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Minor Blues Chord Progressions (Guitarology)

Comparative Minor Blues Progressions

Minor Blues are constructed primarily around minor chords that give a more dark, mournful sound than Major Blues. Below are examples of the three main types of Minor Blues. The "i-iv-v" type where all three chords are Minor. The second is the "i-iv-V" type where the "V" chord is a Dominant with the other two Minor. The last is the "i-IV-V" where only the "i" chord is a Minor with the other two Dominant. You will find that the Minor Blues Progression translates well into Rock. Although not a strict Minor Blues, you will want to check out Black Magic Woman which is a great example of a “Pop Blues” progression

Bar:
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
*All Your Love (I Miss Loving)*
C#m	C#m	C#m	C#m	F#m	F#m	C#m	C#m	G#m	F#m	C#m	C#m
*Killing Floor*
C#m7	C#m7	C#m7	C#m7	F#m7	F#m7	C#m7	C#m7	G#m7	F#m7	C#m7	G#7#9
*The Thrill Is Gone*
C#m	C#m	C#m	C#m	F#m	F#m	C#m	C#m	AM7	G#7	C#m	C#m
*Double Trouble*
C#m	C#m	C#m	C#m	F#m	F#m	C#m	C#m	G#7	F#m7	C#m	C#m
*Long Train Runnin'*
C#m7	C#m7	C#m7	C#m7	F#m7	F#m6	C#m7	C#m7	A7	C#m/G#-G#7	C#m7	C#m7
*All Your Love*
C#m	C#m	C#m	C#m	F#7	F#7	C#m	C#m	G#9	F#9	C#m	A7-G#7
*Chitlins Con Carne*
C#m7	C#m7	C#m7	C#m7	F#7	F#7	C#m7	C#m7	G#m7	F#7	C#m7	C#m7
*Since I've Been Loving You*
C#m	F#m	C#m	C#m	F#m	F#m	C#m	C#m	G#m	A	C#m/E-G#7/D#-C#m-E7	D#7-DM7
Backcycled Substitution
C#m7	C#m7	C#m7	C#m7	F#m7	D#m7b5-G#7	C#m7	C#m7	A7	G#7	C#m7	D#m7b5-G#7
Descending Minor Cliche Substitution
C#m	F#m	C#m-C#m(M7)	C#m7-C#m6	F#m-G#m	F#m-A	C#m-C#m(M7)	C#m7-C#m6	G#m	F#m-A	C#m-F#m	A-G#7

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