==== ==== Do you write songs? Do you want to write songs? Not sure which chord goes where? Or which chord comes next? Then you need these!! 300 Chord Progressions in C Major & A Minor: http://andeanm.iancribs.hop.clickbank.net?tid=ca ==== ==== Blues music is very widespread in popularity across the globe. It is found in what could be considered 'pure' blues and also styles of music that owe their existence to blues - rock and jazz being the most obvious examples. Originating in the late 1800's in the Southern States of America, it was developed by the African American population originally brought to America as slaves. Blues in its earliest form evolved from a melting pot of styles including traditional African folk music, vocal chanting, work songs and gospel music.The musical structure of blues revolves around the use of 3 chords which are played as a repeating progression within a 12 bar cycle. This is what is commonly known as 12 bar blues. These chords are based on the first, fourth and fifth degrees of the key that the music is played in. For example, if a piece of music was in the key of A major, the chords used will be A major(First degree ), D major (Fourth degree), and E major (Fifth Degree). This is commonly expressed as a I-IV-V progression (it is common to express chord progressions in terms of Roman numerals). Another way to express these chords is:Tonic(First note of the musical scale), Sub-dominant (fourth tonal degree), and Dominant (Fifth degree of the scale).These 3 chords are then used in a repeating 12 bar progression that follows this format:Bar:1 - Tonic (First) Bar:2 - tonic (First) Bar:3 - Tonic (First) Bar:4 - Tonic (First) Bar:5 - Sub-dominant (Fourth) Bar:6 - Sub-dominant (Fourth) Bar:7 - Tonic (First) Bar:8 - Tonic (First) Bar:9 - Dominant (Fifth) Bar:10 - Sub-dominant (Fourth) Bar:11 - Tonic (First) Bar:12 - Tonic (First)The blues is such an interesting style of music, and one of the major reasons for this is the phrasing of the lead instrument. This is usually vocals or Blues Guitar, but can also be harmonica, saxophone, piano etc.. The lead instrument often overlaps the rhythmic grouping of the actual 12 bar chordal structure. To demonstrate this, think of the 12 bar progression as 3 instances of 4 bars. For the first 2 groupings of 4 bars (bars 1-4, then bars 5-8) the lead instrument is often quite similar - phrasing wise, but then the 3rd instance (bars 9 -12) there is tension created by starting on the dominant(5th) which is finally resolved by returning back to the tonic (1st).An example of this is the lead vocal in "Texas Flood" by Stevie Ray Vaughnbars 1-4: 'Well it's flooding down in Texas, all of the telephone lines are down'bars 5-8: 'Well it's flooding down in Texas, all of the telephone lines are down'bars 9 -12: 'And I've been trying to call my baby, Lord and I can't get a single sound'Notice how the lyrics for bars 1-4 repeat for bars 5-8 before creating tension and finally resolving in the final four bars. Many blues guitar solos are similar to this with the melody or motif repeating or sounding very similar across the first 2 sets of 4 bars. ==== ====
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