8 BAR BLUES IN A
Eight bar blues is a variation of 12 bar blues.
A bar is a measure of music that in most cases has four beats. Tap your foot and count; one two three four.
Each beat will get two strums. While tapping your foot on the numbers strum down on each syllable as you count aloud.
One AND two AND three AND four.
| BAR ONE | BAR TWO | BAR THREE | BAR FOUR | BAR FIVE | BAR SIX | BAR SEVEN | BAR EIGHT |
| A | E | D | D | A | E | A to D | A to E |
Notice that each bar only has one chord until you get to bar seven. There are two chords here. Play A for two beats (four strums) and D for two beats (four strums).
Do not automatically change chords every four beats. Sometimes there is not a chord change for two bars (eight beats).
Pay attention to the dynamics (loud and soft).
Could use 5th, 7th, or 9th chords or any combination.
For leads you can use the Pentatonic minor or major scale in A