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  1.  
  2.          * indicates minor progressions
  3.  
  4.                                 12 BAR BLUES PROGRESSIONS
  5.  
  6.          The same section of different progressions are interchangeble.
  7.          Section a=bars 1-4; b=5 & 6; c=7 & 8; d=9 & 10; e=11 & 12.
  8.          Roman numerals represent the major scale degrees of any given
  9.          root (i.e. if I = C, then bVII = Bb).
  10.          M=major. m=minor. o=diminished. #=sharp. b=flat. /=bar
  11.  
  12.           1 /a/ I7 / I7 / I7 / I7
  13.             /b/ IV7 / IV7
  14.             /c/ I7 / I7
  15.             /d/ V7 / IV7
  16.             /e/ I7 / I7
  17.  
  18.           2 /a/ I7 / IV7 / I7 / I7
  19.             /b/ IV7 / #IVo7
  20.             /c/ I7 / bVII7 VI7
  21.             /d/ IIm7 / V7
  22.             /e/ I(V bass) V7#5
  23.  
  24.           3 /a/ IM7 / VIIm7 IIIm7 / VIm7 II7 / Vm7 I7
  25.             /b/ IV7 /IVm7 bVII7
  26.             /c/ I IIm7 / IIIm7 VI7#5b9
  27.             /d/ IIm7 / IIm7(V bass)
  28.             /e/ I VI7#5b9 / IIm7 V7#5b9
  29.  
  30.           4 /a/ I9 / IV7 #IVo7 / I9 / Vm7 I7
  31.             /b/ IV9 / Im7 IV9
  32.             /c/ I IIm7 / IIIm7 bIIIm7
  33.             /d/ IIm7 IIIm7 IVM7 #IVo7 / IIm7(V bass) V7
  34.             /e/ IIIm7 bIII9 / IIm7 bII9
  35.  
  36.           5 /a/ I7 / IV7 bVII7 /bIIIm7 bVI7 / bIIm7 bV7
  37.             /b/ Im7 / IV7 #IVo7
  38.             /c/ I bVII7 / VI7#5b9 bIII9
  39.             /d/ IIm7 / IVm11 bVII9
  40.             /e/ I #Io7 / IIm7 V7
  41.  
  42.           6 /a/ I7 / IV7 / IIIm7 IIm7 / bIIm7 bV7
  43.             /b/ Im7 / IV7
  44.             /c/ I bVII7 / IIIm7b5 VI7b9
  45.             /d/ IIm7 / #IIo7
  46.             /e/ III7b9 VI7#9 / II7#9 V7#9
  47.  
  48.           7 /a/ Vm7(I bass) / I7 / Vm7(I bass) / I7
  49.             /b/ Im7(IV bass) / Im7(IV bass)
  50.             /c/ Vm7(I bass) / I7
  51.             /d/ IV7 / #IVo7
  52.             /e/ I9 bIII9 / bVI9 bII9
  53.  
  54.          *8 /a/ Im / IVm / Im / Vm7b5 I7b9
  55.             /b/ IVm7 / bVII9
  56.             /c/ Im Im7(bVII bass) / VIm7b5
  57.             /d/ bVI9 / V7#5
  58.             /e/ Im bVI9 / IIm7b5 V7#5b9
  59.  
  60.           9 /a/ IM7 /IV7 / IM7 / I7
  61.             /b/ IV7 / IV7
  62.             /c/ IM7 / IM7
  63.             /d/ V7 / V7
  64.             /e/ IM7 / IM7
  65.  
  66.          10 /a/ IM7 / IV7 / IM7 / Vm7 I7
  67.             /b/ IV7 / #IVo7
  68.             /c/ IM7 / VI7
  69.             /d/ IIm7 / V7
  70.             /e/ IM7 / IM7
  71.  
  72.          11 /a/ IM7 / IV7 / IM7 / Vm7 I7
  73.             /b/ IVM7 / IVm7
  74.             /c/ IIIm7 / VI7
  75.             /d/ IIm7 / V7
  76.             /e/ IM7 / IM7
  77.  
  78.          12 /a/ IM7 / IIm7 #IIo7 / IIIm7 / Vm7 I7
  79.             /b/ IVM7 / IVm7 bVII7
  80.             /c/ IIIm7 / bIIIm7
  81.             /d/ IIm7 / V7
  82.             /e/ IM7 / IM7
  83.  
  84.          13 /a/ IM7 / VIIm7b5 III7 / VIm7 II7 / Vm7 I7
  85.             /b/ IVM7 / IVm7 bVII7
  86.             /c/ bIIIM7 / bIIIm7 bVI7
  87.             /d/ IIm7 V7
  88.             /e/ IM7 / IM7
  89.  
  90.          14 /a/ IM7 / IV7 / IM7 / bIIm7 bV7
  91.             /b/ IVM7 / bVm7 VII7
  92.             /c/ IIIm7 / VI7
  93.             /d/ IIm7 V7 / bVIm7 bII7
  94.             /e/ IM7 / IM7
  95.  
  96.          15 /a/ bII7 bV7 / VII7 III7 / VI7 II7 / V7 I7
  97.             /b/ IV7 / #IVo7
  98.             /c/ IIIm7 / bIIIM7
  99.             /d/ bVIM7 / bIIM7
  100.             /e/ IM7 / IM7
  101.  
  102.         *16 /a/ Im6 / IIm7b5 V7#5 / Im6 / I7
  103.             /b/ IVm6 / IVm6
  104.             /c/ Im6 / Im6
  105.             /d/ IIm7b5 / V7#5
  106.             /e/ Im6 / Im6
  107.  
  108.         *17 /a/ Im6 / IIm7b5 V7#5 / Im / Vm7b5 I7
  109.             /b/ IV7 / #IVo7
  110.             /c/ Im6 / bIIIm7 bVIm7
  111.             /d/ IIm7b5 / V7#5
  112.             /e/ Im6 / Im6
  113.  
  114.          18 /a/ I7 / IV7 / I7 / Vm7 I7
  115.             /b/ IV7 / #IVo7
  116.             /c/ Vm7 I7 / IIIm7 VI7
  117.             /d/ VIm7 II7 / IIm7 V7
  118.             /e/ I7 IV7 / I7
  119.  
  120.          19 /a/ I7 / bVII7 / bVI7 / bV7
  121.             /b/ IVM7 / IVm7 bVII7
  122.             /c/ IIIm7 VI7 / bIIIm7 bVI7
  123.             /d/ IIm7 / V7
  124.             /e/ I7 VI7 / II7 V7
  125.  
  126.          20 /a/ I7 / II7 / III7 / #IV7
  127.             /b/ IVM7 / #IVm7 VII7
  128.             /c/ IIIM7 / IVm7 bVII7
  129.             /d/ bIIIM7 / IIm7 V7
  130.             /e/ I7 VI7 / bVI bII7
  131.  
  132.          21 /a/ I7 / IV7 / IIIm7 IIm7 / bIIm7 #IV7
  133.             /b/ IV7 / IV7
  134.             /c/ I7 VII7 / bVII7 VI7
  135.             /d/ IIm7 / I7
  136.             /e/ I7 VI7 / bVI7 V7
  137.  
  138.          22 /a/ IM7 / VIIm7 III7 / VIm7 II7 / Vm7 I7
  139.             /b/ IV7 bIII7 / bVI VII7
  140.             /c/ III V7 / I7
  141.             /d/ IIm7 V7 / bVIm7 bII7
  142.             /e/ I bIII7 / bVI bII7
  143.  
  144.          23 /a/ I #Io7 / IIm7 bIIIm7 / IIIm7 VI7 / Vm7 I7
  145.             /b/ IV7 / bIII7
  146.             /c/ bII7 / I7
  147.             /d/ IIm7 V7 / IVm7 bVII7
  148.             /e/ I7 bIII7 / II7 bII7
  149.  
  150.          24 /a/ IM7 / bVIIM7 / bVIM7 / #IVM7
  151.             /b/ Im7 / IV7
  152.             /c/ VIIm7 III7 / bVIIm7 bIII7
  153.             /d/ VIm7 II7 / bVm7 bII7
  154.             /e/ I7 bVII7 / bVI7 V7
  155.  
  156.          25 /a/ IM7 / IIM7 / IIIM7 / #IVM7
  157.             /b/ IV7 / VII7
  158.             /c/ I IIm7 / IIIm7 bIIIm7
  159.             /d/ IIm7 / bII7
  160.             /e/ I bIII / #IV VI
  161.  
  162.          26 /a/ bII7 bV7 / VII7 III7 / VI7 II7 / V7 I7
  163.             /b/ IV7 / III7
  164.             /c/ bIII7 / II7
  165.             /d/ V7 / IV7
  166.             /e/ I VI / bV bII
  167.  
  168.          27 /a/ IM7 / Vm7 bVI7 / bII7 III7 / VI I7
  169.             /b/ bV7 IV7 / bVII7 bIII7
  170.             /c/ bVI7 bII7 / bV7 VII7
  171.             /d/ III7 VI7 / II7 V7
  172.             /e/ I bVII7 / bVI7 bII7
  173.  
  174.          28 /a/ I7 / bVII7 / I7 / bVII7
  175.             /b/ IVM7 / IVm7 bVII7
  176.             /c/ IIIm7 VI7 / IIm7 bIII7
  177.             /d/ bVI7 VII7 / III7 V7
  178.             /e/ III7 VI7 / II7 V7
  179.  
  180.          29 /a/ I7 / IV7 / Vm7 I7 / bIIm7 bV7
  181.             /b/ IV7 / IV7
  182.             /c/ I7 bVII7 / bVI7
  183.             /d/ V7 bVI7 / V7
  184.             /e/ I7 / bVII7
  185.  
  186.          30 /a/ I7 bII7 / I7 bII7 / I7 bII7 / I7 bII7
  187.             /b/ IV7 bV7 / IV7 bV7
  188.             /c/ I7 bII7 / I7 bII7
  189.             /d/ V7 bVI7 / IV7 bV7
  190.             /e/ I7 bII7 / I7
  191.  
  192.          31 /a/ IM7 / VIIm7 bVIIm7 / VIm7 bVIm7 / Vm7 bVm7
  193.             /b/ IVM7 / IVm7 bVII7
  194.             /c/ VIIm7 III7 / bIIIm7 bVI7
  195.             /d/ VIm7 II7 / IIm7 V7
  196.             /e/ I7 IV7 / bV7 bVII7
  197.  
  198.          32 /a/ I7 / bIII7 / bV7 / VI7
  199.             /b/ IV / bVI7 bII7
  200.             /c/ I7 / I7
  201.             /d/ bVIm7 / bII7
  202.             /e/ I7 / I7
  203.  
  204.          33 /a/ I7 / VI7 / bV7 / bIII7
  205.             /b/ IV7 / VII7
  206.             /c/ I7 / bV7
  207.             /d/ V7 / VII7
  208.             /e/ III7 / V7
  209.  
  210.          The above progressions were compiled and converted to the above
  211.          "generic" transposable notation by Benjamin Tubb, from the
  212.          following sources:
  213.  
  214.          1-8: "The Encyclopedia of Basic Harmony & Theory Applied to
  215.          Improvisation On All Instruments," Vol. III, Tables 13-16 by
  216.          Dick Grove
  217.  
  218.          9-17: "Improvising Jazz", Appendix C, page 85, by Jerry Coker
  219.  
  220.          18-33: "Jazz Improvisation," Chap XI, pp. 91-92, by David Baker
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