Blues chord progressions
Twelve-bar and minor blues progressions with strong dominant motion.
Blues progressions in every key
These are the most common progressions used in Blues. Each link opens a dedicated page with chords, audio playback and analysis.
I7–IV7–I7–V7 · C major
C7 – F7 – C7 – G7
I7–IV7–I7–V7 · C major
C7 – F7 – C7 – G7
I7–IV7–I7–V7 · C♯ major
C♯7 – F♯7 – C♯7 – G♯7
I7–IV7–I7–V7 · D♭ major
D♭7 – G♭7 – D♭7 – A♭7
I7–IV7–I7–V7 · D major
D7 – G7 – D7 – A7
I7–IV7–I7–V7 · E♭ major
E♭7 – A♭7 – E♭7 – B♭7
I7–IV7–I7–V7 · D♯ major
D♯7 – G♯7 – D♯7 – A♯7
I7–IV7–I7–V7 · E major
E7 – A7 – E7 – B7
I7–IV7–I7–V7 · E major
E7 – A7 – E7 – B7
I7–IV7–I7–V7 · F major
F7 – B♭7 – F7 – C7
I7–IV7–I7–V7 · F major
F7 – A♯7 – F7 – C7
I7–IV7–I7–V7 · F♯ major
F♯7 – B7 – F♯7 – C♯7
I7–IV7–I7–V7 · G♭ major
G♭7 – B7 – G♭7 – D♭7
I7–IV7–I7–V7 · G major
G7 – C7 – G7 – D7
I7–IV7–I7–V7 · A♭ major
A♭7 – D♭7 – A♭7 – E♭7
I7–IV7–I7–V7 · G♯ major
G♯7 – C♯7 – G♯7 – D♯7
I7–IV7–I7–V7 · A major
A7 – D7 – A7 – E7
I7–IV7–I7–V7 · B♭ major
B♭7 – E♭7 – B♭7 – F7
I7–IV7–I7–V7 · A♯ major
A♯7 – D♯7 – A♯7 – F7
I7–IV7–I7–V7 · B major
B7 – E7 – B7 – F♯7
I7–IV7–I7–V7 · B major
B7 – E7 – B7 – G♭7
I7–I7–I7–I7–IV7–IV7–I7–I7–V7–IV7–I7–V7 · C major
C7 – C7 – C7 – C7 – F7 – F7 – C7 – C7 – G7 – F7 – C7 – G7
I7–I7–I7–I7–IV7–IV7–I7–I7–V7–IV7–I7–V7 · C major
C7 – C7 – C7 – C7 – F7 – F7 – C7 – C7 – G7 – F7 – C7 – G7
I7–I7–I7–I7–IV7–IV7–I7–I7–V7–IV7–I7–V7 · C♯ major
C♯7 – C♯7 – C♯7 – C♯7 – F♯7 – F♯7 – C♯7 – C♯7 – G♯7 – F♯7 – C♯7 – G♯7
I7–I7–I7–I7–IV7–IV7–I7–I7–V7–IV7–I7–V7 · D♭ major
D♭7 – D♭7 – D♭7 – D♭7 – G♭7 – G♭7 – D♭7 – D♭7 – A♭7 – G♭7 – D♭7 – A♭7
I7–I7–I7–I7–IV7–IV7–I7–I7–V7–IV7–I7–V7 · D major
D7 – D7 – D7 – D7 – G7 – G7 – D7 – D7 – A7 – G7 – D7 – A7
I7–I7–I7–I7–IV7–IV7–I7–I7–V7–IV7–I7–V7 · E♭ major
E♭7 – E♭7 – E♭7 – E♭7 – A♭7 – A♭7 – E♭7 – E♭7 – B♭7 – A♭7 – E♭7 – B♭7
I7–I7–I7–I7–IV7–IV7–I7–I7–V7–IV7–I7–V7 · D♯ major
D♯7 – D♯7 – D♯7 – D♯7 – G♯7 – G♯7 – D♯7 – D♯7 – A♯7 – G♯7 – D♯7 – A♯7
I7–I7–I7–I7–IV7–IV7–I7–I7–V7–IV7–I7–V7 · E major
E7 – E7 – E7 – E7 – A7 – A7 – E7 – E7 – B7 – A7 – E7 – B7
I7–I7–I7–I7–IV7–IV7–I7–I7–V7–IV7–I7–V7 · E major
E7 – E7 – E7 – E7 – A7 – A7 – E7 – E7 – B7 – A7 – E7 – B7
I7–I7–I7–I7–IV7–IV7–I7–I7–V7–IV7–I7–V7 · F major
F7 – F7 – F7 – F7 – B♭7 – B♭7 – F7 – F7 – C7 – B♭7 – F7 – C7
I7–I7–I7–I7–IV7–IV7–I7–I7–V7–IV7–I7–V7 · F major
F7 – F7 – F7 – F7 – A♯7 – A♯7 – F7 – F7 – C7 – A♯7 – F7 – C7
I7–I7–I7–I7–IV7–IV7–I7–I7–V7–IV7–I7–V7 · F♯ major
F♯7 – F♯7 – F♯7 – F♯7 – B7 – B7 – F♯7 – F♯7 – C♯7 – B7 – F♯7 – C♯7
I7–I7–I7–I7–IV7–IV7–I7–I7–V7–IV7–I7–V7 · G♭ major
G♭7 – G♭7 – G♭7 – G♭7 – B7 – B7 – G♭7 – G♭7 – D♭7 – B7 – G♭7 – D♭7
I7–I7–I7–I7–IV7–IV7–I7–I7–V7–IV7–I7–V7 · G major
G7 – G7 – G7 – G7 – C7 – C7 – G7 – G7 – D7 – C7 – G7 – D7
I7–I7–I7–I7–IV7–IV7–I7–I7–V7–IV7–I7–V7 · A♭ major
A♭7 – A♭7 – A♭7 – A♭7 – D♭7 – D♭7 – A♭7 – A♭7 – E♭7 – D♭7 – A♭7 – E♭7
I7–I7–I7–I7–IV7–IV7–I7–I7–V7–IV7–I7–V7 · G♯ major
G♯7 – G♯7 – G♯7 – G♯7 – C♯7 – C♯7 – G♯7 – G♯7 – D♯7 – C♯7 – G♯7 – D♯7
I7–I7–I7–I7–IV7–IV7–I7–I7–V7–IV7–I7–V7 · A major
A7 – A7 – A7 – A7 – D7 – D7 – A7 – A7 – E7 – D7 – A7 – E7
I7–I7–I7–I7–IV7–IV7–I7–I7–V7–IV7–I7–V7 · B♭ major
B♭7 – B♭7 – B♭7 – B♭7 – E♭7 – E♭7 – B♭7 – B♭7 – F7 – E♭7 – B♭7 – F7
I7–I7–I7–I7–IV7–IV7–I7–I7–V7–IV7–I7–V7 · A♯ major
A♯7 – A♯7 – A♯7 – A♯7 – D♯7 – D♯7 – A♯7 – A♯7 – F7 – D♯7 – A♯7 – F7
I7–I7–I7–I7–IV7–IV7–I7–I7–V7–IV7–I7–V7 · B major
B7 – B7 – B7 – B7 – E7 – E7 – B7 – B7 – F♯7 – E7 – B7 – F♯7
I7–I7–I7–I7–IV7–IV7–I7–I7–V7–IV7–I7–V7 · B major
B7 – B7 – B7 – B7 – E7 – E7 – B7 – B7 – G♭7 – E7 – B7 – G♭7
i–iv–v–i · C minor
Cm – Fm – Gm – Cm
i–iv–v–i · C minor
Cm – Fm – Gm – Cm
i–iv–v–i · C♯ minor
C♯m – F♯m – G♯m – C♯m
i–iv–v–i · D♭ minor
D♭m – G♭m – A♭m – D♭m
i–iv–v–i · D minor
Dm – Gm – Am – Dm
i–iv–v–i · E♭ minor
E♭m – A♭m – B♭m – E♭m
i–iv–v–i · D♯ minor
D♯m – G♯m – A♯m – D♯m
i–iv–v–i · E minor
Em – Am – Bm – Em
i–iv–v–i · E minor
Em – Am – Bm – Em
i–iv–v–i · F minor
Fm – B♭m – Cm – Fm
i–iv–v–i · F minor
Fm – A♯m – Cm – Fm
i–iv–v–i · F♯ minor
F♯m – Bm – C♯m – F♯m
i–iv–v–i · G♭ minor
G♭m – Bm – D♭m – G♭m
i–iv–v–i · G minor
Gm – Cm – Dm – Gm
i–iv–v–i · A♭ minor
A♭m – D♭m – E♭m – A♭m
i–iv–v–i · G♯ minor
G♯m – C♯m – D♯m – G♯m
i–iv–v–i · A minor
Am – Dm – Em – Am
i–iv–v–i · B♭ minor
B♭m – E♭m – Fm – B♭m
i–iv–v–i · A♯ minor
A♯m – D♯m – Fm – A♯m
i–iv–v–i · B minor
Bm – Em – F♯m – Bm
i–iv–v–i · B minor
Bm – Em – G♭m – Bm