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Progression

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

12-bar blues (quick change) in D major plays D7, G7 and A7 — 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 1D7I
Bar 2G7IV
Bar 3D7I
Bar 4D7I
Bar 5G7IV
Bar 6G7IV
Bar 7D7I
Bar 8D7I
Bar 9A7V
Bar 10G7IV
Bar 11D7I
Bar 12D7I

The shapes

ID7D dominant seventh, open position, capo 0xx0212IVG7G dominant seventh, open position, capo 0320001VA7A dominant seventh, open position, capo 0x02020

The same progression in a nearby key

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