12-Bar Slow Change · Blues
B7 · B7 · B7 · B7 · E7 · E7 · B7 · B7 · F#7 · E7 · B7 · B7
I7 · IV7 · V7 in the key of Bm
Four whole bars of home before the IV — the patient version every jam starts on.
Four bars of 12-bar slow change in the key of Bm, written I7 · IV7 · V7 and played quarters over a backbeat groove at around 92 beats per minute. The chord shapes are below, and you can hear the whole thing play (and slow it down) without an account.
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How it should feel
- Strum
- Quarters
- Groove
- Backbeat
- Tempo
- 92 bpm
- Key
- Bm
- Voicings
- The Climb
The top voice steps upward through the progression — a melody rising inside the chords.
The shapes
Low E on the left, high e on the right. 0 is an open string, × is one you do not play.
| Chord | E | A | D | G | B | e |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | × | × |
| B7 | × | × | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| B7 | × | × | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| B7 | × | × | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
| E7 | × | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | × |
| E7 | × | × | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
| B7 | × | × | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
| B7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | × | × |
| F#7 | × | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | × |
| E7 | × | × | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
| B7 | × | × | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
| B7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | × | × |
More Blues
- B7 · F#7 · E7 · E7 · B7 · F#7 · B7 · F#7 I7 · V7 · IV7 in Bm · How Long (8-Bar)
- B7 · E7 · B7 · B7 · E7 · E7 · B7 · B7 · F#7 · E7 · B7 · F#7 I7 · IV7 · V7 in Bm · 12-Bar Quick Change
- Fm7 · Fm7 · Fm7 · Fm7 · Bbm7 · Bbm7 · Fm7 · Fm7 · C7 · Bbm7 · Fm7 · C7 i7 · iv7 · V7 in F · Minor 12-Bar
- B7 · B7 · B7 · B7 · E7 · E7 · B7 · B7 · F#7 · E7 · B7 · B7 I7 · IV7 · V7 in B · 12-Bar Slow Change
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