Question

Assignment: Blues Progression

Blues is a sub-genre of jazz that follows some specific guidelines: specifically, the Blues scale and the Blues chord progression.
In this assignment, you’ll write out a 12-bar Blues chord progression. This assignment is a MuseScore assignment. Do not turn in this document for grading.

Directions:

1. Create a new document in MuseScore
a. For the title, write “MuseScore Assignment: Blues”.
b. For the composer, write your name., then click "next".
c. Under "general", choose “Grand Staff”, then click “Next”.
d. Choose G major for your key signature (1 sharp), then click next.
e. Choose “Piano” (in the Keyboards section) for your instrument. (This step may or may not show for you. It's ok either way!)
f. Choose 4/4 for your Time Signature and 12 measures for number of measure.
g. Click “Finish”.

2. In the Bass Clef, write out a 12-bar Blues Chord Progression.
a. Use whole notes for your chords
b. I – I – I – I – IV – IV – I – I – V7 – IV – I – V7

Save your assignment (with your name!) and submit it to the Composition: Blues Progression Dropbox basket. Turn in the MuseScore file only.

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

I can provide you with the 12-bar Blues chord progression as you requested:

In the key of G major:

I (G) – I (G) – I (G) – I (G)

IV (C) – IV (C) – I (G) – I (G)

V7 (D7) – IV (C) – I (G) – V7 (D7)

The Roman numerals in parentheses represent the chords to play in each measure, and the chord names outside the parentheses indicate the actual chords to play in the key of G major.