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The 12 Bar Blues

The 12 bar blues is a great technique to have in your back pocket in any setting, especially in adult medical and hospice. This standard comping style is helpful for improvisation, entrainment, and original songwriting with clients. Once you have it down, it is a great option to fall back on!

Other Techniques
to Explore:

The Blues Scale on the Guitar: CLICK HERE

  • In this video, the team from Active Melody teaches you how to play the minor and major pentatonic scales on the guitar. Be sure to click the link in the video bio for downloadable tablature and MP3 back track!

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Guitar Lesson: Power Chords: CLICK HERE

  • In this video, iteachguitarstudios shows you how to play the 12 bar blues using power chords. Check out the video bio for more video courses and resources.

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To see the 12 bar chord progression written out, visit the 12 bar blues section of our Keyboard page.

In this video, Marty Schwartz from guitarjamzdotcom teaches you some standard blues chords to start to explore and get comfortable with the 12 bar blues. 

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