How to Play to the Chord in a 12 Bar Blues – Podcast 134

February 6, 2026 ·

How to Play to the Chord in a 12 Bar Blues – Podcast 134

February 6, 2026 ·

In this lesson you’ll learn how to play to the chord over a 12 bar blues in the key of A. We’ll be using only the 10th – 15th fret of the guitar to force you into thinking beyond the first and second position minor pentatonic. For more lessons about how to play over each chord in the 12 bar blues check out Blues Guitar Method 2.

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