This way, you can play a twelve bar blues in every key there is.Īll three chords used in the progression are dominant chords. It’s essential you learn this progression by remembering the relation of the chords to the key of the song. If you have read my article about modes and know how chords relate to each other within a key, you can see that these chords are the I-chord, the IV-chord and the V-chord. In this progression you can find three different chords.
Of course not every song is in the same key, but the way the chords relate to each other is the same. A standard twelve bar blues progression in the key of G would look like this: A twelve bar blues in GĪ lot of blues music is based around this same twelve bar blues progression. If you have never heard about a twelve bar blues, let me break it down to you. To get you started on one of my favorite styles, I will show you five different bass lines you can play over a twelve bar blues. Unlike what a lot of bass players think, when it comes to the blues, the possibilities of feel and note choice are endless. Playing a driving walking bassline with a drummer that can play a mean shuffle, is probably one of the best feelings there is. One of my favorite styles to play is the blues.
