How to Play "Crossfire" by Stevie Ray Vaughan

You can learn how to play Crossfire as played by blues legend Stevie Ray Vaughan. It’s easy and a whole lot of fun!

Crossfire is the second track on Stevie Ray Vaughan’s fourth studio album, InStep. Naturally, it’s an energetic Texas blues-rock song. The song was written by husband and wife songwriters Bill Carter and Ruth Ellsworth. Stevie Ray Vaughan’s bandmates Chris Layton, Tommy Shannon, and Reese Wynans also received songwriting credit. Crossfire is a tremendous blues-rock anthem that celebrates sobriety. Indeed, the album title is a reference to the 12-Step program that helped Vaughan on his path to sobriety.

Crossfire is another iconic blues song, but unlike other major hits it hasn’t been re-recorded very much at all. It could be considered sacrilege to cover the song. What do you think? We know that Stevie Ray Vaughan’s interpretation defines it clearly. However, creativity knows no bounds. Who will record the next big hit version of Crossfire? In due time, it could be you! Start by learning how to play the blues masterpiece with eMedia Music multimedia software giving the assist.

You can learn to play this wonderful blues song using Stevie Ray Vaughan’s original recording thanks to eMedia Masters of Blues Guitar software for Windows and Mac. This fun software for your desktop computer shows you exactly what Stevie Ray plays using note-for-note tablature and notation transcription. Meanwhile, an animated fretboard shows the correct fingering. Furthermore, you can loop any section of the music and slow it down. The software examines ten original blues guitar master recordings, each with detailed transcription and multimedia features. eMedia makes learning how to play Crossfire fun and easy. Learn how.