We value your privacy and want to make sure you understand how we use cookies on our website. We use session cookies to help us deliver our services and provide a better user experience. We also use Google Ads to serve personalized advertisements.

By clicking 'Agree,' you are giving us your consent to use these cookies. You can withdraw your consent at any time by adjusting your cookie preferences in your browser settings.

For more information about the types of cookies we use and how we process your personal data, please refer to our Privacy Policy.

Privacy

15 Cool Ways To Modify The 12-Bar Blues

0 views - 19 Jan 2011

Ever wonder how great blues guitar players modify the standard 12-bar blues to create more interesting blues songs (and solos)?

Switch Key
A A# B C C# D D# E F F# G G#

A Modified Blues - 2 1 2 1 1 3

  • E
    E5
  • F
  • F#
  • G
    3
  • G#
  • A
  • A#
  • B
    2
  • C
    1
  • C#
  • D
    2
  • D#
    1
  • E
    1
  • F
  • F#
  • G
    3
  • G#
  • A
  • A#
  • B
    B4
  • C
    1
  • C#
  • D
    2
  • D#
    1
  • E
    1
  • F
  • F#
  • G
    3
  • G#
  • A
  • A#
  • B
    2
  • C
    1
  • C#
  • D
    2
  • D#
    1
  • E
    1
  • F
  • G
    G4
  • G#
  • A
  • A#
  • B
    2
  • C
    1
  • C#
  • D
    2
  • D#
    1
  • E
    1
  • F
  • F#
  • G
    3
  • G#
  • A
  • A#
  • B
    2
  • C
    1
  • C#
  • D
    D4
  • D#
    1
  • E
    1
  • F
  • F#
  • G
    3
  • G#
  • A
  • A#
  • B
    2
  • C
    1
  • C#
  • D
    2
  • D#
    1
  • E
    1
  • F
  • F#
  • G
    3
  • G#
  • A
    A3
  • A#
  • B
    2
  • C
    1
  • C#
  • D
    2
  • D#
    1
  • E
    1
  • F
  • F#
  • G
    3
  • G#
  • A
  • A#
  • B
    2
  • C
    1
  • C#
  • D
    2
  • D#
    1
  • E
    E3
  • F
  • F#
  • G
    3
  • G#
  • A
  • A#
  • B
    2
  • C
    1
  • C#
  • D
    2
  • D#
    1
  • E
    1
  • F
  • F#
  • G
    3
  • G#
  • A
  • A#
  • 0
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
E
A
D
G
B
E
440htz 432htz

Loading Tuning Map

Loading Tuning Data

More EADGBE Resources

Create Chord Sheets Chords

Loading an obscene
amount of Chords

Scales Guitar Tuner Songs Videos Tuning Map Create Variation on EADGBE
Rock Around the Clock Bill Haley Easy Strum Guitar Lesson Chord How to Play Tutorial Licks
Rock Around the Clock Bill Haley Easy Strum Guitar Lesson Chord How to Play Tutorial Licks
Ever wonder how great blues guitar players modify the standard 12-bar blues to create more interesting blues songs (and solos)?
450 views 3 Jan 2021
This Week In Music Theory 15: Locrian and the Story of the flat 5
This Week In Music Theory 15: Locrian and the Story of the flat 5
Ever wonder how great blues guitar players modify the standard 12-bar blues to create more interesting blues songs (and solos)?
0 views 6 May 2024
Cool Chords to Jazz up Your Playing
Cool Chords to Jazz up Your Playing
Ever wonder how great blues guitar players modify the standard 12-bar blues to create more interesting blues songs (and solos)?
77 views 29 Sep 2021
Budget Vintage - Knight KM15 Guitar Amp Conversion (Dr. Z, Marshall, Vox)
Budget Vintage - Knight KM15 Guitar Amp Conversion (Dr. Z, Marshall, Vox)
Ever wonder how great blues guitar players modify the standard 12-bar blues to create more interesting blues songs (and solos)?
668 views 4 Sep 2019
Best Online Guitar Tuner - E Standard Tuning (E A D G B E)
Best Online Guitar Tuner - E Standard Tuning (E A D G B E)
Ever wonder how great blues guitar players modify the standard 12-bar blues to create more interesting blues songs (and solos)?
11679 views 5 Sep 2019
15 Essential Blues Guitar Licks With TAB
15 Essential Blues Guitar Licks With TAB
Ever wonder how great blues guitar players modify the standard 12-bar blues to create more interesting blues songs (and solos)?
0 views 29 Aug 2021
15 epic drop d riffs played on 7 string guitar
15 epic drop d riffs played on 7 string guitar
Ever wonder how great blues guitar players modify the standard 12-bar blues to create more interesting blues songs (and solos)?
938 views 4 Sep 2019
15 day fingerstyle ukulele challenge | pima tutorial
15 day fingerstyle ukulele challenge | pima tutorial
Ever wonder how great blues guitar players modify the standard 12-bar blues to create more interesting blues songs (and solos)?
473 views 9 Feb 2020
15 EMO SONGS you listened to about 15 years ago Jassy J
15 EMO SONGS you listened to about 15 years ago Jassy J
Ever wonder how great blues guitar players modify the standard 12-bar blues to create more interesting blues songs (and solos)?
170 views 3 May 2020 
            ___________
           q o       o p
           q o   G   o p
           d o   T   o b
           q o   D   o p
           q o   B   o p
           d o       o b
            \!       !/
            |=========|
            |!!!!!!!!!|
            |!!!!!!!!!|
            |!!!!!!!!!|              ____    ______  ____    ____
            |!!!!!!!!!|             /\  _`\ /\__  _\/\  _`\ /\  _`\
            |!!!!!!!!!|             \ \ \L\_\/_/\ \/\ \ \/\ \ \ \L\ \
           _|!!!!!!!!!|__            \ \ \L_L  \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \  _ <'
         .+=|!!!!!!!!!|--.`.          \ \ \/, \ \ \ \ \ \ \_\ \ \ \L\ \
       .'   |!!!!!!!!!|   `.\          \ \____/  \ \_\ \ \____/\ \____/
      /     !=========!     \\          \/___/    \/_/  \/___/  \/___/
      |    /|!!!!!!!!!|\    ||
       \   \!!!!!!!!!!!/   //
        )   `========='   ((
      .'    !!!!!!!!!!!    `..
     /      !!!!!!!!!!!      \\
    |       !!!!!!!!!!!       ||
    |       !!!!!!!!!!!       ||
    |       !!!!!!!!!!!       ||
     \     =============     //
 hjw  `.    o987654321o    .;'
 & warm `-._____________.-'
    whisky