The Blues

3. Early versions of this genre followed the blues patterns with a faster tempo.
4. Chicago blues guitarist Muddy _________.
7. The region where the Blues originated in the South.
11. Creating music on the spot
13. Blues musician Howlin' ______.
14. The number of measures in a typical blues progression
16. The number of chords in a typical blues progression.
17. Type of guitar used mainly in Delta Blues
19. “King of the Blues” guitarist B.B. _____
20. Many in religious circles called the blues "the ______'s music"

1. When two musicians "talk to each other," going back and forth.
2. A musician who "sold his soul to the devil" to gain skills on the guitar
5. Music was too quiet in Chicago clubs, leading musicians to begin using _________.
6. Notes lowered for emotional effect in blues music
8. Name of B.B. King's guitar
9. An instrument closely associated with the Blues
10. Where early blues music was performed.
12. The blues uses a modified pentatonic _______
15. Blind blues pianist Ray _________.
18. Using a bottleneck or piece of glass, musicians could _______ between notes on the guitar