Blues boogie walk

Root, 3rd, 5th, 6th and ♭7 up and back down over A7 and D7 — the walking boogie line under a shuffle blues.

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70 BPM
Start at 70 · goal 130 BPM
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Position on the neck
0 frets
Frets 4–9 · key: A MixolydianSee the scale →
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Where to play it

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How to practise it

  1. Over A7: A C♯ E F♯ G, then back down. Over D7 the same shape starts on the A string.
  2. Play it with a lazy swing: the first note of each pair a little longer than the second.
  3. This four-bar pattern fills the first bars of a 12-bar blues — move it to E for the V chord.
  4. Start at 70 BPM. Only speed up when you can play it cleanly three times in a row — the goal is 130 BPM.