actually I'm creating customs from Guitar Pro tabs that I wrote for education.
This blues exercises are inspired by the book "Play Blues Guitar" by Jürgen Kumlehn, but I took only the riffs (Lead) and create full tracks of it with Lead, Rhythm, Bass and Drums in GP6.
Thanks to Guitar Pro 6 which is able to convert the tabs also to wav, so I use the GP audio. (To record everything would be much to much work).
The idea is to use this customs for practicing some standard blues riffs in typical 12 bar shape, in this case for accompaniment. The shapes are here as followed, always 12 bars then repeat, every shape is played 4 times.
The steps are written in Roman numerals. A step belongs to the chord of it's ascending scale.
If i.e. A Major is the key, the Chords to this key are A, Bm, C#m, D, E, F#m, G#mb5. Standard 12 Bar Blues shape uses only A, D, E, what are at the steps 1, 4 and 5, thus I, IV and V in this case
the shape:
I I I I
IV IV I I
V IV I V
this formula works in all keys
Of course you can use it also to improvise, every custom of them will have an additional bonus track without any notes for jamming. Metronome tracks are also available for each path (bonus) except the Bonus Jam Track.
The next track is from Peter Fischer's book Survival Guitar, chapter Blues. I took the soundtrack from CD and modified it a bit, cut, copied and pasted 3 chorus into the song that it has 4 12 Bar chorus instead only one. Now we have the same lenght than all other exercises and a great sounding backingtrack (no GP RSE this time).
Also I managed to add a "Vocals" track which shows information every bar i.e.: 1 - E7 (I) what means bar number of a chorus (1), actual chord (E7) on this step (I).
(I will update all other exrecises with this feature later.)
This exercise still uses the same shape like the first 4 exercises, I-I-I-I-IV-IV-I-I-V-IV-I-V, but now we have a turnaround in the 11th bar and as an Intro before the first bar. also the lead path is played with some rakes what makes it more advanced. Rhythm path is mostly offbeat with deadnotes (chords) in between, and the song is again in shuffle/swing feel at ~115bpm. The bass plays a walking bass line.
Like all others it has metronome as bonus track on all paths and on lead a Jam-bonus track without any notes for improvisation.
The next one is again the 12 bar shape like usual with an additional Quickchange on the 2nd Bar, IV instead I.
Now the 12 bar shape looks like this
I IV I I
IV IV I I
V IV I V
With a rate of 140bpm and a shuffle/swing feel it's on a higher level. Also it includes any turnarounds.
all tabs and music of these are created by myself, only helper was GP6 which enabled sheets and sound (and of course EOF and all other amazing tools that are needed to create any cdlc, thanks to the developers :) ).
I try to show always only one page of the sheet for every arrangement, so it requires sometimes to hide the traditional note system, then only the tablature is shown. At this one I had to do the screenshots earlier since I created a second drum and decided to mix them, therefore I had to split up the repeats to have the first two chorus a halftime shuffle and the 3dr and 4th more forward drums. Unfortunately later in EOF I decided to change the first three bars note positions at Lead in every chorus, same notes but easier to handle, so this three bars are not exactly the same as in the sheet.
Challenge 7
for the next track I don't provide tabs since it's just too much, too many variations because it's a real audio recorded by myself with drum, bass and 2 guitars. For more information see the release notes at the record page. If you need tabs you can extract them with the RS to Tab tool or with the newest Toolkit, I heard this can do the job as well. Now folows as promised a
this time it's not named as a You exercise but rather a full value song, performed by me.
The cdlc contains a
Rhythm guitar which is the Blues comping 7
Lead guitar which is an improvisation, nice solo blues licks the whole song
Bass guitar of course
additional I created tracks with muted instruments from the multirack, but I suggest, esp the solo guitar, have a good ear on it (the main track with all instruments) before playing the muted ones, because RS of course is not capable to display things like articulation, so play also with your ears and your heart!
Challenge 8
this is another tune I created by my own. Like the B-Minor I composed, played and recorded all instruments and finally mixed down in home production. More informations about the production and the set up you find at the record page of this custom.
It's another 12 Bar Blues in G-minor, slightly different shape than before:
Fonk de Blues
it starts with a 8 bar funky pentatonic riff,
then follows the 12 bar blues shape in a funky way (2x)
then over 2 chorus (12 bar bs) a guitar solo,
then 8 bars a catchy octave vamp,
again the 12 bar theme (2x)
then the riff from start 8 bars,
last but not least 8 bars the octave vamp as an outro
As already said the lead guitar has a nice solo in the middle, some funky riffs and a single note line during the 12 bar shape.
The rhythm guitar doubles the riff and the vamp once, the second time it's doubled transposed by an octave up. At the blues shape parts the rhythm guitar plays chords and many dead notes with wah pedal.
The bass is a nice and groovy slap line.
Key is G-minor, straight eights at 102 bpm, very nice to play (and to listen I mean)
Again I made also a No Lead, No Rhythm and No Bass track with the multitrack audio.
Hi all,
actually I'm creating customs from Guitar Pro tabs that I wrote for education.
This blues exercises are inspired by the book "Play Blues Guitar" by Jürgen Kumlehn, but I took only the riffs (Lead) and create full tracks of it with Lead, Rhythm, Bass and Drums in GP6.
Thanks to Guitar Pro 6 which is able to convert the tabs also to wav, so I use the GP audio. (To record everything would be much to much work).
The idea is to use this customs for practicing some standard blues riffs in typical 12 bar shape, in this case for accompaniment. The shapes are here as followed, always 12 bars then repeat, every shape is played 4 times.
The steps are written in Roman numerals. A step belongs to the chord of it's ascending scale.
If i.e. A Major is the key, the Chords to this key are A, Bm, C#m, D, E, F#m, G#mb5. Standard 12 Bar Blues shape uses only A, D, E, what are at the steps 1, 4 and 5, thus I, IV and V in this case
the shape:
I I I I
IV IV I I
V IV I V
this formula works in all keys
Of course you can use it also to improvise, every custom of them will have an additional bonus track without any notes for jamming. Metronome tracks are also available for each path (bonus) except the Bonus Jam Track.
we start with easy ones
Exercise 1
Blues Comping 1 shuffled 8ths in A major
12 Bar Blues accompaniment in A-major @ 90 bpm, easy level on all paths.
The tabs for all arrangements are written by myself, also drums and bass.
Lead Rhythm Bass
http://thumbs.picr.de/23142836tl.jpg http://thumbs.picr.de/23174590zs.jpg http://thumbs.picr.de/23174640ic.jpg
Exercise 2
Blues Comping 2 in A major with straight eights @ 120 bpm
again an easy one with single notes on lead guitar, rhythm guitar with chords and bass.
Lead Rhythm Bass
http://thumbs.picr.de/23174889hb.jpg http://thumbs.picr.de/23174891zn.jpg http://thumbs.picr.de/23174908we.jpg
Exercise 3
Blues Comping 3 in G major @ 120 bpm, advanced level
Again a 12 Bar Blues,
this one is a little bit harder, especially the rhythm guitar since it's played in a funky rhythm
quite a lot of fun if you've got the groove
Lead Rhythm Bass
http://thumbs.picr.de/23201246ep.jpg http://thumbs.picr.de/23201266xx.jpg http://thumbs.picr.de/23201281qn.jpg
Exercise 4
Blues Comping 4 in E major @ 90 bpm (shuffle) 12 Bar, all paths
Lead Rhythm Bass
http://thumbs.picr.de/23267054sh.jpg http://thumbs.picr.de/23267071da.jpg http://thumbs.picr.de/23267115mz.jpg
Part 2
Now let's continue with some more advanced stuff
The next track is from Peter Fischer's book Survival Guitar, chapter Blues. I took the soundtrack from CD and modified it a bit, cut, copied and pasted 3 chorus into the song that it has 4 12 Bar chorus instead only one. Now we have the same lenght than all other exercises and a great sounding backingtrack (no GP RSE this time).
Also I managed to add a "Vocals" track which shows information every bar i.e.: 1 - E7 (I) what means bar number of a chorus (1), actual chord (E7) on this step (I).
(I will update all other exrecises with this feature later.)
This exercise still uses the same shape like the first 4 exercises, I-I-I-I-IV-IV-I-I-V-IV-I-V, but now we have a turnaround in the 11th bar and as an Intro before the first bar. also the lead path is played with some rakes what makes it more advanced. Rhythm path is mostly offbeat with deadnotes (chords) in between, and the song is again in shuffle/swing feel at ~115bpm. The bass plays a walking bass line.
Like all others it has metronome as bonus track on all paths and on lead a Jam-bonus track without any notes for improvisation.
Exercise 5
Blues Comping 5 in E major
the sheets:
Lead Rhythm Bass
http://thumbs.picr.de/24690165ze.jpg http://thumbs.picr.de/24693015bl.jpg http://thumbs.picr.de/24690188gr.jpg
-enjoy this 5th exercise-
Exercise 6
The next one is again the 12 bar shape like usual with an additional Quickchange on the 2nd Bar, IV instead I.
Now the 12 bar shape looks like this
I IV I I
IV IV I I
V IV I V
With a rate of 140bpm and a shuffle/swing feel it's on a higher level. Also it includes any turnarounds.
all tabs and music of these are created by myself, only helper was GP6 which enabled sheets and sound (and of course EOF and all other amazing tools that are needed to create any cdlc, thanks to the developers :) ).
Blues Comping 6 in B major
the sheets
Lead Rhythm Bass
http://thumbs.picr.de/24947606qf.jpg http://thumbs.picr.de/24947608sx.jpg http://thumbs.picr.de/24947612hi.jpg
I try to show always only one page of the sheet for every arrangement, so it requires sometimes to hide the traditional note system, then only the tablature is shown. At this one I had to do the screenshots earlier since I created a second drum and decided to mix them, therefore I had to split up the repeats to have the first two chorus a halftime shuffle and the 3dr and 4th more forward drums. Unfortunately later in EOF I decided to change the first three bars note positions at Lead in every chorus, same notes but easier to handle, so this three bars are not exactly the same as in the sheet.
Challenge 7
for the next track I don't provide tabs since it's just too much, too many variations because it's a real audio recorded by myself with drum, bass and 2 guitars. For more information see the release notes at the record page. If you need tabs you can extract them with the RS to Tab tool or with the newest Toolkit, I heard this can do the job as well. Now folows as promised a
12 bar Minor Blues
in this shape with a quick change at 2nd bar
I m7 IV m7 I m7 I m7
IV m7 IV m7 I m7 I m7
bVI 7 V7 I m7 V7
Fripples - B-Minor-Blues (blues comping7)
is a cosy shuffle @ 98bpm
this time it's not named as a You exercise but rather a full value song, performed by me.
The cdlc contains a
Rhythm guitar which is the Blues comping 7
Lead guitar which is an improvisation, nice solo blues licks the whole song
Bass guitar of course
additional I created tracks with muted instruments from the multirack, but I suggest, esp the solo guitar, have a good ear on it (the main track with all instruments) before playing the muted ones, because RS of course is not capable to display things like articulation, so play also with your ears and your heart!
Challenge 8
this is another tune I created by my own. Like the B-Minor I composed, played and recorded all instruments and finally mixed down in home production. More informations about the production and the set up you find at the record page of this custom.
It's another 12 Bar Blues in G-minor, slightly different shape than before:
Fonk de Blues
it starts with a 8 bar funky pentatonic riff,
then follows the 12 bar blues shape in a funky way (2x)
then over 2 chorus (12 bar bs) a guitar solo,
then 8 bars a catchy octave vamp,
again the 12 bar theme (2x)
then the riff from start 8 bars,
last but not least 8 bars the octave vamp as an outro
the blues shape now looks like that
Im Im Im Im
IVm IVm Im Im
V7 IVm Im V7#9
Fripples - Fonk de Blues (Blues Comping 😎
As already said the lead guitar has a nice solo in the middle, some funky riffs and a single note line during the 12 bar shape.
The rhythm guitar doubles the riff and the vamp once, the second time it's doubled transposed by an octave up. At the blues shape parts the rhythm guitar plays chords and many dead notes with wah pedal.
The bass is a nice and groovy slap line.
Key is G-minor, straight eights at 102 bpm, very nice to play (and to listen I mean)
Again I made also a No Lead, No Rhythm and No Bass track with the multitrack audio.
enjoy it!
have fun with this challenging exercises, I do 😄
Edited by fripponomic
Reanimated the links