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.