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QuickStart Blues Playalong Tracks

QuickStart Blues - Minor Pentatonic Play-along Tracks

Published: 31 Oct 2012 Updated: 24 Dec 2022 • Visits: 11 • Code: QS1CD-BLUES

Category: Playalong • Instrument: Any • Subjects: Blues • Playalong

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QuickStart Blues Playalong Tracks

The QuickStart Blues Play-along Tracks from the QuickStart Chord Progressions for Lead Guitar. These tracks are suitable for any instruments. The Blues scale is also known by as: Minor Pentatonic and can be though of as a sub set of the Natural Minor / Aeolian scale.

The Blues scale is also known by as: Minor Pentatonic and can be though of as a sub set of the Natural Minor / Aeolian scale.

Tracks

These play-along tracks, in the key of A are suitable for ANY instrument.

NOTE: The Dorian and Aeolian Play-along Tracks can also be used with the A Blues/Minor Pentatonic scale.

QuickStart Blues Playalong Tracks…

QuickStart Progressions Blues Track 1 - Shuffle, Play-along Track — Premium Play-along Track

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Play-along Demo: Desafinado

Desafinado — Premium Play-along Track with Guitar Melody Played

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QuickStart Progressions Blues Track 1 - 12/8, Play-along Track — Premium Play-along Track

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Play-along Demo: Desafinado

Desafinado — Premium Play-along Track with Guitar Melody Played

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QuickStart Progressions Blues Track 3 - Light Rock, Play-along Track — Premium Play-along Track

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Play-along Demo: Desafinado

Desafinado — Premium Play-along Track with Guitar Melody Played

I, (Curt) originally created these tracks to perform over for gigs and this was a demo for booking gigs.

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QuickStart Progressions Blues Track 4 - Rock, Play-along Track — Premium Play-along Track

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Here is a Demo of Desafinado to get an idea of the quality of these custom play-along tracks.

Play-along Demo: Desafinado

Desafinado — Premium Play-along Track with Guitar Melody Played

I, (Curt) originally created these tracks to perform over for gigs and this was a demo for booking gigs.

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QuickStart Progressions Blues Track 1 - Shuffle, Play-along Track

Updated: 25 Oct 2017

Explore creating solo, leads, and improvisation with this Blues play-along track in the common "Key of A." Great for exploring the Blues scale fingerings from the "QuickStart Scale and Arpeggio Series" of books. A standard I IV V 12 bar blues progression in the key of A using A7, D7, and E7 chords.

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QuickStart Progressions Blues Track 2 - 12-8, Play-long Track

Updated: 31 Dec 2016

Am Blues play-along track for exploring the Blues scale from the QuickStart Scale and Arpeggio series of books. This is a standard 12 bar blues progression in the key of Am using Am, Dm, Fmaj7 and E7.

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QuickStart Progressions Blues Track 3 - Light Rock, Play-long Track

Updated: 31 Dec 2016

Light Rock play-along track for exploring the Blues scale from the QuickStart Scale and Arpeggio Series of books.

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QuickStart Progressions Blues Track 4 - Rock

Updated: 31 Dec 2016

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