5.2Memorize the bar numbers

Do not merely remember:

C-C-C-C-F-F-C-C-G-F-C-G.

Think structurally:

Bars 1–4

I7

Bars 5–6

IV7

Bars 7–8

I7

Bar 9

V7

Bar 10

IV7

Bar 11

I7

Bar 12

turnaround

You must always know where you are in the 12-bar form.