Here’s a sleazy sounding Texas Blues Shuffle Backing Track in E minor from BackingtrackTV. I love that they include the chord changes in their videos, this is a big help when you’re trying to change your scale choices to fit each chord. It cuts down on the thinking while your playing, and for me this is always a plus 🙂
This 12 bar blues is in the key of E minor so it’s safe to jam in E minor pentatonic through the whole thing and sound awesome. If you’re looking to kick it up a notch though, you can switch between pentatonic scales as the chords change. Here is the chord progression for the E minor 12 bar blues.
| E7 | E7 | E7 | E7 |
| A7 | A7 | E7 | E7 |
| B9 | A7 | E7 | B7#9 |
Scales You Can Use
Here are some scale suggestions for use with this backing track.
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E Minor Pentatonic
▲12th Fret
You can play this scale over the entire progression, make sure to bend the third a bit when playing over the E7 chords.
E Major Pentatonic
▲12th Fret
You could play the E major pentatonic over the E7 and B7 and E minor pentatonic over the A7.
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