Fig.3. Steppin' out with Slowhand. Over fast blues shuffles Eric is in a class of his own. Memphis Slim's "Steppin' Out" was a signature instrumental piece throughout his early years and presents a brilliant case in point. This piece, a cooking fast shuffle, was a show stopper in the Blues Breakers sets as well as Clapton's previous Powerhouse record and future Cream performances. This phrase depicts the sort of relentless soloing Eric employed in the heat of the moment during such excursions. It takes place over a fast 12-bar blues in G, and spans the final measure of the progression and the following four bars. The lick demonstrates a typical E.C. strategy which spreads the fleet pentatonic soloing over seven frets of the guitar and joins three familiar blues boxes in its course.