Texas Shuffle
"Texas blues shuffle like Pride and Joy in E"
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Practice this in the app →- Slow it down → Speed trainer from about 75% tempo
- Loop the turnaround → Repeats the last bars of the form
- Play it in another key → Opens with the transpose controls
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Play along with this arrangement
- Key
- E major
- Tempo
- 92 BPM
- Form
- 12 bars
Chord progression
Count four beats per bar. Each card shows when a chord starts and how many beats to hold it.
- Bar 1 E7 4 beats
- Bar 2 E7 4 beats
- Bar 3 E7 4 beats
- Bar 4 E7 4 beats
- Bar 5 A7 4 beats
- Bar 6 A7 4 beats
- Bar 7 E7 4 beats
- Bar 8 E7 4 beats
- Bar 9 B7 4 beats
- Bar 10 A7 4 beats
- Bar 11 E7 4 beats
- Bar 12 B7 4 beats
Chord chart for this demo arrangement. The inspiration prompt is a style reference, not a transcription of the original song.
Keep the shuffle moving through the changes
- At 92 BPM, strum E7 on beats 2 and 4 for the first four bars. Keep the other beats silent and listen to the shuffle.
- Move the same two-strum rhythm to A7 in bars 5–6, then E7 in bars 7–8. Keep the rhythm identical when your fretting hand changes shape.
- Count the last four bars aloud as B7, A7, E7, B7. Play one clean chord on each downbeat, then repeat the exercise with the backbeat strums.
Open this demo in the app to loop part of the arrangement or slow it down with the speed trainer while you practice.
Why practice with blues?
The Foundation of Guitar
Blues is the bedrock of rock, jazz, and countless other genres. Master blues and you have the vocabulary for everything else.
Express Yourself
No other style rewards feel and expression like blues. One bent note with perfect timing says more than a hundred fast licks.
Learn the 12-Bar
The 12-bar blues progression is the most important chord sequence in popular music. Know it cold in every key.
Practice tips
- Start with the minor pentatonic and add the blue note (b5) for authentic sound
- Listen to the chord changes - target chord tones on the downbeats
- Use space. Blues is as much about what you don't play as what you do