Year 8 Blues

Blues originated from in what country?

• Jamaica

• UK

• America

• Russia

The 12 bar blues is how many bars long?

• 12

• 24

• 36

• 6

What three chords are in the 12 bar blues?

• I, III, VII

• I, II, III

• I, IV, V

• V, VI, VII

The walking bass line is most often played by which instrument?

• Trumpet

• Keyboard

• Electric guitar

• Bass guitar or double bass

True or False: When playing the walking bass, each note is played on the beat which rises and falls in pitch.

• True

• False

What is the bass line called that goes up and down in pitch?

• 12 Bar Blues

• Walking Bass

• Improvisation

• Work Song

What notes are used for improvisation?

• G, F# and E

• The Blues Scale

• Black Notes

• A Major Scale

Improvisation is....

• creating music from a selection of notes on the spot.

• playing chords.

• repeating a rhythm.

• playing notes up and down a scale.

The example above is an example of what?

• A walking bass

• A blues scale

• Improvisation

• The 12 bar blues

Which are the notes of a blues scale?

• G, B-flat, C, D-flat, D, F, G

• A, B, C, D, E, F, G

• C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C

• D, E, F#, G, A, B, C#, D