Progression
The Minor blues in A minor
Minor blues in A minor plays Am7, Dm7 and E7 — i, iv and V — across 12 chords. The twelve-bar blues form in a minor key: minor seventh chords throughout, except a dominant seventh V that pulls harder back to the tonic.
The chords, in order
Bar 1Am7i
Bar 2Dm7iv
Bar 3Am7i
Bar 4Am7i
Bar 5Dm7iv
Bar 6Dm7iv
Bar 7Am7i
Bar 8Am7i
Bar 9E7V
Bar 10Dm7iv
Bar 11Am7i
Bar 12E7V