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Texas Shuffle: Lesson

 
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Although his blazing licks get more attention, one of the core elements of Vaughan’s style was his huge, swaggering sense of rhythmic swing. His rhythm playing was always exceptional and this lesson is a great example of his Texas sized shuffle.

This example starts with a 2-bar lead intro typical of Vaughan’s style. The 12-bar progression in E is played three times: three choruses in blues parlance, with the second chorus simplified for a guitar solo.

Instructor Dave Celentano
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Stevie Ray Vaughan Artist Study
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Texas Shuffle: Lesson song notation

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4 months ago
Hello. Thank you for the lesson. I circle back to it every few months. I noticed sometimes SRV sorta moves his right hand in a clockwise type motion playing the shuffle (for example Pride and Joy, Live at Montreux 1982). Is this true, and if so, do you think that has any significance to his rhythm sound? Maybe making the chucks brighter - them being closer to the bridge? Thank you, SG
Mike Olekshy 4 months ago

Hey there - thanks so much for your question! What an awesome performance of that tune! Indeed - it looks so cool the way he has that circular motion with his strumming. It might have a bit of influence on the sound - the upstrokes closer to the bridge make them brighter and maybe pop out a bit more! But mostly, I'm thinking he does that because it looks so cool haha. Maybe that motion gives him a steadier strum flow once he gets going!! Hope this helps!