Easy 12 bar blues suggestions

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HI, Any suggestions out there for a easy 12 bar blues tune I can play along with on songster? I want it so I can slow it down if needed and still feel the gallop or hearbeat or shuffle pattern of the rhythm.

Like- Willie Dixon’s song The Seventh Son

4/4 time : quarter, eight, eight, eight, quarter notes (heartbeat rhythm)

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Cold Shot (tuned down to Eb)
Johhny B Goode

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@Gloucestre, thanks- I think COLD SHOT will fit the bill! Thanks

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Cold Shot is a good one, you can play with the shuffle

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How about a little Johnny Cash? Folsom Blues.

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Excellent suggestion.
Chicka boom- I love Johnny,
I think i will be able to play that one at full speed!!! :pray:

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I don’t use Songsterr, but there are a few I could find on it:

  • Rock me baby by B.B. King
  • Stop Messing Around by Gary Moore, a bit fast but mostly root note shuffle
  • Killing Floor by Howlin’ Wolf, got 16th notes in it though.
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Great suggestions. Thank You!

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Not exactly 12 bar blues, but it is ( make sense when you see it) but a very helpful and easy to understand tutorial that will probably interest you if you’re practicing 12 bar blues and playing around with fills.

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I just use YouTube. Search for “12 Bar Blues Backing Track”. Pick your feel and key.

Not as many options to control tempo, but you can still do 75% or 50% speed.

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If you use Transcribe!, you can pull the YouTube audio in and control the speed, loop sections for practice, work out notes etc.