12 BAR BLUES...  a great format for improvising!

E / / / E / / / E / / / E7 / / /

A / / / A / / / E / / / E / / /

B7 / / / A / / / E / / / B7 / / /

 

There are 4 beats to each chord & 12 bars [of 4 beats each]

When you arrive at the last bar, bar 12 [B7], you start again!

Practise slowly with down strokes to start with and listen carefully.

This format, 12 bars, is used in 100s of Blues & Rock 'n Roll Songs & Instrumentals.

 

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