Hello Rocksmith fans!

As revealed over the weekend, this week is the second incarnation of the Blues Song Pack! We learned that Willie Dixon’s Back Door Man (1960) would be added and John Lee Hooker would return to Rocksmith, with his cover of Rudy Toombs and Amos Milburn’s 1953 single, One Bourbon, One Scotch One Beer (The Real Folk Blues – 1966). Today we can confirm (via Xbox AU) that the monstrous song being hinted at is the music game debut of Jazz Blues guitarist legend Wes Montgomery with his 7:23 instrumental piece West Coast Blues (The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery – 1960). This song ain’t easy, and if you don’t find it technical enough, Wes never used a pick…

Blues Song Pack II – $7.99 / Steam

This week’s Blues Song Pack II features two alt. arrangements.

“Back Door Man” by Willie Dixon features an Alt. Rhythm arrangement in Open D tuning, working well with a slide. This is the authentic arrangement.

The representative Rhythm path is adapted for E Standard.

“West Coast Blues” by Wes Montgomery contains several unusual features,

Per Note Tracker Brian Sheu:

Lead: Authentic Wes’s part. The chord changes in the lyrics allow you to see a little bit of how Wes is weaving in and out of different tonalities and key changes. During the chord solo, you can also see how he uses certain devices like diminished passing tones to create a sense of movement. You can also see how he superimposes different chord voicings to get more interesting sounds and extensions. Lots to study here!

Rhythm: Guitar head with basic jazz chord accompaniment. Every few choruses (ie: every few times we go through the form of the tune) we change the voicings and comping ideas to give a little bit of variety to give beginners an idea on how a guitarist may change what they’re doing when playing behind a soloist.

Alt Rhythm: This is an arrangement that is open for improv. You can practice comping along by reading the lyric chord changes as a guide, or you could solo along.

Bass: Authentic bass transcription, you can see how the bass player outlines the chord progression and use chromatic leading tones.