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UPTOWN BLUES
Josh Smith

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Josh Smith

UPTOWN
BLUES
Miami Funk
JOSH SAYS:

I’m really playing with the rhythmic phrasing over this groove, and also really digging in and
hitting those changes hard. Dig the crazy open E cascade leading into the second chorus!
This is a typical major blues backing, so just do what you’d normally do with the blues licks
and chord tones, with the exception of G7 instead of the regular IV chord (A7). Also hit that
last weird turnaround at the end! This track is really typical of the way I hear things.

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(From the 2018 Album JOSH SMITH: UPTOWN BLUES)

E7 G7 B7 A7
x x 5 fr. x x 8 fr. x x 7 fr. x x 5 fr.

P = 90
gggg 4 k V k V V V V k
E7

1
I 4 V V u
3
1/2 1/2 M
T 5 7
O
(7) 5 7
A 6 6
B
sl. P H

gggg V VV k V fV V V fV V f V gV
3
I j V j V f V gV V V g V
3
2 4 2 3 2 0 0 1 2
T 3 0
A 2 4 2 0 1 2 3
B
sl. H P P H

gggg f VV k V f V V f V
G7

aP V
f V gVV VV V f f VV j j f V l V
3
5
I fV V z f V
V f VV gVV f VV
u
3 3
3
T 5 6 5 3 2 3 1 3 6 5 3
A 4 3 4 2 4 5 4 3 2
5 5 5 5 3 2 1
B
sl. sl. P sl. sl. P
E7

gggg R c k l V V V V f V gVV V V V k
7
I aP gV V gV V f V gV V f V gV V V V
V gV f V f V gV V
0 2 3 4 2 0 0
T 0 2 0
0 1 2 3 4 0 1 0 1
A 2 2 2 2
B 2 1 0
3 4 4
H P H H P
sl.

B7 A7

gg k d aPR gV V V aPR gV
I g g f V gV j l
V V V V l V V V f V V V gV f V
V V V V
9

V f V gV
T 0
4 4 0 1 2 0 1
A 0 1 4 7 2 2 2 0
B 2 2 4 6 6 2 0 1 0
3 4
H H sl. H H P
sl.
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E7

gg R V V V l fV V V R V V V V V
Igg V l
3 3

aP gV aP gV V f V V
3
gV V
V gV f V aPR gV V fV V V
11

V V V V V 3

let ring
0 0 2 0
T 3 0 0 4
0 1 2 0 1 0 3 6
A 2 2 2 0 2 5
B 2 0 1 0 2 4
4 3 4 0 5
H P H P P
sl. H

V l f V l V V V l V V gV f V
E7

g gg V V f V V V V V V P V V VV k j
13
Ig V V z
1/4M M
1/4
P.M.
2 0 5 3 5 7 5 6 5
T 2 0 5 8 8 5 7 5 8 7 5
A 6 6 6
B
sl. sl. P sl.

gggg l V f V V gV f V V V V V V V V f V V P
3

15
I z V fV V aPR gV V V aP
R
gV V V
k l fV V fV
V
V V V
M
1/4 M
1/4

T 8 10 11 10 8 10 8 8 3
A 9 9 9 7 7 4
9 9 7 5 7 5 6 5 6 4 4 5
B 7 4 7 7 4
7
sl. P sl. P H sl.

G7

g g fV V V V fV V fV V V V
Igg k 3
17
fV V fV V V V f V V f V V V V V V f V f VV V VV VV
V V fV
T 6 6 5 5 3 3
A 5 5 4 4 0 0 0
5 5 3 3 2 2 0 0 0 0
B 5 5 3 3 2 2
5 2 3 3 2 1
sl. P P sl. P sl.
sl.

gggg R c k l V V l
E7

I aP fgVV
3 R V V l l
V P V V f V V V gV f V f V gV V V V V V
3
R
19
V
V V P V V 3 V V V
T 5 7
0 1 4
A 0 2 4 6 4 2 0 2 2 2 4
B 2 2 4 0 1 0 2
0 0 2 4 0 4 3 4 4
H sl. sl. sl. P
H sl. H

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B7 A7

gggg l V V j l R V fV V
21
I V V V V f V gV V V fV V P
Y Y Y
T
4 4 6 0 2 2 4 7 9
A 4 6 4 5 6 4 2
B
sl. H H H sl. sl. sl. sl.

V P fV V
E7

V V f V
g g fV V fV V k V V V V V V fV fV V fV z
23
Igg V V V
v
M
1/4 M
1/2

10 12 12 15
T 10 12
A 12 9 9 9 9 9 12
12 9 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 10
B
sl. H sl.

E7
8va 8va 8va 8va

gggg k d f V V l V V l fV V V V fV
V k c
25
I fV V V V V fV gV f V f V V V V gV V
3
1/2 M 1/2 M
15 15 15 15 15 15 15 12
T 15 12
A 15 14 12 14 12 13
12 12 12 12 12 12 14 12
B
P sl. P H sl.

gggg fV V V V V
8va 8va 8va

l l V fV V gV
27
I fV V V V V
M M
3 3
1/2 1/2

15 15 15 15 15 12
T 15 12
A 15
12 12 12 12 12
B
P

gggg V f V V VV V VV gV V f V V l f V gV V V
28
I V V gV f V f V V
3 3 3
3
T 14 12 12 14
A 14 12 14 12 13 12 13
14 14 14 12 14
B 14 12 13 12
15 12
P H P H P sl.

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g P f V P V V V V V fgVV gVV V V V V V fV V V V } f V gV
g
Igg
z l z l l fV fV l l f V V k aPP gVV
z v
29

V
12
T 14 15 12 14 12 14 11 12 12 14 15 14 12
13 12 13 11 13 13 14 12 13 12 13
A 10 12 x 12 11 11 12
B (0)

gg f VV V V V fV V V V V V fV V V V fV V V V
sl. H sl. H sl. H sl.

gg aP gV
l z V l V u k f
lf VV gV l l l l
31
I
3
M
Full

T 12 14 15 12 14 15 12 14 15 12 15 12 13 13 15 15
12 13 12 13
A 12 12 12 12
B

V V
H H H H sl.

gg
33
Igg
T 17 (17)
A
B
sl. sl.

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