Quick-Change 12-Bar Blues Progression in A Mixolydian for Guitar

The A Mixolydian scale on guitar: the Quick-Change 12-Bar Blues progression in its chords, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: A B C# D E F# G

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

Scale

Scale shapes

CAGED - E Shape

e|--5---7-----|
B|--4---5---7-|
G|--4---5---7-|
D|--4---6---7-|
A|--5---7---8-|
E|--5---7-----|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	A	A C# E	`x 0 2 2 2 0`
I	A	A C# E	`x 0 2 2 2 x`
I	A	A C# E	`x x x 2 2 0`
I	A	A C# E	`5 4 2 2 2 5`
II	Bm	B D F#	`x 2 4 4 3 2`
II	Bm	B D F#	`x 2 4 4 3 x`
II	Bm	B D F#	`x x x 4 3 2`
II	Bm	B D F#	`7 9 9 7 7 7`
III	C#dim	C# E G	`x 4 5 6 5 x`
III	C#dim	C# E G	`x x 11 9 8 9`
III	C#dim	C# E G	`9 10 11 9 x x`
III	C#dim	C# E G	`x x 5 6 5 x`
IV	D	D F# A	`x x 0 2 3 2`
IV	D	D F# A	`x 5 4 2 3 2`
IV	D	D F# A	`x 5 4 2 3 x`
IV	D	D F# A	`x 5 4 2 x x`
V	Em	E G B	`0 2 2 0 0 0`
V	Em	E G B	`x x 2 0 0 0`
V	Em	E G B	`x x 2 0 0 3`
V	Em	E G B	`x x 2 0 0 x`
VI	F#m	F# A C#	`2 4 4 2 2 2`
VI	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 2`
VI	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 5`
VI	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 x`
VII	G	G B D	`3 2 0 0 0 3`
VII	G	G B D	`3 5 5 4 3 3`
VII	G	G B D	`3 2 0 0 3 3`
VII	G	G B D	`x x 5 4 3 3`

Quick-Change 12-Bar Blues

Chords: A – D – A – A – D – D – A – A – Em – D – A – Em

e|0---------------------------3---5---0---------------------------|2-------------------2---5---2-------------------2---5---2-------|
B|2-------------------2---5-----------2-------------------2---5---|3-----------2---3-----------3-----------2---3-----------3-------|
G|2-----------0---2-------------------2-----------0---2-----------|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|
D|2-------2---------------------------2-------2-------------------|0---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|
A|0---4-------------------------------0---4-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|0---------------------------3---5---0---------------------------|0---------------------------3---5---0---------------------------|
B|2-------------------2---5-----------2-------------------2---5---|2-------------------2---5-----------2-------------------2---5---|
G|2-----------0---2-------------------2-----------0---2-----------|2-----------0---2-------------------2-----------0---2-----------|
D|2-------2---------------------------2-------2-------------------|2-------2---------------------------2-------2-------------------|
A|0---4-------------------------------0---4-----------------------|0---4-------------------------------0---4-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|2-------------------2---5---2-------------------2---5---2-------|2-------------------2---5---2-------------------2---5---2-------|
B|3-----------2---3-----------3-----------2---3-----------3-------|3-----------2---3-----------3-----------2---3-----------3-------|
G|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|
D|0---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|0---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|0---------------------------3---5---0---------------------------|0---------------------------3---5---0---------------------------|
B|2-------------------2---5-----------2-------------------2---5---|2-------------------2---5-----------2-------------------2---5---|
G|2-----------0---2-------------------2-----------0---2-----------|2-----------0---2-------------------2-----------0---2-----------|
D|2-------2---------------------------2-------2-------------------|2-------2---------------------------2-------2-------------------|
A|0---4-------------------------------0---4-----------------------|0---4-------------------------------0---4-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|0-----------------------------------0---------------------------|2-------------------2---5---2-------------------2---5---2-------|
B|0---------------------------3---5---0---------------------------|3-----------2---3-----------3-----------2---3-----------3-------|
G|0-------------------0---4-----------0-------------------0---4---|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|
D|2-----------0---2-------------------2-----------0---2-----------|0---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|
A|2-------2---------------------------2-------2-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|0---3-------------------------------0---3-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|0---------------------------3---5---0---------------------------|0-----------------------------------0---------------------------|
B|2-------------------2---5-----------2-------------------2---5---|0---------------------------3---5---0---------------------------|
G|2-----------0---2-------------------2-----------0---2-----------|0-------------------0---4-----------0-------------------0---4---|
D|2-------2---------------------------2-------2-------------------|2-----------0---2-------------------2-----------0---2-----------|
A|0---4-------------------------------0---4-----------------------|2-------2---------------------------2-------2-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|0---3-------------------------------0---3-----------------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	A7	A C# E G	`x 0 2 2 2 3`
I	A7	A C# E G	`x 0 2 0 2 0`
I	A7	A C# E G	`x 0 2 0 2 x`
I	A7	A C# E G	`5 4 2 2 2 3`
II	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 4 2 3 2`
II	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 0 2 0 x`
II	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 4 2 3 x`
II	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 0 2 0 2`
III	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 4 5 4 5 x`
III	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 4 2 4 2 x`
III	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 4 2 4 x x`
III	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 4 5 4 2 x`
IV	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x x 0 2 2 2`
IV	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 5 4 2 2 2`
IV	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 5 7 6 7 5`
IV	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 5 4 2 2 5`
V	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 0 0 0 0`
V	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 2 0 3 x`
V	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 0 0 0 x`
V	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 0 0 0 3`
VI	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 4 2 2 2 2`
VI	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 0 2 2 2 2`
VI	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 4 2 2 2 x`
VI	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 4 4 2 5 x`
VII	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`3 2 0 0 0 2`
VII	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`x x x 0 0 2`
VII	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`3 2 0 0 3 2`
VII	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`3 5 5 4 3 2`

Quick-Change 12-Bar Blues

Chords: A7 – Dmaj7 – A7 – A7 – Dmaj7 – Dmaj7 – A7 – A7 – Em7 – Dmaj7 – A7 – Em7

e|3---------------------------3---5---3---------------------------|2-------------------2---5---2-------------------2---5---2-------|
B|2-------------------2---5-----------2-------------------2---5---|2-----------2---3-----------2-----------2---3-----------2-------|
G|2-----------0---2-------------------2-----------0---2-----------|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|
D|2-------2---------------------------2-------2-------------------|0---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|
A|0---4-------------------------------0---4-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|3---------------------------3---5---3---------------------------|3---------------------------3---5---3---------------------------|
B|2-------------------2---5-----------2-------------------2---5---|2-------------------2---5-----------2-------------------2---5---|
G|2-----------0---2-------------------2-----------0---2-----------|2-----------0---2-------------------2-----------0---2-----------|
D|2-------2---------------------------2-------2-------------------|2-------2---------------------------2-------2-------------------|
A|0---4-------------------------------0---4-----------------------|0---4-------------------------------0---4-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|2-------------------2---5---2-------------------2---5---2-------|2-------------------2---5---2-------------------2---5---2-------|
B|2-----------2---3-----------2-----------2---3-----------2-------|2-----------2---3-----------2-----------2---3-----------2-------|
G|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|
D|0---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|0---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|3---------------------------3---5---3---------------------------|3---------------------------3---5---3---------------------------|
B|2-------------------2---5-----------2-------------------2---5---|2-------------------2---5-----------2-------------------2---5---|
G|2-----------0---2-------------------2-----------0---2-----------|2-----------0---2-------------------2-----------0---2-----------|
D|2-------2---------------------------2-------2-------------------|2-------2---------------------------2-------2-------------------|
A|0---4-------------------------------0---4-----------------------|0---4-------------------------------0---4-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|0-----------------------------------0---------------------------|2-------------------2---5---2-------------------2---5---2-------|
B|0---------------------------3---5---0---------------------------|2-----------2---3-----------2-----------2---3-----------2-------|
G|0-------------------0---4-----------0-------------------0---4---|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|
D|0-----------0---2-------------------0-----------0---2-----------|0---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|
A|2-------2---------------------------2-------2-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|0---3-------------------------------0---3-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|3---------------------------3---5---3---------------------------|0-----------------------------------0---------------------------|
B|2-------------------2---5-----------2-------------------2---5---|0---------------------------3---5---0---------------------------|
G|2-----------0---2-------------------2-----------0---2-----------|0-------------------0---4-----------0-------------------0---4---|
D|2-------2---------------------------2-------2-------------------|0-----------0---2-------------------0-----------0---2-----------|
A|0---4-------------------------------0---4-----------------------|2-------2---------------------------2-------2-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|0---3-------------------------------0---3-----------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	A9	A C# E G B	`5 2 5 2 5 x`
I	A9	A C# E G B	`x 12 11 12 12 9`
I	A9	A C# E G B	`x 12 11 12 12 12`
I	A9	A C# E G B	`x x x 0 0 0`
II	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`7 4 7 4 7 x`
II	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`7 4 7 7 7 x`
II	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`7 9 7 7 7 9`
II	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x x 0 2 2 2`
III	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x x 11 9 12 10`
III	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x x 0 0 0 0`
III	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`0 2 0 0 0 x`
III	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x x 0 0 0 x`
IV	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x x 0 2 2 0`
IV	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 5 2 2 2 x`
IV	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 5 4 6 5 x`
IV	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`10 9 11 9 x x`
V	Em9	E G B D F#	`0 2 0 0 0 2`
V	Em9	E G B D F#	`12 9 12 9 12 x`
V	Em9	E G B D F#	`12 9 12 12 12 x`
V	Em9	E G B D F#	`3 2 0 0 0 2`
VI	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`x x 4 2 5 3`
VI	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`x x 4 6 5 3`
VI	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`x 0 2 2 2 3`
VI	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`x 0 2 0 2 0`
VII	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`3 2 4 2 x x`
VII	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`3 5 4 2 x x`
VII	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x x 5 2 3 2`
VII	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x x 5 7 7 5`

Quick-Change 12-Bar Blues

Chords: A9 – Dmaj9 – A9 – A9 – Dmaj9 – Dmaj9 – A9 – A9 – Em9 – Dmaj9 – A9 – Em9

e|----------------------------3---5-------------------------------|0-------------------2---5---0-------------------2---5---0-------|
B|5-----------------------5-----------5-----------------------5---|2-----------2---3-----------2-----------2---3-----------2-------|
G|2---------------2---6---------------2---------------2---6-------|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|
D|5-------2---5-----------------------5-------2---5---------------|0---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|
A|2---4-------------------------------2---4-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|5-----------------------------------5---------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

e|0-------------------2---5---0-------------------2---5---0-------|0-------------------2---5---0-------------------2---5---0-------|
B|2-----------2---3-----------2-----------2---3-----------2-------|2-----------2---3-----------2-----------2---3-----------2-------|
G|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|
D|0---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|0---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

e|2-----------------------------------2---------------------------|0-------------------2---5---0-------------------2---5---0-------|
B|0---------------------------3---5---0---------------------------|2-----------2---3-----------2-----------2---3-----------2-------|
G|0-------------------0---4-----------0-------------------0---4---|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|
D|0-----------0---2-------------------0-----------0---2-----------|0---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|
A|2-------2---------------------------2-------2-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|0---3-------------------------------0---3-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------3---5-------------------------------|2-----------------------------------2---------------------------|
B|5-----------------------5-----------5-----------------------5---|0---------------------------3---5---0---------------------------|
G|2---------------2---6---------------2---------------2---6-------|0-------------------0---4-----------0-------------------0---4---|
D|5-------2---5-----------------------5-------2---5---------------|0-----------0---2-------------------0-----------0---2-----------|
A|2---4-------------------------------2---4-----------------------|2-------2---------------------------2-------2-------------------|
E|5-----------------------------------5---------------------------|0---3-------------------------------0---3-----------------------|

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