Rock 12 Bar Blues

[Mud Flaps]

What is the form in a rock 12-bar blues? Is it the same as a jazz one?

[Slot]

The Rock 12bar blues is generally alot simpler than the jazz one.

Here's the stock standard form


I---|IV(I)---|I---|I---

IV---|IV---|I---|I---

V---|IV---|I---|IV #IV V <- phrasing = 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a


There's plenty of variants of it, buts thats the one that i come across most often. The turnaround in the last bar can be what ever you like really, aslong as it resolves strongly back into the the 'I' chord.