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What are the typical features of blues music?

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One of the most important features of Blues is called 'Call and Response' This is directly from African music tradition. The singer sings a line, pauses, then repeats the line with subtle changes.

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The biggest aspect of Blues Music is a 1 4 5 chord progression for example C F G usually in a pattern of 2 mesures of the root followed by 2 mesures of the perfect fourth followed by two mesures of the root followed by one mesure of the perfect fifth one mesure of the perfect fourth and resolving to the root. usually cleen to meidum distortion on Guitars and more active bass work than in pop or much of hair metal and rock. look up Eric Clapton BB king Jimi Hendrix for more examples

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12 Bar Chord sequence: C C C C / F F C C / G F C C

Can be played in any key.

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