Backing Track

12-Bar Blues Drum Trading - 8 Bars - Metro 2&4 - 140 BPM

Drum Trading: this Basic 12-Bar Blues track at 140 BPM keeps the drums out and lets the metronome answer every 8 bars on 2 and 4 so you can stretch your internal time at a faster tempo.

Advanced 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 Think in strong 8-bar shapes rather than filling space reactively.
  2. 2 Let repeated rhythmic ideas hold the tempo together.
  3. 3 Use the click return to verify that your pocket stayed wide.

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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