Play a Blues Rock
This upbeat blues-rock backing track has the harmony and song form of the blues, but the rhythm carries a “straight-8th” rock feel. That means there's no shuffle.
The use of the dom7♯5 chord gives the whole tune a bit of an edge.
There is also a stop in this tune. The band drops out in measure 10, but the soloist (that’s you!) should keep going.
The Accompaniment Pattern
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Materials to Use
The rock feel of this track make the minor pentatonic scale a good choice, though the blues scale will work well also.
Basic Scales
C Minor Pentatonic
C Blues Scale
Backing Track
Practice playing the riff notated earlier along with the track. Play the chord s along with the track. Finally, start the track over and improvise your own solo.
Exercises
- Play the chords C7♯9, F7, and G7 along with the track.
- If you know any other versions of these chords, try those instead.
- Play the C blues scale along with the track, in time.
- Play the C pentatonic minor scale along with the track, in time.
- Be sure to play along with the riff indicated in the notation above.
- Develop 2-3 short melodies using the scales. Each melody should consist of 5-10 notes. Play the melodies with the track.
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