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Nov 11, 2015 · The most straightforward, simplistic, & shortest guitar tutorials on the web!Check out my website at http://www.onestarguitarlessons.comBe sure to add me on ...
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All the essential music theory you need to understand blues music, in just 12 minutes.Topics covered:- Major Scale- How chords are created- The Chords in a k...
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Feb 13, 2014 · CHORUS: C C7 I got the hup, two, three, four, occupation GI blues. F C From my GI hair to the heels of my GI shoes, G F C and if I don't go state-side soon, I'm gonna blow my...
- What Are Basic Blues Chords?
- Basic Blues Chord Construction
- Open Position Dominant 7th Chords
- Using Basic Blues Chords in Context
- The 12 Bar Blues
- Keys, Scales & Chord Structures
- The I, IV & V Chords
- The 12 Bar Blues in Practice
- The Pattern of The 12 Bar Blues
- Changing Keys
Before we dive into the specifics, I think it is important to first define exactly what I mean by ‘basic blues chords’. Hopefully the ‘basic’ part of this definition is fairly straightforward. If you have played guitar chords prior to reading this article, then you will have no doubt encountered chords of varying complexity. Some chords form easy p...
Blues chords are formed when specific intervals are stacked on top of each other. As you might expect, there are a whole range of different chords used in blues music. Yet there are certain types of chords which blues musicians use much more frequently. And of these, dominant 7th chordsare the most common. A dominant 7th chord is one that contains ...
There are dominant 7th versions of all of the chords with which you might be familiar. There is an A7 chord, an E7 chord, and an G7 chord etc. And these chords appear all over the neck of your guitar. Here though we are going to look at dominant 7th chords in what is called the ‘open position’ on your guitar. If you have not heard this term before ...
If you are totally new to the world of blues chords and rhythm guitar, I would recommend pausing at this point. Take some time to commit the chords listed above to memory. Get comfortable with their shapes, and memorise them by name. Once you have done that, just have fun experimenting with them. Play the chords with different strumming patterns, a...
The 12 bar blues is the most commonly occurring chord progression in the blues. Blues musicians have used it since the beginning of the 20th century, and it features in many of the most famous blues songs of all time. In technical terms, the 12 bar blues is a chord progression that lasts for 12 bars, or measures. These 12 bars are then typically re...
Western music is based around ‘keys’. These keys refer to the note and scale that a piece of music is centred around. If for example, someone says ‘this song is in the key of C major’, they mean that the song is based around the notes of the C major scale. As noted in more detail in this article here, there are 7 notes in the major scale. And each ...
A typical 12 bar blues progression is based around the I, IV and V chords in any given key. Let’s look at this in practice. In the key of C major, the notes of the scale are as follows: C is the first note of the scale and is marked as 1. F is the 4th note in the scale and G is the 5th. Now as I covered in much more detail in this article here, if ...
Understanding the theory of the major scale, and appreciating how the notes of the scale correspond to the chords used in a 12 bar blues progression is a significant first step. It is important to note however that in practice, the pure major chords listed above are always turned into dominant 7th chords in a blues context. Pure major chords sound ...
Now you know the basic structure of the 12 bar blues and how to apply it to different keys, the next step is to learn how the I, IV and V chords fit together within the progression. And luckily, this is nice and easy. The 12 bar blues is easiest to understand if you break it down into 3 sections – each one 4 bars long. The first 4 bars run as follo...
To help with this, In the table below I have outlined the keys that I would recommend experimenting with at this stage. I have included the I, IV and V chords which appear in these keys, and I have turned these into dominant 7th chords, because as noted above – these are the chords that you will actually use in a practical context. This is what all...
Learn the proper way of playing Gi Blues chords on guitar (you'll sound like Elvis Presley)!
Free printable and easy chords for song by Elvis Presley - Gi Blues. Chords ratings, diagrams and lyrics. E E7 They give us a room with a view of the beautiful Rhine, A7 E They give us a room with a v.
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Feb 13, 2014 · Gi Blues Chords. by Elvis Presley. 4,097 views, added to favorites 74 times. Author musiclife [a] 552. Last edit on Feb 13, 2014. Download Pdf. Chords. E. A. B7. A7. E7. Strumming. There is...
