12 Bar Blues Strum Shuffle in C

Intermediate Rhythm Accompaniment: Use Boogie Notes & Triplets

Low GCEA recomended, but not required
With a Crisp Rhythm:
C C6 C7 C6 C

3 3 3 3
Ukulele

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 2 2 3 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

C7

3 3 3 3

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 2 2 3 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

F F6 F7 F6 F

3 3 3 3

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0 0 2 2 3 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

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C C6 C7 C6 C

3 3 3 3

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 2 2 3 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

G G6 G G6 F F6 F7 F6

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2 2 4 4 2 2 4 4 0 0 2 2 3 3 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

C C A  7 G7 C C6

3 3 3 3

3 7 6 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 0
0 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0
0 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 12 BAR BLUES PROGRESSION (Basic)
Key of C
FOUR BEAT PER BOX
(% = repeat previous box)

C % % C7

F % C %

G7 F7 C G7

NOTE: These are many ways to harmonize and play a blues progression.
Different chords, rhythms and styles can creat a great variety of styles of musoc.

For now, try adding the melody notes shown below to each chord
There are many possible combinations - try practicing the versions how in this
video

Blues progressions are typically played with just three chords: the I, IV and V
chord of the key. These chords make up the “12 bar blues form”

Each chord can be colored in a variety of ways:

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