Guitar lessons: The most common chord progression is known as a ‘12-bar blues’, which, predictably is 12 bars long (eight-, 16- and 24-bar versions are common, too). What the name doesn’t tell you is ...

The b5th interval sounds great over a 12-bar blues, especially if you save it for the V chord. The final two bars of a 12-bar blues are known as a ‘turnaround’. This is the point that we prepare to go ...

In blues ‘dominant’ 7 chords (A7 or D7 for example) are more common than basic major, minor and sus chords. The A7, D7 and E9 shapes shown here are all you need for a 12-bar blues improv in ...

Primary chords Learn to perform the 12-bar blues chord sequences which form the basis of many rock ’n’ roll songs. Using three chords, write your own eight-bar chord sequence. Add a flattened ...