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"Texas Flood" (help·info) 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.
[edit] Style and structure
The song is known as one of the best guitar tracks. 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 F#, it is in 12/8 time, or compound time[1], which gives it a "slow burning" feel that is common in Texas blues.
[edit] Popular culture
This song is featured on the PlayStation 2 music game Guitar Hero and is featured as a downloadable content for Rock Band, as well as the other tracks on the Texas Flood album. It is in the final difficulty tier on Guitar Hero, and the second highest in Rock Band.
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