Sad Nite Owl (Freddie King)
Freddie King's "Sad Nite Owl"
A slow blues instrumental, this tune is ideal for beginners learning to play blues on the guitar for the first time.
The blues is a style of music that is often seen as the basis for modern rock and pop. It uses a standard progression consisting of 3 chords. The chords are played for 12 measures in a fixed pattern.
Chords
The chords used for creating an accompaniment for the music.
E7
A7
B7
Accompaniment Pattern
A more interesting accompaniment pattern, roughly based on the chords.
Melody
The lead melody of the song, to be played once on opening the song (and perhaps again on the last time through.)
Scale
The scale(s) to be used for improvising lead lines over the song.
The Backing Track
Listen:
Sad Nite Owl Backing Track