Introduction to 12 Bar Blues for Status quo for beginners

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This a work in progress , I hoping to try new ideas out hear( since we have a better site )


Aims
1 To explain what a 12 bar is
2 A worked example key of E
3 A small test with hints, Key of A chords and work sheet.
 



Welcome to wonderful world of 12 Bar blues.

Some quo songs that used 

1 Spinning wheel blues
2 Lazy poker blues
3 Good thinking batman  
4 Railroad
5 Oh baby
6 Bye Bye Johnny.

More modern one

I aint wasting my time ( In Search of the 4th chord) 

Worked example Key of E


Set one lets pick on The Key of E major ( I will leave out how to derive chords from that scale)

There is 3 chords ( normally , quo do have knack of throwing In extra chord Like in IN my Chair and oh Baby)

There is a structure in 12 bar it like musical formula , An can be applied to any Musical key

Basic 12 bar as follows

Bar 1,2,3,4 Root chord
Bar ,5,6 is the 4th chord  
Bar 7,8 Root chord
bar 9 5th chord
bar 10 4th chord
bar 11 Root chord
bar 12 5th  chord

Example key of E major

1 Root chord is E
2 4h chord is A
3 5th Chord is B




Ex1  key of E


Now lets construct this 12 bar In E using that 12 bar system

Let put them I groups of 4 Bars.

EEEE (BAR 1 TO 4)
AAEE (BAR 5 TO 8)
BAEB ( BAR 9 TO 12)

I hope that can see if you 12 bar formula that should see how that Key of E was derived





Ex 2 key of 12 bar

Lets try a test.


Q construct a 12 bar in Key of A Major 

With chords below


1st A
4th D
5th E

You can PM hear with the answer, I think this help you to help your self, I had to learn this myself.

see you in the next tread 12 with QC

Have fun





Hear is work sheet. To help along with it.

Note that 1,4th and 5th chord is marked off.