Scoltx
108 posts
Jan 07, 2014
4:52 AM
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Adam's question about the backing track on Frank's Fast Boogie post got me thinking it might be nice to have a list of sites, books, cds or whatever of song specific backing tracks. They don't necessarily have to be harp specific backing tracks, but would/ could be useful for harp,
guitar, voice (karaoke style ok too I guess).
Blues, Blues Rock, Country, Zydeco or whatever.
The generic jam tracks like the ones Ronnie Shellist has available are great and I own a copy, but song specific tracks are what I'm looking for here.
Here's a kickstarter
ShoBlues jam tracks as mentioned in Frank's Fast Boogie post. Mostly Little Walter but some others as well.
http://www.bluesharptracks.com/
Hal Leonard Harmonica Play Along
I have 3 of these so far, vol 3, vol 9 and vol 10, the minus one tracks are decent, plus harp tab for the tunes.
Lots of others in the series including a Little Walter specific vol 13.
http://www.halleonard.com/search/search.do?seriesfeature=HRMPLA
I'm guessing the Hal Leonard Guitar Play Along series may work just as well for Harp but have not tried,
that series has Hendrix, SRV, Cream etc.
What are your favs?
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arzajac
1248 posts
Jan 07, 2014
5:37 AM
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""Every Groove A Bluesman Needs To Know"
This is a download 2 CD set entitled "Every Groove a Bluesman Needs To Know". There are 31 "top shelf" Blues Grooves in all, with loads of different beats, tempos, keys and grooves. These backing tracks are designed to cover every blues groove a musician needs to know. It's a great learning tool for all members of the band. "
http://www.jimileeband.com/instant_download/
If you look at the track titles, you can see that while these tracks are generic, many of them are based on one archetypal song.
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Custom overblow harps. Harmonica service and repair.
Last Edited by arzajac on Jan 07, 2014 5:53 AM
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Frank
3658 posts
Jan 07, 2014
6:22 AM
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Here is a sample of the Bt's that Steve Cohen did for Hal Leonard..."Walkin By Myself"
And here is Steve playing to it :)
Last Edited by Frank on Jan 07, 2014 6:24 AM
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Scoltx
110 posts
Jan 07, 2014
6:56 AM
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@Andrew - those Jimi Lee Tracks are nice, generic but nice, I was jammin along with the samples :)
@Frank - yeah those mp3's are from the Hal Leonard Chicago Blues Vol 9 thanks for posting, I'm impressed with the 3 volumes in the series I have so far.
Keep them coming folks.
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stevemolitor
1 post
Jan 07, 2014
7:47 AM
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Is there a good jam track out there for George Smith's "Blues in the Dark?" It's a medium tempo 12 bar, with swing ii V I changes.
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Frank
3659 posts
Jan 07, 2014
8:51 AM
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you may find sumpin to use here :)
ii v i backing tracks
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stevemolitor
2 posts
Jan 07, 2014
10:11 AM
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Thanks Frank, sorry I wasn't specific enough. Those search results give me rhythm changes, etc. "Blues in the Dark" is a 12 bar blues, with ii V I changes in bars 9-11, about 112 bpm.
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Frank
3661 posts
Jan 07, 2014
10:31 AM
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That was the first chrome song I learned...I've not listened to it in ages, I need to revisit it :)
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stevemolitor
3 posts
Jan 07, 2014
11:14 AM
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Yeah it's a great tune. It's hard to find a matching jam track for it. Most of the jump/swing blues with ii V I that I've found are faster tempos.
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Frank
3662 posts
Jan 07, 2014
11:31 AM
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If you find a track that that will work... then AUDACITY can make it the speed you want :)
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The Centipide Saloon
Tip Your Waiter Please
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stevemolitor
4 posts
Jan 07, 2014
11:40 AM
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Yeah I know - found a few fast ones with the right changes but they sounded weird slowed down that much.
Last Edited by stevemolitor on Jan 07, 2014 11:41 AM
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walterharp
1269 posts
Jan 07, 2014
8:04 PM
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here are some
http://www.youtube.com/user/FiniteBlues/videos
hoodoo man blues
mojo workin
messin with the kid
snatch it back an hold it
thrill is gone
and some generic ones
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cliffy
69 posts
Jan 08, 2014
3:12 AM
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Hi Scoltx,
try www.guitarbackingtracks.com.... thy have some guys there that make backing tracks that are the actual song with the lead guitar removed, not a recreated version. For example, "Crosscut Saw" is the actual song, with Albert King singing, but with the lead guitar removed. Only caveat is that it's guitar oriented (the site), so there are not a lot of harp-friendly or harp-specific tunes. but worth checking out.
you can search by poster on the site. Two guys that make really professional-sounding tracks are "OrangeGoblin" and "BackTracker".
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Scoltx
113 posts
Jan 08, 2014
12:22 PM
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@walterharp - thanks, found Crosscut Saw in B, I can finally use my E harp!
@cliffy - your link www.guitarbackingtracks.com takes me to a generic links page.
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cliffy
70 posts
Jan 08, 2014
12:31 PM
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That's because i'm a cotton headed ninny-muggins. The link is www.guitarbackingtrack.com. no "s" at the end. just tried it now, it definitely works.
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