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

The B 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: B C# D# E F# G# A

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

Scale

Scale shapes

CAGED - E Shape

e|--7---9-----|
B|--6---7---9-|
G|--6---7---9-|
D|--6---8---9-|
A|--7---9--10-|
E|--7---9-----|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	B	B D# F#	`x 2 4 4 4 2`
I	B	B D# F#	`x 2 4 4 4 x`
I	B	B D# F#	`x x x 4 4 2`
I	B	B D# F#	`7 6 4 4 4 7`
II	C#m	C# E G#	`x 4 6 6 5 4`
II	C#m	C# E G#	`x 4 6 6 5 x`
II	C#m	C# E G#	`x 4 2 1 2 x`
II	C#m	C# E G#	`x x x 6 5 4`
III	D#dim	D# F# A	`x 6 7 8 7 x`
III	D#dim	D# F# A	`x x 13 11 10 11`
III	D#dim	D# F# A	`11 12 13 11 x x`
III	D#dim	D# F# A	`x x 7 8 7 x`
IV	E	E G# B	`0 2 2 1 0 0`
IV	E	E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 0`
IV	E	E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 x`
IV	E	E G# B	`x x 2 4 5 4`
V	F#m	F# A C#	`2 4 4 2 2 2`
V	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 2`
V	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 5`
V	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 x`
VI	G#m	G# B D#	`4 6 6 4 4 4`
VI	G#m	G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 4`
VI	G#m	G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 7`
VI	G#m	G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 x`
VII	A	A C# E	`x 0 2 2 2 0`
VII	A	A C# E	`x 0 2 2 2 x`
VII	A	A C# E	`x x x 2 2 0`
VII	A	A C# E	`5 4 2 2 2 5`

Quick-Change 12-Bar Blues

Chords: B – E – B – B – E – E – B – B – F#m – E – B – F#m

e|2---------------------------5---7---2---------------------------|0-----------------------------------0---------------------------|
B|4-------------------4---7-----------4-------------------4---7---|0---------------------------4---5---0---------------------------|
G|4-----------2---4-------------------4-----------2---4-----------|1-------------------1---4-----------1-------------------1---4---|
D|4-------4---------------------------4-------4-------------------|2-----------1---2-------------------2-----------1---2-----------|
A|2---6-------------------------------2---6-----------------------|2-------2---------------------------2-------2-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|0---4-------------------------------0---4-----------------------|

e|2---------------------------5---7---2---------------------------|2---------------------------5---7---2---------------------------|
B|4-------------------4---7-----------4-------------------4---7---|4-------------------4---7-----------4-------------------4---7---|
G|4-----------2---4-------------------4-----------2---4-----------|4-----------2---4-------------------4-----------2---4-----------|
D|4-------4---------------------------4-------4-------------------|4-------4---------------------------4-------4-------------------|
A|2---6-------------------------------2---6-----------------------|2---6-------------------------------2---6-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|0-----------------------------------0---------------------------|0-----------------------------------0---------------------------|
B|0---------------------------4---5---0---------------------------|0---------------------------4---5---0---------------------------|
G|1-------------------1---4-----------1-------------------1---4---|1-------------------1---4-----------1-------------------1---4---|
D|2-----------1---2-------------------2-----------1---2-----------|2-----------1---2-------------------2-----------1---2-----------|
A|2-------2---------------------------2-------2-------------------|2-------2---------------------------2-------2-------------------|
E|0---4-------------------------------0---4-----------------------|0---4-------------------------------0---4-----------------------|

e|2---------------------------5---7---2---------------------------|2---------------------------5---7---2---------------------------|
B|4-------------------4---7-----------4-------------------4---7---|4-------------------4---7-----------4-------------------4---7---|
G|4-----------2---4-------------------4-----------2---4-----------|4-----------2---4-------------------4-----------2---4-----------|
D|4-------4---------------------------4-------4-------------------|4-------4---------------------------4-------4-------------------|
A|2---6-------------------------------2---6-----------------------|2---6-------------------------------2---6-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|2-----------------------------------2---------------------------|0-----------------------------------0---------------------------|
B|2---------------------------5---7---2---------------------------|0---------------------------4---5---0---------------------------|
G|2-------------------2---6-----------2-------------------2---6---|1-------------------1---4-----------1-------------------1---4---|
D|4-----------2---4-------------------4-----------2---4-----------|2-----------1---2-------------------2-----------1---2-----------|
A|4-------4---------------------------4-------4-------------------|2-------2---------------------------2-------2-------------------|
E|2---5-------------------------------2---5-----------------------|0---4-------------------------------0---4-----------------------|

e|2---------------------------5---7---2---------------------------|2-----------------------------------2---------------------------|
B|4-------------------4---7-----------4-------------------4---7---|2---------------------------5---7---2---------------------------|
G|4-----------2---4-------------------4-----------2---4-----------|2-------------------2---6-----------2-------------------2---6---|
D|4-------4---------------------------4-------4-------------------|4-----------2---4-------------------4-----------2---4-----------|
A|2---6-------------------------------2---6-----------------------|4-------4---------------------------4-------4-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|2---5-------------------------------2---5-----------------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	B7	B D# F# A	`x 2 1 2 0 2`
I	B7	B D# F# A	`x 2 4 2 4 2`
I	B7	B D# F# A	`x 2 4 2 4 x`
I	B7	B D# F# A	`x 2 1 2 0 x`
II	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 6 4 5 4`
II	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 2 4 2 x`
II	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 6 4 5 x`
II	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 2 4 2 4`
III	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x x 1 2 2 2`
III	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x 6 7 6 7 x`
III	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x 6 4 6 4 x`
III	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x 6 4 6 x x`
IV	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`0 2 1 1 0 0`
IV	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x x 2 4 4 4`
IV	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 7 6 4 4 4`
IV	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 7 9 8 9 7`
V	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 4 2 2 2 2`
V	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 0 2 2 2 2`
V	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 4 2 2 2 x`
V	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 4 4 2 5 x`
VI	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`4 6 4 4 4 4`
VI	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`4 2 4 4 4 4`
VI	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`4 6 4 4 4 x`
VI	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`4 6 6 4 7 x`
VII	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x 0 2 1 2 0`
VII	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x 0 2 1 2 x`
VII	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x x x 2 2 4`
VII	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`5 4 2 2 2 4`

Quick-Change 12-Bar Blues

Chords: B7 – Emaj7 – B7 – B7 – Emaj7 – Emaj7 – B7 – B7 – F#m7 – Emaj7 – B7 – F#m7

e|2-----------------------2---5---2-----------------------2---5---|0-----------------------------------0---------------------------|
B|0-------------------4-----------0-------------------4-----------|0---------------------------4---5---0---------------------------|
G|2-----------2---4---------------2-----------2---4---------------|1-------------------1---4-----------1-------------------1---4---|
D|1---1---4-----------------------1---1---4-----------------------|1-----------1---2-------------------1-----------1---2-----------|
A|2-------------------------------2-------------------------------|2-------2---------------------------2-------2-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|0---4-------------------------------0---4-----------------------|

e|2-----------------------2---5---2-----------------------2---5---|2-----------------------2---5---2-----------------------2---5---|
B|0-------------------4-----------0-------------------4-----------|0-------------------4-----------0-------------------4-----------|
G|2-----------2---4---------------2-----------2---4---------------|2-----------2---4---------------2-----------2---4---------------|
D|1---1---4-----------------------1---1---4-----------------------|1---1---4-----------------------1---1---4-----------------------|
A|2-------------------------------2-------------------------------|2-------------------------------2-------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|0-----------------------------------0---------------------------|0-----------------------------------0---------------------------|
B|0---------------------------4---5---0---------------------------|0---------------------------4---5---0---------------------------|
G|1-------------------1---4-----------1-------------------1---4---|1-------------------1---4-----------1-------------------1---4---|
D|1-----------1---2-------------------1-----------1---2-----------|1-----------1---2-------------------1-----------1---2-----------|
A|2-------2---------------------------2-------2-------------------|2-------2---------------------------2-------2-------------------|
E|0---4-------------------------------0---4-----------------------|0---4-------------------------------0---4-----------------------|

e|2-----------------------2---5---2-----------------------2---5---|2-----------------------2---5---2-----------------------2---5---|
B|0-------------------4-----------0-------------------4-----------|0-------------------4-----------0-------------------4-----------|
G|2-----------2---4---------------2-----------2---4---------------|2-----------2---4---------------2-----------2---4---------------|
D|1---1---4-----------------------1---1---4-----------------------|1---1---4-----------------------1---1---4-----------------------|
A|2-------------------------------2-------------------------------|2-------------------------------2-------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|2-----------------------------------2---------------------------|0-----------------------------------0---------------------------|
B|2---------------------------5---7---2---------------------------|0---------------------------4---5---0---------------------------|
G|2-------------------2---6-----------2-------------------2---6---|1-------------------1---4-----------1-------------------1---4---|
D|2-----------2---4-------------------2-----------2---4-----------|1-----------1---2-------------------1-----------1---2-----------|
A|4-------4---------------------------4-------4-------------------|2-------2---------------------------2-------2-------------------|
E|2---5-------------------------------2---5-----------------------|0---4-------------------------------0---4-----------------------|

e|2-----------------------2---5---2-----------------------2---5---|2-----------------------------------2---------------------------|
B|0-------------------4-----------0-------------------4-----------|2---------------------------5---7---2---------------------------|
G|2-----------2---4---------------2-----------2---4---------------|2-------------------2---6-----------2-------------------2---6---|
D|1---1---4-----------------------1---1---4-----------------------|2-----------2---4-------------------2-----------2---4-----------|
A|2-------------------------------2-------------------------------|4-------4---------------------------4-------4-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|2---5-------------------------------2---5-----------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x 2 1 2 2 2`
I	B9	B D# F# A C#	`7 4 7 4 7 x`
I	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x 14 13 14 14 11`
I	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x x 1 2 2 2`
II	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`9 6 9 6 9 x`
II	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`9 6 9 9 9 x`
II	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`9 11 9 9 9 11`
II	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x x 1 1 0 x`
III	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x x 13 11 14 12`
III	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`2 0 2 2 2 2`
III	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x x 2 2 2 2`
III	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`2 4 2 2 2 x`
IV	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x x 2 4 4 2`
IV	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 7 4 4 4 x`
IV	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 7 6 8 7 x`
IV	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`12 11 13 11 x x`
V	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`2 4 2 2 2 4`
V	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`14 11 14 11 14 x`
V	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`14 11 14 14 14 x`
V	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 0 2 1 2 0`
VI	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`x x 6 4 7 5`
VI	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`x x 6 8 7 5`
VI	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`x 2 4 2 4 2`
VI	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`x 2 4 2 4 x`
VII	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`5 4 6 4 x x`
VII	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`5 7 6 4 x x`
VII	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x x 7 4 5 4`
VII	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x x 7 9 9 7`

Quick-Change 12-Bar Blues

Chords: B9 – Emaj9 – B9 – B9 – Emaj9 – Emaj9 – B9 – B9 – F#m9 – Emaj9 – B9 – F#m9

e|2-----------------------2---5---2-----------------------2---5---|2-------------------4---7---2-------------------4---7---2-------|
B|2-------------------4-----------2-------------------4-----------|4-----------4---5-----------4-----------4---5-----------4-------|
G|2-----------2---4---------------2-----------2---4---------------|4-------4-------------------4-------4-------------------4-------|
D|1---1---4-----------------------1---1---4-----------------------|2---6-----------------------2---6-----------------------2---6---|
A|2-------------------------------2-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

e|2-------------------4---7---2-------------------4---7---2-------|2-------------------4---7---2-------------------4---7---2-------|
B|4-----------4---5-----------4-----------4---5-----------4-------|4-----------4---5-----------4-----------4---5-----------4-------|
G|4-------4-------------------4-------4-------------------4-------|4-------4-------------------4-------4-------------------4-------|
D|2---6-----------------------2---6-----------------------2---6---|2---6-----------------------2---6-----------------------2---6---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

e|4-----------------------------------4---------------------------|2-------------------4---7---2-------------------4---7---2-------|
B|2---------------------------5---7---2---------------------------|4-----------4---5-----------4-----------4---5-----------4-------|
G|2-------------------2---6-----------2-------------------2---6---|4-------4-------------------4-------4-------------------4-------|
D|2-----------2---4-------------------2-----------2---4-----------|2---6-----------------------2---6-----------------------2---6---|
A|4-------4---------------------------4-------4-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|2---5-------------------------------2---5-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|2-----------------------2---5---2-----------------------2---5---|4-----------------------------------4---------------------------|
B|2-------------------4-----------2-------------------4-----------|2---------------------------5---7---2---------------------------|
G|2-----------2---4---------------2-----------2---4---------------|2-------------------2---6-----------2-------------------2---6---|
D|1---1---4-----------------------1---1---4-----------------------|2-----------2---4-------------------2-----------2---4-----------|
A|2-------------------------------2-------------------------------|4-------4---------------------------4-------4-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|2---5-------------------------------2---5-----------------------|

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