Quick-Change 12-Bar Blues Progression in G#/Ab Mixolydian for Ukulele

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

Notes: Ab Bb C Db Eb F Gb

Tuning: Standard (G C E A)

Scale

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

A|--8--10--11--13-|
E|--8--10--12-----|
C|--9--11--13-----|
G|--9--11--13-----|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Ab	Ab C Eb	`1 3 4 3`
I	Ab	Ab C Eb	`5 3 4 3`
I	Ab	Ab C Eb	`8 8 8 6`
I	Ab	Ab C Eb	`8 8 8 11`
II	Bbm	Bb Db F	`3 1 1 1`
II	Bbm	Bb Db F	`3 1 1 4`
II	Bbm	Bb Db F	`6 5 1 1`
II	Bbm	Bb Db F	`6 5 6 1`
III	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x 0 2 x`
III	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x 3 2 3`
III	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x 3 2 x`
III	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x x 2 3`
IV	Db	Db F Ab	`1 1 1 4`
IV	Db	Db F Ab	`1 5 1 4`
IV	Db	Db F Ab	`6 5 4 4`
IV	Db	Db F Ab	`6 8 9 8`
V	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`3 3 2 1`
V	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`8 6 6 6`
V	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`8 6 6 9`
V	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`11 10 6 6`
VI	Fm	F Ab C	`1 5 4 3`
VI	Fm	F Ab C	`5 5 4 3`
VI	Fm	F Ab C	`1 5 1 3`
VI	Fm	F Ab C	`10 8 8 8`
VII	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`3 1 2 1`
VII	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`6 6 6 4`
VII	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`6 6 6 9`
VII	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`6 10 6 9`

Quick-Change 12-Bar Blues

Chords: Ab – Db – Ab – Ab – Db – Db – Ab – Ab – Ebm – Db – Ab – Ebm

A|3-----------4---6---3-----------4---6---3-----------4---6---3---|4-----------3---4---4-----------3---4---4-----------3---4---4---|
E|4---2---6-----------4---2---6-----------4---2---6-----------4---|1-------4-----------1-------4-----------1-------4-----------1---|
C|3-------------------3-------------------3-------------------3---|1---5---------------1---5---------------1---5---------------1---|
G|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|

A|3-----------4---6---3-----------4---6---3-----------4---6---3---|3-----------4---6---3-----------4---6---3-----------4---6---3---|
E|4---2---6-----------4---2---6-----------4---2---6-----------4---|4---2---6-----------4---2---6-----------4---2---6-----------4---|
C|3-------------------3-------------------3-------------------3---|3-------------------3-------------------3-------------------3---|
G|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|

A|4-----------3---4---4-----------3---4---4-----------3---4---4---|4-----------3---4---4-----------3---4---4-----------3---4---4---|
E|1-------4-----------1-------4-----------1-------4-----------1---|1-------4-----------1-------4-----------1-------4-----------1---|
C|1---5---------------1---5---------------1---5---------------1---|1---5---------------1---5---------------1---5---------------1---|
G|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|

A|3-----------4---6---3-----------4---6---3-----------4---6---3---|3-----------4---6---3-----------4---6---3-----------4---6---3---|
E|4---2---6-----------4---2---6-----------4---2---6-----------4---|4---2---6-----------4---2---6-----------4---2---6-----------4---|
C|3-------------------3-------------------3-------------------3---|3-------------------3-------------------3-------------------3---|
G|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|

A|1-----------4---6---1-----------4---6---1-----------4---6---1---|4-----------3---4---4-----------3---4---4-----------3---4---4---|
E|2---2---6-----------2---2---6-----------2---2---6-----------2---|1-------4-----------1-------4-----------1-------4-----------1---|
C|3-------------------3-------------------3-------------------3---|1---5---------------1---5---------------1---5---------------1---|
G|3-------------------3-------------------3-------------------3---|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|

A|3-----------4---6---3-----------4---6---3-----------4---6---3---|1-----------4---6---1-----------4---6---1-----------4---6---1---|
E|4---2---6-----------4---2---6-----------4---2---6-----------4---|2---2---6-----------2---2---6-----------2---2---6-----------2---|
C|3-------------------3-------------------3-------------------3---|3-------------------3-------------------3-------------------3---|
G|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|3-------------------3-------------------3-------------------3---|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`1 0 2 x`
I	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`1 0 2 3`
I	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`1 3 2 3`
I	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`1 3 2 x`
II	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`1 1 1 1`
II	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`1 1 1 x`
II	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`1 1 1 4`
II	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`1 1 4 1`
III	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`x 0 2 1`
III	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`3 0 2 1`
III	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`3 0 2 3`
III	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`3 0 2 x`
IV	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`1 0 1 x`
IV	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`1 0 1 3`
IV	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`1 1 1 3`
IV	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 1 1 3`
V	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 2 1`
V	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 1 2 1`
V	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 1 2 x`
V	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 1 2 4`
VI	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 3 1 3`
VI	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 3 1 x`
VI	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 3 1 3`
VI	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 3 4 3`
VII	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x 1 1 1`
VII	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`3 1 1 1`
VII	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`3 1 1 x`
VII	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`3 1 1 4`

Quick-Change 12-Bar Blues

Chords: Ab7 – Dbmaj7 – Ab7 – Ab7 – Dbmaj7 – Dbmaj7 – Ab7 – Ab7 – Ebm7 – Dbmaj7 – Ab7 – Ebm7

A|------------1---3---------------1---3---------------1---3-------|------------1---3---------------1---3---------------1---3-------|
E|2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2---|1-------2-----------1-------2-----------1-------2-----------1---|
C|0---3---------------0---3---------------0---3---------------0---|0---3---------------0---3---------------0---3---------------0---|
G|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|

A|------------1---3---------------1---3---------------1---3-------|------------1---3---------------1---3---------------1---3-------|
E|2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2---|2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2---|
C|0---3---------------0---3---------------0---3---------------0---|0---3---------------0---3---------------0---3---------------0---|
G|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|

A|------------1---3---------------1---3---------------1---3-------|------------1---3---------------1---3---------------1---3-------|
E|1-------2-----------1-------2-----------1-------2-----------1---|1-------2-----------1-------2-----------1-------2-----------1---|
C|0---3---------------0---3---------------0---3---------------0---|0---3---------------0---3---------------0---3---------------0---|
G|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|

A|------------1---3---------------1---3---------------1---3-------|------------1---3---------------1---3---------------1---3-------|
E|2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2---|2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2---|
C|0---3---------------0---3---------------0---3---------------0---|0---3---------------0---3---------------0---3---------------0---|
G|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|

A|1-----------3---4---1-----------3---4---1-----------3---4---1---|------------1---3---------------1---3---------------1---3-------|
E|2-------4-----------2-------4-----------2-------4-----------2---|1-------2-----------1-------2-----------1-------2-----------1---|
C|1---5---------------1---5---------------1---5---------------1---|0---3---------------0---3---------------0---3---------------0---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|

A|------------1---3---------------1---3---------------1---3-------|1-----------3---4---1-----------3---4---1-----------3---4---1---|
E|2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2---|2-------4-----------2-------4-----------2-------4-----------2---|
C|0---3---------------0---3---------------0---3---------------0---|1---5---------------1---5---------------1---5---------------1---|
G|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`1 0 2 1`
I	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`x 0 2 1`
I	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`3 0 2 x`
I	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`1 3 2 1`
II	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`1 0 1 1`
II	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`1 0 1 x`
II	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x 0 1 1`
II	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`3 0 1 x`
III	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 2 1`
III	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 1 2 3`
III	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 1 2 x`
III	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 2 3`
IV	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`1 3 1 3`
IV	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`1 3 1 x`
IV	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x 3 1 3`
IV	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x 3 1 4`
V	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 1 1 1`
V	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`3 3 1 x`
V	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 1 1`
V	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`3 1 1 x`
VI	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`1 0 2 x`
VI	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`1 3 2 3`
VI	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`1 3 2 x`
VI	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`x 3 2 3`
VII	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`1 1 1 1`
VII	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`1 1 1 x`
VII	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`1 1 2 x`
VII	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`3 1 4 x`

Quick-Change 12-Bar Blues

Chords: Ab9 – Dbmaj9 – Ab9 – Ab9 – Dbmaj9 – Dbmaj9 – Ab9 – Ab9 – Ebm9 – Dbmaj9 – Ab9 – Ebm9

A|1-----------1---3---1-----------1---3---1-----------1---3---1---|3-----------4---6---3-----------4---6---3-----------4---6---3---|
E|2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2---|1---2---6-----------1---2---6-----------1---2---6-----------1---|
C|0---3---------------0---3---------------0---3---------------0---|3-------------------3-------------------3-------------------3---|
G|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|

A|1-----------1---3---1-----------1---3---1-----------1---3---1---|1-----------1---3---1-----------1---3---1-----------1---3---1---|
E|2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2---|2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2---|
C|0---3---------------0---3---------------0---3---------------0---|0---3---------------0---3---------------0---3---------------0---|
G|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|

A|3-----------4---6---3-----------4---6---3-----------4---6---3---|3-----------4---6---3-----------4---6---3-----------4---6---3---|
E|1---2---6-----------1---2---6-----------1---2---6-----------1---|1---2---6-----------1---2---6-----------1---2---6-----------1---|
C|3-------------------3-------------------3-------------------3---|3-------------------3-------------------3-------------------3---|
G|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|

A|1-----------1---3---1-----------1---3---1-----------1---3---1---|1-----------1---3---1-----------1---3---1-----------1---3---1---|
E|2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2---|2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2---|
C|0---3---------------0---3---------------0---3---------------0---|0---3---------------0---3---------------0---3---------------0---|
G|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|

A|1-----------3---4---1-----------3---4---1-----------3---4---1---|3-----------4---6---3-----------4---6---3-----------4---6---3---|
E|1-------4-----------1-------4-----------1-------4-----------1---|1---2---6-----------1---2---6-----------1---2---6-----------1---|
C|1---5---------------1---5---------------1---5---------------1---|3-------------------3-------------------3-------------------3---|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|

A|1-----------1---3---1-----------1---3---1-----------1---3---1---|1-----------3---4---1-----------3---4---1-----------3---4---1---|
E|2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2---|1-------4-----------1-------4-----------1-------4-----------1---|
C|0---3---------------0---3---------------0---3---------------0---|1---5---------------1---5---------------1---5---------------1---|
G|1-------------------1-------------------1-------------------1---|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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