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Blues School: Vamp #10

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A vamp copped from the Doors “Roadhouse Blues”…

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2015-07-15 Blues School

Blues School: Vamp #9

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An old-school jazzy minor vamp using thick chords, octaves, syncopation, and emphasis on the b5…

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2015-07-15 Blues School

Blues School: Vamp #8

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This minor blues vamp puts heavy emphasis on the super-bluesy b5, played on the downbeat in a triplet riff…

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2015-07-15 Blues School

Blues School: Vamp #7

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The classic “Hit the Road, Jack” vamp…

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2015-07-15 Blues School

Blues School: Vamp #6

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Slow, super laid back minor vamp a la Bill Withers’ “Ain’t No Sunshine”…

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2015-07-15 Blues School

Blues School: Vamp #5

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This vamp conjures up images of the swamp…

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2015-07-15 Blues School

Blues School: Vamp #4

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This vamp makes full use of all the blue notes (b3, b7, b5)…

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2015-07-15 Blues School

Blues School: Vamp #3

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A relentless, circular bass line in the left hand with neighbor chords and minor-major mixture in the right…

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2015-07-15 Blues School

Blues School: Vamp #2

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This bread and butter vamp swings at medium tempos and is a great backdrop for introducing the band…

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2015-07-01 Blues School

Blues School: Vamp #1

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The classic Muddy Waters vamp, great at slow tempos…

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