4. 'V-IV-I’ – the 12-bar blues ending Following the classic ‘V-IV-I’ 12-bar blues ending, this example showcases a bluesy A7 shape with the G note on top, before moving to another flavour ...
Blues in simple time with four beats in the bar and mostly follows a 12 bar blues chord structure. 8 and 16 bar blues can also sometimes be found. Blues verses have a three line structure - AAB ...
Listen to Bartók’s Sonata for Violin - ssz 117- to hear this effect. You can hear an example of 12-bar blues style in Bill Haley and his Comets’ Rock around the Clock.