12 Bar Blues Flashcards
What do the G, D and D chords make up?
12 bar blues
What sort of music is a walking bass line typically heard in?
Different types of jazz music
What is a walking bass line?
Walks up and down double bass or electric bass
What is the order of the chords in the 12 bar blues?
G-G-G-G-C-C-G-G-D-C-G-G
What is Boogie-Woogie?
- Style of blues piano playing became popular in 1940’s
- characterised by regular base riff while right hand uses trill sand melodic decoration
Where did traders set out from and where were they heading towards?
European ports - Africa’s west coast
When the traders reached Africa what did they trade for?
Bought people in exchange for goods
What was the voyage across the Atlantic called and how long did it take?
Middle passage and took 6-8 weeks
What did the ships return to Europe with?
Sugar, coffee, tobacco, rice, cotton
What 3 places did the cotto. Slave triangle consist of?
West Africa, West Indies and Europe
What chords are known as primary chords to the key of G major?
G, C and D
What does it feature?
- repeated guitar riffs
- solo guitar section
- often uses distorted electric guitar
