The 12 bar blues forms
Sat, 11/24/2018 - 02:16
Hi everyone,I came across a problem when studying the 12 bar blues progression. So ususally, the 12 bar blues structure goes by the below patten.
The first 4 bars just use the I chord - I, I, I, I.
The middle 4 bars go IV, IV, I, I.
And the last 4 bars go V, IV, I, VHowever, when I am studying the "My Blues Bending Song Example #4",I just cant't make sense of the why the stucture goes from V, IV, I, IV, V. It looks to me have to do with the song starting from the V (Five Chord). But it just looks so different from the sequence I'm familiar with.It would be much apperaciated if anyone can explain the 12 bar blues varioations. Thanks!
You might be better off asking David why he used this form and to explain the variations of the form. The notation on the song states that it starts on the V. In the second line of the form it has a quick change going to the IV in the second bar. The song then follows that form.