Progression
The 12-bar blues in Bb major
12-bar blues in Bb major plays Bb7, Eb7 and F7 — I, IV and V — across 12 chords. The foundation of blues, rock and roll, and a huge share of popular music since the 1950s: three dominant seventh chords, one per scale degree, played in a fixed twelve-bar form.
The chords, in order
Bar 1Bb7I
Bar 2Eb7IV
Bar 3Bb7I
Bar 4Bb7I
Bar 5Eb7IV
Bar 6Eb7IV
Bar 7Bb7I
Bar 8Bb7I
Bar 9F7V
Bar 10Eb7IV
Bar 11Bb7I
Bar 12F7V