Backing Track

12-Bar Blues Drum Trading - 12 Bars - Metro 2&4 - 140 BPM

Drum Trading: this Basic 12-Bar Blues track at 140 BPM keeps the drums out and brings the metronome back every full chorus so you can test a complete form at speed.

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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 Keep the whole chorus internally anchored before the click returns.
  2. 2 Check both pulse and form when the metronome comes back in.
  3. 3 Favor clear blues language over overly dense lines.

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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