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Progression

The 12-bar blues (quick change) in B major

12-bar blues (quick change) in B major plays B7, E7 and F#7 — I, IV and V — across 12 chords. The same twelve-bar blues form, ending back on the I chord for the last two bars instead of turning around on V — common when a band is vamping into a repeat.

The chords, in order

Bar 1B7I
Bar 2E7IV
Bar 3B7I
Bar 4B7I
Bar 5E7IV
Bar 6E7IV
Bar 7B7I
Bar 8B7I
Bar 9F#7V
Bar 10E7IV
Bar 11B7I
Bar 12B7I

The shapes

IB7B dominant seventh, open position, capo 0x21202IVE7E dominant seventh, open position, capo 0020100VF#7F# dominant seventh, open position, capo 0242320

The same progression in a nearby key

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