There are several ways to do this. I`ll give you 2. You need this pattern to do anything from the 50s or most jazz/blues/boogie-woogie music. I`ll show you how to do this in one key, you can figure out how to change it.
v1. (in E) G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|--0--4--7--9--10--9--7--4|
v2. (in G) G|------------------------| D|--------0--2--3--2--0---| A|-----2-----------------2| E|--3---------------------|
now for the standard blues progression pattern: v1. E A B (slightly harder) E: G|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|--0--4--7--9--10--9--7--4|--0--4--7--9--10--9--7--4| A: G|-------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|--0--4--7--9--10--9--7--4|--0--4--7--9--10--9--7--4| E|-------------------------|-------------------------| B: E: G|---------------------------|-------------------------| D|---------------------------|-------------------------| A|--2--6--9--11--12--11--9--6|-------------------------| E|---------------------------|--0--4--7--9--10--9--7--4|
v.2 G C D G: G|------------------------|------------------------| D|--------0--2--3--2--0---|--------0--2--3--2--0---| A|-----2-----------------2|-----2-----------------2| E|--3---------------------|--3---------------------| C: G|--------0--2--3--2--0---|--------0--2--3--2--0---| D|-----2-----------------2|-----2-----------------2| A|--3---------------------|--3---------------------| E|------------------------|------------------------| D: G: G|--------2--4--5--4--2---|------------------------| D|-----4-----------------4|--------0--2--3--2--0---| A|--5---------------------|-----2-----------------2| E|------------------------|--3---------------------|
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I`m a guitarist by trade, but if you can play one fretted instrument, you can play them all