![]() ![]() Although it is difficult to articulate the function of each chord, it helps to give a general idea. These functions are probably more abstract than they are concrete, but just being aware that they exist can help you to understand chords better. I have mentioned the labels because it’s good to be thorough, but also, it’s an insight into the fact that each chord has a relationship to the other chords, or a function. It’s probably easier to just refer to them as I, IV and V. In fact, the labels aren’t even that important for now. The other chords have labels too, but we’re not concerned with them at the moment. I is the Tonic, IV is the Subdominant and V is the Dominant. The I, IV and V chords represent the Major chords in a given key (which is why the numerals are written in uppercase).Įach of these chords has a name that tells us about how the chord functions. Just to recap, the seven chords in a key are as follows: If you read the previous lesson, this will all make sense. We also learnt that chords are often written by using roman numerals. ![]() In the previous lesson on song writing and chord theory, we learnt that each key is made up of seven chords, one for every note of the major scale. To be able to play a blues, we need three chords – 1, 4 and 5. Before we look at exactly what it is, we need to be familiar with I, IV and V chords. ![]() So what is it? Well, it has 12 bars, but I’m guessing that you already figured that out by the title. For guitarists, it is an essential part of our repertoire. It has been used to produce countless hits including outside of the blues genre. The 12 bar blues is one of the most popular chord progressions in all of music. ![]() We will also explore the minor blues scale and look at how it’s a perfect fit for the 12-bar blues chord progression. In this lesson, we are going to look at the 12-bar blues, which is a popular chord progression used in countless songs. ![]()
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