Easy way to play some blues!

by paerdeveygh (May 13, 2008)

I don't know if this has already been done, but here's an easy way to play a 12-bar blues in the key of E


        E
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---2-2--2-2------2-2---2-2--------|---2-2--2-2------2-2---2-2-------
---2-2--4-2------2-2---4-2--------|---2-2--4-2------2-2---4-2-------
---0-0--0-0------0-0---0-0--------|---0-0--0-0------0-0---0-0-------


E
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---2-2--2-2------2-2---2-2--------|---2-2--2-2------2-2---2-2-------
---2-2--4-2------2-2---4-2--------|---2-2--4-2------2-2---4-2-------
---0-0--0-0------0-0---0-0--------|---0-0--0-0------0-0---0-0-------


A
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---7-7--7-7------7-7---7-7--------|---7-7--7-7------7-7---7-7-------
---7-7--9-7------7-7---9-7--------|---7-7--9-7------7-7---9-7-------
---0-0--0-0------0-0---0-0--------|---0-0--0-0------0-0---0-0-------


E
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---2-2--2-2------2-2---2-2--------|---2-2--2-2------2-2---2-2-------
---2-2--4-2------2-2---4-2--------|---2-2--4-2------2-2---4-2-------
---0-0--0-0------0-0---0-0--------|---0-0--0-0------0-0---0-0-------


B A
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---9-9--9--9------9-9---9--9------|---7-7--7-7------7-7---7-7--------
---9-9--11-9------9-9---11-9------|---7-7--9-7------7-7---9-7--------
---x-x--x--x------x-x---x--x------|---0-0--0-0------0-0---0-0--------


E B
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---2-2--2-2------2-2---2-2--------|---9-9--9--9------9-9---9--9-----
---2-2--4-2------2-2---4-2--------|---9-9--11-9------9-9---11-9-----
---0-0--0-0------0-0---0-0--------|---x-x--x--x------x-x---x--x-----