Another Mini Guitar Lesson - How To Play The Most Popular Jammed To Chord Sequence EVER!!!
In this article I am going to show you a chord progression that is probably the most 'Jammed To' progressions and is a 'must know' for ALL guitarists. It's called the 12 Bar Blues and is the building block for all blues music.
Here it is in its basic form, in the key of A.
OK, here we go :-)
We need to count out 4 beats to the bar like this: 1,2,3,4/1,2,3,4/ etc etc... To start this sequence we play 4 bars of A, followed by 2 bars of the D chord, then back to A for 2 bars, then one bar of E, one bar of D a bar of A and finally a bar of E to finish off. This sequence is called the 12 bar blues.
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 really hope you are benefiting and enjoying these free mini guitar lessons. Please try not to worry if things seem not to make too much sense at the moment because my full audio video program has everything in chronological order and will become crystal clear very quickly indeed. It follows a secret structured program that will transform students into a great player in no time at all.
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.
For this example we'll work in the key of A (major). It incorporates the use of 7th chords which sound cool in this context.
The 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
To play the A7 chord - the 6th string is not used, the 5th string is played open, we play the 4th string on the 2nd fret and the 3rd string again played open. The 2nd string played on the 2nd fret and to finish the the 1st string is played open.
D7 is played - 6th & 5th string not used, 4th string open, 3rd string 2nd fret, 2nd string 1st fret, 1st string 2nd fret.
Moving on to E7 - Play the 6th string open, 5th string on the 2nd fret, play the 4th string open, the 3rd string on the 1st fret and play the 1st string open.
This is a great chord sequence to jam with and endlessly practice your soloing over.
Moving on from this is a nice little trick to make your 12 bar blues even more bluesy...
Again working in the key of A we are going to substitute the D chord and the E chord for a D9 (D9th) and E9 (E9th). The D9th chord shape we are going to use is played like this:
6th string not used 5th string 5th fret (second finger) 4th string 4th fret (first finger) Strings 3, 2 and 1 are all played 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 the 9th chord shape to create a real bluesy sequence.
Have fun. - 18762
Here it is in its basic form, in the key of A.
OK, here we go :-)
We need to count out 4 beats to the bar like this: 1,2,3,4/1,2,3,4/ etc etc... To start this sequence we play 4 bars of A, followed by 2 bars of the D chord, then back to A for 2 bars, then one bar of E, one bar of D a bar of A and finally a bar of E to finish off. This sequence is called the 12 bar blues.
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 really hope you are benefiting and enjoying these free mini guitar lessons. Please try not to worry if things seem not to make too much sense at the moment because my full audio video program has everything in chronological order and will become crystal clear very quickly indeed. It follows a secret structured program that will transform students into a great player in no time at all.
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.
For this example we'll work in the key of A (major). It incorporates the use of 7th chords which sound cool in this context.
The 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
To play the A7 chord - the 6th string is not used, the 5th string is played open, we play the 4th string on the 2nd fret and the 3rd string again played open. The 2nd string played on the 2nd fret and to finish the the 1st string is played open.
D7 is played - 6th & 5th string not used, 4th string open, 3rd string 2nd fret, 2nd string 1st fret, 1st string 2nd fret.
Moving on to E7 - Play the 6th string open, 5th string on the 2nd fret, play the 4th string open, the 3rd string on the 1st fret and play the 1st string open.
This is a great chord sequence to jam with and endlessly practice your soloing over.
Moving on from this is a nice little trick to make your 12 bar blues even more bluesy...
Again working in the key of A we are going to substitute the D chord and the E chord for a D9 (D9th) and E9 (E9th). The D9th chord shape we are going to use is played like this:
6th string not used 5th string 5th fret (second finger) 4th string 4th fret (first finger) Strings 3, 2 and 1 are all played 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 the 9th chord shape to create a real bluesy sequence.
Have fun. - 18762
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About The Author Mike Jones: Mike has been teaching and playing guitar as a professional for over two decades over this time he has developed a unique tutoring professionalgram bringing the beginner through to great guitar player in the shortest possible time. To find out more about these amazing techniques why not visit his website: Learn Guitar Fast
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