In this guitar lesson learn how to play chords in a
jazz version of the 12 bar blues in the key of F.

The 3 main chords of a blues in F are:

F7 (I chord
Bb7 (IV chord)
C7 (V chord)

Charlie Parker.

However when jazz musicians play a 12 bar blues
they often add extra chords making the progression more harmonically
interesting and challenging to play. This chord progression is used for the
Charlie Parker tunes Billie’s Bounce and Now’s The Time. Here you will learn 3
different versions of a jazz version of a 12 bar blues in F that incorporates these
extra chords.

The first of these additional chords is the B
diminished 7. Read More