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Blues / Rock / Jazz · B

12-Bar Blues in B

The defining form of the blues — a 12-bar cycle using I, IV, and V chords. The foundation of blues, rock and roll, and early jazz.

Chords in B 12-Bar Blues

IB
IVE
IB
VF#
IVE
IB
VF#

Hear 12-Bar Blues in B

12-Bar Blues in All 12 Keys

CC – F – C – G – F – C – GC#D♭Db – Gb – Db – Ab – Gb – Db – AbDD – G – D – A – G – D – AD#E♭Eb – Ab – Eb – Bb – Ab – Eb – BbEE – A – E – B – A – E – BFF – Bb – F – C – Bb – F – CF#G♭F# – B – F# – C# – B – F# – C#GG – C – G – D – C – G – DG#A♭Ab – Db – Ab – Eb – Db – Ab – EbAA – D – A – E – D – A – EA#B♭Bb – Eb – Bb – F – Eb – Bb – FBB – E – B – F# – E – B – F#

Other Progressions in B

I-IV-V-IB – E – F# – BI-V-vi-IVB – F# – G#m – Eii-V-IC#m – F# – BI-vi-IV-VB – G#m – E – F#IV-I-V-viE – B – F# – G#mI-III-IV-VB – D# – E – F#

Related Progressions

I-IV-V-I in BB – E – F# – BI-V-vi-IV in BB – F# – G#m – EI-vi-IV-V in BB – G#m – E – F#IV-I-V-vi in BE – B – F# – G#m

12-Bar Blues in B

The 12-Bar Blues progression in the key of B uses the chords B, E, B, F#, E, B, F#. These correspond to the I, IV, I, V, IV, I, V degrees of the B major scale.

The defining form of the blues — a 12-bar cycle using I, IV, and V chords. The foundation of blues, rock and roll, and early jazz. In B, this progression has a characteristic sound shaped by the tonal colour of the B root — common in blues / rock / jazz. Practise hearing it until the sequence feels inevitable rather than surprising.