Template:Bluesbox
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| Blues | |
|---|---|
| Stylistic origins: | African American spirituals and work songs |
| Cultural origins: | West African music, brought by slaves to southern United States, especially the Mississippi Delta |
| Typical instruments: | Guitar - Piano - Harmonica - Bass - Drums - Saxophone - Vocals |
| Mainstream popularity: | The blues chord progressions and blue notes are widely used in most music styles of the 20th century; a highly influential music genre |
| Derivative forms: | jazz, R&B, rock |
| Subgenres | |
| Classic female blues - Country blues - Delta blues - Jazz blues - Jump blues - Piano blues - Boogie-woogie | |
| Fusion genres | |
| Blues-rock - Soul blues - Jazz blues | |
| Regional scenes | |
| African blues - Atlanta blues - British blues - Chicago blues - Detroit blues - East Coast blues - Kansas City blues - Louisiana blues - Memphis blues - New Orleans blues - Piedmont blues - St. Louis blues - Swamp blues - Texas blues - West Coast blues | |
| Other topics | |
| Genres - Musicians - Origins - Blues scale | |
