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Blues Chord Progression & Scale
The blues is uses a _____________ __________ chord progression, sometimes called the blues
changes. In its most basic form the chord progression consists of tonic (I), subdominant (IV), &
th
dominant (V) chords, however many variations exist, most commonly using 7
chords.
Roman Numerals
G
Blues changes in
:
Blues changes in
:
D
Chord Progression in
:
C
Blues changes in
:
A
Chord Progression in
:
Other common variations:
Quick to four
Eight-bar blues:
I
IV
I
I
7
7
7
IV
IV
I
I
I
V
IV
IV
7
7
7
V
IV
I
I
I
V
IV
I
V
th
th
th
Read more about
substituting
7
, 9
, 13
chords and moving up an octave.
It’s a good idea to have a few blues progressions memorized - check out these advanced
variations
of blues
changes (see video in link):
Style & Key
Chords
Chord Progression
7
#dim7
Major blues in A
A
=5x565x
A
= 6x565x
/ A7 / A7 / D9 / D9 /
9
7
Major (10 bars) V
D
= x5455x
Bm
=7×7777
/ A7 / A7 / E9 / D9 /
9
7#9
E
=x7677x
E
= x7678x
/A7 - A#dim7 / Bm7 - E7#9 /
7
#dim7
Minor blues
/ Gm7 / Cm7 / Gm7 / Gm7 - G#dim7 /
Gm
= 3×3333
G
= 4x343x
7
b9
in G minor (12 bars)
Cm
= x3534x
E
= x6566x
/ Cm7 / Cm7 / Gm7 / Gm7 /
7#9
D
= x5456x
/ Eb9 / D7#9 / Gm7 - Cm7 / Gm7 - D7#9 /
7
#
7b5
Jazz blues
B
= 7x787x
D
m
= x6767x
/ B7 / E9 / B7 / D#m7b5 / E9 / E9 /
9
#
7
in B Major
E
= x7677x
C
m
= 9×9999
/ B7 / D#m7b5 / C#m7 / F#9 / B7 / F#9 /
#9
F
= x9899x

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