12 Bar Blues and Turnaround Songs
12 Bar Blues is a very common chord progression used in many songs. It involves a set pattern, over 12 bars, of the I, IV and V chords in either major or minor keys. The most common 12 bar pattern is outlined as follows, in the key of E:
Written next is a list of songs which are based upon the 12 Bar Blues progression.
- Be-bop-a-lula — Fene Vincent/John Lennon
- Hound Dog - Elvis Presley
- Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry
- Boppin’ the Blues - Blackfeather
- The Wanderer - Dion Going up the Country - Canned Heat
- Makin’ your mind up - Bucks Fizz
- Green Door - Shakin’ Stevens
- In the Summertime - Mungo Jerry
- Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley & the Comets
- Barbara Ann - Beach Boys
- Let’s Stick Together - Brian Ferry
- Long Tall Glasses (I Know I can Dance) - Leo Sayer
- Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis Presley
- School Days (Ring Ring Goes the Bell) - Chuck Berry
- Roll Over Beethoven - Chuck Berry
- Spirit in the Sky - Norman Greenbaum
- Turn up your Radio - Masters Apprentices
- Tutti Frutti - Little Richard
- Dizzy Miss Lizzy - Larry Williams/Beatles
- Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly
- Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley
- Get Down and Get With It - Slade
- Good Golly Miss Molly - Little Richard
- Lucille - Little Richard
- In the Mood - Glen Miller
- Surfin’ Safari - Beach Boys
- Peppermint Twist - Sweet
- Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy - Andrew Sisters/Bette Midler
- I Hear you Knocking - Dave Edmunds
- Boy from New York City - Darts/Manhattan Transfer
- Mountain of Love - Johnny Rivers
- I Love to Boogie - T-Rex
- Shake Rattle & Roll - Bill Haley
- Lady Rose - Mungo Jerry
- Theme to Batman
- Theme to Spiderman
- Stuck in the Middle with you - Stealers Wheel
- Hot Love - T-Rex
- The Huckle Buck - Brendan Bower
- Way Down - Elvis Presley
- I Can Help - Billy Swan
- Rockin’ Robin - Michael Jackson