Backing Track

Blues Backing Track in Ab - 80 BPM

This blues backing track in Ab at 80 BPM is ideal for exploring the 12-bar form and building your blues vocabulary from scratch.

Beginner 80 BPM 12-bar loop
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Chord progression

Ab7 I7
Db7 IV7
Ab7 I7
Ab7 I7
Db7 IV7
Db7 IV7
Ab7 I7
Ab7 I7
Eb7 V7
Db7 IV7
Ab7 I7
Eb7 V7

How to practice

  1. 1 The blues scale works over all three chords - start there and stay comfortable
  2. 2 Learn the 12-bar form: 4 bars on Ab7, 2 on Db7, 2 on Ab7, then the turnaround
  3. 3 Four flats make this a comfortable key for saxophone players; piano and bass also favor this key

Suggested scales & modes

  • Ab Blues scale
  • Ab minor pentatonic
  • Ab Mixolydian mode

Practice this in the app

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

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