'Sore thumb Blues'

• 'Sore Thumb Blues' has two parts...

  • Chords - these are all based around A/Am. They help form the riff behind the...

  • Tab part - played with a 'swing' feel...1 &2 &3 &4 & in style.

• So let's learn the chordal part first!

• There is a little riff involving the Am chord moving to the A chord in a swing feel of 'long-short.'

• The rest of the chords in the piece are played in the same 'swing' style. Here is the full piece...

Am-A Am-A Am-A Am-A

Asus Asus

Am-A Am-A

A7 A7

(short,   long)

• Now let's look at that tab part!

• Try finding a friend and playing both the parts together. If you haven't got anyone else to play with try 'jamming' along with the parts below!