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Progression

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

12-bar blues (quick change) in C major plays C7, F7 and G7 — 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 1C7I
Bar 2F7IV
Bar 3C7I
Bar 4C7I
Bar 5F7IV
Bar 6F7IV
Bar 7C7I
Bar 8C7I
Bar 9G7V
Bar 10F7IV
Bar 11C7I
Bar 12C7I

The shapes

IC7C dominant seventh, open position, capo 0012010IVF7F dominant seventh, open position, capo 0131211VG7G dominant seventh, open position, capo 0320001

The same progression in a nearby key

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