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Blues is a music genre based on the use of the blues chord progressions and the blue notes. Though several blues forms exist, the 12-bar blues chord progressions are the most frequently encountered. Blue notes are sung or played at a slightly lower pitch than that of the major scale for expressive purposes. Blues emerged at the end of the 19th century as an accessible form of self-expression in African-American communities of the United States from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads. The use of blue notes and the prominence … read more
Blues is a music genre based on the use of the blues chord progressions and the blue notes. Though several blues forms exist, the 12-bar blues chord progressions are the most frequently encountered. Blue notes are sung or played at a slightly lower pitch than that of the major scale for expre… read more
Blues is a music genre based on the use of the blues chord progressions and the blue notes. Though several blues forms exist, the 12-bar blues chord progressions are the most frequently encountered. Blue notes are sung or played at a slightly lower pitch than that of the major scale for expressive purposes. Blues emerged at the end of the 19th century as an acces… read more

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1 Play track Boom Boom John Lee Hooker
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2 Play track Dust My Broom Elmore James
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3 Play track Smokestack Lightnin' Howlin' Wolf
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4 Play track One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer John Lee Hooker
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5 Play track Cross Road Blues Robert Johnson
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6 Play track Sweet Home Chicago Robert Johnson
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7 Play track Come on in My Kitchen Robert Johnson
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8 Play track Spoonful Howlin' Wolf
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9 Play track Baby Please Don't Go Lightnin' Hopkins
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