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sixteen bar blues

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Fri, 08/14/2026 - 16:28
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Are there any blues like "Poor Boy" or "My Babe" on the site?

 

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Adam

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Sat, 08/15/2026 - 10:05
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Hello Adam. No study songs

Hello Adam. No study songs like that, but I do cover non-12 bar blues progressions in Music Theory Study 6 (https://www.bluesharmonica.com/lessons/music_theory_study_6_beyond_12_ba...). Though I don't cover that exact form, I instruct how to approach songs like this. You may already know the form, but it is...

I I I V
I IV I I

I wrote it as an 8 bar (which is the way that some feel/count that form). Double each chord to get 16.

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Sat, 08/15/2026 - 15:44
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Many thanks David

Many thanks David

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Mon, 08/31/2026 - 17:24
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May I just say, after

May I just say, after re-visiting the Music Theory Study 6 after a year or so, those sessions with John are just pure gold!

 

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Adam

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Tue, 09/01/2026 - 13:23
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Thank you Adam, John was an

Thank you Adam, John was an amazing resource of knowledge.

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