How Do You Learn A Three-Chord Blues Progression?
The three-chord progression, consisting of the E, A, and B major chords, is a staple of blues guitar. Other more complicated progressions are used by experienced players, but the simple three-chord version is enough to accessorize the standard blues vocal. Follow these steps to play it. Begin on E major. Place your finger at second fret on the A string, second fret on the D and first fret on the G. Strum E along with the first bar. The singer should sing something bluesy like, “Well I woke up this morning, sure was feelin’ down…” Move to the A major chord (second fret on D, G, and B strings) as the singer begins to re-sing the line, “Well I woke up this morning…,” and move back down to E major for the second half of that line, “…sure was feelin’ down.” Move up to the B major chord (essentially an A major barred two frets higher) as the singer launches into the next line, “Well my baby, she wasn’t around…,” and move back down to E major as the singer finishes with “…she was ou
