Download 12 Bar Blues - Harris Girls` Academy East Dulwich

C. . . C. . . C. . . C. . .
Keyword:
c e g a
c e g a
c e g a
F. . .
F. . .
C. . . C. . .
Chord – is two or
more notes played
together.
f a c d f a c d c e g a
G. . . F. . .
c e g a
c e g a
C. . . C. . .
g b d e f a c d c e g a
c e g a
The 3
primary
chords
are C, F
and G.
Arpeggio
chords are
also known
as broken
chords.
Arpeggio chords are when each note
is played one after the other.
G
C3
D#
G
D
D
G
Rest & Count
C3
These 3 notes
are played in
quick
succession
C3
Rest & Count
1,2
1-8
The Melody
Line consists
of 9 notes.
The Melody
Line is
played
three times
(x3)
D#
C3
D#
F
F#
D#
All or some of the
notes can be used
for the musical
technique
‘improvisation.’
G
F#
A#
C4
A#
Keyword:
Improvisation
– is when you
make music as
you go along
or to create on
the spot.
The scale
consists of 7
notes.
The scale is played
within the time slot of
the 1-8 count.
An off-beat rhythm is the common terminology
for syncopation: beats 2 & 4. It is when the
slaves wore anklets and stamped in time with
music to jingle. It is when the slaves wore
anklets and stamped in time with music to
jingle. Music played an important part in the
lives of African slaves because it was a way of
life where they can express unhappiness. They
encouraged themselves by singing and by
playing instrument; the most popular
instruments were the drums. They were played
by the palms of their hands, their fingertips, or
with sticks. They also used instruments like:
shakers, tambourines, the fiddle and jawbones
as percussion instruments by using them as
scrapers (when their teeth were scraped with
keys or metal objects.)
During the 18th and 19th centuries many
Africans were sold as slaves in the West Indies
and America ( shown on the map below). Life
was horrible for the Africans as many died on
their long journey by sailing ship: those who
survived were sold and had to work on farms.
In addition, families were spilt up; children
away from their parents and husbands from
their wives. However, in 1865 the slaves were
set free. Although they were set free, freedom
was worse than slavery for many black
Americans as they faced poverty and
homelessness. They were also denied of jobs
and mistreated.
John Lee Hooker( August 22, 1917 – June 21, 2001)
was an American blues singer, songwriter and
guitarist. He was born in Mississippi, the son of a
sharecropper, and became famous performing an
electric guitar-style adaptation of Delta blues. He
developed his own driving-rhythm boogie style and
created some best known songs such as : ‘Boogie
Chillen’, ‘Crawling King Snake’, ‘Dimples’, ‘Boom
Boom’ and ‘One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer.’
John Lee Hooker was one of the most inspirational
figures that influenced blues musicians such as The
Rolling Stones.
The ‘call and response’ type singing came from
the African slaves’ homeland. Blues musicians
use the ‘call and response’ style in their
performances by making the ‘call’ made by
the singer who sings the first half of each line
and the ‘response’ is made by the guitarist or
other instrumentalist.
On of the subjects covered by blue singers was
love and sex. One traditional blues ballad was
‘Frankie and Johnny.’
During the 1940s and early 1950s blues
adapted itself to modern city life by becoming
louder and fiercer; this was called ‘rhythm and
blues.’ Whereas in blues music there is much
bending and slurring of blues notes which
produces a jarring sound. Singing consists of
high pitched wailing charged with emotion.
The difference between country and city blues
is that country blues developed in the rural
areas of the Mississippi whereas the city blues
was a more sophisticated sound often backed
by a piano or band.