Texas Flood (song)

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"Texas Flood"
Song by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble

from the album Texas Flood

Released June 13, 1983
Recorded November 22, 1982
Genre Electric blues
Blues rock
Length 5:22
Label Epic Records
Composer Larry Davis and Joseph Wade Scott
Texas Flood track listing
"Pride and Joy"
(2)
"Texas Flood"
(3)
"Tell Me"
(4)

About this sound "Texas Flood" is the third track on Stevie Ray Vaughan's debut album Texas Flood. It was originally written and performed by Larry Davis.

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[edit] Style 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. 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] Use in popular media

A playable cover version of "Texas Flood" is featured in the original Guitar Hero, a music video game. The original version appears in the Rock Band series as downloadable content along with the other tracks from the Texas Flood album.

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