The Rhythm in Blues

The 12-bar blues progression uses primary chords over the course of 12 measures. Here is a basic 12-bar blues progression in the key of G. When you listen to the audio, feel free to strum along or improvise using the G blues scale.

Select the icon to hear the 12-bar blues using the primary chords in the key of G. A second guitarist is improvising a solo using the G blues scale.

Print a copy of the 12-bar blues in G and the G blues scale.(Download Acrobat)