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New Orleans Music: Early History
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Summary: The 10-bar rules are unique to New Orleans music, while most blues songs are 12 bars. Hear a 10-bar song with tips from a Crescent City resident in this free video on New Orleans music.
Chris Masceill has lived in New Orleans for more than 10 years and has learned piano from some of Crescent City's best piano greats. Masceill attended both Loyola Univeristy and the...read more
"Hi, in this clip we're going to discuss the New Orleans concept of a 10 Bar Blues. Now, 90 percent of all Blues songs have their, are pretty much 12 bars, some are a little longer. But something that's unique to New Orleans is the idea of a 10 bar Blues. It's a, we cut out two measures of music there. Here's an example of a 10 Bar Blues in F. (Demo) I'm in the New Orleans 10 Bar Blues, they cut out the 4 chord, entering the turnaround, right before going to the 1. So instead of hearing (Demo), it just goes right to the (Demo)."
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