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.