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Try this progression with a bass player covering the roots. Use the voicings that
are linked in the table below and you'll hear a whole new side of 12-bar blues.




Voicings

To use this table, either click on "THIS" for each chord reference or print out the
Chord Page and use the chords as they are numbered.


Measure 1 Beat 1: play THIS (#6) chord with the 3rd on the 12th fret.
Measure 1 Beat 4: play THIS (#5) chord with the 3rd on the 11th fret.
Measure 2 Beats 1 -4: play THIS (#5) chord with the 3rd on the 10th fret.
Measure 3 Beats 1 -4 and measure 4 Beat 1: play THIS (#5) chord with the 3rd on the 5th fret.
Measure 4 Beat 3: play THIS (#8) chord with the flat 7th on the 7th fret.
Measure 4 Beat 4: play THIS (#6) chord with the 3rd on the 6th fret.
Measure 5 Beats 1-4: play THIS (#6) chord with the 3rd on the 5th fret.
Measure 6 Beats 1-4: play any E diminished or substitution chord you like.
Measure 7 Beats 1-2: play THIS (#8) chord with the flat 7th on the 10th fret.
Measure 7 Beats 3-4: play THIS (#6) chord with the 3rd on the 9th fret.
Measure 8: play the same chords in measure seven, but a half step down (beginning on the 9th fret)
Measure 9: play the same chords in measure eight, but a half step down (beginning on the 8th fret)
Measure 10 Beats 1-2: play F#m7 on the 9th fret.
Measure 10 Beats 3-4: play THIS (#6) chord with the 3rd on the 13th fret.
2 measure turnaround starting on measure 11: play THIS progression.