Lesson 2: The Twelve-Bar Blues
The most common form of the blues is the 12-bar blues. This form is in 4/4 time, meaning there are four beats to a measure and each is a quarter note.
There is a standard chord progression that a 12-bar blues follows:
The Roman numerals refer to what scale degree the chord is built on. For the key of C the chords would be:
I: C
IV: F
V: G
In the assignment you will arranging these chords to play a twelve bar blues.
Go to the assignment.