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TWELVE BAR BLUES

TWELVE BAR BLUES

The twelve bar blues is a repetitive chord sequence made up of twelve "bars". In 4/4 time, a "bar" is made up of FOUR beats, in 3/4 time, a "bar" is made up,of THREE beats.

 

In the key of "C", the simple twelve bar blues looks like this :

 

(C) (C) (C) (C)

(F) (F) (C) (C)

(G7) (F) (C) (C)

 

Each chord is played with a rhythm pattern (eg 1,2,3,4   or  1,2,3 and 4 and  

Use your imagination!  When you have gone through the twelve bars, you start all over again!

Variations:

1) We can change the FOURTH BAR to a Seventh chord. It will now look like this:

 

(C) (C) (C) (C7)

(F) (F)  (C) (C)

(G7) (F) (C) (C)

 

2)  Change the very last bar to (G7). This is called a "turnaround" and signals you to start playing the sequence all over again. Play this chord with four very definite down strums in 4/4 time or three in 3/4 time.

 

(C) (C) (C) (C7)

(F) (F)  (C)  (C)

(G7) (F) (C) (G7)

                     One,two,three four.

 

3) Play the twelve bar blues in different keys, different rhythms and  different tempos. The sky is the limit!

4) Make Mum and Dad sing old rock songs to you and amaze them with your playing ability!

 

Songs:

Blue Suede Shoes    (See below)

Good Golly Moss Molly

Hound Dog

All my Love

Shake , Rattle and Roll

Rock Around the Clock

and hundreds more!

 

 

 

                           STEAMROLLER BLUES

Well I’m a (C) steamroller baby (I’m a steamroller baby)
And I’m rolling down the line ( I’m rolling down the line)
Well I’m a (F) steamroller baby ( steamroller baby)
And I’m (C)rolling down the line ( I’m rolling down the line)
You (G7) better get out of my way now (You better get out of my way now )
Before I (C) roll right over you ( Before I roll right over you)

I’ts just a (C) little, little, little rock and roll ( I’ts just a little, little, little rock and roll)
And it (F) kinda, kinda, kinda soothes your soul ( And it (C) kinda, kinda, kinda soothes your soul)
You (G7) better get out of my way now (You (G7) better get out of my way now)
Before I (C) roll right over you. ( Before I (C) roll right over you.)

Well I’m a (C) steamroller baby (I’m a steamroller baby)
And I’m rolling down the line ( I’m rolling down the line)
Well I’m a (F) steamroller baby (Steamroller baby)

And I'm rolling down the (C)line( and I'm rolling down the line)

You (G7) better get outta my way now (You better get out of my way now) 

Before I  (C)roll right over  you.

 

 

                                  UKULELE BLUES


I (C) play my ukulele play it all day long (C7)
I (F) play my ukulele play it loud and (C) strong
When I (G7)  play my ukulele(F)  I can do no (C) wrong.

Chorus: Play it softly - play it (G7) loudly - Uku (C) lele!

I (C)  play it when I ‘m walking on down the road (C7)
I (F)  play it when I’m walking on down the (C) road
(G7) Really helps me (F) carry my heavy (C) load.

Chorus

I (C) play it when I’m really feeling sad (C7) 
I (F)  also play it when I’m feeling (C) glad
Play it (G7) all the time (F) that  really can’t be (C) bad

Chorus

(C) Playing ukes together is really lots of fun (C7) 
(F) Playing ukes together is really lots of (C) fun
Much (G7)better than when you (F)  are the only (C) one

Chorus

I’m (C) tired now it’s time to go to bed (C7) 
I’m (F) tired now it’s time for sleep a (C) head
(G7) All those songs keep (F) running through my (C)  head.

Chorus


© Bazza Songs 2017

 

BLUE SUEDE SHOES

Elvis Presley

 

Well it's a [C]* one for the money, [C]* two for the show [C]* Three to get ready, now [C7] go cat go

But [F7] don't you step on my blue suede [C] shoes
You can [G7] do anything but lay [F7] off of my blue suede [C] shoes [G7]

Well you can [C]* knock me down, [C]* step in my face [C]* Slander my name all [C]* over the place

And [C]* do anything that you [C]* want to do
But [C] ah ah honey lay [C7] off of my shoes
And [F7] don't you step on my blue suede [C] shoes
You can [G7] do anything but lay [F7] off of my blue suede [C] shoes [G7]

(instrumental) [C] [C] [C] [C7] [F7] [F7] [C] [C] [G7] [F7] [C] [G7]

Well you can [C]* burn my house, [C]* steal my car [C]* Drink my liquor from an [C]* old fruit jar

And [C]* do anything that you [C]* want to do
But [C] ah ah honey lay [C7] off of my shoes
And [F7] don't you step on my blue suede [C] shoes
You can [G7] do anything but lay [F7] off of my blue suede [C] shoes [G7]

(instrumental) [C] [C] [C] [C7] [F7] [F7] [C] [C] [G7] [F7] [C] [G7]

Well it's a [C]* one for the money, [C]* two for the show [C]* Three to get ready, now [C7] go cat go

But [F7] don't you step on my blue suede [C] shoes
You can [G7] do anything but lay [F7] off of my blue suede [C] shoes  

WORRIED MAN BLUES

Woody Guthrie

 

[C]] It takes a worried man to sing a worried song
It [F]takes a worried man to sing a worried [C] song
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song
I’m worried [G7] now but I won’t be worried [C] long   

I went across the river, I laid me down to sleep
I [F] went across the river, I laid me down to [C] sleep
I went across the river, I laid me down to sleep
When I woke [G7]  up there were shackles on my [C] feet 

Twenty-nine links of chain around my leg
[F] twenty-nine links of chain around my [C] leg
twenty-nine links of chain around my leg
And on each [G7]!link was the initial of my [C],name  

C]] It takes a worried man to sing a worried song
It [F]takes a worried man to sing a worried [C] song
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song
I’m worried [G7] now but I won’t be worried [C] long 

I asked the judge what might be my fine
[F] I asked the judge what might be my [C] fine
I asked the judge what might be my fine
Twenty-one [G7] years on the Rocky Mountain [C] Line 

This train that I ride is sixteen coaches long
The [F]  train that I ride is sixteen coaches [C]  long
The train that I ride is sixteen coaches long
The girl I [G7]  love is on that train and [C] gone 

[C] It takes a worried man to sing a worried song
It [F]takes a worried man to sing a worried [C] song
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song
I’m worried [G7] now but I won’t be worried [C] long 

 

Four Chord Jam

LET’S HAVE A PARTY!
Intro: (G) (F) (C )

(C) Some people like to rock, some people like to roll,

But movin' and a-groovin's gonna satisfy my soul..

Let's have a (F) party, whoo whoo , let's have a (C) party. Yeah yeah

Well, (G7) send him to the store, let's (F) buy some more,

(G7) let's have a party to (C) night


#2.

I never kissed a bear, I never kissed a goose

But we can do The Twist in the middle of the room

Let's have a party, whoo whoo , let's have a party. Yeah yeah

Well, send him to the store, let's buy some more,

let's have a party tonight.


#3.

Honky-Tonkin' Joe is knockin' at the door,

Bring him in an' fill him up an' sit him on the floor

Let's have a party, whoo whoo , let's have a party. Yeah yeah

Well, send him to the store, let's buy some more,

let's have a party tonight.

 


#4.

The meat is on the stove, the bread's a-gettin' hot,

everybody runnin', they take the `possum out the pot.

Let's have a party, whoo whoo let's have a party. Yeah yeah

Well, send him to the store, let's buy some more.

Let's have a party tonight.(This line x3.)

We're gonna have a party tonight.


(C) Let's have a party, whoo whoo whoo. let's have a party. Yeah yeah
yeah

Let's have a (F) party, whoo whoo whoo let's have a (C) party. Yeah yeah
yeah
Well, (G7) send him to the store, let's (C) buy some more.

Let's(G7) have a party to (C) night .(This line x3.)

We're (G7) gonna have a party to (C) night.

(C) (D) (F) (C)