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Progression

The 12-bar blues in Db major

12-bar blues in Db major plays Db7, Gb7 and Ab7 — 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 1Db7I
Bar 2Gb7IV
Bar 3Db7I
Bar 4Db7I
Bar 5Gb7IV
Bar 6Gb7IV
Bar 7Db7I
Bar 8Db7I
Bar 9Ab7V
Bar 10Gb7IV
Bar 11Db7I
Bar 12Ab7V

The shapes

The same progression in a nearby key

Open 12-bar blues in Db major in the explorer →All seven chords in Db major