Blues

Chicago Style

"Chicago blues like Sweet Home Chicago"

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Key
E major
Tempo
92 BPM
Form
12 bars

Chord progression

Count four beats per bar. Each card shows when a chord starts and how many beats to hold it.

  1. Bar 1 E7 4 beats
  2. Bar 2 E7 4 beats
  3. Bar 3 E7 4 beats
  4. Bar 4 E7 4 beats
  5. Bar 5 A7 4 beats
  6. Bar 6 A7 4 beats
  7. Bar 7 E7 4 beats
  8. Bar 8 E7 4 beats
  9. Bar 9 B7 4 beats
  10. Bar 10 A7 4 beats
  11. Bar 11 E7 4 beats
  12. Bar 12 B7 4 beats

Chord chart for this demo arrangement. The inspiration prompt is a style reference, not a transcription of the original song.

Follow a full chorus without losing your place

  1. Listen through the 12-bar form at 92 BPM and say the chord names at each change: E7, A7, E7, B7, A7, E7, B7.
  2. Play an E minor pentatonic phrase in bars 1–2 and repeat it in bars 3–4. Change only its final note to A when bar 5 begins.
  3. Use single root notes through bars 9–12: B, A, E, B. Start the next chorus on E without stopping your count.

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Why practice with blues?

The Foundation of Guitar

Blues is the bedrock of rock, jazz, and countless other genres. Master blues and you have the vocabulary for everything else.

Express Yourself

No other style rewards feel and expression like blues. One bent note with perfect timing says more than a hundred fast licks.

Learn the 12-Bar

The 12-bar blues progression is the most important chord sequence in popular music. Know it cold in every key.

Practice tips

  • Start with the minor pentatonic and add the blue note (b5) for authentic sound
  • Listen to the chord changes - target chord tones on the downbeats
  • Use space. Blues is as much about what you don't play as what you do