Is this blues, or is this just s4it? my playing

nzausrec

nzausrec

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Hi, can I have some advice and whether this is blues / rockabilly playing or does it sound like crap?
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Thats what in blues terms would normally be called a Shuffle and the playing sounds just fine... If you want ideas on how you might want to stretch out a bit with it there are some good players here who may help.
 
You've got some good ideas, you might try swinging it a bit more. That's the beauty of multi tracking, you can try different approaches.
 
That's definitely a blues shuffle. You could try different and more definite turnaround licks to add variation. There's plenty of stock licks - google "blues turnarounds".
 
Lol
I am watching Kieth Wyatt and he talks about using usual 8th step rhythm over the shuffle beat to get swing. Blues played 'halfway between triplet and straight.'
 
nzausrec said:
Lol
I am watching Kieth Wyatt and he talks about using usual 8th step rhythm over the shuffle beat to get swing. Blues played 'halfway between triplet and straight.'
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Thats triple eights and will get you in the ball park. The rest is in your fingers...

Listen to Duke Robillard as a good entry point to modern swing/blues shuffle playing. There are a ton of others. Most of the gigs I do are that sort of stuff. Any Jump Jive band will put you on the right road to exploring Swing. Then go back through the Jazz era and Charlie Christian...
 
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