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ChristopherSchlegel
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ChristopherSchlegel
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Posts: 8,360
07/19/2021 11:46 am
Originally Posted by: ashleylopez199581

What are some more blues progressions other than the 1-4-5? Looking for any types of blues: soul blues, jazz blues, you mame it. Really into soul right now.

Would really like to try out some new stuff, thanks!

You can play just about any progression in a blues style. Jazz & R&B in particular have plenty of chord progressions that are adaptable to blues style playing.

I add some circle of 5th motion to the basic blues in this tutorial.

16 Bar Blues

https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=1342

These tutorials in a jazz-blues style add a lot to the basic I-IV-V progression.

Jazz Blues In F

https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=2605

Jazz Blues in B-flat

https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=2595

These tutorials in an R&B style do the same!

Soulful R&B 1

https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=1316

Soulful R&B 2

https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=1454

Hope that helps!


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