I just read sheet music from a book on country piano with this chord progression. Although the term 12bar is usually the first form one thinks of when hearing the word blues, a surprising number of songs make use of another popular form. The 8bar blues is a slightly modified version of the 12bar blues. All of the accompaniments and rhythm patterns that you have learned previously can be applied to the 8 bar form. As far as i know a lot of country songs actually use blues progressions. The traditional 12bar blues has a total of 12 bars or measures of the iivv chords that keep repeating in 12bar blocks over and over. Taught by lisa pursell in basic electric with lisa series length. The 8 bar blues how to play blues guitar with blues. Blues rhythm 10 the 8 bar blues anyone can play guitar. With the support of independentlyproduced albums and videos, eight to the bar has cultivated a large, enthusiastic following that. All the examples i found on wikipedia did mention other 8 bar blues chord progressions but something exactly like this one.
Misc 8 bar blues in e bass tab this is really simple, play it fast and use fingers not a pick as it sounds better. A musical and cultural history of the mississippi delta by robert palmer, escaping the delta. High quality video lessons, with tab, standard notation and exclusive backing tracks. Heres a sample from exploring 8bar blues seven songs, progressions and variations in e taught by mary flower. The very basic form is to take the first and last four measures of a 12bar blues and combine them. Two rounds of 8 bar blues solo with ultimate bb king licks and tricks. Drawing its musical influences from american roots music swing, boogie woogie, classic motown, and a little bit of blues, eight to the bar is known for its outstanding instrumentalists. If you listen carefully to stevie ray vaughans version of mary had a little lamb from his early album texas flood you might notice something odd once the vocals come in at 0. Heres everything a learning guitarist will need to get into the infectious 8bar blues form. Dont get me wrong, 12 bar blues is important and powerful, but sometimes. Slapping grooves 8string by diego budicin added 5 years ago. The length of sections may be varied to create eightbar blues or sixteenbar blues.
Heartbreak hotel, how long blues, trouble in mind, aint nobodys business and cherry red are all eight bar blues standards. Dennis mccumber has been a guitar instructor and performer for more than 20 years. The 8 bar blues how to play blues guitar with blues guitar. Essentially, the blues is a specific progression that uses the c7, f7, and g7 chords. Learn how to play guitar with over 1,100 online guitar video lessons, from beginner to advanced levels and in styles ranging from rock, blues, and jazz to metal, country, and classical, all taught by renowned instructors and top recording artists. For the sake of brevity, ill only look at playing blues in the key of c. Jazz patterns in eight to the bar for guitar and electric bass guitar ivor mairants on. Other common blues progressions include the 8 bar, 16 bar, and 24 bar blues. This variation is from key to the highway in the derek and the dominos style. Youll learn licks, scales, turnarounds, boogie backup, and how to. What is the difference between eightbar blues, twelvebar. One variant using this progression is to couple one eightbar blues melody with a different eightbar blues bridge to create a blues variant. The traditional 12 bar blues has a total of 12 bars or measures of the iivv chords that keep repeating in 12 bar blocks over and over.
Here you will learn many 12 bar blues progressions, from the most basic ones to more complex. There are also songs based on 8bar, 16bar and 24bar patterns. There are a few commonly used 8 bar blues chord progressions which you can find like from the song trouble in mind, walking by myself, keys to the highway, etc. This book with online audio access package contains 55 traditional blues arrangements chockfull of chords, licks, riffs, and lines for you to pick up and play. As the name suggests, it features in blues guitar a great deal, it is also used very commonly in jazz, rock, pop, country and even heavy metal. This shortened form is used quite frequently and in our example today, we will play through this form using only our top 3 strings on the guitar.
This book cd pack is solely devoted to providing you with all the technical tools necessary for playing 8bar blues with authority. This book with online audio is solely devoted to providing guitarists with all the technical tools necessary for playing 12bar blues with authority. You can reapeat it as many times as you like, if you shorten the last note when repeating it should fit. Two of the most common 12 bar patterns or arrangements are the. Two of the most common 12 bar patterns or arrangements are the slow change and the fast change. It is both a great selfteaching book and a great method for use with an instructor.
Eight bar blues lesson in the style of key to the highway youtube. In order to make sure everyone is on the same page, take a look at the 12 bar form in fig. Our course of online blues guitar lessons is unlike any other. This bookcd pack is solely devoted to providing guitarists with all the technical tools necessary for playing 12bar blues with authority. Blues if often played with a 12 bar structure, a socalled 12 bar blues. Blues guitar instructional material fred sokolow music. Go back to 32 bar blues checkout page and confrim the quantity and colors you order, and then type your delivery information. Visit the 32 bar blues coupon page at hotdeals and pick out one of the codes to open and copy for next step. The blues chord progression lasts 12 bars thus the phrase 12bar blues that move in a familiar pattern using those three chords. An established group of talented musicians, from all corners of. Chord progressions 8, 16 and 24 bar blues olav torvund.
Note that, in this blues form, chord changes can occur within the same bar, as indicated in the some of the variations below. Well stick to the 12bar forms here because these are the ones you will most often hear played by blues musicians and our primary focus here is the blues turnaround. This is the last in a series of 10 blues rhythm guitar lessons. While its less popular than the 12 bar blues, there are still a lot of 8 bar blues tunes out there. Shortening the form to 8 bars creates a song structure that cycles through a bit faster.
Another common alternative blues form that it is all to common is the 8 bar blues. In music, an eightbar blues is a typical blues chord progression, the second most common. This rich and epic novel is written with each chapter a phrase of. The book covers chord substitution, twelvebar blues, minor blues, eightbar blues, and sixteenbar blues. The sixteen bar blues can be a variation on the standard twelve bar blues or on the less common eight bar blues. Sep 28, 2011 these are two great 8 bar blues standards and the only thing they have in common other than the form is that freddie king recorded them. Browse 32 bar bluess categories and pick out the items matching your needs and add them to your shopping bag. The sixteenbar blues can be a variation on the standard twelvebar blues or on the less common eightbar blues. The term 12bar blues has become synonymous with blues music and is the basis for an incredible body of jazz, rock n roll, and other forms of popular music.
In music, an eightbar blues is a typical blues chord progression, the second most common blues form, common to folk, rock, and jazz forms of the blues, taking eight 4 4 or 12 8 bars to the verse. There is no standard 8 bar or 16 bar blues progression. Sixteen bar blues is also used commonly in ragtime music. If youre in a bluesy mood, check out the following sections for more on these common blues song types. Some are pretty easy, some pretty difficult and plenty in between. The bar refers to how many measures are used in each style of blues. Bb king style 8 bar blues lesson guitarmasterclass. Although the term 12 bar is usually the first form one thinks of when hearing the word blues, a surprising number of songs make use of another popular form. The very basic form is to take the first and last four measures of a 12 bar blues and combine them. Just to show that there is life beyond the standard 12 bar, i look at another common blues form. Learn to play great songs like aint nobodys business, st. Lisa lays down an improvised 8 bar blues solo with the help of a backing track. In music, an eight bar blues is a typical blues chord progression, the second most common blues form, common to folk, rock, and jazz forms of the blues, taking eight 4 4 or 12 8 bars to the verse.
Examples include sitting on top of the world and key to the highway, trouble in mind and stagolee. Then, she discusses how she created her lead lines. For instance, the progression of an 8 bar blues could be i1 v5 iv4 iv4 i v i v first bari1 blow into the holes, 1 2 3 second barv5 suck through holes, 2 3 4 third bariv4 suck through holes, 5 6 fourth bariv4 suck through holes, 5 6 fifth bari1 blow into the holes, 1. Would you call this an 8 bar blues chord progression. Today were showing how you can cut that baby down into 8 hurtful yet soulful bars of guitar magic.
To that end 32 bar blues pays tribute to 3 established, influential, pioneering american artists each season a musician, a writer and a photographer. This allows for a useful approach when playing with another guitar. The 8 bar blues is a slightly modified version of the 12 bar blues. In order to make sure everyone is on the same page, take a look at the 12bar form in fig.
This book cd pack is solely devoted to providing you with all the technical tools necessary for. This book with online audio is solely devoted to providing guitarists with all the technical tools. Blues chord progressions 12, 8 and 16 bar examples. He holds a bachelors degree in music education from the college of saint rose. This allows for a useful approach when playing with another guitar player especially. Many different blues forms are presented, from 12bar and 8bar progressions to minor and slow blues patternsproviding loads of fun for the serious bluesman to the casual hobbyist. Dont get me wrong, 12 bar blues is important and powerful, but sometimes you need a change. For good examples take a listen to blues standards like sittin on top of the world or key to the highway. When you feel twelve bar blues running through your veins, it may be time to explore other common blues formats.
There is life beyond the 12 bar, and in this lesson i look at a common alternative blues form the 8 bar blues. Aug 04, 2015 basically i think its more of the chord progression patterns than anything else 8 bar would seem to me to be a fast shuffle blues, while 16 bar would be a slower more sedate chord change pattern, and 12 bar blues is the standard chord progression and duration and all can be played up or down tempo. Make offer six bluesroots pianists sheet music book 1973 oak publications. This isnt right off the record by any means, but its how i would play it if someone called it. How can know if this is an 8 bar blues chord progression or not. Make sure to approach these voicings and licks using only up strokes as well. Draw the chord progression in c major in your exercise book and. Blues turnarounds exceptions blues is not limited to 12bar patterns. The 12 bar blues is one of the most popular types of chord progression in contemporary music. We are committed to finding the sweet spot where commerce and art meet. James infirmary, stealin, nobody knows you, careless love and 8 more on the 5string, plus learn to jam in any key, in several tunings. Some of the most iconic blues songs ever penned use the 8 bar blues format. Bb king style 8 bar blues by ivan milenkovic added 10 years ago. Full course of blues guitar lessons absolute blues guitar.
Highquality online guitar lessons taught by professional guitar teachers and top recording artists. The most common types of blues songs are the 12bar blues, the 8bar blues, the 16bar blues, the 24bar blues, and the 32bar blues. This is a touching and eyeopening book on american jazz, race, and. The 8bar progression always helps to change things up on a blues gig or jam. The book concludes with advanced techniques such as composite scales, the mixolydian mode, arpeggio superimpositions, the eightbar blues, gospel blues, minor blues, and techniques of great players like muddy waters, big bill broonzy, freddie king, b.
You will come away with a wealth of techniques, great songs and new insights into your instrument. Jan 10, 20 some of the most iconic blues songs ever penned use the 8 bar blues format. Dec 15, 2012 heres a sample from exploring 8 bar blues seven songs, progressions and variations in e taught by mary flower. Heartbreak hotel, how long blues, trouble in mind, aint nobodys business and cherry red are all eightbar blues standards. Sixteenbar blues is also used commonly in ragtime music. Blues progressions in major and minor guitar chord. The twelvebar blues or blues changes is one of the most prominent chord progressions in. This book cd pack is solely devoted to providing you with all the technical tools necessary for playing 8 bar blues with authority. The only 3 chords you need to master the blues on piano. Although blues music has evolved over time, a fundamental chord progression called the 12 bar blues still lives on. What is the second most popular blues progression from key to the highway to worried life blues, the legends have given us a great way to break free of the same old twelve bar blues pattern.
Learn acoustic or electric with this beginner lesson for 8 bar blues. Other common blues progressions include the 8bar, 16bar, and 24bar blues. Less common than 12 bar blues, the 8 bar blues form condenses the 1 4 5 sequence into. Mary flower brings her expert musicianship to seven exciting arrangements, helping both novice and more advanced fingerstyle blues players develop important guitar skills. Easytoread examples are written in standard music notation and tab, and theres a special section at the end. Blues guitar for adults covers scales and techniques for blues lead guitar, important blues formssuch as the 12bar and 8bar blues progressionsand even provides licks in the style of the most important blues guitar masters. Blues music paved the way for many other genres of music we know and love. We will cover techniques needed to achieve bb king style, but also some very cool licks needed for any blues player. These are two great 8bar blues standards and the only thing they have in common other than the form is that freddie king recorded them. Home page of eight to the bar, a group from northford.