I played along with this, and I thought I did a pretty good job. Then I went and watched a video of Stevie Ray Vaughan playing this live and... yeah. Talk about having things put in perspective.
Can’t thank you enough for this track Tom. I have played with it ever since I found the blues 8 years ago and it helped introduce me to Stevie Ray. This has helped me cope with so many problems whether it be musical burnout, heartbreak, or family struggles. God bless you ❤
I have jammed to this backing track since the day i started playing guitar. Now, 10 years later, im still playing to it. Will never get tired of it!!👍🏻
To people talking about the key, it's in the same as the original, which is Bm. I'm assuming some of the confusion of it being in Cm is that Stevie played in a half step down tuning so that for him it was in Cm. If you're in standard, it's based around a Bm scale
I cannot thank you enough Tom Woll this Tin Pan Alley backing track makes my day I am able to play my guitar and sing the lyrics with it and enjoy it so much!
Nice homage and well done! As much as I love playing Stevie Ray to this, I can't help but close my eyes and let the guitar play itself. This blues just takes a guy over and makes it happen! Extremely fun! Thanks for posting!
nice bro. it's nice to have backing tracks from people whom care about real music. not only do you appreicate this kind of music, but u have it open to people who wanna play. i cant wait to get home and tear it apart on my american fender special 98' model. thanks again.
This is perfection! By far my favorite backing track for good slow blues! It sounds great and it’s not over whelming. Very subtle time cues too!!! Thank you for this beauty! I smashed the subscribe button and saved for my own personal indulgence! Thank you Tom!!!
24 bar blues. Played in standard tuning = E,A,D,G,B,E Top string down. Played in Bm. Bm=8bars, Em=4bars ,Bm=4bars, F#m=2bars, Em=2bars, Bm=1bar, Em=1bar, Bm=1bar, resolve chord progression at F#7=1bar. SRV tuned his guitar down 1/2 step. when you see him play, he is playing in Cm progression to make up for the lower tuning. Easier to bend strings in this lower tuning with heavier gauge strings.
Went down to Tin Pan Alley See what was goin' on Things was too hot down there Couldn't stay very long Hey, hey, hey, hey Alley's the roughest place I've ever been All the peoples down there Lord, they are livin' for their whisky, wine and gin She get up in the mornin' Before the break a day Before she can wash her face and hand You know she really did go away Hey, hey, hey, you tell What kinda place can this here Alley be? Well now, every women I get here Every women I get to know This Alley takes her away from me I heard a pistol shoot Yeah, and it was a .44 Somebody killed a crap shooter 'Cause he didn't shake, rattle and roll Hey, hey, hey, hey What kinda place can a Alley be? All those people down there Lord, they are livin' for their whisky, wine and gin I heard a woman scream Yeah, and I peeked through the door Some cat was workin' on Annie with a Lord, Lord with a two by four Hey, hey, hey, hey Alley's the roughest place, I've ever been All the people down there Lord, they are killin' for their whisky, wine and gin I saw a cop standing there With hand on his gun Said this is a raid boy now Run, run, nobody run Hey, hey, hey, hey Alley's the roughest place, I've ever been Yeah, they took me away from Alley Lord, they took me right back to the pen
Stevie Ray Vaughan Went down to Tin Pan Alley See what was going on Things was too hot down there Couldn't stay very long Hey hey hey hey, Alley's the roughest place I've ever been All the people down there Livin' for their whiskey, wine, and gin I heard a woman scream Yeah and I peeped through the door Some cat was workin' on Annie with a Lord with a two-by-four Hey hey hey hey, Alley's the roughest place I've ever been All the people down there Livin' for their whiskey, wine, and gin I heard a pistol shoot Yeah and it was a .44 Somebody killed a crap shooter cause he didn't Shake, rattle, and roll Hey hey hey hey, Alley's the roughest place I've ever been All…
1,000 thumbs up It's blues guys play it how you like it SRV was probably tuned down 1/2 step though so this is Bm tonality he was probably playing in Cm position
I have used your song a few times in full respect for that great SRV sound this an amazing backing track # 1 for reviewing a strat style guitar cause you can see what it's made of thank you Tom Happy Thanksgiving -Weedy
Play it your own way. SRV played it different every night. Nobody plays the blues the same way twice. Just be you. If you try to sound like any other guitarists but yourself, you will fail. So, be the best you, you can possibly be, and that's the best gift you can give everyone including yourself.
Literally just learn the pentatonics and you can have a blast playing along to this. I’m thoroughly enjoying myself even though I know I probably sound like a dying cat.
the perfect track to work on style. touch and nuance. It is infinitely harder to play slow and make it sound good than fast. Leave lots of space and allow the song to breathe, and when you do play notes, make them count. This will expose sloppy fingering, bad scale notes and a lack of melodic insight. All of those things are learned and can improved through practice. I strongly encourage everyone, from pro down to beginner, to record themselves when playing to backing tracks. You will be surprised to find that you are probably not playing what you think you are. If you really want to improve, hear yourself as others hear you
very well done ! Thank you. on a side note, the intro count is rather confusing and I'm about 50yrs into music. It's not criticism, it's about having things perfectly put in place. I can't stop playing this song!
On a side note - great website and some superb stuff on there. Any danger of making some of them jam tacks available for download? Keep the real music going! Take it easy.
Went down to Tin Pan Alley See what was goin' on Things was too hot down there Couldn't stay very long Hey hey hey hey Alley's the roughest place I've ever been All the people down there Livin' for their whisky, wine, and gin I heard a woman scream Yeah and I peeped through the door Some cat was workin' on Annie with a Lord with a two-by-four Hey hey hey hey Alley's the roughest place I've ever been All the people down there Livin' for their whisky, wine, and gin I saw a cop standing With his hand on his gun Said, "this is a raid boys now Lord, nobody run" Hey hey hey hey
All the people up here asking " What key its in" ? just stop the video right now, and go directly to a music based video that works specifically on your ear training. Get a mental grasp on western diatomic music under your belt first, then after months of study, return back. :(
Went down to Tin Pan Alley See what was going on Things was too hot down there Couldn't stay very long Hey hey hey hey, Alley's the roughest place I've ever been All the people down there Livin' for their whisky, wine, and gin I heard a woman scream Yeah and I peeped through the door Some cat was workin' on Annie with a Lord with a two-by-four Hey hey hey hey, Alley's the roughest place I've ever been All the people down there Livin' for their whisky, wine, and gin I heard a pistol shoot Yeah and it was a .44 Somebody killed a crap shooter cause he didn't Shake, rattle, and roll Hey hey hey hey, Alley's the roughest place I've ever been All the people down there Killin' for their whisky, wine, and gin I saw a cop standing With his hand on his gun He said "this is a raid, boy Nobody run" Hey hey hey hey, Alley's the roughest place I've ever been Yeah they took me away from Alley Lord they took me right back to the pen
