12-Bar Blues Progression in G#/Ab Mixolydian for Guitar

The G#/Ab Mixolydian scale on guitar (G sharp / A flat mixolydian): the 12-Bar Blues progression in its chords, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: Ab Bb C Db Eb F Gb

Tuning: E Standard (E A D G B E)

Scale

Scale shapes

CAGED - E Shape

e|--4---6-----|
B|--3---4---6-|
G|--3---4---6-|
D|--3---5---6-|
A|--4---6---7-|
E|--4---6-----|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Ab	Ab C Eb	`4 3 1 1 1 4`
I	Ab	Ab C Eb	`4 6 6 5 4 4`
I	Ab	Ab C Eb	`4 3 1 1 4 4`
I	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x 6 5 4 4`
II	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x 1 3 3 2 1`
II	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x 1 3 3 2 x`
II	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x x x 3 2 1`
II	Bbm	Bb Db F	`6 8 8 6 6 6`
III	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x 3 4 5 4 x`
III	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x x 10 8 7 8`
III	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`8 9 10 8 x x`
III	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x x 4 5 4 x`
IV	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 2 1`
IV	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 2 x`
IV	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 x x`
IV	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 6 6 6 4`
V	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`x x 1 3 4 2`
V	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`x 6 4 3 4 x`
V	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`x 6 8 8 7 6`
V	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`x 6 8 8 7 x`
VI	Fm	F Ab C	`1 3 3 1 1 1`
VI	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 1`
VI	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 4`
VI	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 x`
VII	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`2 4 4 3 2 2`
VII	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`x x 4 3 2 2`
VII	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`x x 4 3 2 x`
VII	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`x x 4 6 7 6`

12-Bar Blues

Chords: Ab – Ab – Ab – Ab – Db – Db – Ab – Ab – Ebm – Db – Ab – Ebm

e|4---------------------------2---4---4---------------------------|4---------------------------2---4---4---------------------------|
B|1-----------------------4-----------1-----------------------4---|1-----------------------4-----------1-----------------------4---|
G|1---------------1---5---------------1---------------1---5-------|1---------------1---5---------------1---------------1---5-------|
D|1-------1---4-----------------------1-------1---4---------------|1-------1---4-----------------------1-------1---4---------------|
A|3---3-------------------------------3---3-----------------------|3---3-------------------------------3---3-----------------------|
E|4-----------------------------------4---------------------------|4-----------------------------------4---------------------------|

e|4---------------------------2---4---4---------------------------|4---------------------------2---4---4---------------------------|
B|1-----------------------4-----------1-----------------------4---|1-----------------------4-----------1-----------------------4---|
G|1---------------1---5---------------1---------------1---5-------|1---------------1---5---------------1---------------1---5-------|
D|1-------1---4-----------------------1-------1---4---------------|1-------1---4-----------------------1-------1---4---------------|
A|3---3-------------------------------3---3-----------------------|3---3-------------------------------3---3-----------------------|
E|4-----------------------------------4---------------------------|4-----------------------------------4---------------------------|

e|1-----------------------4---1-----------------------4---1-------|1-----------------------4---1-----------------------4---1-------|
B|2---------------2---6-------2---------------2---6-------2-------|2---------------2---6-------2---------------2---6-------2-------|
G|1-------1---5---------------1-------1---5---------------1-------|1-------1---5---------------1-------1---5---------------1-------|
D|3---3-----------------------3---3-----------------------3---3---|3---3-----------------------3---3-----------------------3---3---|
A|4---------------------------4---------------------------4-------|4---------------------------4---------------------------4-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|4---------------------------2---4---4---------------------------|4---------------------------2---4---4---------------------------|
B|1-----------------------4-----------1-----------------------4---|1-----------------------4-----------1-----------------------4---|
G|1---------------1---5---------------1---------------1---5-------|1---------------1---5---------------1---------------1---5-------|
D|1-------1---4-----------------------1-------1---4---------------|1-------1---4-----------------------1-------1---4---------------|
A|3---3-------------------------------3---3-----------------------|3---3-------------------------------3---3-----------------------|
E|4-----------------------------------4---------------------------|4-----------------------------------4---------------------------|

e|2-------------------2---6---2-------------------2---6---2-------|1-----------------------4---1-----------------------4---1-------|
B|4-----------2---4-----------4-----------2---4-----------4-------|2---------------2---6-------2---------------2---6-------2-------|
G|3-------3-------------------3-------3-------------------3-------|1-------1---5---------------1-------1---5---------------1-------|
D|1---4-----------------------1---4-----------------------1---4---|3---3-----------------------3---3-----------------------3---3---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|4---------------------------4---------------------------4-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|4---------------------------2---4---4---------------------------|2-------------------2---6---2-------------------2---6---2-------|
B|1-----------------------4-----------1-----------------------4---|4-----------2---4-----------4-----------2---4-----------4-------|
G|1---------------1---5---------------1---------------1---5-------|3-------3-------------------3-------3-------------------3-------|
D|1-------1---4-----------------------1-------1---4---------------|1---4-----------------------1---4-----------------------1---4---|
A|3---3-------------------------------3---3-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|4-----------------------------------4---------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`4 3 1 1 1 2`
I	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`4 3 4 1 1 4`
I	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`4 6 4 5 4 4`
I	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`x x 6 5 7 4`
II	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 1 3 1 2 1`
II	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 1 3 1 2 x`
II	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 1 3 3 2 4`
II	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`6 8 6 6 6 6`
III	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`x 3 4 3 4 x`
III	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`x 3 1 3 1 x`
III	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`x 3 1 3 x x`
III	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`x 3 4 3 1 x`
IV	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 4 3 1 1 1`
IV	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 4 6 5 6 4`
IV	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 4 3 1 1 4`
IV	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 4 6 5 6 x`
V	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 6 8 6 7 6`
V	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 6 4 6 4 x`
V	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 6 8 6 7 x`
V	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 6 4 6 4 6`
VI	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 3 1 1 1 1`
VI	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 3 3 1 4 x`
VI	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 3 1 1 1 x`
VI	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 3 1 1 1 4`
VII	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`2 4 4 3 2 1`
VII	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x x 4 3 2 1`
VII	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`2 4 3 3 2 2`
VII	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x x 4 6 6 6`

12-Bar Blues

Chords: Ab7 – Ab7 – Ab7 – Ab7 – Dbmaj7 – Dbmaj7 – Ab7 – Ab7 – Ebm7 – Dbmaj7 – Ab7 – Ebm7

e|2---------------------------2---4---2---------------------------|2---------------------------2---4---2---------------------------|
B|1-----------------------4-----------1-----------------------4---|1-----------------------4-----------1-----------------------4---|
G|1---------------1---5---------------1---------------1---5-------|1---------------1---5---------------1---------------1---5-------|
D|1-------1---4-----------------------1-------1---4---------------|1-------1---4-----------------------1-------1---4---------------|
A|3---3-------------------------------3---3-----------------------|3---3-------------------------------3---3-----------------------|
E|4-----------------------------------4---------------------------|4-----------------------------------4---------------------------|

e|2---------------------------2---4---2---------------------------|2---------------------------2---4---2---------------------------|
B|1-----------------------4-----------1-----------------------4---|1-----------------------4-----------1-----------------------4---|
G|1---------------1---5---------------1---------------1---5-------|1---------------1---5---------------1---------------1---5-------|
D|1-------1---4-----------------------1-------1---4---------------|1-------1---4-----------------------1-------1---4---------------|
A|3---3-------------------------------3---3-----------------------|3---3-------------------------------3---3-----------------------|
E|4-----------------------------------4---------------------------|4-----------------------------------4---------------------------|

e|1-----------------------4---1-----------------------4---1-------|1-----------------------4---1-----------------------4---1-------|
B|1---------------2---6-------1---------------2---6-------1-------|1---------------2---6-------1---------------2---6-------1-------|
G|1-------1---5---------------1-------1---5---------------1-------|1-------1---5---------------1-------1---5---------------1-------|
D|3---3-----------------------3---3-----------------------3---3---|3---3-----------------------3---3-----------------------3---3---|
A|4---------------------------4---------------------------4-------|4---------------------------4---------------------------4-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|2---------------------------2---4---2---------------------------|2---------------------------2---4---2---------------------------|
B|1-----------------------4-----------1-----------------------4---|1-----------------------4-----------1-----------------------4---|
G|1---------------1---5---------------1---------------1---5-------|1---------------1---5---------------1---------------1---5-------|
D|1-------1---4-----------------------1-------1---4---------------|1-------1---4-----------------------1-------1---4---------------|
A|3---3-------------------------------3---3-----------------------|3---3-------------------------------3---3-----------------------|
E|4-----------------------------------4---------------------------|4-----------------------------------4---------------------------|

e|6---------------------------9---11--6---------------------------|1-----------------------4---1-----------------------4---1-------|
B|7-------------------7---11----------7-------------------7---11--|1---------------2---6-------1---------------2---6-------1-------|
G|6-----------6---8-------------------6-----------6---8-----------|1-------1---5---------------1-------1---5---------------1-------|
D|8-------8---------------------------8-------8-------------------|3---3-----------------------3---3-----------------------3---3---|
A|6---9-------------------------------6---9-----------------------|4---------------------------4---------------------------4-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|2---------------------------2---4---2---------------------------|6---------------------------9---11--6---------------------------|
B|1-----------------------4-----------1-----------------------4---|7-------------------7---11----------7-------------------7---11--|
G|1---------------1---5---------------1---------------1---5-------|6-----------6---8-------------------6-----------6---8-----------|
D|1-------1---4-----------------------1-------1---4---------------|8-------8---------------------------8-------8-------------------|
A|3---3-------------------------------3---3-----------------------|6---9-------------------------------6---9-----------------------|
E|4-----------------------------------4---------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`4 1 4 1 4 x`
I	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`x 11 10 11 11 8`
I	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`x 11 10 11 11 11`
I	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`x 3 4 3 4 x`
II	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`6 3 6 3 6 x`
II	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`6 3 6 6 6 x`
II	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`6 8 6 6 6 8`
II	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x x x 1 1 1`
III	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`x x 10 8 11 9`
III	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`x x 4 3 2 x`
III	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`x x x 3 2 2`
III	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 4 4 3 x x`
IV	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x 4 1 1 1 x`
IV	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x 4 3 5 4 x`
IV	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`9 8 10 8 x x`
IV	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`9 11 10 8 x x`
V	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`11 8 11 8 11 x`
V	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`11 8 11 11 11 x`
V	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`11 13 11 11 11 13`
V	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`2 4 4 3 2 1`
VI	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`x x 3 1 4 2`
VI	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`x x 3 5 4 2`
VI	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`4 6 4 5 4 4`
VI	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`x x 4 5 4 x`
VII	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`2 1 3 1 x x`
VII	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`2 4 3 1 x x`
VII	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x x 4 1 2 1`
VII	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x x 4 6 6 4`

12-Bar Blues

Chords: Ab9 – Ab9 – Ab9 – Ab9 – Dbmaj9 – Dbmaj9 – Ab9 – Ab9 – Ebm9 – Dbmaj9 – Ab9 – Ebm9

e|----------------------------2---4-------------------------------|----------------------------2---4-------------------------------|
B|4-----------------------4-----------4-----------------------4---|4-----------------------4-----------4-----------------------4---|
G|1---------------1---5---------------1---------------1---5-------|1---------------1---5---------------1---------------1---5-------|
D|4-------1---4-----------------------4-------1---4---------------|4-------1---4-----------------------4-------1---4---------------|
A|1---3-------------------------------1---3-----------------------|1---3-------------------------------1---3-----------------------|
E|4-----------------------------------4---------------------------|4-----------------------------------4---------------------------|

e|----------------------------2---4-------------------------------|----------------------------2---4-------------------------------|
B|4-----------------------4-----------4-----------------------4---|4-----------------------4-----------4-----------------------4---|
G|1---------------1---5---------------1---------------1---5-------|1---------------1---5---------------1---------------1---5-------|
D|4-------1---4-----------------------4-------1---4---------------|4-------1---4-----------------------4-------1---4---------------|
A|1---3-------------------------------1---3-----------------------|1---3-------------------------------1---3-----------------------|
E|4-----------------------------------4---------------------------|4-----------------------------------4---------------------------|

e|------------------------4---------------------------4-----------|------------------------4---------------------------4-----------|
B|1---------------2---6-------1---------------2---6-------1-------|1---------------2---6-------1---------------2---6-------1-------|
G|1-------1---5---------------1-------1---5---------------1-------|1-------1---5---------------1-------1---5---------------1-------|
D|1---3-----------------------1---3-----------------------1---3---|1---3-----------------------1---3-----------------------1---3---|
A|4---------------------------4---------------------------4-------|4---------------------------4---------------------------4-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------2---4-------------------------------|----------------------------2---4-------------------------------|
B|4-----------------------4-----------4-----------------------4---|4-----------------------4-----------4-----------------------4---|
G|1---------------1---5---------------1---------------1---5-------|1---------------1---5---------------1---------------1---5-------|
D|4-------1---4-----------------------4-------1---4---------------|4-------1---4-----------------------4-------1---4---------------|
A|1---3-------------------------------1---3-----------------------|1---3-------------------------------1---3-----------------------|
E|4-----------------------------------4---------------------------|4-----------------------------------4---------------------------|

e|----------------------------9---11------------------------------|------------------------4---------------------------4-----------|
B|11----------------------11----------11----------------------11--|1---------------2---6-------1---------------2---6-------1-------|
G|8---------------8---11--------------8---------------8---11------|1-------1---5---------------1-------1---5---------------1-------|
D|11------8---11----------------------11------8---11--------------|1---3-----------------------1---3-----------------------1---3---|
A|8---9-------------------------------8---9-----------------------|4---------------------------4---------------------------4-------|
E|11----------------------------------11--------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------2---4-------------------------------|----------------------------9---11------------------------------|
B|4-----------------------4-----------4-----------------------4---|11----------------------11----------11----------------------11--|
G|1---------------1---5---------------1---------------1---5-------|8---------------8---11--------------8---------------8---11------|
D|4-------1---4-----------------------4-------1---4---------------|11------8---11----------------------11------8---11--------------|
A|1---3-------------------------------1---3-----------------------|8---9-------------------------------8---9-----------------------|
E|4-----------------------------------4---------------------------|11----------------------------------11--------------------------|

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