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Blues / Rock / Jazz · F

12-Bar Blues in F

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 F 12-Bar Blues

IF
IVBb
IF
VC
IVBb
IF
VC

Hear 12-Bar Blues in F

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 F

I-IV-V-IF – Bb – C – FI-V-vi-IVF – C – Dm – Bbii-V-IGm – C – FI-vi-IV-VF – Dm – Bb – CIV-I-V-viBb – F – C – DmI-III-IV-VF – A – Bb – C

Related Progressions

I-IV-V-I in FF – Bb – C – FI-V-vi-IV in FF – C – Dm – BbI-vi-IV-V in FF – Dm – Bb – CIV-I-V-vi in FBb – F – C – Dm

12-Bar Blues in F

The 12-Bar Blues progression in the key of F uses the chords F, Bb, F, C, Bb, F, C. These correspond to the I, IV, I, V, IV, I, V degrees of the F 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 F, this progression has a characteristic sound shaped by the tonal colour of the F root — common in blues / rock / jazz. Practise hearing it until the sequence feels inevitable rather than surprising.