Hi Mike,
I am still working on Wikd Horses Easy version but have a few questions on other topics please.
The picture below shiws the 12 bar form, I am following your course on this also. Are these chirds shown in 12 boxes played as dominant seventh chords A7 D7 E7
According to this diagram we are in the key of A is this A7 or A major?
Do we play four downstrums per bar, does the above diagram refer to the seventh chords
They are shown on the A and D strings
What backing track would suit this, can I use guitar tricks jam tool to practice this and what speed should the metronome be set at.
in a separate question
how do I use guitar tricks jam tool to practice the A minor pentatonic scale first position starting at 5-8
if I play the second position of this pentatonic scale do I need a different backing track. Thanks for your time, really interested in this stuff.
Hi Martin - thanks for the great questions!
Yes, you can play the chords shown in the boxes as dominant 7th chords (A7, D7, and E7). You could also play the chords as written (major chords) but it will not sound quite as "bluesy" as the 7th chords.
You are in the Key of A major. When we say the "Key of A" - it implies that it's a major key, so you could also just say the Key of A.
The A riff you've notated with tab are 8th notes. There are 8 of them, so yes that adds up to 1 bar of 4/4. If you are strumming down/up down/up throughout the bar, then yes, there are a total of 4 downstrokes per bar. Sometimes you might choose to play ALL downstrokes, so then we would have 8 downstrokes adding up to a full bar.
A bar of 4/4 contains 4 quarter notes which is the same as 8 eighth notes.
Any backing track that is a Blues backing track in the key of A will work for this. Choose the tempo of the track so that you can play along comfortably and not make many mistakes. It's okay to use a slow backing track at first and gradually increase the speed as you get more comfortable.
Any Blues backing track in the key of A will work for practicing ANY of the A Minor Pentatonic scale patterns.
Hope this helps! Let me know how it goes!
Mike
Keep rockin!
Mike Olekshy
GT Guitar Coach
