12-bar blues
A band plays the blues: bass, piano chords on 2 and 4, a swung ride cymbal. Improvise over it with the notes marked on the keys — there are no wrong answers here, only notes that land and notes that lean.
Key
The 12 bars
- F7
- F7
- F7
- F7
- B♭7
- B♭7
- F7
- F7
- C7
- B♭7
- F7
- C7
Notes that fit
The F blues scale: F · A♭ · B♭ · B · C · E♭. On the keys, a ring (○) marks a note that fits; a diamond (◆) marks a note of this bar's chord — land on those.