12-Bar Blues Chord Pattern

You now know how to build:

-minor thirds
-major thirds
-perfect fifths
-major chords
-minor chords
-seventh chords

I bet you never thought you’d be able to learn this much in a few days, huh?

We will put some of these chords to work in this lesson! You will need:

-The 300-pg workbook or…
-To visit our website and view the free “Chord Series” lessons

http://www.hearandplay.com/members/

Log-in with the username “piano” and the password “piano”

Note: Without the ( ” “) quotation marks

Chords used in this progression: (you will need to know these chords)

-C7
-F7
-G7

You already know how to build a C7 chord

Use the same method to learn an F7 and G7 chord.

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REMEMBER: Major third + perfect fifth + minor third
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Here’s another way to figure out seventh chords

1) Start from the root note of the chord you want to play. That is (F) or (G) …

2) Add a major third (4 half steps)

3) Then add a minor third (which is the same as a perfect fifth from the root)

4) Then add another minor third

Seventh Chord = major third + minor third + minor third

Or…

Major third (combined with perfect fifth) + minor third

REFERENCE:

I might as well just tell you what the F7 and G7 chords are (but do yourself a favor and learn the rest of them either by purchasing our course or by visiting our site).

C7 = C + E + G + Bb

F7 = F + A + C + Eb

G7 = G + B + D + F

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BLUES CHORD PROGRESSION
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A “chord progression” is a series of chords played one after the other.

A “Blues chord progression” is usually 12 bars long.

In this progression, a bar equals 4 beats. Clapping your hands 4 times (in a rhythmical beat) equals 1 bar. Thus, 12 bars equal 48 beats.

Note: Each bar begins at 1 again. That is, “1-2-3-4″ — “1-2-3-4″ as opposed to “1-2-3-4 —- 5-6-7-8″

How to read the e-mail blues chart below:

1) The chord is listed first; the beat numbers are listed below the chord names.

2) Play the chord for the given amount of beats listed (the bar # is also listed)

For example,

C7
(1-2-3-4)
Bar 1

This means that you will play a C7 chord for (4 beats).

So… you will play a C7 Chord while counting to 4

-The 300-pg course explains the blues chord progression in depth. It also covers several other blues, gospel, and jazz chord progressions.

Visit:

http://www.hearandplay.com/course

… for more information on the 300-pg course.

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CHORD PROGRESSION
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C7
(1-2-3-4)
bar 1

C7)
(1-2-3-4)
bar 2

C7
(1-2-3-4)
bar 3

C7)
(1-2-3-4)
bar 4

F7
(1-2-3-4)
bar 5

F7
(1-2-3-4)
bar 6

C7
(1-2-3-4)
bar 7

C7)
(1-2-3-4)
bar 8

G7
(1-2-3-4)
bar 9

F7
(1-2-3-4)
bar 10

C7
(1-2-3-4)
bar 11

C7
(1-2-3-4)
bar 12

Congratulations, you now know how to play the blues!!!!!!!

Make sure you check out our 300-pg workbook! It will guide you into playing several other songs and chord progressions!

Until tomorrow!

Related posts:

1. “Minor and Blues Scales” Crash Course
2. Seventh Chords
3. Major Chords vs. Minor Chords

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