12 Bar Blues and Arrangement Variations Example one is a chart of the standard 12 bar blues along with nine common arrangement variations. Each example is read from left to right. The chord sym- bols are written above the bars, and each slash mark indicated the number of beats per bar the chords play over. Use some of the traditional bass pattern ex- amples illustrated in the following chapter to play over each individual chord on the charts provided. Then try to elaborate and improvise by using the scales in this book (see chapters on scales). Example 1 A’ dD? A’ ag A Example 2 au AG D’ A’ EF? D’ Av Example 3 A’ par b’ Ar (ode (al iM fo Ap Ov ope OW Bp A DAE’ Ap AW D’ A’ Fin? Bm? E? AC” BBY? Example 7 Ayo oar D’ AvP py CE? A? Example 8 Ap’ oD ayFe BYE?’ CB BV Example 9 AD AB A’ OD? A? Brn! Chn’Cmn” E® A’ _C? BY BV Example 10 Ap po A Eun afew Aue ae