Practice Track: Acoustic Blues in E

Here is a 12 bar blues in E which you can play along with. The accompaniment is just acoustic guitar playing basic open position chords. Use the E blues scale, or the E minor pentatonic scale as the basis for your improvisation. Try using bends on the b7 (D, 3rd fret 2nd string), the b3 (G, 3rd fret 1st string) and the 4th (A, 2nd fret 3rd string). Once you can play through confidently using the E minor pentatonic scale, try mixing in notes from the E7, A7 and B7 arpeggios when those chords come up.

Free MP3 download: 12 Bar in E – Acoustic

The chord progression is:

Enjoy!