The 12 Bar Blues Progression

Lesson 2/41 | Study Time: 5 Min
Course: Country Bass Method
The 12 Bar Blues Progression

The 12 Bar Blues Progression

12 Bar Blues is a pattern of chords in a particular order which repeats every 12 bars. This progression is widely used in Country music. An example of this sequence is shown below.

Roman numerals are often used to replace chord symbols to indicate the basic chords used in 12 bar progressions. It is important for you to remember that 12 Bar blues in any key uses the 3 chords, I, IV and V in the following sequence.

For example in the key of C the I, IV and V chords are C, F and G respectively. In the key of G the I, IV and V chords are G, C and D.

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1- INTRODUCTION 2- Notes on Bass Fretboard 3- Glossary of Musical Terms 4- Play Position 5- The Basic of Music 6- Tuning 7- The 12 Bar Blues Progression 8- The Metronome 9- Interval Chart 10- Music Staff 11- Tuning The Bass to Itself 12- Riffs 13- The Right Hand 14- Notation 15- Notes 16- The Left Hand 17- Electronic Tuners 18- Eighth Note Feel(<span class="symbolA">5</span>) 19- Walking Bass 20- Fretboard Diagram 21- Note Values 22- Basic Quarter Note Feel(<span class="symbolA">3</span>) 23- Tuning with Harmonics 24- The Tie 25- Dotted Quarter Note 26- Combinations of Open Strings and Fretted Notes 27- Open Strings Note 28- Quarter Note Rests(<span class="symbolA">h</span>) 29- The Tie 30- Time Signatures 31- Three Four Time 32- Half Time Feel 33- Half Notes(<span class="symbolA">1</span>) and Half Rests(<span class="symbolA">g</span>) 34- Six Eight Time 35- Eighth Note Triplets 36- The Major Scale 37- Shuffle Rhythm 38- The Octave 39- Whole Note(<span class="symbolA">`</span>) 40- Chords and Arpeggios 41- Lead-in

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