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Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of music based on the use of "blue notes." It emerged in Black 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 of call-and-response patterns in the music and lyrics are indicative of African influence. "Blue notes," also known as "worried notes," are the typically flattened third, fifth, and seventh degrees in a major scale. This is what gives the blues its inherent minor tonality. From per… read more
Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of music based on the use of "blue notes." It emerged in Black 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 of call… read more
Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of music based on the use of "blue notes." It emerged in Black 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 of call-and-response patterns in the music and lyrics are indicative of African… read more

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1 Play track Take Me to Church Hozier
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2 Play track All Along the Watchtower Jimi Hendrix
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3 Play track Ain't No Sunshine Bill Withers
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4 Play track Purple Haze Jimi Hendrix
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5 Play track Sunshine of Your Love Cream
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6 Play track Stand by Me Ben E. King
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7 Play track Wicked Game Chris Isaak
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8 Play track Super Rich Kids Frank Ocean
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9 Play track Lonely Boy The Black Keys
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10 Play track What a Wonderful World Louis Armstrong
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