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Blues / Rock / Jazz · F# / G♭

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#
IVB
IF#
VC#
IVB
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# – B – C# – F#I-V-vi-IVF# – C# – D#m – Bii-V-IG#m – C# – F#I-vi-IV-VF# – D#m – B – C#IV-I-V-viB – F# – C# – D#mI-III-IV-VF# – A# – B – C#

Related Progressions

I-IV-V-I in F#F# – B – C# – F#I-V-vi-IV in F#F# – C# – D#m – BI-vi-IV-V in F#F# – D#m – B – C#IV-I-V-vi in F#B – F# – C# – D#m

12-Bar Blues in F# / G♭

The 12-Bar Blues progression in the key of F# uses the chords F#, B, F#, C#, B, 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 — also written as G♭ — common in blues / rock / jazz. Practise hearing it until the sequence feels inevitable rather than surprising.