I7 | (IV7) :||

Note the typically jazzy II-V-I turnaround/cadence. This jam track includes another common musical device used in jazz; the 'trade four' where soloists exchange four bars of improvisation with the drummer.

8) One Chord Blues in A

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Key: A

Tempo: 142 bpm

Duration: 3:43

Description: Blues at it's simplest - a repeating riff/lick akin to ZZ Top in the guitar-friendly key of A

9) Open Chord Blues in A

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Key: A

Tempo: 90 bpm

Duration: 3:23

Description: This standard 12 bar progressions is what most people would called "blues". This jam track uses open position chords in the key of E - ideal for rhythm players and comfortable territory for soloists.

10) Open Chord Blues in E

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Key: E

Tempo: 75 bpm

Duration: 3:25

Description: Another standard 12 bar blues using open chords. This time in another safe place for guitarists - the key of A.

11) Rock 'n' Roll Blues in A

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Key: A

Tempo: 190 bpm

Duration: 3:36

Description: Early Rock and Roll following a 12 blues form a la Chuck Berry. This is one of few types of blues which doesn't use a shuffle (triplet feel) rhythm.

12) Simple Boogie Woogie in E

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Key: E

Tempo: 120 bpm

Duration: 3:43

Description: Boogie woogie is typically a piano style but has been adapted for guitar. This jam track is a straightforward boogie woogie riff following a standard 12 bar form in E.

13) Texas Blues in E

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Key: E

Tempo: 128 bpm

Duration: 3:28

Description: Texas style blues over a standard 12 bar structure. Stevie Ray Vaughn and ZZ Top are two good examples of Texas Blues. Great for blues licks, slide guitar solos and country picking solos.