Easy way to play some blues!

by paerdeveygh

13 May 2008

I don't know if this has already been done, but here's an easy way to play a 12-bar blues in the key of E


        E

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     ---2-2--2-2------2-2---2-2--------|---2-2--2-2------2-2---2-2-------

     ---2-2--4-2------2-2---4-2--------|---2-2--4-2------2-2---4-2-------

     ---0-0--0-0------0-0---0-0--------|---0-0--0-0------0-0---0-0-------





        E

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     ---2-2--2-2------2-2---2-2--------|---2-2--2-2------2-2---2-2-------

     ---2-2--4-2------2-2---4-2--------|---2-2--4-2------2-2---4-2-------

     ---0-0--0-0------0-0---0-0--------|---0-0--0-0------0-0---0-0-------





        A

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     ---7-7--7-7------7-7---7-7--------|---7-7--7-7------7-7---7-7-------

     ---7-7--9-7------7-7---9-7--------|---7-7--9-7------7-7---9-7-------

     ---0-0--0-0------0-0---0-0--------|---0-0--0-0------0-0---0-0-------





        E

     ----------------------------------|---------------------------------

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     ----------------------------------|---------------------------------

     ---2-2--2-2------2-2---2-2--------|---2-2--2-2------2-2---2-2-------

     ---2-2--4-2------2-2---4-2--------|---2-2--4-2------2-2---4-2-------

     ---0-0--0-0------0-0---0-0--------|---0-0--0-0------0-0---0-0-------



    

        B                                  A

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     ---9-9--9--9------9-9---9--9------|---7-7--7-7------7-7---7-7--------

     ---9-9--11-9------9-9---11-9------|---7-7--9-7------7-7---9-7--------

     ---x-x--x--x------x-x---x--x------|---0-0--0-0------0-0---0-0--------





         E                                 B

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     ---2-2--2-2------2-2---2-2--------|---9-9--9--9------9-9---9--9-----

     ---2-2--4-2------2-2---4-2--------|---9-9--11-9------9-9---11-9-----

     ---0-0--0-0------0-0---0-0--------|---x-x--x--x------x-x---x--x-----

Comments:

01
05.18.2008

WickedBeast

not bad man, reminds me of highway blues.