The “Standard” Blues
Not just blues guitar lesson-
The “Standard” blues forms?
What do most “Blues” songs –like Crossroads, Dust my broom, Red house, Johnny B. goode, Pride and joy, Sweet home Chicago, Houndog, Kansas city, Route 66, Blue suede shoes, Rock me baby, Love me like a man, Statesboro blues, Red rooster, Roll and tumble, Bright lights big city, Sky is crying, Sweet little angel, Thrill is gone, Mojo working, Ramblin on my mind, Goin’ down slow, Hideaway. Yes really! Almost anything by Robert Johnson, Albert and B.B., -Muddy,-Willie,- Lightnin’,- Buddy,- T-Bone, Elmore, Slim, - (Got the idea?) and thousands more have to do with each other? (Most —-not all !)
Slow “Blues ballads”, medium tempo “shuffles”, very fast “boogies”, –”Delta”, “Chicago”, “Texas”,–Acoustic, Electric, “Slide”,–”Rockin” “,Rock-a-billy”, “Swingin”, “Down-home“.
Whatever! (You’ll learn to know it when you hear it.) These “Blues” and “Blues based” songs share common ingredients! Chords,–Chord progressions,–scales (“Licks”),–rhythms (“Grooves”).
So many blues songs share the same foundation!
Too easy?
This is exactly what makes artistry and style so important in the “Blues”!
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