CONGRATULATIONS on getting to the final module. Now you have completed your beginner training of the 12-bar blues, it's time to jam.
Click the button below to download your PDF 12-Bar Blues sheet so that you can practice offline and along with the audio tracks below.
There are two tracks that both play three rounds of the 12-bar blues. The first contains just a drum track and bass line so that you can practice adding your 12-bar blues chord progression and the second contains the drum track, bass line and ukulele track with the 3 alternative walk downs so that you can practice your licks, tricks and solo techniques over the top.
Each track has been recorded at 80BPM.
Each track has been recorded at 80BPM.
There you have it, the start of your music journey into playing the 12-bar blues. Once you become familiar the 12-bar blues in their major chord form, you can explore and experiment with other chord types such as 7ths, minors and ragtime blues progressions. This will be part of our next online blues course release which will be available in January 2024.
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If you are keen to explore more UCL Online Courses, here is a list of the ones currently available and those coming soon. You can purchase all courses via our website over at: www.ukuleleclub.org.uk
AN INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC THEORY FOR UKULELE PLAYERS (Now Available)
Explores how scales work, how chord structures work, how chord families work, how major, minor, pentatonic and blues scale are formulated, moveable scales, circle of 5ths and how to transpose keys.
THE LAUGHING RAG (Now Available)
For the more advanced player or those wanting to explore more advanced techniques. Ukulele Uff is known as the wizz of the strings and hosts this course, demonstrating a wide range of techniques such as the fan stroke, thumb roll, chord dampening, vamping, diminished runs and much more, along with a fantastic arrangement of the Laughing Rag song. This course will really take your ukulele playing to pro level.
MR SANDMAN (Now Available)
Learn a finger-style arrangement of the classic 1950's tune, MR SANDMAN and really impress your friends and family. No singing required as you will learn to pluck the melody along with the chords for this song which contains basic and alternative chord voicings, flamenco and vibrato strumming with a few thumb rolls and chord dampening sequences all complete with tab, audio and video tutorials to help you break down the song at a steady pace, section by section, before fitting it altogether to play full speed.
A FUN INTRODUCTION TO UKULELE PLAYING (Coming Soon)
Explores UCL level 1 course content and includes studies on how to identify major, minor and 7th chords and how to play them using the correct fingerings, a variety of basic strumming patterns with techniques on switching chords. How to read and play tab, exploring finger picking patterns and melody lines and a variety of basic 4, 8, 12 and 24 bar sequences to practice. This e-book comes with a free song book containing pop, blues and classical song arrangements with and a handful of finger exercises to help with timing and intonation.
IMPROVING YOUR UKULELE TECHNIQUE (Coming Soon)
Explores UCL level 2 course content and includes further studies on chord variations, alternative chord voicings, 12-Bar Blues in the key of A using 7th chords, an introduction to barred chords and moveable barred shapes, tab exercises with various solo techniques, intermediate strumming patterns and finger picking patterns. This course also comes with a free song book containing a range of rock, pop, blues and rock n roll genres with finger exercises to help develop speed and dexterity.
DEVELOPING ADVANCED UKULELE TECHNIQUES (Coming Soon)
Explores UCL level 3 course content and includes techniques on finding alternative chord voicings, strumming, advanced chord progressions, advanced strumming techniques and strumming patterns and advanced plucking techniques with a range of songs that venture into jazz, bluegrass, country and a free song book.
If you have any comments or suggestions about this online course or ideas for future courses, please get in touch with Elaine at: [email protected]
AN INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC THEORY FOR UKULELE PLAYERS (Now Available)
Explores how scales work, how chord structures work, how chord families work, how major, minor, pentatonic and blues scale are formulated, moveable scales, circle of 5ths and how to transpose keys.
THE LAUGHING RAG (Now Available)
For the more advanced player or those wanting to explore more advanced techniques. Ukulele Uff is known as the wizz of the strings and hosts this course, demonstrating a wide range of techniques such as the fan stroke, thumb roll, chord dampening, vamping, diminished runs and much more, along with a fantastic arrangement of the Laughing Rag song. This course will really take your ukulele playing to pro level.
MR SANDMAN (Now Available)
Learn a finger-style arrangement of the classic 1950's tune, MR SANDMAN and really impress your friends and family. No singing required as you will learn to pluck the melody along with the chords for this song which contains basic and alternative chord voicings, flamenco and vibrato strumming with a few thumb rolls and chord dampening sequences all complete with tab, audio and video tutorials to help you break down the song at a steady pace, section by section, before fitting it altogether to play full speed.
A FUN INTRODUCTION TO UKULELE PLAYING (Coming Soon)
Explores UCL level 1 course content and includes studies on how to identify major, minor and 7th chords and how to play them using the correct fingerings, a variety of basic strumming patterns with techniques on switching chords. How to read and play tab, exploring finger picking patterns and melody lines and a variety of basic 4, 8, 12 and 24 bar sequences to practice. This e-book comes with a free song book containing pop, blues and classical song arrangements with and a handful of finger exercises to help with timing and intonation.
IMPROVING YOUR UKULELE TECHNIQUE (Coming Soon)
Explores UCL level 2 course content and includes further studies on chord variations, alternative chord voicings, 12-Bar Blues in the key of A using 7th chords, an introduction to barred chords and moveable barred shapes, tab exercises with various solo techniques, intermediate strumming patterns and finger picking patterns. This course also comes with a free song book containing a range of rock, pop, blues and rock n roll genres with finger exercises to help develop speed and dexterity.
DEVELOPING ADVANCED UKULELE TECHNIQUES (Coming Soon)
Explores UCL level 3 course content and includes techniques on finding alternative chord voicings, strumming, advanced chord progressions, advanced strumming techniques and strumming patterns and advanced plucking techniques with a range of songs that venture into jazz, bluegrass, country and a free song book.
If you have any comments or suggestions about this online course or ideas for future courses, please get in touch with Elaine at: [email protected]