Bb Major: 12-Bar Blues

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

Chord Sequence

IBb
IBb
IBb
IBb
IVEb
IVEb
IBb
IBb
VF
IVEb
IBb
VF

Chord Diagrams

I Bb Bb Major

Staff

Staff Notation

Piano

Bb chord – keys Bb, D, F highlightedPiano keyboard with keys Bb, D, F highlighted. Bb is the root note.DFBb
Bb chord – keys Bb, D, F highlightedPiano keyboard with keys Bb, D, F highlighted. Bb is the root note.DFBb

Guitar

Guitar chord diagram for BbGuitar chord voicing with notes F, Bb, D, Bb, D, F.Bb
Bb D F
IV Eb Eb Major

Staff

Staff Notation

Piano

Eb chord – keys Eb, G, Bb highlightedPiano keyboard with keys Eb, G, Bb highlighted. Eb is the root note.GEbBb
Eb chord – keys Eb, G, Bb highlightedPiano keyboard with keys Eb, G, Bb highlighted. Eb is the root note.GEbBb

Guitar

Guitar chord diagram for EbGuitar chord voicing with notes G, Bb, Eb, G, Eb, G.Eb
Eb G Bb
V F F Major

Staff

Staff Notation

Piano

F chord – keys F, A, C highlightedPiano keyboard with keys F, A, C highlighted. F is the root note.CFA
F chord – keys F, A, C highlightedPiano keyboard with keys F, A, C highlighted. F is the root note.CFA

Guitar

Guitar chord diagram for FGuitar chord voicing with notes F, A, F, A, C, F.F
F A C

12-Bar Blues in All Keys

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

Other Progressions in Bb Major

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