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Stevie Ray Vaughan - Pride And Joy - Main Solo guitar lesson video
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About Pride And Joy - Main Solo

The main solo in "Pride and Joy" sits right at the heart of what Stevie Ray Vaughan did best in Blues Rock: stinging, behind-the-beat phrasing over a shuffling groove. Running at 120 BPM in E major, the solo demands confident string bending, and SRV's habit of playing in Eb Standard means every bend already carries a slight looseness that you need to replicate if you want the tone to feel right. The challenge is not speed, it is control: hitting bends in tune while keeping the pick attack heavy and the vibrato wide and relaxed. Many players rush the phrases, so use the Practice Toolbar to loop the solo slowed down and focus on landing each bend at the correct pitch before bringing the tempo back up. Pay close attention to how the phrases breathe, there are deliberate gaps that are just as important as the notes. Get those silences right and the whole solo locks into the shuffle feel beneath it.

  • The solo is played in Eb Standard tuning, so drop your whole guitar a half step to match SRV's pitch and string tension.
  • Wide, in-tune string bends with heavy vibrato are the core technique demanded throughout this solo.
  • Practise each bent note in isolation, confirming it reaches the correct target pitch before working through full phrases at tempo.

How to Play Pride And Joy - Main Solo

Tuning: Eb Standard · Key: E major · Tempo: 120 BPM

It is played in Eb standard, a half step down, so tune down before you start or every position and bend will sit a half step sharp against the recording.

Use the section loop to isolate a passage, drop the speed below 100%, and set the metronome to 120 BPM to build it up to tempo.

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SRV's heavily worn '63 'Number One' with thick .013-.058 strings and responsive single-coils defined his expressive, dynamic tone. The guitar's worn frets and responsive pickups let him control saturation purely through picking attack and volume knob, a cornerstone of his finger-driven style.

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SRV used the TS9 as a clean boost with minimal drive, maxing the level to push his cranked tube amps into heavier saturation while adding midrange focus. This approach preserved his dynamic control and kept the tone transparent, letting his fingers shape every nuance of sustain and breakup.

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