Blues · medium · 120 BPM
Blues Shuffle
The classic triplet-feel blues shuffle, with the ride or hi-hat playing the swung 'da-da-dat' on every beat (first and third triplet partials). Backbeat snare lands on 2 and 4 with a kick on 1 and 3. This is the bread-and-butter Texas and Chicago shuffle.
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What this teaches
Teaches the shuffle hand: playing the first and third notes of each triplet steadily on the ride or hats.
Heard in
- Pride and Joy - Stevie Ray Vaughan
- Sweet Home Chicago - Robert Johnson
- Born Under a Bad Sign - Albert King