# SessionBand Blues 1 > Create studio-quality music Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id767565099](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id767565099) ## Overview - **ID:** `id767565099` - **Platform:** Apple - **Type:** Apple app - **Status:** Available - **Publisher:** UK Music Apps Ltd - **Category:** Music - **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (32 ratings) - **Version:** 2.9 - **Last updated:** 2023-03-15 - **First published:** 2013-12-19 - **Size:** 891 MB - **Data as of:** 2026-09-19 - **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sessionband-blues-1/id767565099) - **Website:** [http://www.sessionbandapp.com/](http://www.sessionbandapp.com/) - **Privacy policy:** [http://www.sessionbandapp.com/privacy-policy/](http://www.sessionbandapp.com/privacy-policy/) ## Description Create professional Blues tracks to your own chords in minutes with the award-winning SessionBand app - the world’s only chord-based loop app. For Blues musicians and songwriters, this unique app is the ultimate tool for jamming and writing, with full and complete Blues tracks just minutes away! It's also simple enough for non-musicians to create their own great-sounding, royalty-free music with. “Remarkably polished“ Forbes “Extraordinarily useful“ Jamie Cullum “Create like a master“ Engadget With over 16,000 stunning, chord-based Blues loops (included) individually recorded by 4 of the world's very best session musicians, SessionBand Blues instantly converts the chords you select into great sounding audio – wherever you are and whatever your ability. There are 15 different classic Blues styles included. Every single loop carefully engineered so you can instantly create your own tracks in those styles: from a slow Bonamassa 12/8 and a Muddy Waters shuffle, through various ballads, Texas and Blue Line shuffles all the way to uptempo Delta blues and Bluegrass. And there's a host of pro features like auto-transpose, automated mixing, one-touch live recording, and Audiobus compatibility - allowing you to seamlessly export our unique content into other top music apps like Garageband. It has never been easier or quicker to create your own studio quality music even if you can't play a note! If you love Blues – you will love SessionBand Blues! A Top 10 paid music app in 66 countries since launch. Hear exactly how SessionBand Blues sounds by watching the video at sessionbandapp.com The fastest way to create studio-quality Blues music... • Simply pick one of 15 awesome Blues styles • Choose your chords • Stretch or shorten loops in seconds • Build up a full track in minutes • Instantly hear your track across the other playing styles and tempos • Auto-transpose your entire track (not electronic pitch shift!) • Mix your track (manual or automated) • Adjust track tempo (+/- 15%) • Record direct to audio • Copy straight to other music apps • Share with the world! Get 4 of the world's top session musicians playing on your tracks... • Drums – Geoff Dugmore (Rod Stewart, Tina Turner, Taj Mahal, Newton Faulkner, Richard Ashcroft, Leona Lewis, Jimmy Page, Robbie Williams, Dido, Natalie Imbruglia, Steve Winwood...) • Guitars – Adam Goldsmith (Brian May, Meat Loaf, Robbie Williams, Elton John, Will Young, Ronan Keating, Beverley Knight, Gloria Estefan...) • Bass – Geoff Gascoyne (Sting, Georgie Fame, Van Morrison, Bill Bruford, Gloria Estefan, Jamie Cullum...) • Keyboards – Tom Cawley (Jack DeJohnette, Charlie Watts, Stacey Kent, Andrea Bocelli, Peter Gabriel...) Anyone can create and release professional Blues tracks with SessionBand... • No musical experience required • Simple, intuitive interface allows easy chord/loop selection and manipulation • Audition loops as you go • Build a full track in minutes with all-new 'Track Builder' • Highly educational and great fun Create great sounding real Blues music on the move... • All loops reside within the downloaded app • No internet access required once the app is downloaded • Create studio-quality music absolutely anywhere! Detailed Product Information • 15 Blues styles in tempo order: Slow 12/8; Slow Shuffle; Slow Blues Rock; Medium Shuffle; Blues Rock Ballad; Slow 6/4; 70s Medium Blues Rock; Texas Shuffle; Funky Blues; Medium 6/4; Blues Line Shuffle; Rock n Roll; Fast Shuffle; Mississippi Blues; Bluegrass • Tempos from 60bpm to 180bpm • 10 chord variations for every root note in all 15 styles: 6; 7; 7(b9); 9; 7(#9); maj7; m7(b5); m9; m7; maj 'stop' • Each of the 15 styles includes 15 alternative drum grooves and drum fills in addition to the 'main' drum pattern for that style • The exclusive musical content in this app is not duplicated in any of the other SessionBand apps • All loops are offered royalty-free and can be used freely in your own works ## Rankings - #205,689 — Overall - #34 — session ## Review summary User reviews repeatedly praise SessionBand Blues 1 for its ease of use, flexible jam-track creation, and broad instrument/style options, making it a strong practice and composition tool at a good price. Common downsides across multiple reviews include editing instability and crashes, difficulties exporting or syncing with GarageBand/DAWs, limited multi-track editing workflow, and blues chord options felt restrictive. Overall, it’s valued for practice and idea generation, with notable caveats around stability and DAW integration. ### Pros - Easy to use and intuitive interface for quickly jamming and practicing - Flexible jam/backing track creation with tempo, key changes, looped progressions, and adjustable rhythm - Wide range of instruments and styles with high-quality sounds (drums, organ, guitar, bass) suitable for blues, jazz, rock, and more - Great value for the price and highly praised as a practice/writing tool ### Cons - Editing can be difficult and the app is prone to crashes or unresponsive behavior - Exporting to GarageBand or other DAWs can be problematic or non-smooth, with sync issues - Limited multi-track editing and instrument separation; some workflow friction (need to leave the app to switch tracks) - Blues chord vocabulary is limited or feels too jazz-like, with missing common blues chords or mappings ## Similar extensions and apps - [SessionBand Jazz 1](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id656630704) — 4.40 / 5 - [SessionBand Original](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id580135085) — 3.80 / 5 - [SessionBand Soul Jazz Funk 3](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1561849298) — 4.80 / 5 - [SessionBand Jazz 3](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id767578896) — 4.60 / 5 - [SessionBand Jazz 2](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id701553885) — 4.70 / 5 - [SessionBand Soul Jazz Funk 1](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1481692340) — 4.70 / 5 - [SessionBand Acoustic Guitar 1](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id656632847) — 4.10 / 5 - [SessionBand Rock 1](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id737478289) — 3.90 / 5 - [SessionBand Jazz 4](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1534488108) — 4.60 / 5 - [SessionBand Piano 1](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id656631422) — 3.90 / 5 - [SessionBand Deep House 1](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1105155295) — 4.20 / 5 - [SessionBand Acoustic Guitar 2](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id971731472) — 4.40 / 5 --- Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id767565099)