These 164 classic blues songs are some of the easiest great music you’ll ever play. Most of them use just three chords, and they follow a pattern you can learn in an afternoon. Better still, most songs come with a capo spot, so you can play along with the original record.
About These 164 Classic Blues Songs
Every song in this list can be played with a handful of easy open chords: G, C and D, plus Em and Am for a few riff songs. That’s it. No barre chords, no stretches, no tricky jazz chords.
The list covers classic blues, blues-rock and early rock ‘n’ roll, from Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf to Stevie Ray Vaughan and Chuck Berry. Most of these songs use the three blues chords, so once you can switch between G, C and D, you can play nearly all of them.
These are simplified “easy guitar” versions. They follow each song’s real chord changes, so they sound right, but they leave out the fancy licks and extra notes. For most songs we also show you where to put a capo so you can play along with the original recording.
Why Five Chords Carry So Much of the Blues
Why do so many blues songs share the same three chords? Our guide to 794 popular guitar songs you can play with 5 easy chords breaks it down. It explains what a chord progression is and why musicians write one as numbers like 1-4-5. It also shows why thousands of songs share the same patterns and how a capo moves them into any key. Read it once, and the PROGRESSION column will make instant sense.
The Blues Song List
Scroll inside the table to see all 164 songs. On a phone, swipe sideways to see every column.
| SONG | ARTIST | CHORDS | PROGRESSION | EASY CHORDS | EASY KEY | ACTUAL KEY | CAPO FRET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After Midnight | Eric Clapton | 4 | 1 – b3 – 4 – 5 | Am – C – D – Em | Am | C | 3 |
| Ain’t That Lovin’ You Baby | Jimmy Reed | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | VARIOUS | VARIOUS |
| Baby Please Don’t Go | Muddy Waters | 1 | 1 | G | G | G | 0 |
| Baby Scratch My Back | Slim Harpo | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | F | 10 |
| Back Door Man | The Doors | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | A | 2 |
| Bad to the Bone | George Thorogood & The Destroyers | 3 | 1 – b3 – 4 | Em – G – Am | Em | G | 3 |
| Before You Accuse Me | Eric Clapton | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | E | 9 |
| Big Boss Man | Jimmy Reed | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | E | 9 |
| Blue Monday | Fats Domino | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | Bb | 3 |
| Blue on Black | Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band | 4 | 1 – b7 – 4 – 5m | D – C – G – Am | D | D | 0 |
| Blue Suede Shoes | Carl Perkins | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | A | 2 |
| Blues with a Feeling | Little Walter | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | A | 2 |
| Bo Diddley | Bo Diddley | 1 | 1 | G | G | G | 0 |
| Bony Moronie | Larry Williams | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | Ab | 1 |
| Boogie Chillen’ | John Lee Hooker | 1 | 1 | G | G | B | 4 |
| Boom Boom | John Lee Hooker | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | F | 10 |
| Born in Chicago | The Paul Butterfield Blues Band | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | A | 2 |
| Born Under a Bad Sign | Albert King | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | Db | 6 |
| Bright Lights, Big City | Jimmy Reed | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | A | 2 |
| Bring It On Home | Sonny Boy Williamson II | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | E | 9 |
| Built for Comfort | Howlin’ Wolf | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | A | 2 |
| Caldonia | Louis Jordan | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | C | 5 |
| Carol | Chuck Berry | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | C | 5 |
| Crawling King Snake | John Lee Hooker | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | G | 0 |
| Crosscut Saw | Albert King | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | Ab | 1 |
| Crossfire | Stevie Ray Vaughan | 3 | 1 – b3 – 4 | Am – C – D | Am | Eb | 6 |
| Crossroads | Cream | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | A | 2 |
| Damn Right, I’ve Got the Blues | Buddy Guy | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | A | 2 |
| Dimples | John Lee Hooker | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | F | 10 |
| Don’t Start Me Talkin’ | Sonny Boy Williamson II | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | G | 0 |
| Dust My Broom | Elmore James | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | E | 9 |
| Every Day I Have the Blues | B.B. King | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | Bb | 3 |
| Evil (Is Going On) | Howlin’ Wolf | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | G | 0 |
| Flip, Flop and Fly | Big Joe Turner | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | Bb | 3 |
| Frosty | Albert Collins | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | D | 7 |
| Further On Up the Road | Eric Clapton | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | G | 0 |
| Goin’ Down Slow | Howlin’ Wolf | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | VARIOUS | VARIOUS |
| Going Down | Freddie King | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | D | 7 |
| Going Up the Country | Canned Heat | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | Bb | 3 |
| Good Golly, Miss Molly | Little Richard | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | G | 0 |
| Got My Mojo Working | Muddy Waters | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | E | 9 |
| Great Balls of Fire | Jerry Lee Lewis | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | C | 5 |
| Heartbreak Hotel | Elvis Presley | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | E | 9 |
| Help Me | Sonny Boy Williamson II | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | F | 10 |
| Hey Bartender | The Blues Brothers | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | A | 2 |
| Hide Away | Freddie King | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | E | 9 |
| Honest I Do | Jimmy Reed | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | A | 2 |
| Honky Tonk (Part 1) | Bill Doggett | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | F | 10 |
| Hoodoo Man Blues | Junior Wells | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | A | 2 |
| Hound Dog | Elvis Presley | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | C | 5 |
| How Blue Can You Get? | B.B. King | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | D | 7 |
| How Many More Years | Howlin’ Wolf | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | G | 0 |
| I Can’t Be Satisfied | Muddy Waters | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | VARIOUS | VARIOUS |
| I Can’t Quit You Baby | Otis Rush | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | A | 2 |
| I Drink Alone | George Thorogood & The Destroyers | 3 | 1 – b6 – b7 | Em – C – D | Em | E | 0 |
| I Got Love If You Want It | Slim Harpo | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | F | 10 |
| I Just Want to Make Love to You | Muddy Waters | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | D | 7 |
| I’m a King Bee | Slim Harpo | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | VARIOUS | VARIOUS |
| I’m a Man | Bo Diddley | 1 | 1 | G | G | G | 0 |
| I’m Ready | Muddy Waters | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | D | 7 |
| I’m Tore Down | Freddie King | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | C | 5 |
| I’m Walkin’ | Fats Domino | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | Ab | 1 |
| (I’m Your) Hoochie Coochie Man | Muddy Waters | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | A | 2 |
| It Hurts Me Too | Elmore James | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | D | 7 |
| Jailhouse Rock | Elvis Presley | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | Eb | 8 |
| Jesus Just Left Chicago | ZZ Top | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | G | 0 |
| Johnny B. Goode | Chuck Berry | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | Bb | 3 |
| Juke | Little Walter | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | E | 9 |
| Just Your Fool | Little Walter | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | A | 2 |
| Kansas City | Wilbert Harrison | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | C | 5 |
| Key to the Highway | Big Bill Broonzy | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | A | 2 |
| Killing Floor | Howlin’ Wolf | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | A | 2 |
| La Grange | ZZ Top | 4 | 1 – b3 – 4 – 5 | Am – C – D – Em | Am | A | 0 |
| Laundromat Blues | Albert King | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | Db | 6 |
| Lawdy Miss Clawdy | Lloyd Price | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | Ab | 1 |
| Lay Down Sally | Eric Clapton | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | A | 2 |
| Let Me Love You Baby | Buddy Guy | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | G | 0 |
| Let the Good Times Roll | B.B. King | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | F | 10 |
| Let’s Work Together | Canned Heat | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | G | 0 |
| Little Queenie | Chuck Berry | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | C | 5 |
| Little Red Rooster | The Rolling Stones | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | G | 0 |
| Long Tall Sally | Little Richard | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | F | 10 |
| Look at Little Sister | Stevie Ray Vaughan | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | Eb | 8 |
| Love Struck Baby | Stevie Ray Vaughan | 3 | 1 – 4 – b7 | D – G – C | D | Eb | 1 |
| Lucille | Little Richard | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | C | 5 |
| Mannish Boy | Muddy Waters | 1 | 1 | G | G | G | 0 |
| Mary Had a Little Lamb | Stevie Ray Vaughan | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | Eb | 8 |
| Matchbox | Carl Perkins | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | A | 2 |
| Maybellene | Chuck Berry | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | Bb | 3 |
| Mean Old World | Little Walter | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | F | 10 |
| Mess Around | Ray Charles | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | Eb | 8 |
| Messin’ with the Kid | Buddy Guy & Junior Wells | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | C | 5 |
| Midnight Special | Lead Belly | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | VARIOUS | VARIOUS |
| Moanin’ at Midnight | Howlin’ Wolf | 1 | 1 | G | G | VARIOUS | VARIOUS |
| Mojo Hand | Lightnin’ Hopkins | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | E | 9 |
| Mona | Bo Diddley | 1 | 1 | G | G | G | 0 |
| Money (That’s What I Want) | Barrett Strong | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | F | 10 |
| Move It on Over | George Thorogood & The Destroyers | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | G | 0 |
| My Babe | Little Walter | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | F | 10 |
| Mystery Train | Elvis Presley | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | E | 9 |
| Night Train | Jimmy Forrest | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | Ab | 1 |
| Nine Below Zero | Sonny Boy Williamson II | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | C | 5 |
| No Particular Place to Go | Chuck Berry | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | G | 0 |
| Off the Wall | Little Walter | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | G | 0 |
| Oh Well | Fleetwood Mac | 1 | 1m | Em | Em | E | 0 |
| Oh, Pretty Woman | Albert King | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | A | 2 |
| On the Road Again | Canned Heat | 1 | 1 | D | D | E | 2 |
| One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer | George Thorogood & The Destroyers | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | E | 9 |
| Pride and Joy | Stevie Ray Vaughan | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | Eb | 8 |
| Ramblin’ on My Mind | Robert Johnson | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | E | 9 |
| Red House | Jimi Hendrix | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | Bb | 3 |
| Reelin’ and Rockin’ | Chuck Berry | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | C | 5 |
| Rip It Up | Little Richard | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | F | 10 |
| Road Runner | Bo Diddley | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | E | 9 |
| Rock and Roll Music | Chuck Berry | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | Eb | 8 |
| Rock Around the Clock | Bill Haley & His Comets | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | A | 2 |
| Rock Me Baby | B.B. King | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | C | 5 |
| Rockin’ Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu | Huey “Piano” Smith | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | VARIOUS | VARIOUS |
| Roll Over Beethoven | Chuck Berry | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | D | 7 |
| Roller Coaster | Little Walter | 1 | 1 | D | D | E | 2 |
| Rollin’ and Tumblin’ | Muddy Waters | 1 | 1 | D | D | F | 3 |
| Rollin’ Stone | Muddy Waters | 1 | 1 | D | D | E | 2 |
| Route 66 | Chuck Berry | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | A | 2 |
| Rude Mood | Stevie Ray Vaughan | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | Eb | 8 |
| San-Ho-Zay | Freddie King | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | C | 5 |
| School Day (Ring! Ring! Goes the Bell) | Chuck Berry | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | VARIOUS | VARIOUS |
| Scuttle Buttin’ | Stevie Ray Vaughan | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | Eb | 8 |
| See You Later, Alligator | Bill Haley & His Comets | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | Eb | 8 |
| Shake Your Hips | Slim Harpo | 1 | 1 | G | G | VARIOUS | VARIOUS |
| Shake Your Moneymaker | Elmore James | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | VARIOUS | VARIOUS |
| Shake, Rattle and Roll | Big Joe Turner | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | Eb | 8 |
| Shame, Shame, Shame | Jimmy Reed | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | VARIOUS | VARIOUS |
| She’s Nineteen Years Old | Muddy Waters | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | B | 4 |
| Smokestack Lightnin’ | Howlin’ Wolf | 1 | 1 | D | D | E | 2 |
| Spoonful | Howlin’ Wolf | 1 | 1 | D | D | E | 2 |
| Stop Breakin’ Down Blues | Robert Johnson | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | VARIOUS | VARIOUS |
| Sweet Home Chicago | The Blues Brothers | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | E | 9 |
| Sweet Little Angel | B.B. King | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | Db | 6 |
| Sweet Little Sixteen | Chuck Berry | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | Db | 6 |
| Sweet Sixteen | B.B. King | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | C | 5 |
| Terraplane Blues | Robert Johnson | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | B | 4 |
| Testify | Stevie Ray Vaughan | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | Eb | 8 |
| Texas Flood | Stevie Ray Vaughan | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | F# | 11 |
| That’s All Right | Elvis Presley | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | A | 2 |
| The House Is Rockin’ | Stevie Ray Vaughan | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | B | 4 |
| The Hunter | Albert King | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | A | 2 |
| The Sky Is Crying | Stevie Ray Vaughan | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | B | 4 |
| The Things That I Used to Do | Guitar Slim | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | F | 10 |
| Three O’Clock Blues | B.B. King | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | Bb | 3 |
| Tin Pan Alley | Stevie Ray Vaughan | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | B | 4 |
| Too Much Monkey Business | Chuck Berry | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | F | 10 |
| Train Kept A-Rollin’ | Aerosmith | 3 | 1 – b3 – 4 | Em – G – Am | Em | E | 0 |
| Travelling Riverside Blues | Robert Johnson | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | VARIOUS | VARIOUS |
| Trouble No More | The Allman Brothers Band | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | G | 0 |
| Tush | ZZ Top | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | G | 0 |
| Tutti Frutti | Little Richard | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | F | 10 |
| Voodoo Child (Slight Return) | Jimi Hendrix | 1 | 1 | D | D | Eb | 1 |
| Walkin’ Blues | Robert Johnson | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | B | 4 |
| Wang Dang Doodle | Koko Taylor | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | E | 9 |
| What’d I Say | Ray Charles | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | E | 9 |
| Who Do You Love? | George Thorogood & The Destroyers | 1 | 1 | D | D | E | 2 |
| Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On | Jerry Lee Lewis | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | C | 5 |
| You Don’t Have to Go | Jimmy Reed | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | Bb | 3 |
| You Shook Me | Muddy Waters | 3 | 1 – 4 – 5 | G – C – D | G | D | 7 |
What Each Column Means
SONG and ARTIST: The song and the recording we matched. If a song has many versions, the key and capo match this artist’s version.
CHORDS: How many different chords the song uses (1 to 4).
PROGRESSION: The song’s chords written as numbers. “1” is the home chord, the one the song keeps coming back to. “4” and “5” are the other two main chords. “m” means minor. A “b” (flat) number, like b3 or b7, shows up in a few riff songs. You don’t need to understand the numbers to play the songs, but they show you the pattern. Any song marked 1 – 4 – 5 follows the same chord pattern as every other 1 – 4 – 5 song.
EASY CHORDS: The chords you actually play.
EASY KEY: The key those easy chords are in.
ACTUAL KEY: The key of the original recording.
CAPO FRET: Where to put your capo so the easy chords match the original recording.
- 0 means no capo. Just play.
- High numbers (8 and up) work, but the frets get cramped. It’s fine to skip the capo and play in the easy key instead. You won’t match the record, but the song will sound right.
- VARIOUS means the key changes from one recording or performance to the next, or we couldn’t pin it down. Play it in the easy key, or find the capo spot by ear (see the tip below).
Getting Started With Classic Blues Songs
1: Learn the easy chords. For most of these songs that means G, C and D.
2: Learn the pattern. Most of these songs are “12-bar blues,” a 12-measure pattern that repeats for the whole song. With the easy chords, it goes like this (one chord per bar, four beats each):
1st 4 Bars | G | G | G | G |
2nd 4 Bars | C | C | G | G |
3rd 4 Bars | D | C | G | G |
Some songs use a “quick change,” going to C in bar 2 and then back to G. Others play D in the very last bar to lead back to the top. Listen for it.
3: Put on the record. Put your capo on the fret shown and strum along with the original recording.
4: Make it bluesier. When you’re comfortable, swap in G7, C7 and D7 for G, C and D. They’re small changes to shapes you already know, and you’ll hear the classic blues sound right away.
Quick Tips for Playing the Blues
- One-chord songs (marked 1 in the CHORDS column) are all about rhythm. Lock in with the groove and keep your strumming hand moving.
- To find a capo spot by ear, strum the song’s first chord along with the recording. Then slide your capo up one fret at a time until it matches.
- Instrumentals are included. Strum the chords while the band plays the melody.\
What Makes a Song Qualify
Five easy chords. Every song can be played with G, C, D, Em and Am (G7, C7 and D7 are optional bluesy swaps). If a song can’t be played with those shapes at a single capo position, it isn’t on the list.
Simplified, not changed. We strip out the decorations, such as 7ths, 9ths, sus and add chords, and treat power chords as plain chords. We skip passing chords that go by in less than a beat. But we never swap a chord for a different one just to make a song fit. If a song truly needs an F, a Bm, a B7 or another chord outside the five, we left it out.
One exception: riff songs. A few riff-based songs (like La Grange and Bad to the Bone) are built on “power chords,” which aren’t major or minor. For those, an Em or Am shape stands in for the riff. You’ll spot them by the b3, b6 or b7 in the PROGRESSION column.
How We Matched Every Record
The capo matches the record. Capo positions are set to the actual pitch of the original recording. That includes records where the guitar was tuned down (Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jimi Hendrix often did this), so the capo can look different from what you’d expect from the chord names alone.
Checked against sources. We checked each song’s key and chords against published sheet music and other references. Old records are tricky, so if you hear something different, trust your ears, and please let us know.
One entry per song. If several artists recorded the same song, we list one version, and the key and capo match that recording.
Where to Go After These Blues Songs
Once these classic blues songs feel comfortable, keep going. Blues-rock leads straight into rock, so the rock list is a natural next step. You’ll find the same three chords there, plus a few new patterns. For a deeper look at blues rhythm and progressions, see our guide to learning blues guitar songs.
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