Blues Formats

This Course uses two twelve bar Blues chord progressions.
FormatIn the Key of
Basics Blues | G | C | F | Bb |
Embellished Blues | G | C | F | Bb |


CP 1 - 3 | CP 4 - 9 | CP 10 - 15 | CP 16 - 18 | Blues Library | Other Courses

Lesson | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ? ? |

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Basic Blues Format

| I7
| I7
| I7
| I7
|

| IV7
| IV7
| I7
| I7
|

| V7
| V7
| I7
| I7
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Basic Blues in G

| G7
| G7
| G7
| G7
|

| C7
| C7
| G7
| G7
|

| D7
| D7
| G7
| G7
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Basic Blues in C

| C7
| C7
| C7
| C7
|

| F7
| F7
| C7
| C7
|

| G7
| G7
| C7
| C7
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Basic Blues in F

| F7
| F7
| F7
| F7
|

| Bb7
| Bb7
| F7
| F7
|

| C7
| C7
| F7
| F7
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Basic Blues in Bb

| Bb7
| Bb7
| Bb7
| Bb7
|

| Eb7
| Eb7
| Bb7
| Bb7
|

| F7
| F7
| Bb7
| Bb7
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Embellished Blues Format

| I7
| IV7
| I7
| I7
|

| IV7
| IV7
| I7
| I7
|

| V7
| IV7
| I7
| (V7)
||


The V7 chord in the last bar is a 'turnaround'. Replace it in the final chorus by the I7 chord.


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Embellished Blues in G

| G7
| C7
| G7
| G7
|

| C7
| C7
| G7
| G7
|

| D7
| C7
| G7
| (D7)
||



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Embellished Blues in C

| C7
| F7
| C7
| C7
|

| F7
| F7
| C7
| C7
|

| G7
| F7
| C7
| (G7)
||






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Embellished Blues in F

| F7
| Bb7
| F7
| F7
|

| Bb7
| Bb7
| F7
| F7
|

| C7
| Bb7
| F7
| (C7)
||



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Embellished Blues in Bb

| Bb7
| Eb7
| Bb7
| Bb7
|

| Eb7
| Eb7
| Bb7
| Bb7
|

| F7
| Eb7
| Bb7
| (F7)
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