Blues Backing Tracks
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Here’s a number of blues backing tracks to practice jamming with the blues scale and develop your blues soloing.
These tracks have been provided by Jamplay from a previous version of their backing track library before they merged with TrueFire. Jamplay has now merged with TrueFire, another leader in online video guitar lessons and the backing track library there has also changed and evolved with this. It now includes things such as multitrack audio backings as well as a wide range of backing tracks to solo over.
Try developing your soloing with the blues scale and the minor pentatonic with these tracks. Additionally, as the Dorian mode is the blusiest of all the major scale modes, it will work on many of these tracks too.
Playlist
I’ve put all the tracks here into a playlist so you can play through them all, and then you can access each of the individual tracks with their transcriptions below.
Individual Tracks:
- The Thrill is Absent In A
- Spicy Soup Blues in B
- Rockabilly Blues in E
- Minor Blues in B
- Funky SRV in A
The Thrill is Absent In A
A slower blues backing track by David Wallimann inspired by BB King. Try using A minor pentatonic and A blues scale on this one.
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Spicy Soup Blues in B
A nice laid back blues backing by David Wallimann, ideal for experimenting with the B minor pentatonic and B blues scales.
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Rockabilly Blues in E
An upbeat rockabilly track to practice your soloing with E minor pentatonic or E blues scale. Here’s the track transcription:
Minor Blues in B
A minor blues backing track in B minor. Ideal for use with the B minor pentatonic and try to use some B Aeolian in parts as well.
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Funky SRV in A
An upbeat funky blues backing also by David Wallimann inspired by Stevie Ray Vaughan’s “Couldn’t Stand the Weather”. I’ve put this track last on the list as it modulates between A minor and B minor. See if you can hear when the modulation is occurring and try changing scales from A blues or A dorian to B blues or dorian and back in your soling when the modulation occurs. This track is a good introduction to changing the scale your using within a solo.
More Tracks
These tracks have been provided by Jamplay from a previous version of their backing track library before they merged with TrueFire.
Jamplay has now merged with TrueFire, another leader in online video guitar lessons and the backing track library there has also changed and evolved with this. It now includes things such as multitrack audio backings where you can mute the different parts, as well as a wide range of your more traditional backing tracks to solo over. There are also InTheJam packages where you can jam with famous artists like Eric Johnson.
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Stumbled on to your site and I was very amazed at how helpful and wonderful you lesions were. I’ve been playing for years, but I found your site to, not only be helpful, but a pleasure to play with. Thank you!
Thanks Mani
Stumbled upon this website of yours, and it gave me a new perspective towards learning the guitar on my own.
I was wondering if it is possible to download these tracks on my phone, so I can play them even if I do not have internet available?
Hi Saunved,
Feel free to jam with the tracks on this site but if you want to download them you’ll need to sign up to JamPlay and download them from the backing track library there.
I found your site while looking for new guitar scales to learn. Your backing tracks are really cool, and I thoroughly enjoy playing lead guitar with them using blues scales. It’s like having a band to jam with when you are not able to connect with other musicians in person, which is quite often for me. Thank you for the cool stuff on your website.
Thanks, thanks and thanks so much again.
I was soloing on the spicy soup backing track and i was wondering since the backing track is in the key of B , do i have to solo from the 7th fret?
Thats how people would typically start. Using the root on the 6th string pattern at the 7th fret. As you gain more experience you’ll be able to move to other positions on the neck too. For example you could start using a root on the 5th string pattern at the 14th or 2nd fret. You could then use the CAGED material to become proficient in 5 positions up the neck.
thank you so much
Excellent idea that is useful, fun and exciting. Kudox!
I mean KUDOS
This is a great site. You pack a lot info and examples on how to play the piece.I had a good time
Thanks.
I tried to jam with the track The thrill is absent. I see there is an F chord in there. How can it be, if A minor pentatonic doesn’t even have F in it.