12-Bar Blues Progression in D Mixolydian for Guitar

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

Notes: D E F# G A B C

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

Scale

Scale shapes

CAGED - E Shape

e|-10--12-----|
B|--9--10--12-|
G|--9--10--12-|
D|--9--11--12-|
A|-10--12--13-|
E|-10--12-----|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	D	D F# A	`x x 0 2 3 2`
I	D	D F# A	`x 5 4 2 3 2`
I	D	D F# A	`x 5 4 2 3 x`
I	D	D F# A	`x 5 4 2 x x`
II	Em	E G B	`0 2 2 0 0 0`
II	Em	E G B	`x x 2 0 0 0`
II	Em	E G B	`x x 2 0 0 3`
II	Em	E G B	`x x 2 0 0 x`
III	F#dim	F# A C	`x x 4 2 1 2`
III	F#dim	F# A C	`2 3 4 2 x x`
III	F#dim	F# A C	`x 9 10 11 10 x`
III	F#dim	F# A C	`x 3 4 2 x x`
IV	G	G B D	`3 2 0 0 0 3`
IV	G	G B D	`3 5 5 4 3 3`
IV	G	G B D	`3 2 0 0 3 3`
IV	G	G B D	`x x 5 4 3 3`
V	Am	A C E	`x 0 2 2 1 0`
V	Am	A C E	`x 0 2 2 1 x`
V	Am	A C E	`x x x 2 1 0`
V	Am	A C E	`5 7 7 5 5 5`
VI	Bm	B D F#	`x 2 4 4 3 2`
VI	Bm	B D F#	`x 2 4 4 3 x`
VI	Bm	B D F#	`x x x 4 3 2`
VI	Bm	B D F#	`7 9 9 7 7 7`
VII	C	C E G	`x 3 2 0 1 0`
VII	C	C E G	`x 3 2 0 1 x`
VII	C	C E G	`x 3 2 0 x x`
VII	C	C E G	`x 3 5 5 5 3`

12-Bar Blues

Chords: D – D – D – D – G – G – D – D – Am – G – D – Am

e|2-------------------2---5---2-------------------2---5---2-------|2-------------------2---5---2-------------------2---5---2-------|
B|3-----------1---3-----------3-----------1---3-----------3-------|3-----------1---3-----------3-----------1---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|2-------------------2---5---2-------------------2---5---2-------|2-------------------2---5---2-------------------2---5---2-------|
B|3-----------1---3-----------3-----------1---3-----------3-------|3-----------1---3-----------3-----------1---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|3---------------------------2---3---3---------------------------|3---------------------------2---3---3---------------------------|
B|0-----------------------3-----------0-----------------------3---|0-----------------------3-----------0-----------------------3---|
G|0---------------0---4---------------0---------------0---4-------|0---------------0---4---------------0---------------0---4-------|
D|0-------0---4-----------------------0-------0---4---------------|0-------0---4-----------------------0-------0---4---------------|
A|2---2-------------------------------2---2-----------------------|2---2-------------------------------2---2-----------------------|
E|3-----------------------------------3---------------------------|3-----------------------------------3---------------------------|

e|2-------------------2---5---2-------------------2---5---2-------|2-------------------2---5---2-------------------2---5---2-------|
B|3-----------1---3-----------3-----------1---3-----------3-------|3-----------1---3-----------3-----------1---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---------------------------|3---------------------------2---3---3---------------------------|
B|1-------------------1---5-----------1-------------------1---5---|0-----------------------3-----------0-----------------------3---|
G|2-----------0---2-------------------2-----------0---2-----------|0---------------0---4---------------0---------------0---4-------|
D|2-------2---------------------------2-------2-------------------|0-------0---4-----------------------0-------0---4---------------|
A|0---3-------------------------------0---3-----------------------|2---2-------------------------------2---2-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|3-----------------------------------3---------------------------|

e|2-------------------2---5---2-------------------2---5---2-------|0---------------------------3---5---0---------------------------|
B|3-----------1---3-----------3-----------1---3-----------3-------|1-------------------1---5-----------1-------------------1---5---|
G|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|2-----------0---2-------------------2-----------0---2-----------|
D|0---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|2-------2---------------------------2-------2-------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|0---3-------------------------------0---3-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	D7	D F# A C	`x x 0 2 1 2`
I	D7	D F# A C	`x 5 4 5 3 5`
I	D7	D F# A C	`x 5 4 5 3 2`
I	D7	D F# A C	`x 5 7 5 7 5`
II	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 0 0 0 0`
II	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 2 0 3 x`
II	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 0 0 0 x`
II	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 0 0 0 3`
III	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x x 4 5 5 5`
III	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x x 4 2 1 0`
III	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x x 4 2 5 x`
III	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x 9 10 9 10 x`
IV	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`3 2 0 0 0 2`
IV	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`x x x 0 0 2`
IV	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`3 2 0 0 3 2`
IV	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`3 5 5 4 3 2`
V	Am7	A C E G	`x 0 2 0 1 0`
V	Am7	A C E G	`x 0 2 0 1 x`
V	Am7	A C E G	`x 0 2 2 1 3`
V	Am7	A C E G	`5 7 5 5 5 5`
VI	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 4 2 3 2`
VI	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 0 2 0 x`
VI	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 4 2 3 x`
VI	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 0 2 0 2`
VII	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 3 2 0 0 0`
VII	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 3 5 4 5 3`
VII	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 3 2 0 0 3`
VII	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 3 5 4 5 x`

12-Bar Blues

Chords: D7 – D7 – D7 – D7 – Gmaj7 – Gmaj7 – D7 – D7 – Am7 – Gmaj7 – D7 – Am7

e|2-------------------2---5---2-------------------2---5---2-------|2-------------------2---5---2-------------------2---5---2-------|
B|1-----------1---3-----------1-----------1---3-----------1-------|1-----------1---3-----------1-----------1---3-----------1-------|
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|2-------------------2---5---2-------------------2---5---2-------|2-------------------2---5---2-------------------2---5---2-------|
B|1-----------1---3-----------1-----------1---3-----------1-------|1-----------1---3-----------1-----------1---3-----------1-------|
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|2---------------------------2---3---2---------------------------|2---------------------------2---3---2---------------------------|
B|0-----------------------3-----------0-----------------------3---|0-----------------------3-----------0-----------------------3---|
G|0---------------0---4---------------0---------------0---4-------|0---------------0---4---------------0---------------0---4-------|
D|0-------0---4-----------------------0-------0---4---------------|0-------0---4-----------------------0-------0---4---------------|
A|2---2-------------------------------2---2-----------------------|2---2-------------------------------2---2-----------------------|
E|3-----------------------------------3---------------------------|3-----------------------------------3---------------------------|

e|2-------------------2---5---2-------------------2---5---2-------|2-------------------2---5---2-------------------2---5---2-------|
B|1-----------1---3-----------1-----------1---3-----------1-------|1-----------1---3-----------1-----------1---3-----------1-------|
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---------------------------|2---------------------------2---3---2---------------------------|
B|1-------------------1---5-----------1-------------------1---5---|0-----------------------3-----------0-----------------------3---|
G|0-----------0---2-------------------0-----------0---2-----------|0---------------0---4---------------0---------------0---4-------|
D|2-------2---------------------------2-------2-------------------|0-------0---4-----------------------0-------0---4---------------|
A|0---3-------------------------------0---3-----------------------|2---2-------------------------------2---2-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|3-----------------------------------3---------------------------|

e|2-------------------2---5---2-------------------2---5---2-------|0---------------------------3---5---0---------------------------|
B|1-----------1---3-----------1-----------1---3-----------1-------|1-------------------1---5-----------1-------------------1---5---|
G|2-------2-------------------2-------2-------------------2-------|0-----------0---2-------------------0-----------0---2-----------|
D|0---4-----------------------0---4-----------------------0---4---|2-------2---------------------------2-------2-------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|0---3-------------------------------0---3-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	D9	D F# A C E	`x 5 4 5 5 2`
I	D9	D F# A C E	`x 5 4 5 5 5`
I	D9	D F# A C E	`10 7 10 7 10 x`
I	D9	D F# A C E	`x x x 2 1 0`
II	Em9	E G B D F#	`0 2 0 0 0 2`
II	Em9	E G B D F#	`12 9 12 9 12 x`
II	Em9	E G B D F#	`12 9 12 12 12 x`
II	Em9	E G B D F#	`3 2 0 0 0 2`
III	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`x x 4 2 5 3`
III	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`x 0 2 0 1 0`
III	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`x 0 2 2 1 3`
III	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`x 3 2 0 x x`
IV	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`3 2 4 2 x x`
IV	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`3 5 4 2 x x`
IV	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x x 5 2 3 2`
IV	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x x 5 7 7 5`
V	Am9	A C E G B	`5 2 5 2 5 x`
V	Am9	A C E G B	`5 2 5 5 5 x`
V	Am9	A C E G B	`5 7 5 5 5 7`
V	Am9	A C E G B	`x x x 0 0 0`
VI	Bm7b9	B D F# A C	`x x 9 7 10 8`
VI	Bm7b9	B D F# A C	`x x 9 11 10 8`
VI	Bm7b9	B D F# A C	`x x 0 2 1 2`
VI	Bm7b9	B D F# A C	`x 3 4 2 x x`
VII	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x 3 0 0 0 x`
VII	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x 3 2 4 3 x`
VII	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`8 7 9 7 x x`
VII	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`8 10 9 7 x x`

12-Bar Blues

Chords: D9 – D9 – D9 – D9 – Gmaj9 – Gmaj9 – D9 – D9 – Am9 – Gmaj9 – D9 – Am9

e|2-----------------------5---2-----------------------5---2-------|2-----------------------5---2-----------------------5---2-------|
B|5---------------3---7-------5---------------3---7-------5-------|5---------------3---7-------5---------------3---7-------5-------|
G|5-------2---5---------------5-------2---5---------------5-------|5-------2---5---------------5-------2---5---------------5-------|
D|4---4-----------------------4---4-----------------------4---4---|4---4-----------------------4---4-----------------------4---4---|
A|5---------------------------5---------------------------5-------|5---------------------------5---------------------------5-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|2-----------------------5---2-----------------------5---2-------|2-----------------------5---2-----------------------5---2-------|
B|5---------------3---7-------5---------------3---7-------5-------|5---------------3---7-------5---------------3---7-------5-------|
G|5-------2---5---------------5-------2---5---------------5-------|5-------2---5---------------5-------2---5---------------5-------|
D|4---4-----------------------4---4-----------------------4---4---|4---4-----------------------4---4-----------------------4---4---|
A|5---------------------------5---------------------------5-------|5---------------------------5---------------------------5-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------3-------------------------------|--------------------------------3-------------------------------|
B|------------------------3---7-------------------------------3---|------------------------3---7-------------------------------3---|
G|2-------------------4---------------2-------------------4-------|2-------------------4---------------2-------------------4-------|
D|4-----------4---5-------------------4-----------4---5-----------|4-----------4---5-------------------4-----------4---5-----------|
A|2---2---5---------------------------2---2---5-------------------|2---2---5---------------------------2---2---5-------------------|
E|3-----------------------------------3---------------------------|3-----------------------------------3---------------------------|

e|2-----------------------5---2-----------------------5---2-------|2-----------------------5---2-----------------------5---2-------|
B|5---------------3---7-------5---------------3---7-------5-------|5---------------3---7-------5---------------3---7-------5-------|
G|5-------2---5---------------5-------2---5---------------5-------|5-------2---5---------------5-------2---5---------------5-------|
D|4---4-----------------------4---4-----------------------4---4---|4---4-----------------------4---4-----------------------4---4---|
A|5---------------------------5---------------------------5-------|5---------------------------5---------------------------5-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------3---5-------------------------------|--------------------------------3-------------------------------|
B|5-----------------------5-----------5-----------------------5---|------------------------3---7-------------------------------3---|
G|2---------------2---5---------------2---------------2---5-------|2-------------------4---------------2-------------------4-------|
D|5-------2---5-----------------------5-------2---5---------------|4-----------4---5-------------------4-----------4---5-----------|
A|2---3-------------------------------2---3-----------------------|2---2---5---------------------------2---2---5-------------------|
E|5-----------------------------------5---------------------------|3-----------------------------------3---------------------------|

e|2-----------------------5---2-----------------------5---2-------|----------------------------3---5-------------------------------|
B|5---------------3---7-------5---------------3---7-------5-------|5-----------------------5-----------5-----------------------5---|
G|5-------2---5---------------5-------2---5---------------5-------|2---------------2---5---------------2---------------2---5-------|
D|4---4-----------------------4---4-----------------------4---4---|5-------2---5-----------------------5-------2---5---------------|
A|5---------------------------5---------------------------5-------|2---3-------------------------------2---3-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|5-----------------------------------5---------------------------|

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