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12-bar blues backing track
The twelve-bar form behind blues, early rock and roll and countless jams. Every chord is a dominant seventh. In Roman numerals it is I7 · IV7 · I7 · V7. Pick a key, a groove and a tempo, press Play, and solo with the minor pentatonic, blues scale or major pentatonic scale shown on the fretboard.
The chords in every key
- C: C7 · F7 · G7
- Db: Db7 · Gb7 · Ab7
- D: D7 · G7 · A7
- Eb: Eb7 · Ab7 · Bb7
- E: E7 · A7 · B7
- F: F7 · Bb7 · C7
- F#: F#7 · B7 · C#7
- G: G7 · C7 · D7
- Ab: Ab7 · Db7 · Eb7
- A: A7 · D7 · E7
- Bb: Bb7 · Eb7 · F7
- B: B7 · E7 · F#7
Questions
- What scale do I solo with over the 12-bar blues?
- Start with the minor pentatonic, blues scale or major pentatonic scale in the same key, and aim for the chord tones the solo guide highlights as the chords change.
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