Guitar intensive (The Blues)

Question 1

What is the blues?

Accepted Answer

Both 1 and 2 are correct

Question 2

What was one major form of the blues which evolved in the late 1800s?

Accepted Answer

Delta Blues

Question 3

Name three major northern cities where the blues evolved

Accepted Answer

New York, New York, Chicago, Illinois, Detroit, Michigan

Question 4

Blues has directly influenced other genres of music

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

Which instrument is NOT common in the blues?

Accepted Answer

organ

Question 6

The term improvisation means....

Accepted Answer

To make the music up on the spot

Question 7

What is the name of B.B. Kings guitar?

Accepted Answer

Lucille

Question 8

The blues chord sequence is ........ bars long

Accepted Answer

12

Question 9

Robert Johnson is famous for apparently....

Accepted Answer

Selling his soul to the devil

Question 10

Where did the blues originate?

Accepted Answer

The Southern states of the USA

Question 11

What river was the birthplace of the blues?

Accepted Answer

Mississippi

Question 12

What musical genre inspired the blues?

Accepted Answer

Slave Songs

Question 13

When did the blues originate?

Accepted Answer

late 1800's

Question 14

In a 12 bar blues lyrics, what would come next: I woke up this morning, feeling really bad

Accepted Answer

Yeah, I woke up this morning, feeling really bad

Questions 14