BLUES WORKSHEET

HINT- everything in paratheses tells you were to find the information.

 

1. The Blues is a ________ chord progression.(Blues)

a.) twelve-bar

b.) twenty-bar

c.) eleven- bar

d.) twenty-two-bar

2. B.B King is the third greatest guitarist of all time. Who is the best pop culture guitarist?(Blues in the '60s & '70s- click on B.B King)

a.) Duane Allman

b.) Jim Hendrix

c.) Eric Clapton

3. What culture really started the sounds of the Blues, and for what cause?(Blues)

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4. What is the Slide Guitar technique?(characteristics-slide guitar)

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5. Name as many Blue's instruments (using Blues typical instruments).

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6. Going along with question number three, why do you think that the Blues style was used by African American slaves during the civil war?

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7. From the website provided, name three Blue's Artists that you are interested in.

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8. How did the lyrics of the songs that Blues Musician's wrote and performed, correspond to their life?(think about how the slaves felt, and communicated)

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9. Though the lyrics are "up beat", what is the mood of the Blues ?(paragraph 1, Blues)

a.) Happiness

b.) depression and sadness

c.) enjoyment

d.) cheerfulness

 

 

LAST THOUGHT:

You should be able to see that the lyrics of the Blues weren't just words without any meaning. The Blues Musicians who created the lyrics had the background of their ancestors in mind. The slaves who used the hollers and calls weren't living in a happy time. Depression was one of the main reasons why the Blues were introduced. The Blues were really a way for the Artist to reflect on his or her past, while trying to make the best of their sadness.