From the course: Beginning Acoustic Guitar Music Lessons
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The 12-bar blues
From the course: Beginning Acoustic Guitar Music Lessons
The 12-bar blues
- [Voiceover] The Twelve-Bar Blues - The Form. The Twelve-Bar Blues is one of the most basic song forms. The form is the organization, or structure, of a piece. The Twelve-Bar Blues derives its name from the number of measures, also called bars, in the form. This is common version of the Twelve-Bar Blues in the key of A. Included are chord symbols and Roman numerals, indicating the analysis of the harmony. Try playing it with either simple down strokes or a strum pattern.
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The 12-bar blues39s
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Blues rhythm3m 30s
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The minor pentatonic scale1m 42s
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Beginning blues improvisation1m 7s
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Bending2m 42s
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New chords: The dominant 7th2m 46s
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More 7th chords: Blues in E1m 50s
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Minor blues and minor 7th chords4m 6s
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The major pentatonic scale3m 36s
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