i–iv–i

The simplest minor blues motion, moving from the minor tonic to the minor subdominant and back. This dark, minimal pattern is the foundation of minor key blues and haunting vamp progressions.

Pattern: i – iv – i   Example in A Minor: Am – Dm – Am

Genre: blues   Difficulty: beginner

Choose a Key

A Minor Am – Dm – Am E Minor Em – Am – Em B Minor Bm – Em – Bm F♯ Minor F♯m – Bm – F♯m C♯ Minor C♯m – F♯m – C♯m G♯ Minor G♯m – C♯m – G♯m D Minor Dm – Gm – Dm G Minor Gm – Cm – Gm C Minor Cm – Fm – Cm F Minor Fm – Bbm – Fm B♭ Minor Bbm – Ebm – Bbm E♭ Minor Ebm – Abm – Ebm

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