Advanced 12 Bar Blues
Hello,
Has anyone got any good examples of 12 bar blues with passing chords and a turnaround without turning into Jazz.
Thanks in advance.
Do you mean RFC0068 standard Jazz or Jazz as defined by the Myer-Krunegg scale of musical genres?Originally Posted by BigLicks67
Most Blues pieces with more passing chords in are just Jazz blues changes anyway. Listen to BB King live at the Regal, most of what the band are playing are "Jazz Blues" changes and I didn't see him complaining.
Jazz Blues is fine - For the record Kenny Burrell is my favourite guitarist, so I don't want to get into trouble with the Jazz Police. I just want something that still sounds like Blues or that requires me needing extra fingers
how many fingers you got?Jazz Blues is fine - For the record Kenny Burrell is my favourite guitarist, so I don't want to get into trouble with the Jazz Police. I just want something that still sounds like Blues or that requires me needing extra fingers
The usual
Because no one else seems too keen to help you out...
http://www.bobbrozman.com/tip_evol12bar.html
That website gives a little history on the development of the 12 bar blues with numerous examples of ways the progression changed and developed. It might be able to give you some ideas.
You could also look into tritone substitutions for a good passing chord, but it's typically used in the ii - V - I jazz progression. You might be able to find some decent uses for it in a standard blues though.
There are tons.
Understand by BB King
Don't Touch Me, Johnny Guitar Watson
Motorhead, Johnny Guitar Watson
Trouble Blues, Charles Brown
Need Your Love So Bad, Little Willie John
Stormy Monday Blues, T-Bone Walker
Suffering Mind, Guitar Slim
I can give you the chords for these if you want.
SevenSharpNine.
Thanks for this. I've printed this off and will work through them.
That would be much appreciated. Thanks.
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