JustFuya
269 posts
Jun 13, 2014
7:17 PM
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I am wondering if there is a one stop shop for BTs. I have had no luck finding what I want after an extensive search. Maybe I am being too picky. It's so much easier to find common ground in real life.
I am considering software but one look at Band-In-The Box and I felt I was sitting at Beethoven's workbench. I would like to be able to choose the key and the speed on bass and maybe light percussion. Strictly blues.
I can do without percussion and key choice if I have to.
Any ideas?
Thanks
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Frank
4525 posts
Jun 14, 2014
6:57 AM
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Have you tried googling "Custom Made Backing Tracks" or something to that nature :)
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tmf714
2559 posts
Jun 14, 2014
8:01 AM
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There are quite a few on YouTube as well=
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JustFuya
270 posts
Jun 14, 2014
8:26 AM
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I muddied the waters by mentioning my desire for a custom track.
On another thread @Frank mentioned acquiring a LW track for a certain song. I was wondering if there was one good source or if each track requires a custom search.
Many of my general searches for 'blues harmonica backing tracks' bring me to places that have collections with 1 or 2 blues songs or tracks and video with harmonica already on them.
The custom job is for laying out an original song and that can wait.
BTW, I was listening to LWs 3 CD collection (Rare, ...) yesterday and one song came across as the template for Blue Suede Shoes. I couldn't help but overlay the 'Ten Years After' short version in my mind. His influence continues to amaze me.
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Frank
4527 posts
Jun 14, 2014
8:33 AM
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Type > BACK TRACKS or JAM TRACKS... into the "search the blues harp forum"
Last Edited by Frank on Jun 14, 2014 8:35 AM
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JustFuya
271 posts
Jun 14, 2014
8:38 AM
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Thank you all. I'll give it another go.
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tookatooka
3664 posts
Jun 14, 2014
8:51 AM
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I've bought BT's. I've found free BT's. I've copied BT's from YouTube. I've edited BT'S to make them shorter and I've changed the key on some and played with the tempo on others. It's all available on the web just so long as you are resourceful and slightly geeky.
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Pistolcat
637 posts
Jun 14, 2014
9:27 AM
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If you have a bit client I would search for "Lawrence fritts .torrent" 80 or so free tracks with nice quality. If you get the whole package as a torrent from thepiratebay or other torrentsearchprovider you'll get the tracks that are correctly named and so on. If you search google only you may get incomplete, badly named tracks, some of which will try to make you pay for them...
Shoblues has a great collection specially for harp and his site is really easy to search. Not for free but worth every penny.
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Harpaholic
455 posts
Jun 14, 2014
10:49 AM
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"Sittin in with the Greats", "Jimi Lee's Every Grove a Bluesman Needs to Know" and the three CDs in the "Ultimate Blues Jams" series.
None of these are free but they are the best!
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hooktool
141 posts
Jun 14, 2014
11:25 AM
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Guitar Center has some really good free ones from competitions they used to run. Go to their website and look around-they are there somewhere.
I have accumulated a lot of BT's without really trying. Frank has posted a number of them here from time to time. There's tons on youtube, most of them lead you to sites where you can buy them, but a lot of free stuff too.
John
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Frank
4534 posts
Jun 14, 2014
11:36 AM
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HarmonicaBoogie.com
Seydel open backing tracks for harmonica
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JustFuya
272 posts
Jun 14, 2014
3:59 PM
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Thank you again, one and all. These are exactly what I've been looking for. Harp community-speak is a new language for me and I still have some gaping voids. I added 'jam track' to my vocabulary today.
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Chris L
48 posts
Jun 14, 2014
8:34 PM
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www.guitarbackingtrack.com
Hundreds of blues, classic rock and contemporary tracks for free mp3 download.
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