A vamp copped from the Doors “Roadhouse Blues”…
blues vamps
An old-school jazzy minor vamp using thick chords, octaves, syncopation, and emphasis on the b5…
This minor blues vamp puts heavy emphasis on the super-bluesy b5, played on the downbeat in a triplet riff…
The classic “Hit the Road, Jack” vamp…
Slow, super laid back minor vamp a la Bill Withers’ “Ain’t No Sunshine”…
This vamp conjures up images of the swamp…
This vamp makes use of all the blue notes (b3, b7, b5)…
A relentless, circular bass line in the left hand with neighbor chords and minor-major mixture in the right…
This bread and butter vamp swings at medium tempos and is a great backdrop for introducing the band…
The classic Muddy Waters vamp, great at slow tempos…