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Who wants some jam tracks?

Hey y'all,

I've been making some backing tracks to jam along with, so I figured I'd put them up on youtube to share with everyone. I didn't want them mixed in with my other videos, so you can find them here at a new channel I made just for the jams!

CBG Jam Tracks Youtube

There's also a Dropbox folder with mp3s here:

CBG Jam Tracks Dropbox

I've got a couple different 12 bar blues jams in 7 keys uploaded so far with scale diagrams included. Here's the Slow Rockin' Blues in G.

My goal is to keep going with this in different styles, keys and tempos so let me know if there's something you'd like to see. I think some country and folk progressions with the major scale are next on the list. I can also do things like take out the drums or any of the other instruments if folks are looking for something a little more stripped down. I'm considering some with 4 string scales as well if there's interest.

Feedback is welcome and keep on rockin!

UPDATE 5/8/16
Added Neil Young style (Cortez) tracks.

UPDATE 4/6/16

Added Stones style rock and a bluegrass jam and Dropbox folder for mp3s.

UPDATE 3/22/16

Added "Classic Country" in 7 keys. I think I'll limit it to 4-5 keys (G, D, A, E, maybe C) from here on out unless someone needs a different key - let me know!

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Permalink Reply by Blues Frog on March 24, 2016 at 3:02pm

No it's "The more you drink, the better I sound!"

Those that were there will understand.....

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Permalink Reply by Blues Frog on March 24, 2016 at 3:01pm

That was fun. I will have to jam to some more of your tunes. Nice work!

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Permalink Reply by Edward Hardin on April 2, 2016 at 6:17pm

I was told you have four string jams or tabs?

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Permalink Reply by CaptnCatfish on April 3, 2016 at 12:11am

Thank you, very cool :-)

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Permalink Reply by turtlehead on April 3, 2016 at 10:47am

Cheers everybody. I'm going to work on the mp3s and put together something for 4 strings this evening, so the request lines are open...

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Permalink Reply by Edward Hardin on April 3, 2016 at 11:02am

Rock n roll or folk type or even a mixture

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Permalink Reply by turtlehead on April 3, 2016 at 11:09am

Sounds good Edward. Let me see what I can do...

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Permalink Reply by SlowHound on April 3, 2016 at 12:43pm

I could go for some folkedelic improvisational, with a little techno in F#. But anything in G or D would work too.

Have never used tabs before. Will definitely be checking back.

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Permalink Reply by John Sawyer on April 3, 2016 at 6:01pm

I downloaded MP3 versions of these thanks to http://www.youtube-mp3.org/

If anybody is interested in .WAV files for upload into a looper, let me know... I will convert them for my boss RC-3.

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Permalink Reply by CaptnCatfish on April 6, 2016 at 6:19pm

I am interested in :-) That would be great ! I have the same looper.

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Permalink Reply by turtlehead on April 6, 2016 at 12:18pm

Just got some new ones uploaded. There's a Stones style rock (Sympathy for the Devil) and a Bluegrass jam that started out as folk, but got away from me ;)

CBG Jam Tracks

I put up 4 string scales on both of these for 1513 tunings, and just want to mention that they aren't tabs really, just scales to practice that will work with the tracks. I may get into doing some tabs at some point, but for now I'm focused on scales and familiar chord progressions that use those scales. That's what I was going for on the Stones track. Try to get the feel of a certain tune while trying to avoid copyright claims on youtube ;)

I'm liking this idea of "in the style of _______" so I'm thinking classic rock like CCR, Skynyrd, Eagles, etc. would be good? Suggestions for certain songs or jams? I will do a SlowHound style in F# for sure.

Thanks John Sawyer for downloading the tracks. I have everything in order now, just trying to decide where to upload and I think for space it'll have to be the mp3s only for now...