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Twelve-bar blues

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centered around the same key center. Dominant 7th chords are generally used throughout a blues progression. The addition of dominant 7th chords as well as the inclusion of other types of 7th chords (i.e. minor and diminished 7ths) are often used just before a change, and more changes can be added. A more complicated example might look like this, where "7" indicates a seventh chord:
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Seventh chords are a type of chord that includes the 7th scale degree (that is, the 7th note of the scale). There are different types of 7th chords such as major 7ths, dominant 7ths, minor 7ths, half diminished 7ths, and fully diminished 7ths. These chords are similar with slight changes, but are all
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As the chords of a 12-bar blues follow a form, so does the melodic line. The melodic line might just be the melody of the piece or it might also include lyrics. The melody and lyrics frequently follow an AA'B form, meaning one phrase is played then repeated (perhaps with a slight alteration), then
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The blues originated from a combination of work songs, spirituals, and early southern country music. The music was passed down through oral tradition. It was first written down by
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In the original form, the dominant chord continued through the tenth bar; later on, the V–IV–I–I "shuffle blues" pattern became standard in the third set of four bars:
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codified this blues form to help musicians communicate chord changes." Many variations are possible. The length of sections may be varied to create
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The basic progression for a 12-bar blues may be represented in several ways. It is shown in its simplest form, without the common "quick change",
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something new is played. This pattern is frequently used in the blues and in musical genres that have their roots in the blues.
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may be major (V) or minor (v). Major and minor can also be mixed together, a signature characteristic of the music of
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The common quick-change, quick to four, or quick four variation uses the subdominant or IV chord in the second bar.
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Covach, John (2005). "Form in Rock Music: A Primer". In Stein, Deborah (ed.).
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Typical boogie woogie bassline on twelve-bar blues progression in C, chord
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composer and band leader. Its popularity led to the creation of "
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Standard twelve-bar blues progressions variations, in key of C.
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di Perna, Alan (1991). "Jazzin' the Blues with Charles Brown".
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Functional notation – chords are represented by
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Voice Leading for Guitar: Moving Through the Changes
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12 Bar Blues (album)
Twelve Bar Blues (novel)

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Twelve bar boogie-woogie blues in C
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Roman numeral notation

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