All Blues
View chords used in this chart
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||o---0-----0-----0-----0-------o||
||o---0-----2-----3-----2-------o||
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||----3---3---3---3---3---3------||
1 & & 2 & &
-=>VERSE (12-Bar Blues)--
@ Measures 1-4::
G7 G13/11 G9 G13/11 [4x]
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||----3------------5------6=======------5--------||
||o---3h4p3h4p3h4--5------7=======------5-------o||
||o---3------------5------7=======------5-------o||
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||----===trill===--------------------------------||
1 & & 2 & &
@ Measures 5-6::
C13/11 C C13/11 CM7[*] C13/11 C C13/11 C
|---------------.-----------------.--|---------------.-----------------.--|
|---3======-----5-----6======-----8--|---6======-----5-----3======-----5--|
|---3======-----5-----7======-----9--|---7======-----5-----3======-----5--|
|---3======-----5-----7======-----9--|---7======-----5-----3======-----5--|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
1 & & 2 & & 1 & & 2 & &
[variation for C measures: ||: --333- --555- --677- --555- :|| 2x
(i.e., same as G7 measure, without the major 3rd)]
[*sic: whole "C" chordal series better considered as Gm-type chords...]
@ Measures 7-8 (G7...): a` la measures 1-4, but only 2ce thru...
@ Measures 9-10::
D7#9 Eb7#9 D7#9
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|---------------------6============--|---7============-----6============--|
|---------------------5============--|---6============-----5============--|
|---------------------4============--|---5============-----4============--|
|---5=====------5============-----5--|---6============-----5============--|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
1 & & 2 & & 1 & & 2 & &
@ Measures 11-12::
G7/11 GM6/9[G13] G7/11 G7/6[*]
|---1============-----3============--|---1============-----0============--||
|---1============-----3============--|---1============-----0============--||
|---0============-----2============--|---0============--------------------||
|------------------------------------|---------------------3============--||
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------||
|---3======-----3-----3======-----3--|---3======-----3-----3======-----3--||
1 & & 2 & & 1 & & 2 & &
[* or: 3-345-]
--SEQUENCE: Intro--||: Verse--Intro :||--Verse(fade out)--
-=>Miles' "head"-ish LEAD over the twelve-bar pretty easy to follow on
the guitar, especially if yu' start at the VIIth position, e.g.--
(G7)
||-----|--7============------|--7---8-7========----------------------
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||--/7-|------------------/7-|------------------------------- tcg ---
||-----|---------------------|------------------------------- '94 ---
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& 1 & & 2 & & 1 & & 2
--but then, this is JAZZ, 'n'you're supPOSED to improvize yourself! . . .
(but a final note: if you're playin' as "slow & tasty" as Miles himself
does over some sections, Wes-style octaves are awfully nice. . . .)
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How to play All Blues
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G7. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.