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Twelve Bar Blues Improvisation

Chord Progression:

          I     2    3    4    I    2    3    4    I   2    3    4    I    2    3    4     

     IV 2    3    4   IV 2    3    4   I    2    3    4   I    2    3    4     

       V   2    3    4   IV 2    3    4    I   2    3    4    I    2    3    4     

 

IMPROVISATION PRACTICE.                 

Play this Chord Progression in different Keys.
Check that you know the I  IV and V chords of each key before you start.
(See Primary Triads to revise).
Create your own Block chord, Broken chord, and rhythm patterns in keeping with the beat and feel of the MIDI file accompaniments.

See the IMPROVISATION section for more practice with this progression.

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Practice
with
MIDI file

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PLAY 12 Bar MIDI file in C
C Major

PLAY 12 Bar MIDI file in G
G Major

PLAY 12 Bar MIDI file in D
D Major

PLAY 12 Bar MIDI file in A
A Major

PLAY 12 Bar MIDI file in E
E flat

PLAY 12 Bar MIDI file in Bflat
B flat

PLAY 12 Bar MIDI file in F
F Major

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