Db Major: 12-Bar Blues

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

Chord Sequence

IDb
IDb
IDb
IDb
IVGb
IVGb
IDb
IDb
VAb
IVGb
IDb
VAb

Chord Diagrams

I Db Db Major

Staff

Staff Notation

Piano

Db chord – keys Db, F, Ab highlightedPiano keyboard with keys Db, F, Ab highlighted. Db is the root note.FDbAb
Db chord – keys Db, F, Ab highlightedPiano keyboard with keys Db, F, Ab highlighted. Db is the root note.FDbAb

Guitar

Guitar chord diagram for DbGuitar chord voicing with notes F, Db, F, Ab, Db, F.Db
Db F Ab
IV Gb F# Major

Staff

Staff Notation

Piano

Gb chord – keys Gb, Bb, Db highlightedPiano keyboard with keys Gb, Bb, Db highlighted. Gb is the root note.DbGbBb
Gb chord – keys Gb, Bb, Db highlightedPiano keyboard with keys Gb, Bb, Db highlighted. Gb is the root note.DbGbBb

Guitar

Guitar chord diagram for GbGuitar chord voicing with notes Gb, Bb, Gb, Bb, Db, Gb.Gb
Gb Bb Db
V Ab Ab Major

Staff

Staff Notation

Piano

Ab chord – keys Ab, C, Eb highlightedPiano keyboard with keys Ab, C, Eb highlighted. Ab is the root note.CEbAb
Ab chord – keys Ab, C, Eb highlightedPiano keyboard with keys Ab, C, Eb highlighted. Ab is the root note.CEbAb

Guitar

Guitar chord diagram for AbGuitar chord voicing with notes Ab, C, Eb, Ab, C, Ab.Ab
Ab C Eb

12-Bar Blues in All Keys

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

Other Progressions in Db 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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