Quick-Change 12-Bar Blues Progression in A#/Bb Mixolydian for Ukulele

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

Notes: Bb C D Eb F G Ab

Tuning: Standard (G C E A)

Scale

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

A|-10--12--13--15-|
E|-10--12--14-----|
C|-11--13--15-----|
G|-11--13--15-----|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bb	Bb D F	`3 2 1 1`
I	Bb	Bb D F	`3 5 6 5`
I	Bb	Bb D F	`7 5 6 5`
I	Bb	Bb D F	`10 10 10 8`
II	Cm	C Eb G	`5 3 3 3`
II	Cm	C Eb G	`5 3 3 6`
II	Cm	C Eb G	`8 7 3 3`
II	Cm	C Eb G	`8 7 8 3`
III	Ddim	D F Ab	`1 2 1 x`
III	Ddim	D F Ab	`1 2 x x`
III	Ddim	D F Ab	`x 2 4 x`
III	Ddim	D F Ab	`1 2 1 5`
IV	Eb	Eb G Bb	`3 3 3 1`
IV	Eb	Eb G Bb	`3 3 3 6`
IV	Eb	Eb G Bb	`3 7 3 6`
IV	Eb	Eb G Bb	`8 7 6 6`
V	Fm	F Ab C	`1 5 4 3`
V	Fm	F Ab C	`5 5 4 3`
V	Fm	F Ab C	`1 5 1 3`
V	Fm	F Ab C	`10 8 8 8`
VI	Gm	G Bb D	`3 7 6 5`
VI	Gm	G Bb D	`7 7 6 5`
VI	Gm	G Bb D	`3 7 3 5`
VI	Gm	G Bb D	`12 10 10 10`
VII	Ab	Ab C Eb	`1 3 4 3`
VII	Ab	Ab C Eb	`5 3 4 3`
VII	Ab	Ab C Eb	`8 8 8 6`
VII	Ab	Ab C Eb	`8 8 8 11`

Quick-Change 12-Bar Blues

Chords: Bb – Eb – Bb – Bb – Eb – Eb – Bb – Bb – Fm – Eb – Bb – Fm

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

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

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

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

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

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

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bb7	Bb D F Ab	`1 2 1 1`
I	Bb7	Bb D F Ab	`1 2 1 x`
I	Bb7	Bb D F Ab	`1 2 4 1`
I	Bb7	Bb D F Ab	`3 2 4 1`
II	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`0 0 3 1`
II	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`3 0 3 1`
II	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`3 0 3 3`
II	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`3 0 3 x`
III	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`1 0 1 x`
III	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`1 0 1 3`
III	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`1 2 1 3`
III	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`x 2 1 3`
IV	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`0 2 3 1`
IV	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`3 2 3 1`
IV	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`x 2 3 1`
IV	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`3 2 3 x`
V	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 3 1 3`
V	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 3 1 x`
V	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 3 1 3`
V	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 3 4 3`
VI	Gm7	G Bb D F	`0 2 1 1`
VI	Gm7	G Bb D F	`0 2 1 x`
VI	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x 2 1 1`
VI	Gm7	G Bb D F	`3 2 1 1`
VII	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`1 0 3 3`
VII	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`1 0 3 x`
VII	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`0 3 3 3`
VII	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`1 3 3 3`

Quick-Change 12-Bar Blues

Chords: Bb7 – Ebmaj7 – Bb7 – Bb7 – Ebmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Bb7 – Bb7 – Fm7 – Ebmaj7 – Bb7 – Fm7

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bb9	Bb D F Ab C	`1 0 1 1`
I	Bb9	Bb D F Ab C	`1 0 1 x`
I	Bb9	Bb D F Ab C	`x 0 1 1`
I	Bb9	Bb D F Ab C	`3 0 1 x`
II	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`x 2 3 1`
II	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`3 2 3 3`
II	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`3 2 3 x`
II	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`x 2 3 3`
III	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`1 3 1 3`
III	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`1 3 1 x`
III	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x 3 1 3`
III	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x 3 4 3`
IV	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`0 2 1 1`
IV	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`0 2 1 x`
IV	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`x 2 1 1`
IV	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`0 3 1 x`
V	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`0 0 1 x`
V	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`1 0 3 x`
V	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`0 3 1 3`
V	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`0 3 1 x`
VI	Gm7b9	G Bb D F Ab	`1 2 1 1`
VI	Gm7b9	G Bb D F Ab	`1 2 1 x`
VI	Gm7b9	G Bb D F Ab	`1 2 3 x`
VI	Gm7b9	G Bb D F Ab	`0 2 4 x`
VII	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`1 0 3 1`
VII	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`3 0 3 x`
VII	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`x 0 3 1`
VII	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`1 3 3 1`

Quick-Change 12-Bar Blues

Chords: Bb9 – Ebmaj9 – Bb9 – Bb9 – Ebmaj9 – Ebmaj9 – Bb9 – Bb9 – Fm9 – Ebmaj9 – Bb9 – Fm9

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

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

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

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

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