Blues Chords

7 Series chords

The Blues simple major and minor chords are rare. Instead, often called Sept-used and / or ninth chords. Your game gets more ink and therefore Feeling.Also you use instead of the simple I-IV and V chords now I7, IV7 and V7 chords. When the Blues in E the chords would be E7, A7 and B7.

 












Exercise: Play a 12-bar blues used, while the normal and the 7 chords.

Blues Standart
 

I	I	I	I	IV	IV	I	I	V	IV	I	V
E	E	E	E	A	A	E	E	B	A	E	E

Alternative: Quick Change Blues

I	IV	I	I	IV	IV	I	I	V	IV	I	IV
E	A	E	E	A	A	E	E	B	A	E	B

Barre chords

Next, learn their so-called sliding chords, barre chords. Here, the finger is placed over some or all of the strings and used as a kind of guitar saddle like a capo.

Now we look at the I-IV-V chords of a blues in G. I-chord = G IV-V chord chord = C = D

I-chord: To play these chords in any key, can you seek the root of the key on the low E string. In this example, root G at the 3rd Association of E-string.

IV chord: Find the root note on the A string. In this example, the note C on the 3rd Confederation of A-string

V chord: Find the root note on the A string. In this example, the note D on the 5th Confederation of A-string 

 









Exercise: Try this with other I-IV-V combination.

 Notes on the E strings

Notes on the A string
 

Alternative to Barre handles: power chords

Power chords are used mostly in rock and metal genre because you can access quickly and easily and can quickly embrace between the various chords.

There are really two variations to find the chords. Do you seek the right tone on the low E string or the A-string. Used the power chords are as follows:

 












Of course, these chords sound not like the barre chords, but if you have not enough strength in the fingers, or fingers are not flexible enough for complex barre chords, power chords are a good alternative. And in time you'll get enough practice to the Barre handles to change.

12-Bar Blues

The normal "12-Bar Blues" is the rule of 3 chords. Usually referred to as "I-IV-V chords (alternatively as tonic-subdominant-dominant). The 1 Chord is the root of the song, can be derived from the other two.

Here we have the scale (without half steps): C D E F G A B C
For a blues in C the I-chord is automatically the C chord and so would the IV chord is an F and the V chord, a G to be.
To test simply count times:

I   II III IV V
C D  E  F  G  

The same, of course, you can apply for any other typical blues song, simply count the chords, if you with the fundamental, ie I have the chord. Finding the simplest and most ideal way is the right chords to use a circle of fifths. In the below you need only look at the circle to throw your I-chord is always the root and at the top. From there, you count from easy. Some things are really easier than I thought, right?

Exercise: Finding out on the basis of counting the I IV and V chords of the following frequently verwendetn keys for 12-bar blues.

1. A
2. D
3. G

Solution:
1. I = A D = IV V = E (eg Stormy Monday Blues)
2. I D = IV = GV = A (eg Good morning little school girl)
3. I = G IV = C = V D (eg Oh Pretty Woman)

Songs are based on I-IV-V chords:
Crossroads (original by Robert Johnson, played by Eric Clapton, Rolling Stones, Lynyrd Skynyrd, etc.)
Good Morning Little School Girl (Original Sonny Boy Williamson, etc. played by Jonny Lang)
Malted Milk (Orig. Robert Johson, played by Eric Clapton and Others)
Pretty Woman (Original Albert King, among others played by Gary Moore)
Pride and Joy (Stevie Ray Vaughan)
Stormy Monday Blues (original? played, among others, SRV, Albert King, Allman Brothers, Gary Moore)

Let's start with the practice! 

Now plays once a very simple 12-bar blues in E.
Our 12-stroke follows the equation: E (4 bars) A (2 bars) E (2 bars) B (2 counts) E (2 bars)

For proper practice you can also use the GuitarPro file that you can easily practice until you can play this important rhythm liquid.


Theory of knowledge:
The German H is called in English B
The German B is called in English Bb 

Standard 12-bar blues key of E (4 strokes per cycle!) 

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