Blues & Rockabilly

• 4/4 - 4 beats in a bar

• Shuffle - a type of rhythm that uses triplets

• Aurally - Passed on verbally

• Blues Scale - A selection of notes - 6 notes. Adds a flattened third

• AAB - A is repeated twice and then a new short melody is introduced

• Bend Notes - Notes that are bent in pitch

• 12 Bar Blues - a 12 bar chord sequence that include 3 different chords

• Blues Notes - flattened 3rds, 5ths and 7ths. These notes are called worried notes

• Walking Bass Line - Repetative bass line that creates a groove

• Groove - Rhythms together that create another rhythm that moves the music

• Syncopation - off the beat

• Solo - One person plays on their own

• Call and Response - The call is played by the master drummer, the rest of the ensemble then respond with a different rhythm

• Improvisation - Making something up on the spot

• Boogie Woogie - Repetitive swung or shuffle rhythm

• Reverb - Echo

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