Texas Flood (song)

Texas Flood (song)

Infobox Song
Name = Texas Flood


Caption =
Type =
Artist = Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
alt Artist =
Album = Texas Flood
Published =
Released = June 13, 1983
track_no = 3
Recorded = 1982
Genre = Electric blues
Blues rock
Length = 5:22
Writer =
Composer = Larry Davis and Joseph Wade Scott
Label = Epic Records
Producer =
Tracks =
prev = "Pride and Joy"
prev_no = 2
next = "Tell Me"
next_no = 4
Misc = audio|StevieRayVaughanTexasFloodSolo.ogg|"Texas Flood" is the third track on Stevie Ray Vaughan's debut album "Texas Flood". Originally performed by Larry Davis, it is arguably one of Stevie Ray Vaughan's most well known and revered tracks.

tyle and structure

Although "Texas Flood" has three verses of lyrics, the song is more of a prolonged guitar solo, allowing Vaughan to show off his characteristic electric blues style. During live shows, he would often play portions of this song behind his back, arousing an enthusiastic crowd response. Stylistically, "Texas Flood" is structured around the common three chord blues progression. Written and performed in the key of G (sounding F# because of Vaughan's tuning), it is in 12/8 time, or compound timecite web |title=Playing Texas Flood Intro and Improv |publisher=Between the Licks |date=2008-05-13 |accessdate=2008-06-21 |url=http://betweenthelicks.com/blues-guitar/playing-texas-flood-intro-and-improv-with-jam-track] , which gives it a "slow burning" feel that is common in Texas blues.

Popular culture

This song is featured on the PlayStation 2 music game "Guitar Hero" and will be featured as a downloadable content for Rock Band (video game).

Notes

External links

* [http://www.last.fm/music/Stevie+Ray+Vaughan/_/Texas+Flood "Texas Flood" on Last.fm]


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