Emotional Ballad | Guitar Backing Track in E (SUNSET JAM)

Emotional ballad guitar backing track in E. Play along with this guitar jam track over a setting sun that beckons farewell in the evening sky. Tempo: 78 bpm.

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Improvisation tips:
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*E major pentatonic
*A major pentatonic over the chorus (D A E B)
*The D-chord in the chorus is the bVII in E major (or the IV chord in A major)
Either way, it implies the Lydian tonality, so you can use D Lydian here.

My solo for this track:
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▶ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQccGcrG8Pk

About this track:
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After a short acoustic intro, the A-section (verse) follows a gorgeous chord progression in the key of E major (the chords are shown on the screen). In this section (almost an acoustic backing track), you can use E major pentatonic, E major blues, or E Ionian.

The same goes for the B-section (bridge), indicated by a distant slide guitar, warm piano sounds, and acoustic guitar harmonics.

This builds to a denser C-section, where a reverb-laden guitar melody enters the lower registers to indicate the move to the D-chord, the bVII. This chord brings some emotional drama to the table and brings the colors of the Lydian mode into the song. You can continue improvising with the E major pentatonic or add the D or G# for extra flavor.

This uplifting chorus is inspired by space-age pop soundtracks, surf guitar, and bands like Hooverphonic. Everything blends with some U2-style guitar rhythm parts and ambient synths (mostly Native Instruments' Absynth, with a hint of Arturia's inspiring CMI-V rendition). This was a fun exercise in songwriting for me.

I hope this jam track will inspire your guitar (or saxophone, or...) playing.

Thank you for watching, playing along, or just relaxing ;-)

Check out some other backing tracks (guitar jam tracks) on my channel.

Keep on playing,

Cheers,
Maarten

Guitars used
1994 Fender Standard American Stratocaster
Suhr Modern Pro HH
Yamaha Pacifica p90 (slide)
Martin HD-16R Adirondack
All guitars played by Maarten

=== CREDITS ===
The track was written & recorded by Maarten
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e-mail: maarten@guitar-inspiration.com
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Thank you for not using this track without my permission

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