Blues Transitions

[topper]

Hey all,

I can play many typical blues patterns, but have been finding myself stuck when it comes to creating interesting transitions between chords in a typical I, IV, V blues progression.

Too often I rely on a basic chromatic approach, either ascending or descending and frankly it's getting pretty boring.

Any suggestions on where/how to learn some more interesting ways to connect the chords in a blues progression?

Thanks!

[MalcolmAmos]

Two things come to mind. You may already be doing this. R-b3-4-#4-5-b7 is the blues scale. Move the scale with the chord changes.

Incorporate the 7-3-6-2-5-1 trun-a-round into your trip back to the tonic I chord. Use as much as needed, i.e. 6-2-5-1 may get the job done.

This site discusses the evolution of the 12 bar blues.
http://www.bobbrozman.com/tip_evol12bar.html

You might want to use some of the chords shown in the forth and fifth stages of evolution.

[PlanetEarth]

You could look at it as a series ii-7, V changes....

-PE

[topper]

Originally Posted by PlanetEarth

You could look at it as a series ii-7, V changes....

-PE

I don't follow you on this. What do you mean?