Mastering The B Flat Blues Progressions
Mastering The B Flat Blues Progressions Every Guitarist Should Know
“The 12-bar blues progression is a universal phenomenon, something that every strummer ought to master and expand. It’s a sure bet that if you step into a jam session anywhere on this terrestrial orb and start plucking a bluesy tune, everyone in the room will jump in and join the jamboree. The guitar drives this musical style and its fundamental progression, so it’s up to you to lead the pack. To elevate your jamming sessions to new heights, you must infuse your blues progressions with fresh vitality, and that’s precisely what We aims to achieve!”
B Flat Basic 12-Bar Blues
“In this first segment, we shall lay out the core approaches to Blues Progressions. Pay heed, for it shall set you on the path of musical prowess. To begin generating musical ideas, one must possess a firm grasp of the basic 12-bar blues progression. The one we present here is so rudimentary that the only IV chord in sight is a double-bar instance at bars 5 and 6.
We shall delve deep into the chords that you shall play. From basic grips to extended altered excursions, we shall cover a vast expanse of musical terrain, and you shall have plenty of firepower at your disposal. To commence our journey, this segment shall reveal the crux of most every chord in Blues Progressions: the b5 interval between the 3rd and b7th, which forms the backbone tonality of the 5 progressions we shall examine. Following that exploration, we shall embark on a voyage to extend those dominant 7th chords into phat-sounding 9ths and 13ths.
B Flat Blues Backing Track
B Flat Blues With Guitar Example