Stevie Ray Vaughan - Pride And Joy Pt.3 - 3rd Twelve Bar Progression - Guitar Lesson

About Pride And Joy Pt.3 - 3rd Twelve Bar Progression

The third twelve-bar progression in "Pride and Joy" is where you really feel the engine of the song running at full speed. Stevie Ray Vaughan plays this in Eb Standard tuning, which drops all strings a half step and gives the riff its slightly looser, fatter feel compared to concert pitch. The key center is E major, so your shapes and positions stay familiar, but the tuning means every string bends with a little more give. The meat of the work here is a shuffled, thumb-over-the-neck style where the low E bass notes anchor a driving boogie pattern while the upper strings carry the melody. Getting that thumb technique right, along with the rhythmic authority of the shuffle, is the real challenge. Use the Practice Toolbar to isolate the turnaround and the chord transitions at a slower speed until the groove locks in, then push the tempo back up toward 120 BPM. Blues Rock playing at this level is as much about feel and pocket as it is about accuracy.

• The Eb Standard tuning gives the low strings extra slinkiness, making SRV-style string bends more achievable but requiring you to recalibrate your intonation instincts.
• The shuffle pattern relies heavily on a thumb-over-the-neck grip to fret bass notes while the fingers handle the treble strings simultaneously.
• Looping each four-bar phrase slowed down is the most effective way to clean up the coordination between the bass-note groove and upper-string melody.