In fact, many critics cite “Move It on Over” as one of the earliest examples of rock and roll. Nearly a decade later, Bill Haley & His Comets employed the same melody over a 12-bar blues to ...

“Hand to heart, my favorite players were always the ones that had such an identifiable style and wrote songs in that very 12-bar blues ... blend of blues, no-frills rock and roll and thoughtful ...

In blues ‘dominant’ 7 chords (A7 or D7 for example) are more common than basic major, minor and sus chords. The A7, D7 and E9 shapes shown here are all you need for a 12-bar blues improv in the key of ...

The result is a droning, hypnotic character. And unlike the comfortingly predictable 12-bar blues most people are familiar with—think of “Hound Dog” by Elvis Presley or “The Thrill Is Gone ...