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The MCQ Guitar Pathway

Backing tracks

Play along with a synth band: poly synth, organ, synth bass and a drum machine. Every track uses the real open chords from the books, with a two-bar count-in, so you can practise strumming, chord changes and soloing in time. Free for everyone.

G, C, G, D72 bpm · 2:24
1 4 1 5 in G, a gentle grooveDownload
G, D, Em, C82 bpm · 2:07
1 5 6 4 in G, the pop fourDownload
Waltz in G104 bpm · 1:31
G and D7 in 3/4, like Down in the ValleyDownload
12-bar blues in A84 bpm · 3:01
A7, D7, E7 with a shuffleDownload
12-bar blues in E92 bpm · 2:46
E7, A7, B7 with a shuffleDownload
A7 vamp88 bpm · 1:59
One chord, a shuffle groove, for soloingDownload
A7, then Am84 bpm · 2:04
Four bars each, for arpeggio swapsDownload
Am, G, F, E76 bpm · 2:17
The dark Spanish minorDownload
C, Am, Dm, G88 bpm · 1:59
1 6 2 5 in C, the doo-wop circleDownload
Am7 to D996 bpm · 1:49
The Dorian vamp, two bars eachDownload
D drone60 bpm · 2:44
A ringing D for folk tunings and the Arabic scaleDownload

Tracks for each book

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Start HereG, C, G, D · G, D, Em, C
Rhythm and ChangesWaltz in G · 12-bar blues in E · G, D, Em, C
Riffs and the Blues12-bar blues in A · 12-bar blues in E
Keys and NumbersG, C, G, D · Am, G, F, E · C, Am, Dm, G
FingerpickingG, D, Em, C · Am, G, F, E
Play and SingG, C, G, D · Waltz in G · G, D, Em, C
Pentatonic Across the Neck12-bar blues in A · A7 vamp
Major Scale EverywhereG, C, G, D · C, Am, Dm, G
CAGED and TriadsG, D, Em, C · G, C, G, D
Blues and Country Colour12-bar blues in A · A7 vamp
Modes and HarmonyAm7 to D9 · D drone · Am, G, F, E
BluegrassG, C, G, D
FingerstyleG, D, Em, C · G, C, G, D
SongwritingG, C, G, D · G, D, Em, C

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Synths built for these tracks. Drum machine sounds (LinnDrum and CR-78) from the Web Audio samples by Chris Wilson.

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