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    The lesson introduces dominant 7th chords, which are constructed from the root, third, fifth and flattened seventh notes of a major scale. This gives them a unique sound with more tension than major or minor chords. The tension of dominant 7th chords is why they are used throughout the standard 12-bar blues progression, creating a sense of tension without full resolution. The progression is explained as using dominant 7th chords based on the I, IV and V chords of a given key. Interactive tab and backing tracks are provided for students to practice the 12-bar progression.

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    The lesson introduces dominant 7th chords, which are constructed from the root, third, fifth and flattened seventh notes of a major scale. This gives them a unique sound with more tension than major or minor chords. The tension of dominant 7th chords is why they are used throughout the standard 12-bar blues progression, creating a sense of tension without full resolution. The progression is explained as using dominant 7th chords based on the I, IV and V chords of a given key. Interactive tab and backing tracks are provided for students to practice the 12-bar progression.

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    The lesson introduces dominant 7th chords, which are constructed from the root, third, fifth and flattened seventh notes of a major scale. This gives them a unique sound with more tension than major or minor chords. The tension of dominant 7th chords is why they are used throughout the standard 12-bar blues progression, creating a sense of tension without full resolution. The progression is explained as using dominant 7th chords based on the I, IV and V chords of a given key. Interactive tab and backing tracks are provided for students to practice the 12-bar progression.

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    Part 2 - 7th Chords & The 12 Bar

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    The lesson introduces dominant 7th chords, which are constructed from the root, third, fifth and flattened seventh notes of a major scale. This gives them a unique sound with more tension than major or minor chords. The tension of dominant 7th chords is why they are used throughout the standard 12-bar blues progression, creating a sense of tension without full resolution. The progression is explained as using dominant 7th chords based on the I, IV and V chords of a given key. Interactive tab and backing tracks are provided for students to practice the 12-bar progression.

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    ELECTRIC BLUES ESSENTIALS LEVEL 1


    BACK TO COURSES INDEX

    Before tackling this course, you should be comfortable with all the
    material from PART 1 - DIRTY BLUES

    7th Chords &


    The 12 Bar

    In unit 2 we dive into the theory that


    makes up our blues base, the dominant
    7th chords and the 12 bar format. For the
    dominant 7th chords we tackle the
    theory behind the shapes and then how
    to play them in 5 positions of the neck.
    We then put this into practice whilst
    learning the 12 bar structure, with an
    awesome upbeat, Chicago blues shuffle!
    Check out the first video to get started
    and click here to check out the Materials
    Section below to access backing tracks
    and interactive tab!

    Lesson 7

    Lesson 8

    Lesson 9

    Lesson 10

    Lesson 11

    Lesson 12

    Essential Blues Guitar Lesso…

    LESSON 7: THE THEORY


    Let’s start by looking at the chord
    construction for the dominant 7th chord,
    as well as why we 1/2 use them in the
    blues. So, to construct a dominant 7th
    chord you need to take the following
    notes from any major scale:

    root, 3rd, 5th, b7th

    This demonstrates clearly that the chord


    is based very mch on a major chord (with
    the root, 3rd and 5th being a major
    chord) and then we bring in a minor
    element, which is the b7th. This
    construction creates a totally unique set
    of chord known as dominant chords.

    Dominant Chord
    Purpose...

    This unique set of chords has a very


    strong need to resolve. The interplay
    between the major 3rd and flat 7th
    creates a sound that has more
    tension than a major or minor chord,
    and therefore it is often used to
    navigate to a resolve. For example,
    you would often use a dominant chord on
    the 5th degree of your major scale as it
    creates a stronger tension, that you can
    resolve to the root chord again. As we
    take this theory deeper and deeper, you
    can use dominant chords to cycle
    between keys (but we’ll get to that in
    another course!).

    In the blues, we deliberately want to


    have a ‘tense’ sound pretty much all the
    way through, creating little moments of
    resolve all the way through, but never
    fully resolving... Giving the impression
    that the music can go round and round
    forever (as it often does!). This is why we
    use dominant chords all the way through
    a 12 bar blues, and this concept is totally
    unique to the blues. So, with that in mind,
    let’s take a look at the structure of a basic
    12 bar.

    |I|I|I|I|

    | IV | IV | I | I |

    | V | IV | Turnaround |
    Turnaround |

    First up, the I, IV and V symbols are


    Roman Numerals, and they represent 1, 4
    and 5. It is important to consider your 12
    bar blues a 1, 4, 5 style, as you can then
    place it into any key you like! When we
    say 1, 4, 5, we mean that we want you to
    take a key, for example A major, and take
    the 1st chord (A major), 4th chord (D
    major) and 5th chord (E major). You then
    make them all dominant 7th chords and
    finally put them into the format above.
    Simple!

    Round And Round We


    Go...

    Your first task is to practice this structure,


    using ay dominant 7th shapes you may
    already know. If you don’t know any
    shapes yet, just listen to the video a few
    times to get the sound into your head.
    You can even try listening to a few 12 bar
    backing tracks on YouTube or actual
    records from your favourite blues players.
    See if you can spot the changes as
    written above. NOTE: This is the most
    standard 12 bar struture, but of
    course there wil be variations to
    that. We’ll tackle a few more of those
    later in the course.

    MATERIALS:
    INTERACTIVE TAB &
    BACKING TRACKS
    Below are the materials for this group of
    lessons. Click on the tab icon to open our
    super cool interactive tab player (this will
    allow you to slow down the tab and play
    along with the video). Alternatively, jump
    straight in with the backing tracks below.
    Good luck!

    ! " 00:00 01:15

    Chicago Downtown Blues

    Chicago Downtown Blues (Drum and


    Guitar)

    Chicago Downtown Blues Backing Track

    Chicago Downtown Blues Backing Track


    (-10%)

    Ready to move on? Remember to check out every


    lesson in this unit first – then try the next unit...

    Part 3 - Major & Minor


    Scales
    In unit 3 we will be coming back to our lead guitar
    playing and talking in depth about the major and
    minor crossover in the blues. We can use both the
    major pentatonic of the key, and the minor
    pentatonic of the key to create tasty licks!

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