![]() ![]() When it come to jazz improvisation, I have a special rule: If you want to become a great jazz improviser, you have to understand jazz harmony. In today’s lesson, I’m going to walk you through 4 different important blues chord progressions. The blues is most commonly a 12 bar form, though you can find tunes with different variations. When it comes to jazz, the blues is essential to study, not only because it’s so influential in jazz, but because it’s a study in jazz harmony in itself. The blues has taken on many forms over different genres and time periods. The blues evolved, of course, and when early jazz was coming to fruition in the diverse port city of New Orleans, the blues was one of the key ingredients. Often there was a “call and response” element and no strict form. It came straight out of the oppression of the working fields, where the slaves combined African music traditions, spirituals, and African-American work songs. The blues was born out of the African slave trade in the United States. ![]() One of the most important song forms in jazz is the blues so you will want to master blues chord progressions.
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