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