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    Blues Headlines

    Oct 18, 2019 2 minutes

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    Tutor: Richard Barrett | Gear used: Knaggs SSC, Vox AC15 C1

    I-IV-V Blues

    has become such a staple that it’s easy to overlook what’s going on in terms of harmonic content, compared perhaps with a tricky jazz chord progression that keeps us on our toes. The standard 12-bar chord progression is less complicated harmonically, but it’s interesting to look

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