Blues

Blues

What is it?

a troublesome emotion

a style of 20th century poetry

day-to-day concerns

falling in

and out

of love

a musical form

3

primary

chords

lyrics use the rhyme scheme from poetry

the most common scheme is AAB

B rhymes with A

B resolves the problem presented by A

usually in a humorous

or ironic way

a musical style

country blues originated around 1890-1905 in the United States

in the Mississippi Delta and eastern Texas

in the 1920s in Chicago musicians were moving away from country blues style

after World War II musicians from the Mississippi Delta migrated to Chicago and Detroit

urban blues emerged

amplification

electric guitar

who else is in the band ?

singer

drums

bass guitar

organ

harmonica

piano

let's listen!

blues scale

let's play!

that deals with the troubles of black Americans

Click anywhere & add an idea

feeling sad

I

IV

V

blues

boogie woogie

rock

12 bars

soul

rhythm & blues

jazz improvisation

riff

ostinato

blue notes

improvise

compose