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Progression

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

12-bar blues (quick change) in E major plays E7, A7 and B7 — 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 1E7I
Bar 2A7IV
Bar 3E7I
Bar 4E7I
Bar 5A7IV
Bar 6A7IV
Bar 7E7I
Bar 8E7I
Bar 9B7V
Bar 10A7IV
Bar 11E7I
Bar 12E7I

The shapes

IE7E dominant seventh, open position, capo 0020100IVA7A dominant seventh, open position, capo 0x02020VB7B dominant seventh, open position, capo 0x21202

The same progression in a nearby key

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