Songs For My Own Enjoyment: 12-bar blues and other practice chord progressions



12-bar blues and other practice chord progressions
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Category: Calm
Link: Performance Example
Notes: A good warm-up
Notes: Play with a lilting "shuffle" strum

   
Roman Numerals
I        I        I        I7       
/ / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  
IV       IV       I        I        
/ / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  
V7       IV       I        V7                              
/ / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  (turnaround - repeat)  
   
Key of G
G        G        G        G7       
/ / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  
C        C        G        G        
/ / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  
D7       C        G        D7                              
/ / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  (turnaround - repeat)  
   
Key of E
E        E        E        E7       
/ / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  
A        A        E        E        
/ / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  
B7       A       E        B7                              
/ / / /  / / / / / / / /  / / / /  (turnaround - repeat)  
   
   
Another version using 7ths
E7       A7       E7       E7       
/ / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  
A7       A7       E7       E7       
/ / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  
B7       A7       E7       B7                              
/ / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  (turnaround - repeat)  
   
   
This chord progression has a Spanish flavor
Am       G        F        E        
/ / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  
   

AA7Am
B7CD7
EE7F
GG7I
I7IVV7