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Blues / Rock / Jazz · G

12-Bar Blues in G

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 G 12-Bar Blues

IG
IVC
IG
VD
IVC
IG
VD

Hear 12-Bar Blues in G

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 G

I-IV-V-IG – C – D – GI-V-vi-IVG – D – Em – Cii-V-IAm – D – GI-vi-IV-VG – Em – C – DIV-I-V-viC – G – D – EmI-III-IV-VG – B – C – D

Related Progressions

I-IV-V-I in GG – C – D – GI-V-vi-IV in GG – D – Em – CI-vi-IV-V in GG – Em – C – DIV-I-V-vi in GC – G – D – Em

12-Bar Blues in G

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