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

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

Notes: Bb C D Eb F G Ab

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

Scale

Scale shapes

CAGED - E Shape

e|--6---8-----|
B|--5---6---8-|
G|--5---6---8-|
D|--5---7---8-|
A|--6---8---9-|
E|--6---8-----|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bb	Bb D F	`x 1 3 3 3 1`
I	Bb	Bb D F	`x 1 3 3 3 x`
I	Bb	Bb D F	`x x x 3 3 1`
I	Bb	Bb D F	`6 5 3 3 3 6`
II	Cm	C Eb G	`x 3 5 5 4 3`
II	Cm	C Eb G	`x 3 5 5 4 x`
II	Cm	C Eb G	`x 3 1 0 1 x`
II	Cm	C Eb G	`x x x 5 4 3`
III	Ddim	D F Ab	`x 5 6 7 6 x`
III	Ddim	D F Ab	`x x 12 10 9 10`
III	Ddim	D F Ab	`10 11 12 10 x x`
III	Ddim	D F Ab	`x x 6 7 6 x`
IV	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x x 1 3 4 3`
IV	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x 6 5 3 4 3`
IV	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x 6 5 3 4 x`
IV	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x 6 5 3 x x`
V	Fm	F Ab C	`1 3 3 1 1 1`
V	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 1`
V	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 4`
V	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 x`
VI	Gm	G Bb D	`3 5 5 3 3 3`
VI	Gm	G Bb D	`x x 5 3 3 3`
VI	Gm	G Bb D	`x x 5 3 3 6`
VI	Gm	G Bb D	`x x 5 3 3 x`
VII	Ab	Ab C Eb	`4 3 1 1 1 4`
VII	Ab	Ab C Eb	`4 6 6 5 4 4`
VII	Ab	Ab C Eb	`4 3 1 1 4 4`
VII	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x 6 5 4 4`

Quick-Change 12-Bar Blues

Chords: Bb – Eb – Bb – Bb – Eb – Eb – Bb – Bb – Fm – Eb – Bb – Fm

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

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

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

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

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

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

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bb7	Bb D F Ab	`x 1 3 3 3 4`
I	Bb7	Bb D F Ab	`x 1 3 1 3 1`
I	Bb7	Bb D F Ab	`x 1 3 1 3 x`
I	Bb7	Bb D F Ab	`6 5 3 3 3 4`
II	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 3 5 3 4 3`
II	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 3 1 3 1 x`
II	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 3 5 3 4 x`
II	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 3 1 3 1 3`
III	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`x x 0 1 1 1`
III	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`x 5 6 5 6 x`
III	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`x 5 3 5 3 x`
III	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`x 5 3 5 x x`
IV	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`x x 1 3 3 3`
IV	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`x 6 5 3 3 3`
IV	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`x 6 8 7 8 6`
IV	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`x 6 5 3 3 6`
V	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 3 1 1 1 1`
V	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 3 3 1 4 x`
V	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 3 1 1 1 x`
V	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 3 1 1 1 4`
VI	Gm7	G Bb D F	`3 5 3 3 3 3`
VI	Gm7	G Bb D F	`3 1 3 3 3 3`
VI	Gm7	G Bb D F	`3 5 3 3 3 x`
VI	Gm7	G Bb D F	`3 5 5 3 6 x`
VII	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`4 3 1 1 1 3`
VII	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`x x x 1 1 3`
VII	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`4 3 1 1 4 3`
VII	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`4 6 6 5 4 3`

Quick-Change 12-Bar Blues

Chords: Bb7 – Ebmaj7 – Bb7 – Bb7 – Ebmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Bb7 – Bb7 – Fm7 – Ebmaj7 – Bb7 – Fm7

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bb9	Bb D F Ab C	`x 1 0 1 1 1`
I	Bb9	Bb D F Ab C	`6 3 6 3 6 x`
I	Bb9	Bb D F Ab C	`x 13 12 13 13 10`
I	Bb9	Bb D F Ab C	`x x 0 1 1 1`
II	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`8 5 8 5 8 x`
II	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`8 5 8 8 8 x`
II	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`8 10 8 8 8 10`
II	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`x x 1 3 3 3`
III	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x x 12 10 13 11`
III	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1 1`
III	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`1 3 1 1 1 x`
III	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1 x`
IV	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`x x 1 3 3 1`
IV	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`x 6 3 3 3 x`
IV	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`x 6 5 7 6 x`
IV	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`11 10 12 10 x x`
V	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`1 3 1 1 1 3`
V	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`13 10 13 10 13 x`
V	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`13 10 13 13 13 x`
V	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`x x 1 0 1 1`
VI	Gm7b9	G Bb D F Ab	`x x 5 3 6 4`
VI	Gm7b9	G Bb D F Ab	`x x 5 7 6 4`
VI	Gm7b9	G Bb D F Ab	`x 1 3 3 3 4`
VI	Gm7b9	G Bb D F Ab	`x 1 3 1 3 1`
VII	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`4 3 5 3 x x`
VII	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`4 6 5 3 x x`
VII	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`x x 6 3 4 3`
VII	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`x x 6 8 8 6`

Quick-Change 12-Bar Blues

Chords: Bb9 – Ebmaj9 – Bb9 – Bb9 – Ebmaj9 – Ebmaj9 – Bb9 – Bb9 – Fm9 – Ebmaj9 – Bb9 – Fm9

e|1-----------------------1---4---1-----------------------1---4---|1-------------------3---6---1-------------------3---6---1-------|
B|1-------------------3-----------1-------------------3-----------|3-----------3---4-----------3-----------3---4-----------3-------|
G|1-----------1---3---------------1-----------1---3---------------|3-------3-------------------3-------3-------------------3-------|
D|0---0---3-----------------------0---0---3-----------------------|1---5-----------------------1---5-----------------------1---5---|
A|1-------------------------------1-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|1-----------------------1---4---1-----------------------1---4---|1-----------------------1---4---1-----------------------1---4---|
B|1-------------------3-----------1-------------------3-----------|1-------------------3-----------1-------------------3-----------|
G|1-----------1---3---------------1-----------1---3---------------|1-----------1---3---------------1-----------1---3---------------|
D|0---0---3-----------------------0---0---3-----------------------|0---0---3-----------------------0---0---3-----------------------|
A|1-------------------------------1-------------------------------|1-------------------------------1-------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

e|1-----------------------1---4---1-----------------------1---4---|1-----------------------1---4---1-----------------------1---4---|
B|1-------------------3-----------1-------------------3-----------|1-------------------3-----------1-------------------3-----------|
G|1-----------1---3---------------1-----------1---3---------------|1-----------1---3---------------1-----------1---3---------------|
D|0---0---3-----------------------0---0---3-----------------------|0---0---3-----------------------0---0---3-----------------------|
A|1-------------------------------1-------------------------------|1-------------------------------1-------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

e|1-----------------------1---4---1-----------------------1---4---|3-----------------------------------3---------------------------|
B|1-------------------3-----------1-------------------3-----------|1---------------------------4---6---1---------------------------|
G|1-----------1---3---------------1-----------1---3---------------|1-------------------1---5-----------1-------------------1---5---|
D|0---0---3-----------------------0---0---3-----------------------|1-----------1---3-------------------1-----------1---3-----------|
A|1-------------------------------1-------------------------------|3-------3---------------------------3-------3-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|1---4-------------------------------1---4-----------------------|

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