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Chapter 7: Musical Riffs: Bedrock of the Blues

Rhythm figures can be as simple as a quarter-note chord strum, an eighthnote boogie pattern, or a wild hybrid containing everything but the kitchen
sink, as evidenced by the complex, integrated rhythm work of Magic Sam,
Freddie King, Jimi Hendrix, and Stevie Ray Vaughan.
Figure 7-21 is a 12-bar blues that uses chords, single-note bass runs (to bring
you in and out of those chords), and single-note riffs that go into flights of
blues fancy.

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