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Pride and Joy

Stevie Ray Vaughan

E major128 bpm
fingerstyleshufflewalkingblues

Tommy Shannon's shuffle walk — root on the downbeat, chord tone on the "and." This is the Texas blues template: E, B, C#, B (1–5–6–5). Swing the 8ths hard; straight 8ths kill it instantly.

HighG — D — A — ELowtop row is the highest-pitched string, like sheet music

Main riff — E shuffle walk

1 bar
1234
G················
D················
A··2··4··5··4
E0··0··0··0··

Play the phrase silently, along with the timer. When the bar fills and the first beat flashes, start the loop again. The goal is to feel the phrase — not to race.