12-Bar Blues Progression in D#/Eb Mixolydian for Guitar

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

Notes: Eb F G Ab Bb C Db

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

Scale

Scale shapes

CAGED - E Shape

e|-11--13-----|
B|-10--11--13-|
G|-10--11--13-|
D|-10--12--13-|
A|-11--13--14-|
E|-11--13-----|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x x 1 3 4 3`
I	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x 6 5 3 4 3`
I	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x 6 5 3 4 x`
I	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x 6 5 3 x x`
II	Fm	F Ab C	`1 3 3 1 1 1`
II	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 1`
II	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 4`
II	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 x`
III	Gdim	G Bb Db	`x x 5 3 2 3`
III	Gdim	G Bb Db	`3 4 5 3 x x`
III	Gdim	G Bb Db	`x 10 11 12 11 x`
III	Gdim	G Bb Db	`x 4 5 3 x x`
IV	Ab	Ab C Eb	`4 3 1 1 1 4`
IV	Ab	Ab C Eb	`4 6 6 5 4 4`
IV	Ab	Ab C Eb	`4 3 1 1 4 4`
IV	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x 6 5 4 4`
V	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x 1 3 3 2 1`
V	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x 1 3 3 2 x`
V	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x x x 3 2 1`
V	Bbm	Bb Db F	`6 8 8 6 6 6`
VI	Cm	C Eb G	`x 3 5 5 4 3`
VI	Cm	C Eb G	`x 3 5 5 4 x`
VI	Cm	C Eb G	`x 3 1 0 1 x`
VI	Cm	C Eb G	`x x x 5 4 3`
VII	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 2 1`
VII	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 2 x`
VII	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 x x`
VII	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 6 6 6 4`

12-Bar Blues

Chords: Eb – Eb – Eb – Eb – Ab – Ab – Eb – Eb – Bbm – Ab – Eb – Bbm

e|3-------------------3---6---3-------------------3---6---3-------|3-------------------3---6---3-------------------3---6---3-------|
B|4-----------2---4-----------4-----------2---4-----------4-------|4-----------2---4-----------4-----------2---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|3-------------------3---6---3-------------------3---6---3-------|3-------------------3---6---3-------------------3---6---3-------|
B|4-----------2---4-----------4-----------2---4-----------4-------|4-----------2---4-----------4-----------2---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|4---------------------------3---4---4---------------------------|4---------------------------3---4---4---------------------------|
B|1-----------------------4-----------1-----------------------4---|1-----------------------4-----------1-----------------------4---|
G|1---------------1---5---------------1---------------1---5-------|1---------------1---5---------------1---------------1---5-------|
D|1-------1---5-----------------------1-------1---5---------------|1-------1---5-----------------------1-------1---5---------------|
A|3---3-------------------------------3---3-----------------------|3---3-------------------------------3---3-----------------------|
E|4-----------------------------------4---------------------------|4-----------------------------------4---------------------------|

e|3-------------------3---6---3-------------------3---6---3-------|3-------------------3---6---3-------------------3---6---3-------|
B|4-----------2---4-----------4-----------2---4-----------4-------|4-----------2---4-----------4-----------2---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---------------------------|4---------------------------3---4---4---------------------------|
B|2-------------------2---6-----------2-------------------2---6---|1-----------------------4-----------1-----------------------4---|
G|3-----------1---3-------------------3-----------1---3-----------|1---------------1---5---------------1---------------1---5-------|
D|3-------3---------------------------3-------3-------------------|1-------1---5-----------------------1-------1---5---------------|
A|1---4-------------------------------1---4-----------------------|3---3-------------------------------3---3-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|4-----------------------------------4---------------------------|

e|3-------------------3---6---3-------------------3---6---3-------|1---------------------------4---6---1---------------------------|
B|4-----------2---4-----------4-----------2---4-----------4-------|2-------------------2---6-----------2-------------------2---6---|
G|3-------3-------------------3-------3-------------------3-------|3-----------1---3-------------------3-----------1---3-----------|
D|1---5-----------------------1---5-----------------------1---5---|3-------3---------------------------3-------3-------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|1---4-------------------------------1---4-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`x x 1 3 2 3`
I	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`x 6 5 6 4 6`
I	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`x 6 5 6 4 3`
I	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`x 6 8 6 8 6`
II	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 3 1 1 1 1`
II	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 3 3 1 4 x`
II	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 3 1 1 1 x`
II	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 3 1 1 1 4`
III	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x x 5 6 6 6`
III	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x x 5 3 6 x`
III	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x 10 11 10 11 x`
III	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x 10 8 10 8 x`
IV	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`4 3 1 1 1 3`
IV	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`x x x 1 1 3`
IV	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`4 3 1 1 4 3`
IV	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`4 6 6 5 4 3`
V	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 1 3 1 2 1`
V	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 1 3 1 2 x`
V	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 1 3 3 2 4`
V	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`6 8 6 6 6 6`
VI	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 3 5 3 4 3`
VI	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 3 1 3 1 x`
VI	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 3 5 3 4 x`
VI	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 3 1 3 1 3`
VII	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 4 3 1 1 1`
VII	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 4 6 5 6 4`
VII	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 4 3 1 1 4`
VII	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 4 6 5 6 x`

12-Bar Blues

Chords: Eb7 – Eb7 – Eb7 – Eb7 – Abmaj7 – Abmaj7 – Eb7 – Eb7 – Bbm7 – Abmaj7 – Eb7 – Bbm7

e|3-------------------3---6---3-------------------3---6---3-------|3-------------------3---6---3-------------------3---6---3-------|
B|2-----------2---4-----------2-----------2---4-----------2-------|2-----------2---4-----------2-----------2---4-----------2-------|
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|3-------------------3---6---3-------------------3---6---3-------|3-------------------3---6---3-------------------3---6---3-------|
B|2-----------2---4-----------2-----------2---4-----------2-------|2-----------2---4-----------2-----------2---4-----------2-------|
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|3---------------------------3---4---3---------------------------|3---------------------------3---4---3---------------------------|
B|1-----------------------4-----------1-----------------------4---|1-----------------------4-----------1-----------------------4---|
G|1---------------1---5---------------1---------------1---5-------|1---------------1---5---------------1---------------1---5-------|
D|1-------1---5-----------------------1-------1---5---------------|1-------1---5-----------------------1-------1---5---------------|
A|3---3-------------------------------3---3-----------------------|3---3-------------------------------3---3-----------------------|
E|4-----------------------------------4---------------------------|4-----------------------------------4---------------------------|

e|3-------------------3---6---3-------------------3---6---3-------|3-------------------3---6---3-------------------3---6---3-------|
B|2-----------2---4-----------2-----------2---4-----------2-------|2-----------2---4-----------2-----------2---4-----------2-------|
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---------------------------|3---------------------------3---4---3---------------------------|
B|2-------------------2---6-----------2-------------------2---6---|1-----------------------4-----------1-----------------------4---|
G|1-----------1---3-------------------1-----------1---3-----------|1---------------1---5---------------1---------------1---5-------|
D|3-------3---------------------------3-------3-------------------|1-------1---5-----------------------1-------1---5---------------|
A|1---4-------------------------------1---4-----------------------|3---3-------------------------------3---3-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|4-----------------------------------4---------------------------|

e|3-------------------3---6---3-------------------3---6---3-------|1---------------------------4---6---1---------------------------|
B|2-----------2---4-----------2-----------2---4-----------2-------|2-------------------2---6-----------2-------------------2---6---|
G|3-------3-------------------3-------3-------------------3-------|1-----------1---3-------------------1-----------1---3-----------|
D|1---5-----------------------1---5-----------------------1---5---|3-------3---------------------------3-------3-------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|1---4-------------------------------1---4-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`x 6 5 6 6 3`
I	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`x 6 5 6 6 6`
I	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`11 8 11 8 11 x`
I	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`x x x 3 2 1`
II	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`1 3 1 1 1 3`
II	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`13 10 13 10 13 x`
II	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`13 10 13 13 13 x`
II	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`x x 1 0 1 1`
III	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`x x 5 3 6 4`
III	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`x 1 3 1 2 1`
III	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`x 1 3 3 2 4`
III	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 x x`
IV	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`4 3 5 3 x x`
IV	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`4 6 5 3 x x`
IV	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`x x 6 3 4 3`
IV	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`x x 6 8 8 6`
V	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`6 3 6 3 6 x`
V	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`6 3 6 6 6 x`
V	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`6 8 6 6 6 8`
V	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x x x 1 1 1`
VI	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`x x 10 8 11 9`
VI	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`x x 10 12 11 9`
VI	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`x x 1 3 2 3`
VI	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`x 4 5 3 x x`
VII	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x 4 1 1 1 x`
VII	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x 4 3 5 4 x`
VII	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`9 8 10 8 x x`
VII	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`9 11 10 8 x x`

12-Bar Blues

Chords: Eb9 – Eb9 – Eb9 – Eb9 – Abmaj9 – Abmaj9 – Eb9 – Eb9 – Bbm9 – Abmaj9 – Eb9 – Bbm9

e|3-----------------------6---3-----------------------6---3-------|3-----------------------6---3-----------------------6---3-------|
B|6---------------4---8-------6---------------4---8-------6-------|6---------------4---8-------6---------------4---8-------6-------|
G|6-------3---6---------------6-------3---6---------------6-------|6-------3---6---------------6-------3---6---------------6-------|
D|5---5-----------------------5---5-----------------------5---5---|5---5-----------------------5---5-----------------------5---5---|
A|6---------------------------6---------------------------6-------|6---------------------------6---------------------------6-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|3-----------------------6---3-----------------------6---3-------|3-----------------------6---3-----------------------6---3-------|
B|6---------------4---8-------6---------------4---8-------6-------|6---------------4---8-------6---------------4---8-------6-------|
G|6-------3---6---------------6-------3---6---------------6-------|6-------3---6---------------6-------3---6---------------6-------|
D|5---5-----------------------5---5-----------------------5---5---|5---5-----------------------5---5-----------------------5---5---|
A|6---------------------------6---------------------------6-------|6---------------------------6---------------------------6-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------4-------------------------------|--------------------------------4-------------------------------|
B|------------------------4---8-------------------------------4---|------------------------4---8-------------------------------4---|
G|3-------------------5---------------3-------------------5-------|3-------------------5---------------3-------------------5-------|
D|5-----------5---6-------------------5-----------5---6-----------|5-----------5---6-------------------5-----------5---6-----------|
A|3---3---6---------------------------3---3---6-------------------|3---3---6---------------------------3---3---6-------------------|
E|4-----------------------------------4---------------------------|4-----------------------------------4---------------------------|

e|3-----------------------6---3-----------------------6---3-------|3-----------------------6---3-----------------------6---3-------|
B|6---------------4---8-------6---------------4---8-------6-------|6---------------4---8-------6---------------4---8-------6-------|
G|6-------3---6---------------6-------3---6---------------6-------|6-------3---6---------------6-------3---6---------------6-------|
D|5---5-----------------------5---5-----------------------5---5---|5---5-----------------------5---5-----------------------5---5---|
A|6---------------------------6---------------------------6-------|6---------------------------6---------------------------6-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------4---6-------------------------------|--------------------------------4-------------------------------|
B|6-----------------------6-----------6-----------------------6---|------------------------4---8-------------------------------4---|
G|3---------------3---6---------------3---------------3---6-------|3-------------------5---------------3-------------------5-------|
D|6-------3---6-----------------------6-------3---6---------------|5-----------5---6-------------------5-----------5---6-----------|
A|3---4-------------------------------3---4-----------------------|3---3---6---------------------------3---3---6-------------------|
E|6-----------------------------------6---------------------------|4-----------------------------------4---------------------------|

e|3-----------------------6---3-----------------------6---3-------|----------------------------4---6-------------------------------|
B|6---------------4---8-------6---------------4---8-------6-------|6-----------------------6-----------6-----------------------6---|
G|6-------3---6---------------6-------3---6---------------6-------|3---------------3---6---------------3---------------3---6-------|
D|5---5-----------------------5---5-----------------------5---5---|6-------3---6-----------------------6-------3---6---------------|
A|6---------------------------6---------------------------6-------|3---4-------------------------------3---4-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|6-----------------------------------6---------------------------|

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