Published:
2008-12-15
Updated:
2022-11-12
Learning Ukulele with Curt
What is the Blues?
The Blues are at the heart of all American music. It has influenced Country, Rock, Folk, Jazz, Bluegrass and just about every form of American music we listen to today. The Blues - a chord progression, a scale, a feeling. This lesson presents an introduction to the blues progression and a couple of scale position of the pentatonic scale to get you started improvising.
Author(s): Curt Sheller Publisher: Curt Sheller Publications Code: UL129
Main Category: Blues Main Instrument: Any
Subjects: Chords
2022-11-12
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The Blues are at the heart of all American music. It has influenced Country, Rock, Folk, Jazz, Bluegrass and just about every form of American music we listen to today. The Blues - a chord progression, a scale, a feeling. This lesson presents an introduction to the blues progression and a couple of scale position of the pentatonic scale to get you started improvising.
The Blues
A Feeling, A Scale, A Progression
A Blues Progression?
The most common form of a blues chord progression is twelve measures in length containing three four measure sections using the primary chords of a key. The primary chords of a major or minor key are the I , IV , and V chords.
While other measure lengths are possible, such as eight and sixteen measures, the twelve measure form is the most common.
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F Blues
A 12 bar blues in the key of F Major . Using F7 , Bb7 and >C7. The I IV and V chords in the key of F.
4-Part Chords —F Blues
These are the basic 4-Part a.k.a. Jazz
chords that can get you through F Blues.
