Reference
Listen
One track per player, each chosen for one thing to steal. Listen with the chart open. Mark where each phrase starts and ends against the bars.
- BB King · week 4
Sweet Little Angel
Steal this: Major and minor 3rd mixed, the BB box, space
Search on YouTube for Sweet Little Angel (opens in a new tab) - BB King · week 8
The Thrill Is Gone
Steal this: Minor blues phrasing
Search on YouTube for The Thrill Is Gone (opens in a new tab) - Albert King · week 2
Born Under a Bad Sign
Steal this: Big bends, few notes
Search on YouTube for Born Under a Bad Sign (opens in a new tab) - Freddie King · week 1
Hide Away
Steal this: Instrumental phrasing over a 12-bar
Search on YouTube for Hide Away (opens in a new tab) - T-Bone Walker · week 6
Stormy Monday
Steal this: Jazzier changes, chord-tone playing
Search on YouTube for Stormy Monday (opens in a new tab) - Eric Clapton · week 3
Have You Ever Loved a Woman (Layla sessions)
Steal this: Slow blues, following the changes
Search on YouTube for Have You Ever Loved a Woman (Layla sessions) (opens in a new tab) - Stevie Ray Vaughan · week 1
Pride and Joy
Steal this: Shuffle rhythm and lead in E
Search on YouTube for Pride and Joy (opens in a new tab) - Jimi Hendrix · week 2
Red House
Steal this: Slow blues, dynamics
Search on YouTube for Red House (opens in a new tab) - Robben Ford · week 6
Help the Poor
Steal this: Mixolydian and chord-by-chord playing (level 3)
Search on YouTube for Help the Poor (opens in a new tab)
Backing tracks
Keep three tempos saved: slow (70), medium (90), fast (120).
Search “12 bar blues backing track A shuffle” on YouTube (opens in a new tab)