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Think along the lines of Born Under a Bad Sign or Once I Had a Woman by Hendrix. No vocals just rad electric guitar blues riffing.
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SRV. Lenny
Listening to Lenny is actually what prompted this!!
SRV—Little Wing/Third Stone from the Sun, Live at Ripleys Music Hall Philadelphia
12 and a half minutes of Stevie straight pimpin his guitar out for tricks
he ripped that guitar like it owed him money
Hideaway by Freddy King and covered by Clapton.
The whole album "Let's Hide Away and Dance Away." Solid gold.
I saw Stevie Ray Vaughan explain the differences between Clapton‘s version and kings version. it was a master class and blues guitar.
SRV Riviera Paradise.
His version of chitlins con carne is awesome.
Favorite SRV song of all time.
Allman Bros - In Memory of Elizabeth Reed
Great insight and I LOVE this song, but it really hits more jazz conventions rather than blues IMO. It has a lot of major and minor 7 chord shapes that you see often in jazz.
It was written by Dickey, and you can find countless interviews of him describing the jazz influence.
Allman brothers rip it on One Way Out and Statesboro Blues. The slide guitar is loud and proud along with a lot of heavy dose of blue notes and dominant sevenths. Although these songs rock hard and are up tempo, they hit those blues conventions nicely!
Love ABB and music theory 😜
Yes I am pretty familiar with the ABB. Yes, One Way Out rips. OP asked for blues instrumentals. Yes it’s jazzy. But I got Dickey on my brain lately and Jessica seemed too happy.
Yeah, I agree. I was thinking Jessica too, but it is full of country thirds and has that kind of happy river song feel.
I got one more silver dollar, brutha!
Good luck and have fun!
SRV. Little Wing and Lenny
Sam's Boogie by Magic Sam.
[Snake Lake Blues ] (https://youtu.be/8efv7Op8pPs?si=RgS2MW77lShB2yDt) by Derek and the Dominoes.
[Lunch At R & M's ] (https://youtu.be/F1yTyMJkV_Y?si=tXbaLG15LgsMnv4V) by Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters.
Idk if they're the best but I love these in particular.
Fuck yeah Sam's Boogie
Drivin south - Hendrix
Earl Hooker - “The Hucklebuck” - YouTube Gatemouth Brown - Okie Dokie Stomp - YouTube
Sweet Dreams and Pete's Blue by Roy Buchanan
Not forgetting
After Hours
Five String Blues
Tribute to Elmore James
In fact all of his Second Album is full a spectacular guitar work.
Yes amazing album. They way Spotify shows his albums, it's always In the Beginning that comes up second so I always thought that was his second album lol
Any Earl Hooker or Otis Rush instrumental.
In Memory of Elizabeth Reed - Allman Brothers
Once I had a woman
One of my favorites ever!
I always love Govt Mule
I'm no expert, but I like Steppin' Out from John Mayall with Clapton.
Maybe more of a stretch, but I also like Satch Boogie by Joe Satriani. I mean, it's a shuffle and has turn arounds, right?
Cream's version of Steppin' Out from Live Cream Vol. 2 is epic.
One of the most addictive ‘blues’ instrumentals I’ve been listening to lately is “Aint that the truth” by J.R. Walker and the Allstars. An absolute jam and a half.
Albert Collins - Ice Pick
Out of the blue by John Petrucci
Skellington - veers into rock a bit, but definitely rips. Solo starts at 2.25 and worth the weight. Play loud.
Jigsaw Puzzle Blues by Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac
Alchemy - Philip Sayce
Not sure if you can save or bookmark threads like you used to be able to so commenting to save.
Rude Mood and Testify by SRV
SRV - Little Wing
Absolutely goated. Jimi Hendrix hear my train coming
https://youtu.be/myifiXG1WUA?si=XertDxH36aUBCYy8
Great tune but not an instrumental!! 😁😁
Steppin' Out - Live Cream Vol. II - Clapton at his coke fueled best imho.
"The Messiah will come again", Gary Moore.
"Voodoo Chile blues", Jimmy Hendrix.
"Lenny", SRV.
I've got a mind to give up living, and go shopping instead. Peter Green.
Endless Boogie - Canned Heat + John Lee Hooker
“B minor Jam” by Clapton, also “After Hours Blues”.
https://www.reverbnation.com/colorpower/song/33022666-billy-eyelashes-blues
badumchhh
Roy Buchanan got some slappers
Death letter live under black pool lights
Snake Lake Blues — Clapton
Spotlight on lucille bb king
Justin Johnson