Backing Track

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

Drum Trading: this Basic 12-Bar Blues track at 110 BPM keeps the drums out and lets the metronome answer every 4 bars on 2 and 4 so you can feel the form and trade cleanly.

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 Hear the 12-bar form clearly before trying to fill every open bar.
  2. 2 Answer the metronome entrance with short phrases instead of rushing into long lines.
  3. 3 Keep the blues language simple and make the form obvious.

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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