Some Common Blues Chord Progressions

Common Blues Progressions 

12 Bar

I I I I 
IV IV I I 
V IV I V

12 Bar Variation

I IV I I 
IV IV I I 
V V I I

8 Bar

I V I IV 
I V I IV I V

Jazz Blues Progressions 

A:

I7 IV7 I7 III-7(b5) 
IV7 I7 I7 #IV* I7 IV7 I VI7 
II-7 V7 IV7 IV/IV I7 VI7 II7 V7 
F7 Bb7 F7 A-7(b5) 
Bb7 F7 Bb7 B*7 F7/C Bb7 F7 D7 
G-7 C7 Bb7 Eb7 F7 D7 G7 C7

B:

I IV I I IV I 
IV IV/IV IV I IV I 
IV IV/IV IV V7 I IV I 

G C G G C G 
C F C G C G 
C F C D7 G C G 

C:

I7 IV7 bVII7 I7 III-7(b5) 
IV7 bVII7 I7 V7/II 
II-7 V7 bVII7 I7 I7 

G7 C7 F7 G7 B-7(b5)
C7 F7 G7 E7 
A-7 D7 F7 G7 G7

*=Diminished IV/IV (the "four of four") can be analyzed, at times, as the bVII.