1. 12 Bar Blues
Listening Examples

2. Casey Bill; WPA Blues
WPA Blues is in A Major. Which three chords are used?
These are the words for Verse 1. Identify the words on which the harmony changes:
VERSE 1
Everybody’s workin’ in this town
And it’s worried me night and day
It’s that mean workin’ crew
That works for the WPA
3. How are the words typical of early blues music?
4. Which of the following statements is true:
A The bass plays mostly on the 1st and 3rd beats of the bar
B The bass plays mostly on the 1st and 2nd beats of the bar
C The bass plays mostly on the 2nd and 4th beats of the bar

3. Bill Thomas; I know you lied.
Describe the harmonic structure of this song.
Describe the 1st lead guitar solo in one or two sentences.
How many bars long is the guitar solo?
A 24 bars long
B 12 bars long
C 18 bars long
4. Name TWO features you can hear that identify WPA Blues as an older song than I know you lied.