Well, David, it sounds great! Nice one! Very effective and as long as it puts you in the zone then that’s what music is all about whether it’s one chord or ten (in my book).
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Great idea David. I’ve found that one chord vamps are pretty much my central tool for learning anything once I have the basics down; from scales, scale ‘highways’, triads, arpeggios, licks, and all the cool little lines and moves etc that you come across from teachers, other players etc. Pretty much a daily thing for me. Its just so beneficial.
I think it really helps to nail alot of connections too, that are simply too hard to see and grasp if you jump straight into a multi chord progression. Plus, its superb for developing rhythm and creativity.
Hopefully this topic will grow alot over time; can only be of benefit to everyone.
Kudos to Tomasz - @Coda - for putting it in the spotlight.
Cheers, Shane
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It has taken me a while to take up @Coda’s challenge, and I am horribly rusty. So apologies for the off pitch bends. I was not the best at bending to pitch when I was at my best which is barely mediocre at best when it comes to lead play (more enthusiasm and fun than expertise). Nevertheless, it was fun to put this together and maybe encourage others to take up the challenge.
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Hi David,
Thanks so much for joining in… Glad to hear you had some fun putting your ‘vamp’ together. Good mix, I think, and the lead tone really stands out over the BT, something I don’t always do best…
Oh, BTW, do you, as a moderator, think it would be OK for me to add another one, as not much has been going on here since I posted my proposal?
Thanks Tomasz, much appreciated.
Absolutely, it’s been a while and I see no reason that you shouldn’t add another. I’d follow a similar guide to AVOYP and not flood the challenge with your own, so keep that in mind. If you add another then please tag me so I can update the first post.
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@DavidP: Well, here I am with another one; based on a bluesy D9 chord (D9 dominant with a minor 7, not a DMaj9). BT consists of a drum computer and two guitar lines, then comes a solo over it. I tried to do my best to make it completely different to the first one in style and mood.
No worries though, I’m not going to spam this topic 
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That sounded pretty good, Tomasz.
Doesn’t seem like the challenge is picking up too much attention (yours was the only comment mine received). So posting a new one every few weeks will be fine.
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OK, David, thank you! I’ll think of something still different, maybe I’ll try to solo over a really weird chord…
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I did a vamp/improve over a G7 chord back during the pandemic:
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@CT: Thanks for posting your improvisation. The backing track is great, too. The G7 chord plus your use of a pentatonic give a bluesy character to the whole recording. Nice! 
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Sigh… just another of my under appreciated tracks. LOL
Not exactly pentatonic. In the G major scale there is a “canal” (AKA canale) at the 6th fret. I basically danced around the notes framing the canale – mostly 5th and & 7th frets with bends, slides, etc. No wrong notes and plenty of areas to develop some phrasing.
Dom 7th chords are a lot of fun to vamp over.
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Nice and cruisy Tomasz. Enjoyed that one. Has reminded me to get back here and post something.
Cheers, Shane
Clint
Good display of so many variations around a simple backing track: had a really good groove and felt jazzy in passages. Well played.
Brian
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Nice one Clint. Good to hear from you again. I was starting to wonder where you were.
Cheers, Shane
Thanks for checking up! I’m around and hoping to ramp up my musical explorations again. 
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@CT Nice one CLint, been awhile. Glad you joined me in supporting this challenge with an upload. That canal is interesting, never noticed that.
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Thanks DP!
What’s cool about that “zone” is that the right note is a slight bend or slide away from the wrong note.
Like all (or most) things on the fretboard, the patterns are movable. The Canale is at the 8th fret for A major.
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@DavidP: We have another contribution to the ‘Vamps’ by CT; if you could please add a link to the first post… Thank you in advance
Apologies, Tomasz, I saw, listened, and forgot to update the header. Taken care of it now.
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Thank you, David, no need to apologise. Also, I didn’t mean to prompt you in any way; just thought you might have missed the new entry.
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