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Backing tracks

Known-good tracks Mike has verified in practice.

G country (145 bpm) — verified 2026-04-20

WORKING G major 145 BPM country

G country jam track (145 bpm)

Click to open on YouTube. Good for the half-step-bend drill in G (G→B, C→E, D→F#).

For D4 (E shuffle, 100 bpm)

WORKING E major 100 BPM country

Country Guitar Backing in E Major (100 bpm)

Click to open on YouTube in a new tab. (Owner disabled embedding, so we can't play it inline.)

For D4: hit play, record one minute of improv on your phone, save as recordings/YYYY-MM-DD_d4_improv.m4a. One take — no do-overs.

If you need variety later (unvetted)

Elevated Jam Tracks

YouTube channel — wide variety of styles/tempos. Browse to find specific key/BPM.