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Practice recognizing standard twelve-bar blues harmony and common popular-song forms.
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In a standard twelve-bar blues, which Roman-numeral chord falls in bar 1?
In measure 3 of the standard twelve-bar blues pattern, what chord is played?
The first harmonic change in a standard twelve-bar blues occurs at bar 5. What chord is it?
In a standard twelve-bar blues in the key of A, which chord is played in measures 5 and 6?
A typical twelve-bar blues verse has three four-measure lines of lyrics. Which pattern do the lines usually follow?
In the standard twelve-bar blues template, which chord occurs in bar 9?
What Roman-numeral chord is heard in bar 10 of a standard twelve-bar blues?
How many opening bars remain on the tonic before the first chord change in a standard twelve-bar blues?
Which progression shows the standard twelve-bar blues harmonic plan?
A complete standard blues chorus contains how many measures?
After the IV chord occupies bars 5 and 6, where does the standard blues progression return to I?
Measure 12 of a twelve-bar blues often switches to V to lead back to the start. What is this ending called?
Which four-chord pattern fills bars 5 through 8 in a standard twelve-bar blues?
A songwriter presents the same section twice, adds a contrasting section, and then returns to the first section. What is the form?
A standard 32-bar song uses AABA form with sections of equal length. How many measures long is each section?
In an AABA song, which labeled section normally supplies the main contrast?
Four sections alternate verse, chorus, verse, chorus. The two verses match and the two choruses match. How should they be labeled?
After the B section in an AABA design, what kind of section normally follows?
A song repeats the same music for every verse, with new lyrics each time and no chorus. What is this form called?
In a verse-chorus song, which short section often builds tension between the verse and the chorus?
What is the contrasting section that often appears once in the middle of a popular song called?
In a verse-chorus song, which section usually changes lyrics to continue the song's story each time it returns?
Which popular-song section is most likely to repeat the same central hook and lyrics?
In a verse-chorus song, what is the closing section that follows the last chorus called?
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