Great question! And the answer, of course, is Jam Tracks – good ones (and I’ve got plenty.Full guitar tab and standard notation for 15 Blues solos on Quist Blues jam tracks + a BONUS transcription of the entire jam on Miles Davis' All Blues, from Quist's 2020 album Loop Improvisations, Vol. Now how, you might ask, would you go practicing your soloing chops over these tunes when you don’t have a band available to play with at your beck and call? Some surprises to me, but many were as I expected having been to and hosted hundreds of jam sessions over the years. Keep Your Hands To Yourself – Georgia Satellites (Blues in A, lesson 8, for the rhythm, solo 1 for the lead.).Roadhouse Blues – The Doors (basically a shuffle in E except the main riff.Texas Flood – SRV (basically this is the same slow blues as before.This isn’t covered in Blues Guitar Unleashed but I did a thing on it on Youtube.) Mary Had A Little Lamb – SRV (not a straight blues, but close.Mustang Sally – Wilson Pickett (while not technically a blues… Buddy Guy played it.).Statesboro Blues – Allman Brothers (lesson 6 for rhythm, solo 3, 5, or 6.).Sweet Home Chicago – Clapton (his version is slower than the Blues Brothers version).House Of The Rising Sun – Animals (this is actually covered in Acoustic Blues Guitar Unleashed.).Before You Accuse Me – Clapton (lesson 8 blues in E for the rhythm, solo 6 would work great.).Key To The Highway – Clapton (This is an 8 bar blues which is a bit more unusual and isn’t in Blues Guitar Unleashed, but it’s simple and I cover it here.).Sweet Home Chicago – Blues Brothers (basically the same as pride and joy, lesson 10 for rhythms and solo 3, 5 or 6.).Hoochie Koochie Man – Muddy Waters (The signature riff is a pentatonic scale from Lesson 15, Solo 4 would work great for a solo, or slow down solos 5 or 6.).Tore Down – Clapton or Freddie King (Lesson 6 for the rhythm, Solos 3 or 5 work great.).You could also adapt Solo 1 or Solo 2 for this tune.) Goode – Chuck Berry (Lesson 8 for the rhythm, and there’s a great solo for it in 5 Easy Blues Solos. Hey Joe – Hendrix (this song isn’t actually a blues and therefore is a little outside the scope even though it comes up fairly regularly it appears.).Pride & Joy – SRV (Lesson 10 for the rhythm, solo 6 if you want to really melt some faces □.Crossroads – Cream/Clapton (Lesson 8, blues in A for the rhythm, Solo 1 for the lead.). Stormy Monday – The Allman Brothers (Lesson 7, Solo 4.).Red House – Jimi Hendrix (the intro is just a 7th chord from lesson 1 played 1 note at a time, the rest is lesson 8, blues in G… but probably moved to they key of Bb or B.The Thrill Is Gone – BB King ( use lesson 11 in Blues Guitar Unleashed and solo 2.).(I don’t generally teach songs note for note, but I get pretty darn close a lot…) So without further delay, here they are along with the most used recording (not necessarily who wrote it.) While I was at it, I put some suggestions on what lesson from Blues Guitar Unleashed would be the most helpful in playing that song. There were over 460 responses! So it’s a safe bet that if you know these tunes and can play over them, you’ll be fine walking into any open jam night. I asked a bunch of people) and got the de facto list of the “Top 20 Most Played Blues Jam Tunes.” Me too… so I did some super scientific research (i.e. Ever wonder what the most popular tunes are at jam sessions around the world?
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