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8 bar blues
8 bar blues
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mic
42 posts
Jul 19, 2008
5:27 PM
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The "typical or "standard" 12 bar blues progression would be: I,I,I,I
IV, IV,I,I,
V, IV, I, V/I
I know there are exceptions, but what is the chord structure for the "typical" 8 bar blues song? is there one?
Thanks, I'll hang up and listen.
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T. Hutch
12 posts
Jul 19, 2008
7:33 PM
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8 Bar Blues:I, V, IV, IV, I , V, IV, (I, V).....lesser used 8 bar progression common to Rock, Folk, & Jazz form of the blues.
The Quick Change on the 2nd bar of the 12 bar progression can be represented by the IV chord when 4 measures of the 1 chord is just to long.
so, what`s shakin` besides da leaves in da trees? Later..
Hope this helped..
Last Edited by on Jul 19, 2008 8:56 PM
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b1ueskyz
7 posts
Jul 19, 2008
8:20 PM
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I was always under the impression that the std. 8 bar blues went:
I I IV IV I V I/IV I/V
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T. Hutch
13 posts
Jul 19, 2008
8:54 PM
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My bad..I edited my typo but the mistake was only on the2nd bar...
Later
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mic
43 posts
Jul 20, 2008
2:00 AM
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On the quick IV of a 12 bar. You have the IV chord on the second bar, then the count goes back to the standard progresion? I IV I I
IV IV I I...?
Last Edited by on Jul 20, 2008 2:03 AM
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oldwailer
122 posts
Jul 20, 2008
8:10 AM
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I got into this thread a because it just seemed interesting--I play some 8-bar blues things--but I realized that they were sometimes different--so I went and stole this information from Wikepedia Anyway--here it is:
Eight bar blues progressions have more variations than the more rigidly defined twelve bar format. The move to the IV chord usually happens at bar 3 (as opposed to 5 in twelve bar.)
"Worried Life Blues" (probably the most common eight bar blues progression):
I , I , IV , IV
I , V , I/IV, I/V
"Key to the Highway" (variation with the V at bar 2):
I, V, IV, IV
I, V, I, V
"Walking By Myself" (somewhat unorthodox example of the form):
I, I, I, I
V, IV, I, V
Last Edited by on Jul 20, 2008 8:13 AM
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mic
44 posts
Jul 20, 2008
5:59 PM
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Been drilling pretty hard on counting out the beat and chord changes on every blues cut I own.
When I run across an eight bar number, I can tell it's eight bars quick enough. But I have trouble telling what chord they are in. Now I know why.
Sounds like there are as many eight bar variations as there are eight bar songs.
Could be part of the reason for the popularity of 12 bar stuff. Thanks for the feedback Guys!
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