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    RIFF LESSONS

    Jul 29, 2022 2 minutes

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    MYSTERY TRAIN

    (1955)

    Appears at: 0:00–0:34 Tempo: 238 bpm Key/scale: E major Main techniques: Travis picking, simultaneous bass, chords and melody

    Often cited as the first real rhythm and blues song to be recorded by a white artist, was written by bluesman Junior Parker, but the Presley version is almost twice as fast as Parker’s

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