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Comparative Major Blues Progressions
Below is a comparative listing of common twelve bar Major Blues Progressions. The chart shows Classic (first twelve examples), Quick Change (the next seven examples), and Backcycled (the last example) Blues Progressions. All progressions were transposed to the Key of "E" to more easily see commonalities and variations. In case you are not familiar with Blue River, it was a song I wrote five years ago trying to use as many chord substitutions as possible in a Twelve Bar Blues progression. I play the song in a steady 4/4 tempo with a jazz (not blues) feeling. Try playing a Quick Change Blues song like Call It Stormy Monday over a Minor Blues Progression or a Minor Blues tune such as The Thrill Is Gone over a Classic Major Blues Progression. If you have any favorite Blues Progressions not listed below, please E-mail them to us so I we can add them to the list.
Bar: |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Johnny B. Goode; Mabellene; School Days; No Particular Place To Go |
E | E | E | E | A | A | E | E | B | B | E | E |
In The Mood |
E | E | E | E | A | A | E | E | B7 | B7 | E-A6 | C7-B7 |
Oh Boy; Shake Rattle And Roll; Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby |
E | E | E | E | A | A | E | E | B7 | A | E | E |
Hound Dog; Honey Don't; Be Bop A Lula; Jail House Rock |
E | E | E | E | A7 | A7 | E | E | B7 | A7 | E | E |
Rock Around The Clock; Blue Suede Shoes |
E | E | E | E | A9 | A9 | E | E | B9 | B9 | E | E |
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy |
E | E | E | E7 | A | A | E | E | B7 | A7 | E | E |
Tutti Fruiti; Mean Woman Blues |
E | E | E | E7 | A7 | A7 | E | E | B7 | A7 | E | E |
Rock And Roll Music; One After 909 |
E7 | E7 | E7 | E7 | A7 | A7 | E7 | E7 | B7 | B7 | E7 | E7 |
Can't Buy Me Love |
E7 | E7 | E7 | E7 | A7 | A7 | E7 | E7 | B7 | A7 | A7 | E7 |
What'd I Say; Boys; Money; Mustang Sally; Wooley Bully |
E7 | E7 | E7 | E7 | A7 | A7 | E7 | E7 | B7 | A7 | E7 | B7 |
I Got You (I Feel Good) |
E7 | E7 | E7 | E7 | A7 | A7 | E7 | E7 | B7 | A7 | E9 | E9 |
She's About A Mover |
E7 | E7 | E7 | E7 | A7 | A7 | E7 | E7 | B7-A#7 | A7 | E7 | E7 |
Crossroads; Never Been To Spain |
E | A | E | E | A | A | E | E | B | A | E | E |
Your Mama Don't Dance; Ramblin' On My Mind |
E | A7 | E | E | A7 | A7 | E | E | B7 | A7 | E | E |
Sweet Home Chicago |
E | A7 | E | E | A7 | A7 | E7 | E7 | B7 | A7 | E7 | B7 |
Roll Over Beethovan |
E7 | A7 | E7 | E7 | A7 | A7 | E7 | E7 | B7 | B7 | E7 | E7 |
Honky Tonk; Before You Accuse Me; The Sky Is Crying |
E7 | A7 | E7 | E7 | A7 | A7 | E7 | E7 | B7 | A7 | E7 | B7 |
Route 66 |
E | A9 | E | E | A9 | A9 | E | E | F#m7 | B9 | E-Go | F#m7- B7 |
Call It Stormy Monday |
E7 | A7 | E7-F7 | E7 | A7 | A7 | E- F#m7 | G#m7- G7 | F#m7 | C9 | E7-A7 | E7- B+ |
Blue River |
EM7 | D#m7b5- G#7b9 | C#m7- F#13 | Bm7- E13 | AM7 | Am7- D9 | GM7 | Gm7- C9 | F#m7 | F#m11- F7b5 | E13- C#7#9 | F#m7- B7b9 |
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