Wednesday, 30 January 2013

Listening style (Lesson 4 (Blues)

Q1: Describe the harmony in this song. (Try and describe the pattern even if you cannot pick the chords - eg. the first chord lasts for two beats then it changes to a chord that last for 8 bars). Is the pattern familiar at all?

The first part of the song which is the introduction lasts for 2 bars and then then they add the instruments (Guitar, bass, drums, piano. The chords being played in the song don't change much, because they just keep playing the same chords for another 12 bars and then they change to a different chords for 2 bars.

Q2: This song has "Blues" in the title. Is it a blues song?

This song is a blue rock song and there are things in this track that tells you if it is blue or not, for example:

  • In the song there's a element of the 12 bar blues.
  • The blue rock sound of the song is coming from the electric guitar, the drums and the bass.
  • The fast tempo in the song distinguishes it to be a blue rock song.
  • The song also go through the blues scale.

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