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Blues Evolved from African-American work songs and spirituals Based on "folk holler" (slaves would holler to the empty fields) & spirituals Lyrics often speak of the agony of desertion, betrayal and unrequited love (love not returned) One form – "levee camp blues" or labor songs. Sung during hard, strenuous work http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjv0MYIFYsg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjv0MYIFYsg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAAuQksDrVU&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAAuQksDrVU&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1O2X890tig&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1O2X890tig&feature=related
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Blues African vocals with white man's guitar added Pattern (12-bar blues) Bars - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Chords – I IV I V I Watch video “Guitar Lesson Blues – 12 Bar Blues” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtFTaFtzCw8&featur e=plcp (Play until 5:40) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtFTaFtzCw8&featur e=plcp http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtFTaFtzCw8&featur e=plcp Roman numerals tell you which chord to play. If you start on A, that would be the I chord. The IV chord would be D and the V chord would be E.
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Blues Later, a chord was added in the 9 th bar, which is now the standard Bars - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Chords – I IV I V IV I This is pattern used by “Hound Dog” Watch video “Guitar Lessons – Hound Dog by Elvis Presley” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcBrpTz8O7M&feature=relmfu http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcBrpTz8O7M&feature=relmfu
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Blues Combination of African melody & rhythm with Western harmony and meter Form of the 12-bar blues can change. This is basic framework to start with. Musician would improvise with this structure in mind.
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