Quick-Change 12-Bar Blues Progression in F Mixolydian for Ukulele

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

Notes: F G A Bb C D Eb

Tuning: Standard (G C E A)

Scale

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

A|--5---7---8--10-|
E|--5---7---9-----|
C|--6---8--10-----|
G|--6---8--10-----|

Basic Chords

Chords

DegreeChordNotesFingering (low to high)
IFF A C2 0 1 0
IFF A C5 5 5 3
IFF A C5 5 5 8
IFF A C5 9 5 8
IIGmG Bb D3 7 6 5
IIGmG Bb D7 7 6 5
IIGmG Bb D3 7 3 5
IIGmG Bb D12 10 10 10
IIIAdimA C Eb2 3 x x
IIIAdimA C Eb5 3 5 0
IIIAdimA C Eb2 3 5 3
IIIAdimA C Eb5 3 5 3
IVBbBb D F3 2 1 1
IVBbBb D F3 5 6 5
IVBbBb D F7 5 6 5
IVBbBb D F10 10 10 8
VCmC Eb G5 3 3 3
VCmC Eb G5 3 3 6
VCmC Eb G8 7 3 3
VCmC Eb G8 7 8 3
VIDmD F A2 2 1 0
VIDmD F A7 5 5 5
VIDmD F A7 5 5 8
VIDmD F A10 9 5 5
VIIEbEb G Bb3 3 3 1
VIIEbEb G Bb3 3 3 6
VIIEbEb G Bb3 7 3 6
VIIEbEb G Bb8 7 6 6

Quick-Change 12-Bar Blues

Chords: F – Bb – F – F – Bb – Bb – F – F – Cm – Bb – F – Cm

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

A|0-----------1---3---0-----------1---3---0-----------1---3---0---|0-----------1---3---0-----------1---3---0-----------1---3---0---|
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|2-------------------2-------------------2-------------------2---|2-------------------2-------------------2-------------------2---|

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

A|0-----------1---3---0-----------1---3---0-----------1---3---0---|0-----------1---3---0-----------1---3---0-----------1---3---0---|
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|2-------------------2-------------------2-------------------2---|2-------------------2-------------------2-------------------2---|

A|3-----------5---6---3-----------5---6---3-----------5---6---3---|1-----------3---5---1-----------3---5---1-----------3---5---1---|
E|3-------6-----------3-------6-----------3-------6-----------3---|1---1---5-----------1---1---5-----------1---1---5-----------1---|
C|3---7---------------3---7---------------3---7---------------3---|2-------------------2-------------------2-------------------2---|
G|5-------------------5-------------------5-------------------5---|3-------------------3-------------------3-------------------3---|

A|0-----------1---3---0-----------1---3---0-----------1---3---0---|3-----------5---6---3-----------5---6---3-----------5---6---3---|
E|1-------3-----------1-------3-----------1-------3-----------1---|3-------6-----------3-------6-----------3-------6-----------3---|
C|0---3---------------0---3---------------0---3---------------0---|3---7---------------3---7---------------3---7---------------3---|
G|2-------------------2-------------------2-------------------2---|5-------------------5-------------------5-------------------5---|

Seventh Chords

Chords

DegreeChordNotesFingering (low to high)
IF7F A C Eb2 3 1 0
IF7F A C Ebx 3 1 0
IF7F A C Eb2 3 1 3
IF7F A C Eb2 3 1 x
IIGm7G Bb D F0 2 1 1
IIGm7G Bb D F0 2 1 x
IIGm7G Bb D Fx 2 1 1
IIGm7G Bb D F3 2 1 1
IIIAm7b5A C Eb G0 0 3 0
IIIAm7b5A C Eb G2 0 3 0
IIIAm7b5A C Eb G2 0 3 3
IIIAm7b5A C Eb G2 0 3 x
IVBbmaj7Bb D F A2 2 1 0
IVBbmaj7Bb D F Ax 2 1 0
IVBbmaj7Bb D F A2 2 1 1
IVBbmaj7Bb D F A2 2 1 x
VCm7C Eb G Bb0 0 3 1
VCm7C Eb G Bb3 0 3 1
VCm7C Eb G Bb3 0 3 3
VCm7C Eb G Bb3 0 3 x
VIDm7D F A Cx 0 1 0
VIDm7D F A C2 0 1 0
VIDm7D F A C2 0 1 x
VIDm7D F A C2 0 1 3
VIIEbmaj7Eb G Bb D0 2 3 1
VIIEbmaj7Eb G Bb D3 2 3 1
VIIEbmaj7Eb G Bb Dx 2 3 1
VIIEbmaj7Eb G Bb D3 2 3 x

Quick-Change 12-Bar Blues

Chords: F7 – Bbmaj7 – F7 – F7 – Bbmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – F7 – F7 – Cm7 – Bbmaj7 – F7 – Cm7

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ninth Chords

Chords

DegreeChordNotesFingering (low to high)
IF9F A C Eb G0 0 1 x
IF9F A C Eb G2 0 3 x
IF9F A C Eb Gx 0 3 0
IF9F A C Eb G0 3 1 0
IIGm9G Bb D F A0 2 1 0
IIGm9G Bb D F Ax 2 1 0
IIGm9G Bb D F A2 2 1 1
IIGm9G Bb D F A2 2 1 x
IIIAm7b5b9A C Eb G Bb2 0 3 1
IIIAm7b5b9A C Eb G Bb3 0 3 0
IIIAm7b5b9A C Eb G Bb3 0 3 x
IIIAm7b5b9A C Eb G Bbx 0 3 1
IVBbmaj9Bb D F A Cx 0 1 0
IVBbmaj9Bb D F A Cx 0 1 1
IVBbmaj9Bb D F A C2 0 1 1
IVBbmaj9Bb D F A C2 0 1 x
VCm9C Eb G Bb Dx 2 3 1
VCm9C Eb G Bb D3 2 3 3
VCm9C Eb G Bb D3 2 3 x
VCm9C Eb G Bb Dx 2 3 3
VIDm7b9D F A C Ebx 3 1 0
VIDm7b9D F A C Eb2 3 1 3
VIDm7b9D F A C Eb2 3 1 x
VIDm7b9D F A C Ebx 3 1 3
VIIEbmaj9Eb G Bb D F0 2 1 1
VIIEbmaj9Eb G Bb D F0 2 1 x
VIIEbmaj9Eb G Bb D Fx 2 1 1
VIIEbmaj9Eb G Bb D F0 3 1 x

Quick-Change 12-Bar Blues

Chords: F9 – Bbmaj9 – F9 – F9 – Bbmaj9 – Bbmaj9 – F9 – F9 – Cm9 – Bbmaj9 – F9 – Cm9

A|------------1---3---------------1---3---------------1---3-------|0-----------1---3---0-----------1---3---0-----------1---3---0---|
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|0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---|----------------------------------------------------------------|

A|------------1---3---------------1---3---------------1---3-------|------------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|0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---|0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---|

A|0-----------1---3---0-----------1---3---0-----------1---3---0---|0-----------1---3---0-----------1---3---0-----------1---3---0---|
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|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

A|------------1---3---------------1---3---------------1---3-------|------------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|0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---|0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---|

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

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---|3---1---5-----------3---1---5-----------3---1---5-----------3---|
C|0---3---------------0---3---------------0---3---------------0---|2-------------------2-------------------2-------------------2---|
G|0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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