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Stevie Ray Vaughan - Texas Flood Pt.1 - Intro - Guitar Lesson

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Stevie Ray Vaughan - Texas Flood Pt.1 - Intro guitar lesson video
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About Texas Flood Pt.1 - Intro

Few intros in Blues Rock are as immediately recognizable as the opening bars of "Texas Flood," and getting it right on guitar is a genuine test of feel and control. Stevie Ray Vaughan played in Eb Standard tuning, so drop every string a half step before you start. The key of G minor sits at a slow, heavy 98 BPM, and that tempo is deceptive: the tendency is to rush the bends and lose the gravity that makes the intro breathe. The core challenge here is expressive string bending with full vibrato at the top of each bend, held with confidence and released cleanly. Your picking hand needs to stay relaxed to get that thick, vocal tone from the lower strings. Use the Practice Toolbar to loop the opening phrase slowed down until each bend lands in tune and the vibrato feels natural, then gradually bring it back up to 98 BPM.

  • The intro is built on slow, wide string bends in G minor, requiring precise intonation and controlled vibrato to match the original feel.
  • Eb Standard tuning lowers every string a half step, giving the guitar a slacker, warmer tone that suits the heavy blues phrasing.
  • At 98 BPM the groove feels relaxed, but rushing the bends is the most common mistake, so practise each one at a reduced tempo first.

How to Play Texas Flood Pt.1 - Intro

Tuning: Eb Standard · Key: G minor · Tempo: 98 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 98 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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