{"id":118102,"date":"2020-03-26T23:21:50","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T23:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.learnguitarinlondon.com\/?page_id=118102"},"modified":"2021-07-08T03:12:17","modified_gmt":"2021-07-08T03:12:17","slug":"beginners-12-bar-blues-guitar-lesson-with-15-essential-chords-part-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.learnguitarinlondon.com\/index.php\/beginners-12-bar-blues-guitar-lesson-with-15-essential-chords-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Beginners 12 Bar Blues Guitar Lesson With 15 Essential Chords &#8211; Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2 style=\"font-size: 30px;color: #091acc;text-align: center;font-family:Open Sans;font-weight:700;font-style:normal\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >Beginners 12 Bar Blues Acoustic Guitar Lesson With 15 Essential Chords \u2013 Part 1<\/h2><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div id=\"ts-vcsc-youtube-4967683\" class=\"ts-video-container ts-ratio-sixteen-to-nine  ts-video-overlay-false\"  style=\"\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ts-video-iframe\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y9LEd7PVk3M?autoplay=0&showinfo=1&controls=1&autohide=1&rel=0&loop=0&modestbranding=0&mute=0&vq=auto&wmode=opaque\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay\"><\/iframe><\/div><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 50px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"vc_btn3-container vc_btn3-center vc_do_btn\" ><a class=\"vc_general vc_btn3 vc_btn3-size-lg vc_btn3-shape-rounded vc_btn3-style-modern vc_btn3-icon-left vc_btn3-color-warning\" href=\"https:\/\/www.learnguitarinlondon.com\/student-area-access\" title=\"\"><i class=\"vc_btn3-icon far fa-file-pdf\"><\/i> Get The TAB to Beginners 12 Bar Blues Acoustic Guitar Lesson With 15 Essential Chords \u2013 Part 1 by Joining The Student Area For Free<\/a><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.learnguitarinlondon.com\/index.php\/student-area\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000080;\"><strong>Already a Member?<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 16px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>Easy 12 bar blues guitar tutorial for acoustic guitar. This beginners lesson shows you the classic 12 bar blues progression with 15 essential chords that all beginners need to know.<\/p>\n<p>This lesson is great for timing, rhythm and getting started on easy barre chords.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s so much value in this 12 bar lesson that I\u2019ve broken it down into parts for you. Check the start times below the video:<\/p>\n<p>You can get the TAB to this lesson for free by clicking the orange button above and joining the LGIL Student Area.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>1:49<\/strong>\u00a0=\u00a0The 12 Bar Blues Chord Progression\u00a0(Order of chords that repeats \u2013 LEARN THIS OFF BY HEART)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>3:23<\/strong>\u00a0=\u00a0The 12 Bar Blues Formula\u00a0(Learning this order of numbers will help you play the 12 bar in any key)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>4:15<\/strong>\u00a0=\u00a0What are the 5 Essential Chord Familes?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>4:43<\/strong>\u00a0= Major Chords (How To Play A, D and E)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>6:57<\/strong>\u00a0= My recommended metronome is the Boss Guitar Tuner App:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=jp.co.roland.bosstuner&amp;hl=en_GB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Android<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/gb\/app\/boss-tuner\/id1113473319\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Apple<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>7:38<\/strong>\u00a0= Playing the 12 Bar With Major Chords @ 70BPM<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>9:50<\/strong>\u00a0=\u00a0If The Rhythm Is Too Easy Try This\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>10:45<\/strong>\u00a0= Minor Chords (How To Play Am, Dm and Em)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>11:44<\/strong>\u00a0= Playing the 12 Bar With Minor Chords @ 70BPM<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>12:44<\/strong>\u00a0= Playing the 12 Bar With Major Then Minor Chords @ 70BPM<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>16:20<\/strong>\u00a0= Dominant Seven Chords (How To Play A7, D7 and E7)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>17:08<\/strong>\u00a0= Playing the 12 Bar With Dominant Seven Chords and Then Minor Chords @ 70BPM<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>18:45<\/strong>\u00a0= Minor Seven Chords (How To Play Am7, Dm7 and Em7)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>19:18<\/strong>\u00a0=\u00a0Beginners Barre Chord?\u00a0(Dm7)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>20:08<\/strong>\u00a0= Playing the 12 Bar With Minor Seven and Then Dominant Seven @ 70BPM<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>21:49<\/strong>\u00a0= Major Seven Chords (How To Play Amaj7, Dmaj7 and Emaj7)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>23:37<\/strong>\u00a0= Playing the 12 Bar With Major Sevens and Then Minor Sevens @ 70BPM<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>25:40<\/strong>\u00a0=\u00a0Recap On The Families and Tips On How To Practice<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>26:56<\/strong>\u00a0=\u00a0Playing the 12 Bar With ALL 15 Chords\u00a0(5 Families) @ 70BPM<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 30px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><script>(function(p,u,s,h){p.botId = \"O4MrAB\";s=u.createElement('script');s.type='text\/javascript';s.id=\"bot-widget-script\";s.src='https:\/\/app.conversiobot.com\/lib\/js\/gadget.js';s.setAttribute('bid',\"O4MrAB\");h=u.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];h.parentNode.insertBefore(s,h);})(window,document);<\/script><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Beginners 12 Bar Blues Acoustic Guitar Lesson With 15 Essential Chords \u2013 Part 1 Get The TAB to Beginners 12 [...]","protected":false},"author":50009,"featured_media":118103,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-118102","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Beginners 12 Bar Blues Guitar Lesson With 15 Essential Chords - Part 1 - LearnGuitarInLondon.com - Drue James<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Beginners 12 Bar Blues Guitar Lesson with 15 essential chords that&#039;s very easy to learn. 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