Author Question: Does the vocal part on You Dont Love Me follow the typical twelve-bar blues pattern of three- or ... (Read 68 times)

HCHenry · **on:** Jul 25, 2018

Does the vocal part on You Dont Love Me follow the typical twelve-bar blues pattern of three- or six-line stanzas? Explain your answer. Tell in elapsed seconds where the different stanzas begin. How does the last stanza lead to the ending of the selection?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

What does the guitar play at the very beginning of You Dont Love Me? Explain your answer. Does this pattern continue throughout the entire selection?

What will be an ideal response?

Harbringer · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

After the first verse, Magic Sam follows the usual three-line (AAB) stanzas, but they are much longer than the expected twelve-bar length. For example, the second stanza starts on the word love, (Yes I) love you . . . and lasts for twenty-seven measures at a fast tempo.
0:05stanza one
0:30stanza two
1:19stanza three (repeat of stanza one but as a 3-line stanza)
1:43guitar solo
2:19repeat of 3-line stanza one
Improvised repeated lines and end

Answer to Question 2

A riff or repeating melodic-rhythmic idea that continues throughout the entire selection