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The Blues

The Blues. i. The Blues. A Voice for Social Change. Social Issues. African American Music -Discusses loss, heartache and the poverty of slaves descendants. -Civil Rights Movement. -Woman treated harshly. -Broken Homes prevalent. . Where Did Blues Music Come From?.

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The Blues

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  1. The Blues i

  2. The Blues A Voice for Social Change

  3. Social Issues African American Music -Discusses loss, heartache and the poverty of slaves descendants. -Civil Rights Movement. -Woman treated harshly. -Broken Homes prevalent.

  4. Where Did Blues Music Come From?

  5. Who’s The King of The Blues? • The competition is stiff with artists like Muddy Waters, BB King, John Lee Hooker, Howlin Wolf, Robert Johnson, Eric Clapton and Stevie Ray Vaughn topping the list. • B. B. King - The Thrill Is Gone (Live at Montreux 1993) – YouTube

  6. Instruments in a Blues Band. Instruments include piano, saxophone, trumpet, drums, guitar and bass. Other instruments may also be used.

  7. Musical Structure • Usually played in an 8,12or 16 bar chord progression. • Uses Flattened 3rd,5thand 7th of the associated major scale, called a blue or bent note. • Uses a walking or shuffling bass. • Here are a few examples of this. John Lee Hooker - Boogie Chillen (Best of Guitar-Tube.com) – YouTube Stevie Ray Vaughan - Little Wing - YouTube

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