Backing Track

12-Bar Blues Drum Trading - 12 Bars - Metro 2&4 - 110 BPM

Drum Trading: this Basic 12-Bar Blues track at 110 BPM keeps the drums out and brings the metronome back every full chorus so you can test whether the whole form stays steady on your own.

Intermediate 12-bar loop
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Chord progression

F7 I7
F7 I7
F7 I7
F7 I7
Bb7 IV7
Bb7 IV7
F7 I7
F7 I7
C7 V7
Bb7 IV7
F7 I7
C7 V7

How to practice

  1. 1 Try to hear the whole chorus internally before the metronome returns.
  2. 2 Check the form as much as the pulse when the click comes back in.
  3. 3 Use simple blues material so the timing stays the main focus.

Suggested scales & modes

  • F blues scale
  • F minor pentatonic
  • F Mixolydian

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Use the live player to loop the progression, change tempo, and play with piano, bass, and drums.

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