Wisconsin Guitar Academy

Jam Tracks
Lead Guitar Backing Tracks

Major

All tracks: Major Pentatonic, Major Blues scale

  Track Title Price
(A major) Pop in A Major [2:08] 
Ionian mode (Major scale)
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(A# major) IIm7_V7_ VI7 Latin Jazz [3:35] 
Ionian mode (Major scale)
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(C major) One Chord Groove Jam #1 [3:00] 
Ionian mode (Major scale), Mixolydian mode
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(D major) MI Lead 77 [1:49] 
Ionian mode (Major scale)
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(D major) Acoustic Vibe In D [2:08] 
Ionian mode (Major scale)
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Major/Minor

All tracks: Major Pentatonic, Major Blues scale, Minor Pentatonic, Minor Blues scale

  Track Title Price
(A major/minor) Blues Based Jams Jam #14 [3:31] 
Dorian mode, Mixolydian mode
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(A major/minor) Road Runner [5:30] 
Dorian mode, Mixolydian mode
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(A major/minor) Jar Of Funk [5:45]  Free   Download MP3
(B major/minor) John Q Public [5:54] 
Dorian mode, Mixolydian mode
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(Bb major/minor) Bb Blues [4:05] 
Dorian mode, Mixolydian mode
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(D major/minor) D Cadd9 G Tune [4:04] 
Dorian mode, Mixolydian mode
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(E major/minor) E Blues [4:07] 
Dorian mode, Mixolydian mode
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(G major/minor) Country in G [2:26] 
Mixolydian mode, Dorian mode
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Minor

All tracks: Minor Pentatonic, Minor Blues scale

  Track Title Price
(A minor) Am Blues [3:49] 
Aeolian mode (Natural Minor scale)
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(B minor) Satch Dreams - backing track [2:58] 
Aeolian mode (Natural Minor scale). The song shifts from B minor to D major at one point. These are relative keys and share the same notes...so you can use the same patterns even when it changes keys.
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(B minor) Santana [4:37] 
Dorian mode
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(B minor) Rock Lead 49 [2:33] 
Aeolian mode (Natural Minor scale), Dorian mode (except during the recurring "B" section
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(B minor) Three O'Clock In The Morning [5:30] 
Aeolian mode (Natural Minor scale)
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(C minor) Forward March [5:42] 
Aeolian mode (Natural Minor scale), Dorian mode
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(E minor) Minor Incident [5:44] 
Aeolian mode (Natural Minor scale)
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(E minor) Owenopsis [6:10] 
Aeolian mode (Natural Minor scale), Dorian mode, Phrygian mode
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(E minor) Single Key Jam #4 [2:50] 
Aeolian mode (Natural Minor scale)
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(F# minor) Funky Business [6:56] 
Aeolian mode (Natural Minor scale), Dorian mode, Phrygian mode
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(F# minor) One Chord Groove Jam #2 [3:00] 
Dorian mode, Aeolian mode (Natural Minor scale), Phrygian mode
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Key Changers

  Track Title Price
(C# minor, E major) A Stones Throw [5:49] 
(Short intro solo) The verse is in C# minor (use minor pent, minor blues, minor scale/Aeolian mode) and the chorus is in E major (use major pent, major blues, major scale/Ionion mode). These are relative keys and share the same notes...so you can use the same patterns even when it changes keys.
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(E, F#, B, minor) Jams With Key Changes Jam #9 [3:54] 
Phrygian is the best mode to use and will give you a neoclassical shred feel. For a more "outside" sound, try Dorian. Also, the usual Minor Pentatonic, Minor Blues, and Natural Minor scale (i.e. Aeolian mode) will all work.
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