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Songs Using The 12 Bar Sequence: Before You Accuse Me, Sweet Home Chicago, Heart Break Hotel
Key: E
Did You Know? This form of the 12 Bar Blues was codified and standardised by W.C. Handy in his songs 'Yellow Dog Blues,' 'Beale Street Blues' & 'St. Louis Blues'
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Difficulty Level: Yellow Belt
Most Advanced Chord Change: Yellow Belt (when played with open chords throughout)
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Yellow Pick Version
Chords:
Open E Chord
Open A Chord
Open B7 Chord: X21202
Open E7: 020100
Open A7: x02020
Easier Chords:
Use B11 Instead of B7: X21200 (No Little finger)
Strumming Patterns:
Straight 8s:
|D U D U D U D U|
Played with a shuffle:
|D U D U D U D U |
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Version 1:
|E - - - |E - - - |E - - - |E - - - |
|A - - - |A - - - |E - - - |E - - - |
|B7 - - - |B7 - - - |E - - - |E - - - |
Version 2: (Using 7th)
|E - - - |E7 - - - |E - - - |E7 - - - |
|A - - - |A7 - - - |E - - - |E7 - - - |
|B7 - - - |B7 - - - |E - - - |E7 - - - |
Version 3: (Quick Change Blues)
|E - - - |A - - - |E - - - |E - - - |
|A - - - |A - - - |E - - - |E - - - |
|B7 - - - |A - - - |E - - - |B7 - - - |
Version 4: (Quick Change Blues with 7ths)
|E - - - |A7 - - - |E - - - |E7 - - - |
|A - - - |A7 - - - |E - - - |E7 - - - |
|B7 - - - |A7 - - - |E7 - - - |B7 - - - |
Final Chord Strum: E
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