Heavy blues jam in G
Classic Slow Blues Jam in E
Electric slow jam blues in b-flat
Jam track based on Texas Flood, in F# , which means play in G position, tuned a half step down. This version has a little guitar help on the intro and some subtle organ to add colour- 65 bpm
Same jam track but with just bass and drums - again F#, 65 bpm
Texas Flood style track again but in G for harp players - 65 bpm
Up-tempo jazz combo style blues in A - 180bpm
Extended blues combo style jam, mid tempo great feel of a real jam session.
Long slow blues in B-flat minor, Albert King style will work.
Cool feel, Slow Blues in D with jazzy feel
Extended jazzy freeform jam in F
Jam track based on 'Rock Me Baby', slowish blues in A
Jazz-blues groove in F Minor, 120 bpm, inspired by a Robben Ford tune
She took the Katy 'standard' in B Flat
Slowish mellow blues in A
Mid-tempo Blues Jam in C, with some hints of jazz harmony.
Drums and bass only, uptempo walking bass blues in D, 180 bpm
Jam version of the Allman's Black Hearted Woman in A - watch out for the 7/8 riff that occurs twice
Mid-tempo jam in E with a funkier feel
Jazzy blues jam in E, harmonized through a lot of tritone substitution
Bluesblast demo jam
Bluesy groove in E
'Black Night' jam track in E
Raw acoustic-electric blues in G, one for the harp players
Slowish 8 bar blues in C, with guitar fills
Single MP3 file with a complete 8 minute practice session - Keys are A, C & F. A lot of this was jammed with my hacked Casio SA-46 keyboard
Hendrix Classic Hey Joe in E
Bluesblast Demo Jam to Hey Joe
Straight Rock Number in E
"Comfortably Numb Jam in B minor - this jam track opens with a vocal last line of the chorus and then gives you Solo One jam immediately followed by Solo 2"
Rock 'Grapevine' Jam in A minor
Cocaine Chord Progression in D
Slow bluesy progression in B....with a hint of country
Mid tempo Electric Chicago Blues in A 131 bpm
Same track tuned down to G131 bpm
Blues rock track in E - ideal for just woodshedding and wailing away
Bluesblast demo jam
Blues shuffle in G, with organ and bass only, based on the standard 'In The Middle Of The Night'.
Mid tempo boogie in E with a jazz orientated feel..
Solid mid tempo rocker in A
'Spoonful' Jam in G
Bluesblast demo Jam
Bluesblast version of Cissy Strut - jam night staple in C
Basic rock in D with plenty of room for a wild solo
And a slightly alcohol fed demo jam
Straight ahead Chicago shuffle in E, fairly fast, 150 bpm.
Hard Rock style, in E mid tempo 120 bpm.
Up-tempo Bop Blues in D.
Bluesblast Demo Jam.
Classic I'll Play the Blues for You in G minor.
This is a backing track using the progression from the old Free number 'Fire and Water', key of B minor , 115 bpm
Extended high speed version of Communication Breakdown - ideal workout for shredders
8 bar blues jam in G, inspired by Elmore James 'It Hurts Me Too' , 85 bpm
Extended up-tempo blues-rock jam in A , with a greasy feel, 180 bpm
Mid-tempo blues style groove in E, nice easy combo feel
Harp friendly variant of the same track, in G
Another harp-friendly track - this is an up-tempo country-rock blues jam in G , 190 bpm
And one more for the harp players, a nice little acoustic jam in G, kind of country blues
Kind of a swamp groove, key of E , 90 bpm
Very slow C minor blues , inspired by Zep 'Since I've Been lovin You'
Basic blues-rock, straight time, key of A , 125 bpm
16 bar minor blues, ALbert King style, key of A minor , approx 100 bpm
My take on the slow blues classic Stormy Monday in G (note there is a 4 bar intro before the main progression)
Up-tempo (170 bpm) jazz blues in b-flat with some introductory and bridging riffage around several jazz blues choruses
Up-tempo blues groove with a jazz feel in C , 170 bpm
Nice blues-rock jam - key of A , 117 bpm
Basic blues combo jam in C, 120 BPM
Practice those Chuck Berry riffs - Rock and Roller - 154 bpm in key of C
Medium-Slow blues groove in A
Jazzy blues in Eb , 130 bpm
Funked up 16 bar blues in E
Rock Jam , in A, 166 bpm - the chords are in 2 sections A G C D and A F A E. You can play this with a straight pentatonic or do some more neo-classic frilly stuff
Same rock jam in A, sped up to 183 bpm.
Here's a kind of funky blues jam in B
Jam along to the Long Train Running progression in E minor
6 minutes of mid-tempo straight ahead blues - got a kind of fuzz rhythm guitar so a clean tone sounds good - A, 130 BPM
Mid tempo Chicago boogie in A - 120 bpm
Chicago blues in E, 72 bpm
The same track in e-flat - , 72 bpm
Long slow quick-change blues in G with some keys and solo opportunities interspersed with some guitar fill sections.
Nice slow jazzy swingy blues, key of F , 100 bpm
Medium-paced jazz tinged blues in D- a clean BB King style jam sounds good - hope you like it !
Contemporary feel blues in A 154 bpm
Same track transposed to G for harp players
Up-tempo jazzy swinging blues , key of A , 170 bpm
Classic slow blues jam in E
Jam impression of Green Onions - key of F
Bluesblast take on Gimme Shelter in C#
Nice comfortable swinging 12-bar blues groove - 120 bpm in key of C
Up-tempo, somewhat heavy blues shuffle in B
Practice those Chuck Berry riffs - Rock and Roller - 154 bpm in key of C
UpTempo swinging shuffle in A, 154 bpm, based on a Luther Allison riff
Standard medium shuffle blues in E , 110 bpm
Same basic drum track as the track above, but different guitar feel, 120 bpm, key of A
Guitar blues stomp, ideal for harp players, 120 bpm, key of G
Slow and soulful blues in A Minor
Mid tempo minor blues jam in A minor- chords simply go Aminor F Aminor G - sweet and simple
Jam to the freebird chord progression, 140 bpm. Key of G
Blues-rock in the style of a 60s Brit blues, such as the Yardbirds - key of G with 2 modulations to make it interesting , both up 1 whole step to A and then B , 155 bpm
Slow blues jam with a classic rock feel - in D
Jazz jam inspired by Larry Carlton's Room 335 and suggested by Greg. 130 bpm & technically in key of A
Here are the chords - you will probably need these
And here is me jamming a chorus - this is technically the most complex jam file I've ever put together. Send me a good jam recording & I'll post it - have fun..
Country blues jam in the style of a clapton favourite
Bluesblast demo honk
Another Clapton style, Cant Find My Way Home - one take jam track
Mid-tempo blues-rock jam in A Minor
Slow blues-rock jam in A
Extended version of Jam Classic Spooky in E Minor
Basic blues rock number in D 120 bpm
Extended straight ahead blues jam in A, with some 16, some 12 bar cycles, a stop-chorus and middle 8 - medium fast 130 bpm
Rock-boogie in E with a Bolan type flavour
E-A Groove in E for gnarly solo practice
Extended one-chord mid-tempo blues jam
Blues-rocker in A, based very tenuously on 'You Don't Have To Move That Mountain'
Long and slow in B - not really a blues but bluesy ; enjoy
Slow Jazz 3-6-2-5 progression in C
Bluesblast demo jam to the above
Same track transposed down to Bb
Jam Track tribute to Roxie, great tune from Chicago, key of E 170 BPM
Bluesblast demo jam
Jam in Bm based on Floyd 'One of These Days'. The chord pattern is a 16 bar cycle that goes Bm * 8, A * 4, Bm *4
Bluesblast Demo
Rough and ready version of Knock on Wood - up tempo jam in A - 145 bpm
Straight forward mid-tempo blues jam in E - 112 bpm
Bluesblast smooth jazz effort in D maj - intended as a vehicle to improvise based on chords and arpeggios
Bluesblast demo jam
Chord Chart
Jazzy mid-tempo blues in E
Rock version of Layla Jam Track plus simplified version of the famous coda D minor & C
A King standard Angel of Mercy in A flat as per original recording
Same track remixed to Key of A - as Joe B
Up-tempo rocker in A , inspired by an MC5 track
Long slow blues in A , with a little bridge section
Jam Track for I'm a Road Runner in F
Second version - more rock feel
Third version - cleaner backing
Jam inspired by Clapton/Dominos Bell Bottom Blues in C
Simple rock funk mid tempo jam in B
Born Under a Bad Sign jam in D flat.
Extended rock-funk vamp in A without strong accents, specifically to practice jamming out long gnarly 8'th and 16'th notes lines
Mid-tempo piano-based bluesrock in C, no rhythm guitar
Blues-funk in E, mid tempo
Another Blues-funk in A, mid tempo
And another Blues-funk in D
Rock feel jammer, fairly up-tempo 130bpm in B
Slowish Blues-Rock Vamp in E
Up-tempo Boogie-Rock in A
Mid-tempo Back Beat Rock in G - harp friendly
Basic mid-tempo shuffle in F
Blues-Rock Jam in G - harp friendly- bluesblast demo harp jam below
Bluesblast blows a jam - note to self - practise !!
Groovy very slow blues in C with a mostly piano and organ feel to the backing
Mid-tempo Groove in E with a circle of 5'ths chorus that goes G#7 C#7 F#7 B
Another slow blues with a mellow mood , in C
Same track as the above, Slow Blues transposed to Bb with an added organ track
Jam along to the Taking Care of Business Chord Progression in C
Simple ritualistic groove in B Minor - nice warmer upper in a Santana mood
Little Bit Smooth-jazz feel bluesy jam centered on Dmaj7. Chords - (Fmaj7 Dmaj7)*2 G13 Cmaj7 C7 G13 Bb7 A7 (Fmaj7 Dmaj7)*2
Bluesblast demo
Funky mid-tempo blues in D - 145 bpm
Up tempo straight ahead blues - British-style - 170 bpm
Mid temp (112 bpm) blues-rock in G
Mid temp (112 bpm) blues-rock in A
Up-tempo jump blues in B Flat
Mid-tempo Jazz blues in D
Jam based on classic blues-rock 'Tomorrow Night' in C. Link to the chords are below. C blues scale and E-flat blues scale will see you through this jam.
Tomorrow Night - chords
First of two jams based on The Facess 'lI'm Losing You' in the key of D
Second jam based on The Facess 'I'm Losing You' in the key of D, slightly slower, looser feel
Jam in A, with a verse form similar to 'People Get Ready' with an addition circle of fifths section
Up-tempo keyboard based jam, in D - sort of a progressive blues style - 193 bpm
Grubby basement rocker in G. 125 bpm. Nice jam for the harp players.
Bluesblast rendition of a classic riff-based rocker in G.
Mid tempo blues rock in A
Slowish contemporary feel in A Flat
Medium tempo blues rock in A
Quick and dirty blues blast jam demo
Short mid tempo 16 bar blues in C
Chicago style blues in D 114 bpm
Uptempo 160 bpm funk blues in E
Straight time , with a little bit funky feel, C jam.
Slow dirty blues in G - bluesblast on the sticks plays some truly primitive drums
Extended loose funk jam in E
Straight Ahead Mid-tempo Blues in B Flat
Country blues ramble in G
Fast Rock feel in A - 155 BPM
Up-tempo swing feel in C, slightly jazz feel
Another attempt at an up-tempo swing-shuffle with a grittier feel ; this time in E - 170 BPM
Slow blues in C featuring bluesblast playing some primitive drums
Bluesblast jam version of Smokestack Lighning in E
Smokestack Lighning version in G without blues harp, for those who play a C cross harp
Straight ahead blues-rock in the key of B, fast mid-tempo 153 bpm
Slow-ish 12-8 blues in G - good for jamming in the style of Albert King
Funk groove in E borrowed from a Johnny Guitar Watson number
Bluesblast jam version of Love In Vain - key of G
Chunga's Revenge Jam Track in Dmin
Nice Jam - TOTP or ritualistic hyper blues - in E
Boogie in A 216 bpm
Relaxed medium rock boogie in A
Quick and dirty mid-tempo jam in F
Mid-Tempo Rock-and-Roll Boogie in A.
Rock-soul jam track in D. Notice change to B minor key center section - listen to my demo jam.
Extended bluesblast demo jam
Another quick and dirty extended blues-rock jam in A Min - simple, easy to have fun jamming to
Another pretty random extended bluesrock jam in Emin - Chords go Emin7 A7 G Emin (*3) Emin A7 Gmin 7
Here's another version of extended blues-rock jam in A Min / D - again - easy jammin / warmup
Smokey jazz flavoured blues in C - note there are 2 different verse forms
Extended bluesblast demo jam
Slow Type 2 blues in E, with a Circle of 5ths type middle 8
bluesblast demo jam with a clean guitar sound
Kind of an odd New Years holiday jam but quite fun - the progression goes GGGGEEGGGGEEEECCCCGGGGD
Quick and dirty blues blast jam demo
24 bar blues rock in G, 138 BPM
Basic rock in D with plenty of room for a wild solo
And a slightly alcohol fed demo jam
Very slow C minor blues , inspired by Zep 'Since I've Been lovin You'
Medium Tempo 130 bpm - backbeat jam in B
Crunchy rock and roller in G - 130 bpm
This is a jam version based on the old Free number 'Fire and Water', key of B minor , 115 bpm
Jam track inspired by Texas Flood, in F# , which means play in G position, tuned a half step down. This version has a little guitar help on the intro and some subtle organ to add colour- 65 bpm
Same jam track but with just bass and drums - again F#, 65 bpm
Texas Flood style track again but in G for harp players - 65 bpm
Mid tempo Electric Chicago Blues in A 131 bpm
Slow 8 bar blues jam in G, inspired by Elmore James 'It Hurts Me Too' , 85 bpm
You can play this with guitar or blues harp - classic mid-tempo blues jam in G , 100 bpm
Kind of a swamp groove, key of E , 90 bpm
Blues groove, based around some ideas from Jimi Hendrix Rainy Day Dream Away, key of D , 100 bpm
Jam Version of Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) - featuring a bluesblast vocal track, cos its practically impossible to do a jam track without the vocal section. Its in E Flat like the original, although all the tab sites will tell you its in E.. So tune down a half-step.
rock and roll feel, key of A , 130 bpm
Basic rock-n-roll number, 16 bar format, in the key of g and a slightly British feel. Has a pretty standard middle 8. 130 bpm
Basic blues-rock, straight time, key of A , 120 bpm
Jam Version of In The Midnight Hour, Pickett -Cropper classic, key of E , 125 bpm
Mid to fast 145 bpm 16 bar boogies in D, based on Hey Bartender
Nice jazzy swingy blues, key of G
Slow 'Worried Life' blues - in D Flat (play at D position tuned half steplow). Its basically an 8 bar blues cycle with a 12 bar solo section.
My take on the slow blues classic Stormy Monday in G (note there is a 4 bar intro before the main progression)
This is a soul-type impression of 'I'll Play the Blues For You' in e minor
Up-tempo blues groove with a jazz feel B section - key of G , 170 bpm
Another up-tempo blues shuffle feel ; - key of D , 155 bpm
The same D shuffle, reprocessed to 178 bpm
Up-tempo loose jam rock-boogie, key of E , 175 bpm
Medium-Slow blues groove in A flat (tune a half step down !)
Jazzy blues in Eb , 130 bpm
A try at a smooth jazz jam track in F
My smooth jazz demo jam
Funked up 16 bar blues in E
Rock Jam , in A, 166 bpm - the chords are in 2 sections A G C D and A F A E. You can play this with a straight pentatonic or do some more neo-classic frilly stuf.
Same rock jam in A, sped up to 183 bpm.
Jam Track based on the chords of Highway Chile in E, slightly different treatment with more of a funky feel than a shuffle, 130 BPM.
Here's a kind of funky blues jam in B
Jam along to the Long Train Running progression in E minor
6 minutes of mid-tempo straight ahead blues - got a kind of fuzz rhythm guitar so a clean tone sounds good - A, 130 BPM.
Jam track using the progression from 'Down By The River' in E minor. This track is recorded live with a real (beginner) drummer and has a real jam session feel. The basic change is Emin - A7 ; E blues scale is good.
If you like straight ahead Chicago blues this one should work for you - its a fast mid-tempo, 141 bpm in the key of A
The same straight aheadv blues in G, 141 bpm in the key of A
This is a short fast (220 bpm) rockabilly number in A. Bluesblast takes a 16 bar solo
Do It Again - jam version of Steely Dan classic in E
Blues Stomp in G - I really like this one
Stomp Demo
Kind of country rock, mid-tempo, key of G
This one's just a real old steady blues jam inspired by listening to the Eric Clapton album 'Me and Mr Johnson'. It's in G and works well for slide or harp players
This is a blues standard - a mid-tempo shuffle in E at 128 bpm ; very traditional user friendly stuff
Same jam, reprocessed into G for the harp players
Twang classic - Apache jam track - little up tempo from standard
Bluesblast demo jam
Up-tempo country rock version of Free All Right Now
Another jam inspired by the same album. This time it's 'Red Hot' in the key of E. The chords are fairly complex so its a bit of a challenge playing over the changes
Bluesblast Demo
This is a soul-funk jam in C Minor, based on the Isley's That Lady - you can jam along with a C blues scale
Here's a Bluesblast demo jam
Basic 12-bar boogie in A - quite fast at 160 bpm
Demo jam
This is a rock number recorded as a one-take live performance so it has a real live feel - key of E, 90 bpm, just a solid heavy rocker
This is a fast rock number in G min at 190 bpm. The chorus chords go Gmin, D, Bb, C.... I made this to practice the transition from straight solo playing to tapping
This is a slow G minor blues based on Albert King's Nothing But The Blues. Watch out for the 2 bar hook Bb7, C7 going into the D chord - it adds up to a 14 bar cycle
Jam version of Albert King's Crosscut Saw - the Stax version in key of B, 100 bpm
Version of the Roy Buchanan Sweet Dreams in G
Sort of mid-tempo cool slightly funky blues-rock, slightly non-standard chords, it's in C - 145 bpm.
Another mid-tempo funk-blues E
This track is an attempt to recreate the feel of the long Voodoo Chile jam from Electric Ladyland. The tune is basically a 24 bar cycle, slow blues riff. Listen for the bass doing an upward run to marke the end of each 4 bar group and a drum fill of 1 bar that leads into the key change and the start of each 24 bar cycle. Key is D minor
This is a kind of blues-rock, perhaps 60's style jam, kind of Animals-ish in A.
demo jam. Notice using major scale over the A section and blues scale over D chord
Track inspired by Black Magic Woman in D minor at 120 bpm. This is similar to the Santana version with the Gypsy Queen intro-outro.
Swing-blues feel based on Van Morrison's Moondance in A.
Jam track based on Satriani's Surfing With The Alien in G. The song is structured into 3 sections with chords that go G-C-C-G (x4), E-C-G-D (X2), C#min, EbMin, F. Excellent jamming number with plenty of room for different ideas.
Just a slow soulful jam in A minor
Demo jammin
2 versions of a Cream style Crossroads Jam in E - version 1
Crossoads Jam - Version 2
First of 2 versions of The Stumble, this one fairly close in tempo to the original- key of E - 120 bpm - ish
Second version of The Stumble, very fast at 160 bpm, again in E
Bluesblast demo jam at 160 bpm.
Pretty much a standard slow blues in A, 65 bpm
A kind of a solid swinging jazzy blues in D
Chicago type blues in the key of G for harp players, 100 bpm
Another mid-tempo funk blues jam, this time in A
Mid Tempo Blues-Rock in A
Big fat slow blues in G - 56 bpm
The Thrill Is Gone - version in B minor - 90 bpm
Up-tempo Brit Blues Boom feel jam in G - 170 bpm
Bluesblast Demo Jam
Contemporary blues-jazz groove in G - the main groove has 2 sections - a basic G / Bflat / C groove and circle of 5'ths based - E-A-D section, 93 bpm
Soul-pop feel, key of D 160 bpm. One take saturday morning, something to jam to !
Jam version of Come On - Earl King / Hendrix rocker, key of E 154 bpm
Bounce blues in F
Same track in G
Same track in A
Yer basic 16 bar blues, harp-friendly key, 88 BPM - key of G
Uptempo 16 bar blues rocker - key of A
Very long and simple rock jam in E, basically a mega-wank - 120 BPM
Up-temp jump blues jam in D; kind of crude one-take recording but fun to play along - 180 BPM
Extended bluesy-jazzy vamp in D
Sunshine of Your Love Jam in E
Slow classic blues in G, comes in from the top, 56 bpm
Same track processed to Bflat, 56 bpm
Basic medium tempo straight ahead blues in A 88 bpm
Same gritty blues transposed down to G 88 bpm
Up-tempo brit-style rock and roll, 180 bpm to strut some Chuck riffs to. Key is E
Rock jam in E - 154 BPM.
Simple medium-pace blues-rock jam in B
Another more mid-tempo blues-rock jam - key of A , 117 bpm
This is a slow soulful rendition of the 'Rhythm Changes' progression in B Flat, with 4X32 bar cycles. In addition to the jazz blues, this is a must-learn progression for would-be jazzers
Rhythm Changes Chord Progression - click here
Slow bluesy feel in b minor. Its kind of a rough track but the feel is good
Jazz tinged mid-tempo loose jamming blues in D with a swing
Jam version of 70's white soul number 'How Long' in C min
Medium tempo unplugged feel in A
Bluesblast demo jam
Relaxed blues jam in Bb
Bluesblast demo jam
Riff-based 16 bar blues jam in Bb
Old style blues in G - inspired by Come On In My Kitchen
Bluesblast demo jam
Carter family style blues in G
Bluesblast busts a jam
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