12 bar blues
Tutorial: Part 1
Danny Grady: Let's take a look at one of the first chord progressions any guitar player likes how to play, the 12 bar blues. I am going to play it for you slowly and then we will take a more in depth look on how to play it.
Now, the reason it's called 12 bar blues is that, there are 12 bars or measures of 4 beats a piece, where we will be playing each of our chords. So let's start out with the very first chord, it's an A chord. The pattern is based on A5. You are going to put your first finger here on the second fret of the fourth string, and then you are going to hit the fifth string open with it. So hit those two notes twice.
Then, keeping your first finger down, you are going to add your third finger to the fourth fret of the fourth string, and then hit again, the fifth string open, and the fourth string at the same time. Twice.
Lift up your third finger, so it's just your first finger by itself again. Hit the fifth string open, and the second fret of the fourth string at the same time, twice, and then again. Put your third finger back down onto the fourth fret of the fourth string, hit it twice, with the open fifth string That's four beats, let me count it out for you slowly so you can hear; 1, 2, 3, 4, so that's our first bar.
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Danny Grady: Starting with the first fret across strings one and two, the first fret. The second finger on the second fret of the third string, so that's a little part of an F chord there.
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