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The Minor blues in Bb minor

Minor blues in Bb minor plays Bbm7, Ebm7 and F7 — i, iv and V — across 12 chords. The twelve-bar blues form in a minor key: minor seventh chords throughout, except a dominant seventh V that pulls harder back to the tonic.

The chords, in order

Bar 1Bbm7i
Bar 2Ebm7iv
Bar 3Bbm7i
Bar 4Bbm7i
Bar 5Ebm7iv
Bar 6Ebm7iv
Bar 7Bbm7i
Bar 8Bbm7i
Bar 9F7V
Bar 10Ebm7iv
Bar 11Bbm7i
Bar 12F7V

The shapes

iBbm7
Bb minor seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 1, fret 3, fret 1, fret 2, fret 1. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 1, strings 2 to 6.
x13121ivEbm7
Eb minor seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 1, fret 3, fret 2, fret 2. Frets are relative to the capo.
xx1322VF7
F dominant seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 1, fret 3, fret 1, fret 2, fret 1, fret 1. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 1, strings 1 to 6.
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The same progression in a nearby key

Open Minor blues in Bb minor in the explorer →All seven chords in Bb minor →