The Blues The Blues A short history.

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The Blues The Blues A short history

The Blues Feeling, Form, or Genre? “the blues” vs. “a blues” 12-bar form/structure has come to stand in for a more diverse traditional genre A short history

The Blues A Short History of the Genre Mysterious origins – 1860s? (post-Civil War, Emancipation Proclamation?) Came out of work songs (e.g., field hollers), and as a secular counterpart to gospel traditions The Blues A short history

The Blues A short history

Characteristics of early blues The Blues Lyrics: Melancholy secular content reflecting personal realities and struggles “Blue” notes A short history

The Blues Recorded Blues The first 12-bar blues recorded in 1912 (Hart Wand) Father of the blues: W.C. Handy “St. Louis Blues” (1912) The Blues A short history

The Blues A short history

12-Bar form and AAB lyric/melody formula are 12-Bar form and AAB lyric/melody formula are established as defining characteristics of “the blues” Most blues genres are still based on this definitive structure…

A Few Blues Genres Delta Blues (slide guitar, country-inflected) Piedmont Blues (ragtime/fingerpicked) Big Band Blues (e.g., Count Basie) Jump Blues (fast blues) Memphis Blues (dance-able, jug-band) Chicago Blues (electric blues)

The 12-Bar Blues (IV) (IV) (V) I – I – I – I – IV – IV – I – I – V – V – I – I (IV) (IV) (V)

AAB Lyric/Melody Formula Oh baby don’t you want to go Back to the land of California, to my sweet home Chicago

There's a red house over yonder, that's where my baby stays There's a red house over yonder, that's where my baby stays. There's a red house over yonder, lord, that's where my baby stays. Well, I ain't been home to see my baby in ninety nine and one half days Wait a minute, something's wrong - the key wont unlock this door. Wait a minute, something's wrong, babe – the key wont unlock this door. I got a bad, bad feeling that my baby don't live here no more. I might as well go on back yonder – way back yonder cross the hill. I might as well go back over yonder - way back yonder 'cross the hill, 'Cos if my baby don't love me no more - I know her sister will!

The “blues” scale

Your assignment Write your own 12-bar blues Notate it using Sibelius software Perform it for the class!