My tip for anyone wanting to really jam to this- first figure out how to play this track perfectly- right along with them. Knowing what chords are being played at any given time really allows you to tighten up your lead and make sure it all truly fits the track. Second- no noodling, stop noodling- stop it! LOL- I do it too man, we all do- but it must stop- no noodling! Find a melody- explore it, twist it, turn it, flip it- but stick with it until you feel you've explored it completely- then maybe start developing another idea- but don't noodle. I promise if you do just these two things- your soloing will improve massively- mine did. For beginners- think in short 3-5 note phrases. Don't try to build long legato lines that go on forever- I mean if you can, have at it but- most of us can't do that at first. So- build little short licks that end on the note of whatever chord is being played- if he's in D then your lick should resolve (end) on D. When you do this right, you'll feel it- it's like a piece of a puzzle clicking into place- it just sounds "right". Now does every lick have to end this way- no, not at all- but it's a good place to start- and generally speaking if you don't resolve to that note then it's because the lick is still expanding, it's not ready to resolve (end) yet. So, the longer the lick, the longer it takes before you resolve back to the note which brings it home and ties it to the track. This takes a sense of timing- and that's why I tell you to learn to play the backing track. That allows you to know the timing intimately and know what chords are played when- which allows you to build your licks properly.
This is killer advice. Wrapping up on a b7 and then slowly bending or sliding into the 1 right as the next measure begins works fantastically for stuff like this. This track is actually "Aint no Love in the Heart of the city"
As a newbie to soloing, this is great advice, and thank you for sharing. As my instructor says, take the dog for a walk and explore. Just make sure you both end back at home.
I hadn't played bass in weeks, and then my brother asked me if I had been playing which I said no, and then I realized I needed to play so here I am. A thrilling tale.
Just started improv 2 weeks ago after 11 years of playing guitar, I practic scales 20 minutes and then jam for an hour and I love the feeling when the melody you have in head comes true. Still have everything to learn, but I'm having a great time on your backing tracks (I enjoy it a lot more than just reproducing tabs aha). Keep it up brother !
Awesome "Thrill Is Gone" style jam track! I like it's dynamics and smooth feel, altered chords in the turn around give it a nice diminished jazzy touch.
So, I just got a new Les Paul and started jamming to this track. A few things: First of all, this track is amazing and very fun to play to. Thank you for making this. Second, with the sound of this backing track and my amp and guitar dialed in perfectly along with it, I felt like Stevie Ray Vaughan with how great everything sounded. I've been lacking something in my guitar-playing journey, and I believe playing along to tracks like this has helped me stay motivated as a guitarist and has helped me expand my musical vocabulary.
So true. You truly know what a guitar can do when you crank up a track like this, roll back the volume on your guitar a bit to start, and slowly get into it. You can be ripping the walls off the house by the end, or keep it mellow and just throw some notes at it. I'm so much better when I play to a track. I have a looper and a drum machine, but I'm too lazy to set up a jam.
@@sundaynightdrunk LOL- Me too man- why I bought the damn things I don't know; I never use them. It's a pain in the ass to have to set them up and get a jam track going- especially now when you can just dial one up as good as this and go for it. It would take me a long time to put something this good together- and tbh I don't know if I could- this is a really good track. I would've written some lyrics for it and kept it had I come up with it probably.
I legit just put this on loop and pulled lead for at least a solid 2 and a half, 3 hours. This rythm touched my soul bro. This shit had me all the way in.....I appreciate you for this
I have learned a lot practicing with backing tracks.i am 59.back in the day if you were not good enough to be first guitar in a band just forget it.since I could not afford a loop station for very long time,not a lot of practice.now just turn on the PC OR CELL PHONE AND VOILA.I AM JAMMING.THANKS BROTHER.
This is the fists time I’ve sat with a backing track on n played to and it was class man 👌🏼thanks for putting it together it’s been a proper wee light bulb moment for me .Guitar just makes me happy
@@anthem7777 you know It brother🙏🏼🎸💯❤️🔥😁. My guitars a big part of my recovery it has Taught me patience discipline determination it’s helped my focus it’s gave me connection with loads ay really cool sound people it take me away from self it builds my confidence. An most of all over anything else ,see when you’re im that place where it’s you n the amp n your favourite guitar n what’s coming back ay you’s sounding the way it did I’m your head n you’re just lost In that sonic moment ?ah feel it inside me when I’m there its amazin .. Thanks for the comment man travel well man ✌🏼🙏🏼❤️🩹
This was the first backing track I ever played on. I keep coming back to see how far I’ve gotten every few months. Super simple and patient chord progression so it’s very easy to just go off and do your own things with. I heavily recommend this track for beginners
This is a great recording , thanks for sharing. It goes along to the songs I'm composing and writing. Thank you for Getting it in your heart and soul for hearing it. Have a great day. Tony Seago
Finally I have found the right kind of music to suit my style of voice soulful black absolutely love the blues ❤ thank you to all whom appreciate this ✌️&❤️
Just had my first acoustic guitar lesson this evening. Started with THE BLUES BOX when starting to play lead guitar. My teacher makes a backing track available in class; however, I love your piece better. Thanks!
Every time I practice, I close my eyes and pick a backing track at random to try and improvise to while finding the key, and tonight it was this track! My ear picks out Am pretty well, it seems
Just had such a good time with this. Testing my new silver sky se tones. Didn't want it to stop. Could go one for 20, 30 minutes more. Thanks for this. Amazing.
Thank you for this brilliant track. I've come up with more combinations for solos with this track than I've done with any other backing track. As they say on Wall Street when someone hits it big: Way to go!!!
Hey Tom! Great track! I know these things focus mostly on lead playing, but how about you add the chord shapes you use from now on (and maybe even a few more voicings if you feel like it) for us to also work on our rhythm shtuff? That would be awesome!
Dude, thanks so much for this backing track. I just happened to pass by it. This helps me out a lot especially when you live alone. I just subscribed! All the best and keep up the great work!
Absolutely brilliant. My guitar teacher gave me that scale to learn and pointed me to this video. Perfect timing of this 9 month old newbie to the delights of the guitar. Many thanks. ( Right, back to the beginning for some more fun all over again )
My tip for anyone wanting to really jam to this- first figure out how to play this track perfectly- right along with them. Knowing what chords are being played at any given time really allows you to tighten up your lead and make sure it all truly fits the track. Second- no noodling, stop noodling- stop it! LOL- I do it too man, we all do- but it must stop- no noodling! Find a melody- explore it, twist it, turn it, flip it- but stick with it until you feel you've explored it completely- then maybe start developing another idea- but don't noodle. I promise if you do just these two things- your soloing will improve massively- mine did.
For beginners- think in short 3-5 note phrases. Don't try to build long legato lines that go on forever- I mean if you can, have at it but- most of us can't do that at first. So- build little short licks that end on the note of whatever chord is being played- if he's in D then your lick should resolve (end) on D. When you do this right, you'll feel it- it's like a piece of a puzzle clicking into place- it just sounds "right". Now does every lick have to end this way- no, not at all- but it's a good place to start- and generally speaking if you don't resolve to that note then it's because the lick is still expanding, it's not ready to resolve (end) yet. So, the longer the lick, the longer it takes before you resolve back to the note which brings it home and ties it to the track. This takes a sense of timing- and that's why I tell you to learn to play the backing track. That allows you to know the timing intimately and know what chords are played when- which allows you to build your licks properly.
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This is killer advice. Wrapping up on a b7 and then slowly bending or sliding into the 1 right as the next measure begins works fantastically for stuff like this. This track is actually "Aint no Love in the Heart of the city"
@@thomasthornton5378 Thanks for the tip- it sounds great, you're right- I'll have to remember that trick going forward.
I will never stop noodling and you can't stop me 😂
As a newbie to soloing, this is great advice, and thank you for sharing. As my instructor says, take the dog for a walk and explore. Just make sure you both end back at home.
thank you for your kind work.Makes me,63 year old blues beginner , very happy.
I hadn't played bass in weeks, and then my brother asked me if I had been playing which I said no, and then I realized I needed to play so here I am. A thrilling tale.
Daily
have you been playing bass?
👀👀
Timeless that we all relate to. You’re the next Joseph Campbell
I jam with this track not with guitar but with harmonica
Yes brother! The world needs more Harmonica players!
Fucking sick
It’s says “for guitar”. You so blind you can’t read the sign, Willy Brown? Jack Butler is gonna like you….
Absolute beast , you better still be doing it 👀
Try playing in 3rd position on G harp and 4th position on C harp. Adds to upper register.
Just started improv 2 weeks ago after 11 years of playing guitar, I practic scales 20 minutes and then jam for an hour and I love the feeling when the melody you have in head comes true.
Still have everything to learn, but I'm having a great time on your backing tracks (I enjoy it a lot more than just reproducing tabs aha).
Keep it up brother !
You right! Excellent track to jam!
Great track
This is a stand alone track ... no need for anything else !
Awesome "Thrill Is Gone" style jam track! I like it's dynamics and smooth feel, altered chords in the turn around give it a nice diminished jazzy touch.
so its really a popular blues song huh
That was probably the best blues jam session I've ever had so many ideas in my head they flowed so perfect had so much fun with this!!!!
me too! then i woke up
@@kevinvasquez836 hahaha
@lukefisher9877 you might also like the backing track. ruclips.net/video/YvOzI2jOknQ/видео.html
@@badaducciquartet 🤬 time waster!
So, I just got a new Les Paul and started jamming to this track. A few things:
First of all, this track is amazing and very fun to play to. Thank you for making this.
Second, with the sound of this backing track and my amp and guitar dialed in perfectly along with it, I felt like Stevie Ray Vaughan with how great everything sounded. I've been lacking something in my guitar-playing journey, and I believe playing along to tracks like this has helped me stay motivated as a guitarist and has helped me expand my musical vocabulary.
So true. You truly know what a guitar can do when you crank up a track like this, roll back the volume on your guitar a bit to start, and slowly get into it. You can be ripping the walls off the house by the end, or keep it mellow and just throw some notes at it. I'm so much better when I play to a track. I have a looper and a drum machine, but I'm too lazy to set up a jam.
@@sundaynightdrunk LOL- Me too man- why I bought the damn things I don't know; I never use them. It's a pain in the ass to have to set them up and get a jam track going- especially now when you can just dial one up as good as this and go for it. It would take me a long time to put something this good together- and tbh I don't know if I could- this is a really good track. I would've written some lyrics for it and kept it had I come up with it probably.
I legit just put this on loop and pulled lead for at least a solid 2 and a half, 3 hours. This rythm touched my soul bro. This shit had me all the way in.....I appreciate you for this
I have learned a lot practicing with backing tracks.i am 59.back in the day if you were not good enough to be first guitar in a band just forget it.since I could not afford a loop station for very long time,not a lot of practice.now just turn on the PC OR CELL PHONE AND VOILA.I AM JAMMING.THANKS BROTHER.
This is the fists time I’ve sat with a backing track on n played to and it was class man 👌🏼thanks for putting it together it’s been a proper wee light bulb moment for me .Guitar just makes me happy
the best therapy
@@anthem7777 you know
It brother🙏🏼🎸💯❤️🔥😁.
My guitars a big part of my recovery it has Taught me patience discipline determination it’s helped my focus it’s gave me connection with loads ay really cool sound people it take me away from self it builds my confidence.
An most of all over anything else ,see when you’re im that place where it’s you n the amp n your favourite guitar n what’s coming back ay you’s sounding the way it did I’m your head n you’re just lost In that sonic moment ?ah feel it inside me when I’m there its amazin ..
Thanks for the comment man travel well man ✌🏼🙏🏼❤️🩹
Welcome to the lifestyle bro!
@@paulrobertson8689 please share the weed with us bra
I'm in the park under a tree, with a harmonica, my harmonica and myself love this track!!!
This was the first backing track I ever played on. I keep coming back to see how far I’ve gotten every few months. Super simple and patient chord progression so it’s very easy to just go off and do your own things with. I heavily recommend this track for beginners
This backing track made me play things I didn’t know I could lmao
Only a few months into regularly playing
Ive been playing for over 35 years have a backing track channel of my own and love this track!
this back in track unleashed my inner satriani
This is a great recording , thanks for sharing. It goes along to the songs I'm composing and writing. Thank you for Getting it in your heart and soul for hearing it. Have a great day. Tony Seago
Your backing tracks will help me blues my way through self isolation
We need to colaborate sometime
Thanks! Fantastic jam…totally BB King inspired 😎
Finally I have found the right kind of music to suit my style of voice soulful black absolutely love the blues ❤ thank you to all whom appreciate this ✌️&❤️
Just had my first acoustic guitar lesson this evening. Started with THE BLUES BOX when starting to play lead guitar. My teacher makes a backing track available in class; however, I love your piece better. Thanks!
Sounds great! I'm gonna jam to this with my Hohner Am pentatonic harp. HEADS UP HARMONICA PLAYERS
Thanks!
Every time I practice, I close my eyes and pick a backing track at random to try and improvise to while finding the key, and tonight it was this track!
My ear picks out Am pretty well, it seems
I’ve had a bass sitting around and I really never new how to play or if i could until I just playing along to these tracks
Love this groove, I think of BB King's "The thrill is gone"
I'm learning my pentatonic on this. Love it, thanks so much for sharing.
Thanks, I had a fantastic morning jam on this track,,
Let's hear it for the band everyone :)
I think this is the song that keeps playing inside of me as I work all my life..... little does people know I got a built-in music box
Just had such a good time with this. Testing my new silver sky se tones. Didn't want it to stop. Could go one for 20, 30 minutes more. Thanks for this. Amazing.
You're probably one of the greatest guitarists I've ever seen in my life real s***
I have a habit of holding my breath when i really start feeling the music when improvising. This song almost made me pass out,lol
I just wish I'd found this in March of 2020 instead of December 2021. Thank you!
Thank you for this brilliant track.
I've come up with more combinations for solos with this track than I've done with any other backing track.
As they say on Wall Street when someone hits it big: Way to go!!!
Those little hammer on's are awesome, I need to practice those to get to that level.
one of the best blues backing tracks out there
I can imagine SRV just growlin along with this . But it would suit BB a little more.
Hey Tom! Great track!
I know these things focus mostly on lead playing, but how about you add the chord shapes you use from now on (and maybe even a few more voicings if you feel like it) for us to also work on our rhythm shtuff? That would be awesome!
ok i just improv soloed for 10 mins straight
didn't know i could do that
cheers mate
Love that Bm7d5 to the Eaug7, These videos are a really great practice tool man thank you!
Absolutely brilliant! Everything is perfect in these jam tracks. Thanks a lot!
You are a backing track legend!
You are my band! Thank you!
Obviously subscribed 😊
I cant thank you enough for all your amazing backing tracks. You make me a better musician. peace
I played all the wrong notes, jazz
Classic groove. Thanks for making it.
bro you are FABULOUS. Thank You !!!!!
I love playing to this track! Thank you for providing it for all of us.🤘
I LOVE THIS TRACK SO MUCH ❤
Really nice! I could solo to this for hours...Thanks!!!
Absolutely awesome track mate. I shall shred on this till me fingers fall off!!!
Seriously my favorite jam track ever!
This is my favourite blues backing track
This video really helped me achieve better thinking in soloing; thank you.
The ultimate goal is no thinking when soloing!
Dude, thanks so much for this backing track. I just happened to pass by it. This helps me out a lot especially when you live alone. I just subscribed! All the best and keep up the great work!
thx man i was tearing up some leads to this! love that lil raised 7th at times
Great! Could be soloing all day long!
What a fantastic track to practice along to, thanks so much!!
Great tack, having the fret positions really helped, made me almost sound like I knew what I was doing ;)
Fantastic! I had a blast with this. Perfect.
I could listen to this for hours.
i'm doing this now
love that Bm7flat5/e7aug variation/turnaround
fantastically simple and loved
Outstanding track and the chord list and reference is huge. Thanks so much man. Great inspiration
Loved playing to this it just jumps out and grabs your soul played lead to it for and hour great
Man that tele with the black binding is super sexy
Love it I was practicing my scale 😎 dude. Very nice tones. Very smooth for practicing
Nice one ~ great for phrasing and expression! I LOVE how you don't solo over it like so many do lately! 👍
Samooth... Like Buddhaaa... Cheers from SLC!
Really enjoyed noodling along to this. Thanks!
I wish I could see the chord diagram as each chord changes! More backing track videos need those!!
Love that Tele, you do play it well. Very good.
Absolutely great...! I played Alex Acunas song Psalms (featuring Carlos Santana) melody with this and for a while, I think I actually can play...
Loved the tracks, reminds me of Believe these Blues by KingFish
very beautiful. thank you so much
Absolutely brilliant. My guitar teacher gave me that scale to learn and pointed me to this video.
Perfect timing of this 9 month old newbie to the delights of the guitar.
Many thanks.
( Right, back to the beginning for some more fun all over again )
Love Your Blues !
Great ... just pure and simple ... great !!!
i love it! Thanks for your great work!
Wonderful track, thank you.
I had the notion to jam....
And you were here.
This is fucking awesome
Wow... very beautiful!
What a fun track to play over!
Thank you.
very nice track to play with. Awesome 😎 more... more... more..more... can you play in E minor
This is kickass 👍
Thank you for this.
Love your little visuals charts! Do you sell those? Any with 3rds, 5ths, 7ths, and roots all in different colors/shapes?
Love it making me a better solo player as well
Brilliant... love digging into this
Wenn das aus meiner Lag high vibe kommt.. Wow.. Darüber cooles Solo.. Macht irre Spass
I'm pulling this up at my father's wedding.👍
Really appreciate your work!!!!
Thank you! Well done!
Still one of my favorite tracks you've made. :D
Your tracks are always awesome! Love the video presentation too :)
Nice tracks dude. Really easy to play over, and nice progressions.
Thank you for the music! Lovely to play to.
Ooh, third on a G harp is soooooooo good with this.
OMG such a awesome riff!!
Absolutely loved it
Hey man...nice stuff here!
love the jams and the guitar brooo its awesome
nice track bro very nice to jamto
only just noticed, but dude, your logo is awesome! Did you design it yourself?