BLUES revision Jan 21

Which of these instruments would you hear playing a walking bass line?

• Bass Guitar

• Electric Guitar

• Flute

• Clarinet

What blues instrument is this?

• Electric guitar

• Bass Guitar

• Double bass

• Saxophone

What is a swing rhythm?

• A rhythm used in blues where the notes are uneven.

• A rhythm used in blues where the notes are even.

What is the 12 Bar Blues?

• A 12 bar pattern of 3 chords.

• 12 chords

• A pattern of 12 notes

What is Boogie Woogie?

• A fast Blues style often played on piano.

• A slow relaxed blues style often played on guitar.

• A work song

How would I recognise a piece of country blues?

• Often performed by a singer and a guitar.

• Often performed by a guitar and drumkit

• Often performed by a flute and a guitar

What might we hear this instrument play?

• Walking bass line

• Improvisation

• Chord pattern

If I am using the notes of the blues scale what am I doing?

• Playing the walking bass line

• Playing the 12 bar blues chord pattern

• Improvising

What is the name of this instrument?

• Flute

• Harmonica

• Keyboard

• Guitar

What types of song were sung by the slaves whilst they worked?

• Work songs

• Hollers

• Nursery Rhymes

• Opera