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Review of guitar technique and the blues
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Arpeggios are
"broken" chords
major scales
minor scales
not played on the guitar
2
When playing power chords, you
strum all of the strings
play all strings open
can only fingerpick
play two strings at a time
3
The song "Don't Stop Believin'" was originally recorded by
Journey
The Ramones
Van Halen
B. B. King
4
The song "Glory Days" is about
wanting to be a professional athlete
the autobiography of Jackie Robinson
reliving your past
winning the World Series
5
What group of people created the blues, influencing countless genres of music thereafter?
Emancipated African Americans
Gypsies
Enslaved africans
Native Americans
6
Power chords are named after
a guitar inventor
the full chord version
electric guitars
the lower open string
7
If a blues song is in the key of C, what roman numeral does IV represent?
E
G
C
F
8
In the recording of the song, "Hey, Soul Sister", what stringed instrument is featured?
Dulcimer
Ukulele
Bass Guitar
Harp
9
Barre chords are
jazz chords
moveable chords that use your index finger as a capo
only used in blues music
improvised chords
10
Which music genre did not influence the blues?
African American spirituals
Music from West Africa
Rock 'n Roll
Western European folk music
11
Which genre of music did blues music not influence?
Rock 'n Roll
Jazz
Salsa
Soul
12
Where exactly did the blues originate in the United States?
In New Orleans
In Texas
Along the Mississippi delta
In Tennessee
13
What baseball field position is the title of a John Fogerty song?
Behind the Plate
Safe at Home
Home Run Bomb
Centerfield
14
A pentatonic scale has how many notes in it?
4
6
5
3
15
Riffs are
short repeated patterns that are catchy
arpeggios
chords you make up
long solos in the middle of a piece
16
If a blues song is in the key of D, what roman numeral does V represent?
B
A
D
G
17
In "Centerfield", what chord is played as a suspended chord in the introduction?
G
B7
F#m
D
18
What strings do you finger for a G#m chord?
the first three
E, D & A
all low strings
E, A & E
19
What is this chord progression an example of?
12-tone blues
12-chord blues
12-number blues
12-bar blues
20
This is fingering for what chord?
Em
B
A
Fdim7
21
In standard tuning the open strings are
A B C D E F G
E B G D A E
E B D A E
E B C F E G
22
What instruments are not traditionally associated with blues music?
Guitar
Classical flute
Piano
Harmonica
23
In the song, Don't Stop Believin'", what two chords were NOT new?
C & F
Barre Chords
G7 & Dm
A & E
24
If a blues song is in the key of A, what roman numeral does I represent?
C
E
G
A
25
The chords in the introduction of "Glory Days" are
Minor
Too hard to play
Power chords
Barre Chords