Unusual Blues/Western Swing

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Steve Cunningham
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Unusual Blues/Western Swing

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Here’s a Monk-ish 12 bar blues progression with the IV and V chords raised a half step. It’s a stripped down version of the title cut off my 2003 record, called Dubious Tones.

https://youtu.be/hAFJR31LqvE?si=wt6SJYEyOP4FnAAh
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Allan Revich
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Man, that was super cool. I love it.
Current Tunings:
DADF#AD
DADF#ABD

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Glenn Wilde
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Really groovy.
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I like it!
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Allan Revich wrote: 18 Oct 2025 5:11 pm Man, that was super cool. I love it.
Thanks a lot Allan.
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Glenn Wilde wrote: 20 Oct 2025 10:31 am Really groovy.

Thanks Glenn.
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Joseph Lazo wrote: 22 Oct 2025 3:09 am I like it!
Thanks Joseph!
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Tim Toberer
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You have an amazing capacity to get into a groove, even with the most dissonant sounds! Very cool little tune.