How to Play a Fast Blues Shuffle Backing Track in G

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A fast shuffle in the key of G is a great way to get your groove on and practice your blues guitar skills. In this blog post, we’ll show you how to play a fast shuffle backing track in G.

Introduction

In this guitar lesson, we’re going to learn how to play a fast blues shuffle in the key of G. This backing track is perfect for practicing your blues shuffle rhythm guitar playing.

There are two things that you need to know in order to play this fast blues shuffle backing track. First, you need to know how to play a basic 12-bar blues in the key of G. Second, you need to know how to play a shuffled rhythm using sixteenth notes.

If you don’t know how to play a 12-bar blues in the key of G, I would recommend that you check out my lesson on How to Play a 12-Bar Blues in the Key of G. In that lesson, I go over the chord progression and show you how to play it both slow and fast.

Once you know how to play the 12-bar blues in G, you’re ready to learn how to play a shuffled rhythm using sixteenth notes. The best way to learn how to do this is by watching the video below. In the video, I show you exactly how to count and play sixteenth notes so that you can easily apply them to this backing track.

What You Need

-Fast Blues shuffle backing track in G
-Guitar in standard tuning

##Instructions
1. Play the blues shuffle backing track in G.
2. Play a G chord with your left hand and strum with your right hand.
3. Play an E minor chord with your left hand and strum with your right hand.
4. Play a D7 chord with your left hand and strum with your right hand.
5. Play a G chord with your left hand and strum with your right hand.

Steps

1. Choose a fast blues shuffle backing track in G.
2. Start by practicing the basic 12-bar blues shuffle in G.
3. When you feel comfortable with the basic shuffles, start adding in some embellishments.
4. Once you have a good grasp of the basic shuffle and its embellishments, turn up the tempo and start playing along with the backing track.
5. Practice playing the fast blues shuffle backing track at different tempos until you feel comfortable with it.

Conclusion

Now that you know how to play a fast blues shuffle backing track in G, you can use it to practice your blues shuffle guitar licks and riffs. Play along with the track, and try to keep up with the tempo. Once you get the hang of it, you can speed up the tempo and challenge yourself even further.

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