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

The C 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: C D E F G A Bb

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

Scale

Scale shapes

CAGED - E Shape

e|--8--10-----|
B|--7---8--10-|
G|--7---8--10-|
D|--7---9--10-|
A|--8--10--11-|
E|--8--10-----|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C	C E G	`x 3 2 0 1 0`
I	C	C E G	`x 3 2 0 1 x`
I	C	C E G	`x 3 2 0 x x`
I	C	C E G	`x 3 5 5 5 3`
II	Dm	D F A	`x x 0 2 3 1`
II	Dm	D F A	`x 5 3 2 3 x`
II	Dm	D F A	`x 5 7 7 6 5`
II	Dm	D F A	`x 5 7 7 6 x`
III	Edim	E G Bb	`0 1 2 0 x x`
III	Edim	E G Bb	`x 7 8 9 8 x`
III	Edim	E G Bb	`x x 14 12 11 12`
III	Edim	E G Bb	`x 1 2 0 x x`
IV	F	F A C	`1 3 3 2 1 1`
IV	F	F A C	`x x 3 2 1 1`
IV	F	F A C	`x x 3 2 1 x`
IV	F	F A C	`x x 3 5 6 5`
V	Gm	G Bb D	`3 5 5 3 3 3`
V	Gm	G Bb D	`x x 5 3 3 3`
V	Gm	G Bb D	`x x 5 3 3 6`
V	Gm	G Bb D	`x x 5 3 3 x`
VI	Am	A C E	`x 0 2 2 1 0`
VI	Am	A C E	`x 0 2 2 1 x`
VI	Am	A C E	`x x x 2 1 0`
VI	Am	A C E	`5 7 7 5 5 5`
VII	Bb	Bb D F	`x 1 3 3 3 1`
VII	Bb	Bb D F	`x 1 3 3 3 x`
VII	Bb	Bb D F	`x x x 3 3 1`
VII	Bb	Bb D F	`6 5 3 3 3 6`

Quick-Change 12-Bar Blues

Chords: C – F – C – C – F – F – C – C – Gm – F – C – Gm

e|0-----------------------3---0-----------------------3---0-------|1-----------------------------------1---------------------------|
B|1---------------1---5-------1---------------1---5-------1-------|1---------------------------5---6---1---------------------------|
G|0-------0---3---------------0-------0---3---------------0-------|2-------------------2---5-----------2-------------------2---5---|
D|2---2-----------------------2---2-----------------------2---2---|3-----------2---3-------------------3-----------2---3-----------|
A|3---------------------------3---------------------------3-------|3-------3---------------------------3-------3-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|1---5-------------------------------1---5-----------------------|

e|0-----------------------3---0-----------------------3---0-------|0-----------------------3---0-----------------------3---0-------|
B|1---------------1---5-------1---------------1---5-------1-------|1---------------1---5-------1---------------1---5-------1-------|
G|0-------0---3---------------0-------0---3---------------0-------|0-------0---3---------------0-------0---3---------------0-------|
D|2---2-----------------------2---2-----------------------2---2---|2---2-----------------------2---2-----------------------2---2---|
A|3---------------------------3---------------------------3-------|3---------------------------3---------------------------3-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

e|0-----------------------3---0-----------------------3---0-------|0-----------------------3---0-----------------------3---0-------|
B|1---------------1---5-------1---------------1---5-------1-------|1---------------1---5-------1---------------1---5-------1-------|
G|0-------0---3---------------0-------0---3---------------0-------|0-------0---3---------------0-------0---3---------------0-------|
D|2---2-----------------------2---2-----------------------2---2---|2---2-----------------------2---2-----------------------2---2---|
A|3---------------------------3---------------------------3-------|3---------------------------3---------------------------3-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

e|0-----------------------3---0-----------------------3---0-------|3-----------------------------------3---------------------------|
B|1---------------1---5-------1---------------1---5-------1-------|3---------------------------6---8---3---------------------------|
G|0-------0---3---------------0-------0---3---------------0-------|3-------------------3---7-----------3-------------------3---7---|
D|2---2-----------------------2---2-----------------------2---2---|5-----------3---5-------------------5-----------3---5-----------|
A|3---------------------------3---------------------------3-------|5-------5---------------------------5-------5-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|3---6-------------------------------3---6-----------------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C7	C E G Bb	`x 3 2 3 1 3`
I	C7	C E G Bb	`x 3 2 3 1 0`
I	C7	C E G Bb	`x 3 5 3 5 3`
I	C7	C E G Bb	`x 3 5 3 5 x`
II	Dm7	D F A C	`x 5 7 5 6 5`
II	Dm7	D F A C	`x 5 3 5 3 x`
II	Dm7	D F A C	`x 5 7 5 6 x`
II	Dm7	D F A C	`x 5 3 5 3 5`
III	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`x x 2 3 3 3`
III	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`x x 2 0 3 x`
III	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`x 7 8 7 8 x`
III	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`x 7 5 7 5 x`
IV	Fmaj7	F A C E	`1 3 3 2 1 0`
IV	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x x 3 2 1 0`
IV	Fmaj7	F A C E	`1 3 2 2 1 1`
IV	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x x 3 5 5 5`
V	Gm7	G Bb D F	`3 5 3 3 3 3`
V	Gm7	G Bb D F	`3 1 3 3 3 3`
V	Gm7	G Bb D F	`3 5 3 3 3 x`
V	Gm7	G Bb D F	`3 5 5 3 6 x`
VI	Am7	A C E G	`x 0 2 0 1 0`
VI	Am7	A C E G	`x 0 2 0 1 x`
VI	Am7	A C E G	`x 0 2 2 1 3`
VI	Am7	A C E G	`5 7 5 5 5 5`
VII	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 1 3 2 3 1`
VII	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 1 3 2 3 x`
VII	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x x x 3 3 5`
VII	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`6 5 3 3 3 5`

Quick-Change 12-Bar Blues

Chords: C7 – Fmaj7 – C7 – C7 – Fmaj7 – Fmaj7 – C7 – C7 – Gm7 – Fmaj7 – C7 – Gm7

e|3-----------------------3---6---3-----------------------3---6---|0-------------------------------1---0---------------------------|
B|1-------------------5-----------1-------------------5-----------|1-----------------------1---5-------1-----------------------1---|
G|3-----------3---5---------------3-----------3---5---------------|2-------------------2---------------2-------------------2-------|
D|2---2---5-----------------------2---2---5-----------------------|3-----------2---3-------------------3-----------2---3-----------|
A|3-------------------------------3-------------------------------|3---0---3---------------------------3---0---3-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|1-----------------------------------1---------------------------|

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

e|0-------------------------------1---0---------------------------|0-------------------------------1---0---------------------------|
B|1-----------------------1---5-------1-----------------------1---|1-----------------------1---5-------1-----------------------1---|
G|2-------------------2---------------2-------------------2-------|2-------------------2---------------2-------------------2-------|
D|3-----------2---3-------------------3-----------2---3-----------|3-----------2---3-------------------3-----------2---3-----------|
A|3---0---3---------------------------3---0---3-------------------|3---0---3---------------------------3---0---3-------------------|
E|1-----------------------------------1---------------------------|1-----------------------------------1---------------------------|

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

e|3-----------------------------------3---------------------------|0-------------------------------1---0---------------------------|
B|3---------------------------6---8---3---------------------------|1-----------------------1---5-------1-----------------------1---|
G|3-------------------3---7-----------3-------------------3---7---|2-------------------2---------------2-------------------2-------|
D|3-----------3---5-------------------3-----------3---5-----------|3-----------2---3-------------------3-----------2---3-----------|
A|5-------5---------------------------5-------5-------------------|3---0---3---------------------------3---0---3-------------------|
E|3---6-------------------------------3---6-----------------------|1-----------------------------------1---------------------------|

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

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C9	C E G Bb D	`x 3 2 3 3 0`
I	C9	C E G Bb D	`x 3 2 3 3 3`
I	C9	C E G Bb D	`8 5 8 5 8 x`
I	C9	C E G Bb D	`x x 2 3 3 3`
II	Dm9	D F A C E	`10 7 10 7 10 x`
II	Dm9	D F A C E	`10 7 10 10 10 x`
II	Dm9	D F A C E	`10 12 10 10 10 12`
II	Dm9	D F A C E	`1 3 3 2 1 0`
III	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`x x 2 0 3 1`
III	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`3 1 3 3 3 3`
III	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`x x 3 3 3 3`
III	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`1 1 0 0 x x`
IV	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`1 0 2 0 x x`
IV	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`1 3 2 0 x x`
IV	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`x x 3 0 1 0`
IV	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`x x 3 5 5 3`
V	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`3 0 3 0 3 x`
V	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`3 0 3 3 3 x`
V	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`3 5 3 3 3 5`
V	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`x 1 3 2 3 1`
VI	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`x x 7 5 8 6`
VI	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`x x 7 9 8 6`
VI	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`x 1 2 0 x x`
VI	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`x 3 2 3 1 3`
VII	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 1 0 2 1 x`
VII	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`6 5 7 5 x x`
VII	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`6 8 7 5 x x`
VII	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x x 8 5 6 5`

Quick-Change 12-Bar Blues

Chords: C9 – Fmaj9 – C9 – C9 – Fmaj9 – Fmaj9 – C9 – C9 – Gm9 – Fmaj9 – C9 – Gm9

e|0-----------------------3---0-----------------------3---0-------|--------------------------------1-------------------------------|
B|3---------------1---5-------3---------------1---5-------3-------|------------------------1---5-------------------------------1---|
G|3-------0---3---------------3-------0---3---------------3-------|0-------------------2---------------0-------------------2-------|
D|2---2-----------------------2---2-----------------------2---2---|2-----------2---3-------------------2-----------2---3-----------|
A|3---------------------------3---------------------------3-------|0---0---3---------------------------0---0---3-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|1-----------------------------------1---------------------------|

e|0-----------------------3---0-----------------------3---0-------|0-----------------------3---0-----------------------3---0-------|
B|3---------------1---5-------3---------------1---5-------3-------|3---------------1---5-------3---------------1---5-------3-------|
G|3-------0---3---------------3-------0---3---------------3-------|3-------0---3---------------3-------0---3---------------3-------|
D|2---2-----------------------2---2-----------------------2---2---|2---2-----------------------2---2-----------------------2---2---|
A|3---------------------------3---------------------------3-------|3---------------------------3---------------------------3-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------1-------------------------------|--------------------------------1-------------------------------|
B|------------------------1---5-------------------------------1---|------------------------1---5-------------------------------1---|
G|0-------------------2---------------0-------------------2-------|0-------------------2---------------0-------------------2-------|
D|2-----------2---3-------------------2-----------2---3-----------|2-----------2---3-------------------2-----------2---3-----------|
A|0---0---3---------------------------0---0---3-------------------|0---0---3---------------------------0---0---3-------------------|
E|1-----------------------------------1---------------------------|1-----------------------------------1---------------------------|

e|0-----------------------3---0-----------------------3---0-------|0-----------------------3---0-----------------------3---0-------|
B|3---------------1---5-------3---------------1---5-------3-------|3---------------1---5-------3---------------1---5-------3-------|
G|3-------0---3---------------3-------0---3---------------3-------|3-------0---3---------------3-------0---3---------------3-------|
D|2---2-----------------------2---2-----------------------2---2---|2---2-----------------------2---2-----------------------2---2---|
A|3---------------------------3---------------------------3-------|3---------------------------3---------------------------3-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------1---3-------------------------------|--------------------------------1-------------------------------|
B|3-----------------------3-----------3-----------------------3---|------------------------1---5-------------------------------1---|
G|0---------------0---3---------------0---------------0---3-------|0-------------------2---------------0-------------------2-------|
D|3-------0---3-----------------------3-------0---3---------------|2-----------2---3-------------------2-----------2---3-----------|
A|0---1-------------------------------0---1-----------------------|0---0---3---------------------------0---0---3-------------------|
E|3-----------------------------------3---------------------------|1-----------------------------------1---------------------------|

e|0-----------------------3---0-----------------------3---0-------|----------------------------1---3-------------------------------|
B|3---------------1---5-------3---------------1---5-------3-------|3-----------------------3-----------3-----------------------3---|
G|3-------0---3---------------3-------0---3---------------3-------|0---------------0---3---------------0---------------0---3-------|
D|2---2-----------------------2---2-----------------------2---2---|3-------0---3-----------------------3-------0---3---------------|
A|3---------------------------3---------------------------3-------|0---1-------------------------------0---1-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|3-----------------------------------3---------------------------|

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