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Free Guitar Playalongs

Guitar playalongs can assist with your melodic development. By using tonal material against audio, we find an effective means of practice, a way for us to interact, & an opportunity to play against changing elements within the provided track (melodic motifs within harmonic motion, level of intensity, shifts in sections).

Use these audio files for improvising. Simply explore the scale while the audio is playing. Go in any order, repeat tones, & use slurs (pulls, hammers, slides, bends, & vibrato). Use your voice & your ear. Your goal is to be melodic. Logging time just 'noodling' leads to your melodic faculties (sensibilities) warming up. You may find motifs from tunes you know, &/or write your own melodies. Be creative. Header links are mp3 downloads (will also open in a new window, or right click to save file).

Audio File/Credits

Form/Changes/Scale Choice/s

F Major Jam - 4 MB mp3

Drum Loop by Platinum Loops

Alternates between Part A & B.
Part A: F B-flat F C
Part B: Gm Am B-flat B-flat

Use F Major Scale

C Major Jam - 5.6 MB mp3

Drum Loop by Platinum Loops

3 minute mp3 file,
the first 2+ minutes playing C-G-F-G,
the last minute sounding F-C-Dm-C.

Use C Major Scale

E minor Jam - 5.7 MB mp3

Drum Loop by Platinum Loops

Progression (form = V C V C T)
Verse: Em C Am C D
Chorus: G Bm C C
Tag: Em C

Use E minor/G Major Pentatonic or E Natural minor (G Major)

A minor Jam - 5.6 MB mp3

Drum Loop by Platinum Loops

Form: ABAB
Part A: Am - G - F - Em
Part B: F - Dm - Em - Em

Use A minor Pentatonic Scale or A Natural minor (C Major)

Here's a Faulkner meander

E minor Blues Jam - 5.9 MB mp3

Drum Loop by Platinum Loops

12 bar 'blues' progression (4 beats each):
Em Em Em Em
Am Am Em Em
Bm Am Em Bm

Use E Blues Scale or Use E minor Pentatonic. You can also change Blues or Pentatonics for the Root of the chord (follow the changes).

G Major - 4.6 MB mp3

Drum Loop by Platinum Loops

Alternates between: Em riff & G - D/F# - Em - C - D (2 different ways)

Use G Major or G Major Pentatonic

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