Year 8
Year 8

Where does a bass line come from?

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will understand why primary chords are so special, and what a turnaround chord is. We will enjoy performing a 12 bar blues chord sequence.

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6 Questions

Q1.
In which century was blues music first played?
16th century
Correct answer: 19th century
20th century
Q2.
Where in America did the blues originate?
Florida
Correct answer: Mississippi
Texas
Q3.
In early blues what instruments were used?
Piano and saxophone
Correct answer: Vocals and acoustic guitar
Vocals and drums
Q4.
Name the song by Robert Johnson that we listened to in the lesson.
Carriageway Blues
Correct answer: Crossroad Blues
Highway Blues
Q5.
Which three notes did we play for a 12 bar blues bassline in C?
A C and F
Correct answer: C F and G
F B and D
Q6.
If we transpose the 12 bar blues structure to F, what three pitches would we play?
Correct answer: F Bb and C
F E and D
F G and A

6 Questions

Q1.
What type of work did African slaves do in North America?
Accountancy work
Correct answer: Picking cotton and vegetable fields.
Working as teachers
Q2.
What was the song "Wade in the water" about?
Going to church
Swimming in lakes
Correct answer: The lyrics help slaves escape by swimming in the river
Q3.
What does this (I) chord symbol mean?
The fifth chord in the scale
Correct answer: The first chord in the scale
The fourth chord in the scale
Q4.
What does this (IV) chord symbol mean?
The fifth chord in the scale.
The first chord in the scale
Correct answer: The fourth chord in the scale
Q5.
What does the (V) chord symbol mean?
Correct answer: The fifth chord in the scale.
The first chord in the scale.
The fourth chord in the scale.
Q6.
What is a 'turn around' chord in the Blues structure?
Where a band repeats the same chord over again.
Where the band plays a chord in a different key.
Correct answer: Where the last chord in the structure is chord (V) instead of chord (I).