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Originally Posted by Doug Young
This doesn't seem like a looper question, more of a music composition (or jamming) question. Take the looper out of it - if you were sitting with a buddy, is there some riff he can play over and over that you can play a 12 bar blues over and it will work? Maybe, that's for you to figure out. Generally speaking, I'd say no - you usually can't just come up with some short repeated figure that you can play arbitrary chord progressions over. You have to think about the whole picture when you compose - making the harmony, melody, and "riffs" all fit together is part of designing (composing) what you want to create. With riff-based 12-bar blues, the riff usually adjusts to fit the changes.
The looper's just a tool that lets you play multiple parts yourself. It's still up to you to come up with parts that work. A little music fundamentals might help clear this up, or do a bit of studying on how tunes you like are constructed.
There are lots of examples of people who build tunes based on repeated riffs using a looper - check out Phil Keaggy, Ed Sheeran and others. Lots of examples on You Tube. But pay attention to how the music is constructed, not just the looper aspect..
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Thank you Doug,
Yes, maybe this subject belongs in a different forum discussion group, but I'm not sure which one. And thanks for the Phil Keaggy tip. Had never heard him, and is exactly what I'm looking for. I'm just not sure just where to start though I'm getting there with some of the input here. I've heard lots of Ed Sheeran stuff and like it a lot, though not really my style. I'm more in the Phil K. world.
Ken