17 Blues chord progressions

g7guitarist · #1 04-11-2007, 06:53 PM

Hi I thought I should get this theory thread started with a chart showing variations in progressions for an f blues. When I first started taking jazz lessons I was aware that some people were playing way more interesting chords than the 3 that I was using. Of course you don't use these all at once but they are options that can be mixed and matched.
Having said that once when I was jamming with Scofield in a group lesson(yes, it's called namedropping Sorry) I started out playing the Blues for Alice changes and then neatly dovetailed into a coltrane matrix, or so I thought. He suddenly stopped his solo and said hey you broke the golden rule, if you start a recognised progression you must keep going. for what it's worth it was a great lesson.
Here is a chart I made of options for an F blues.
http://leighjackson.muzic.net.nz/FBl...ons%20(WP).pdf
Enjoy
Cheers
Leigh Jackson

Leigh Jackson -- Jazz Guitarist | Composer | Teacher | New Zealand
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TheThunder · #2 04-12-2007, 01:08 AM

wow, kudos

Thunder

Wes Montgomery · #3 04-12-2007, 04:43 PM

Hey, that's great if you play blues in F, but pretty useless in any other key! (Just kidding)

Gabriel · #4 04-12-2007, 10:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wes Montgomery

Hey, that's great if you play blues in F, but pretty useless in any other key! (Just kidding)

This was useful, I'm going to go over this later this weekend and write it empirically (is that the word I'm looking for?) where instead of "C7" for example I'll have "V7"

thanks!

-G

aPAULo · #5 04-17-2007, 08:38 PM

Wow kudos indeed. Must have taken you forever.

Thanks for sharing it with everybody here though!

mr. beaumont · #6 04-19-2007, 02:30 PM

neat post G7. for those looking at another take on this (based off the key of C) check out the blues chapter in ted greene's chord chemistry. transpose those down a whole step and do the same for these and you've got your blues covered in pretty much the most important keys you'll ever need...

m78w · #7 03-02-2008, 07:01 PM

Favorite blues subs:

F Blues:

Cm7/Cm7/Cm7/B7

Bb7/Bb7/A7/Ab7

G7/F#7/F7/Db7

MW

Goofsus4 · #8 03-03-2008, 10:05 AM

That's why people shouldn't be afraid to bump old threads - they are often useful for new folks. I would have missed this. Good stuff.

m78w · #9 03-03-2008, 10:09 AM

Yeah, I should have also mentioned that I wouldn't use those subs right away, they make a good 5-6th chorus, especially when comping. The C pedal is great at the top for creating energy and pushing the soloist in new directions.

MW

plaz24 · #10 03-12-2008, 10:03 AM

Thanks for the resource Leigh. I've been focusing on Blues lately and this is exactly what I need right now.

BTW, I just checked out some of your vids on youtube and, holy schmoley! You are a fantastic player. Inspiring.

The Clave kid · #11 04-09-2010, 08:05 AM

Hello Leigh, I tried clicking on your link but nothing happened. Do you have another?