Blues Backing Track – Freddie King Style

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Today we pay tribute to one of the 3 great Kings of Blues – Freddie King! Born in 1934, Freddie blended Texas and Chicago Blues influences into a fiery, creative and exploratory style of guitar playing. Let’s celebrate his awesome energy with this Blues jam track!

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Chord progression:

II: E7 I E7 I E7 I E7 I

I A7 I A7 I E7 I E7 I

I B7 I A7 I E7 I E7 :II

Knowing the main 7th arpeggios will come in handy…

E7 – E G# B D

A7 – A C# E G

B7 – B D# F# A

Suggested scales:

E Minor Pentatonic – E G A B D (E)

E Minor Blues Scale – E G A Bb B D (E)

And –

E Major Pentatonic – E F# G# B C# (E)

(you could think C# minor pentatonic as it’s the same….)

More:

E Mixolydian (E chords) – E F# G# A B C# D (E)

E Dorian (A chords, E chords) – E F# G A B C# D (E)

E Major Scale (B chords) – E F# G# A B C# D# (E)

Happy jamming!