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→Blues Shuffle
Rather than simply playing sustained chords or strumming patterns, blues would often use a ''shuffle'' to indicate the harmony. This consists of alternating between P5, M6, and m7 intervals, almost like a riff.
x4 x2 x2 x2 d-----------------|2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2-|-----------------|4-4-6-4-7-4-6 a-4-|2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------0-| a-2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2-| e-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-02-| x2 d-4-4-6-4-7-4-6-4-|2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2-| e-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------| a-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|2-2-4-2-5-2-4-2-| e-----------------|----------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Other simpler versions using just a bassline deliver the same meaning: