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Basic Blues
Blues ProgressionsKey: C
The fundamental 12-bar blues form.
I7-IV7-I7-V7-IV7-I7
Changes
C7Dominant
F7Dominant
C7Dominant
G7Dominant
F7Dominant
C7Dominant
Chord Inversions
C7
F
C
G
D
A
E
Inv 1
✕
4
3
5
3
✕
Inv 2
✕
7
5
8
7
✕
Inv 3
✕
10
9
10
10
✕
Inv 4
✕
0
0
2
1
✕
F7
F
C
G
D
A
E
Inv 1
✕
9
8
10
8
✕
Inv 2
✕
12
10
13
12
✕
Inv 3
✕
3
2
3
3
✕
Inv 4
✕
5
5
7
6
✕
C7
F
C
G
D
A
E
Inv 1
✕
4
3
5
3
✕
Inv 2
✕
7
5
8
7
✕
Inv 3
✕
10
9
10
10
✕
Inv 4
✕
0
0
2
1
✕
G7
F
C
G
D
A
E
Inv 1
✕
11
10
12
10
✕
Inv 2
✕
2
0
3
2
✕
Inv 3
✕
5
4
5
5
✕
Inv 4
✕
7
7
9
8
✕
F7
F
C
G
D
A
E
Inv 1
✕
9
8
10
8
✕
Inv 2
✕
12
10
13
12
✕
Inv 3
✕
3
2
3
3
✕
Inv 4
✕
5
5
7
6
✕
C7
F
C
G
D
A
E
Inv 1
✕
4
3
5
3
✕
Inv 2
✕
7
5
8
7
✕
Inv 3
✕
10
9
10
10
✕
Inv 4
✕
0
0
2
1
✕
Drop 2 Voice Leading
Pattern 1
F
C
G
D
A
E
C7
✕
4
3
5
3
✕
F7
✕
3
2
3
3
✕
C7
✕
4
3
5
3
✕
G7
✕
5
4
5
5
✕
F7
✕
5
5
7
6
✕
C7
✕
7
5
8
7
✕
Pattern 2
F
C
G
D
A
E
C7
✕
7
5
8
7
✕
F7
✕
5
5
7
6
✕
C7
✕
7
5
8
7
✕
G7
✕
7
7
9
8
✕
F7
✕
9
8
10
8
✕
C7
✕
10
9
10
10
✕
Pattern 3
F
C
G
D
A
E
C7
✕
10
9
10
10
✕
F7
✕
9
8
10
8
✕
C7
✕
10
9
10
10
✕
G7
✕
11
10
12
10
✕
F7
✕
12
10
13
12
✕
C7
✕
10
9
10
10
✕
Pattern 4
F
C
G
D
A
E
C7
✕
0
0
2
1
✕
F7
✕
3
2
3
3
✕
C7
✕
4
3
5
3
✕
G7
✕
5
4
5
5
✕
F7
✕
5
5
7
6
✕
C7
✕
7
5
8
7
✕