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THE 12-BAR FORM The primary harmonic structure of the blues is the I-IV-V progression, which derived from church music of the South. Unlike most tonal music, which uses dominant 7th chords (1–3–5–b7) as functional harmony, the blues uses them to add color, most commonly in a 12-bar form (FIGURE 1).
- What are the most common chord progressions in blues?
- What is a good blues chord progression?
- What are the 3 chords used in the blues?
- What is the typical blues progression?
What are the most common chord progressions in blues?
Blues Progression (I, IV, V) The I, IV, V chord progression is one of the simplest and most common chord progressions across all musical genres. When it comes to the guitar, it's known as the “blues progression” because blues music makes heavy use of it.
What is a good blues chord progression?
The standard 12-bar blues is a I-IV-V chord progression most typically divided into three four-bar segments. Blues progressions are almost exclusively played in 4/4 time and dominated by the root (I Chord), with the IV and V chords providing that extra bit of flavor to keep things interesting.
What are the 3 chords used in the blues?
A common type of three-chord song is the simple twelve-bar blues used in blues and rock and roll. Typically, the three chords used are the chords on the tonic, subdominant, and dominant (scale degrees I, IV and V): in the key of C, these would be the C, F and G chords.
What is the typical blues progression?
A standard blues progression, or sequence of notes, typically features three chords based on the first (written as I), fourth (IV), and fifth (V) notes of an eight-note scale. ... In a 12-bar blues, the first and second lines are repeated, and the third line is a response to them—often with a twist.
