How To Jazz Up Your 12 Bar Blues Chords


Published on 25 January 2016
http://pickupjazz.com/ Learn how to jazz up your blues guitar chords with this beginner jazz blues guitar lesson. View your free Dominant 7 Chord diagrams here: http://pickupjazz.com/ dominant-chord Or, download a free PDF eBook with a whole bunch of new chords: http://pickupjazz.com/ jazz-guitar-chord-chart/ Check it out, here is the basic 12 Bar Blues: A7 | D7 | A7 | A7 D7 | D7 | A7 | A7 E7 | E7 | A7 | A7 Play each chord for 4 beats. Now, the fun can begin! ============== Simple Chord Colors To Add A7 = A9, A13, A7#11 D7 = D9, D13, D9#11 E7 = E9, E13 - So you can swap out some plain old dominant 7 chords for more colorful dominant 7 chords that have a 9 or 13. ============== Chord Substitutes - In the video I add in some extra chords, below is the final example with all additions. A13 | D9 D#dim7 | A13 |Em9 Eb9 D9 | D#dim7 | A13 | Bm7b5 F#7b9 Bm7 | E7 | A7 | E7 Cool, right? If you want to try out some Charlie Parker style blues changes that would be: Amaj7 | G#m7b5 C#7b9 | F#m7 B13 | Em7 A13 D7 | Dm7 G13 | Dbm7 Gb13 | Cm7 F7b9 Bm7 | E7 | A7 F#7b9 | Bm7 E7 | That's it, leave a comment below with any cool changes you put in! http://pickupjazz.com/