Year 8 Blues Music - key terms

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12 Bar Blues in C: C C C C, F F C C, then...

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G F C C

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The Blues originated in:

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Deep South, United States

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African slaves and their descendants on plantations sung:

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Work songs with a strong beat to help them work and keep their spirits up.

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Blues music developed from work songs, adding chords from music learned in:

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The churches introduced by their slave masters

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Chords are:

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Groups of 2 or more notes played together.

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Scales are:

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Rows of notes going up and down

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A riff is:

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A repeating idea in a blues, pop or rock song.

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Chord pattern for root note F:

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Play 1, miss 1, play 1, miss 1, play 1

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Type of blues played by a singer with an acoustic guitar:

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Country Blues

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Bass line is the:

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Lowest part