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Need some 12 bar blues songs
Guys I'm trying to follow chord progressions and learn to hear the I, IV, V etc in songs so I can pick it our by ear. So it was told 12 bar blues songs are one good way to start that.
Can anyone give me a few good 12 bar blues songs or know where I can go find them? |
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Here's a basic example, something I once posted on another forum (since I live in Austin I figure going with SRV is only appropriate):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NU0MF8pwktg Try count the bars when when he starts singing: "Well you HEARD about love giving sight to the blind..." starts on the 1st bar (I chord) "She's my SWEET little thing" starts on the 5th bar (IV chord) "She's my SWEET little baby" starts on the 9th bar (V chord) Once you can recognize and count the 12 bar pattern you can hear how the whole song is basically the 12 bar pattern repeated over and over. |
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Off the top of my head, here's a few: Chuck Berry: Johnny B Goode, Bye Bye Johnny (& many others) Canned Heat: Let's Work Together; Goin' Up The Country Beatles: You Can't Do That (verse); Can't Buy Me Love (verse) Elvis Presley: Hound Dog, Teddy Bear SRV: Pride and Joy (& many others) Bob Dylan: Buckets of Rain: Rainy Day Women Rolling Stones: Route 66, Little Red Rooster (& many others) B B King: The Thrill is Gone (& most other things he ever recorded) There are many others I can think of where the 12-bar format has been tweaked a little. Eg the following two: Bob Dylan: She Belongs to Me Stealers Wheel: Stuck in the Middle (used in Reservoir Dogs) - both these are still 12-bars, but use a different chord in bar 9 or 10 from the usual V or IV. Worth listening for the difference. Other songs based on a 12-bar format (same 3 chords, same order), but extended in various ways - usually a lot more than 12 bars: Chuck Berry: Oh Carol; You Can't Catch Me Elvis Presley: That's All Right Mama; Milk Cow Blues; Mystery Train Beatles: She's a Woman; Revolution; Yer Blues Muddy Waters: Hoochie Coochie Man You should still be able to hear the changes in these. (BTW, I'm aware many of these are not the original versions - just the well-known ones.) |
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Eric Clapton's "Unplugged" has some... "Hey Hey," "Before You Accuse Me."
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Thanks guys. These are awesome. I hope I can learn this.
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Talking of Clapton, these Cream tracks are all 12-bars:
Crossroads Strange Brew Politician Wrapping Paper (with some additional chords) And Uplugged (as well as the above two), features: Alberta Malted Milk Walkin' Blues |
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Blues
I love the blues. Its all I TRY to play lol.
Robert Johnson sweet home chicago Clapton HAve you ever loved a woman. Actually just get the Clapton Robert Johnson Sessions cd. LOTS of 1-4-5 stuff. Careful you may not wanna play anything else... |
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For the OP, I'd say rock versions of those songs are better for ear training purposes. |
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yep
totally agree. the more you listen to him the more you realize what he was capable of doing.
That was why I mentioned Claptions sessions stuff. Lots of the songs are electrified and a bit for Rocked. thanks for bringing that up |
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so many!
Try also Keb Mo's Whole Nutha’ Thang, which has the added benefit of being pretty funny. Beatles One After 909 Any version of one of my favorite blues songs lately, Trouble in Mind Lots of folk is three chord. Think...Goodnight Irene, stuff like that. |
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Isn't 'Trouble in mind' an 8 or 16 bar blues sequence.
I was thinking of mentioning it. I, V, I, IV, I, V, I, V 2 bars of each for 16 bar blues. |
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oops, might be. I'll have to go listen or look!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_9KOGaLXdg |
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Where can you find them?
Easy! Google some "free blues backing tracks for guitar" and download. I suggest you search for "rock blues" or "slow blues" tracks in the key of "E". Makes for a great learning tool for all.
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