Backing Tracks

I'm always telling my students to go and find some backing tracks on You Tube to practice playing along with. So it's about time I recorded some of my own for you to use. Start by practicing the scale then switch to making up or practising phrases using notes from the scale. Remember that the notes that end a phrase or are held longest are the important ones so consider the chord tones you are playing over.

This is a repeated 12 bar blues in C with a 4 bar count in. The actual chord progression used is:

C7   C7   C7   C7

F7   F7   C7   C7

G7   F7   C7   G7

Try using the C pentatonic minor or C blues scale to start playing along and improvising.

C Blues Backing track - 110 BPM

This is a repeated 12 bar blues in A with a 4 bar count in. The actual chord progression used is:

A7   A7   A7   A7

D7   D7   A7   A7

E7   D7   A7   E7

Try using the A pentatonic minor or A blues scale to start playing along and improvising.

A Blues Backing track - 110 BPM

This is a repeated 8 bar pattern in G with a 4 bar count in. The actual chord progression used is:

G   G   D   D

Em   Em   C   C

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Try using the E pentatonic minor or G pentatonic major scale to start playing along and improvising.

G Major pop ballad backing track - 80 BPM