Jazz Blues Guitar Backing Jam Track | Medium Swing (A)

INTRO SOLO TAB → bit.ly/2MaqjDT Maps → bit.ly/2MwH2yh Play-along starts 0:24
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Here's a fun head-bopping medium swing jazz blues jam track in the key of A for you guys. Ideal for guitarists - as obviously A major is more of a "guitar key" than a "jazz key"....ENJOY!
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Tempo = 130 BPM
Chord Progression:
II: A I D7 I A I Em A7 I
I D7 I Ebdim7 I A I F#7 I
I Bm7 I E7 I A F#7 I Bm7 E7 :II
This is a standard 12-bar Jazz Blues progression. On the track, you will hear extensions and alterations of the basic chords - as is common in jazz :)
Scale suggestions:
A Major Pentatonic Scale: A B C# E F#
A Major Blues Scale: A B C C# E F#
A Minor Pentatonic Scale: A C D E G
A Minor Blues Scale: A C D D# E G
Then....
A Mixolydian Mode: A B C# D E F# G - A chords
A Dorian Mode: A B C D E F# G - D7 chords
B harmonic minor: B C# D E F# G A# - F#7 chords
B Dorian Mode: B C# D E F# G# A - Bm7 chords
E Mixolydian Mode: E F# G# A B C# D - E7 chords
B Dorian and E Mixolydian contain the same notes as A Major Scale!
A Major Scale - A B C# D E F# G#
Next level:
Use E Diminished (half/whole tone scale) on the E7 chords.
E Diminished (half/whole tone) - E F G G# A# B C# D
You can also treat the F#7 as an F#7alt chord and use the F# Altered Scale...
F# Altered Scale: F# G A Bb C D E
F# Altered Scale is also known as F# Super Locrian - and it's the 7th mode of the G Melodic Minor Scale.
Arpeggios:
A - A C# E
D7 - D F# A C
Em7 - E G B D
A7 - A C# E G
Ebdim7 - Eb F# A C
F#7 - F# A# C# E
Bm7 - B D F# A
E7 - E G# B D
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Easy A minor Jazz Blues goo.gl/UE1f59
Slow A minor Jazz Blues (good for beginners) goo.gl/D5obXd
Learn a 2-5-1 jazz lick (in C major) goo.gl/3MZ2ck
2-5-1 jazz jam track in C goo.gl/OaOizj
2-5-1 jazz play-along in Bb major goo.gl/jrOOy8
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