Ab Natural Minor: 12-Bar Blues

The foundational 12-bar blues form used across blues, rock, and jazz genres.

Chord Sequence

IAbm
IAbm
IAbm
IAbm
IVDbm
IVDbm
IAbm
IAbm
VEbm
IVDbm
IAbm
VEbm

Chord Diagrams

I Abm Ab Minor

Staff

Staff Notation

Piano

Abm chord – keys Ab, Cb, Eb highlightedPiano keyboard with keys Ab, Cb, Eb highlighted. Ab is the root note.CbEbAb
Abm chord – keys Ab, Cb, Eb highlightedPiano keyboard with keys Ab, Cb, Eb highlighted. Ab is the root note.CbEbAb

Guitar

Guitar chord diagram for AbmGuitar chord voicing with notes Ab, Cb, Eb, Ab, Cb, Ab.Abm
Ab Cb Eb
IV Dbm Db Minor

Staff

Staff Notation

Piano

Dbm chord – keys Db, Fb, Ab highlightedPiano keyboard with keys Db, Fb, Ab highlighted. Db is the root note.FbDbAb
Dbm chord – keys Db, Fb, Ab highlightedPiano keyboard with keys Db, Fb, Ab highlighted. Db is the root note.FbDbAb

Guitar

Guitar chord diagram for DbmGuitar chord voicing with notes Fb, Db, Fb, Ab, Db, Fb.Dbm
Db Fb Ab
V Ebm Eb Minor

Staff

Staff Notation

Piano

Ebm chord – keys Eb, Gb, Bb highlightedPiano keyboard with keys Eb, Gb, Bb highlighted. Eb is the root note.EbGbBb
Ebm chord – keys Eb, Gb, Bb highlightedPiano keyboard with keys Eb, Gb, Bb highlighted. Eb is the root note.EbGbBb

Guitar

Guitar chord diagram for EbmGuitar chord voicing with notes Gb, Bb, Eb, Bb, Eb, Gb.Ebm
Eb Gb Bb

12-Bar Blues in All Keys

C Db D Eb E F F# G Ab A Bb B

Other Progressions in Ab Natural Minor

I–IV–V–I ii–V–I ii–V–I–vi 12-Bar Blues
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