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Progression

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

12-bar blues (quick change) in G major plays G7, C7 and D7 — 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 1G7I
Bar 2C7IV
Bar 3G7I
Bar 4G7I
Bar 5C7IV
Bar 6C7IV
Bar 7G7I
Bar 8G7I
Bar 9D7V
Bar 10C7IV
Bar 11G7I
Bar 12G7I

The shapes

IG7G dominant seventh, open position, capo 0320001IVC7C dominant seventh, open position, capo 0012010VD7D dominant seventh, open position, capo 0xx0212

The same progression in a nearby key

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