Another common Blues progression is the eight bar Blues progression. A variation of this sequence is shown next, with two bars of the I chord, two bars of the IV chord, one bar of the I chord, one bar of the V chord and two bars of the I chord.
The previous eight bar Blues progression is played in the key of A as follows.
Rhythm Pattern
As with the 12 Bar Blues progression there are several variations on the 8 bar blues progression, some of which will appear throughout the book. The most common variation is to incorporate seventh chords into the progression.
Rhythm Pattern