Here is a backing track that I have made for the song ‘Caravan’. This is a gypsy jazz style version with a samba/latin A section and swingin’ B. It is not in the original key of F minor, but the key of D minor as this the key it often played in when used in a Django style. This backing track is inspired by the Rosenberg Trio version.
As a bit of New Year’s resolution I decided that given all of the backing tracks I use on YouTube it was about time I gave something back and put up some of my own. My first backing track is in the key of B minor. It contains the following chords:
I suppose it’s an intermediate backing track as you can’t use the same scale throughout. The chords to watch out for are E7 and F#7 as these both contain notes outside of the key. Check the video description for further information.
The song structure is:
I also thought that rather than having a static picture or chord chart it would be nice to have some images for you to look at whilst you improvise. These are pictures from my very amateur photography. They were taken in a small fishing village in Cornwall, England.
If you wish to use this backing track for anything other than practicing soloing, please email me stroudguitar@gmail.com
Please comment below if you have any feedback on the backing track or what sort of style I should go for next.
