Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Blues

Novus Via

Music Group Inc.

 
 
 
 
 
Blues Blues pieces are usually defined by their chord progressions, the most common being a 12-bar blues. The drum pattern for this blues indicates an upbeat shuffle style – emphasizing that there are many styles of blues:  The bass part emphasizes the main chord changes. In bar 4, notice how it “walks” from G up to the next chord – C. A 12-bar blues has begun:  The guitar part of Barbican Blues from American Popular Piano Level 8 has lots of blues elements – minor to major thirds, 7 chords (and added note 9 and 13 chords) and some staccato on-beat vamping, as well as melodic phrases and accented syncopations:  American Popular Piano Repertoire Level 3 – Spider Blues Repertoire Level 5 – That Blue Feeling Repertoire Level 6 – Clean Sweep Repertoire Level 7 – Feeling Blue, Dingbat Blues Repertoire Level 8 – Barbican Blues iTunes Brownie McGhee – Black Snake Moan Chris Barber & His Jazzband – Jailhouse Blues Related Styles Blues Shuffle Boogie Shuffle../../2008/4/30_EightRepTOC.html../../2008/9/30_ThreeRepTOC.html../../2008/7/30_FiveRepTOC.html../../2008/6/30_SixRepTOC.html../../2008/5/31_SevenRepTOC.html../../2008/4/30_EightRepTOC.htmlhttp://itunes.apple.com/us/album/black-snake-moan/id165217953?i=165218255http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/jailhouse-blues/id335446050?i=335446263../1/14_BluesShuffle.htmlshapeimage_2_link_0shapeimage_2_link_1shapeimage_2_link_2shapeimage_2_link_3shapeimage_2_link_4shapeimage_2_link_5shapeimage_2_link_6shapeimage_2_link_7shapeimage_2_link_8