Blues Chord Changes
Below are four variations on the blues chord progression. The first two are generic, the next two are specific.
There are many, many more variations on the blues progression.
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Basic Blues
|| F7 | F7 | F7 | F7 |
| Bb7 | Bb7 | F7 | F7 |
| C7 | Bb7 | F7 | C7 ||
Common Bebop Blues Progression
|| F7 | Bb7 | F7 | F7 |
| Bb7 | Bb7 | F7 | D7b9 |
| G- | C7 | F7 D7 | G- C7 ||
Bird Blues: "Blues for Alice," "Freight Trane"
|| Fmaj7 | Eø A7b9 | D- G7 | C- F7 |
| Bbmaj7 | Bb- Eb7 | A- D7 | Ab- Db7 |
| G- | C7 | F | G- C7 ||
"Sippin' at Bells"
F- Bb7
|| Fmaj7 | Bb7 | A- G- | F#- B7 |
| Bbmaj7 | Bb- Eb7 | A- D7 | Ab- Db7 |
A- Ab7 Db7 C7
| G- | C#- F#7 | F D7b9 | G- C7 ||
There are many, many more variations on the blues progression.
Follow this link to mix-and-match options for Blues Chord Progressions.
Follow this link to the Minor Blues page.
Basic Blues
|| F7 | F7 | F7 | F7 |
| Bb7 | Bb7 | F7 | F7 |
| C7 | Bb7 | F7 | C7 ||
Common Bebop Blues Progression
|| F7 | Bb7 | F7 | F7 |
| Bb7 | Bb7 | F7 | D7b9 |
| G- | C7 | F7 D7 | G- C7 ||
Bird Blues: "Blues for Alice," "Freight Trane"
|| Fmaj7 | Eø A7b9 | D- G7 | C- F7 |
| Bbmaj7 | Bb- Eb7 | A- D7 | Ab- Db7 |
| G- | C7 | F | G- C7 ||
"Sippin' at Bells"
F- Bb7
|| Fmaj7 | Bb7 | A- G- | F#- B7 |
| Bbmaj7 | Bb- Eb7 | A- D7 | Ab- Db7 |
A- Ab7 Db7 C7
| G- | C#- F#7 | F D7b9 | G- C7 ||