Blues instruments

Blues was created by people who originated from which country ?

• Africa

• UK

• America

• Russia

The 12 bar blues is how many bars long?

• 12

• 24

• 36

• 6

What is a chord ?

• A note

• More than one note played at the same time

• Chords are used in the melody

• Chords are used in the accompaniment

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

• Trumpet

• Keyboard

• Electric guitar

• Bass guitar or double bass

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

The work songs of the slaves often used which musical technique?

• Scales

• Call and Response

• The Electric Slide

• Opera

What is another word for "sad"?

• Happy

• Blue

• Anxious

• Crazy

True or False: The 12 bar blues and walking bass can never be played together.

• True

• False