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Blues in A

  • 12-bar blues
  • Key of A
  • 4/4 · 96 bpm
  • 2:50
  • Swing (shuffle)

Five patterns, easiest first. Each one gets a one-bar “get ready”, then you play along with the backing track at 96 beats per minute. The current chord lights up, and the line moving across the pattern shows exactly when to play.

Guitar Play Along | A7 D7 E7 | 12 Bar Blues in A | 5 Strumming Patterns

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Guitar · Blues in A · 96 bpm

The patterns

Easiest first

  1. Pattern 10:00
  2. Pattern 20:35
  3. Pattern 31:08
  4. Pattern 41:40
  5. Pattern 52:13

The chords

Guitar · ○ open · × don’t play · numbers are fingers

  • A7
    23
  • D7
    213
  • E7
    21

Bar order

One box per bar · 12 bars, then round again

  1. Bar 1A7
  2. Bar 2A7
  3. Bar 3A7
  4. Bar 4A7
  5. Bar 5D7
  6. Bar 6D7
  7. Bar 7A7
  8. Bar 8A7
  9. Bar 9E7
  10. Bar 10D7
  11. Bar 11A7
  12. Bar 12E7

Printable on Etsy

Guitar chord chart (one page, 42 chords)

A printable guitar chord chart with 42 chords on a single page.

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