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Fig . 7 features a B . B . King signature riff famously “ appropriated ” by Larry Davis for his slow blues standard “ Texas Flood ”, and then recycled by Stevie Ray on his cathartic version . Performance Tip : If you dig the melodious characteristics , check out the Mixolydian mode and the composite blues scale for more smooth improvising material .
Fig . 8

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Chuck Berry , the late “ Father of Rock ‘ n ’ Roll ” incorporated similar riffs as seen in Fig . 8 . Fats Waller guitarist Al Casey constructed his version of the obscure , Ernie Freeman blues instrumental , “ Jivin ’ Around ”, with it as well . ■
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