Hi all, I'm attempting to use all the riffs and licks learned to play a boogie ( or something that actually sounds like ), but not sure about bpm.
Is there a recommended figure?
Thanks for all the tutorials, they are so useful!
Keep on playing boogie👍
Nice work!
That's solid mate! Well done!
Awesome work!
Sounds great man! Absolutely spot on. Good sense of rhythm, phrasing for the licks... just great!
The appropriate tempo for practicing the licks is really up to you. How fast or slow do you need to play them? This is usually determined by the tempo of the song. If you're going to play them in a boogie, better practice them fast (180-210 bpm is common for boogies), but there again, how fast is the song? Usually a person's left hand is the limiting factor for max speed.
If you want to use them in a slow blues, you need to practice them in the tempo of that song. The same licks will take on a different personality in slower or faster tempos and you will be able to use them in different ways.
What you are playing here in this video I would regard as a medium tempo shuffle. To play faster I would recommend using a boogie woogie bassline (this shuffle pattern gets very cumbersome at faster speeds) and lightening up your touch quite a bit. Remember, if you want to go faster, you need to go lighter.
Hope this helps! Keep up the great work.