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can anyone tell me the blues scale/sequence
(im bad with names)
all i know is it starts with
i,i,i,i,iv,iv,i,i,v
or something
need it for tomorrow
thanks

Simply, The Eight Bar Blues.

Common Blues Chord Progressions:

12 bar 鈥?br>
| I | | | | IV | | I | | V | IV | I (turn around) | V |

Var. 1
| I | IV | I | I | IV | | I | | V | IV | I | V |

Var. 2 (more common before WWII )
| I | IV | I | I | IV | | I | | V7/V | V | I | V |

Minor blues: (ex: Thrill is Gone)
| i | | | | iv | | i | | VI | V | i | V |


8 bar -

Folk Blues (鈥渕omma don鈥檛 鈥榣ow鈥?
| I | | | V | I V7/IV | IV | I V | I V |

Common 8 bar blues pattern (ex: How Long Blues)
| I | | IV | | I | V | I (Turn around) | V |

Variation 1 (ex: Worried Life Blues)
| I | | IV | iv | I | V | I | V |

Variation 2 (ex: Key to the Highway)
| I | V | IV | | I | V | I | V |

It is commonly called the 'One-Four-Five' (I-IV-V in musical terms) progression.

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