Slow blues in A Backing Track for guitar solo 12 bar blues

[jimihendrix1998]

1:38.................wow......­......nice guitar

[pocketsg6]

Your such a helpful fellow, Muchly appreciated!

[tophelebel]

Thack for that Marty, Great job



[BelRiose2000]

Can you upload one in G quickly please, I only have a C tuned harmonica, so I need it in G!

[mtalmilitia]

this is not blues, at speed this si Shuffle!!! RULZ!!!!!

[anishrox96]

Isnt this a rockschool guitar piece ?

[stsgabe]

any slower it would be shredding

[davidkent11]

the very end when u stop playin is a bit dodgy. next time let the last couple of notes ring out a bit before u stop recording

[TheMrLuisC]

I FN LOVE THIS TRACK

[Psygotran]

This is real fun, gets the digits moving ....

[MrGuitarNGuns]

Very nice! I had a jam along with it.

[adtrrocks1231]

i started improv blues/jazz soloing about 10 months ago and the only techniques i really know for soloing are scales, modes, use of melody, and space can anyone help me?

[TheBassistWW]

@adtrrocks1231

I myself am not an expert bassist but as far as I know, those are all the things you need to know, the only thing you need to have is a soul that wants music.

[adtrrocks1231]

@TheBassistWW yeah i thought about it after i made the comment and thought that that's really all you need to know except for like the use of arpeggiated chords

[spagbog1q2w]

@adtrrocks1231 arpeggios are one of the dominant ways jazz guitarists solo.

[Imissmaggie]

This was awesome. Is there an even slower version? 

[Malachi01]

i enjoyed playin along it so much that i didnt even notice when it ended

[MrGotmymojoworkin]

F#cking great man ... what a beauty . I love you man - thanks a million for doing this.

[pilotprincess1]

magicristo!Man, you have a note-worthy talent. THAT'S TOO FUNNY TO PICTURE!

[GregN456]

Definitely just bent from an A on the D string to the octave D....maybe not my best idea...had to finish with a terribly tuned D :P

[murkemmct]

@GregN456 i can only dream of that on my 0.12 strings thats amazing

[GregN456]

@murkemmct Yeah, thats what I get for using 10's :P

[kitthehacker]

This + morphwiz = win

[Luukeeeehh]

wow

thats very nice!

i'm not very good at improvising, but i've done a great job on this one!! thanks

[SinOfTheSorrowPistol]

that was fun

[MrBluesman000]

BROKE ALL MY STRINGS AND IM STILL JAMMING TO THIS

[DreisT15]

/watch?v=aBtt1m4-T6s

[ajosafi1]

i started to lose concentration around 1:38

[BARTISDOM]

Bass solos are so underrated :)

[oscarin919]

slow??

[degitaarheld]

this is my improvisation on this backing track.

/watch?v=ton1FYRfxwY

[Fer666esp]

slow?¿¿? WTF xDD

[slowmonkey156]

Yeah, this might pass for a "slow" blues if you've had 5 cups of coffee. Still fun to play over though, good job and thanks for posting.

[MrFo3hawk]

Epic

JAM TRACK

The solo i just played made me cream myself

maybe it was the babe at 1:42 ....i dunno

[Pollutens]

this jam track is probably the one i enjoy most playing with :)

[3XpL0SiVe]

MOO.....right?

[sentforth5]

slow blues for a speed metal dude, I guess! Hahaha...thanks, Marty!

[liekka100]

nice awesome backing!

[DannyLoef1]

I had such a nice jam, over this great track, that it came clear i dont need no online guitar lessons :D:D

Thanks

[bigdio2]

this isn't exactly a slow backing track

[wesja13]

COOL shtuff.  gonna makes me a better nose pick. hahah

[MegaPhilification]

Thankyouu, very useful!!!

[AlpacaHunter71]

god bless you sir

[JordiSmulders]

this is cleary mid tempo :) slow rock should be around 70 or 80 bpm and this.. I guess 120/130 which is not even mid tempo I guess..

but nice song though to jam along. Thanks for the upload.

Also the progression is not slow, its just your basic 12 bar blues.

[Binglung]

maybe you meant a slow progression? certainly not the tempo.

[SkateboarderXL]

This backing track is soooo awesome to improvise blues style!

[MegaEpicwin]

@SkateboarderXL thats what it's for......

[SkateboarderXL]

@MegaEpicwin I know ...but the other ones aren't this awesome ._.

[kirdook]

I wonder what you call "fast"

[WhoIsRasmus]

A dorian goes quite well with this aswell.

[adammcneil]

just snapped my high e

[dropboxcox]

my fingers hurt

[kouradoman]

nice marty!! the bes backing track i have ever heard!!!! i almost broke my strings from the passion

[blutsklave]

is this slow for blues ? sounds fast to me =\

[TheArsong]

slow ??? ;-) 

[sloncha7845]

this is quite possibly the fastest slow blues track ever created

[swanski100]

what happened at 1:42? Chick came on at 1:37

[metalero690]

@swanski100

xDDDDDD

[clayjames]

@swanski100 you have to allow some time for these guy's to get their trousers down? Haha

[Glockenator]

What's wrong with 1:42? Are you guys blues players or idiots?

[arcainjust]

@Glockenator both? :P *yes i shamelessly ripped it off it LOL*

[blutsklave]

@Glockenator idiots. guilty as charged.

[MistaMahoney]

i looked at the comments and was expecting the music to change drastically at 1:42. jesus fuck are you people blues musicians or teenagers?

[gifbc]

@MistaMahoney both? :p

[dontxmatter]

@MistaMahoney uhh well im 20 but i guess im still a teenager..

[Glockenator]

@MistaMahoney I know. I was expecting a huge change as well

[MRROBBIEWATTS]

MADE A GIANT BUM NOTE AT 1.42 ! !

[OuTRunner12]

slow my ass

[TBeanIV]

this isnt slow dude.

[Forumgirl1]

i guess marty jerks off to alot of porn then.

[propolispills]

@Forumgirl1 Yes, He probably does......

[viktorcizic]

slow?

[leavittobeaver]

THIS IS FUN COULD BE FASTER

[AlanSturgess]

@leavittobeaver Easy to do --- download and use one of the free audio editors which allow you to either change pitch without changing speed, OR change speed without changing pitch.

[propolispills]

@Forumgirl1 Stop being jealous. From a male perspective, that's a huge inspiration to my Guitar playing.

[geelkapje64]

this is the first time.. i actually felt like improvising.. THanks:|

[hellsSG]

lol this is not slow xD

thanks though.

[DaRaoul25]

slow my ass!

[Kedesophobia]

it just stops........ k

[iconic558]

great stuff, many thanks...need more!

[GuyManBoyPerson]

This is an awesome backing track!!! I restarted the video about 5 times and played over it till the end!

[saskekun101]

i couldn't finish the ending

[Cjamesfall]

kno any place where I could get lead tabs for this?

[GuyManBoyPerson]

@Cjamesfall this is made so you can make your own solo over it.

[helldemon618]

@Cjamesfall ......

[elihujones]

@Cjamesfall dude

just improvise

[93fishi]

The ending could have been better. Pretty ace to play along to though :)

[boost2171]

It's so great when people do stuff like this. Thank you! I love jammin to some 12 bar blues. Nothing like ripping out a blues solo. haha

[thecopster100]

so great, ill do you a video response cause i put a bit of a song toether with this none. ill do it at the weekend!

[ottawadonburton]

shit

[GibsonSpecialist]

not shit slow about this track

[ThomasNoeZ]

i thought nothing could stop me from jamming to this nice music until i saw the picture at 1:40

[DanMeagher]

Great for slide practice

[jismith66]

i wish there was some kind of warning, i was just finishing up a high trill and going back down the neck and then its just over, just like that, done. good anyway though

[PhillipR34]

thank you sooooooo much this has benn do useful!!

[JamesG335]

A bit fast for slow blues but good to practice to anyway.

[TheGuitarShizzle]

good going! my guitar was on fire:)

rock on

[thecopster100]

great! dont get why people dont like it!

but yeah, this isnt slow

but it still rocks

[qxtroidinare]

@thecopster100 i know. its just great for the saxophone ;]

[thecopster100]

@qxtroidinare yeah its a good one for my guitar too

[lunchmeat77]

ah , that aint exactly a SLOW blues in A

[nerad1994]

if i was playing the pentatonic scale to this what fret would i play it on?

[thinkbitchthink]

@nerad1994 the right one ;) don't care man fuck pentas and go jamming...^^

[TheRackFishy]

@nerad1994 start on the 5th

[jvernezze]

I hate to see what your concept of fast blues is. This is crap

[ptdatnurpipensmkit]

Damn i gotta get some speakers for my computer!!!

[karamanavan]

love the tune

[karamanavan]

@karamanavan your right

[DominateKiller6]

@karamanavan You just answered yourself??? Weird...

[patrickceelen]

tis is really nice, i can do blues licks while the band is playing the rest,

thanks alot!

[skynut38]

Being a newbie, what key is this in?

[lesyouri]

@skynut38 The title is slow blues in A ;)

[skynut38]

Guess, I read it wrong....didn't see the A capitalized.....

[lesyouri]

@skynut38 Well, no problem^^

[hrdcorhippy]

id have fun doin this all night

[MrBlues95]

I like

[chainsoar]

As soon as I get anywhere near good at the harmonica, I'm totally gonna blast a solo out over this track. For now though, practice, practice, practice!

[aj0538]

Great track.  I was looking for slow blues but ended up playing over this for an hour.

[pithor]

This is not slow blues. This is a shuffle.

[Danlos]

xxsabbathxx.elbruto. es

[TedEdFred21]

1:42 i stopped playing

[magichristo]

@TedEdFred21 at 1:42 I started playing

[toyama14]

@magichristo at 1:42 i got a boner, and my dick plays a fucking incredible solo

[coolcatjerk]

@toyama14 why is no one funny anymore



[BerkayBB]

@TedEdFred21 haha

[palaisdrew09]

@TedEdFred21 LOL me too

[DanMeagher]

@TedEdFred21 You and me both

[Branstonpicklejigle]

@TedEdFred21 amasing coomment!

[Glockenator]

@TedEdFred21 At 1:42 I kept playing

[djacidweed]

@TedEdFred21

same..

[GuitarPassion3]

@TedEdFred21 haha ;)

[clubcard67]

playing this all the time at the mo. just love it

[clubcard67]

mmmm let that back bone slip

[clubcard67]

just love it. xxxx BRILL

[shane71880]

if you play the middle of the F# m pentatonic it gives a more melodic, country sound .. I noticed by dropping 3 steps from the root helped me out with more melodic improv .

[horizons777]

Correct...I think ( I may be wrong) but technically it's 2.5 steps back which brings you to the relative (or natural) minor ..you can do this with any key...nice catch!

[mjsscott]

by doing that you actually end up playing the major pentatonic thats why it sounds more country , so i believe

[1INACTION]

Thanks for the track. Mixolydian-A 5postion works nicely.

[lucas33421541]

ohh so awesome,i liked too mutch this video[im`sorry,i dont speak english very well]

[jonasmathiassen]

the thing about blues is that even though the chords are a major A progression, what really produces the bluesy sound is the junction of minor and major, so what you'll be looking for is a Minor A scale with added sharp nine, sharp 6 and ofcourse the flatted five, blue note

[BenWarbi]

@jonasmathiassen I've always used the pentatonic minor, should i use different?

[ColourblindCarrot]

Can someone tell me how come this in A and yet it still sounds good if I'm playing A minor pentatonic. My understanding was that this shouldn't be the case. Any help here is much appreciated. I'm been learning theory lately and this has really confused me.

[kroket6661]

because you are also playing in A,

if the song was in A# and you would play in A minor then it would sound of, and then you should switch to a A# minor scale, but the the scale being minor or major doesn't change the root note of the scale wich is in A like this song ;), hope it helped :p

[ColourblindCarrot]

Okay, thanks. I still find it a bit strange that the A minor scale will fit over an A major progression but I get what your saying and atleast I know I'm not getting something all backwards here. Thanks for your help. If anyone has anything to add to this, all comments are greatfully recieved.

[paganiniGOGO]

This isn't A major or minor You can play a minor pentatonic, or a major pentatonic (f# minor pentatonic).

You cannot play in the minor (aeolian) mode. You can play in the dorian mode. (You cannot play a minor 6th).

You can also not play in the major mode (Ionian) but you can play in the Myxolidian (forgot how to spell it). Which means you cannot play a major 7th.

The track does not have a 3rd interval, which means its up to you to make it major or minor, as is often the case in blues.

[ColourblindCarrot]

Wow, okay, that's explained alot. Thanks man. I'd never consider the effect of leaving out the 3rd all together. I'll have to take a closer look at those modes and see what I can figure out from them. I only know a little about modes, although I can see why you can use the Myxolydian... I don't know how to spell it either. Woohoo! This theory stuff is exciting when you get into it. Thanks again.

[paganiniGOGO]

no problem

[paulhb]

In Rock, country and blues, the majority of the time you can play major, minor, myxolydian and dorian modes. Often you WILL have a major 3rd being played by the rhythm or bass. No problem. If it has a minor 7th that is a dominant chord, so you can play myxolydian. We are so used to hearing the scales blended that the only concern is what emotion you are trying to bring to the music. I would stick with maj and minor pentatonics, Dorian and myxolydian. Play around each chord arpeggio as well.

[d3nisk3n]

@ColourblindCarrot thats actually the most used and important thing in blues, minor pentatonic scales over major progressions!..

[theillestgreek]

ColourblindCarrot

The three chords used in this are A, D and E.

Try using Amajor pentatonic over A and Aminor pentatonic over D and E.

[ColourblindCarrot]

Okay, thanks, I'll give it a blast.

[flagranger]

i played this thing 10 time over and over. Feels good. thanks,Marty.

[flagranger]

Hey Marty? How many sites do you got my man?????

[chubunakki]

Playing the harmonica has never felt so great as when i play along with this :)

[chantelemcguire]

Thanks so much for this awesome track. It's great for vocalists and musicians who wish to prepare for jam nights!! Good job!

[jillh10]

ace oh man u rock ty for posting

[krtneyoficial]

what're the notes?

[scbryan420]

12 bar blues in A......A-D-E

[AlexaLuvsUx3]

nice upbeat. ive been trying to find a track like this to help with my blues improv in a minor.

[metal4life160]

its in a major.

[PeterTheMob]

my god I think this was the first time I really i REALLY began to feel happy while playing guitar. I mostly play sad songs thats why I didn't smiled. But this changed my face right from the beginning

[eipylOh]

tis a nice upbeat track :)

[4o0]

Agree;) This is so amazingly helpful for guitarists and other musicanc;)

[sk8erriot]

loved it

[VampiRAWR]

dude!

this is so amazingly helpful! :D

I am a GCSE music student and for a recorded performance i am playing Eric Clapton's Hideaway...this is perfect to help me practise my timings!

Thanks dude...Keep it up! :D

[Flashbakable]

Love playing to this stuff, this one I play the Am

Pentatonic scale. Keep the good stuff coming Marty, we all need the practice !!

[newsound604]

marty man. your a legend in my books. i've seen alot of your videos and now i get to jam with ya. thats G. well dude. keep rockin in the free world. thanks eh.

[appzguru]

what would the fast blues sound like.. :S

[henrithefreak47]

heavy metal I think...

[TheJPfanboy]

lol :D

[bean1967]

No kidding, that is like 140bpm

[newsound604]

metal

[futebalmakedonia]

its best to start here for most, then try to go to the faster stuff, this is to me to get syle in the playing, know what i mean?

[donottawaguitar]

thanks

[coddlinghimmler]

I love playing to this thanks Marty