Here's Another Mini Guitar Lesson - Here's The Most Popular Jammed To Chord Sequence Ever!!!
This weeks article is probably the most popular Jammed to chord sequence ever!!! And it is an absolute must know for ALL guitarists. Its called the 12 bar blues and is the foundation of all blues music.
Let's have a look at it in the key of A, in its basic form.
OK, let's take a look :-)
We start by counting 4 beats to a bar like this: 1,2,3,4/1,2,3,4/ etc etc... Now start off by playing 4 bars of the A chord, followed by 2 bars of D, then go back to A for 2 bars then play one bar of E, one bar of D, a bar of A and finally a bar of E to finish the progression off. This sequence is called the 12 bar blues with obviously 12 bars in total.
Simply keep repeating the sequence and get you friends to jam along with you in the key of A. It'll sound great trust me! If you listen closely to a blues number you will probably be able to pick it out as it is a very popular sequence.
I do hope you are enjoying these free mini guitar lessons and as I have said before dont worry if some of this stuff doesn't make too much sense because in my full audio video program everything will become crystal clear very quickly indeed and will follow a secret structured method that will transform you into a killer guitar player.
Now we've had a go at the 12 bar blues we will keep on the theme and introduce one of the many variations of a 12 bar blues.
To start off we'll use the key of A (major) as an example. It uses the 7th chords which sound really cool in this context.
This next sequence goes like this: I A I D I A I A7 I D I D I A I A I E7 I D7 I A7 I E7 I
I A I = 1 bar of A (major) - I D I = 1 bar of D (major) etc
A7 is played - 6th string not used, 5th string open, 4th string2nd fret, 3rd string open, 2nd string 2nd fret, 1st string open.
D7 is played - 6th & 5th string not used, 4th string open, 3rd string 2nd fret, 2nd string 1st fret, 1st string 2nd fret.
E7 is played - 6th string open, 5th string 2nd fret, 4th string open, 3rd string 1st fret, 2nd & 1st string open.
You'll really enjoy this... It's a great chord sequence to jam to and allows you to endlessly practise your soloing over.
Next is a cool little tip that will make your 12 bar blues even more bluesy...
So again we will take the key of A and substitute the D chord and E chord for a D9 (D9th) and E9 (E9th). The D9th chord shape is played like this:
The 6th string is not used, the 5th string played on the 5th fret (second finger). Play the 4th string on the 4th fret with your first finger and then play strings 3,2 and 1 at the 5th fret using your 3rd finger.
The E9 chord is simply played by sliding the chord shape up two frets. The 12 bar blues sequence is then played like this:-
lAlAlAlAlD9lD9lAlAlE9lD9lAlE9l
Use this 9th chord to create a real bluesy chord sequence.
Have fun. - 18780
Let's have a look at it in the key of A, in its basic form.
OK, let's take a look :-)
We start by counting 4 beats to a bar like this: 1,2,3,4/1,2,3,4/ etc etc... Now start off by playing 4 bars of the A chord, followed by 2 bars of D, then go back to A for 2 bars then play one bar of E, one bar of D, a bar of A and finally a bar of E to finish the progression off. This sequence is called the 12 bar blues with obviously 12 bars in total.
Simply keep repeating the sequence and get you friends to jam along with you in the key of A. It'll sound great trust me! If you listen closely to a blues number you will probably be able to pick it out as it is a very popular sequence.
I do hope you are enjoying these free mini guitar lessons and as I have said before dont worry if some of this stuff doesn't make too much sense because in my full audio video program everything will become crystal clear very quickly indeed and will follow a secret structured method that will transform you into a killer guitar player.
Now we've had a go at the 12 bar blues we will keep on the theme and introduce one of the many variations of a 12 bar blues.
To start off we'll use the key of A (major) as an example. It uses the 7th chords which sound really cool in this context.
This next sequence goes like this: I A I D I A I A7 I D I D I A I A I E7 I D7 I A7 I E7 I
I A I = 1 bar of A (major) - I D I = 1 bar of D (major) etc
A7 is played - 6th string not used, 5th string open, 4th string2nd fret, 3rd string open, 2nd string 2nd fret, 1st string open.
D7 is played - 6th & 5th string not used, 4th string open, 3rd string 2nd fret, 2nd string 1st fret, 1st string 2nd fret.
E7 is played - 6th string open, 5th string 2nd fret, 4th string open, 3rd string 1st fret, 2nd & 1st string open.
You'll really enjoy this... It's a great chord sequence to jam to and allows you to endlessly practise your soloing over.
Next is a cool little tip that will make your 12 bar blues even more bluesy...
So again we will take the key of A and substitute the D chord and E chord for a D9 (D9th) and E9 (E9th). The D9th chord shape is played like this:
The 6th string is not used, the 5th string played on the 5th fret (second finger). Play the 4th string on the 4th fret with your first finger and then play strings 3,2 and 1 at the 5th fret using your 3rd finger.
The E9 chord is simply played by sliding the chord shape up two frets. The 12 bar blues sequence is then played like this:-
lAlAlAlAlD9lD9lAlAlE9lD9lAlE9l
Use this 9th chord to create a real bluesy chord sequence.
Have fun. - 18780
About the Author:
About The Author Mike Jones: Mike has been teaching and playing guitar as a pro for over two decades over this time he has created a unique guitar tutoring program bringing the beginner through to great guitar player in the shortest possible time. To find out more about these mind blowing techniques why not go to his website: Learn Guitar Fast
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